Current Projects
The Rotary Club's good works are carried out by our committees funded by the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation.
Club committees have the responsibilities of knowing the needs of the community, evaluating the various programs that address those needs, recommending grants for the most effective programs, and following up to monitor the outcome of those projects.
ARTS
BUSINESS MENTORS
Undergraduate student teams provide 400-600 hours of consulting services to minority and women-owned business and small businesses in low- and moderate-income communities. At the University of Washington, 80-90 students and 20-30 Rotary mentors are involved with this program each year. To date, more than 1,200 students and 300 businesses have been through this program, which has generated more than 5,000 new and retained jobs and $65 million in new revenues.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
EDUCATION
This committee seeks to promote educational excellence, justice, and equity as well as enhance the well-being of Seattle youth in our community. We do this through the education of Rotary members, service to the school community, and support for students and teachers.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
ROTARY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
PEACEBUILDERS
SUSTAINABILITY
The Sustainability Committee has five primary goals:
- Educating Rotary members and the public about how and why we should all conserve energy and resources and adopt sustainable solutions.
- Demonstrating the benefits to ourselves and future generations of a sustainable approach to business and living.
- Innovating with ideas promoted by our Rotary club to switch to sustainable practices in all Rotary projects.
- Donating to projects that offsets unavoidable personal carbon emissions.
- Advocating for the importance of sustainability as the world wrestles with carbon emission reductions and other resource constraints.