Rotary Foundation Moment
Lori Cloutier is our club's representative for the Rotary Foundation, the Foundation of Rotary International. She shared a Rotary (International) Foundation moment, explaining the three primary foundation funds:
- Polio Fund
- Annual Fund
- Endowment Fund — where your money lives forever (the principal is never spent).
PK Maclean recognized for Contributions to the Rotary Foundation
PK Maclean was awarded her Paul Harris Fellow plus 6 (ruby), and a beautiful Legacy Award and medallion. These awards, given in the name of Rotary Founder Paul Harris, are for Rotarians who donate a total of $1000 to the Rotary Foundation, the charitable non-profit of Rotary International. PK shared how easy legacy giving is. By including Rotary in her estate plans, she will continue to do good in the world beyond her lifetime. Important UPCOMING Club Events
• Wine Tasting at Jim Shields’ Nov 16, 6pm
• Service Saturday is tomorrow at the Poulsbo Cemetery! Bring your yard tools!
• Save December 8 for the Christmas Party!
• Service Saturday is tomorrow at the Poulsbo Cemetery! Bring your yard tools!
• Save December 8 for the Christmas Party!
The Poulsbo Historical Society and Maritime Museum - Jim Shields and Tom Henderson
Jim and Tom told the story of how the Poulsbo Historical Society came to reside at their current locations at City Hall and on Front street, focusing on the need to be able to showcase the many artifacts relating to Poulsbo’s maritime history, which led to the Maritime Museum. They are currently working on recreating the pilot house of the Hyak, which brought many people to Poulsbo back when that was the only way to get here! Tom described the mosquito fleet that made many stops in a short amount of time, from Lemolo, Virginia Point, Seabeck, Bainbridge and more, transporting people and products to Pike Place Market. They have now raised $350K of the one million they need. The goal is to have the pilot house done in 2020. Jim and Tom had three “asks”:
1. Come visit! There are changes each week!
2. Join the organization — your first year is free, and it’s only $20/year after that!
3. Please donate! They need donations to access the maximum grants!
2. Join the organization — your first year is free, and it’s only $20/year after that!
3. Please donate! They need donations to access the maximum grants!
Brenda Wall shared that the inspiration for this fundraiser came from Ardis about three years ago, when she asked what Rotary was doing to help girls across the world who miss school due to menstruation. Wendell Verduin had been doing projects through Side by Side South Africa, and their Game-Changer for girls proposal included microloans for women, health classes for girls and training sewists to make washable, reusable menstruation kits so girls could stay in school. Our International Services Committee held their fundraiser at My Girl in Kingston, and although their goal was to raise $5,000, they raised over $53,000 They turned the money over to a Side by Side staff member in South Africa. The sewists are now making 800 kits per month, the mothers and grandmothers often attend the health trainings, and Coca Cola is now ordering from Side by Side in S. Africa, to distribute the kits. In 2019 the International Service Committee wants to secure a global grant, find a donor willing to match funds, and ask to do the highly successful fundraiser again! 
Wendy Hinman, author of 
Dr. DeCamp is a vascular surgeon who strives to provide competent state of the art surgical techniques, He grew up in a small, economically depressed Texas town, far from any population center. He worked on the farm, played sports, and served as a volunteer 911 paramedic. His county had no hospital, nor did the surrounding counties. He was in EMT school and was one of the youngest paramedics in Texas. He carried a dispatch radio all the time and responded to emergency calls, sometimes driving patients 90 minutes in the back of his pickup to a hospital or clinic.
Each new member to our club gives a "classification talk" to tell other members something about his or her life and work. John grew up in a small eastern Oregon town and attended Oregon State. He became a teacher, and his 1st job was in NK schools. He’s been here 28 years: 14 as an agriculture teacher then 8 as assistant principal. He recently became Assistant Director of Assistive Technology (and other duties as assigned). His oldest son, Trevor, is a CKHS grad now working as a game warden. His younger son Evan is in the environmental program at WWU. His wife Christy is a pharmacist at Central Market. 
Donna Pledger presented Dr. Paul Kremer with a check for $2,000 from the International Committee. Dr. Kremer is a corneal surgeon in Silverdale who has worked at a medical clinic in the Dominican Republic performing surgery and providing medical care for immigrants, the poor, and adults and children in need of care. The check from Rotary will go toward the purchase of spectacles to give to children. 
Greg Wheeler retired from the U.S. Navy after 34 years as a boiler technician, saying he had skills he felt like he was responsible for sharing with his community. Since 2010, he has served on the Bremerton City Council, and in 2018 he was elected Mayor of Bremerton. “Everyone just wants an opportunity,” he explained regarding the housing crisis in Bremerton. Mayor Wheeler is ready to change his community by explaining that his position on affordable housing is “moving from [a] political issue, to a moral one.” He presented his many plans for Bremerton now and in the future. He plans to take on a rental assistance program for the underprivileged, incentives for those undergoing displacement, and analyzing the “lost opportunity” of the Wheaton Way corridor. Working with the Department of Community Development (DCD), he hopes to change accessory dwelling unit codes to create more habitable spaces on existing properties, and he hopes to give “more authority to [the] Director for on-sight decisions.” He has also spoken to the DCD about reducing setbacks and the ability to analyze zoning for more living-space opportunites. Along with the housing crisis, Mayor Wheeler plans to implement a program on the Harrison Hospital Campus and the existng site to help the economy by acknowledging the new healthcare and research field emerging in the city. Further informaton can be found on the City of Bremerton Web site at 
Mary Jones has spent her life caring for babies born to alcohol and drug-addicted mothers, most suffering from the effects of withdrawal from birth. Caring for ailing newborns while they survived this withdrawal is the difficult mission that Mary has embraced, and many of these children have stayed in touch as they went on to live healthy, strong lives. But it was a call in 2003, when a social worker told her that one little girl Mary was fostering might have HIV, that propelled her onto her next challenge, where she would go on to change laws and, in her way, change our world. She remembers whispering in this sweet child’s ear, “I will be your voice, and I’m going to do everything I can do correct this wrong.” And that is precisely what she went on to do.
Mike Cloutier and Ardis Morrow presented the new Youth Protection Policy, which asks that all Rotarians take the training. It’s so easy you can do it in your bunny slippers! Mike sent the link in an email, and when you complete the test, you’ll get a BUNNY STICKER of your CHOICE!
Fishline has come a long way of the past 51 years and today Mary and Tom gave us an overview of where they are and what was in store for the future. Today Mary reminded us that Fishline helps in 4 areas – a service center; food; housing, and support services. They have over 30,000 visits in 2017. 1700 households can 1time per year (500-700 new households = 4000 individuals) In NK, the largest group of homeless are older women. Fishline distributed 1 million pounds of food; 600,000 pounds would have gone to the landfill – 300,000 comes from Central Market. Fishline also focuses on Community Gardens and Food Education (cooking and growing). Although Fishline does not want to be in the “housing” business – they do part with multiple providers. NK Fishline also has multiple programs to help children – including tutoring. They also provide support, from clothing donations, to workshops, to connections to therapy providers.
Tom was kind enough to discuss the new building and other recent changes like:
• Support and Strengthen Clubs 
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