Stories

President Chris Baca 2014-15 presented the first check of $5,000.

President Sue Bethel held a fundraiser with UAS & Allen Marine. Following Presidents raised more.

After three years, the endowment was fully funded at $25,000.

One of our many projects was Black Sands Beach shelter and picnic benches and outhouse. Click here for other photos.

Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards January 2015
First City Rotary (est.1988) and Rotary 2000 (90 years old) were awarded 2014 Outstanding Community Service Award from Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce which includes a plethora of both clubs' work with Rotary Beach improvements and maintenance, scholarships at Kayhi, toy drives and food donations, Vocational Awards and improvements around Ketchikan building bridges, benches and other improvements. First City Rotary is also very proud of establishing a $25,000 UAS scholarship endowment for Vocational and our work with Rotary Interact of Kayhi, Rendezvous Senior Day Center and shelters about the area. Rotary 2000 champions Rotary House, bell ringing and a great number of other projects. Thank you to President Nancy Tietje (Rotary 2000) for accepting the award on behalf of both clubs and President Chris Baca (First City Rotary). Thank you Chamber for graciously recognizing our Rotary work in our community.

DG Sutliff believes in getting the word out!!!  ON the Air at KRBD, local public radio.

AG Chris Letterman, Golden Hammer Dick Miller, Pres. Rosie Roppel, DG Sue & Harold Foley

Rotary Celebrates Vocational Awards during October.  We had three winners this year.  This was a joint project with First City Rotary, Rotary 2000, and Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce.

President Chris Baca's club matching grant was remodeling the "Senior Center, Rendezvous's Kitchen".  Good job by all!!!

Interact of Kayhi meets with DG Gov. Dick Sutliff (2014-15) at Kayhi in front of Ray Troll Art.  "The King"

Rotary Beach District Matching Grant during President Roppel's year 2013-14, Project Chair Jen Wescott.  Inspecting project, President 2014-15 Chris Baca, Project Chair Dick Miller, Project Chair Steve Rydeen, and District Governor 2014-15 Dick Sutliff.

Regarding EBOLA

Jim Dahl, Foundation Chair for First City, mentions how Rotary is responding to the EBOLA outbreak!

“Excellence in Customer Service”  Nominator Chris Baca, Left to right:  Marc Guevarra, Rosie Roppel,Senator Bert Stedman, Commander Jackson and USCG.(Joint Rotary and Chamber Awards)

“Excellence in Entrepreneurism”  Left to right: Nominator Helen Muench, Senator Bert Stedman, Dr. Marna Hall, First City President Roppel, and Rotary 2000 President Marc Guevarra. (Joint Rotary and Chamber Awards)

These young adults attended Rotary Vocational Awards on Oct. 23, 2013.

Youth Exchange 2013-14 Frederik Bjergen arrives and jumps right into Cross Country and Soccer!

Rick King, with the help of President Michelle O'Brien, inducted 2013-14 First CIty Rotary President Rosie Roppel and Rotary 2000 President Marc Guevarra and four new First City members:  Penny Andrew, Joel Kotrc, Sis Coenen, and Cathy Gucker.  Congratulations!  

One of the strengths of our club is our New Generations program.  In this picture there are Rotary Interact, Rotary Exchange  Inbound, Outbound, and Rebound students.  

 Jim Dahl, a First City Rotarian, has a passion for the Rotary Foundation and Polio Eradication.  He already has raised $20,000+ dollars for the Foundation in SE Alaska and British Columbia and is heading out again, this time going North to Alaska and Yukon Territories presenting to clubs and encouraging clubs to donate to the Foundation. Even non-Rotarians are donating!   Our club donated $1000 + to his RFAR ride so far!  He says, "RFAR is coming to mind.. the ride schedule is shaping up to the last two week of July and all of August. We have a Duck Race to run!"  GOOD LUCK OUR FOUNDATION MAN!!!

First City Rotary is a fun, friendly breakfast club located in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is the first club in Alaska to have admitted women as members in its first year.