NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 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
RESPONSE STATEMENT ON 2022 ROTARY CONVENTION IN HOUSTON
Rotary has built a global presence based on our strong, shared core values. As a non-political and non-religious organization, we are people of action whose strengths enable us to create lasting change.
DISTRICT NEWS
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – TONY COMORODA
I joined Rotary in order to give something back to my community. And to network with other like minded business leaders in the area..
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – WENDY TOWNSEND
I was asked to join by a friend who had been a member for many years. It finally worked into my work/life schedule so I applied for membership..
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – ANIL PURI
A friend asked me to join Rotary in 1987, I became a charter member, also, for a new club, so I did. After joining Rotary, I started to learn more about it, especially its international reach and penetration. Quickly became apparent...
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – LINDA KAYE BRIGGS
I truly had no idea that I would serve as a President of such an institutional club, like Tacoma #8. And certainly not ever thinking I would serve as an AG...
THE BRAND CENTER
Rotary’s identity is more than our logo and colours. We’re bigger than the wheel. It’s a perception: it’s how others think about us, not just how we see ourselves.
FIRST ROTARY SCHOLAR AT WSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Britta Bunnel has been awarded the first Rotary scholarship at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University... Go Cougs!
RESPONSE STATEMENT ON 2022 ROTARY CONVENTION IN HOUSTON
Rotary has built a global presence based on our strong, shared core values. As a non-political and non-religious organization, we are people of action whose strengths enable us to create lasting change.
CLUB NEWS
ROTARY CLUB OF SILVERDALE’S ‘WINE TO WATER’ FUNDRAISER RAISES MONEY AND SPIRITS
Successful Rotary projects seem to occur when Service Above Self and the spirit of Rotary fellowship work together. After a tumultuous year of COVID-19 negatively impacting both these tenets, it was a blessing...
FABRIC FRENZY FUNDRAISER
The first three hours of Fabric Frenzy saw over 200 people enter Salt Spring Island’s Farmers Institute, they spent $8500...
SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Twenty energetic Interact Club Students from Sequim High School put service above self and painted lots and lots of fences..
WELCOME TO SCHOOL!
Shelton Rotary and Shelton-Skookum Rotary joined together to welcome 50 new teachers to the Shelton School District.
SOOKE AUCTION GOES ONLINE
The secret to this success is having committed members who actively seek good-quality donations. Without these members, our auction efforts to fundraise would fail...
ROTARY CLUB OF CAMPBELL RIVER: PUMPKINS FOR POLIO AUCTIONS
The Rotary Club of Campbell River once again reached out during October to spread the word on Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio throughout the world.
FINDING WAYS TO HELP IN NEPAL
He was immediately drawn into the world of Rotary and became a member. San said he "always wanted to do something for Nepal and was advised don't do what you want, do something they need."
MEMBERS AND SPOUSES JOINED FORCES
17 Members and Spouses joined forces to work at Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center in Shelton. The group logged in 38 hours of volunteer hours in working on their landscape needs...
OYSTERFEST 2021 DELIVERS DELECTABLE SEAFOOD TO YOUR FRONT DOOR
Skookum Rotary was pleased to present Celebrate OysterFest 2021, taking the highly interactive in-person event for two years in a row into a virtual platform has been challenging and rewarding at the same time.
RUNNING OF THE BALLS
The real winners are the children and families whose lives are improved thanks to access to the programs that we are able to support through our event.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: LITTLE MOUNTAIN RECLAIMED
A beautiful wilderness area near Parksville, known as Little Mountain, has now been returned to its natural pristine state after years of illegal dumping activity...
JOINT SERVICE WEEK!
"That's only two weeks away! Who's going to be able to coordinate a work party, with another organization in that amount of...WAIT! We already have one scheduled for the 10th! We just need to invite the Lions!"
PLASTIC SOLUTIONS
The problem with plastic waste in our waters and lands is difficult to overstate. The sheer volume overwhelms existing disposal systems, yet the amount of new plastic manufactured per year is expected to double by 2040.
JAMMIN’ IN THE PARK, 5TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION
NorWester” Rotary invited the community of Port Angeles down to the Waterfront for a good ol’ fashioned Labor Day weekend gathering...
FIRST ROTARY SCHOLAR AT WSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Britta Bunnel has been awarded the first Rotary scholarship at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University... Go Cougs!
DISTRICT 5020 HELPING GLOBALY
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IN LOVING MEMORY
DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD
AREA OF FOCUS
SUMNER ROTARY PARTNERSHIP IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES IN RURAL KENYA
The Sumner Rotary Club’s ongoing partnership with Team Agape Kenya provides health care, clean water, sanitation and education to thousands of individuals throughout Southwest Kenya every year.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: LITTLE MOUNTAIN RECLAIMED
A beautiful wilderness area near Parksville, known as Little Mountain, has now been returned to its natural pristine state after years of illegal dumping activity...
FINDING WAYS TO HELP IN NEPAL
He was immediately drawn into the world of Rotary and became a member. San said he "always wanted to do something for Nepal and was advised don't do what you want, do something they need."
WELCOME TO SCHOOL!
Shelton Rotary and Shelton-Skookum Rotary joined together to welcome 50 new teachers to the Shelton School District.
PLASTIC SOLUTIONS
The problem with plastic waste in our waters and lands is difficult to overstate. The sheer volume overwhelms existing disposal systems, yet the amount of new plastic manufactured per year is expected to double by 2040.
FIRST ROTARY SCHOLAR AT WSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Britta Bunnel has been awarded the first Rotary scholarship at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University... Go Cougs!
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THE ENTIRE MONTHS COLLECTION
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...
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – TONY COMORODA
I joined Rotary in order to give something back to my community. And to network with other like minded business leaders in the area..
SUMNER ROTARY PARTNERSHIP IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES IN RURAL KENYA
The Sumner Rotary Club’s ongoing partnership with Team Agape Kenya provides health care, clean water, sanitation and education to thousands of individuals throughout Southwest Kenya every year.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: LITTLE MOUNTAIN RECLAIMED
A beautiful wilderness area near Parksville, known as Little Mountain, has now been returned to its natural pristine state after years of illegal dumping activity...
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – WENDY TOWNSEND
I was asked to join by a friend who had been a member for many years. It finally worked into my work/life schedule so I applied for membership..
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – ANIL PURI
A friend asked me to join Rotary in 1987, I became a charter member, also, for a new club, so I did. After joining Rotary, I started to learn more about it, especially its international reach and penetration. Quickly became apparent...
GET TO KNOW YOUR ASSISTANT GOVERNOR – LINDA KAYE BRIGGS
I truly had no idea that I would serve as a President of such an institutional club, like Tacoma #8. And certainly not ever thinking I would serve as an AG...
OYSTERFEST 2021 DELIVERS DELECTABLE SEAFOOD TO YOUR FRONT DOOR
Skookum Rotary was pleased to present Celebrate OysterFest 2021, taking the highly interactive in-person event for two years in a row into a virtual platform has been challenging and rewarding at the same time.
WE’VE GOT ROTARIANS TO THANK FOR A YEAR OF INCREDIBLE SERVICE
From the recent distributions of emergency ShelterBox’s in Haiti to our response in Honduras, Rotarians have been relentless in the pursuit of providing lifesaving...
ROTARY CLUB OF SILVERDALE’S ‘WINE TO WATER’ FUNDRAISER RAISES MONEY AND SPIRITS
Successful Rotary projects seem to occur when Service Above Self and the spirit of Rotary fellowship work together. After a tumultuous year of COVID-19 negatively impacting both these tenets, it was a blessing...
