Bellevue Rotary Club, Bellevue, WA
WEEKLY BULLETIN
NOVEMBER 28, 2006
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Dr. Paul Robertson, President, Pacific Northwest Research Institute on Diabetes, "The Diabetes Epidemic: Answering the Global Challenge" | Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) | Club Environment Project: Adopt-A-Stream | BRC Ski 2007
THIS WEEK AT THE BRC
NEWEST RED BADGE
MEMBER(S)
Cecille Schuman
Andy Barlass
Lourdes Tsukada
GREETERS
Terry Posner
Thomas Bohman
BACK TABLE DUTY
Charlie Gardner
George Brace
CLUB MAILING ADDRESS:
Laurie Larson
Club Administrator
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009
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Ph 425 451-3819
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Barbara Johannessen, 11/03
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Ken Story, 11/04
Bob Ward, 11/06
Janine Florence, 11/11
T.J. Woosley, 11/12
Jim Black, 11/21
Kirk Adams, 11/24
John Walsh, 11/24
Mick Larkin, 11/25
Terry Lukens, 11/28
Dr. Paul Robertson, President
Pacific Northwest Research Institute on Diabetes
"The Diabetes Epidemic: Answering the Global Challenge"
R. Paul Robertson, MD, is President and Scientific Director of the Pacific Northwest Research Institute and Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of Washington. He received most of his post-graduate training at the University of Washington, where he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology in 1980.
Dr. Robertson has been elected into membership of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is on the National Board of Directors for the American Diabetes Association, has been Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes, the research journal of the American Diabetes Association, and is currently on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry and Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews. He is also the incoming Vice-President of the American Diabetes Association.
Honors that Dr. Robertson has received include the endowed Pennock Chair for Diabetes Research at the University of Minnesota; Banting and Best Lecturer at the Joslin Clinic; Moses Barron Award of the Minnesota Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association; and the Albert Renold Award of the American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Robertson has published over 300 manuscripts with primary emphasis on beta cell function in humans, animals and clonal cell lines. His most recent research activities are centered on studies of glucose toxicity of the beta cell as seen in Type 2 diabetic patients. He is also very active in studies of pancreas and islet transplantation in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
RYLA is a Rotary youth program designed to provide leadership training, demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth, and publicly recognize the high qualities of young people who are rendering service to their communities as youth leaders.
Applicants should be high school juniors who have demonstrated a desire and some ability as a responsible leader. These students do not necessarily have to be the student body president, but they must have high character and a constructive attitude.
If you have a child or grandchild who would benefit from this program, please contact Glen Curda for details.
Club Environment Project: Adopt-A-Stream
On Saturday, December 2, for anyone and everyone who is interested in doing some manual labor for 2-3 hours, the BRC will begin its "Adopt-A-Stream" project. This is a great service project for red badgers, blue badgers, college students, high school students, scouts, etc., and will continue for at least the next two years.
The stream being adopted is Valley Creek, winding through Highland Park near 140th and Northup Way. Activities for the day will include clean-up/removal of over overgrown blackberries and other vegetation and, depending on how much area has been cleared and if money is available to purchase plants, replanting the area with native shrubs and plants.
The Saturday project is sheduled to run from 9:00am till noon at Highland Park, on 140th, across the street from the Safeway. Parking is near the baseball diamonds by the YMCA or in the Safeway parking lot.
Please contact BJ Rasmussen to sign up.
Snow is in the air! Commit to the February 2007 BRC Sun Valley event now to enhance your chances of getting free accommodations (thanks accommodations hosts Acton, Anderson, Florence, and Mast!) for a fun fellowship. If you like skiing in the sun on miles of perfectly manicured runs, this trip is for you!
Per previous announcement, hosted beds for BRC members AND spouses/partners will be available this year from Thursday evening through Sunday evening, February 1st through 4th inclusive. That would allow for skiing also on Monday the 5th. Additionally, some hosted beds will be available from Saturday, the 3rd, through Wednesday, the 7th.
Participants will be responsible for all their own expenses, other than hosted accommodations and the event(s) covered by the $50 confirmation fee discussed below. Upon registration for hosted beds, you will be billed a $50 event/confirmation fee by BRC for each bed reserved (limited to two per member). That fee will be used for one or two group events at the Valley.
The $50 fee will be nonrefundable, except for $25 for any registrants who cancel by December 19, 2006. Canceling by that date will allow others time to make arrangements and search for lowest fares. The event fee will not be billed in advance to those arranging their own accommodations at facilities other than those offered by our host members. Those participants may pay their share at the non-hosted events they attend.
In addition to our members who are opening their SV accommodations to us without charge, Frank and Susan Young will be hosting an après ski wine tasting party again this year (thanks, Susan and Frank!). The setting is elegant and the wines offered last year were very special. The Youngs have scheduled their reception for Saturday, February 3, as that is the day most attendees' time at the Valley will overlap.
Please do not register with any of our hosts directly. Hosts and guests confirming their attendance per the instructions below will have first priority for this event. Be sure to include your arrival and departure dates and times when signing up. The SV ski committee will assign accommodations to match your schedule, as long as hosted beds are available.
For those planning to drive from Boise, rather than flying directly to the ski area, consider teaming up with another couple or ski buddies to coordinate arrival/departure times, if you wish to share a rental car. If you are planning to drive from home, please advise of that, as well as whether you have room for others. Do let me know when you register if you are traveling with others, so we can try to book your group into the same accommodations.
Hosted beds will be assigned in the order received by me from those committed to pay the $50 event fee. Please be sure to just email your confirmations or questions to me.
The hosts and committee are looking forward to a good turnout, so don't take a chance on getting left out. To join the 2007 Sun Valley ski with BRC, confirm with me ASAP!
Sun Valley, February 1-5, 2007
Arriving on Thursday and departing on Monday, surrounding the first weekend of February, open to BRC members and their partners.Crystal Mountain overnight, March 6 & 7, 2007
Beginning late afternoon on that first Tuesday of March, and skiing on Wednesday, open to BRC members only.