A perfect TEN. The volunteers, nine Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians, and a guest, who beat back blackberry, laid gravel, and whacked where whacking was needed, on Village Green Trails in Kingston. The Rotarians were Ross Patton, Stan and Jane Mack, Stan Amas, Walt Elliott, Bobbie Moore, Keith Beebe, Brian Stenejhem, Chris Gilbreath, and Mark Libby. The guest was Mary Gleysteen. Here Ross, Stan A, and Mary in action.
That party was Saturday, Oct 23. Another broke out the following Monday, Oct 25, at Western Red Brewing in Poulsbo. The combined Kitsap County Rotary Clubs Pints for Polio event, to fun and fund-raise for Rotary's Pints for Polio project. A dollar from each pint and a percent of food sales will be donated to the cause. Here Rotary District 5020 Governor Lorna Curtis, in mask, is surrounded by well-wishers and party-goers.
At their Oct 27 noon meeting, Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians received a presentation from Jon Rose, President of Olympic Property Group. In a wide-ranging discussion Rose told the history of Port Gamble as a mill town, beginning in 1853. When the mill was shuttered in 1995, then-owner Pope & Talbot, later Pope Resources, began looking at the future of its massive land and property holdings in North Kitsap. Its goal was to get as much of its property into public conservatorship as possible. While retaining 2783 acres and tree harvest rights, Pope enabled 4500 of its acres to become owned by Kitsap County, leading to a network of land and water trails and open space to the public benefit. Rose told Rotarians Port Gamble's industrial days are behind it. The future lies in recreation, tourism, and agri-tourism. The current state of Port Gamble is not sustainable, as the company loses $250-$350k per year there. 225 new homes will be built in Port Gamble consistent with the historic New England look of its present- day homes. Olympic Property Group recently sold its 360 acres in the Arborwood development adjacent to White Horse, to two nationally-known home building companies. Commenting on growth in Kitsap County, Rose said some growth is good for the county, however, "it will be like we have never seen before. It is not going to happen like we have seen in the past." As a result of the State Growth Management Act in 1990, growth is more controlled, with more folks living in smaller areas.
It was a busy affair, the joint evening meeting of Kingston North Kitsap’s Noon Rotary Club and Kingston North Kitsap’s Satellite Club, Wed, Oct 20, at Village Green Community Center.True to the Board’s recent decision to hold one joint evening meeting monthly, this one was rife with updates, presentations, social time, fun and food. The room was full. One could not possibly come away from the get together without being impressed by all the projects and activities this Club has going on. How it cares for its community.
At the top of the agenda was presentation of Paul Harris Fellow Awards to Dr. Brad Anderson and his wife, Theresa “for going above and beyond, doing good in our community during the Covid pandemic.” Here Rotarians De’ MacKinnon and Doug Hallock present the awards.
Harris and three of his associates founded Rotary in Chicago in 1905.
Activities and projects. President Chris Gilbreath reported Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club will be joining other Kitsap Rotary Clubs to work with Olympic College on internships. Satellite Club President David Winn reminded Rotarians of the online Fall Food Drive, on behalf of ShareNet, Oct 19-31. Go to: charityauction.bid/sharenetfundraiser. Winn also noted the Satellite Club has set a goal to triple the number of holiday cards it delivers to elderly and emergency youth services homes this holiday season. In 2020, the Club delivered 1300 cards. President Chris reminded members of the Pints for Polio event at Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, Mon, Oct 25, 5p—8p. And he commented on Broadway Night at Kingston’s Firehouse Theater, a food drive and fun-raiser in partnership with Kiwanis and the Kingston Chamber.
Alice Amas updated members on the Club’s Kitsap-Olympic Ale Trail activities in October, where the primary emphasis will on Trail Partners (establishments).
Finally, Kris Libby noted Christmas wreaths will be going up in Kingston Nov 27.
* Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club’s Community Services Committee approved a $4k grant to Kingston Cares Food4Kids.
* The next meeting of the Noon KNK Rotary Club will occur at 6:30p, Wed, Oct 20, at Village Green Community Center in Kingston.
* KNK Rotarians are encouraged to join with other Kitsap Rotarians Mon, Oct 25, 5p, at Western Red Brewing in Poulsbo. It is Pints for Polio night. Quaff a few.
* KNK Rotary International Committee will meet by Zoom, Wed, Oct 20, at noon.
How to build your LinkedIn presence into a powerful branding and marketing tool. That was the subject of the latest presentation to the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club at its meeting, Wed, Oct 13. Thanks to a link from Club Member Clint Boxman, Ross Ruthman and Bruce Johnson “zoomed in” to describe LinkedIn’s value and flexibility in developing business relationships. Ross called LinkedIn the Facebook of today. Bruce explained there are currently 766m LinkedIn users, 171m of whom are in the U.S. 41% of millionaires use LinkedIn. 44% of users have annual incomes in excess of $75k.
LinkedIn is much more than a base of contacts. It is a powerful platform for building a professional presence, establishing a brand, and reaching out to specific audiences in a very granular way. And it is not just personal. Companies and organizations, such as Rotary Clubs, can use the technology to their benefit.
The presentation offered specifics of how to build a presence, how to target audiences, and how to keep that presence fresh and up to date.
The 30-minute program, “Delivering on our Promise of a Polio-Free World,” provided encouraging information about the progress and remaining challenges in the fight to end polio.
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Port Gamble's industrial days are behind it. The future lies in recreation, tourism, and agri-tourism. The current state of Port Gamble is not sustainable, as the company loses $250-$350k per year there. 225 new homes will be built in Port Gamble consistent with the historic New England look of its present- day homes. Olympic Property Group recently sold its 360 acres in the Arborwood development adjacent to White Horse, to two nationally-known home building companies. Commenting on growth in Kitsap County, Rose said some growth is good for the county, however, "it will be like we have never seen before. It is not going to happen like we have seen in the past." As a result of the State Growth Management Act in 1990, growth is more controlled, with more folks living in smaller areas. 
