Founded 1909         Weekly News and Highlights      January 14th, 2022
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
 
Jan 19, 2022 12:30 PM
Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave. and on Zoom
Jan 26, 2022 12:30 PM
Online Program
Feb 02, 2022 12:30 PM
Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave. and on Zoom
Feb 16, 2022 12:30 PM
Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave. and on Zoom
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Building Tiny Houses
Hope Factory
Jan 16, 2022 9:00 AM
 
Rotary Volunteer Day
Wellspring Family Services
Jan 22, 2022 9:15 AM
 
Environmental Sustainability Committee
On Zoom
Jan 26, 2022 11:00 AM
 
Peacebuilders Committee
On Zoom
Jan 26, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Sea4 Happy Hour
On Zoom
Jan 27, 2022
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
 
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 CELEBRATING THIS WEEK 

Bob Parks
Daniel Chen

JANUARY
MEMBERSHIP
ANNIVERSARIES

1 Year
Won-jik Kwon
 
2 Years
Steve Woolworth
Rajeev Agarwal
Laurie Black
David Frum
Matondo Wawa
 
5 Years
Randy Frisch
Steve Tyler
 
7 Years
Daryl Campbell
 
8 Years
Sherry Calvert
Diankha Linear
 
11 Years
Lillian Sherman
 
17 Years
Burr Stewart
Anna Liotta
 
18 Years
Whitney Mason
 
19 Years
Jim Spady
 
20 Years
Patrick Carter
 
21 Years
Ev Billingslea
 
22 Years
Jeff Borek
 
24 Years
Bill Hammond M.D.
Patrick Evans
 
25 Years
Brad Fowler
 
27 Years
Nancy Cahill
 
29 Years
Chris Clark
 
32 Years
Doug Boyden
Sten Crissey
 
33 Years
Fedva Dikmen
Bill Fetterley
 
34  Years
Laurie Jonsson
Carma McKay
 
39 Years
Bob Davidson
 
42 Years
John King
 
43 Years
Bob Calhoun
 
44 Years
Bill Weisfield
 
48 Years
Neil McReynolds


 

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 Collins or Fiona Ronyai in the office for more details. 
 
SERVICE COMMITTEES
Arts
Business Mentor Program
Community Service
 
Education
International Service
Peacebuilders
Rotary Boys & Girls Club
 
Sustainability
 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES

Classification
Member Engagement
New Member Introduction
Membership Recruitment
 
Rotary Cares
 
Seattle Rotaract
Rotary Mariners
 
YRL - Young Rotary Leaders
 
Diplomacy Round Table
David Woodward, Founder
Dr. Skip Rowland, Chair
 
PROGRAM AND MARKETING COMMITTEES
Inspirations
Music
Programs
Meeting Reporters
 

OTHER COMMITTEES

Finance

 


Get Connected!

1. Join our club's LinkedIn Group.
2. Recommend fellow Rotarians.
3. Include Seattle Rotary 4 in your profile. 
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
 

Bob Alexander

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.

Contact Marli Iverson at marli.iverson@comcast.net 
for additional information or visit the website at www.Music4Life.org.

 
Wednesday, January 19
At The Westin or On Zoom 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Doors open at 11:45 
Please note that you will be required to show your vaccination card or negative covid test at registration.  Masks must be worn unless actively eating or drinking and surgical type masks are recommended over cloth.
 

From Boat-building to Marine Biology: Preparing High School Students for Seattle's Maritime Industry

Tremain Hollaway
Principal, Maritime High School

Our new Maritime High School is showing students how to work with their hands and their minds to learn, problem-solve, and build a brighter future for the generations to come. As a project-based learning program, students are experiencing oceanography, marine sciences, boat building and operation, and much more through hands-on projects, and learning from those experiences. Tremain Holloway is the Principal and leader of the new High School. In partnership with the Northwest Maritime Center, Port of Seattle, the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, and Highline Public Schools, Maritime High School, with Tremain Holloway at the helm, is leading the way to build positive changes through powerful experiences.

