Events

As part of our amazing group of Corporate and Community Direct Connect Partners to The 5th Avenue Theatre, we are so thrilled to offer up an exclusive extra special discount on tickets to Irving Berlin’s White Christmas! This is a deal that is even more deeply discounted than your regular ongoing promo code.

For a limited time (until November 5th) you can get $29 tickets in zones 3, 4, & 5 and $79 tickets in zones 1 & 2 for any evening performance of White Christmas! The promo code for this Special Offer is BLUESKIES, which is different than your regular discount code. This discount code is not good for any of our matinees, but on evening performances, only! To access this discount go to www.5thavenue.org/blueskies or put in Promo Code: BLUESKIES when purchasing your tickets at 5thavenue.org.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT. USE PROMO CODE rotarymember WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR REGISTRATION

Join us for our next evening member event at the Columbia Tower Club for a mentorship panel moderated by Mark Wright and featuring club members that have benefitted from being mentors or mentees! Appetizers will be provided and there wil be a cash bar. There will be a registration link added here soon; parking is available at Columbia Tower for $12 after 5 PM.

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County is honored to be selected as a Spirit of 12 Partner with the Seattle Seahawks again this year! This means there will be exclusive opportunities for our organization to fundraise for our mission at Seahawks games and events throughout the season. Our next volunteer opportunity is coming up on November 12, 2023 for 50/50 raffle ticket sales and we would love to have you there!

Following a successful debut in 2022, the Seahawks' 50/50 Raffle program returned for the 2023 season. Raffle tickets for the 50/50 electronic raffle ticket program will be sold at each Seahawks home game. Fans 18 and older can purchase tickets for a chance to win half of that game's total jackpot. The other half goes to the Seahawks Charitable Foundation and is distributed evenly at the end of the season to the team's Spirit of 12 Partners. The total donation is then generously matched by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. In its inaugural season, the program raised more than $450,000.

To purchase 50/50 raffle tickets, fans can look for the Seahawks 50/50 sellers (that could be you!) at kiosks located throughout the stadium. Raffle sales begin upon gate opening and conclude at the end of the third quarter. Winners are announced during the 4th quarter of each game, and later posted to Seahawks.com/5050.

The Volunteer Opportunity

What: Selling 50/50 raffle tickets during a Seahawks home game. The charitable proceeds portion of the 50/50 raffle jackpot will go into a pool of funds that will be combined all season and evenly distributed between all twelve (12) Spirit of 12 organizations at the end of the season.
When: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Where: Lumen Field
Time: 9:00am thru the start of the 4^th quarter
Registration: Pre-registration is required – Seattle Seahawks Spirit of 12 -50/50 Ticket Sales (volunteerhub.com)

Additional Details:

• All volunteers will be provided with breakfast & lunch.
• All volunteers provided a Spirit of 12 t-shirt
• Volunteers who sell a minimum amount of raffle tickets will receive Starbucks gift cards.
• The highest ticket sellers will have a chance to win Seahawks game tickets, autographed items, and team gear!

The Peacebuilders Committee Book Club is back! We are reading The River that Made Seattle by BJ Cummings. This is a book about the Duwamish River, a critical resource to the Indigenous people of the area that became a vital utility to aerospace and other industries. The use and abuse of the river shaped the lives of the area’s first people and the white settlers who came later. “Deeply researched and eloquent. Cummings skillfully unfolds the interrelated stories of a much abused river, an ambitious city, and the people whose lives shaped both the river and the city.”

Our book discussion will be held on Wednesday, November 15, at 11:00am before the Seattle Rotary lunch program. We will meet in-person in the Olympic Room on the Mezzanine or 2nd Floor of the Westin Hotel.

