Boise Metro Rotary Bulletin April 23, 2023 (Apr 23, 2023)

THIS WEEK - CLUB ASSEMBLY

MEET KRIS MILLER

Meet our newest member, Kris Miller! Kris was born in Pocatello but spent his youth in Mountain Home (Not a military brat!). He's spent the last 20 years in the Real Estate title business, opening his own company, Empire Title, 4 years ago. He now has four offices in the Treasure Valley. He has four kids. His hobbies include all the normal Idaho things - camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, wine tasting, etc. He has two dogs, Charles and Bentley. Welcome to Metro, Kris!

RECAP OF DISTRICT CELEBRATION

Posted by Jeff Larsen

RECAP FROM DISTRICT CELEBRATION THIS WEEK!

Big thanks to ALL of you making Peace and Planet Pledges. We won BOTH $500 prizes:
most responses of any District 5400 Club
most per capita responses of any District 5400 Club

That is $1,000 for us to put towards a future Peace and Planet project.

We were recognized for our support of the End Polio Now Campaign. Boise Metro was one of 6 clubs in the district achieving contributions that exceeded $100 per member during this Rotary Year. We were second highest in district.
Special thanks to our Boise Metro Rotarians who played a role:
Amy & Cornelia planned a wonderful weekend experience that wowed us all.
Shiloh Shaver crushed it as the Emcee, keeping us amused with her quick wit.
Jeff, John B, and Cornelia led a fact-filled and sunshine-blessed Bike Ride.
Bret and WBM supported the Celebration as one of the 4 conference sponsors.

ANOTHER VIEW OF DISTRICT CELEBRATION

Posted by john biggs

Shiloh did a great job as M.C.......Clubs had raised $56,000 for Ukraine fund......we learned about Ukranians replacing blown out windows with plastic wrap.....our club was a Polio Plus "All Star".....a keynote speaker was Joey Vaesen, R. I. official delegate......Saturday lunch was a great Taco Bar.......Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harris paid a visit.......the weather cleared so the bike ride was awesome.......WE WON BOTH OF THE $500 PRIZES FOR THE PEACE AND PLANET CHALLENGE......Cornelia and Amy did an awesome job promoting Public Image campaign; and making posters.....Sunrise won the membership challenge - they added TWELVE this year.....Paul Harris Fellows were awarded, including Amy Dixon and Cornelia +2......there should be a category for Best Bulletin.........the raffle grossed $96,000 ( a new record) grand winner was Dana Haskins from Nampa club.......

GOLF SCRAMBLE UPDATE AND ASK

Posted by Jeff Larsen

Golf Foursomes are all Sold Out
Our Sponsorship Slate is Sold Out

Golf Committee has been rocking it. We are down to the fine details. We need some cold, hard cash to get across the finish line. This money will purchase gift certificates for the prizes we will be awarding (best score, longest drive, closest to the pin, etc). Quality prizes will make our First Annual Golf Scramble really shine and bring people back next year. We are looking for Five $100 cash donations and Five $50 cash donations from our members. For those who haven’t found a way to participate, this is a great opportunity to contribute to your Club’s major fundraiser of the year. You can venmo your donation to @Boise-Metro. Put “Scramble Prizes” in the Memo Line so Tyson knows.

RYLA APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED

RYLA ( Rotary Youth Leadership Award) will be held in Twin Falls again this year, July 27 - 30. Every summer, 60-100 teenagers from around Idaho share a long weekend at the College of Southern Idaho for an intensive four day leadership camp. High school students who are incoming juniors to outgoing seniors are sponsored by Rotary clubs to attend the camp. Applications are due by May 20th. Our club has budgeted for two scholarships. Do you know a high school student that might be interested? http://ryla5400.weebly.com/

MISCELLANY AND MINUTIA

Our speaker last week, Craig Quintana, gave us a fun tour of Idaho's state parks. His PPT was very creative, with sound effects!......Charles, thanks for the coffee run!........Yellow Submarine is always fun.......