Note from
President Weir

"F is for frank"
 
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
 
Last week’s Rotary “F” word was “frank.” So let me be “frank” with all of you about our current meeting situation and plans. In early August, as the Delta variant of Covid-19 started to spike here in Spokane County, and Governor Jay Inslee instituted a mandatory indoor mask-wearing mandate, your board made the difficult, yet necessary decision, to go back to Zoom meetings after just two months of being back in person at the Spokane Club. Our decision was based on both the rapid rise of Covid-19 case numbers and the rapid decrease in physical attendance at the Spokane Club meetings.
 
As we approach November it appears that the Covid-19 Delta variant cases here in Spokane County are now trending back down. I’ve been asked if our board has a plan for going back in person and we discussed it at our last board meeting. There are three main factors we’d like to see before going back to in-person/hybrid meetings:
 
  1. We’d like to see the trending case numbers get back to the levels they were in early August when the spike began.  We are watching several websites, but the two listed here are the main websites we’re watching can be viewed by clicking here and clicking here
  2. We also know that Governor Inslee’s indoor mask mandate is still in place and we’re hoping to hear some news of what he wants to see before he’ll consider lifting it. We know we can still meet indoors if we choose, but several have expressed not wanting to come to a meeting until the mask mandate has been lifted.
  3. Once we get closer to those August Covid19 Delta variant trend numbers, we’d like to do a survey of the membership to see how comfortable Rotarians feel about coming back in person. Personally, I’d love to see our ballroom at the Spokane Club filled again with all of you in it!  But we also know many of you prefer to tune in on Zoom for various reasons. However, we need to have a fair number of Rotarians willing to attend a  lunch meeting to make it worth the time and expense to set up the room.
 
I’m hopeful that these Covid-19 numbers in our county will continue to decrease and that we can meet again sans masks in person again soon. Please know that your board and leadership team have a plan in place and with your help, when the time comes, we can make a decision based on the medical facts and input of our membership. 
 
Thank you for letting me be frank with you and for your help and participation in this process.  And thank you for being the Power of One that makes our Rotary Club great!

             Truly Honored,
                      
                        Kyle Weir
                        President
 

Parade Volunteers Needed!

 November 20th Rotary Club 21 will join other local Rotary clubs to participate in the 2021 ‘Destination Spokane’ holiday parade through downtown Spokane. We invite all club members to march with our Rotary banner in the parade and we hope to host a social gathering afterward. More details soon!
 
If you are interested in participating please contact the Rotary Office.
 

Around the Wheel

The CDA Sunrise Rotary Club is selling Poinsettia's. Click here to contact them for more information. 
 
The Rotary Club of Spokane Valley is selling decorated wreaths. Click here to contact them for more information.
Did you miss last week's RCS update? You can view it by CLICKING HERE.
 
Thank you to special guests Hans & Frans, the Youth Services Committee and Mark London and his team at Dragonfly Productions for helping to pump up Club 21 to reach this year's fundraising goal of $100,000
$120,000!
$32,000 has been raised so far in 2021 for RCS! To help Rod reach the summit

Upcoming Programs:

October 21, 2021
 Dist. No. 1 Council Position No. 2 - Candidate Debate.
 
To view this meeting
CLICK HERE at Noon on Thursday to watch the meeting.
NOTE this link is different from our usual Zoom link. 
 
October 28, 2021
 Solutions to Entrenched Racial Inequities in our Regional Justice System.
 
For more information on upcoming programs
CLICK HERE
 
CLICK HERE, to notify the Rotary Office about guests.

CLICK HERE 
to view slides from previous Rotary speakers.

CLICK HERE to view the recordings of previous meetings*

*you must be in the Club 21 Facebook group to view previously recorded meetings.

Oct 17 Jared Miller
Oct 21 Neal Boling
Oct 23 Kevin Berkompas

Committees Meeting This Week

MarCom
Disability Services
Classification
Youth services
Support Our Veterans
 
Committee meetings can be subject to cancellation. Please contact the committee chairs to confirm the meeting logistics or request a Zoom meeting link.
 
Join a Committee today
CLICK HERE for a list of committee chairs.
Russell Hampton
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