Rotary's October program series highlighted several local women business leaders, each of whom described their respective business experiences, the impact of the pandemic on their operations, and their views on the future in a post-pandemic environment. They addressed the current business climate in view of the news on national and local economic conditions and outlook. Rotarians heard from Chapman Fina of Via Lago on Lake Street; from Anne Hess, publisher of Kirkland Living magazine; from Kate Vitasek of Vested Outsourcing; and from Melissa Acton-Buzard, CEO of Chameleon Technologies. Kirkland Rotarian Dave DeBois developed this series for the club.The Rotary Club
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Kirkland, WA 98033
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Kirkland, WA 98033
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Due to COVID-19, the Rotary Club of Kirkland is meeting using Zoom. For access to the online meetings, use the Join link that follows, and the meeting identification codes if needed. Zoom session opens at 6 p.m., with meeting start at 6:15 p.m.
November Speakers Series About Politics and Elections
As the country approaches National Election Day, citizens are heading to the polls in record numbers. During November, Kirkland Rotarians will enjoy the insights of four seasoned professionals deeply involved in politics, elections, and government history.
The Politics & Elections Series includes: on November 2, election eve, Karen Waters, president of Strategies 360, a major political consulting firm in the region; on November 9, Jerry Cornfield, long-time political reporter for The Daily Herald (the parent paper to our Kirkland Reporter); on November 16, Ben Anderstone, voter behavior researcher and political analyst regularly featured on Crosscut, and on November 23, Dr. Glennys Young, a Russia and Soviet Union historian and chair of the University of Washington's History Department and professor in the Jackson School of International Studies.
Rotarians can find topic and speaker background on the club's website using the Speakers tab.
Interested in joining the Rotary Club of Kirkland?
Please contact a membership co-chair: Amy Mutal, Rick Walter
Please consider completing a New Member Application
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Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual (Zoom)Dec 17, 2020
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Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual (Zoom)Jan 21, 2021
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Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual (Zoom)Feb 18, 2021
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Rotary's October program series highlighted several local women business leaders, each of whom described their respective business experiences, the impact of the pandemic on their operations, and their views on the future in a post-pandemic environment. They addressed the current business climate in view of the news on national and local economic conditions and outlook. Rotarians heard from Chapman Fina of Via Lago on Lake Street; from Anne Hess, publisher of Kirkland Living magazine; from Kate Vitasek of Vested Outsourcing; and from Melissa Acton-Buzard, CEO of Chameleon Technologies. Kirkland Rotarian Dave DeBois developed this series for the club.
As school and college students headed "back-to-school" in September, three local education leaders addressed the Rotary Club of Kirkland about education and students', staffs', and parents' experiences. On September 14, the club’s special guest was the interim president of Bellevue College, former governor and former ambassador to China, Gary Locke. On September 21, the special guest was Dr. Jon Holmen, superintendent of the Lake Washington School District. On September 28, the club’s special guest was Dr. Amy Morrison, president of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology. These education CEOs discussed new developments and plans in their organizations, and touched on how their teams of professionals are dealing with the impacts of the novel coronavirus on public schools' and colleges' operations.
During August, the Rotary Club of Kirkland offered an all-star diversity, equity, and inclusion program series, The Legacy of Racism in America, to its membership and members' guests. Experts who spoke at the Monday meetings were environmental journalist Scott Miller on white privilege, PricewaterhouseCoopers vice president Joshua Cooper on LGBTQD equity and inclusion, trained facilitator and Circle Keeper Paula-Ann Clements on the Native American experience, and former KING 5 television reporter Linda Byron on equity in policing and what it means to “defund” the police. The series moderator was Rotarian Darcia Tudor, attorney, family mediator, forensic therapist, and executive coach.
As people who come to Rotary from and to serve in our community, we cannot but recognize and empathize with those who have experienced the pain of intolerance and injustice. As a part of the greater Kirkland community for over 80 years, we would not be true to our mission and our values without clearly and emphatically affirming our endorsement of the statement recently issued by Rotary International:
What do Kirkland’s Dakshin Indian Bistro, Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Casa Ricardo’s, Claire’s Nails, and Bombaii Hair Cutters all have in common? They’re all recipients of grants from the Kirkland Small Business Relief Fund, one of the hometown investment priorities of Kirkland’s Rotary Clubs.
Corporal John Ness of Kirkland Police Department
Jan 04, 2021
Community Services, School and Neighborhood Resource programs
In a time of social upheaval, where should America go?
Chicago Rotarian Xavier Ramey says the key to creating an equitable society is understanding where we’ve been.
Help on wheels
Maternal health projects give Rotary clubs in Uganda a sense of purpose during COVID-19 restrictions
Rotarians pledge to restore the monarch butterfly’s disappearing habitat
Seventy-five percent of the world’s plant species are dependent on pollinators, such as the monarch, to survive