We survived the Pandemic and yet the amount of hunger, housing instability, and homelessness is increasing. Hear perspectives on the continuing challenge of ensuring all residents of King County are meeting their basic needs. And why is it so difficult to reduce the amount of basic need in one of the most wealthy, compassionate, and generous regions of the US?
The American dream is often described as the belief that individuals can strike out on their own to get a piece of the pie and share in the growth of the American economy. For decades, this idea seemed as immutable as the sun rising in the east, but in the last few years and decades, this notion has been challenged. With increasing prices of homes, costs of basic living necessities, and more recently the waning strength of the US Dollar, the American dream still persists, but for younger generations the piece of their pie seems to be getting smaller and pricier.
On Wednesday, September 24, Seattle 4 Rotary held a virtual panel on Zoom, moderated by Dorothy Bullitt, and featured fellow Rotarians Jenn Gladish, Garin Wedeking, and Stephen Morse. The panel focused on the state of the local, regional, and US economies through the lens of younger Rotarians. “For people in their thirties and forties, Seattle has become a place of higher upside, but also higher stakes,” President Jan Levy said in her opening remarks.
Bullitt began the panel by addressing the differences in life experiences between generations. The economic situation and future potential is dynamic between generations and as such, each generation faces a different path than those that came before. “When I bought my first home in 1982 my $25,000 salary was enough to do that. Not so today,” Bullitt said. The panel set out to touch on how the current economy is affecting young professionals and how those young professionals are working to navigate this environment.
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!
Thanks to club member Lisa Mayfield for getting the team page online so quickly-first in the district to organize a team!
Check out this call out to members in an early edition of the club newsletter from 1918. Are you “standing on ceremony” at lunches? How can we be our most welcoming versions of ourselves at club events? We can all do our part!
As we prepare for our campaign kickoff on October 1, we hope you have taken time to look through the 2024-2025 Annual Report, which was emailed to members last week. Our annual reports are a great way to learn about how your donation dollars work to support service projects locally and internationally.
We hope you read through the report before making your annual donations. And as always…..
Thank you again for your very generous donations to the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation!
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!
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.
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.
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
September 25-October 2
Nancy Cahill
Jeff Parker
John King
Paul Casey Dorothy Bullitt
Virginia McKenzie
Mihoko Tanaka
Matt Albertson
Joanne Miller
Marc Kurose
SEPTEMBER CLUB MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
These are club membership (not total years of Rotary membership) anniversaries only
1 Year
Emily Cantrell
Jose Iniguez
Lori Bae
4 Years
Chris Schultz Jenni Cox
5 Years
Hisao Inagaki
Daniel Chen
6 Years
Mike Hatzenbeler
8 Years
Marc Kurose
Jim Stevens
Derryl Willis
9 Years
Matt Albertson
Lindsay Klarman
15 Years
Nyasha Tunduwani
17 Years
Lisa Mayfield
22 Years
Linda Rough
Dominik Musafia
26 Years
Harvey Rubinstein
33 Years
Jim McCurdy
38 Years
Faith Ireland
39 Years
Don Murphy
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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