Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights October 23, 2026
Next Meeting Zoom Only October 28
Wednesday, October 28 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Zoom Only
PNC Bank Asset Manager Amanda Agati in Conversation with Bob Donegan
Amanda is the chief investment officer for PNC’s Asset Management Group and chair of the PNC Investment Policy committee. She is also a member of the Investment Committee for PNC's pension fund, has recently served on PNC's Corporate Diversity Council and is a PNC-certified Women’s Business Advocate. Amanda leads the firm's overall investment strategy, portfolio and risk management approach and investment solution development across the Asset Management Group. ®
The Celebration of Life for George Liu, husband of Assunta Ng, will take place November 7 at 11:30 AM at Salty's in West Seattle. If you wish to attend, please RSVP no later than October 30 by emailing rememberingeorgeliu@gmail.com.
Members of our club attended a Rotary District 5030 gala this past Friday night. Featuring incoming Rotary International President Larry Lunsford, we had a strong two-table showing for the event! Thanks to all that attended and to Jeff Borek for the pics!
Rotary members can save 30% on tickets to Salome with promotion code INSIDE30! Hurry, Salome closes October 31st. Some restrictions apply, see website for details.
One of the most meaningful ways your support of the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation comes to life is through grants that strengthen our community. The 2027-2028 grant cycle is now open, with applications accepted from October 1, 2026 through February 14, 2027.
Funding for approved projects will be available beginning July 1, 2027.
If there is a nonprofit doing important work in our community that could benefit from Seattle Rotary support, we encourage you to connect with them and help them explore this opportunity. The application and advocate information are available on the Local Service CommitteeandInternational Service Committeepages.
Together, we can ensure that the funds entrusted to the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation continue to make a lasting impact across our region.
Make your annual SRSF donation in support of our grant-making work byDONATING HERE
Learn more about recent grantees and the good work they are doing locally and internationally by checking out the2025-2026 SRSF ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Seatle Rotary Diplomacy Day at the Rainier Club featured May Mei‑Chen Lin, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Seattle who provided an overview of Taiwanese Rotary work and the value of Taiwan’s democracy to Washington State, the U.S. and the world.
The Seattle Consulate is regional covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montan and Alaska. District 5030 Governor-Elect, Raymond ‘Ray’ Connell, provided reflections on Rotary International’s recent convention in Taipei Diplomacy Day Task Force Member, Paul Tsai, provided a brief overview of Diplomacy Day as he introduced Director Lin as a career diplomat who will provide a clear-eyed assessment about the road ahead and international order.
While her office provides services such as visa issuance, passport services, document authentication, and assistance to Taiwanese nationals; her message today was about the “elephant in the room” China.
She did not mince words about the threat mainland China poses to Taiwan and the importance of its democracy. She said Washington State is one of Tiawan’s top ten foreign markets that has grown over more than 30 years of shared democratic values.
“The international community must hold the line on China’s threat to Tiawan’s democracy as it undermines the safety of our community and the world,” she said. “Any threat to the Tiawan Strait will create a global economic emergency that will severely impact Washington’s economy.”
Saturday, October 24 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Rotary Boys and Girls Club 201 19th St.
Fall Facility Clean Up Day
Save the date and plan to join your fellow Rotarians in service at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club (RBGC)! RBGC was established in the 1940s by OUR CLUB, with activities hosted in the basement of the old Plymouth Church. In the 1950s, we built the building that the RBGC still calls home today.
Please email lwalker@thewalkergroupnw.com if you wish to participate. Help us get a strong turnout for this impactful and rewarding service event. Volunteers will be joined by teen RBGC students!
Thursday, October 29 6:00 - 9:00 PM Hosted by Ashley Burman
Rotary Halloween Party
Get ready for a scary good time at our Halloween costume party! This will be our first member-hosted house event since COVID, with hopes of adding more to our club calendar!
Event address will be provided to registrants closer to the event date.
If you would like to host the club at your home or business, please email mary@seattlerotary.org to discuss.
In an effort to better inform membership of the health of the club, we will start posting member additions and resignations after each month's club board meeting.
New Members: David Lewis, Phiona Atuhaire, Arden Fujiwara
Resignations:Mieka Briejer, Steve Boyer, Karen Kalish, Paula Houston, Anchor Dewitt Jensen
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!!
Seattle Rotary denounces racism and the marginalization of people from any group and in any way.
We ask all to stand in solidarity with members of our community who are experiencing any form of racism, xenophobia, or marginalization.
New Members in Oct.
David Lewis Phiona Atuhaire Arden Fujiwara
October 23-October 29
Rich Lacher
Garin Wedeking Bill Gates III Kathy Williams
OCTOBER CLUB ANNIVERSARY
These are club membership (not total years of Rotary membership) anniversaries only
1 Year
Tahsin Alam
Emily Yim
Jim Wigfall
2 Years Juan Pablo Liendo Bob Nicholson
4 Years
Andrea Anderson
6 Years
Tabitha Claus Stephen Morse Mihoko Tanaka
7 Years
Dow Constanine
10 Years John Hojaboom
12 Years
Lorna Tumwebaze
13 Years
Eric Christensen
24 Years
Carese Busby
25 Years
Daniel Wiener
27 Years
Jim Moore
28 Years
Vicky Oxley
29 Years
Cynthia Chirot
31 Years
Tom Mesaros
32 Years
Bob Johnson
33 Years
Kathy Williams
34 Years
Karl Ege
37 Years
Roger Chaffin
Lou Lundquist
Nancy Osborne
39 Years
Ron Bayley
44 Years
Steve Prince
55 Years (!)
John Durbin
Get Involved
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 Mary Goldie for more information.
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.
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 Chair to let us know how we can help.
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