Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights October 9, 2026
Next Meeting at the Rainier Club on October 21
Wednesday, October 21 Socialize at Noon! 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Rainier Club
Annual Diplomacy Day Meeting
This year, our spotlight is on Taiwan, the host country for the 2026 Rotary International Convention. We are honored to welcome May Lin, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle, as our featured speaker. Her past assignments include serving as the Deputy Director-General in their Boston office, and as Consular Officer in Chicago. Together, we will enjoy a Taiwanese-inspired menu, share memories from Taipei, and hear Director General Lin’s insights regarding Taiwan’s strategic and geopolitical role in the Pacific.
We are rolling out a new restructured corporate membership type! With added promotional benefits, we hope you consider “levelling up” your membership OR help us promote this new membership level among your professional circles.
Costs and benefits include:
Initiation fee: $400
Annual dues: $3,000 (includes lunch meetings)
Minimum SRSF donation: $500/year One lead member, plus a backup attendee (custom memberships available upon request)
Hyperlinked logo on website and weekly newsletter
Opportunity to host a program slot or club event (e.g. a happy hour at your business)
Invitation to the SRSF Pinkham & Skeel Reception (if donating at the higher $1,000 + major donor level)
Community service opportunities
We can also work with groups to create custom corporate membership types to accommodate needs! Please contact Nicole Klein or Collin Olden if you want to learn more!
One of the most meaningful ways your support of the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation comes to life is through grants that strengthen our community. The 2027-2028 grant cycle is now open, with applications accepted from October 1, 2026 through February 14, 2027.
Funding for approved projects will be available beginning July 1, 2027.
If there is a nonprofit doing important work in our community that could benefit from Seattle Rotary support, we encourage you to connect with them and help them explore this opportunity. The application and advocate information are available on the Local Service CommitteeandInternational Service Committeepages.
Together, we can ensure that the funds entrusted to the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation continue to make a lasting impact across our region.
Make your annual SRSF donation in support of our grant-making work byDONATING HERE
Learn more about recent grantees and the good work they are doing locally and internationally by checking out the2025-2026 SRSF ANNUAL REPORT
The day’s main program featured Taproot Theatre that is celebrating 50 years of live theatre since its founding in 1976 by six friends. Taproot has since evolved into a robust professional theatre company attracting more than 100,000 people annually to its home theatre in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, for one of its five mainstage shows and the annual holiday production, plus community outreach and school programs.
Nancy Cahill’s reflection on her early theatre experience provided the day’s inspiration. She explained how performing built her confidence, sharpened her public-speaking skills, and taught her to speak up. At any level, live theatre can help people overcome shyness, find personal fulfillment, and make a lasting difference in young performers’ lives.
The day's song was performed by two talented cast members from Taproot Theatre's new production, Smoke on the Mountain. Rotarians get a 20% discount on all tickets using the code ROTARY26, and a group night is planned later in October.
Thursday, October 22 5:00 -7:00 PM Gates Foundation Discovery Center
World Polio Day
As World Polio Day approaches on October 24th, our district is proud to announce that we are partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to recognize this important occasion and support the global effort to eradicate polio. Register today for the upcoming event using this link:https://cvent.me/3X4G19?rt=Ksxknchgm0KTsmjYLL4MqQ
Saturday, October 24 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Rotary Boys and Girls Club
Fall Facility Clean Up Day
Save the date and plan to join your fellow Rotarians in service at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club (RBGC)! RBGC was established in the 1940s by OUR CLUB, with activities hosted in the basement of the old Plymouth Church. In the 1950s, we built the building that the RBGC still calls home today.
Please “save the date” and help us get a strong turnout for this impactful and rewarding service event. Volunteers will be joined by teen RBGC students!
Thursday, October 29 6:00 - 9:00 PM Hosted by Ashley Burman
Rotary Halloween Party
Get ready for a scary good time at our Halloween costume party! This will be our first member-hosted house event since COVID, with hopes of adding more to our club calendar!
Event address will be provided to registrants closer to the event date.
If you would like to host the club at your home or business, please email mary@seattlerotary.org to discuss.
In an effort to better inform membership of the health of the club, we will start posting member additions and resignations after each month's club board meeting.
New Members: David Lewis
Resignations:Mieka Briejer, Steve Boyer, Karen Kalish
We love to see our Rotary members promoting good works in our community and abroad! If you have a project or fundraiser that you are excited about and would like to promote to your fellow club members, please check in with our Club Director, Mary Goldie, before distributing information or invitations through our email roster. We value the privacy of our members’ contact information and can let you know the appropriate ways to reach out to folks in our club. Thank you!!
Seattle Rotary denounces racism and the marginalization of people from any group and in any way.
We ask all to stand in solidarity with members of our community who are experiencing any form of racism, xenophobia, or marginalization.
New Members in Oct.
David Lewis
October 9-October 15
Lorna Tumwebaze
Steve Boyd
Jon Scholes
Lou Lundquist
Josh Lieberman
OCTOBER CLUB ANNIVERSARY
These are club membership (not total years of Rotary membership) anniversaries only
1 Year
Tahsin Alam
Emily Yim
Jim Wigfall
2 Years Juan Pablo Liendo Bob Nicholson
4 Years
Andrea Anderson
6 Years
Tabitha Claus Stephen Morse Mihoko Tanaka
7 Years
Dow Constanine
10 Years John Hojaboom
12 Years
Lorna Tumwebaze
13 Years
Eric Christensen
24 Years
Carese Busby
25 Years
Daniel Wiener
27 Years
Jim Moore
28 Years
Vicky Oxley
29 Years
Cynthia Chirot
31 Years
Tom Mesaros
32 Years
Bob Johnson
33 Years
Kathy Williams
34 Years
Karl Ege
37 Years
Roger Chaffin
Lou Lundquist
Nancy Osborne
39 Years
Ron Bayley
44 Years
Steve Prince
55 Years (!)
John Durbin
Get Involved
Meet fellow Rotarians and get involved in service. See below for a list of committees. Email the committee chair by clicking on their name. Or, contact Mary Goldie for more information.
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let mary@seattlerotary.org know so they may be introduced.
If you don't already have a LinkedIn profile, CLICK HERE to learn how to get started.
SEATTLE 4 ROTARY AUDIO VISUAL SPONSORS
Video of Seattle 4 Rotary Programs are available online thanks to the generous support of our Seattle Rotary Audio Visual Sponsors.
In addition to supporting our club, becoming a Seattle 4 Rotary Audio Visual Sponsor brings many benefits. To learn more, click here, or contact Mary for more details at mary@seattlerotary.org.
Do You Have Any Musical Instruments to Donate to Students in Need?
Music4Life is a non-profit and project of Rotary District 5030 that distributes musical instruments to public school students in need.
We welcome any gently used musical instruments you wish to donate. They can be delivered directly to these local music stores that are now open: American Music in Phinney Ridge and Kennelly Keys Music in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Everett.
Please accompany your instrument with the PDF donation form, linked below.
Our Rotary Cares team is ready to listen and to support you. One of the wonderful things about our club is that you have many friends --you just need to reach out to tap into our amazing network of caring people. Please contact our Rotary Cares Committee Chair to let us know how we can help.
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