January 18, 2008

       Electronic Newsletter  from the
     Mt. Bachelor Rotary Club

              Meets Friday mornings at 6:45 a.m. at Bend Golf & Country Club

        

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This Week's Program

Sarah Whipple

Bend Guide to Landscaping

RI Theme 2007-08
January 25 Dave Woodland Friends of Scouting
February 1 TBA TBA
February 8 Michael Gaston Changing Demographics of

Central Oregon
February 15 TBA TBA

Arranging and scheduling programs for 2007-2008 is program chair Andy Jordan and his committee.
 If you have recommendations, please contact Andy or any member of the committee.

Duty Roster
January 18 January 25 February 1
1st Greeter:  Tim Nihoul
2nd Greeter:  Don Noldge
Game:            Justin Perkey
Invocator:      Jay Fain		 1st Greeter:  Howie Pruitt
2nd Greeter: Terri Rahmsdorff
Game:           John Rexford
Invocator:    Leslie Bainbridge		 1st Greeter:  Jeff Robberson
2nd Greeter: Jim Roderick
Game:           Maureen Rogers
Invocator:    Mick Rupp

Family Kitchen - First and Third Tuesdays of each Month - 4:30 pm

January 15 February 5 February 19
Kevin Freihoefer
David Cauble
Andrew Untermeyer		 Holly Hamilton
Maureen Rogers
Curt Rymer		 Charlie West
Don Kleiwer
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Scheduled Events

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner February 16
Charter Night March 15
Family Kitchen 1st and 3rd Tuesday's of every month at Trinity Episcopal Church

4:30 pm

Club Photo's

   
   
 
Youth Exchange

 

Our inbound student
 Jo Lemaire

Belgium

 

 

  

 

Jo is staying with

The Johannsen Family

Complete Ride Schedule

January 18

Gwen DeBernardi

 

 

Our outbound student
 Michael Mangin

Argentina

 

Michael is in Rio Gallegos, Argentina

Click here for Michael's Email

 

His Blog address is:

michaelinargentina.blogspot.com
IMPORTANT YOUTH EXCHANGE NOTICES 
October 27   Club recommended Outbound candidates     
Contact information sent to Charlie Kocher, Outbound Chair, (living (at) harborside (dot) com), PO Box 6878, Brookings, OR 97415. Phone (541)469-0497 Fax (541)469-4679. 
November 30   Official long-term outbound preliminary applications due
Official long-term outbound preliminary applications due to Charilie Kocher, , Outbound Chair, (living (at) harborside (dot) com), PO Box 6878, Brookings, OR 97415. Phone (541)469-0497 Fax (541)469-4679. 
December 7, 8 & 9   Inbound Student Winter Party   Ashland
Arrive Friday Dec 7th at 6:00p.m. in Ashland. Location TBA. Pickup Sunday 10am
December 8 & 9   Interviews for Outbound Candidates   Ashland
Parents and Student Interviews. Arrive Sat., Dec. 8 at 9:30 a.m. Location TBA. Meeting ends before 4:30
January 12 & 13   Country Selection     Bend
A meeting for both inbound and outbound students. Outbounds make final country selections on Saturday night. Parents arrive Sunday morning for country assignments announcements. Locations TBA.
March 22   Official short-term outbound applications due  
March 22 & 23   Spring Orientation meeting   tba
This will be a chance to meet with the inbound students from the country you are going to.
March 23 - 30   Spring Tour for Inbounds    
Las Vegas, Zion Park, LA, Disneyland, Sea World, Universal Studios. Leave early on the 23rd.
April 19 & 20   Outbound Training     Roseburg
Arrive Saturday 9:30am to 5:30pm. Sunday 8:00am to 12:30pm. Location: Phoenix School, Roseburg. This weekend is intended to prepare you and your family for your year abroad. The travel agent will be attending to answer your questions on Sunday.
May 29 - June 1   District Conference     Eugene
Arrive on Thurs., May 29th at time TBA. Location Eugene, Location TBA. 
June 14   Final Outbound Orientation   Roseburg
Final preparation for your year. Arrive at 10:00 a.m. Location: Phoenix School, Roseburg. The travel agent will be attending to answer your questions. 
2008   Club Training Sessions   Multiple Cities
Training will be done at multiple locations around the district. Time and locations will be anounced later.

To Presidents and Secretaries,
The Youth Exchange program is preparing to interview outbound candidates on December 8th. In order to know how many students we can send, we need commitments from the clubs that are intending to host. Even if you don't want to participate, we need to hear from all clubs so we can take you off the list.Please printout the attached form and send it in as noted. Once again the deadline is November 30th. This is the same day that the outbound preliminary applications are due. For more information, please go to the web page at
http://www.district5110.org/main.php/Committees/YouthExchange 

AND we are looking for 20+ Rotarians to help with the District Youth Exchange interviews in Ashland on December 8^th . We would appreciate your help in getting people. The job is not very tough but it can be a long day.
Thanks, Larry

Board Meetings

Board meetings are every month, 2nd Wed, 4:30 p.m., at
Bryant, Lovlien & Jarvis. Members are welcome.

Click here to go to District Governor Tim Bewley District Page

Everything you wanted to know about Tim but were afraid to ask!

 

John Timothy (Tim) Bewley

Tim was born in Oakland, California, on February 11, 1953, and grew up in the San Francisco East Bay area. After high school his inquisitive mind led him to a year long adventurous exploration of “the old world” of Europe. A resident of the Rogue Valley for over 30 years, he has attended Rogue Community College and has had careers as a house painter, farrier, blacksmith, construction superintendent, hotel general manager, and hardware store manager. For thirteen years he owned and operated a very successful retail paint business.

Following his dreams, in 1999 Tim sold his paint stores and moved into the public service sector and broadcasting. As the Director of Rogue Valley Community Television at Southern Oregon University he worked in close collaboration with the Communication Department and produced and hosted "Town Hall" the first Wednesday of each month. Tim resigned his position at SOU in October 2007 to dedicate his efforts to work full time in Rotary and on the LN-4 Prosthetic Hand project. He continues to serve on the Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.

Tim joined the Rotary Club of Ashland as a third generation Rotarian in 1989. He served as club president in 1996-97, graduated from the Leadership Academy in 2001, and from 2003-2006 and again in 2007 was the Assistant Governor for the Southern Oregon Area, overseeing 11 clubs. With a goal of membership retention, in 2003 he produced several video episodes of "Rotary Stories," vignettes from our district intended to touch the lives of Rotarians everywhere. In 2004 he was named District Rotarian of the Year. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, a Benefactor, and a Level Four Bequest Society member.

Participation in the creation of the LN-4 Prosthetic Hand Project for below-the-elbow amputees in developing countries took over Tim's “other” life in 2005. As a videographer he documented the first phase of the project in Vietnam in February 2005, and in November 2005 he took the project to East Africa as a member of a team which fit 74 hands. He and his partner Carol Fellows returned in May and August of 2006, fitting an additional 149 hands and presenting the project to the large District 9200 Conference in Mombasa representing five East African countries.

Tim and Carol were married June 30, 2007.

 

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