Our guest this week will be Christine Bruce- Bennion, Executive Director of the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights.

 

Rotarians were well represented at TWO Galas this weekend! Friday evening at the Riverside was the annual Lobsterfest, featuring more than 400 people with open checkbooks! Rumor has it that they raised more than $300,000!! Saturday evening, back at the Riverside, was the annual JEMfriends Gala. A bunch of generous folks there as well! Boise sure has generous people!!

 

 

Our delegates from Indonesia arrived in Boise on Friday afternoon, after spending a couple of days in D.C. There are five "Delegates", a Coordinator who is employed by the US Embassy on Jakarta, and two contract interpreters (i.e. they aren't really part of the group). The Delegates are all lawyers and judges in the their District Court system. They have been selected to participate in the Open World Program by the judges on the Supreme Court. They are "the best of the best"! Some of them have advanced degrees in Environmental Law. But, in spite of their impressive credentials, they're just "regular folks". We are enjoying getting to know them and showing them around our beautiful city. We spent most of the day on Saturday at the Peregrine Center / Birds of Prey. Monday's schedule is full of contacts at the City of Meridian court system.

 

October 24th - World Polio Day. Watch for details of a street party downtown! Includes lighting up the Hoff Building!

 

October 25h - Carving pumpkins at the Zoo 3-5. Please sign up here: 

 

December 19 JEMfriends Christmas gift wrapping.

 

December - Gardens Aglow? Date TBA.

 

No meetings Thanksgiving week, Christmas week or New Years week,

We have supported various efforts of JEMfriends over the years. This is an organization that supports young people who have "aged out" of the foster care system. At last week's board meeting, we approved a $5,000 grant to provide paint, carpet and labor to refresh one their rental houses. Plan on joining the work team the week of November 13. More details to follow. 

 

Note: I met Liberty at the house this week to check it out. Its a pretty simple project. Looks like one day for two experienced painters. One bedroom and a hallway. Date to be determined. Is there an experienced painter that wants to join in ?

 

Our Indonesians friends are having a hard time adjusting to our cold!. They live on the equator; average daily high is 95 with high humidity......did you get to see the annular eclipse?.......Amy needs a job.....Tyson reports that muffin sales were up to $14k as of last Tuesday......Will got a new puppy, a Portugese Water dog named "Ramsey".......Carrie went to Little Rock on business. No need to go back........Amy was thrilled that Timberline finally won a football game......Brandon Bosch has a pet robot vacuum.....Some dictionaries were delivered this week. Allan and John went to Cole Valley Christian and left wondering how in the world do you survive 3rd graders?.....we put some new photos on our website.....Roger reports that our foundation giving is on track to exceed our goals!