Congratulations to Pat Ford for receiving an unsung hero award for her many contributions to the club. Sandy and Cynthia gave excellent classification talks, including their shared love of finding the “next adventure.” We are thankful to have such outstanding women in our Rotary family.
We stand in support of Past President Gary Whitsell as he enters a new health battle. In Rotary, we are there for you in life.
SOA Mayor Jarvis presented “Legacy fine waivers” to the newer members and collected travel taxes, final four fines and happy dollars.
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
President Paul officially presented new member Mark Ihrig with his Rotary red badge. Welcome to the club!
Guest speaker Apollo Fuhriman, Regional Advocate for the US Small Business Administration, spoke about his role in helping to reform existing regulatory burdens for small businesses.
SOA Eric administered a “fun fine” to all attendees of the recent Thirsty Thursday at Teatro Zinzanni.
Keith announced an idea for traveling “Retain Elaine” T-shirts. Standby for more clues on this innovative idea to support Mayor Cook….
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
Dow Constantine, King County Executive and fellow Rotarian was our guest speaker at this morning’s meeting. A fourth generation Washingtonian and life-long resident of King County, Executive Constantine, has been in office since 2009. Highlights of his presentation included environmental issues, mass transit and addressing homelessness through programs such as Best Starts for Kids.
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
Joining us for breakfast, City Manager Brandon Buchanon presented the State of the City report. It was a busy 2018, and 2019 is looking to be even busier, with multiple projects on the drawing board.
Jay Fiske awarded Marilyn and Tim with their latest Paul Harris awards. Rotaract President Ariana announced events coming up including the clubs Mental Health Awareness Week on April 8-13th and then next General Meeting on April 22.
Bob kicked off March Madness with a bang. Watch for a personal email if you haven’t signed up yet. SOA Tana was in fine form with a focus on multiple recipients of fines. Impressive job!
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
Exciting happenings at this morning’s Rotary meeting! We welcomed the robotic team from nationally recognized Cedar Park Christian School who presented a hands on demonstration. Impressive work!
President Elect Will Ibershoff returned from PETS inspired for his upcoming Rotary year. Past District Governor Alex Hopkins brought back an Operation Warm Coats tabletop banner to highlight our clubs involvement.
Woodinville Mayor Elaine Cook updated fellow members on city happenings. We are thrilled to have Elaine leading the council!
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
This morning’s meeting was led by the one and only Erv DeSmet. A warm Rotary welcome to our guest speaker, Mike Madden, Rotary District 5030 Youth Services Chair, who spoke on Youth Protection. Mike was joined by Laurel Redden and Karen Sharp from the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center.
UW Bothell Rotaractor, Nathaniel updated all on the latest Rotaract happenings and we welcomed Kristi Bolles, Branch Manager of Coastal Community Bank once again to our meeting. Nice having Christopher Burgess, Woodinville Chamber Director join us this morning as well.
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
Woodinville Rotarians welcomed all visitors starting with the pledge, gratitude thoughts and a song, courtesy of Bronco and Marilyn.
Guest speaker, Patsy Treece spoke about Music 4 Life, which provides ready-to-play musical instruments at no charge to public school districts for use by students in need throughout the region. Music 4 Life does this because research shows that children who participate in instrumental music activities do better in numerous other academic areas and because we believe that instrumental music can and does save lives. It is a gift that we feel passionately about passing on to future generations.
They believe that every child should have the opportunity to enhance their education through music. Music education affords myriad benefits throughout life, and we aspire to provide opportunities for all children to reap those benefits.
An impromptu classification talk by PDG Alex Hopkins was a nice surprise to the morning program.
Confession fines, happy dollars and raffle ticket wins by SOA Bronco, assisted by 2nd time guest, Mark Ihrig, rounded out a fine morning meeting.
You are invited to join us for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange.
It was nice to see everyone this morning for our first meeting of 2019. Congratulations to Jenna on receiving her official blue badge and Cynthia on receiving her red badge. Welcome to the club!
Today’s Woodinville Rotary guest speaker was Eleanor Vogelsand, Community Relations Manager at Close Up, speaking on civic education.
Close Up informs, inspires, and empowers young people to exercise the rights and accept the responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
We believe that a strong democracy requires active and informed participation by all citizens; therefore we seek to reach participants of every race, creed, geographical community, socio-economic level, and academic standing. Close Up welcomes participation on its programs without regard to gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability. To carry out our mission, we partner with educators, schools, and youth organizations throughout the country to help young people develop the skills and attitudes to become informed and engaged citizens. Since 1971, over 850,000 participants have participated in Close Up programs.
President Paul recapped a successful 16th Operation Warm Coats Event, led by Tim House, UW Bothell Rotaractors and community volunteer support. Well done all!
Congratulations to Jorge for his Paul Harris Award +5 and celebrating his 70th birthday. A warm Rotary thank you to Dave Witt for his service as Woodinville Chamber Director and well wishes on his retirement.
Wishing a warm Rotary birthday to Alex, Erv and Will who reported on a very good year thus far. Congratulations to new member Jenna, who received her red badge. Welcome to the Rotary family!
Elaine reminded all to get ready for the Woodinville Winterfest 5K and 10K this Saturday, along with our WRC cookie decorating booth, hosted by Marilyn and Tany in the early evening. All Rotary elves are invited to join the festivities.
Our guest speaker today was Lynn Petzold, a former Rotary Exchange Student, who spoke about her experiences abroad, and how it impacted her career and life choices.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Roy G. and Pat Ford led everyone in an exercise of gratitude this morning. It was an engaging and heartfelt time to share what we are thankful for with one another.
