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It was 15 years ago this week when — with the help of Johannes Gutenberg and his press — the Reveille was born! Week in and week out, this publication has chronicled the events and happenings of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club as it grew into a service resource in the community. In the fall of 1988, John Mix didn’t have much to do and was asked to supervise the creation of a formal club newsletter. Previously, the Club had relied on typewritten and duplicated “flyers” to dispense information. Howard Hillinger, a member of the Club at that time, responded to a plea for information leading to the hiring of a design and layout engineer. Howard knew of a person who had computer graphic experience and introduced Mix to Robin Stark. Robin worked as a graphic designer for computer presentations at PacCar in downtown Bellevue. Mix went to her office, was overwhelmed by the numerous computers humming away, and offered her a deal she couldn’t refuse and, of course, the rest is history. Someone in the Club provided the name “Reveille” and work began with the laying out of the first issue on February 6, 1989, thus launching the BBRC’s chief communications tool. Over the years, the newsletter grew, from the puny 8-1/2 X 11 (folded in half) first issues to a legal size 8-1/2 by 14 (folded 4 times) all of which were distributed by mail. There was even a brief period when Reveille was transmitted by fax. But, when Dick Brown got a fax machine, we considered this method outmoded. In the late 1990’s, with the advent of email and the World Wide Web, the Club switched to an electronic format, with the first online newsletter appearing in December of 1998. Through it all, Robin, who lived in Bothell when the letter was born, moved on to Tacoma later, and now resides in Memphis, TN, has produced every single issue since inception. That’s 750 issues over 15 years. Robin has also taken charge of the Club’s website, which houses most of the communications tools utilized today. This is as good a time as any to put out the word that the Information Services Committee is always looking for new members, with an eye toward helping to produce the weekly newsletter. If you have some writing experience, computer graphic training and an interest in communications, you should let John Mix know. Some of the perks include sitting at the Press Table each week, shouting instructions to the Club, and dodging spears meant for Idaho. It’s been a great ride with many more issues to come. Thanks for the privilege of serving the best doggone Rotary Club in the world!
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