Rotary

Today Tom Hanson provided us an update on the plans and status for revision of 171st Street in Woodinville which will add two roundabouts and create a larger stream offset from the road and revitalize the stream to support Salmon habitat.

Tom has updated the club on numerous occasions over the years and is retiring from the City of Woodinville. We would like to thank Tom for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.

The Rotary Club of Woodinville celebrated its 30-year anniversary on October 4 at the Lucky Spud Ranch. The event featured a performance by the ukulele band STRUM, which stands for Seattle’s Totally Relaxed Ukulele Musicians. Current Rotary president Erv DeSmet plays in the band.

Not only did the party celebrate 30 years of community stewardship and over two and a half million dollars raised, DeSmet said it also honored the deep friendships formed over time between the members.

There is a great recap in the Woodinville Weekly on Woodinville Rotary’s 30 years of serving the community. Looking forward to many more years of making a difference.

Happy Charter Anniversary!

See the full story in the Woodinville Weekly.

Today we had the pleasure of having Dick Sanford the founder of Operation Warm give us an update on the foundation.

From it’s humble beginning’s while driving on the streets of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Dick Sanford encountered a sight that eventually spurred the formation of Operation Warm: a group of children – coatless – huddled at a bus stop on a cold December morning in 1998. The sight led Dick to drive to a local department store and purchase every coat in stock. With the help of his local rotary club, those 58 coats were given directly to kids in need.

This gesture of kindness inspired the creation of Operation Warm. The first 58 coats were purchased by one man, but the millions of coats since then have been a result of communities united, working together to improve the livelihood of children living in poverty.

The Woodinville Rotary club has been a proud partner for over 10 years and is responsible for bringing the program to the Northwest.

Operation Warm’s mission is to provide brand new winter coats to children in need, helping to improve self-confidence, peer acceptance, school attendance, and overall wellness. To learn more check out the Operation Warm website.