President Jon opened the meeting at Seattle #4 Rotary’s new home, the Washington Athletic Club, followed by Linda Rough, accompanied by guest violinist, Dr. Sue Erber, leading the day’s song, ‘America the Beautiful’. Larry Granat recognized the passing of long time Rotarian and founder of Music4Life, David Endicott, with a moment of silence.
Following five minutes of ‘table talk,’ President Jon introduced the day’s featured speaker, Washington State Attorney General, Nick Brown, who took the reins of the state’s largest ‘law firm’ in January. He described the office as representing all the people in Washington State, with 830 attorneys supported by 900 professional staff providing policy, legislative and legal assistance as needed. Washington’s AG Office is second only to California in size.
“Everyday when I come to work, everything we do matters,” he said. As U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington, “I had respect and admiration for the people and work that really mattered, now in this job we represent all people in Washington State and advocate on their behalf.”
“We are in a crisis today. We are tasked with protecting our people from the President of the United States,” he said. Protecting people from unconstitutional acts including our state’s challenging protection for birthright citizenship, public employees as victims of irrational attacks among man other illegal acts. The President cannot do illegal things, he continued, as an Executive Order is like a memorandum not a law, cannot break the law and has resulted in our state’s joining in 20 cases so far against the federal government.
Happy 70th anniversary to the Rotary Boys & Girls Club on 19th and Spruce! Current club members Tom Herche and Chris Clark were honored for their commitment to the Rotary Boys & Girls Club over the years, as was our very own Seattle Rotary Service Foundation (SRSF) and current SRSF President, Vicky Oxley. Thanks to club member and Rotary Boys & Girls Club liaison Jared Grose and others that made for such a special night!
SRSF Update
We're so close to our 55% participation goal for The Rotary Foundation (TRF) giving! (currently at 53.4% participation)
If you haven't made your annual donation, do so before July 1 so we can hit this important target!
Wednesday, June 18
6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Seattle Tennis Club
Pinkham & Skeel Donors Reception
SAVE THE DATE! This event will be open to select donors in honor of their contributions to the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation this year.
Wednesday, June 25
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Swedish Club
Annual President's Party
Let's send Club President Jon Bridge out in style at this year's President's Party at a new location-The Swedish Club! Enjoy food, drinks, and fun with your fellow Rotarians. To register to attend, please purchase your tickets by CLICKING HERE and scrolling down to the June 25 event.
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. April membership changes approved by the board on May 27 are as follows:
New Members: Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman and Bob Braun
Resignations: Loria Yeadon, Ford Van Winkle, Raymond Tymas-Jones, Amy Maloney
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
David Ferrell
2 Years
Cindy Sharek
3 Years
Frances Walker
8 Years
Mahnaz Eshetu
Harry Short
9 Years
Dulcie Patner
13 Years
Mike Harney
14 Years
John Pohl
16 Years
Matt Bratlien
18 Years
Marli Iverson
23 Years
Dann Mead Smith
John Adams
26 Years
Steve Boyer
33 Years
Roberta Greer
35 Years
Astrid Berg
36 Years
Irv Sandman
38 Years
Stanberry Foster Jr.
39 Years
Dave Kelly
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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