Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights September 2, 2022
Next Week's Meeting
Wednesday, September 7
Westin Hotel & Zoom
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Brent Beardall, Wafd CEO
Leading with Gratitude: The Intersection of Foresight, Hard Work, and Luck
WaFd Bank President and CEO Brent Beardall will present how a 105 year old bank transformed from a technological neophyte to an industry leading digital first bank. In 2018, under Brent’s direction, WaFd undertook a bold initiative “Vision 2025” to transform into a “digital first bank,” with the vision of having a real time understanding of clients’ financial health, anticipating their needs, and helping them make better financial decisions. Brent will share examples of how we look at digital banking and how the pandemic accelerated our push to offer more digital tools to clients while maintaining our heritage as a relationship bank. He will share the role we played when businesses were staring into the abyss when the pandemic hit and how WAFD stepped up and offered PPP loans to both clients and non-clients. It’s our team’s belief that a bank should help any business get the help it needs in good times and bad times. His simple ask of all employees is to “love what they do and make a difference”.
Wednesday, September 7
Eastlake Bar & Grill
5:30 PM
Come join other Young Rotary Leaders as we celebrate the end of summer while overlooking beautiful Lake Union. We'll be meeting at Eastlake Bar and Grill to enjoy drinks and appetizers! For more information contact Tabitha Claus or Ashley Burman.
Water Issues Summit Hosted by the Rotary Club of Newport Beach
Saturday, September 10 & Sunday, September 11
Online Program
Join Rotarians and community partners online for this water-focused summit hosted by the Rotary Club of Newport Beach on September 10-11, 2022.
Two-day packages and single-day passes are available.
Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Green Peace and the Founder of “Sea Shepard”, is the keynote speaker on Saturday afternoon.
Diverse speakers will address clean rivers, reef restoration and EarthX.
Tuesday, September 20
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Lodge Sports Grille on Fairview - Back Room
Get your business cards ready as Rotarian Nicole Klein would like to invite members to the first networking mixer of the 2022-2023 Rotary year! Enjoy speed networking with your fellow club members, learn about networking etiquette, and make some new connections along the way! To attend, please pre-register for the free event HERE no later than Friday, September 16.
September Sea4s (Newer Rotary Members) Happy Hour
Thursday, September 22 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Mary Johnstone's Rooftop
Rotarians that have joined the club in the past few years are invited to Rotarian Mary Johnstone's scenic rooftop for our September happy hour! This is a free event but if you plan to attend, please pre-register HERE.
To pre-register and pay to attend this event, please click HERE.
Rotarian Linda Thompson-Black would like to invite club members to assist with the UNCF's Portfolio Project by mentoring high school juniors and seniors as the prepare for life beyond graduation. For more information, please call Linda at 206-851-8178.
Marilyn & Einer Handeland's Dahlia Garden Party
Sunday, September 25
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4036 85th Ave. SE
Mercer Island
Our fellow Rotarian, Einer Handeland, and his wife Marilyn have been working with Dahlias for over 40 years and invite you to join them for a tour of their stunning garden filled with 700 dahlias including 160 different varieties. You will enjoy a charming garden party with your fellow Rotarians and guests. Iced tea, lemonade, wine, and appetizers will be served.
Parking is available in front of their house as well as at Trinity Lutheran Church just three (3) houses north at the corner of 85th Avenue SE and SE 40th Street. There is wheelchair access on the north side of the house. To attend the event, please make your reservations with Doug Seto at dougseto@comcast.net.
Museum of Glass Tour
Saturday, October 1
11:00 AM
Museum of Glass Tacoma
Rotarians are invited to attend a tour of the Museum of Glass and lunch in Tacoma! For more details, please contact Fedva Dikmenat fedvadikmen@hotmail.com
To register for the Foundation Champions Gala, please click HERE.
If you would like to volunteer at UNCF's upcoming PNW College & Career Fair, please call Rotarian Linda Thompson-Black at 206-851-8178.
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 Manager, 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!!
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let mary@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 Caroline for more details at caroline@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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