We will recognize anniversaries at
our August 18th meeting at the Westin Hotel
2 Years
Jonny Holz
3 Years
Suzanne Fortune
Dan Varghese
Janet Welcher
Arlesia Bailey
Kela Hall
Kelly O’Brien
4 Years
Annie Wakefield
5 Years
Ross Stewart
6 Years
Jennifer Porto
8 Years
Anne Bugge
9 Years
Liz McGrath
10 Years
Catherine Cleveland
Ben Reiber
11 Years
Rachelle Nesta-Goff
12 Years
Fred Grimm
Eric Robinson
14 Years
Virginia McKenzie
19 Years
Bill Marshall Jr.
20 Years
Stan Savage
21 Years
Bruce Williams
28 Years
Carl Lucks
30 Years
Dorothy Bullitt
36 Years
Mark Davis
37 Years
Watt Taylor
Paul Suzman
47 Years
Dick Vadnais
Get Involved - Join a Committee!
Please consider joining a Rotary Club of Seattle committee for greater fellowship. Our committees need your help, and we have a lot of great opportunities to choose from. Please contact President Jimmy Collinsor Fiona Ronyai in the office for more details.
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.
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 Sponsors, Liz Powell and 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.
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A Different Take on Homelessness:
Supply and Demand
Gregg Colburn
Gregg Colburn is co-chair for UW Homelessness Initiative: Homelessness is a Housing Problem. Gregg and his colleague explore the statistics behind the major factors which contribute to long-term homelessness. Substantial variations in rates of homelessness apparent in cities across the United States assumed to be mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and low-income mobility do not explain why rates are so much higher in Seattle than in Chicago. Conditions, such as the cost and availability of rental housing offer a more convincing explanation. Hear from an expert how homelessness may be an inner-city "infrastructure problem."
Gregg Colburn is an assistant professor of real estate at the UW College of Built Environments.
Don't Miss the Short Program
Legacy Giving kick-off! Kathy Williams and her team have exciting news to share.
EACH ONE, BRING ONE
To register a guest or someone interested in membership please contact Fiona Ronyai.
If you are not on the program plan or if you are bringing a guest, please consider prepaying online through the links below.
Program chair David Fain introduced Steve Griessel, Managing Owner, Betz Family Winery who returned to Rotary to describe how his winery survived COVID restrictions and smoke impact on their 2020 release. During his first appearance, he offered an overview of the winery that was established in 1997. His turn at the podium this time focused on how the winery survived during these uncertain times of virus and smoke.
COVID restrictions in March 2020, were a blow to Betz Winery as restaurants and public tastings closed. A second blow came as wildfires raged bringing smoke to grape growing areas of Washington state, resulting in smoke tainted grapes/juice. Smoke taint permeates the skin of the grapes and into the juice, but it does not get into the vine.
“We make small-batch wines and never cut corners - with quality trumping everything,” he said, “ and the 2020 vintage did not meet our quality standard so we decided to cancel it.”
President James, Past President Jeff, and Rotary Club of Seattle
Congratulations on receiving ShelterBox HERO recognition for Rotary Year 2020-2021. Your support is very much appreciated.
ShelterBox has provided aid to over 2 million people since 2000, we could not have reached them without clubs like yours. COVID 19 has not stopped our efforts, your help provided aid to over 33,000 families in 2020, and over 13,000 households in the first half of 2021.
Thank you for being a ShelterBox HERO!
Bill Tobin
ShelterBox USA
Duck Dodge 2021
Thank you Seattle Rotary Mariners Pete Delaunay, Alan Bergen, and Sue Nixon for hosting a great event on Tuesday evening. A spirited time was had by all - both crew and cheering crowd. See you next year!
Thursday, August 26
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer Walk 'n Talk
Our summer walks in the city followed by bites and beverages have been a great success. This month we will join up with We Heart Seattle, an organization doing great work in our city,to do the Market to Mohai corridor walk with commentary from Andrea Suarez, Founder, and Executive Director.
We will finish our walk with no host bites and beverages at Daniel's Broiler.
There is no charge for the walk, but please sign up to know how many to reserve for at Daniel's.
As we begin to emerge from the effects of the COVID19 pandemic, we are excited to announce our upcoming Rotary District 5030 Conference to be held in Coeur d’Alene, ID to be held on the weekend of October 1-3, 2021.
We can’t wait to get together face to face and hold this event as it will be the first District Conference to be held since the spring of 2019 in Spokane, WA.
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 our Rotary Cares Committee Co-Chairs are listed below to let us know how we can help.
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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Program chair David Fain introduced Steve Griessel, Managing Owner, Betz Family Winery who returned to Rotary to describe how his winery survived COVID restrictions and smoke impact on their 2020 release. During his first appearance, he offered an overview of the winery that was established in 1997. His turn at the podium this time focused on how the winery survived during these uncertain times of virus and smoke.
