Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights September 16, 2022
Next Week's Meeting
Wednesday, September 21
Rainier Club & Zoom
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Roger BelAir
Pickleball: Past, Present, & Prison
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America and national interest is introducing pickleball to a whole new generation of players. Created in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, Pickleball has been named the official state sport of Washington. Now due to Roger BelAir’s efforts, the game is being played with impressive results in prisons from coast to coast. Hear how a 60 Minutes segment on crime encouraged BelAir to bring the sport to incarcerated individuals.
Off the court, Roger is a financial expert who has been profiled in a cover story of Money magazine; an acclaimed author of financial books; and a keynoter at conventions.
President Beth opened the meeting by describing how past Rotary 4 President Todd Summerfelt, who recently passed from unbeatable cancer, lived life joyfully and to its fullest. She invited past Rotary 4 president, Kim Moore, to the podium to talk a bit about Todd, to introduce Todd’s family and acknowledge Todd’s 37 years as a Seattle 4 Rotarian.
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! Appetizers will be provided by the club and drinks will be at happy hour prices! To attend, please pre-register for the free event HERE no later than Friday, September 16.
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.
Come celebrate the opening of the Detective Cookie Chess Park on September 24 and see the giant chess pieces that were funded as part of a Peacebuilder grant by SRSF. SRSF is also supporting chess club activities with grant funds. The park dedication will run from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
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
RSVPs now accepted for this event until Monday, September 19.
International District Tour
Thursday, October 13
4:45 PM
Seattle Best Tea
Our member Assunta Ng, Publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly, will take us on a tour of the International District showing where Chinatown, Japan town and Little Saigon are. This is her Chinatown tour Part II. It will focus on Bruce Lee’s first kung fu schools and where his childhood movies in Hong Kong were shown in the early 1960s. The story of the Chinese Historic Chinatown Gate, the controversy of Sound Transit Stations in Chinatown, the conflicts between the young activists and business owners on new developments and homeless issues, and other landmarks will be featured in this tour.
Meet at Seattle Best Tea at 506 S. King St. at 4:45 p.m., ending at Tai Tung (655 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104) for dinner and beverages. Dinner including tax, $30.
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!!
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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 Carma for more details at carma@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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