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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

This Week at Rotary

June 30, 2022

TURNOVER DAY

This week we will celebrate members of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 as we take a look back at things that happened in 2021-2022.

President Maria Harlow will turn the gavel over to... wait for it... President Maria Harlow.

When Kim Bedier moved to California in the fall of 2021, your President-elect stepped into the role, being respectful of the goals that had already been set by President Kim and the Board of Directors.

During this meeting, some of those goals will be highlighted, updates will be shared, committees will be congratulated, and many will be recognized for outstanding engagement.

There are many types of members, and we value every one of them. When you are able to participate, thank you. When you have to engage from a distance, thank you. When time just doesn't allow you to do everything that you want to do with Rotary, thank you for being a member.

We hope that you will join us for this end-of-year celebration: Let's call it Thank You Day.

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.

Silver Award from Shelter Box

Our International Services Committee Serving the World

Our Projects Committee: Rotarians at Work

Helping Local Non-Profits

Food Projects for Our Community

Supporting the military

Proud to be a Rotarian

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June 30 - Turnover Day
La Quinta

Jun 30, 2022 12:00 PM
Projects Committee
Banner Bank

Jul 01, 2022 8:15 AM
Prepaid Meal Plan July 7 - December 15, 2022
La Quinta Inn and Suites

Jul 07, 2022
July 7 - A new year of Rotary!
La Quinta Inn & Suites

Jul 07, 2022 12:00 PM
St. Vincent de Paul Sort
St. Vincent de Paul

Jul 09, 2022 10:00 AM

Tacoma Rotary #8

Jun 30, 2022

Turnover Day

Dale Roberts

Jul 07, 2022

A New Year of Rotary

Whitney Grisaffi

Jul 21, 2022

Isle of Iona

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Meeting participants lead the song, share a reflection, write a story, or help to welcome others to the meeting.

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 12:00 PM

La Quinta Inn and Suites

1425 East 27th St.
Tacoma, WA 98421
United States of America

Phone:

(253) 473-7723

Email:

clubadmin@rotary8.org

We host lunch meetings every Thursday except for the second Thursday of the month. On the second Thursday, we have Rotary @ 5 and visit a place of business of one of our Rotary Club members.