Last year our Rotary club raised nearly $10,000
for Rotary International's PolioPlus program and LifeNets Water Well Project
in Malawi, Africa. This year the 007th Annual
James Bond Casino Night Fundraiser &
Auction will benefit LifeNets' Academy in
Malawi. This gala event will be held at the Columbia Tower Club on
Saturday April 17th. If you'd like to purchase tickets please visit our
Casino Night Website. If you'd like to support this
project in other ways we are currently seeking
corporate sponsors and auction items.
We also collect unused cell phones which are then sold with the funds going
to LifeNets various missions
in Malawi, Africa.
Community Service
Our club participates in a variety of local community service
projects. Every month many of our members support Rotary District 5030's
First Harvest organization by
boxing fruits, vegetables and other foods the second Saturday of each month
at the Northwest Harvest Building in Kent and the fourth Saturday of each
month at Food Lifeline in Shoreline. Anyone, Rotarian or not, is welcome to
join us and other Rotarians from around District 5030 in this fun and
worthwhile activity. For directions to Kent click
here. For directions to Shoreline click
here.
This year we are again supporting PAWS by
participating in their annual PAWS Walk on September 12th.
We're also pleased to be a sponsor of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Association's
Team Pro Bono in the annual Bike MS Ride.
This year we're starting a new program for feeding the homeless. Once a
quarter we devote one of our meetings to putting together small bags of
non-perishable food which our members can then carry around in their cars
and give to anyone they may come across who is in need.
Vocational Service
We are once again partnering with the
Jubilee Women's Center and offering Life Skills classes to the women
there. Classes teach professional development skills like interviewing and
financial management.
This year we are happy to be inaugurating our Student of the Month program
by partnering with the Eastside
Academy. Each month we will be inviting to lunch one or two students who
have shown leadership within their school or community. At the end of the
year one of these students will be eligible for a
Rotary Youth Leadership Academy scholarship.
Club Service
Our club raises money for its needs and for other unplanned charitable gifts
through monthly Texas Holdem tournaments. If you'd like to be invited to an
upcoming game please email
info@seattleskylinerotary.org.
