Shannon Braddock has 15 years of local government experience and is the first woman to serve as King County Executive.
She is committed to providing strong and steady leadership for the people of King County and delivering the essential services communities rely on, from roads, parks and trails to public transit, health, safety and more.
Her prior roles at King County include Deputy Executive, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff and Council Relations Director in former Executive Dow Constantine’s office, as well as Chief of Staff for former Councilmember Joe McDermott.
Following Table Talk about positive experiences with philanthropy, President Jan opened the meeting announcing the kickoff of the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation’s “season of giving”. She introduced Don Murphy for the day’s song, ‘Lean on Me’ accompanied by Freeman Fong on the piano, and followed by Tom Mesaros with a Biblical message, “We all can give something and celebrate what we bring to the table with what others can bring”.
“Every gift to SRSF is an investment in our local and international community, “President Jan said. “When all of us chip in the impact multiplies”, as she introduced Rotarians Lillian Sherman, SRSF President, and David Bobanick, SRSF 2025-26 campaign chair, who offered insights about Seattle Rotary’s season of giving.
Lillian encouraged Rotarians to view the recent SRSF Community Impact Report that shares stories of how our generosity is transformative. “Last year SRSF grants totaled nearly $300,000 in grants for local organizations and Seattle Rotary International’s important work,” she said.
“We are encouraging all Rotarians to give above and, if they can afford it, beyond if you can,” David said. “We have some exciting gift news for early contributors from sailing on Lake Union to wine tasting, to a stay on Whidbey Island and more ways to contribute from monthly to the annual donation.”
Rotarians Charmaine Vazquez and Ani Black to join David on the podium to share why they participate in SRSF. “It is fresh in mind how Rotary supports local and international basic needs,” said Charmaine. She also encouraged members to give monthly, stating that the process to set up the monthy gift is quick and easy. Ani noted that “Rotarians want to walk the talk by giving to SRSF and RI.. SRSF does the due diligence to select organizations that have the greatest need and impact.”
Long-time member Carl Behnke produced a check for $25,000 to support to encourage members to consider giving for the first time or increasing their gifts to higher levels, including the Pinkham and Skeel donation.
President Jan introduced the day’s program speaker, Gordon McHenry, President & CEO of United Way of King County, as a contemporary community leader in Seattle’s non-profit social services institutions, who provided an overview of basic needs in King County.
Rotarian Rear Admiral Bill Center shared commentary on recent events impacting the military that others wanted to share more widely with our group. To read his thoughts from a uniquely insider perspective, please CLICK HERE.
Support Your Club Bowling Team, Gutter Ballers Unite!
Your fellow club members will be fundraising until November 3 for this year's Hunger Strike benefitting Rotary District 5030 community partner Harvest Against Hunger!
If you want to make a donation in support of our team, please CLICK HERE. We will announce our team's bowling location once identified and hope you join us on November 3!
This week's peek from the archives takes us to 1932 and this image from what I believe to be the Rotary International Convention at the Civic Auditorium in Seattle that year. Notice the Rotary wheel emblem at the top supporting the speakers?!?!
SRSF Spotlight
Our annual SRSF/TRF Giving Campaign during our October 1 meeting was one for the books as member donors and a special guest grant recipient brought to life the power of the impact of philanthropy as a Rotarian.
Carl Behnke surprised the crowd with a $25,000 match donation-we are so grateful and thankful, Carl!
We also gave a special welcome to Modestine Kaoma, who is visiting Seattle 4 for the third time since 2011. Modestine, a former banker with Barclays Bank, is a past president of the 70-year-old Rotary Club of Mufulira, Zambia. Modestine is Co-Chair of Malaria Partners Zambia, a Rotary Club consortium that has stewarded more than $10 million in projects eliminating the scourge of malaria from 2.5 million people. Seattle 4 has partnered with Modestine’s Mufulira Rotary in 6 different projects benefiting 550,000 people, including the provision this year of braille equipment to a school for visually impaired students.
OneAccord partners has a unique opportunity for Seattle Rotary Club members only!
One Accord Partners in Kirkland will conduct a special and exclusive workshop, on Friday November 7th
for Seattle Rotary Club members who want to grow their business in a thoughtful and strategic approach.
