Home Page | Rotary Club of Tacoma #8

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.

This Week at Rotary

Thursday, September 24, 2020

VOL. NINETY SEVEN, Issue 13

Drs. Michele Johnson & Ivan Harrell

Higher Education During COVID

September 24, 2020 12:05 PM

BLACK LIVES MATTER

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 do 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 and inequity in all systems – including education, housing, health, employment, wealth accumulation, policing, prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration – and working to eradicate inequality and inequity 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.

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

MacDonald-Miller

Superior Linen

Carol & Chris Webster

$1,500 - Captain American

Advancement Consulting

Banner Bank

DP & C

Heritage Bank

HomeStreet Bank

Kelli Jo Hjalseth & Sharon Benson

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 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:

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

. Food Drives and Repacks - for the Emergency Food Network. Regularly club members volunteer to participate in repackacking 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

Paint Tacoma Beautiful July 2020

Rotary 8 - People of Action 2019-20

Military Comfort Kits Packing Project

Tacoma Rescue Mission Breakfast Service

Toys for Kids Shopping

Giving Tree gifts for one agency

EFN Break Bags

Bike Build - November 2019

Raising Girls - In Meeting Project

October - Saturday Sorting at St. Vinnie's

Handing Out the Backpacks

400 Backpacks ready to go

Camp Goodtimes - July 2019 - Fun and Festivities for All

2018-19 Highlight

The House that Rotary Built Has Been Finished and Dedicated

Check out the video

Our Literacy Committee in Action...

Repaired and replaced in June!

Installing our libraries

Labels for the Little Library Books

Our Interact Club in Action

Life Christian Interact Club Caroling and Ringing the Bell for Salvation Army

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!

Proud to be a Rotarian