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Established in 1910, we're the 8th oldest Rotary club in the world. We believe in the power of in-person connections over online networking, enhancing our beautiful local community, and contributing to the well-being of the world we live in. We'd be delighted if you'd join us at our next club meeting, every Thursday at noon at the Tacoma Yacht Club.

Turnover 2020

Enjoy the talent of Elliot Stockstad & Jeremy Simler in this musical gift to President Carol Duris. If you missed the meeting please check it out here!

This Week at Rotary

Thursday, July 9, 2020

VOL. NINETY SEVEN, Issue 2

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins

Time: July 9, 2020 12:05 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

To join the meeting this week cut and paste the address below into your browser

https://d5020.zoom.us/j/99400577748

We will also be streaming the video using Facebook Live on our Private Facebook page.

If you haven't joined our private page here is the link

Meeting ID: 994 0057 7748

Please only use this phone in number if you do not have computer audio 253.215.8782

BLACK LIVES MATTER

A Statement from your Executive Committee

We are shaken by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Manuel Ellis and many others. At Rotary, we denounce racism. We celebrate diversity and demand ethical leadership. BLACK LIVES MATTER.

We have a long history of funding grants to non-profit organizations in Tacoma to serve low-income youth and elderly, for ALL in need. We come together as a Rotary Club to provide food, build homes, give scholarships to local high school youth, and serve others. We also fund international grants to all races in our work to eradicate polio and bring clean water to communities. We are committed to bringing people together to do good in our community and the world.

We have evolved over our 110-year history, but we know we have more work to do to help create a more just, open, and welcoming Tacoma. We are committed to take action immediately, working with individuals and organizations towards long-term solutions to dismantle racism.

We invite and include all passionate people in our efforts to deliver “Service Above Self”. We live by the 4 Way test in our personal and professional lives and will apply this to influence the necessary changes that will bring justice to all.

Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Auction 2020

ROTARIANS TO THE RESCUE

PLEDGE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR COMMITTEE WORK THIS YEAR

Thank you to our sponsors

$10,000 - Wonder Woman

Financial Insights

$7,500 - Batman

Timberland Bank

$5,000 - Supergirl

Dimmer Family Foundation

Johnson Stone & Pagano PS

Kathryn Nelson

Titus Will

Union Bank

John and Audrey West

$2,500 -Superman

Rusty George Creative

Superior Linen

Carol & Chris Webster

$1,500 - Captain American

Advancement Consulting

Banner Bank

DP & C

Heritage Bank

HomeStreet Bank

Moss Adams

Cap Pearson

$1,000 -Spider Man

Jan & Skip Anderson

Marsha & Andrew Burns

Becky & Gary Fontaine

Roger Lilley

MultiCare
Buck & Joanne Thompson

Wilson Albers

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 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide. The Rotary motto is "service above self.”

Within Tacoma, the Rotary Club of Tacoma (known as Rotary #8) donates grants to non-profit organizations, recommended by the Community Grants Committee, that serve low-income children and seniors. Rotary 8 also has several “hands-on” projects where Rotarians offer their service. Some of these "hands on" projects are:

. Read2Me - Rotarians tutor 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd grade students at four low-income schools;

. Food Drives and Repacks - for the Emergency Food Network. Every quarter the club donates items and cash to support local food banks and other non rpofits as well as repackacking food for distribution in 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 more than $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 incoming students from Sweden (Gabe) and France (Nico) We have 2 outbound students Katie in Brazil and Taylor in Finland.

Our Projects Committee: Rotarians at Work

Rotary 8 - People of Action 2019-20