MC'd by Rod Vroman, the evening started off with cocktails at 6pm followed by a pot luck buffet dinner. As usual there was a nice selection on the buffet and I got all I wanted on one plate. I happened to be sitting near Barry McGee and I observed that he managed to hit the line early and again soon thereafter for seconds. He tried to get Joanne to go back for more but she was full already. Boy, Barry can really put it away.
The evening was really about recognizing the contributions made by outgoing officers and board members and welcoming aboard new officers and board members. Lt. Governor Jim Garcia took over the festivities and you can tell he is passionate about serving when you see his enthusiasm. There were a lot of candy bars and bags of treats associated with the installations Jim is so imaginative.
Our new members are Debbie Emge; the Economic Development Director for the City of Snohomish and Carolyn Coombs; the new Faculty Advisor for the Glacier Peak High School Key Club. We look forward to working with both of these ladies.
There was another section of the meeting where President Steve Matuschak passed out a boatload of awards for members highlighted by a new quarterly award given to members of the community who are not members of the club but who make selfless contributions to Snohomish. The first winner most fittingly is Donna Walsh. Kiwanian of the Year is Jay VanAssche.
There was a lot of fun had by all, particularly John and Theresa.
At the end of the evening it was agreed that our club makes an incredible contribution to our community and we should be proud of the work we do on behalf of kids everywhere.
No comments:
Post a Comment