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October 6, 2009
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:
John Connors, Ignition Partners | Oktoberfest, October 22 | Camp Korey at Carnation Farm Fellowship Barbecue | Holiday Bell Ringing | GSE Opportunities
CLUB CONTACT INFO
Laurie Larson
Executive Director
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009 execdirector@bellevuerotary.net
Ph 425-451-3819
Fax 888-814-5696
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THIS WEEK AT THE BRC
GREETERS
Luke Esser & Norris Bevan
BACK TABLE DUTY
Caren Handleman & Fred Wright
INVOCATION
Patti Skelton-McGougan
NEWEST MEMBER(S)
Jennifer Harnish
Fred Wright
Janet Munro
Barbara Morgan, 10/13
Gail Ryder, 10/14
Pat Naselow, 10/16
Bob Wallace, 10/17
Gary Zimmerman, 10/19
Kemper Freeman, 10/23
Mike McComsey, 10/25
Sandy Clark, 10/01
Rob McKenna, 10/01
Frank Buty, 10/04
Fred Hayes, 10/05
Ron Rauch, 10/07
John Haynes, 10/09
Julie Arnevick, 10/12
If your birthday is this month but does not show in the list above, you need to add it to your directory page online.
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PLEASE NOTE: If the regular parking garage is full and you are turned away or redirected, please go to the Harbor Club parking lot.
John Connors
Ignition Partners
John Connors joined Ignition as a partner in 2005. He invests principally in business software and services.
Prior to joining Ignition, John spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation in several strategic roles. From January 2000 to April 2005 he was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer.
John also held a variety of positions including Vice President of the Worldwide Enterprise Group, and Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Before serving as CIO, he held a number of positions within and outside finance, including Corporate Controller, General Manager of Worldwide Financial Operations, Director of Business Operations of Microsoft’s European headquarters in Paris, and Director of Business Operations of the Worldwide Sales and Support Strategy Group.
Prior to joining Microsoft, John held management or staff positions at PIP Printing, Inc., SAFECO Corp., and Deloitte, Haskins and Sells.
John received his BA in accounting from the University of Montana. He also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Montana.
John is a member of the Board of Directors of Nike, Recruiting.com, FiREapps, AdmitOne Security, Datasphere, and Splunk corporations. He was also a Board member of Xensource, which was sold to Citrix in 2007. In addition, John serves on the Board of Trustees of Swedish Medical Center, the Tyee Board for the University of Washington Athletics, and the Board of Directors for the Washington Policy Center and the Bellevue Football Boosters.
Camp Korey at Carnation Farm Fellowship Barbecue
by TJ Woosley
A beautiful, historic, gracious place, wonderful people, delicious barbecue on a sunny afternoon — what more could one ask for? “Not much!” thought a little over 50 Bellevue Rotarians, families and guests who attended the Camp Korey Fellowship Family Barbecue on September 26.
Camp Korey, our primary auction beneficiary for 2009, donated the use of their beautiful venue for our event. Bridge Stewart, a descendant of the Carnation Farms founder, gave tours of the carriage house, buildings and artifacts of the Carnation Farm. Kids played, adults shared great conversation, and everyone ate very well!
A special thanks to all involved with Camp Korey, including our own Jim Hebert and Sally Gray, for making this event possible, and also to David Hayward of Carolina Smoke BBQ for such delicious fare.
Remember, Camp Korey has a Fall Festival and Corn Maze throughout October. Check it out!
by Liz Swanson
The generous spirit of our club was clearly demonstrated at our meeting last week. We raised $267 for the Salvation Army by passing the kettle around the room. This is fantastic—thank you! Now, just think what more we can do for the Salvation Army if we encourage others to help fill the kettle, too. Please take moment now and sign up for our annual Holiday Bell Ringing program. Yes, it’s only October, and yes, December seems so far away, but the time will be here before you know it, so why not get it on your schedule now? This is a great project, too, for all you red badgers!
Bell Ringing takes place December 5 and 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, outside of Nordstrom in Bellevue Square. Shifts are one hour in length and will be two persons or one family or group per location, per shift. So, sign up with a friend or bring family members with you. The hour you spend can help make a huge difference in the lives of many Eastside families.
If you have any questions, please contact Liz Swanson (Ph 425.761.6721).
Do you know of any non-Rotarian young professionals who’d be great for GSE in early 2010?
District 5030 is looking for 4-5 young professionals (ages 25-40) currently not in Rotary who are interested in developing professional and leadership skills during a month-long Group Study Exchange to Bolivia. Anticipated dates are April 11-May 9, 2010. All costs are covered by Rotary. If you know of someone who would benefit from such an exchange have them check out gse.rotary5030.org. Applications are due October 12, 2009, and can be found at this website.