President Jimmy Collins called Seattle Rotary Club #4 to order at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.  

The meeting was broadcast via Zoom only.  President Jimmy reminded Rotarians of its goals:  1) Importance of diversity and 2) Allowing different points of view.  President Jimmy welcomed Mary Goldie, who recently joined the Rotary staff as Member Manager.  President Jimmy introduced Trish Bostrom, who led with the Inspiration and the Song of the Day.  In honor of a friend of Trish’s, who is helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Trish sang Amazing Grace.  Caroline Bobanick introduced Rotarian guests. 

President Jimmy reported that the Maritime program at Highline School, which was the featured program on January 19, 2022, has received a million-dollar grant from the state of Washington.  Lori Walker, Co-Chair of Education Service Committee, introduced Marilyn Cohen and Michael Danielson.  Marilyn talked about the role technology plays in the lives of younger people as they learn. A recent study showed that younger people are having a difficult time distinguishing between fact and fiction and are easily duped.  Michael Danielson, Chair of Action for Media Education and Advocacy for Art and Journalism at Seattle Prep, said how important it is to know who is behind the information source and what their agenda is. It doesn’t matter what the venue is. Who created it? What are their biases? He spoke about Deep Fakes, where videos or photos are altered. Michael stressed the importance of teaching students critical thinking when navigating information sources.