Preliminaries

The 7:30 AM chime of the Rotary Bell brought the members of the BBRC to their feet, as President Jenny open the meeting with an upbeat, “Good Mornin,g BBRC!” This incited a response in return and got the meeting off to a high energy start.

Jenny then discovered that the members have found the new buffet set-up to be satisfactory. Jim Carney followed with an invocation based upon the Rotary goal to Make Dreams Real. After a bit of juggling with the microphone he found his heart with his right hand and the flag was pledged.

Bill Rambo introduced visiting Rotarians and guests. It was also discovered that the Sammamish Rotary Club is seeking classic automobiles for an event. An ’84 Chrysler was offered, but that was not exactly what they had in mind.

Rotarian of the Month: Roger Allington

A difficult decision is the monthly task of the President to select a member to be recognized as the Rotarian of the Month. With so many members putting “Service Above Self,” this poses a real dilemma. Jenny announced that the July ROTM is Roger Allington, for his past two years of service and, most recently, being the Chair of the Fellowship Committee. Roger acceped the plaque from Jenny as her designated “wingman.” Congratulations, Roger!

Golf Sponsor Recognition

Ted Ederer was happy to announce that the 2008 Golf Tournament, played on the Eagle Talon course at Willows Run, has generated almost $46,000. This is due in no small part to the active participation of members acting as sponsors and members who have recruited business interests in the area to help sponsor the contest. The following sponsors received recognition:

Sponsors: Andrew Face, Ercan Turkarslan, Morris Kremen, Bill Spencer, Curtis Cummings, Howard Johnson, Ted Ederer, Alan Bohling, Cary Kopczynski

Golf Pin Flag Sponsor: $5,000

Microsoft LIVE SEARCH Cashback (Bill Spencer, Morris Kremen, Steve Szirmai, Curtis Cummings, Ercan Turkarslan, Andrew Face)

Hole in One Sponsor: $2,500

MICHAEL’S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE (Ted Ederer)

Eagle Sponsor Level: $2,500

BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ($3000) (Howard Johnson)

SEATTLE BOAT (Alan Bohling)

HELSELL FETTERMAN (Ted Ederer)

CARY KOPCZYNSKI & COMPANY (Cary Kopczynski)

Lunch Sponsor: $2,500

POWELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (Peter Powell)

Player Gift Sponsor: $2,000

STEVE LINGENBRINK P.S.

Sponsors: Alan Pratt, Rick Klobucher, Ric McManus, Ron Black, John Hillock, Bill Brooks, Kevin Jewell, Sadru Kabani, Roger Allington, Chuck Kimbrough

Birdie Sponsor Level: $1,250

PRATT LEGACY ADVISORS (Alan Pratt)

FAIRWAY ORNAMENTAL IRON, INC. (Ruben Ladlad)

EASTSIDE MASONRY PRODUCTS (Rick McManus)

DR. RICK L. McMANUS (Rick McManus)

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP (Rick Klobucher)

SIRANA SOFTWARE (John Hillock)

PARKER SMITH & FEEK (Steve White)

CHASE HOME FINANCE (Ron Black)

HOME STREET BANK (Ruben Ladlad, Mike Ralph)

BILL BROOKS, INC. (Bill Brooks)

PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO, INC. (Ruben Ladlad)

TOP POT DOUGHNUTS (Mike Ralph)

THE PARLOR, BILLIARDS & SPIRITS (Mike Ralph)

General Sponsor Level: $625

OLYMPIAN PRECAST, INC. (Kevin Jewell)

CALSON INDUSTRIES (Sadru Kabani)

STURTEVANT’S (Ruben Ladlad)

CHUCK & NANCY KIMBROUGH (Chuck Kimbrough)

STANDARD INSURANCE (Jeff Cashman)

Golf Balls: Bridgestone Golf (Robin Callan)

Ted reported that one 144 people participated, with 100 of them being non-members. There were one hundred “paid” players, with the remainder being exempt as a result of sponsorships. There was a total of 44 sponsors generating $43,650 in revenu,e with approximately $15,000 of that being contributed by outside business interest.

