Our online meetings will start at 7:30. You will be able to join the meetings starting at about 7:20. We are using the Zoom online meeting platform. Click this link to join the meeting. Guests are always welcome.
The featured speaker at this week's meeting is Lisa Hull, Program Manager at the Volunteers of America Western Washington, will present about Washington State's 2-1-1 program. The 2-1-1 program is a free confidential community service providing connections to needed services. Click this link to learn some more about 2-1-1.
See the article below about our Corks & Kegs Online Auction event. Every member is asked to provide two bottles of wine and two bottles of beer for the live auction. Also, please round up donations for the silent and live auctions: baskets, gift cards, trips, vacation spots, sets of ??, etc. Members were sent the Donation Procurement form and you can get one from our website. There is a weekly planning meeting following the regular Club Meeting.
Continue to live by and exemplify the Rotary Four Way Test-
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to All Concerned?
Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it Be Beneficial to all Concerned?
PHOTO CONTEST: You are encouraged to participate in this. Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photo at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am Friday, August 21st. Look carefully! Send your guess to the Editor.
Game on!!!! Corks and Kegs is approaching very quickly. Each of us has a part in the success of our largest fundraiser.
Have you donated two large bottles of beer and two bottles of wine?
Have you donated two silent auction baskets?
Have you asked a local business in Lake Stevens, Granite Falls and Snohomish to be a sponsor of Corks & Kegs?
We need all HANDS ON DECK. Join the effort and make this one of the most successful Silent and On-Line Auctions for our Club so that we can continue our work in the Lake Stevens community as well as our international projects.
I am so honored to serve as your president this year. We have important work ahead of us at Rotary, and we are going to have a lot of fun as we do it.
Last year, we launched our five-year Action Plan to build a stronger future for Rotary. We are working to increase our impact, expand our reach, enhance participant engagement, and increase our ability to adapt. The last several months have shown that we — as Rotarians and Rotaractors — can realize these goals as we forge a new path for the future.
Without question, COVID-19 has posed new and previously unimaginable challenges for Rotary. But within every challenge is perhaps an even greater opportunity. And while I could not have known what lay ahead when I selected my theme for the year, Rotary Opens Opportunities has even greater relevance as we begin our new Rotary year.
I am incredibly inspired by how our members have adapted and responded to COVID-19. This global pandemic has made it difficult for many of our clubs to operate as usual, but we persevered, and over the past few months, I’ve enjoyed connecting with my fellow Rotarians and Rotaractors in a new way: by visiting hundreds of clubs from my home. It’s been fun to attend so many meetings virtually. If you haven’t already, I encourage your club to try an online meeting or add an online component, like hosting a guest speaker from a Rotary or Rotaract club located in a different part of the world.
As we build a stronger future for our organization, it’s good that we are reaching out to new people and introducing them to Rotary. It’s important that our clubs reflect the communities we serve. More diverse voices in our clubs and in our leadership will help Rotary stay in touch with a changing world.
So let’s find every opportunity to show we value each and every member. Let’s seize this moment to build on what we’ve learned, to embrace our new reality, to welcome new faces, and to find additional ways to shine. This is how we will have a continuing impact on the world. And if you need assistance along the way, Rotary offers many resources that can help you reach your goals.
Rotary means different things in different parts of the world, but we are all united by our core values and by The Four-Way Test. Rotary may change, but our values remain constant.
I look forward to hearing about how you’re finding new opportunities to engage and make an impact in your club and community. Rotary Opens Opportunities, both for the people we serve and for ourselves.
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August is Membership and New Club Development Month. This is the perfect time to celebrate and recognize the amazing work of Rotarians and Rotaractors around the world. Share the gift of Rotary by referring a prospective member at rotary.org/join.
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.
The August 14th Meeting will be online. 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. There is a robust continental breakfast available beforehand. Visitors are always welcome.
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