District 5100 Governor Renee Campbell will be visiting our club as one of the early stops on her year-long tour of every Rotary Club in the district. She'll provide an update on the district's happenings and how our club plays a role in her goals for the year.

Renee has served in many roles in the Rotary Club of Salem and was their President in 2011-12 after serving as Assistant Governor of Salem Region North from 2013-2015. She continues to operate the commercial printing business she started with her husband may years ago.

Clark County Region North Assistant Governor Ralph Akin will introduce Renee at our meeting.

August is Rotary International's Membership Month, a month when membership retention and recruitment is an even higher priority than normal.

And the Rotary Club of Three Creeks is out of the gates quickly.

At our regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 3, President Susanne inducted our newest Rotarian, Jessie Harris and we welcomed James Neste back to the club.

The addition of these two members brings our membership count back to 23.

Our goal for the 2017-18 Rotary Year is to expand our membership to 30. We encourage all members to bring guests to Rotary, and show them that really isn't what the perception of Rotary is. If you have membership ideas or suggestions, please feel free to contact President Elect Nominee/Membership Director Scot Brantley.

At last night's regular club meeting, President Susanne installed Jessie Harris as the club's newest member, and James Neste was reinstated to membership in the club.

Harris is an escrow broker with Chicago Title in Vancouver, and a resident of Battle Ground, where she lives with her husband Jeff. Her sponsor is Jolene Nelson. Harris attended a club meeting for the first time during our June 15 offsite at Salmon Creek Plastic Surgery. She went home and submitted her membership application the same night. A week later, she and Jeff attended the Bring Your Pet to Rotary Fellowship at 3Peaks, Since her first meeting, she has only missed one Rotary interaction and that was due to being away on vacation.

Neste was involved with the Rotary Club of Three Creeks during the formative months of the summer in 2016. Shortly before the club was chartered, he needed to step aside due to professional obligations and time constraints due to his job. He is excited to be back in the club now that those professional and time constraints are no longer an issue. At his first meeting back to the club, Neste wasted no time in reaching out to Service Projects Director Steve Pash, expressing interest in joining Pash's committee.

We extend our warmest welcome and happiness to have both James and Jessie in the Rotary Club of Three Creeks. We are excited about the good things to come from both of you!