Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights August 11, 2023
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING
Wednesday, August 16
The Westin (5th Avenue Room) and on Zoom
The Inside Scoop with Councilmember Sara Nelson
Join Councilmember Sara Nelson (Pos.9, City Wide) for an inside look at City Hall. She will discuss how life is at City Hall, what has happened so far this year, and what to expect moving forward.
Featured Speaker: Dean Jodi Sandfort, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Past President Beth called Seattle 4 Rotary Club to order at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, August 09, 2023. The meeting was held at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle and via Zoom. She asked Rotarians to continue to support Seafair going forward.
The Song of the Day: Puget Sound Lament, (to the tune of Look Away) was sung by Linda Rough and Trish Bostrom
Inspiration for the Day: Marsha Mutisi provided Rotarians with Inspiration for the Day, with lyrics from the book of Ecclesiastes.
Saturday, August 26
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM or 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Please note that there is an August 14 deadline to reserve your spot for the Resource Fair.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO A VERY SPECIAL ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 13-15, 2023
EMPRESS HOTEL, VICTORIA, B.C., CANADA
Besides being a terrific location, this is a great opportunity to meet Rotarians from other clubs in our District, learn from inspiring speakers, and consider ways that we can partner with other clubs on projects.
Click on www.5030Conference.com, and to register, click on Register, and then Guest Registration. (Do not click on Member Login.) Complete the several pages of registration. Then to make a hotel reservation, on the Home Page of this web site, click on Rooms.
To get there to Victoria, we can fly via Kenmore Air, which is offering a generous 20% discount on airfare exclusively for our Rotary District 5030 conference attendees. Simply book your flight before October 8th and use the discount code Rotary Vic2030.
Or if you prefer, you can take the Victoria Clipper from downtown Seattle to the Inner Harbor in Victoria.
For further information, contact Kathy Williams, kawsa92@comcast.net, 206-419-9545. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll try to find out.
Maddy grew up in Vancouver, WA and went to Western Washington University where she majored in psychology and French. While at Western, she did a semester abroad program in rural Kenya where she volunteered at a high school and health clinic while learning about international development issues and initiatives. Through this experience, she developed a passion for public policy and advocacy.
While her public policy work started with economic development, since then it has ranged across a variety of critical issues. When she graduated from Western, she worked as an intern at the World Affairs Council. Subsequently, she worked as a legislative aid for the ACLU, and then for the Alternatives to the Death Penalty initiative in Washington.
Next, she worked for Bono’s One Campaign, an effort to fight poverty and disease globally, serving for six years as their Western Regional Manager, organizing volunteers and turning them into advocates.
And then, 18 months ago she joined the Committee for Children, where she is an advocate for improved child welfare in the US and overseas.
When Maddy is not advocating on behalf of others, she likes to scuba dive and to travel. Her next trip is to Belize and she says the coolest place she has travelled to is Egypt!
In May, Maddy graduated from Syracuse University with her Master’s in Public Affairs. So, belated congratulations to our graduate! She is planning to allocate all that time she spent studying to participating in Rotary to improve her ties to the Seattle community.
Please join us in welcoming our newest member, Maddy Vonhoff!
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 Club Director, Mary Goldie, 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!!
Meet fellow Rotarians and get involved in service. See below for a list of committees. Email the committee chair by clicking on their name. Or, contact Carma McKay for more information.
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let carma@seattlerotary.org know so they may be introduced.
If you don't already have a LinkedIn profile, CLICK HERE to learn how to get started.
SEATTLE 4 ROTARY AUDIO VISUAL SPONSORS
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 Mary for more details at mary@seattlerotary.org.
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.
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.
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Please note that there is an August 14 deadline to reserve your spot for the Resource Fair.
