This week we'll welcome Brandon Bosch (Allan's son) who has worked for Sherwin-Williams for years. He's become an expert on all things paint and wall coverings. He'll tell us about the evolution of paint products and what's the newest.

Last week we put Rotary labels in about 257 Dictionaries for third graders. We will deliver these to six elementary schools by the end of the month. This program has been going for many years. Thanks, Roger, for your dedication! The kids love their books!

 

We did our monthly Greenbelt cleanup on Saturday. Boy, was it busy! Two things to note: (1) some bad people cut a whole through the fence up on the bank for a shortcut. We've reported it to P&R (2) there is no sign of the milkweed seeds we planted last fall.

Once again, the Wise Family is selling home made muffins to raise funds for access to clean water in Kenya; working through Expansion International. Five muffins for $25.00. Flavors are Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, Lemon Blueberry, Lemon Poppyseed, Banana Blueberry, Carrot Oatbran and Applesauce. Text orders in advance to 208-921-5269. Pickup through October 11th at 1108 East Lewis St, Boise (adjacent to Municipal Park). Venmo muffins4water or check payable to Expansion International.

Our delegation from Indonesia under the Congressional Office for International Leadership (U.S. State Department) Open World program will arrive in Boise on Friday afternoon. We are expecting 7 people, 5 delegates and two interpreters. The delegates are all elected Judges from around the country. They have a full schedule of visits during the week. They are interested in learning about the US judicial system so they will visit Ada County Court, US District court, sentencing hearings and the U of I Law School. An important part of the experience is that the delegates will live with local host families. John and Linda Biggs will be host to Yoga Perdana, a judge who lives in Surabaya, East Java. Cornelia has been organizing the host families. (They'll have to learn about Hala foods and cooking; all the delegates are Muslim!) Janice Fulkerson is the Rotary Host Coordinator. Should be an exciting week for everyone!

 

The JEMfriends Gala Event, celebrating 15 years, will be at the Riverside on October 14th. Our club has purchased a table and there are a few spots left. Please let Janet know that you'd like to attend. There's no cost to you! Click here for more details: https://jemfriends.afrogs.org/#/index. Do we have a service we can offer in their auction? WE HAVE TWO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT OUR TABLE!

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 Rotary Minute last week was about Rotary Botanical Park in Jaynesville, Minn........World Polio Day is October 24th. Watch for details about a community event.......Janet still has two seats left for the Rotary table at the JEMfriends Gala.......mark you calendar for Oct 25th to carve pumpkins at the Zoo 3-5.......Remember when we bet Sunrise we could  get more members than they could? Well, the prize was a BBQ and they won. So, we need to pay up........