Events

The 2019 98.9 The Bull St. Jude Radiothon is just around the corner and we’re looking to involve local Seattle and Bellevue area groups, businesses and organizations in our volunteer efforts on behalf of the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Volunteers are essential to the success of the St. Jude Radiothon, and funds raised from this event will help ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.  

 When: Thursday and Friday, December 5-6, 2019

 Volunteer duties: Volunteers will help answer incoming phone calls from Radiothon supporters and input payment information from donors into a computer system during the St. Jude Radiothon. Volunteers will be given everything you need at the event itself. No preparation or training is needed.

 Who: We’re looking to invite existing and new partners, groups, and organizations for this opportunity to give back to the community. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.

 Where: Station Studio, 3650 131^st Ave SE, Suite 550, Bellevue, WA 98006

To Sign Up to Volunteer: Please email Jill Witsoe: Jill.Witsoe@stjude.org your name, phone number and shift(s) you are available.

All volunteers will receive this year’s NEW This Shirt Saves Lives t-shirt post-event as a Thank You and snacks/light meals will be provided.

Join us in a time slot below: (We need 8 volunteers per shift for both days; priority time slots are highlighted.)

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.  

A Partnership to Eliminate Malaria with Elaine Gibbons and Neal Myrick

Malaria exists in 103 countries worldwide, affecting 3.3. billion people, but about 90% of malaria-related deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of those affected are children under the age of five.   In the US, about 1,500 cases of malaria are found every year.  PATH is a nonprofit creating vaccines, finding treatments, inventing faster diagnostic tools, piloting new approaches, and putting data to work in completely new ways to prevent and stop outbreaks of malaria.   We will hear from Elaine Gibbons, Vice President of Global Engagement and Communications with PATH, as well as Neal Myrick, Global Head of Tableau Foundation, as they discuss lessons learned from the collaboration to address and help eliminate one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

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.

Join us on December 18th at the Sheraton for a very special holiday celebration! Ring in the holiday season starting at 11:00 am with a cocktail (or two) and caroling with the Rotary Rogues. Then experience a unique Rotary lunch starting at 12:00 pm with your fellow Rotarians and their families and some world-class circus performers in an interactive and entertaining program brought to you by the people behind the amazing Teatro Zinzanni.

As always, you’ll be on your way by 1:30pm, but not without a memorable experience to cherish and share with friends and family. Don’t miss it!

Schedule of events:
11:00 Caroling with the Rotary Rogues and pre-luncheon reception
11:45 Ballroom doors open
12:00 Program begins
1:30 Program concludes

Members on the program plan do not need to RSVP for this year's event. For members not on the program plan and guests, tickets will be available online through Eventbrite until Friday, December 14.  Click here to for tickets. 

If you have any questions or would like to reserve a table, please contact Mariah at mariah@seattlerotary.org or 206-623-0023.

Celebrate the season as we gather for the last Rotaract event of 2019. Seattle 4 Rotarians are invited to join these young leaders for an evening social on December 19 at Old Stove Brewing. We can't wait to see you there!

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/

Join fellow members for a special ethnic dinner of authentic Turkish cuisine at the Kitchen Istanbul in Ballard.  Cost is $47.00 per person including tax and tips.  Istanbul native, Fedva Dikmen, will select the menu which will include:

 APPETIZERS

• A combo appetizer plate including four kinds of Turkish mezze and a shepherd salad

ENTREES  (everyone chooses one entree)

• Kofte (Turkish meat patty)
• Chicken shish kebab
• Eggplant delights (vegetarian)
• Filled flounder (pan-fried)

DESSERT 

• Baklava and Turkish tea

Space limited. Please RSVP to Fedva by email or by phone at 206-852-5595.  Mail the checks payable to:

Fedva Dikmen
2040 43rd Ave E #405
Seattle, WA  98112

Please note: no refunds after the 26th of January.