Wednesday, January 22
Socialize @ Noon!
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Plymouth Church
Kirk Schulz, WSU President (Zooming In)
Kirk Schulz is the 11th president of Washington State University and a tenured professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering.
President Schulz is committed to fulfilling Washington State University’s mission as a land-grant university. Since his appointment in 2016, President Schulz has prioritized increasing the reach and effectiveness of the statewide system of campuses, Extension offices, and other programs to better serve the state of Washington.
This Wednesday's January Evening Event took us to the Rotary Boys and Girls Club.
In 1944, Seattle’s Rotary Youth Foundation embarked on its first major project, one that is still a source of Rotary involvement and pride 65 years later. In the beginning, it was called the George Colman Boys Club and was located in the basement of Plymouth Congregational Church where it served 300 boys.
Now known as the Rotary Boys and Girls Club – or “the Rotary,” as the kids call it – it continues to have substantial Rotarian involvement. In 1987, Rotarians donated $450,000 to add a new floor for the Rotary Educational Assistance Program (REAP), which provides tutoring and mentoring to help youth reach their full potential.
From 2001-2003, an additional $375,000 was provided to the Rotary Boys & Girls Club for capital improvements. In 2016, Rotarians partnered with KaBOOM! and Delta Airlines to install a new playground.
We want Rotarians to continue to serve as board members, mentors, volunteers, and donors. The club’s Learning Center and its new Computer Lab were made possible by the generosity of individual Rotarians.
For more information on how you can connect and serve with our Rotary Boys and Girls Club, please contact Club Director (and Rotary Club of Seattle member!) Kendrick Davis by CLICKING HERE.
We had a wonderfully informative tour of the Rotary Boys and Girls Club Wednesday evening. We got to see the building and understand how the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation has provided so much support to RBGC over the years in many ways including the building and also student scholarships and meals. Thank you to Kendrick and his team for an excellent evening!
The RBGC could really use some Rotarian support in helping 1st-3rd grade students learn to read. If you are interested in finding out more about this volunteer opportunity, please reach out to Nancy Cahill or Dave Given.
SRSF also recently distributed funds towards grants to Nature Bridge and the Limbe Water Project, thanks to the financial support of members like YOU!
As of this morning we have received 98 responses to our club survey. If you have not filled it out yet, we please ask that you do so! We are gleaning some interesting and informative insights from responses that have come through so far and we look forward to sharing them with you soon.
Family and friends of Lynn Lindsay will be hosting a memorial and celebration of life on Friday, January 31 at 3:00 PM at the Rainier Club for those that want to attend. Refreshments will follow.
We welcome the return of club member Fedva's cultural exchange dinners. These are great opportunities to get to know other club members in a social setting! Please RSVP by CLICKING HERE to email your RSVP to Fedva and get details for sending your dinner payment.
Thursday, January 30
5:30 PM
Rainier Club
Large Local Impact Grant Finalist Presentations
Please join us as we hear from several local nonprofits in the running for this Rotary year's SRSF Community Impact Grant related to this year's theme: The Vitality of Downtown. This event is free to attend for members; light refreshments will be provided. Free for club members to attend! CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Monday, February 3
3:00 PM
Lumen Field Event Center
Seattle Boat Show with the Seattle Rotary Mariners
The Seattle Rotary Mariners invite you to join them for a visit to the Seattle Boat Show. It will be free admission day for women.
Please meet at the entrance at 3 PM for a show walk-thru followed by a drinks from 4-6 PM at the Tunnel Club Lounge (cash bar).
Buy your event ticket by CLICKING HERE. Please note all tickets including free admission ones will need to be purchased in advance!
Bloodworks is giving away a $3,000 digital gift card this January. Donate blood during National Blood Donor Month and enter to win at www.bloodworksnw.org/win.
Wherever you donate, be sure to let Bloodworks know you are donating with Rotary District 5030 or provide the code “5030” when you arrive to donate to count toward our cumulative impact!
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!!
These are club membership (not total years of Rotary membership) anniversaries only
1 Year
Kyle White
Tucker Minor
Karlin Bungartz
Ariel Delaney
Armin Rohanifar
Paul Spieldenner
Kendrick Davis
2 Years
Jorge Chapa
Tony Chen
5 Years
Rajeev Agarwal
David Frum
Steve Woolworth
8 Years
Randy Frisch
14 Years
Lillian Sherman
20 Years
Anna Liotta
Burr Stewart
22 Years
Jim Spady
25 Years
Jeff Borek
27 Years
Dr. Bill Hammond
30 Years
Nancy Cahill
32 Years
Chris Clark
Don Nielsen
35 Years
Sten Crissey
36 Years
Bill Fetterley
Fedva Dikmen
37 Years
Laurie Jonsson
42 Years
Bob Davidson
45 Years
John King
47 Years
Bill Weisfield
51 Years
Neil McReynolds
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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