Please consider joining a Rotary Club of Seattle committee for greater fellowship. Our committees need your help, and we have a lot of great opportunities to choose from. They are the foundation our club is built upon. Please contact President Jimmy Collinsor Fiona Ronyai in the office for more details.
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 Co-Chairs are listed below to let us know how we can help.
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let fiona@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.
Special thanks to our Gold Level Sponsor, Bob Alexander.
In addition to supporting our club, becoming a Seattle 4 Rotary Audio Visual Sponsor brings many benefits. To learn more, click here, or contact Caroline for more details at Caroline@seattlerotary.org.
SPONSORS
In-person Meeting Update
Due to continuing public health issues and member concerns, your Club leadership has decided to continue the suspension of weekly meetings through December.
There are positive indicators that the resumption of two in-person meetings per month at the Westin could begin in January. Prior to resumption:
We are seeking unambiguous signals from members that they will attend these meetings.
We are watching for the successful launch of booster vaccinations and vaccinations for youth. These initiatives will reduce the risk to others in our members' homes and work settings.
In the meantime, we will publish in the weekly Newsletter a list of Member opportunities to get together in person for fellowship and service projects.
President Jimmy Collins
Wednesday, October 27
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
On Zoom
Diplomatic Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Going Forward
Facilitator: David Woodward
Panel Members:
Héctor Iván Godoy Priske, Consul of Mexico in Seattle
Jérôme Pischella, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at Consulate General of Canada in Seattle
Alex Tercero Chacón, Mexico Desk Officer at U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
Coordinated by our Rotary Diplomacy Roundtable this is our 6th annual Diplomacy Day. We will be honoring diplomats from the Consular Association of Washington, public officials and representatives of the Washington District Export Council, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Short Program
The International Service Committee will do a presentation about their work.
EACH ONE, BRING ONE
To register a guest or someone interested in membership, please contact Fiona Ronyai.
President Jimmy opened the zoom meeting by introducing “two remarkable friends,” Bill Center and Todd Summerfelt, who led us in “You Got a Friend in Me.” Trish Bostrom inspired us with her thoughts that were based on today’s program of opening doors for African Americans in the corporate world.
Jane Pryor introduced us to our new member Dr. Catherine Darley who has her own sleep medicine practice, The Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine. She focuses on sleep advocacy and education and is also involved with Groundswell NW and WA Women’s Foundation.
Futurist Richard Yonck started his short program with an overview video on “how we can explore the future.” He said futurists like him don’t predict the future but instead “explore possible futures.” They want to “work toward the preferred future.” Some issues he addressed included:
The future is so much more than new technologies; what about the people, the planet, us?
We should learn and get informed about ways to realize the future we prefer; what kind of world do you want to live in?
The future is too complex to have one assumption, we want to have as many different perspectives as all of us create the future; it should be a group effort.
He concluded by wishing us “the future that you prefer.”
Our main program was introduced by our past president Karl Ege of Perkins Coie. He introduced us to theBlack Boardroom Initiativeand set the stage for the need for more diversity on corporate boards.
Please welcome Dr. Catherine Darley, classification Health Care, to the Rotary Club of Seattle. Catherine was proposed by Liz McGrath and seconded by Carl Behnke.
A Shoreline native, Catherine graduated from Shorewood High School’s honors program and attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia. At Evergreen, Catherine discovered an interest in sleep medicine after participating in two sleep study research projects. After earning a dual bachelor’s of science and bachelor’s of arts degree at Evergreen, Catherine was offered a research assistant position at Brown University as a result of her research, where she remained for the next two-plus years.
Although Catherine liked doing medical research, she wanted to care for patients more. She returned to the Northwest to attend Bastyr University in Kenmore, where she earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine. Dr. Darley opened her medical practice, the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine, in 2007.
Join us after volunteering at Wellspring Family Services or just stop by for lunch. No need to reserve - just show up and meet your fellow YRL's! Contact Tabitha Claus for more information.
Wednesday, October 27
11:00 AM
Webex
Environmental Sustainability Committee
Washington State Sen. Reuven Carlyle and Isaac Kastama of the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute will be joining us to discuss the Washington Climate Commitment Act. Senator. Carlyle and Mr. Kastama are two of the principal architects of the Climate Commitment Act, one of the most aggressive climate laws in the nation. Together with several other important pieces of legislation, the Climate Commitment Act puts Washington at the vanguard of the movement to address the climate crisis.
Given the importance and timeliness of the topic, especially for those of us who are citizens of this state, we encourage all Seattle #4 Rotarians to join us.
Follow the example of Seattle 4 Rotarians, Kirk and Jann Greene, seen here donating plasma and platelets. Make your appointment here today! Mention Rotary District 5030.
Rotary Club of Seattle
1326 5th Ave Suite 342
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-623-0023
Caroline Bobanick
Executive Director
caroline@seattlerotary.org
Fiona Ronyai
Membership and Communications Manager
fiona@seattlerotary.org
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Please welcome Dr. Catherine Darley, classification Health Care, to the Rotary Club of Seattle. Catherine was proposed by Liz McGrath and seconded by Carl Behnke.
