Port Orchard Rotary Bulletin, April 9, 2019 (Apr 09, 2019)

Jacqui Curtiss

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month. Our Port Orchard Rotary group has been very active in encouraging Literacy. Let me share some of these with you.

We have John Carlson and his wife, Ruth that started a summer class teaching English and Spanish to families that would like to know more about the language. Rotarians volunteered to help in the classroom as well. Bob Cairns, with the help of Jon Gailey and their wife’s collect thousands of books to send Internationally. Mark and RoseMarie Timmerman joined in to make sure kids had school supplies on the first day of school. The Principal’s and educators in our club are working hard to make sure our kids are getting the best education they can possibly have. This last year, we gave thousands of dollars towards Scholarships.

There are so many things are group is doing to educate our students as well as ourselves. Rotary gives us the opportunity to learn, to go outside of the box or comfort zone, to better ourselves and others.

Keep learning...

Leslie Reynolds-Taylor

Port Orchard Rotary President

Crab Feed Auction Chair

Port Orchard Cares Chair

April 9, 2019 Speaker: Tom Martin, Black Ring Distillery

Tom Martin

Black Ring Distillery

Founded in June 2018, Black Ring Spirits is a craft distillery located in Pt Orchard Washington, making small batch whiskeys, vodka, and specialty brandies.

Black Ring is located inside the Town Square Mall. Look up and follow the signs when you come in! 1700 Mile Hill Dr. Suite 124. Located down the hall.

This week's update

Good morning all, Hope your weekend was wonderful.

Tomorrow morning is our weekly meeting. Our speaker is from Black Circle Spirits. I met them recently, and they have a new business that they will share with us.

I will also, again, ask if you would please sign up for committee’s to join for my Presidential year, starting July 1st. Committee Chairs need your help, your idea’s to continue to do Rotary’s work.

Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 530pm, at the Brick House. New Member’s are welcome to join us. It’s one of the 4 activities that you need to do to be full member. Each step helps you to understand how our Rotary works.

Would anyone be interested in having a Fireside? It is always good to get together for these events. Please reach out to me, if you are interested in planning a fireside. Let me know date, time, how many people. It’s fun.

Induction of Officers is scheduled for June 25th. It will be held at McCormicks at 530pm. Please bring your significant other and family.

Enjoy your week week and see you tomorrow.

Leslie

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