Events

From Kindness to Climate Change: Transforming the World through Positive Action

There are one trillion hours of human good intentions that go untapped every year.  Recent studies show Millennials, people ages 18-35, are the most likely to take action to help one another or support a cause they care about. Volunteerism is experiencing a paradigm shift in how these young people contribute to their favorite causes with an unprecedented increase in the use of social media and text messaging to show their support.

Giovanna Mingarelli is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of two international companies: M&C Consulting and MC2. Her reach extends from northern Canada to Washington, D.C. to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.  Giovanna is an avid contributor and speaker at events and conferences relating to Millennial leadership, crowdsourced social action and the gamification of politics and business. For this work, she has been cited by Harvard Business Review and Forbes, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. In 2015, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN).

Members, Taylor Shimizu and David Kraft, are putting together a team for the Cystic Fibrosis Climb.  This is a fun and unique event that empowers participants across the nation to step up and take the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis to new heights.  The 56 floor and 1,120 step vertical challenge you conquer brings us one step closer to a cure for cystic fibrosis.  

After the climb, the celebration will await you in the atrium at our finish line party with delicious food and drinks provided by BJ's Restaurant, Georgetown Brewery and more!

Contact Taylor Shimizu to join the Seattle 4 Rotary team. 

Registration Fee: 
$25 10/24/19 - 11/21/19

EVENT SCHEDULE
4:30pm - Packet pick-up and check-in
5:45pm - Relay teams begin
6:15pm - Individuals and teams begin
6pm-8pm - Happy Landings Party, results posted and award ceremony

Shout, Sister, Shout!   A World Premiere Musical at the Seattle Rep

Join the Arts Committee and fellow Seattle 4 Rotarians for this special event on Thursday, December 5th!

Long before ‘women in rock’ became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women rocked.  Ambitious, courageous, and uncompromisingly public, Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a legend who redefined the international music scene in the 1930s and 40s.  See the debut before it moves to Broadway!

$52.25 includes ticket and pre-event reception with heavy appetizers & drinks  (that's a 25% discount for Rotarians if purchased by November 25th!)

6:30pm Reception
7:30pm Show starts   

Seattle Rep Theater
155 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
(Enter through Stage Door on Warren Street)

To purchase tickets, call Veliere Crump at 206-443-2224 or email at veliere.crump@seattlerep.org and mention you are part of the Rotary group. 

For other questions, contact amy.bautista@kosmosllc.com or jeff.parker@bristleconeadvisors.com.

30 tickets are reserved until Monday November 25th.

Each year the Rotary Community Service Committee, in conjunction with the Rotary Boys & Girls Club, creates a wonderful opportunity for all Rotarians and their friends and families to take a deserving, less-fortunate child on a holiday shopping outing.  All of the children are from the Rotary Boys & Girls Club and are selected for the program on the basis of need.

The idea is simple: on one day in December, volunteers who are willing to donate and spend their own money are paired with a child (typically ages 6-16) and accompany them on a 1-3 hour shopping excursion in downtown Seattle.  Typical destinations are Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, or other stores that may have what each particular child needs (within the $200 spending limit).  Meeting at the Club at 19th and Spruce in South Capitol Hill, transportation is provided to and from the downtown shopping core.  Many volunteers, who often bring members of their own family to participate, have included lunch with the child as well (no obligation, of course).  This event is a wonderful way to help a child in need during the holidays.

Our meeting/departure times will be between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.  Vans from the club will depart approximately every 15-20 minutes from the club and will rotate between the club and our drop-off/pick-up point at or near the Convention Center.  Our last pick-up from downtown back to the club will be at 3:00 pm.

Please contact Joel Ferrell as soon as possible if you are able to join us this year.  We have a limit of 40 pairings available and last year we had to establish a waitlist!  Please provide a meeting time that works for you, any age/gender preference, as well as a cell phone number in case we need to contact you while you are shopping.  

Join Rotarians and Rotaractors from around the district for a morning of hands-on service. We'll start at 8:30 AM with donuts, coffee, and orientation, then move into the warehouse to pack food until 11:00. You'll be helping to pack some of the millions of pounds of healthy fruits and vegetables RFH provides every year for families and individuals in need.

Optional brunch/social afterward. Children 3rd grade and above are welcome.

Northwest Harvest Warehouse 
22220 68th Ave So., Kent

Sign up at https://www.harvestagainsthunger.org/volunteer-hub/ or for more information, contact Joyce Robertson.

Your Seattle Rotary Peacebuilders Committee invites you to attend the upcoming Rotary World Peace Conference 2020! The conference is two days packed full of sessions designed to deliver proven solutions for you to bring back to our club. If you want to learn even more, you can add on two incredible dinners and our Saturday night Peace Concert to make this an unforgettable conference! More details can be found at https://peaceconference2020.org/