Many, many thanks to all of the club members, past members, family members, and community volunteers who made this rummage sale event such a wonderful experience. The club's transition from the Great Puget Sound Duck Dash to the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale added a remarkable value-add to our main fundraising effort: providing needed goods to people in our community who may not have another avenue to obtain things they need or want to live better lives. What a wonderful experience for the club members, volunteers, and shoppers. View more photos on the club's photo gallery by clicking below.
The Rotary Club of Kirkland held a special event on July 1, 2023 at Kamiakin Middle School, 14111 132nd Ave NE in Kirkland for the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale.
Past president Dave DeBois called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.
Attending were Pete Anderson, David Aubry, Bob Auslander, Rich Bergdahl, Gary Cohn, Terry Cole, David DeBois, Donald Dicks, Doug Evanson, James Feek, Monica Fratita, Rashmi Garimella, Mekonen Giorgis, Margie Glenn, Isabelle Kalisa, Laura Loomis, Jim Meniketti, Amy Mutal, Kristin Olson, Rick Ostrander, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, John Storbeck, Pat Swenson, Alice Volpe, Rick Walter. Alan Hoviland and Patti Smith volunteered during preparation sessions in the preceding five days.
Guests:
There were numerous guests of members at this event, including Anna Aubry, Nanette Bergdahl, Christine DeBois, Kathy Feek, Seenu Garimella, Chuck Loomis, David Mutal, Peggy Ostrander, janet Pruitt, and Stephanie Walter. There were also numerous volunteers who responded to the invitation to donate time to the effort: Fenix Barrenger, Lucas Co, Kelly Copp, Anne Hamilton, Kat Hughes, Vince Isaacson, Lu Lockwood, Kelly Raab, Chase Silverman, Lisa Chiappinelli Sutherland, and David Thomas; and numerous volunteers associated with Hero House: Michael Brown, Lisa Coleman, Ginny Gannon, Kevin Miller, Mwiza Mutsa, Earl Peterson, Hugh Sanders, Olga Yarmoshik, and Varuun Singh. In addition, scholarship recipient Allan Diaz and his brother Allen volunteered time this day, as did members of the Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown.
Many of our Rotarians, like others in our community, are social media users, especially if there are grandchildren involved. Our experience this month taught us many things, among them that a strong social media presence will help the club with its community service work and its fundraising projects. As the club builds social media connections, especially in the greater Kirkland area, you can help. If you have a Facebook account, a Twitter account, or a Nextdoor account, you can boost the club's visibility if you "like" and "share" the pagesand posts with your own social media connections.
Our club is currently using three platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor. If you click on the images below, each will take you to the Rotary Club of Kirkland page for that site where you can like or follow the club's page and posts. When you see something you like or think others will like, please share it with your circle of friends. In this way, we'll spread the good word about our Rotary club's community service work, and develop a much broader audience for our rummage sale and other service activities.
Rotary oenologists alert! A limited number of wine club member tickets are available to Rotary club members to join the Walla Walla Vintners team at Kirkland's Woodmark Hotel on Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This special invitation is extended to Kirkland Rotarians as if we were Walla Walla Vintners wine club members. Only 20 tickets at the special club price are available to Rotary club members.
There will be wine tasting, local fresh appetizers, and lots of opportunities to connect with our team! We will be previewing Walla Walla's new releases, along with tastes of their classic favorites and a special library large format. All attendees will receive access to an event-exclusive shipping offer to enjoy any of their favorites at home. This special offer is available to Rotary Club of Kirkland members through July 6, 2023. Click HERE to register while spots are available.
Our new Rotary year brings warm greetings to a returning member, and fond farewells to those who are leaving the club. Today, four of the club's number are leaving membership for retirement, to tend to families and business, or to tend to health challenges. The club bids farewell to friends who will not continue with us as we begin 2023-2024:
George Anderson
Al Hoviland
James Nevers
Karin Quirk
In addition, long-time Rotarian and the club's first woman president, Sandy Ekins, was elected to honorary membership by the board of directors and begins her new relationship with the club this month. Congratulations, Sandy! The Rotary Club of Kirkland's new year begins with 32 active members and one honorary member.
The Rotary Club of Kirkland will be holding meetings at the Madison House facility in Totem Lake. The Rotary board decided to hold two in-person meetings, the first on Monday, July 17, and the second on Monday, August 7, to develop a sense of the venue and the menu. Menu specifics, including refreshments, and dinner pricing is being arranged and will be reported in an upcoming edition of The Spokesman.
In order to better approach the new Rotary year, each Rotarian will be sent a simple SurveyMonkey questionnaire asking that you select two committees on which to serve in 2023-2024. The major options are the Rotary Avenues of Service committees: club service, community service, international service, youth service, and vocational service. In addition, there are other committees such as membership and programs and speakers through which to contribute your time and talent for the betterment of the club. These standing committees are separate from the rummage sale teams to which we've assigned ourselves this season. Please respond to the survey so that the club's volunteer structure is established before the summer is out.
Many of our Rotarians, like others in our community, are social media users, especially if there are grandchildren involved. Our experience this month taught us many things, among them that a strong social media presence will help the club with its community service work and its fundraising projects. As the club builds social media connections, especially in the greater Kirkland area, you can help. If you have a Facebook account, a Twitter account, or a Nextdoor account, you can boost the club's visibility if you "like" and "share" the pagesand posts with your own social media connections.
Rotary oenologists alert! A limited number of wine club member tickets are available to Rotary club members to join the Walla Walla Vintners team at Kirkland's Woodmark Hotel on Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This special invitation is extended to Kirkland Rotarians as if we were Walla Walla Vintners wine club members. Only 20 tickets at the special club price are available to Rotary club members. 
Our new Rotary year brings warm greetings to a returning member, and fond farewells to those who are leaving the club. Today, four of the club's number are leaving membership for retirement, to tend to families and business, or to tend to health challenges. The club bids farewell to friends who will not continue with us as we begin 2023-2024:
The Rotary Club of Kirkland will be holding meetings at the 
In order to better approach the new Rotary year, each Rotarian will be sent a simple SurveyMonkey questionnaire asking that you select two committees on which to serve in 2023-2024. The major options are the Rotary Avenues of Service committees: club service, community service, international service, youth service, and vocational service. In addition, there are other committees such as membership and programs and speakers through which to contribute your time and talent for the betterment of the club. These standing committees are separate from the rummage sale teams to which we've assigned ourselves this season. Please respond to the survey so that the club's volunteer structure is established before the summer is out.
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