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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
If you have information, articles, photos, etc., for publication in the weekly bulletin (printed bulletin, website and/or eFlash), please send them to bulletin@bellevuerotary.net by 2:00 pm on Fridays.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Michael Monroe, Executive Director, Bellevue Arts Museum, "Update on BAM's Current Activities" | Rotary Mentor Program | The Landing Dinner Donations | Photo From the Recent Scotch Tasting | Annual Fall Golf Fellowship | 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants | GSE Team Leaders Needed
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Michael Monroe, Executive Director
Bellevue Arts Museum
"Update on BAM's Current Activities"
For over 35 years, Michael Monroe has been a vibrant and influential figure in contemporary American craft. Prior to his current role as Executive Director of Bellevue Arts Museum, Monroe was the Executive Director of the American Craft Council and President of the Peter Joseph Gallery in New York City.
Monroe was associated with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery for 21 years. In 1993 Monroe was invited by President Clinton to organize a collection of American craft for the White House to commemorate The Year of American Craft. The collection toured the United States for ten years and was documented in a book published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Rotary Mentor Program
Jim Hogue
For several years, members of the Rotary Mentor Program Committee have acted as volunteer industry advisors for a Multicultural Consulting Class in the Business Division of Bellevue Community College. As Advisors, we provide both industry and real world input to 4-to-6-student teams who are retained by Northwest companies to provide specific consulting input. This is an opportunity for Rotarians to interact directly with students and to participate in a meaningful aspect of their educational development
Volunteers participate in team meetings and advise the students regarding their efforts to provide the deliverables contracted for over a 3-month period from March through May. My goal is to attract enough additional Rotarians to the committee to be able to provide two Mentors for each team.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Jim Hogue (425-455-3879).
The web sign-ups for The Landing dinner donations have not been working for about a month, but it's up and running again, so sign-ups are welcomed. It is available by clicking on the bright yellow link on the top right side of any page of the website that says “SIGN UP HERE for The Landing Dinner Donors!”
Remember that by donating to The Landing, you get credit for a meeting make-up. You must notify the club through the Meeting Make-Up Form, just as if you had made up at another club.
Photo From the Recent Scotch Tasting
Courtesy of TJ Woosley
Annual Fall Golf Fellowship
Brad Hunt
We have 24 golfers signed up for this event on Wednesday, September 17th, and there are three on the waiting list. If one more person would like to sign up to make a foursome with the three on the waiting list, we can have 28 golfers.
Please contact Brad Hunt ASAP, if you are interested.
Foursomes and starting times will be assigned on Tuesday, September 9th, after the regular Rotary meeting.
2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants
Peter Wang
The 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Bellevue Rotary is soliciting applications for community service grants until October 15, 2008.
The following are some of the guidelines, not limiting to:
1. The funds must be community service oriented, beneficial primarily to the residents of the City of Bellevue and secondarily to residents of the neighboring Eastside cities.
2. Funds will be granted for capital investments in service projects and not for general operating expenses such as overhead and salary, etc.
3. The maximum grant per organization is $5,000.
4. A simple Letter of Inquiry must be filled out and received by October 15, 2008.
- The Letter of Inquiry should provide the following information:
- Organization information (name of organization, contact person, address, & telephone number).
- Single summary sentence of service project.
- Population & number of people benefiting from project.
- Total estimated budget of proposed project.
- Grant proposal and how the grant money will be utilized.
Upon favorable review, a Full Request may then be requested by a Bellevue Rotarian of the Community Grants Committee for final review.
The Community Grants Committee will then select the final list of grant proposals for approval by the Bellevue Rotary Executive Board.
Please send all Letters of Inquiry on or before October 15, 2008 to:
Bellevue Rotary
Attn: Community Grants
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009
For further questions, contact Peter C. Wang, Chair, Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Committee (Ph 425-241–0110), or Phil Noble, Vice Chair (Ph 206-689-2129.
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District 5030 needs Team Leaders for exchanges to India and France in 2009. Club members are encouraged to submit applications to serve as GSE Team Leaders for upcoming exchanges to India (01/24/09 to 02/23/09) and Southwest France (03/28/09 to 04/26/09). Fluency in French is required for the latter.
Past President Gary Zimmerman has served as a Group Leader for several exchanges and would be happy to discuss the duties and benefits from serving in that position. The application deadline is September 9, 2008.
For more information contact Judd Lees at or go to the GSE website.