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Established in 1910, the Rotary Club of Tacoma is the 8th oldest Rotary Club in the world. We believe in the power of in-person connection, enhancing our beautiful local community, and contributing to the well-being of the world in which we live. We would be delighted if you would join us at our next club meeting. Please contact the office at 253.473.7723 for information.

This Week at Rotary

Thursday, June 8, 2023

VOL. NINETY-NINE, Issue 49

The Gearshift is a weekly publication to inform members of current events in the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8.

This Week at Rotary

June 8, 2023

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THURSDAY AT 5 - BUSINESS SHOWCASE

Attracting and retaining talent in today’s labor market has never been more challenging and as we move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are having to reshape the way they think about workforce management. The traditional approach of viewing benefits, retirement, and HR operations in separate silos with separate strategies is quickly becoming outdated. HR teams and employees alike are feeling overwhelmed, ill-equipped, and under supported.

Enter OneDigital. By converging our Benefits, Retirement, and HR Consulting practices, we’ve developed a team of top-tier consultants that work in unison to devise holistic workforce strategies that both accelerate business objectives and enhance the employee experience. At OneDigital, we strive to break the mold in what our clients expect from a broker by not only helping them attract and retain talent but by rolling up our sleeves to support their HR teams day in and day out, and by engaging one-on-one with their employees to make them smarter, better healthcare consumers. As one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2023 we lead the industry by example in placing the employee experience at the center of everything we do. Join us this Thursday for Rotary at 5 at our beautiful waterfront office on Ruston Way to learn more about how we can help you win the war for talent and become an employer of choice.

When: June 8^that 5pm

Where: 4041 Ruston Way Suite 101 Tacoma, WA 98402 (please be aware that Google maps is still displaying their old Gig Harbor address)

Refreshments: Drinks and appetizers will be provided

Parking: OneDigital has 2 parking options available. The main parking lot is right in front of their office. If that lot fills up, please feel free to park next door in front of the Lobster Shop.

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Auction 2023

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE OUR AUCTION SUCCESSFUL

From our amazing sponsors, the the members and business that donated fantastic items, to our guests who joined us in person and online to support our efforts. The funds we raised will help us with the work we do both locally and globally. If you are a winning bidder the items are available for pickup in the Rotary office. We still have a few folks with outstanding balances we encourage you to pay promptly.

THANK YOU SPONSORS

Audacious Gallivanters

Financial Insights

Umpqua Bank

Intrepid Questers

Titus Will Auto Group

True Adventurers

Dimmer Family Foundation

Cindy Grady

Kathryn Nelson

Timberland Bank

John & Audrey West

Courageous

Connelly Law Offices

Heritage Bank

Larsen Commercial- Industrial Realtors

Greg & Sonja Rolsma

Carol & Chris Webster

Kathi Willis

Wanderer

HomeStreet Bank

Banner Bank

Community Health Care

Moss Adams LLP

DPC

Discovery Permit

Joe Gordon Jr

Bellarmine

Barry & Sharon Benson

Sharon Chambers-Gordon

Edward Jones

Jackie Flowers

Jim Harris

Charles & Teresa Hawkins

Donna Haynes

Rusty & Janet Hersey

Roger Lilley

MultiCare Health System

Stadium Wealth Management

Buck & Joanne Thompson

Trusteed Plans Service Corporation

United Way of Pierce County

Wilson Albers

Base Camp

Advancement Consulting

Marsha & Andrew Burns

Cedar + Slate

Peter & Ann Darling

Tacoma Tent & Awning

Diversity Statement of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8

The Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 is open to all people who want to make positive changes in our community and world. We welcome all members and guests, regardless of race, nationality, religion, faith, gender, sexual orientation, cultural background, and ability.

We will not tolerate racism. We strive to become an anti-racist organization. We are committed to learning more about how systemic racism has led to inequality in all systems – including education, housing, health, employment, wealth accumulation, policing, prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration – and working to eradicate inequality wherever we encounter it.

We will take these actions:

We will review and update our Club’s procedures, policies, meetings, events, communications, grants, projects, scholarships, and traditions.
We will broaden our recruiting practices to align our membership more closely with the demographics of Tacoma.
We will use our grants, projects, and scholarships to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in our community.

Rotary In Action

Rotary is an international organization whose purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services, to encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. Rotary is open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. There are more than 1.2 million Rotarians in over 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide. The Rotary motto is "service above self.”

Within Tacoma, the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 invests in non-profit organizations throughout the community, recommended by the Community Grants Committee, that serve low-income children and seniors. Rotary #8 also has many “hands-on” projects where Rotarians offer their service. Some of these "hands on" projects that have been supported are:

. Food Drives and Repacks - for the Emergency Food Network. Regularly club members volunteer to participate in repacking food for distribution into the community; and

. Little Free Libraries - Rotarians build and install these libraries, filled with good children's books, near low-income elementary schools.

Rotary #8 has international projects such as clean water projects in Ethiopia and India, has brought firefighting equipment to Mexico, and has delivered school materials to Malawi. Tacoma Rotarians have given Polio immunizations to children in India and Africa.

Throughout the world, Rotary Clubs, including Rotary #8, have contributed nearly $900 million to eradicate polio in the world. More than one half billion children in developing countries have been immunized against polio, through Rotary’s PolioPlus campaign.

Rotary’s Youth Exchange sends 7,000 high-school age students abroad each year, to study in another country and to learn about its society and culture. The goal is to promote world peace. Rotary # 8 has always welcomed inbound students and have identified local students to travel to other countries to participate in this life-changing experience.

Our Projects Committee: Rotarians at Work

Supporting Our Community

December 2, 2022

Partnering with Catholic Community Services, Tacoma Rescue Mission and YWCA to deliver hundreds of gifts to children in Pierce County.