The workshop will be conducted at One Accords offices in Kirkland and will include a light breakfast and lunch.
The primary areas of focus include but are not only limited to that following: • You know you need to grow your business, but you don’t know how. • Where can you improve efficiency. • How can you take a strategic approach to your business’s growth • How do you stop working in the business and start working on the business.
The workshop concludes with actionable steps for each participant to implement immediately in their business.
In addition, each participant will receive the following: • A copy of One Accords newest book: "Your Business Could Be Worth More" • A customized industry report to each participants industry with data and trends on pricing, revenues, marketing and much more.
The workshop is normally priced at over $1,000.00 per participant but the Seattle Rotary Club cost is only $750.00.
As an added benefit, OneAccord Partners will donate $250 of the $750 fee to the Seattle Rotary Service Fund In the Club member’s name!
Saturday, October 11 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ringsrud Orchard
Big Apple Glean: 2025 Edition
Mark your calendars! Our annual Big Apple Glean is Saturday, October 11 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Ringsrud Orchard has generously saved us two rows of apple trees to glean--that's about 10,000 pounds of fruit! Spread the word and help us gather the volunteer force we need to harvest these apples and send them around the state.
Sunday, October 12 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Elk Run Farm
Harvest Against Hunger Work Parties
Meet other District 5030 Rotarians in service at the monthly Rotary Work Parties for Harvest Against Hunger. Bring your gloves and pitch in as produce is gleaned and beds are prepared for next year's harvest.
To register to volunteer for the September or October session, please CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, October 28 & Wednesday, October 29 Sheraton Grand Seattle
Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference
Join business, government, and civic leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia for two days of bold ideas and regional collaboration at the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference. This year’s program will explore shared priorities around AI, clean energy, life sciences, infrastructure, and cross-border economic growth, with panels, keynotes, and networking opportunities focused on building the Innovation Corridor of 2050. Keynote speakers include Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith and Abundance co-author Derek Thompson.
We would love to extend a warm invitation to your members to join us at the conference, which will take place October 28-29 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle. The event brings together leaders from across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia to collaborate on shared priorities like innovation, infrastructure, clean energy, and economic competitiveness, many of which align closely with the Rotary Club’s values and community-focused mission. To make it easier for members to attend, we’re offering a $25 discount using the code Rotary2025 at registration.
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. September membership changes approved by the board are as follows:
New Members: Tim Batten-King, May Lin, Stephanie Shushan, Ian O'Brien, Kathy Cloutier
Resignations: Len Cereghino (deceased), David Wu, Stephen Hall, Jonny Holz, Daniel Chen, Rebecca Sayre, Mahnaz Eshetu
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!!
Stephanie Shushan Ian O'Brien Kathy Cloutier Tim Batten-King May Lin
CELEBRATING THIS WEEK
October 3-October 9
Don Murphy
Travis Keeler
Dalia Sherif
Assunta Ng
Karl Ege
Nancy Osborne
Owen Hoskinson
Lorna Tumwebaze
Steve Boyd
OCTOBER CLUB MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
These are club membership (not total years of Rotary membership) anniversaries only
1 Year
Juan Pablo Liendo
Mariola Lisewska
Susan Szafir
Bob Nicholson
2 Years
Cody McNeal
3 Years
Andrea Anderson
5 Years
Tabitha Claus
Stephen Morse
Mihoko Tanaka
6 Years
Dow Constantine
9 Years
John Hojaboom
11 Years
Lorna Tumwebaze
Carla Fowler
12 Years
Eric Christensen
13 Years
Carese Busby
15 Years
Sheree Wen
23 Years
April Mobley
24 Years
Rabbi Daniel Wiener
26 Years
Jim Moore
27 Years
Cynthia Chirot
30 Years
Tom Mesaros
31 Years
Bob Johnson
32 Years
Neil Larson
Kathy Williams
33 Years
Karl Ege
36 Years
Roger Chaffin
Lou Lundquist
Nancy Osborne
37 Years
Jeff Pyatt
38 Years
Ron Bayley
43 Years
Steve Prince
54 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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