Short Program

Howard Cohen, District Governor 5030 

MEETING REPORT 

Austin Allison of Pacaso Introduces a New Style of Second Home Ownership

President Jimmy Collins called Seattle Rotary Club #4 to order at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom. President Jimmy said that one of the benefits of being a Rotarian, is the monthly Rotary magazine that we receive as members. He urged that we peruse the magazine for ideas and inspiration.

President Jimmy introduced Todd Sommerfelt and Trish Bostrom. Todd and Trish played the song of the day: This Land is Your Land.  The Inspiration for the day was read by Skip Kotkins.  Skip spoke about a trip to Atlanta he made with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce years ago.  While in Atlanta, the congregation visited Ebenezer Baptist Church. Dr. Martin Luther King preached at this church. Skip met Dr. King’s daughter. She was only 5-years old when her father was murdered. Even though she was very young, she remembers him telling her that the issues he was fighting for were not about him but about the cause that he was fighting for.  Dr. King said, never give your detractors something to go after you personally.

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Meet New Member Jennifer Hohnstein

Four words epitomize our new member, Jennifer Hohnstein. They are  explorer, adventurer, learner and advocate. Raised on Vashon Island, she graduated cum laude from Wellesley College in MA. She next spent 8  months traveling From Tel Aviv to Cape Town. Then she flew to Bangladesh spending 4 months in Asia including India, Nepal and Thailand.

More learning took her to Boulder, CO for law school and mountain adventures. From there it was off to Bethel Alaska for work defending children and families in distress with thousands of hours in courtrooms.
 
Marriage to her husband, Paul Sheppard, in 2011 often found them on opposite sides of the world as his work in and for the military included time in Iraq and Afghanistan. For Jennifer it was more adventure travel in Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam including a stint teaching English to youngsters at the request of a monk in Myanmar.
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CLUB EVENTS AND WORK PARTIES

 
Sunday, January 16
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
Volunteer Opportunity
Build Tiny Houses
The Hope Factory
5 South Nevada Street
 
14 volunteers maximum per event - first come, first served.  Volunteer form needs to be completed for each volunteer.   
  • Rotarians and their families, and friends of Rotarians are all welcome
  • Must be 18 years of age or above
  • No previous experience is needed
  • Must be vaccinated
  • Masks are required
  • Bring work gloves and lunch

Questions -  hcohen@clisehotels.com

Saturday, January 22
9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
 
Volunteer Opportunity
Wellspring Family Services
1900 Rainier Avenue S.
 
Spend a Saturday morning with your fellow Rotarians by helping families experiencing homelessness at Wellspring Family Services.
 
Friends and family welcome. 
 
Complete the Volunteer Form in advance and check the ‘Rotary – 4th Saturday’ box.  If anyone has any questions they can also reach out to smckissick@@wellspringfs.org
 
 
Thursday, January 27
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 
On Zoom
 
Sea4s Happy Hour!
 
What is a Sea4 (formerly known as Keeks...)?  
 
Sea4 s are our newest Rotarians (joined 2019-2021).  Pre-Covid monthly happy hours took place to allow new Rotarians to meet each other and learn about Rotary and how to make the best use of their membership.  We are reviving this tradition and had hoped for an in-person event for January.  However, in light of the latest surge, we are taking January's happy hour online.  We hope this won't deter you from participating. 
 
It will be a great opportunity to meet some club leadership as well as other new Rotarians in an informal setting.  This month we will learn about the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation (SRSF).  What is it?  How does it impact the work Rotary Committees do?  How can you help?
 
All Seattle #4 Rotarians are welcome to join in!  We look forward to seeing you soon. 

ROTARY CARES

Would You Like Support from Your Fellow  Members? 

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. 
 
Liz Powell:
 
Marsha Mutusi:

LINKS TO RESOURCES

CONTACT US

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
 
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 Executive Director, Caroline Bobanick, or Membership and Communication Manager, Fiona Ronyai, 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!! 
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