Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights October 6, 2023
President Nancy Cahill's Theme for 2022-23
Gather - Engage - Serve
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING
Note: Schedule Change
No Wednesday Meeting on Oct 11
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Tuesday, October 10
5:30 PM -7:00 PM
Renaissance Hotel's 515 Lounge
515 Madison St.
SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE
Our event will be on the main floor of the hotel, with visible signage from the lobby area on the SW corner of the main floor (visible from the bar area). There is a special Rotary rate of $10 in the Renaissance parking garage on Madison just west of 6th Avenue.
There will be complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. We will have a chance to meet with Seattle 4 Rotarians and learn about some of the ways Seattle 4 members have plugged into service that has been fun and fulfilling.
There will be no Zoom option for this event, so please plan to attend in person.
Virginia began by commemorating the 2-year anniversary since the launching of the Rotary Club of the PNW Ending Sex Trafficking sponsored by Seattle 4 Rotary. As the charter president of this single cause club, Virginia shared highlights of projects and accomplishments which include:
Affixing stickers with the national trafficking hotline to hotel soaps during the Super Bowl.
Picking up litter with We Heart Seattle.
Assembled comfort kits for REST, which serves survivors of sex trafficking, and cleaned their van.
Planted flowers at REST House North with participation of 20 volunteers from 6 different clubs.
Lunch Cost Changes: All individual payments for meeting lunches across the board are now $40 including visiting Rotarians and prospective member guests.
For our October 10 evening event, members will be asked to cover their own drink purchases but appetizers will be provided. Please note that future evening events may have a cost but those details will be determined on an event-by-event basis.
Applications Open for
Rotary Youth Exchange Program
Know a young person in your life who is looking for a unique summer experience? Share with them about the District 5030 Short Term Youth Exchange program! The Short Term Youth Exchange program is now open for applications for Summer 2024 for high school students aged 15-18. Students will go over to their host country to stay with a family for a month and then will return with their youth exchange student to share their culture for another month. This unique exchange promotes exploration of cultures, friendship between students and families, and promotes the spirit of Rotary within high school students! Applications are open through the end of October. Reach out to Tabitha Claus, District Youth Exchange Committee Member for more information.
Business Mentors Wanted!
Deadline to Sign Up Today!
The Rotary Business Mentors committee, under the co-chairmanship of Barton DeLacy and Paul Tsai, provides Seattle 4 members with an opportunity to coach UW Foster School of Business students as they help businesses in lower income communities plan for and execute growth strategies.
Rotary Business Mentors serve two critical functions. They guide UW Foster School of Business student teams during their consulting process and provide professional expertise and industry-specific knowledge to student teams. Students report that mentors have enabled them to gain new insights into business management. Additionally, mentors coach small business owners on strategies for implementing change within their company. Following the completion of the students’ work, mentors work with their business owners, helping them implement the strategies that the students have developed.
The Deadline to register as a Rotary Business Mentor is TODAY!
The Peacebuilders Committee Book Club is back! We are reading The River that Made Seattle by BJ Cummings. This is a book about the Duwamish River, a critical resource to the Indigenous people of the area that became a vital utility to aerospace and other industries. The use and abuse of the river shaped the lives of the area’s first people and the white settlers who came later. “Deeply researched and eloquent. Cummings skillfully unfolds the interrelated stories of a much-abused river, an ambitious city, and the people whose lives shaped both the river and the city.”
Our book discussion will be held on Wednesday, November 15, at 11:00 AM before the Seattle Rotary lunch program. We will meet in-person in the Olympic Room on the Mezzanine or 2nd Floor of the Westin Hotel.
The book’s publisher, University of Washington Press, is currently having a Back-to-School sale with 40% off and free shipping through Oct. 31st. To order through University of Washington Press, click HERE.
Saturday, October 7
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oxbow Farm Tour 10819 Carnation-Duvall Rd NE, Carnation, WA
Rotary Club of Seattle member Jim Barnhart and the Environmental Sustainability committee invite you to Oxbow Farm as we walk and tour the site.
See the organic farm’s processing facility, workshop, their Native Plant Nursery, their Family Farm and Kids’ Play area, and walk out to the Snoqualmie River overlook to hear about conservation work on the farm and across the valley. As we walk, you’ll learn about their programs in organic farming, conservation, native plant propagation and sales, and education—as well as the many public events they host to inspire visitors from across the region.
The tour will wrap up around noon. If folks want to bring a lunch with them, the tour will stop at their covered pergolas to allow everyone a chance to eat and ask questions.
Saturday, October 7
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Anniversary Party for Rotary Club of the PNW Ending Sex Trafficking
2125 1st Ave. 5th Floor
Can you believe it? It is soon to be two years since Seattle #4 sponsored the Rotary Club of the Pacific Northwest Ending Sex Trafficking!
Please come celebrate with them on October 7th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at 2125 - 1st Ave., 5th Floor, Seattle, WA 98121
It's also a great fellowship opportunity for Seattle 4 Rotarians. Click the link below to RSVP.
Tuesday, October 24
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (In Person)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM (Zoom)
World Polio Day 2023: Let's Make Polio History
Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center and Rotary International for a hybrid event commemorating World Polio Day 2023: Let’s Make Polio History.
This event will be an opportunity to celebrate progress in the fight against the disease and discuss the obstacles that remain to achieve a polio-free world.
Learn about what gives us hope in the pathway to eradication, how polio eradication is supporting women on the frontlines, and how the program continues to innovate and adapt to changing situations.
Engage with Ezra Teshome, PDG and a local Rotarian who has been leading vaccination campaigns in Ethiopia for over 20 years, and Tehniyat Khan from the Gates Foundation's polio team working to end polio in Afghanistan. The conversation will be moderated by Penny Legate, former TV anchor for KIRO TV.
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!!
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 Carma McKay for more information.
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let carma@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.
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 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 Co-Chairs are listed below to let us know how we can help.
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