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WEEKLY BULLETIN FEATURED SPEAKER FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2004
Phyllis J. Campbell
Phyllis holds an MBA from the University of Washington’s Executive MBA Program. She received her BA in Business Administration from Washington State University, and is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, as well as Stanford University’s 1997 Executive Management Program. Campbell also holds honorary doctorates from Whitworth College and Gonzaga University. Phyllis has devoted her time, energy and expertise to countless civic activities, with a focus on education and human services issues. She led the 1998 United Way of King County Campaign, which raised a record setting $68.7 million. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of BoardSource. She has also chaired the boards of the WAC, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Washington Business. She serves on the boards of Safeco, Puget Sound Energy, Alaska Air Group & Seattle University. The American Jewish Committee honored Campbell by presenting her with its Human Relations Award for her civic contributions in 1996; and in 1999, the Seattle Chapter of B’nai B’rith honored her with the Champion of Youth award. The International Women’s Forum honored her with the prestigious Woman Who Makes a Difference award several years ago. Phyllis has been active in many causes in the Asian-American community including the Executive Development Institute. She takes great pride in mentoring others, particularly young women and people of color. Experience of a Foreign Rotary Club While in Seoul Korea, I decided to visit a local Rotary Club for my make-up meeting. I visited the Hamseoul (South Seoul) Club in the Lotte Hotel, and what dissimilarity compared to Bellevue! Both clubs meet on Tuesday for lunch and everyone is wearing their Rotary pin. After that, everything was very different. Lunch was a six course meal served by waiters. Every table had only five seats, with its own individual wait staff. In fact, after the meal was served, the wait staff kept the coffee flowing and delivered a toothpick to each person at the table. Of course, with all this food and service, the cost for lunch was high and was approximately $42.00 per guest. I guess I should stop complaining about Bellevue’s $20 lunch. The meeting opened with a salute to the Korean flag and then singing of the Korean national anthem. At each place setting was a song book titled, “Sing, Rotarians, Sing.” The club had hired a person to play the piano. The club then sang two songs from the song book. I was introduced by the chair of the meeting from the podium. I was asked to come to the front of the room and accept the club flag. Of course, I did not remember to bring a flag from our club. In my honor, they sang a special “Welcome Rotarian” song. Since all the songs were in Korean and I was unable to participate, they decided to sing “Happy Birthday” in English so I could join them. The speaker for the meeting was a Professor of Sociology from the Seokyeong University. He spoke on the conflict between conservatives and liberals in Korean society. I did not understand a word. Namseoul club has approximately 100 members with about 50 attending this meeting. The club was started in 1948 and I was told most of the early members were still active. The average age of the club was well north of 65. It was interesting to note that while I was in Korea where everyone eats with metal chopsticks, there were no chopsticks at this meal, only western flatware. There were no women members present, if they had any. The president of the club did not speak often and did not lead the meeting. The meeting was 1 hour and 15 minutes and ended right on time. Vietnam Water Project
Care to Help Project Director Scott Mantz will be providing photos and progress reports throughout the duration of this project. Latest News From Scott Mantz ... I am happy to announce that the Bellevue Rotary sponsored well project at B'Co village in Vietnam has been completed and is in operation! The crew completed the project on November 12, and the opening ceremonies were held on November 15. B'Co village is next to B'Dor where we first started drilling, but had no success. The villagers of B'Dor are welcome to come to B'Co to collect clean water, which is a lot easier than walking to where they had been collecting water, not to mention that this is safe water for consumption. Between the two villages, this well will provide safe water to well over 1,000 people. The villagers have asked me to tell the Bellevue Rotary how much they appreciate what you have given them. They thank you very much. This well will make their lives so much easier. Click here to read all the progress reports on this project. Community Service Opportunities A tree-planting work party is scheduled for Saturday, November 20, at the Winters House in Mercer Slough Nature Park, 2102 Bellevue Way SE. The project involves planting shrubs and mulching the beds. We will meet at 9:00 am and wrap up no later than 1:00 pm. Please contact Mike Schaefer or Dave Martin to sign up. Also ... Help set up and serve seniors at the North Bellevue Senior Center's annual holiday luncheon on Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Sign up with Doug Whalen. |
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Next Meeting * * * GREETERS * * * NOVEMBER Barbara Johannessen, 11/03 Craig Shrontz, 11/03 Ken Story, 11/04 Bob Ward, 11/06 Janine Florence, 11/11 T.J. Woosley, 11/12 Jack Hanover, 11/18 Jim Black, 11/21 Kirk Adams, 11/24 John Walsh, 11/24 Mick Larkin, 11/25 Terry Lukens, 11/28
* * * * Award Winning! * * * * Are you receiving The Rotarian Magazine? If not, contact Laurie Larson or email The Rotarian Magazine. * * * * The permanent mailing address for Bellevue Rotary is: Laurie Larson |
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