Our Rotary Cares team is ready to listen and to support you. One of the wonderful things about our club is that you have many friends --you just need to reach out to tap into our amazing network of caring people. Please contact one of our Rotary Cares Committee Co-chairs listed below to let us know how we can help.
Video of Seattle 4 Rotary Programs are available online thanks to the generous support of our Seattle Rotary Audio Visual Sponsors.
Special thanks to our Gold Level Sponsor, Bob Alexander.
In addition to supporting our club, becoming a Seattle 4 Rotary Audio Visual Sponsor brings many benefits. To learn more, click here, or contact Caroline for more details at Caroline@seattlerotary.org.
Get Involved - Join a Committee!
You can find a full list of our committees with descriptions on our website. Contacting the committee chair, listed below, is the best way to find out how to get involved.
Do You Have Any Musical Instruments to Donate to Students in Need?
Music4Life is a non-profit and project of Rotary District 5030 that distributes musical instruments to public school students in need.
We welcome any gently used musical instruments you wish to donate. They can be delivered directly to these local music stores that are now open: American Music in Phinney Ridge and Kennelly Keys Music in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Everett.
Please accompany your instrument with the PDF donation form, linked below.
2. Forward invitations to meetings and events to your network.
3. Include Fiona's email (Fiona@SeattleRotary.org) so your friends and associates can reserve their spot and get access codes.
If you don't already have a LinkedIn profile, CLICK HERE to learn how to get started.
ONLINE ZOOM PROGRAM March 31 at 12:00 pm
A Conversation with Carmen Best on Education, Mentorship, Advocacy, and the Role They Play in Social Justice
Carmen Best, Seattle’s dynamic retired police chief has had a front-row seat on why education is so important and the devastating consequences when it doesn’t work for all students. As we look at important issues to re-imagine our wonderful city post-pandemic, a world-class education that works for all is at the forefront of this discussion. Carmen will have a personal dialogue with us on why our approach and priorities are timely and essential.
The song was written, produced, and released in 1971. It called for peace during the Vietnam War, and urged people around the world to live in unity. Imagine was a critical and commercial success, and continues to live on today as both a permanent protest song and a lasting emblem of hope.
The Glee Club was founded in 1976 when women first entered the Naval Academy, and over time the ensemble has garnered international acclaim through their diverse repertoire and elegant sound. The only all-female military choral ensemble in the world, they have performed extensively across America and internationally
72 years of perfect attendance and truly inspirational words of wisdom. If you missed his presentation, you should take a few moments to watch this forever young Rotarian.
Propose/second a new member between now and June 1, and you will be entered to win one of many fantastic prizes.
Watch your Wednesday meeting invitation email for new prize details each week.
Winners of a virtual French Wine Tasting for Two for their part in introducing new members July to March are Barbie Siefert and Jon Bridge. Congratulations!
All other prizes will be awarded in June so it is time to get active.
Chances of winning a great prize 1:34
CLUB EVENTS - ALL WELCOME
See you there!
Thursday, April 22 at 9:00am
Joint Meeting of the First Five Rotary Clubs
Earth Day! Our speaker will be Rotary International President-Elect Shekhar Mehta of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India, who will discuss Rotary's new area of focus - the environment.
It's spring! April showers bring May flowers. Learn how to select flowers for an arrangement.
You have a bunch of flowers - now what? Learn some design principles, color choices, how to use floral foam, how to select a good vase for floral designs, and science-based flower care facts.
Bring your own pocket knife, pruners, flowers, and a vase, or just follow along. You will be all set for summer.
Seattle 4 member, Sten Crissey, grew up working in the family business, Crissey Flowers & Gifts. Sten’s knowledge of flower care and handling is based on scientific research funded by the American Floral Endowment (AFE), an organization for which Sten served as a trustee. AFE funds research and scholarships for commercial floriculture.
"Art of the Pie" with James Beard Nominated Author, Kate McDermott
In celebration of Mother’s Day, join fellow Rotarians and Kate McDermott, the James Beard Award-nominated author of Art of the Pie, in your home kitchen with the moms in your life! Whether your mom, daughter, sister, wife, significant other, aunt, friend, or quarantine crew, let’s bake together! Kate will walk us through the steps in making a perfect flaky pie crust each and every time, and the fine art of showcasing crostatas, mini hand pies, and even some delectable tasties to reflect the season at hand. Everyone goes home with their own creations and a great time had by all.
Kate McDermott is the James Beard Award-nominated author of Art of the Pie, Home Cooking with Kate McDermott and recently, Pie Camp. Her Pie Camps, held nationwide and pre-COVID, in her Port Angeles based Pie Cottage, regularly sell out. McDermott, who has been featured by the New York Times, Saveur, NPR, to name a few, is a sought after expert and educator in the Art of Pie. We are honored to welcome Kate to Seattle 4 Rotary.
A shopping and equipment list will be sent prior to class. Please have all items accounted for prior to class...or feel free to just watch.
Reservation Information: Each reservation is for up to two (2) people and one (1) zoom account/window per household.
$55.00 + Eventbrite fee
You will be sent the Zoom link just prior to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact Doug Seto at dougseto@comcast.net.
Please send any general club committee announcements for The Newsletter to Fiona Ronyai by Thursday at noon.
Diplomacy Initiative Task Force Committee
March Meeting Report
For the March seminar of the Diplomacy Initiative, Rotary member Daniel Chen, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle, gave a presentation about Taiwan, and opportunities to invest in its economy. In the Q & A time following the presentation Daniel also addressed the issue of anti-Asian threats and violence in the U.S. in his role as a spokesperson for immigrants and expats from Taiwan. Daniel met last week with Police Chief Adrian Diaz to share his concerns with law enforcement as well. We are privileged to have Daniel in our club to strengthen our membership's ties with the broader community as well as with the people of Taiwan.
Need to get away - virtually? Join the Seattle Rotary Mariners for a sail to Sweden. RSVP to receive the zoom, link: AlanRBergen@gmail.com
DISTRICT 5030 EVENTS...
Saturday, April 17th at 9:00am
Race Matters to Rotary
Join Rotary International Director Valarie Wafer to learn what Rotarians are doing around the world to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. We will have a robust Q&A followed by break-out sessions to discuss and determine next steps for Rotarians locally.
Unless protests are received in the time period required (seven days), the following will receive a "Welcome to Rotary" notification that their membership has been accepted:
Rachel Smith
President and CEO of Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Corporate Membership with Associations and Clubs Classification.
Proposer, Jon Bridge
Seconder Jeff Borek
Jennifer (Jenn)Gladish
Branch Manager at First Interstate Bank, YRL Membership with Banking Classification.
Rotary Club of Seattle
1326 5th Ave Suite 342
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-623-0023
Caroline Bobanick
Executive Director
caroline@seattlerotary.org
Fiona Ronyai
Membership and Communications Manager
fiona@seattlerotary.org
We love to see our Rotary members promoting good works in our community and abroad! If you have a project or fundraiser that you are excited about and would like to promote to your fellow club members, please check in with our Executive Director, Caroline Bobanick, or Membership and Communication Manager, Fiona Ronyai, before distributing information or invitations through our email roster. We value the privacy of our members’ contact information and can let you know the appropriate ways to reach out to folks in our club. Thank you!!
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