AUGUST 2021...whats happening this month?
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Be brave, take the hill, but first answer that question, “what’s my hill?” So, first we have to define success our ourselves and then we have to put in the work to maintain it...
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE ROTARY CLUB OF OLYMPIA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Olympia Rotarians have worked hard the past two years to bring several events to fruition to celebrate our Centennial...
SQUIRREL FEST 2021
We’d like to invite Rotary Businesses to become a part of Longview’s 10th annual Squirrel Fest 2021!
BRATS BREWS BANDS 2021 IS BRINGING EXCITEMENT TO THE PNW
With one of the more exciting musical lineups in the festival's history, Brats Brews Bands 2021 is bringing excitement to the PNW.
DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS – ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2022
The saying goes that everything is “Bigger”, “Better” and “Friendlier” in Texas, and the goal, is to have each of you feel that every moment... JOIN US!
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS MORNING FORUM
Grow membership, grow capacity. Tools to make it all happen. Want to grow your clubs' membership? REGISTER TODAY!
DISTRICT NEWS
CONNECTING WITH ROTARY’S YOUTH PROGRAMS
You may be wondering how your club can stay connected to youth programs with continued restrictions on in person gatherings and travel...
DESIGN IS NOT JUST ABOUT GOOD LOOKS
Design is a powerful tool for change, not a tool for just styling products and communications...
DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS – ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2022
The saying goes that everything is “Bigger”, “Better” and “Friendlier” in Texas, and the goal, is to have each of you feel that every moment... JOIN US!
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS MORNING FORUM
Grow membership, grow capacity. Tools to make it all happen. Want to grow your clubs' membership? REGISTER TODAY!
ROTARY DISTRICT 5020 INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD
Our intent is to both recognize the efforts of all Rotarians to improve lives, not just in our own communities but in communities throughout the developing world...
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – KARISSA THOMPSON
When I first came to a club meeting it was a little strange but the people were so welcoming and I felt a strong connection to them. As I continued to come...
WATER, JUST LIKE SHELTER, IS A HUMAN NECESSITY
Whoever you are, wherever you are – you are entitled to clean, safe water. But today, billions of people around the world do not...
CLUB NEWS
SEQUIM NOON ROTARY SUPPORTS SEQUIM STUDENTS WITH NINTH ADAPTIVE BIKE
For the past 2 years a collaboration between the Sequim schools and the Rotary Club of Sequim has helped several local students pedal their way to better fitness and social skills.
SQUIRREL FEST 2021
We’d like to invite Rotary Businesses to become a part of Longview’s 10th annual Squirrel Fest 2021!
ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA HONORS ROYAL JUBILEE NURSES
Victoria, B.C. The Rotary Club of Victoria has honored two Royal Jubilee Hospital Nurses with the highest honor Rotary makes to non-Rotarians...
LADYSMITH ROTARY INTERACT YOUTH CLUB RAISE FUNDS FOR ETHIOPIAN CHILD SPONSORSHIP
The energy and enthusiasm that flows through the weekly meetings of the Ladysmith Rotary Interact Youth Club can leave Rotary liaison members reeling...
THE ROTARY CLUB OF OLYMPIA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Olympia Rotarians have worked hard the past two years to bring several events to fruition to celebrate our Centennial...
AREA OF FOCUS
SEQUIM NOON ROTARY SUPPORTS SEQUIM STUDENTS WITH NINTH ADAPTIVE BIKE
For the past 2 years a collaboration between the Sequim schools and the Rotary Club of Sequim has helped several local students pedal their way to better fitness and social skills.
YOU JUST MADE OUR DAY
Prior to the pandemic, five middle school students in Tacoma Washington collaborated to create a film, and enter it into the Tacoma Ocean Fest Youth Story Contest...
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES FORGE UNEXPECTED PARTNERSHIPS
While the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the cancellation, postponement or rejigging of many events and projects, Rotarians have not been deterred, finding innovative solutions and...
PORT ALBERNI ROTARY CLUB HELPS REVIVE LITTLE LIBRARIES
Literacy Alberni’s little library program has been revived, thanks to teamwork between Literacy Alberni, the Rotary Club of Port Alberni and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District...
BURKINA FASO IS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING DISPLACEMENT CRISES IN AFRICA
Burkina Faso is one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in Africa. It is estimated that about 2.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes...
WATER, JUST LIKE SHELTER, IS A HUMAN NECESSITY
Whoever you are, wherever you are – you are entitled to clean, safe water. But today, billions of people around the world do not...
SPLASHDOWN 2021!
4000 rubber duckies will be making a splash on August 7, 2021, all for a great cause!
ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA HONORS ROYAL JUBILEE NURSES
Victoria, B.C. The Rotary Club of Victoria has honored two Royal Jubilee Hospital Nurses with the highest honor Rotary makes to non-Rotarians...
LADYSMITH ROTARY INTERACT YOUTH CLUB RAISE FUNDS FOR ETHIOPIAN CHILD SPONSORSHIP
The energy and enthusiasm that flows through the weekly meetings of the Ladysmith Rotary Interact Youth Club can leave Rotary liaison members reeling...
THE ENTIRE MONTHS COLLECTION
THE ROTARY CLUB OF OLYMPIA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Olympia Rotarians have worked hard the past two years to bring several events to fruition to celebrate our Centennial...
YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK OF YOUR LIFE
Be brave, take the hill, but first answer that question, “what’s my hill?” So, first we have to define success our ourselves and then we have to put in the work to maintain it...
SQUIRREL FEST 2021
We’d like to invite Rotary Businesses to become a part of Longview’s 10th annual Squirrel Fest 2021!
CONNECTING WITH ROTARY’S YOUTH PROGRAMS
You may be wondering how your club can stay connected to youth programs with continued restrictions on in person gatherings and travel...
NANAIMO ROTARY CLUBS JOIN FORCES WITH LOCAL NEWSPAPER
The impact that Rotary brings to a city is incredible but, appreciating what one (or a group) of clubs is doing often falls through the cracks and never gets noticed...
DESIGN IS NOT JUST ABOUT GOOD LOOKS
Design is a powerful tool for change, not a tool for just styling products and communications...
BRATS BREWS BANDS 2021 IS BRINGING EXCITEMENT TO THE PNW
With one of the more exciting musical lineups in the festival's history, Brats Brews Bands 2021 is bringing excitement to the PNW.
SEQUIM NOON ROTARY SUPPORTS SEQUIM STUDENTS WITH NINTH ADAPTIVE BIKE
For the past 2 years a collaboration between the Sequim schools and the Rotary Club of Sequim has helped several local students pedal their way to better fitness and social skills.
PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARDS CEREMONY
Rotary Club of Campbell River conducted its final Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Awards Ceremony for the 2020/21 Rotary Year. Given the relaxation of the provincial Covid-19 rules...
DISASTER AID CANADA – ADAPTING TO NEEDS
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything and made it much more difficult to provide effective support. Simply sending bulk materials from Canada to address yesterday's crises is no longer economically feasible