Events

Rotary's Role in Eliminating Malaria

Jenny Andrews, Executive Director, Malaria Partners International, and Brian Gower, Senior Director Partnerships, World Vision will explain what Rotary is currently doing to combat malaria and the inspiring opportunities on the horizon. 

What began as a small Seattle Rotary project in 2009 has become a major Rotary initiative in partnership with the world’s leading global health organizations.  

Seeking Mentors - Saturdays until December 11.

UNCF in partnership with Seattle 4 Rotary presents Portfolio Project. Portfolio Project is a free 11-week bridge to success program targeted to underrepresented emerging scholars in their Junior and Senior years of High School. The mission of the Portfolio Project is to equip students across Washington and Oregon State with the resources needed to reach their aspirations of post-secondary education.

As a mentor, you will inspire, guide, and motivate, your student while they navigate through the daunting college and scholarship application process.

This year we’ve implemented the Support Squad. This cohort allows two Rotarian mentors for each group of portfolio project students. This provides a team approach for mentors and students. It allows the pairing of mentors to share the time commitment. For example, if a mentor has a prior commitment on a Portfolio Project Saturday.

COMMITMENT:

September 25, 2021 – December 11, 2021

Each Saturday’s from 11:30-3:00 pm

For More Information:

Contact Linda Thompson-Black 206-851-8178 or Lori Walker 206-399-0165 OR

Portfolio.project@uncf.org

206-292-8859

Apply At:   www.uncf.org/portfolioproject

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Join members from Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland on Zoom. 

Guest Speakers Jenny Bates and Patrick Galvin will discuss Rotary Membership

CLICK HERE to register and obtain the Zoom link. 

Our member Assunta Ng, publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly will provide a captivating tour chronicling the struggles, transformation, growth, and prospering of the International District. She will show us where Chinatown, Japan Town, and Little Saigon are.  We will start the tour at TP Tea Washington (679 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104) where you will enjoy some Boba Tea.  Our tour will include a visit to the Northwest Asian Weekly Building (Formerly housing the iconic Kokusai Theater), the historic Panama Hotel, Danny Woo Garden, the 113-year-old Maneki Restaurant, the oldest Japanese Restaurant in the United States, Wing Luke Museum, Uwajimaya Asian Supermarket ending at Tai Tung (655 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104) with a classic dinner designed by Assunta at a cost of $20.   Parking will be provided nearby.

CLICK HERE to sign up for the walk only.  

To add dinner please RSVP to Doug Seto 

Tour the Home of The Boys in the Boat as well as the current Conibear Shell House of Washington Rowing

Join Rotarian, Nicole Klein, and Seattle Rotary Mariner Mike O’Byrne as you tour through two iconic buildings on the UW campus – the historic ASUW Shell House and the current men’s and women’s rowing training facility, the Conibear Shell House.  Guests will begin with Nicole at the WWI Navy hangar-turned boathouse and workshop for George Pocock, and then drive or walk down the road to the state-of-the-art training facility for Washington Crew and hear from Husky oarsman, Mike O’Byrne about his experience and the sport today.  The tour will conclude by 1 pm with an option to join the group for an informal lunch at Ivar’s Fish Bar outside deck.

Please RSVP to AlanRBergen@gmail.com  for parking and directions ~

A Focus on Six Decades of Leadership and Service

Lakeview Cemetary Historic Tour

Jared Steed, Historian, and Attorney will take us on a tour of Seattle’s Pioneer Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery located on North Capitol Hill. 

Beneath the ground of Lake View Cemetery lies some of Seattle’s richest history. As Seattle’s most famous cemetery, many prominent Seattle pioneers lie within its grounds, including the Dennys, Maynards, Mercers, Yeslers, and Chief Seattle’s daughter, Princess Angeline. Join us as we walk the cemetery learning about their stories and discussing their involvement in the founding and establishment of Seattle.

In addition to Seattle’s pioneer history, we learn the sordid history of Seattle’s Madam Damnable and what became of her body, honor Japanese American veterans with a visit to the Nisei War Memorial Monument, and puzzle over the cenotaph commemorating Captain Jefferson Davis Howell, brother-in-law of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Our tour will end at the graves of Lake View Cemetery’s most famous residents, Bruce and Brandon Lee, where we will discover what became of the funeral home which prepared Bruce Lee’s body for burial."

Address: We will meet inside the cemetery just inside the main entrance off 15^th Avenue: 1554 15^th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98122.

Parking: Metered street parking is available on 15^th Ave., and various side streets, but please read signs carefully and park at your own discretion.  There is some limited street parking in front of the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery on E. Howe St.  Please do not park inside Lake View Cemetery itself.  Or Go Metro! Plan your trip here

Details: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.  All persons aged 15 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult.  Please remember this event will require walking a distance of about one mile and will run rain or shine.  Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable water-resistant walking shoes and water-resistant clothing.  No public restrooms are available inside the cemetery.

Sign up HERE

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