The book’s publisher, University of Washington Press, is currently have a Back-to-School sale with 40% off and free shipping through Oct. 31st. https://uwapress.uw.edu/

Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavillion: Putting Global Ocean Health at the Heart of Our New Waterfront

Join Seattle Aquarium President and CEO Bob Davidson for an insider’s look at the Aquarium’s historic campus expansion. Join us to “tour” the new Ocean Pavilion—opening in summer 2024—and learn how this project will benefit local communities, downtown Seattle and our shared marine environment.

Come pack “No-Cook Bags” for the Pike Market Food Bank. These bags provide ready-to-eat food to community members who are experiencing homelessness, do not have a kitchen, or are in a situation that prevents or limits their ability to store, cook and prepare food.  Community members can pick up bags daily from the Pike Market Food Bank in addition to the regular grocery distribution program.  The demand is high for these bags with more than 600 bags picked up EACH WEEK!   All of the food items for the bags will be procured in anticipation, we simple need willing hands to back them up and deliver them to the food bank.  We will be using a space right above De Laurenti’s in the Market to pack and we will have a few moments to learn about the network of social services operating in the Market Community.   

If you will be joining us, please RSVP by emailing club member Lillian Sherman at Lillians@pikeplacemarketfoundation.org

Join us for a visual feast of French and Japanese art, followed by a sumptuous Italian dinner!

Gather for a self-guided tour of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, followed by a wonderful Italian dinner at Osteria La Spiga! 

Thursday, November 30th

• 3pm  Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 East Prospect St., Seattle, WA 98112
• 5pm  Osteria La Spiga restaurant, 1429 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122

This terrific exhibit can only be seen in Seattle:

What do late 18th- to 19th-century Edo (present-day Tokyo) and late 19th-century Paris have in common? This exhibition uncovers the shared renegade spirit that characterized the graphic arts and social cultures of these two dynamic cities. On view are over 90 Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings from SAM’s Japanese collection alongside private loans of works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901).  

Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec (seattleartmuseum.org)

Ask for discounted Rotary group pricing at SAM

• Adults $12
• Seniors/+65 & Military $10
• Students $7
• SAM Members free

Special thanks to Fedva Dikmen, Doug Seto and the Membership and Arts Committees.  

Please RSVP to jeff.parker@bristleconeadvisors.com to confirm attendance, as we have reserved space at both venues.  

Michael will discuss the state of the arts and culture sector reflecting on data from last year's Community Accelerator Grant, 2019's Nonprofit Recovery Grant, and conversations with industry leadership. The conversation will conclude with a brief discussion of current and future initiatives to strengthen and support the sector.

Please RSVP with items to share HERE and join your fellow Rotarians for this fun annual tradition!

Volunteer Requirements: All volunteers must complete a volunteer application and RSVP to fgreen@wellspringfs.org at least one week in advance of the event date . Masks are required onsite for all volunteer activities. Please let us know if there are young children or people with mobility restrictions in your group so we can plan a volunteer activity for everyone to enjoy.

For more information and additional opportunities, reach out to Faye at fgreen@wellspringfs.org.

Every December, the Wellspring Family Store transforms into a holiday wonderfuland to provide gifts and toys to children in families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. Volunteers will write cards to be included in holiday orders, organize toys, or pack toy orders to go directly to families.

Please keep an eye out for a club-wide email with final registration and event information coming soon! Thank you to club members Linda Lowry and Nicole Klein for making this happen!

Join us for our annual holiday party at Queen City Yacht Club! Expect food, drinks, music, and plenty of time to socialize with your fellow Rotarians!

Purchase event tickets by CLICKING HERE today!

This meeting will follow the club lunch meeting.

Join us for another ethnic dinner at Tanoor Restaurant! Meal is offered at $55pp; more event details will be added soon!

Please Save the Date for a special film showing of Sentenced, a film documentary highlighting the impacts of adult illiteracy, followed by a panel discussion. This program motivates Rotarians to support our youth; academic intervention non-profits will be at the program.

This will be a lunch opportunity for Rotarians to meet with young business students and teaching faculty and the UW Foster School of Business, a long-time partner of Rotary Club of Seattle.