Rotary Club of Seattle - Seattle #4

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting (and final meeting of the Rotary year!) on Wednesday, June 19 at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle. Guests, please email [email protected] for additional information.

Joy Shigaki, Friends of the Waterfront

Join Friends of Waterfront Park’s President and CEO, Joy Shigaki, as she shares the integral work being done on Seattle’s new world-class 20-acre public space.

After over two decades of imagining, planning and building, Waterfront Park will open to the public in early 2025. Playing an indispensable role now and into the future, Friends of Waterfront Park offers non-profit leadership in the park’s management, fundraising, programming and activation, as well as stewarding the park for generations to come.

Are you looking to promote your business in front of ~300 downtown Seattle business and community leaders? Consider becoming a Rotary Club of Seattle sponsor! Sponsorship helps support our club's renowed lunch meetings and provides perks such as recognition at club meetings and through club communications and club memberships at some tiers!

Your business can become a sponsor for as low as $500 for one lunch meeting sponsorship!

For pricing and perks information, please click on the "Become a Meeting Sponsor" button on our Meeting Information page!

https://seattlerotary.org/page/meeting-information

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting on Wednesday, June 5. If visiting or interested in membership, please email [email protected] for more information.

Miri Cypers, Anti-Defamation League

Please join Miri Cypers, Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League’s Pacific Northwest Office, for a presentation on the current climate of antisemitism, hate and extremism and strategies for building safer, more inclusive communities. The presentation will discuss ADL’s local work to combat hate through education, advocacy, community building, and tracking and speaking out to create a better informed public.

Please note there is no Rotary Club of Seattle lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 29. Our next lunch meeting is June 5. If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected]!

Members gathered for a fourth Wednesday service activity in support of Wellspring Family Services this afternoon! Thanks to all our members that joined us today at the Rotary Support Center for Families.

During our Centennial year in 2009, our club raised over $4 million for Wellspring Family Services to build the Rotary Support Center for Families. Rotarians made five-year pledges toward this milestone project that enabled Wellspring Family Services to add depth and breadth to programs they currently offer and consider new options to meet emerging needs.

Interested in Rotary Club of Seattle membership? Our next member event is a lunch time service event on Wednesday, May 22. If you are interested in joining us as a prospective member, please email [email protected] for more details!

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 15. If looking to attend as a prospective member or visiting Rotarian, please email [email protected] for more information.

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz

Join us for this highly-anticipated lunch meeting wtih Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. He will be discussing public safety priorities for downtown Seattle and surrounding areas and current law enforcement and community collaborations working to address these issues.

Note that our May 8 member evening event is a private all-club meeting. If you are interested in attending our next club lunch meeting on May 15, please email [email protected].

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 1. Prospective members, guests, and visiting Rotarians, please email [email protected] for more information.

Rob Dunlop, Cascade Public Media

Cascade PBS is the premiere regional public media organization offering the best of public broadcasting, local original productions, public interest journalism and community events. Our mission is to inform and inspire the community to make the world a better place. Join us to learn about the latest from PBS; the local programs we produce, such as Mossback’s Northwest, Nick on the Rocks and Out & Back; and the latest in our coverage of local politics and investigative journalism.

GET LISTED ON THE DISTRICT 5030 BUSINESS NETWORK AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

District 5030 embarked on a three-year strategic initiative, where one of our core pillars is to embrace our vocational legacy. In support of this strategic pillar District 5030 launched a unique business directory to promote Rotarian involved businesses inspired to serve and support our communities.

We are thrilled to introduce a fantastic opportunity for you to list your business on the Rotary District 5030’s Community Benefit Business Network (CBBN) platform, powered by Our Mayberry. This service is completely FREE of charge and offers a unique way for you to increase visibility among fellow Rotarians and our wider community.

To be included in the Rotary District 5030 directory, click the "Add Your Business" button in the left column, create an account on Our Mayberry and then fill out your profile.

GET LISTED: https://business.district5030.org

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting on Wednesday, April 17. Prospective members and visiting Rotarians, please email [email protected] for more information.

