Wednesday, January 15
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Rotary Boys and Girls Club
January Evening Member Event and Tour at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club
We are hoping to make an annual tradition of visiting the club we helped establish-the Rotary Boys and Girls Club! Join us for refreshments, hear about the history of the Rotary Boys and Girls Club and the current works of the organization, and take a tour! To register to attend, CLICK HERE.
Rotarians gathered on Wednesday, January 8th, at Pier 55 along the Elliott Bay waterfront to listen to a panel discussing the future of college athletics in the age of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). The panelist from the University of Washington shared their insights on what the current state of play is in this new era as well as their thoughts on where the future of college athletics may go with NIL. The encapsulating panel addressed many questions that the average fan of college athletics is likely to have considered within the last few years and went above and beyond to address the current questions that one might have about the future.
Seattle 4 President Jon Bridge opened with a brief anecdote about the location of the meeting: Pier 55. Having originally been built in 1900 as a freight pier, it subsequently collapsed in September of 1901 and was rebuilt in the following year. Following its rebuilding, the pier was operated by the Northern Pacific Railroad and was known then as Pier 4. Later the pier was converted into a terminal for passenger steamships, ferries, and ultimately storage from 1938 to the 1980s. During World War Two the pier was renamed from Pier 4 to its current name, Pier 55. Today it is the headquarters of the Argosy Tours company. Much like Pier 55, the state of college athletics has gone through a series of significant changes in its history.
The last several decades have seen monumental shifts in college athletics from changes in conference membership, the student athlete transfer portal, and most notable the ruling on the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). NIL has allowed college athletes to profit off the thing that has also been making their athletics programs money for years: themselves. In the past, profiting off one’s image in college athletics would have almost certainly resulted in penalties for the athlete and their college. Today, multi-million-dollar contracts are offered to top college athletes in various sports resulting in a competitive recruiting environment that more closely resembles the professional sports leagues than it does the collegiate athletics landscape from even just a few years ago.
SRSF will be partnering with the Rotary Club PNW Ending Sex Trafficking through a multi-club District Matching Grant. The project will provide prevention tools and education to the staff and support personnel of the Boys and Girls Club of King County. SRSF has chosen the Rotary Boys and Girls Club to receive this prevention and education training. Eric Laschever and Virginia McKenzie will be at the RBGC tour next week and can answer any additional questions at that time. Note: Seattle 4 sponsored the RCPNW to End Sex Trafficking so we have a nice connection with this club. To learn more about RCPNW, CLICK HERE
Speaking of the RBGC tour, it is next Wednesday, January 15th at 6pm. CLICK HERE TO RSVP This is an opportunity for you to learn more about the RBGC and the work that they do supporting youth in our community. Seattle 4 has a very rich and deep history with the RBGC going back 86 years. There is a lot to be proud and you won’t want to miss out on learning more.
Finally, please make sure to RSVP for the January 30th Large Local Grant event at the Rainier Club from 5:30-7:00pm. CLICK HERE TO RSVP This is a chance for you to hear from Three Finalists (out of 14 applicants) who will present to our membership about how their organizations are working to support The Vitality of Downtown Seattle: Public Safety and The Drug Crisis. It will be a lovely event with appetizers, drinks and some very worthwhile education about the good work being done in Seattle. Plus, you’ll then get to vote on the top organization that you want to receive $75,000.
Did you ever think of joining a Rotary meeting on your travels? Many members do and find it a great way to learn about Rotary in other parts of the world. Incoming VP of Membership Sue McNab took time out of recent travels to check in on a Cairo Rotary club and shared this photo. How can YOU incorporate Rotary into upcoming trips?!
Club member Assunta Ng was recently profiled by UW! CLICK HERE to check out the article and learn about how Assunta continues to support the AAPI community after selling her paper, Northwest Asian Weekly.
RISE Rotary Leadership Registration Now Open
Registration for the spring and fall 2025 sessions of the RISE Rotary Leadership Program is now open. If you would like to level up your leadership skills professionally or are looking for Rotary leadership opportunities, please sign up! Our club covers the cost of participation for a member or two each year.CLICK HEREfor more information and to register.
Last spring the club Board approved a Future Vision for our club and adopted the recommendations of the Future Vision Task Force to revitalize the club so we can be a relevant, vibrant, impactful “downtown” Rotary club in the future.
Since July 1, 2024 the club has begun the transition to its Future Vision as a :
Club of “Doers.”
Club prioritizing service in the greater Seattle metro area
Club representative of the greater Seattle metro area.
Club with a simplified, sustainable financial model.
Club with streamlined governance.
This has resulted in many changes, with more to come. At this mid-year point, the Future Vision Implementation team invites your feedback on progress to date and your input to further advance the club’s revitalization. Please complete the Member Survey announced at Wednesday’s club meeting.CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY
Please take time to complete this survey on or before Monday, January 17th. Thank you.
Lynn Lindsay Memorial Details
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.
Wednesday, January 15
6:00 PM
Rotary Boys and Girls Club (201 19th Ave.)
Rotary Boys and Girls Club Tour and Evening Member Event
See where your SRSF dollars go in support of the Rotary Boys and Girls Club! Did you know this Boys & Girls Club was established by our very own club in the 1940s and its first home was in the basement of Plymouth Church? Find out more information about the club during our January evening event. CLICK HERE to register to attend.
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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