This week's meeting will be a Club Assembly and primarily focus on Club operations, Club goals and Member participation goals. We will be at Village Concepts on Soper Hill.
Next Wednesday is the Board Meeting at Sherwood. All members are encouraged to come and see how your governance team works. And then comes Boots, Bids & BBQ!! Get your donation forms in to Ilene. They are due this week!
September 12th for Boots, Bids & BBQ - our annual fundraiser. Click the article below to get tickets!
The link to our YouTube Channel is now available on our website and our weekly bulletins. You can view recent online meetings. If you watch any of them, you can count it as a makeup. Just let our Co-Secretary, Christine Egelstad know.
We were honored to have our District Governor Kathleen Olson as our guest again on Friday, August 28th. The previous week was in the school district parking lot under sunny skies. Double booking was the reason we couldn't meet inside. The District is launching a District Engagement Initiative this year, There will be a gap year from the typical District Conference. Kathleen is hopeful that the gap year will allow Clubs in the District to get involved in the District Engagement Initiative. She went on to state that the District Engagement Initiative is a great way to tell the Rotary story. What could our Club accomplish if we had other partners involved with us on a project? Kathleen commented that our Club was deeply dedicated to The Rotary Foundation, budgeting $2,500 but raising over $8,000.
A little bit about Kathleen. In 1994 she joined the Tacoma Rotary Club--the eigth Club ever formed in Rotary--and actively engaged and participated in various roles in the Club including Club President in 2004-2005. Kathleen has been involved in Pacific Northwest President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS), District 5020 Training Assembly and the South South Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is a major donor, Paul Harris Fellow +9 and a Rotary Foundation Benefactor.
Kathleen and Rick met in 1994 while volunteering at the Emergency Food Network in Tacoma. They were married six months later. Rick joined Rotary in 1996 and has served as Sgt. of Arms, three times, currently at the Rotary Club of Arlington. Early on, Kathleen has been actively involved in community volunteerism and has served on local non-profit boards. Kathleen and Rick are dog foster parents to four Chihuahuas and two senior cats and strong supporters of the Seahawks and the Mariners.
Tracy DeLorm visits with out newest member, Ryan Leslie. Ryan's membership application was approved by the membership at our meeting on Friday, August 28th. Ryan is married and has two children. He ws a Technology Consultant retiring in March 2026 from Amazon where he worked in a variety of software engineering management roles in advertising, robotics and devices organizations. Welcome to Lake Stevens Rotary Club, Ryan!
District Governor Kathleen Olson gives Paul Harris pins to Bob Howe, Chair of the Club's Foundation. Bob presented Paul Haris pins to Chris Vallo, Laurie Westover and Ron Rasmussen who joined us via Zoom. Ron will receive his Paul Harris pin at an upcoming meeting.
Interact is a service club for youth ages 14-18. The name is a combination of the words international and action. We join Clubs in over 120 countries around the world. The global youth network is dedicated to community and international service. Every Interact Club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide.
Club Meetings are held at Lake Stevens High School.
For the next three weeks we are meeting at Village Concepts, 9025 28th Pl NE. Our regular Rotary Club Meetings are at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center lower level Community Room located at 12309 22nd St NE. We start at 7:30 am. Click here for the online link. There will not be any breakfast served. However, coffee will be available. Visitors are always welcome.