Annual Diplomacy Program

Our April 17 meeting features our annual Diplomacy Day event in partnership with the Consular Association of Washington and the Rotary Clubs of District 5030. This year's main program will be a panel discussion titled "Rapidly Emerging Ties between the Pacific Northwest and South Asia" featuring panelists Consul General Prakash Gupta of the new Consulate General of India in Seattle, Dr. Radhika Govindrajan, Director of the South Asia Center of the University of Washington, and Sital Kalantry, JD, Director of the RoundGlass India Center of Seattle University.

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle on Wednesday, April 10 for our April evening member event at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club! Guests or prospective members, please email [email protected] for more details.

In 1944, Seattle's Rotary Youth Foundation embarked on its first major project, one that our club continues to support 80 years later: the Rotary Boys and Girls Club (RBGC)! From its humble beginnings in the basement of Plymouth Congressional Church to today, RBGC has impacted the lives of thousands of local youth through their programming.

Plan on joining us for this very special evening as we visit the club our club helped create! You will enjoy light refreshments, hear about the history of the club, learn about what our support does for the organization today, and tour the club facilities.

We hope you don't miss this long-anticipated event!

Thank YOU so much for joining us today, WA Secretary of State!

Five past club presidents spanning three decades enjoyed lunch together yesterday. Left to right: Ralph Munro (2002-2003), Sten Crissey (2010-2011),
Neil McReynolds (1991-1992), Catherine Gibson (2016-2017) and Jimmy Collins (2021-2022)

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle for our next lunch meeting on Wednesday, April 3. Guests and prospective members, please email [email protected] for more details.

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs

Office of the Secretary of the State: Serving Communities Statewide

Hobbs will speak about how the Office of the Secretary of State serves communities statewide through various divisions, specifically making an impact through voter education and outreach and combating election misinformation.

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle Wednesday, March 20, for our next lunch meeting. Guests, please email [email protected] for more information.

Rachel Smith, Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce

Rachel Smith, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, will make the case for why the stakes are high, and why that’s a good thing; how thinking big, re-embracing regionalism, and being civically relentless will set the Puget Sound region up for success in 2024 and beyond.

Our March member evening event brought us to The Attic at Madison Park for a happy hour followed by a presentation at the arboretum from Seattle legend, Gardening with Ciscoe! Our Rotary District 5030 DG, Kaj Pedersen, graciously provided opening remarks.

Are you looking to join a vibrant, multigenerational club that makes time to connect through fun events and exclusive programming? If so, please email [email protected] for more information!

Congratulations to club member David Bobanick and Harvest Against Hunger for the cover story in this month’s Rotary magazine! So grateful to see an organization established through our Rotary District 5030 getting global exposure!

From farm to food pantry On a clear afternoon in late summer, a dozen volunteers meet Benji Astrachan at River Run Farm in Sequim, Washington, a small town set between the snowcapped peaks of Olympic National Park and the Salish Sea that connects to the Pacific. He hands out green-handled harvest knives and leads the group....

Our charitable arm, the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation, announced the club-chosen winner of their Community Impact Grant last week. Out of almost 30 grant applications received, Pike Place Market Foundation was picked by club member vote to receive a $100,000 grant!

Pike Place Market Foundation will be using these funds to support their Pike Place Market Food Access Program, which provides food to the community through a food bank, no-cook food bags, CSA produce bags, and market coupons to around 20,000 locals annually. Club members will be involved in the organization's efforts as well!

Thanks to all applicants that applied!

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle Wednesday, March 6, at the Westin Hotel. Guests and prospective members, please email [email protected] to RSVP.

Joni Balter in Conversation with Mark Wright: Threats to Local Journalism

Threats to local journalism: the dysfunctional, news business model collides with an ever increasing need for access to objectively true information. The fate of civil discourse -- indeed, democracy -- lies in the balance. A conversation with journalists Joni Balter and Mark Wright.

We love our longtime partner Harvest Against Hunger and are thrilled with this showcase!