There is a common truth in our Rotary Club: we are all grateful to be part of a Rotary family with heart, a fun-loving spirit and a bit of rebellion, in a good way. Wishing you and yours the most joyous of holidays. Happy Thanksgiving from the Rotary Club of Woodinville! We meet for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange. You are welcome to join us!
President Paul invited members to share a recap of recent events, including the UW Bothell Rotaract “Tent & Talk Peace Project” at Camp Unity, Dale Fonk’s campaign experiences and special announcements.
A Fallen’s Soldiers Table was set by Cinthia Fernandez, and Veteran Jay Fiske spoke about the significance of each item. We honor all our veterans for their service and remember those who are no longer with us.
Past President Keith brought a special guest today, Georgia, who just joined the family yesterday. Adorable!
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It was another great meeting with Woodinville Rotary!
In the spirit of continuing a club legacy, Snappy and Snapette bestowed Rotaractor Nathaniel Gibbs with a Rotary nickname: “Snapster” and welcomed him to the photo op family. Look for examples of Snapster’s talents on future photo posts.
Featured guest speaker, Julie McNamara-Dahl from REST discussed the problem of sex-trafficking in our area. The goal of REST is simple — freedom, safety, and hope to women & girls exploited by the sex trade. Visit their website to learn how you can help address this serious problem in our community.
Fundraising Chair Eric Greenwood presented a preliminary rundown of the auction numbers. Well done team!
We have a President-elect! A Rotary shoutout to Will Ibershof for stepping up to serve our club. We are looking forward to serving with you at the helm.
Rotaract Communications Director Mia Harris, Snapster aka Nathaniel Gibbs and Barbara who was a member of a Rotaract Club in Brazil represented UW Bothell Rotaract at today’s meeting. The SOS Sock & Scarf Drive is ongoing until October 31. Thank you for your donations!
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Our morning meeting began with the first ever “Rotary group invocation” prompted by John B. Hughes. Many members shared their thoughts on the Woodinville Rotary Peace Auction held this past Saturday. It was a perfect way to kick off our meeting!
Guests were introduced and announcements came next, including UW Bothell Rotaractor Mia Harris who promoted the UWB Rotaract SOS Sock & Scarf Drive going on this month until October 31. New or lightly used socks & scarves or cash donations will be accepted and donated to local homeless organizations in our community. Thank you to all who have donated!
Membership Director Tany Slater-Gautreau presented an update and led a group feedback and discussion session. Lots of great ideas were raised this morning.
President Paul kicked off his year at this weeks morning meeting by welcoming guests and special guest speakers including a classification talk by “Rock Star” Roy G and Gretchen Wilson-Prangley, Founder and CEO of Play Africa.
It was nice to see former WRC President Al and Marilyn Marsh in the house as well.
UW Bothell Rotaract Peace Team Lead, Mia Harris, reminded all to join her at Camp Unity on Saturday, July 14 for the Sock and Summer BBQ Peace Project with Woodinville and Northshore Fire Departments starting at 11am at Northlake Lutheran Church. This is the 3rd Peace Builder event sponsored by the UW Bothell Rotaract Club. Hope to see everyone there!
A photo opportunity between two of the latest Peace Builder Poles that will be installed in our community, capped off the morning. May Peace Prevail on Earth.
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Good Morning Woodinville Rotary! Fun times abound when Bronco is manning the welcome table! Along with an enthusiastic greeting, you may receive a personalized name tag and gain a new Rotary nickname for the day.
UW Bothell Rotaractor and Camp Unity Peace Project Lead, Mia, made a few Rotaract announcements, including the clubs recent “Outstanding Service Award” and the Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive for Camp Unity. There will be 2 drop off dates: June 14 and July 14. Please bring your donations to a WRC morning meeting. Thank you to all who have already started their Spring cleaning and brought a car load today!
Our special guest speaker was fellow Rotarian Dave Nichols, presenting about Shelter Box (https://www.shelterboxusa.org/), providing emergency shelter for families displaced by disaster or conflict.
John updated everyone on the clubs Peace Initiative. The “Rotary Charitable Giving Peace Train” has left the station, and the first stop is this years charitable wine offering. For $100 donation, Donors received a bottle of “Prevail” pinot noir wine produced from the grapes at the Molbak Block of Grace Town Vineyards. This is a project of the Greater Grace Wine Appreciation Society (GGWAS). There is a limited amount of this premium wine available. Proceeds are to be directed to the Dolan’s “Love a Neighbor” non-profit Foundation for current operational expenses. Many signed up this morning to donate!
SOA Jorge took front and center to administer an assertive fine platform. It was all in fun and all for charity. We meet for breakfast on Tuesday mornings, 7am at the Sammamish Grange. Join us!
What’s a Woodinville Rotary meeting without Mayor Jarvis and his infamous grapes or Sergeant at Ars Doc Stark fining George for his extended introductions a few weeks ago? It’s all about “Having Fun is Serious Business.”
Moving on to a presentation by Deputy Mayor Elaine, City Manager Brandon and Kelly Price from Main Street Properties to talk about the Old Schoolhouse Development. Attend upcoming City Council Meetings to learn more.
Ken gave an update of our Woodinville Rotary website and invited everyone to explore our site for all the past and recent happenings. Great job, Ken, on building such a comprehensive website for our club!
UW Bothell Rotaractor Mia presented an update on the upcoming Camp Unity Peace Project this Saturday, May 12 and thanked Woodinville Rotary for sponsoring UWB Rotaractors to attend the recent District Conference.
