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March 2023
7 March 2023 – Jim Wigfall & Sound Generations
7 March 2023 - Jim Wigfall & Sound Generations TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Jim Wigfall is CEO of Sound Generations since 2018 and will speak about the many services and assistance that Sound Generations provides to older adults and adults with disabilities. Wigfall has over 30 years of executive experience, including fundraising, policy, and advocacy experience that helps propel the work of the organization. Sound Generations is the most comprehensive non-profit organization serving older adults and adults with disabilities in…
Full Details14 March 2023 – Jen Barnes, CEO & Founder Rough & Tumble Pub
14 March 2023 - Jen Barnes, CEO & Founder Rough & Tumble Pub TIME: Noon LOCATION:Zoom Join us on Zoom to hear Jen Barnes, founder of the Rough & Tumble, a sports bar and restaurant in Old Ballard that prioritizes televising women’s athletics. Barnes is a former rower for Green Lake Crew and her pub features 15 televisions and seating for 160 people. It's a safe space for people to watch women’s sports and has an all-ages section so young…
Full Details21 March 2023 – Harry Turner, Co-Founder of Emerald Arch (Plus Students of the Month)
21 March 2023 - Harry Turner, Co-Founder of Emerald Arch (Plus Students of the Month) Join us in hearing the remarkable story of Harry Turner, co-founder of Emerald Arch. Formed in 2022, Emerald Arch is a US-based non-profit focusing on global conservation efforts with a specialty in human-wildlife conflict, education for future generations and the protection of land in the Amazon. Its members have experienced first-hand the devastating reality of rainforest deforestation, including raging wildfires throughout the Amazon rainforest, and…
Full Details4th Tuesday President’s Social
Rough & Tumble Pub (5309 22nd Ave NW, on the top floor) It's time to relax and enjoy a drink with your fellow Rotarians and Rotarian-wanna-bes at our monthly Rotary Social. This month it's at the Rough & Tumble Pub, Seattle's home for women's sports. If you are hungry, there is a full menu of tasty shareable items, salads, and entrees, in addition to drinks that include cocktails, beer on tap, beer in cans and bottles, and wine too. Just…
Full DetailsBallard Rotary Auction – You’re Invited!
Ballard Rotary Foundation invites you to attend its biannual fundraising auction! BRF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives through health and education initiatives in Ballard and around the world. All proceeds benefit our many local and international projects. Join us! To register and view auction items: https://auctria.events/Ballardauction2023
Full DetailsApril 2023
4 April 2023 – Rotary District 5030 Governor Kae Peterson
4 April 2023 - Rotary District 5030 Governor Kae Peterson TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Kae Peterson, Governor of Rotary District 5030, will speak on district wide activities and accomplishments in the current Rotary year. Kae is a 31 year Rotarian, Paul Harris Society member and 2 time club president. She has been a member of three clubs in our district: Shoreline, Redmond and currently Lake Forest Park. Kae has held numerous Rotary leadership roles at both the club and…
Full DetailsLunch Meeting Program: Kenya Fredie, P-Patch Coordinator
Kenya Y. Fredie, P-Patch Coordinator, will speak on 50 years of community gardening in Seattle and what it has produced. Over the last 19 years, Kenya Fredie has managed the development of community gardens for Seattle’s diverse and multicultural urban agriculturalists. Kenya is currently the Supervisor of the P-Patch Community Gardening program in the city's Department of Neighborhoods, which means she oversees 91 P-Patches throughout the City. As the first recipient of the Mayor’s Equity Action Award, she has done…
Full DetailsApril 18 2023 – Councilmember Dan Strauss, Plus Students of the Month
Join us to hear Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss, who represents District 6 (Northwest Seattle, which includes the people of Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Green Lake, Greenwood, and Fremont). He will provide updates on current and future issues which are high priorities, and will field questions about issues that are of concern to attendees. So put on your thinking caps, and bring your thoughtful questions. And don't forget to invite your neighbors and friends! April Students of the month will be…
Full Details4th Tuesday President’s Social
Rough & Tumble Pub (5309 22nd Ave NW, on the top floor) It's time to relax and enjoy a drink with your fellow Rotarians and Rotarian-wanna-bes at our monthly Rotary Social. This month it's at the Rough & Tumble Pub, Seattle's home for women's sports. If you are hungry, there is a full menu of tasty shareable items, salads, and entrees, in addition to drinks that include cocktails, beer on tap, beer in cans and bottles, and wine too. Just…
Full DetailsMay 2023
May 2, 2023 – Steve Pavlakis and the Salvation Army
TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Salvation Army Captain Steve Pavlakis of the Northwest Division and Seattle Temple will be sharing what the Salvation Army has done for Seattle to meet the needs. Best known for its charitable efforts, the Salvation Army is both Christian church and a nongovernmental relief agency that works to alleviate suffering and help people rebuild their lives.With more than 7,500 centers of operation and a presence in almost every zip code in the United States, the Salvation…
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