From farm to food pantry On a clear afternoon in late summer, a dozen volunteers meet Benji Astrachan at River Run Farm in Sequim, Washington, a small town set between the snowcapped peaks of Olympic National Park and the Salish Sea that connects to the Pacific. He hands out green-handled harvest knives and leads the group....

It was a historic day for our club as we gathered at the UW Consulting & Business Development Center to celebrate our long partnership with the school through our Business Mentors program. Club members were able to meet other club member and other program mentors, student mentees, and faculty. Thank you to to everyone that made this impactful day possible!

If you have memories or stories from being a past program mentor or mentee, please email [email protected] or drop it here in the comments!

We had a very special lunch meeting yesterday that really brought the power of Rotary to life! With guest speaker University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce at the podium, a flag exchange with visiting Rotarian Edward Schnell, and amazing new member introductions of Collin Moriarty Olden and Ariel I. Delaney, M.A., we manage to make the most of our twice a month hour-long lunch programs!

Interested in joining a dynamic club that is dedicated to local service and connection AND is part of a larger international 2,000,000+ member network? Rotary Club of Seattle - Seattle #4 membership might be for you! Want to join us for an upcoming lunch or evening event? Please email [email protected] for more details!

Last night, our club's charitable arm, the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation (SRSF), hosted club members at the Rainier Club to hear from three finalists vieing for a $100,000 Community Impact Grant. Members heard 10 minute pitches for projects from Consumer and Education Training Services (CENTS), Pike Place Market Foundation, and Washington Building Leaders of Change (WA-BLOC). Members will be voting on the ultimate winner soon. Thank you to the finalists and club members that attended this dynamic event!

Welcome new page followers! We’d love to hear about why you’re interested in our club and how you heard about us! Give us a shout in the comments (tag us!) and please email [email protected] if you’d like to attend an upcoming lunch meeting or evening event!

Warning: Event may contain goofy club members serving you spirits like this 😉

Our very own Education committee held an impactful event last night at the Seattle Public Library-Central Library raising awareness of an often-overlooked educational epidemic in the United States - illiteracy. This even was open to the public and could not have been possible without the help of our Education committee co-chairs, Lori Walker and Dr. Tatyana Tsrylina-Spady, assisting club members, Chris Nakea and Rotary District 5030. Do you want to join a club where you have the power to create impactful events like this for the wider community? Are you looking for a club that cares about the issues facing us today and acts for change? Please email [email protected] for more information on club membership.

Join the Rotary Club of Seattle Wednesday, January 17th, at the Westin Hotel or on Zoom. Guests should email [email protected] to RSVP.

Matt von Ruden, Washington State Ferry Systems and George Harris, NW Marine Trade Association.

The Seattle Boat Show sails into town on February 2nd. The demographics of boaters are changing rapidly and so is the workforce that is vital for the $8 billion Washington state recreational boating and fishing economy. George will share highlights of Core Plus Maritime, a Washington based high school curriculum in 26 high schools across the state that prepares students for careers in the maritime industry during his short program

Matt Von Ruden of the Washington State Ferry System will be our featured long program speaker. He will be discussing his work converting our state ferries to an all-electric fleet.

The Rotary Club of Seattle's Education Committee is pleased to bring this film screening and panel discussion to the public on Tuesday, January 23 at 4:00 PM at the Seattle Public Library Main Branch. We hope to see you there! Tickets on sale now: https://lnkd.in/gzpStsRT

During the event, there will be a screening of an illiteracy documentary followed by a panel discussion from these esteemed educators and policy makers:

David Woodward, Moderator, Founder of David Woodward Associates, recently served as the Senior Advisor for Global Engagement with Seattle University

Dr. Kelly Aramaki, Public Schools Superintendent

Dr. Dwane Chappelle, City of Seattle Director of Education & Early Learning

Dr. Jessica Conte, Principal, Dearborn Park International Elementary School

Mr. Roy Chang, Founder & ED, School Connect WA, non-profit working to close education gaps in Seattle Schools