Dick Brown was recognized for the delivery of a golf-perfect day (as usual), and the members of the Golf Committee and day-of-event volunteers were recognized.

Golf Committee: Jim Carney, Bill Brooks, Bob Bowen, Rick McManus, Ruben Ladlad, Mike Ralph, Margie Burnett, Kim Shrader, Ron Black, Ted Ederer

Committee Members: Ted Ederer and Kim Shrader, Co-chairs; Mike Ralph, Margie Burnett, Diane Gamache, Ruben Ladlad, Rick McManus, Hal Teel, Ron Black, Tim Moriarty, Steve Bender, Bill Brooks, Jim Carney, Bob Bowen. Robin Stark, our very own web flunky, was given a special word of thanks for her work on the tournament in the form of web support on the BBRC site.

News from the Big Board

Tim Leahy has assumed the responsibilities as the Director of Community Services, replacing Juan Hernandez, who has requested a leave of absence from the club.

Sergeant at Arms Activities

David Bolson (Classification: Suit) recognized a couple of birthdays: Chuck Barnes received recognitions for his 75th and the club sang Happy Birthday, led by Rick Klobucher; Steven Goldfarb was next and received a very brief course of Happy Birthday in Turkish from Ercan Turkarslan. Steve’s breakfast buddies then tossed in a buck each for the honor of sharing the table.

Cary Kopczynski was called out for an article in the Seattle Weekly (or some other equally obscure publication), resulting in his table mates pulling out $16.00. (Talk about angst.)

Last Minute Announcements

Madeline Gauthier: The Bellevue Sunrise Rotary Croquet Tournament is fast approaching. Please contact Madeline. A good time will be had by all as we defend our last place finish from ’07.

Howard Johnson: Rotary First Harvest on Saturday August 9th in Kent. Maps will be available at the August 8th meeting.

Friday Program
"A Plan for the World's largest Vehicle Testing Program in Brazil," Larry Ishmael, President, Suasor Consulting Group

Bob Holert introduced Larry Ishmael a member of the Issaquah Rotary Club and President, Suasor Consulting Group.

Larry explained that his company provides services that allow the privatization of nationally held entities such as phone companies, sewage treatment plants and other operations that are under capitalized and often deep in debt. An example given was that of the phone company in Ecuador. He also explained the long and tedious process that was followed to clean the air of Sao Paulo, Brazil. After years of negations with three administrations the Vehicle Testing Program received public support when the detrimental effects of bad air on a person’s health were publicized. Once emissions testing were started the clean air goals set for a ten year program were met in only twelve months. (Applause!!)

San Paulo is a city of approximately 20 million people, and the poor air quality was linked to 2,200 deaths per year. This emissions reduction program is credited with saving 850 lives per year.

Larry described how the human body is affected by various gasses and the sometimes misleading values assigned to “Carbon Footprints.” An example was one unit of methane equals 23 units of carbon dioxide. Factoide: A Norwegian moose will produce 4,400 pounds of methane, which equals the CO2 output of a car driven 8,000 miles. Norway issued more moose tags to solve the problem.

In recognition of his speech, President Jenny presented Mr. Ishmael with a pin indicating that a donation has been made to Rotocare.

Web Fun

Courtesy of Wally Mahoney

A blonde was weed-eating her yard and accidentally cut off the tail of her cat which was hiding in the grass.

She rushed her cat, along with the tail, Over to WAL-MART!

Why WALMART?

HELLOOOOOOOOO! WALMART is the largest retailer in the world!

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Apparently, a self-important college freshman attending a recent football game took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.

"You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one," the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. "The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, and man walking on the moon. Our space probes have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, ships and electric and hydrogen cars, cell phones, computers with light-speed processing ... and more."

After a brief silence, the senior citizen responded, "You're right, son. We didn't have those things when we were young — so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little twerp, what are you doing for the next generation?"