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OCTOBER 7, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
John Haynes, Executive Director & CEO, Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) | Fellowship: Visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute | Rotary First Harvest: Organic Pears For Sale | Meeting Photos | Bequests to the Bellevue Rotary Foundation | Nepal Trip | Bellevue Rotary Introduces New "Pathfinders" Program |2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants
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Rob McKenna, 10/10 |
Bob Bishop, 10/13
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John Haynes
Executive Director & CEO
Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE)
John Haynes joined PACE as Executive Director and CEO in January 2007. He brings 30 years of experience and accomplishment to PACE, having successfully built, opened, and operated performing arts centers and theatres in Minneapolis, San Diego, and at the University of Notre Dame. He has a reputation as an innovative programmer and maintains longstanding relationships with major artists, managers and agents. Mr. Haynes has served as a cultural consultant for clients ranging from rural American communities to the People’s Republic of China. With a background in broadcasting and an international reputation as an advocate for the role of the arts in community-building, John presents a compelling vision for the role PACE will play in the community and its impact on the emerging identity of the Eastside.
At the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Haynes was selected as only the second recipient of an endowed chair in the arts in the University’s 160 year history, when he was named as the inaugural “Leighton Director for the Performing Arts” in 2003. He received the Notre Dame President’s Award for excellence the following year.
As an arts leader John has also been active in the business community, serving on the boards of the San Diego North Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the San Diego Economic Development Council, Escondido Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis Downtown Redevelopment Council and California State University College of Business. Drawing on his background as the president of a computer services company in the 1980s, he was one of the first nonprofit arts leaders to incorporate new technologies into every aspect of theatre management and production.
John is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, attended the University of Texas, and, after having lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Diego, and South Bend, is happy to call Bellevue home. He is a member of Bellevue Rotary and lives in the Bridle Trails neighborhood with his wife Lori and daughter Kate.
Fellowship: Visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Chris Porter
We have arranged a visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) on October 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, as a fellowship for the BRC and two other clubs. SBRI is a leader in providing solutions to Global Health, especially in developing vaccines for Malaria and working on solutions to Aids, TB and other infectious diseases. They will give us an orientation on what they are doing, give a tour of the facilities, and have wine a cheese available for Rotarians.
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Rotary First Harvest: Organic Pears For Sale
You can buy a 24-pound box of organic Bartlett pears from Wenatchee for $25, and $10 of every order will benefit Rotary First Harvest. Orders are due by October 3 and will be available on October 21 and 22. You can get an order form from FirstHarvest.org or from David Schooler.
Don't forget to volunteer at Northwest Harvest, 22220 68th Ave S, Kent, on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 AM-12 noon. The next date is October 11. If you plan to attend, please let David Schooler know.
Meeting Photos
Courtesy of Rob Rose
Bequests to the Bellevue Rotary Foundation
For years, Rotarians have had the opportunity to leave a legacy by making specific bequests to Rotary International in their estate plans. This has allowed Rotarians to support international service. Bellevue Rotary is now providing a new estate planning option by allowing specific bequests to the “Bellevue Rotary Foundation Community Service Endowment Fund” to support community service. If you’d like to leave a legacy that supports your local community through Bellevue Rotary, please consider updating your estate plan. If you have any questions please contact President-Elect Rich Herzberg.
Rob Rose is finalizing the arrangements for the Rotary trip in February to Nepal. Having enough volunteer travelers will mean being able to bring much-needed clothes, school supplies and laptop computers for Nepali kids. Please contact Rob if you are interested in going on the trip by the end of October.
Bellevue Rotary Introduces New "Pathfinders" Program
Bellevue Rotary has created a member mentoring program which has been named "Pathfinders. " The purpose of the program is to assist new members (or even existing members) who need extra assistance in integrating into club activities. By getting new and existing members working together to focus on a member's first year of Rotary, the experience is expected to be much more inclusive, productive and fun. In short, a new member would have a mentor to show them the ropes, help integrate and navigate what can sometimes be a much slower acclamation process.
We are seeking volunteers who are willing to be mentors for six months to one year to a new Rotary member, most likely a red badger, not to take the place of the red badge/blue badge chair, but to compliment the experience. The mentor would be matched by the Pathfinder Committee to help the red badger through the first six months or so to feel more connected. This would require the mentor to sit with the new member at lunches or Rotary events, make introductions to members, assist with information on committees, projects, classification — helpful navigator, so to speak.
We also need a Pathfinder Committee to help set up the program, clarify roles in the program, match members and mentors, and monitor and report the success of the Program. Rotary Board members are joining in on this project, but we need additional volunteers. The pathfinder Program Chair is Nita Petry. Her contact information is nita_petry@ajg.com, phone: 425-974-4447.
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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