Happy Holidays to the Rotary Club of Des Moines Members and their Family!

Poverty Bay Wine Festival Tickets Are Available!

It's the Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Time to put out the notice, the invitation, the arm twisting and of course, the OPPORTUNITY to buy 2011 Wine Festival Tickets to all of your friends, family, acquaintances (basically anybody that has ever sent you an email....)  All of the details of the Wine Festival can be found at DMRotary.org which also has links to our online ticket sales. 

Each club member has a specially marked envelope with your name on it and ten Wine Festival tickets inside waiting for you at corky cellars.  You are expected to pick up the envelope and distribute the tickets however you see fit.  The only catch, you need to return the envelope to me with $250.00 in it.  Can't make it much simpler than that.  If you are responsible for selling online tickets you will get a credit against your $250.00 obligation.

If you can't pick up your tickets at corkys, they will be available at the first club meeting in January.

Yes, we will have a contest and there will be a prize for the winning team, we just haven't created it yet.

Concerned that you won't be able to sell ten tickets?  Here are some ideas that might get you going in the right direction.

1.         Invite everybody you know by email, facebook etc.

2.         Visit a local Rotary club to sell tickets.  We will have a sign up sheet at the first meeting in January to visit other clubs.  If your visit generates ticket sales, those are your sales.

3.         Hang a Wine Festival Tickets sold here sign on the front door of your home or business.  Dan Johnson can print you up a nice looking sign.

4.         Have your friends and family disowned you because you have pestered them into oblivion about their obligation to buy tickets? Can't help you there but good job!

I appreciate everybody's help and comittment to making this years event the best attended ever.

Sincerely,

Brian Snure

Wine Festival Co-Chair

Save the Date - 7th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival

The Landmark On The Sound Event Center in Des Moines

March 4 –6, 2011

 

Friday, 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, noon—7pm

Sunday, noon—5pm

$25.00 advance

$30.00 at the door

Featuring tastings from over

20 Northwest wineries,

samplings of

Northwest cuisine, &

 Jazz entertainment

Buy tickets at www.dmrotary.org

or Corky Cellars  at 206.824.9462

Highline Public District Recognizes Rotary Club of Des Moines Dictionary Program

Thanks to club member, Catherine Carbone-Rogers, our dictionary project is getting press from the Highline School District! Please visit http://www.hsd401.org/ehighlights/2010/12/03/DesMoinesRotariansGiveDictionariesToThirdGraders.aspx. for the full scoop.

Pictures from the Rotary Christmas Party

Holiday Carolers

A full house at the Swanks

Here's to Rotary!

Dan Johnson, Ashley Rusnak and Leslie Snure

 

President Al Isaac

Dan and Janel Stoneback

 

Some of the fabulous women of Rotary

Host and Hostess, Steve and Jeri Swank, with newest club member, Glen Bishop

Alison and John Pacunski

Bob and Becky Larson with Kathy Isaac



Rotary Club of Des Moines Christmas Party!

 





Club members and their spouses/significant others are invited to the home of Steve & Geri Swank for a night of holiday cheer and caroling through the neighborhood.  We hope you can make it!


Date:  Friday, December 10th
Time::  6:00 PM
Address:  27045 10th Avenue S.
Des Moines, WA  98198
Please RSVP to davemarkwell@johnlscott.com

Rotary Club of Des Moines and Club Members Recognized at City Council

On November 18th, the City Council of Des Moines presented three awards and showcased the Rotary Club of Des Moines in a very significant way.

First, Mayor Robert Sheckler presented a Lifetime Spirit of Des Moines Award to our long time club member, Clark Snure. The Mayor cited Clark’s many contributions including improved association, fire and water district, and governmental rules and processes, and leadership in local organizations over more than fifty years, showing an extraordinary commitment to the community throughout that time. The first Annual Individual Award went to another Rotarian, Wayne Corey. As Mr. Farmer’s Market, a Medic One and Fire Systems advocate, his work with Elder Care as well as his deep commitment to Rotary, Wayne certainly merits recognition as one with the desired Spirit of Des Moines.

In presenting the inaugural “Spirit of Des Moines” award, Mayor Sheckler recognized the Rotary Club of Des Moines as clearly demonstrating the “Spirit of Des Moines” in a sustained manner. He cited a long list of Club contributions to the city and its citizens.  This award recognizes and rewards individuals and organizations who best display sustained commitment to the community of Des Moines.

Pictured are Wayne Corey, President Al Isaac, and Clark Snure

Spirit of Des Moines awarded to club member, Wayne Corey

Dictonaries distributed to 3rd Graders at Northhill Elementary

Wednesday, December 1st -  Each year, the Rotary Club of Des Moines hands out dictionaries to all of the 3rd grade students in the city of Des Moines, as a part of a larger Rotary International program called Dictionaries by The Dozen.  This year was no exception.  Having already been to four schools, on Wednesday, December 1st, several members of the club visited the 3rd grade classes at Northhill Elementary and distributed over 60 dictionaries to some very happy recipients.

For more information about this program, please contact Al Issac, President of the Rotary Club of Des Moines at agisaac@aol.com or Lisa Meinecke, Webmaster, at lmeinecke1@hotmail.com.

President Al leading the way!

Lisa Meinecke enjoying the moment.

Happy Reading!