The Rotary Club of Kirkland and the Lake Washington School District have established a partnership with Music4Life to provide donated-and-repaired musical instruments at no charge for use by local public school students who qualify for federal free and reduced-price meals. For the past sixteen years, Music4Life has been ensuring that family income is not a barrier to music education by assuring that every student who wants to pursue instrumental music can do so. Anyone wishing contribute a lovingly used trumpet, clarinet, violin, flute, or other musical instrument to the Lake Washington School District Chapter of Music4Life in may contact the Rotary Club of Kirkland’s youth service committee chair, Prof. Jocelyn Reiter Ellison. Those who want to support musical instruments for kids who can't afford them may visit the Music4Life website, or use the DONATE button on the Rotary Club of Kirkland's website home page. The Rotary Club
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting*
*Virtual MeetingDec. 11, 2023
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. -
Rotary Club of Kirkland Holiday Party
St. John's Episcopal ChurchDec. 18, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. -
Rotary Board of Directors Meeting*
*Virtual MeetingDec. 21, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. -
Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person)
Madison House Assisted Living CommunityJan. 08, 2024
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
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The Rotary Club of Kirkland meets on the first and third Mondays in person, and on the second Monday the meeting is online only. There will not be meetings on Mondays on which falls a national holiday. To join the meetings online, use the Join link that follows, or the meeting identification codes if needed. Zoom sessions open at 6:10 p.m. and meeting activities start at 6:15 p.m. Check the club's Calendar for meeting location information.
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The Rotary Club of Kirkland and the Lake Washington School District have established a partnership with Music4Life to provide donated-and-repaired musical instruments at no charge for use by local public school students who qualify for federal free and reduced-price meals. For the past sixteen years, Music4Life has been ensuring that family income is not a barrier to music education by assuring that every student who wants to pursue instrumental music can do so. Anyone wishing contribute a lovingly used trumpet, clarinet, violin, flute, or other musical instrument to the Lake Washington School District Chapter of Music4Life in may contact the Rotary Club of Kirkland’s youth service committee chair, Prof. Jocelyn Reiter Ellison. Those who want to support musical instruments for kids who can't afford them may visit the Music4Life website, or use the DONATE button on the Rotary Club of Kirkland's website home page. 
Rotary Club of Kirkland members gather to collect food for annual Thanksgiving Baskets to support families confronting food insecurity at John Muir Elementary School. John Muir staff identifies families whose circumstances make them eligible for holiday gift donations, and the club collects funds and food to ease the stress of the Thanksgiving holiday. Anyone can support this community service effort by going to the DONATE page on this website. On the donation page, where it says “Please Select Your Donation Designation”, choose the “Holiday Gift” option from the drop-down menu and include a note it's for Thanksgiving!
Camp United We Stand issued a call to Kirkland service clubs for help moving the camp hosted in Kirkland these past three months by Kirkland Congregational Church of Christ at 106 5th Ave. Camp United needed funding and volunteers for a scheduled November 4 camp relocation. In particular, Rotary was asked for help with moving costs for the camp's portable kitchen, which was designed and built over several months by some youth with Sawhorse Revolution. The kitchen was designed to fold up with refrigerators inside and slide onto a flatbed truck to move to the next camp site, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Shoreline at 722 N. 145th St.
Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold and city of Kirkland council members Kelli Curtis and Toby Nixon joined Dave Aubry and the Rotary Club of Kirkland for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pavilion at the site of the former Northern Pacific Railroad Station along the Cross Kirkland Corridor. The pavilion features illustrated signs describing the railroad’s 100+ year history in Kirkland, with photographs of trains and the two structures that once stood there. The Rotary Club developed the projects installed at the site. The pandemic delayed the ribbon-cutting for a while, but with the ribbon cut, the project is now complete! [Photo and story courtesy of the city of Kirkland.]
During October the membership hears from community leaders involved in hot topics in and around the city of Kirkland. First, Sheila Cloney provided Rotarians in update on the status of the city's proposal to close downtown's Park Lane to vehicular traffic in favor of pedestrian traffic and a park-like atmosphere. Business leaders and citizens alike gathered to oppose the change, forming the group Save Park Lane to focus the opposition efforts. The proposal drew media attention and the city council recently decided to shelf the proposal for the time being. Rotarians engaged in spirited discussion, similar to the broader community, regarding the merits and drawbacks of such a change..png)
Dietra Clayton of Helen's Place & The Sophia Way
Dec 11, 2023 6:40 PM
An update on the activities and plans for Helen's Place
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