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An entourage of 31 West Seattle Rotarians battled the inclination to sleep in and trundled over to the Glendale Country Club for a Friday morning
meeting with the BBRC. This was the opening shot of an exchange, which will have the BBRC sending a delegation to West Seattle Tuesday, Sseptember 26. The Club with the most attendees will receive a $100
bonus to be put to work for the winning club’s activities.
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The West Seattle Rotary challengers.
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The West Seattleites were introduced by the famous “Moscow Clap,” an ingenuous method of introducing a large group of
people in a rapid and efficient amount of time. Gerry Hughes, former member of the BBRC, was one of the visitors. He reminded the editor of his Canadian heritage, indicating he had
applied for “insane asylum” when entering the U.S. Gerry now is West Seattle Rotary’s problem, having left the BBRC after 13 years as an active member. Gerry also commented that he
“could have walked to the Glendale for this meeting.” Quite a commute, all for Rotary!
Kimberly Terry, president of West Seattle Rotary, playfully awarded a gift to her BBRC counterpart, Cary Kopczynski. The
two hatched up the exchange program while attending last spring’s PETS conference.
When Kimberly showed up a couple of weeks ago to issue the challenge for the club exchange, she was obviously impressed with Dick Brown
’s commitment to Rotary and his “4-Way Test Tattoo.” On cue, the 31 visitors rose from their chairs to show off their Rotary Tattoos, much to the delight of the crowd. While on
her feet, the West Seattle President reminded one and all of some upcoming activities. A bus to Leavenworth will take the Rotarians to participate in Oktoberfest on October 14, and the
club’s annual auction will take place on November 18.
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BBRC Singers
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After introductions, the famous BBRC Chorale broke into song, with a medley of favorites, all panning West Seattle. With Jay Powers
at the piano, the chorus faked their way through “I Left My Heart in West Seattle [When I Woke Up, I Was Iin Harborview]”; the title tune from Oklahoma: “We-e-est Seattle, where the
gulls come diving down the beach”; from Sound of Music: “The Gulls Fly Around the Vashon Ferry.”
The final tune was also from Sound of Music, “My Favorite Things.” The last chorus went like this: “It’s a tight race, for first place,
when we’re feeling blue, we simply remember our favorite things – thank God we live in Bellevue!”
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