MEETING:

Krissy Davis, filling in for President Kari Petrasek, started the 15th meeting of the year and the 5,666th meeting of the Rotary Club of Everett with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Brian Hollingshead: The greatest skill you can learn is to stay in a great mood in the absence of things to have a great mood about.

 

Walt Greenwood: Played a resounding rendition of “I want to be a Dog.”

 

Henry Janicki introduced his 4-year-old daughter, Vada, and Jeff Kelly. Will McMahan introduced is wife, Robyn. Mark Johnson introduced Cheryl Cline, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Providence at Home Snohomish County Hospice Foundation. Tasha Boston introduced Kendra Montgomery, owner of PitchBlack Entertainment and Events.

 

Ashley Bolden announced the Rotary Coffee Hour is at 8:00 AM, Wednesday, October 14^th at Artisans Books & Coffee.

 

Kelli Thode announced the Blood Drive Friday October 23^rd at the Everett Elks.

 

Kelli Thode announced the Carl Gipson Center Service Project. Thursday, November 5^th. This Veterans Day luncheon is a volunteer opportunity for the members of the Everett Rotary. Please sign up!

 

Brian Hollingshead announced the Fireside at Steve Miller’s house Wednesday, October 14^th.

 

Krissy Davis announced the district 5050 Foundation Dinner Saturday, November 7^th at White Rock, BC.

 

Kari Quaas was happy about the recent Billy Springs concert and is celebrating the one year passing of her father, Ralph Quaas.

 

Michael Kvistad was happy that our Rotary President, Kari Petrasek, is the head of the Washington State Bar Association. He is also happy it is his wife’s birthday.

 

Brian Hollingshead was happy he attended the University of Wisconsin homecoming football game.

 

Henry Janniki was happy his daughter, Vada, turned 4 years old recently and she donated $1 to the Rotary.

 

Jerry Tucker was $5 happy to not speak about the Oregon Football game/season. Of note, Oregon, Washington, Washington State, Penn State, Seahawks and the Silver Tips all lost games this last weekend.

 

Ed Petersen was happy to remember past Rotary Club Member, Ralph Quaas.

 

Ryan Willis was happy he was asked to be the MC for the Mayor’s Office - Monte Cristo Awards Ceremony.

 

Neil Angst had $50 sad dollars – asking “Did anybody’s football team win this weekend?”

 

Glen Bachman was happy at the Arlington Invitational High School Cross Country meet last week, his grandson placed 9^th out of 289 runners as a Sophomore at Bishop Blanchett High School.

 

There was a reminder to donate more prizes to the Raffle Committee.

 

Winner Number 1 – Cheryl Cline won a Starbucks card and pumpkin.

 

Winner Number 2 – Jim Schrader won a bottle of Prosecco and a pumpkin.

 

Winner Number 3 – Ed Peterson won a bottle of Port Gardner Bay Wine and a pumpkin.

 

Will McMahan introduced Adam Immerwahr from the Village Theatre. He presented a wonderful talk about the Village Theatre and gave us a better understanding of what it takes to produce a show of this caliber. The Village Theatre is based in Issaquah and is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining, quality productions since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region’s best-attended theatres. Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having supported the creation of over 180 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow’s audiences through its Youth Education Programs.

 

This year’s lineup includes “Ragtime”, “Come from Away”, “And Then There Were None”, “Dear Evan Hansen”, and “Love is Dead.”

 

The pandemic created a huge loss in season tickets holders and thus revenue. Village Theatre went from 18,000 season ticket holders to around 10,000 but has rebounded back to 13,000. This loss of revenue, increased costs for labor and materials, and the loss of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts have resulted in tough decisions. The Village Theatre has rebounded and now has the largest subscriber base in the Seattle area.

 

Purchase tickets at Villagetheatre.org

 

 

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