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2024-07-29 18:00:00Z | Jul. 29, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Rummage Sale Debrief Meeting |
Jul. 29, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
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2024-08-05 18:15:00Z | Aug. 05, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Aug. 05, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-08-05 18:40:00Z | Aug. 05, 2024 | Susan Champlain of The Boeing Company | Boeing in Washington | Aug. 05, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Susan Champlain, senior director of NW Region Government Operations for The Boeing Company, will speak with Rotary members about the important work happening at Boeing. In her presentation, Susan will share the latest market outlook and update members about Boeing’s ongoing partnerships and investments in the Puget Sound region.
Susan leads the Northwest Region State & Local Government Operations team, managing relationships with elected officials and business leaders in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Hawaii.
Previously, Susan held a series of positions within Boeing including policy and state and local government relations roles where she developed company positions on public policy and represented the company in Olympia, Wash. She joined Boeing in 1999 as manager of Legislative Affairs in Washington DC, lobbying Members of Congress on international trade issues.
Prior to joining Boeing, Susan worked for six years as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill focusing on international trade and defense policy. Susan holds a BA in International Studies from University of Washington and a MA in International Affairs from The George Washington University.
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2024-08-12 18:15:00Z | Aug. 12, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Aug. 12, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-08-12 18:40:00Z | Aug. 12, 2024 | Alexis Ruhumuriza & Dean Wagner of Congo Peace | Entrepreneurship to break the chronic cycle of poverty and violence in an area of DR Congo | Aug. 12, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Alexis Ruhumuriza and Dean Wagner will discuss the challenges of poverty and violence in an under-developed and remote area of Democratic Republic of Congo and a program to reduce both through education of ethical leaders, capitalism, entrepreneurship, and reconciliation. The mission of Congo Peace is to break the chronic cycle of poverty, violence and tribal animosity in the Minembwe region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by assisting all tribes equally. We provide initial emergency support, and teach vocational and entrepreneurial skills to foster economic opportunity and stability, guided by Christ's reconciling love.
Alexis Ruhumuriza was born in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Rwanda when barely a teen. As a teenager, Alexis founded a Christian school for children in Kigali, Rwanda – Rwanda Faith Academy. While there, he connected with an American mission team from Bellevue Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, Washington. He also met his wife Chantal. Through his American connections, he and his family relocated to Washington state. He became a pastor at Bellevue Presbyterian/New Hope Revival, a worshipping community of East African people. Since that time, Pastor Alexis has also founded Agape in Home Care and Congo Peace. Alexis and Chantal have four beautiful children. He is a committed Christian who believes that with God all things are possible.
Dean Wagner is a retired health care leader and Air Force Officer who has resided in Bellevue since 1990. He is in active leadership roles for various U.S. and African based not-for-profits. Dean was born in a small rural village in Nebraska to a mercantile and farming family. After serving his commitment as a U.S. Air Force officer, he moved to Bellevue to pursue a civilian career while continuing to serve in the Air Force Reserve. His hobbies include travel, wood working, hiking, cross-country skiing, kayaking, motorcycling, reading history, and exploring world cultures. Dean is an avid aviator with ratings in airplanes, helicopters and gliders.
If you have questions of either of these presenters, they encourage you to send one or both of them an inquiry. You may:
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2024-08-15 17:30:00Z | Aug. 15, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Aug. 15, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2024-08-19 18:15:00Z | Aug. 19, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Aug. 19, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-08-19 18:40:00Z | Aug. 19, 2024 | Jason Chudy of ATF Seattle Field Division | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "101" | Aug. 19, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Jason Chudy is the public information officer for the Seattle Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jason will discuss the ATF Seattle Field Division Citizens Academy and how to participate in it. The Academy includes a classroom portion at ATF division headquarters in Seattle’s SODO district, with the final day at a firing range and Washington State Fire Training Academy. Participants learn about ATF history; “ATF 101;” firearms and explosives laws and regulations; crime gun intelligence center operations; how the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, known as NIBIN, works to help tie firearm crimes together; ATF’s undercover agent and special response teams programs; and how ATF, and other law enforcement agencies, determine their “use of force” policies. The firing range experience includes handgun and rifle practice, and demonstrations of a semi-automatic handgun with an installed Glock switch, which makes these firearms fire fully automatic – meaning they are machine guns, according to the law.
Jason transitioned to ATF from the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection in Richland, Wash., where he worked for nearly 2 ½ years. Joining federal service in July 2011, he served as a public affairs specialist at the U.S. Forces Korea/United Nations Command/U.S.-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command and as the chief of public affairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Between April 2009 and June 2011, he served in a variety of public affairs and media-related positions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Qatar with the Department of Defense and NATO, including serving as a counter-improvised explosive device multimedia team program manager in Afghanistan and an Army heavy brigade combat team public affairs specialist in Iraq.
After graduating from high school in May 1988, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving 21 years, mostly overseas, including tours on three aircraft carriers – two of which were based in Japan – and the flagship of the U.S. 6th Fleet in Gaeta, Italy. Jason holds a Master’s Degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma.
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2024-08-26 17:00:00Z | Aug. 26, 2024 | Salmon Bake |
Aug. 26, 2024 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2024-09-02 00:00:00Z | Sep. 01, 2024 | Labor Day (No Meeting) | Sep. 02, 2024 | View | |||||||
2024-09-07 07:30:00Z | Sep. 07, 2024 | HERO House Fun Run |
Sep. 07, 2024 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
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2024-09-09 18:15:00Z | Sep. 09, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Sep. 09, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-09-09 18:40:00Z | Sep. 09, 2024 | Betsy Brill of HandUp Congo | Rotary clubs and districts grant for Obstetric Emergency Training in the Congo | Sep. 09, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
HandUp Congo is a small, non-government organization based in Australia and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. It was created to make a difference to the health and well-being of Congolese communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a country that ranks at the bottom of the United Nations Human Development Index. HandUp Congo remains small by choice, continuing to focus on food security, education and emergency medicine. Remaining small allows us to successfully engage with our Congolese project partners. We regularly visit Congo with skilled volunteers and communicate with donors and volunteers about our projects. This presentation is related to an international grant opportunity extended to the Kirkland club by Lucy Hobgood-Brown with the Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney.
In 2005 HandUp Congo was founded by Anne and Lucy Hobgood, two sisters who grew up in Congo, and their friend, Betsy Brill. Betsy Brill is a former journalist and business editor who has spent more than a year travelling, studying, and writing about microfinance approaches in Egypt, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. She brought her knowledge of microfinance and sustainability to the trio’s fledgling efforts when they organized in 2005. “The world is filled with problems,” Betsy says, “but solutions fascinate me. Sharing those solutions – taught by women in other developing countries – is the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my life.” Betsy, who was the catalyst for the Microcredit project, lives in San Francisco and spends part of the year in a small village in France.
Betsy, who was the catalyst for the Microcredit project, is a woman of a certain age… among the first recipients of the polio vaccine in the 1950s and the most eager to receive the COVID19 vaccine in 2021. A former journalist, editor, and publication designer, today she is an exhibited sculptor in clay. She now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and San Francisco, California.
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2024-09-16 18:15:00Z | Sep. 16, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Sep. 16, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-09-16 18:40:00Z | Sep. 16, 2024 | Steve Horvath of HOA United | Advocating for condominium homeowners across the United States | Sep. 16, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
From Alaska to Florida and Hawaii to Maine, common interest communities (better known as community associations or condos, co-ops and HOAs) are everywhere. This program will explore how legislation influences association governance and operations in Washington State and across the nation. In addition, we'll discuss the role of the business industry and why homeowner-centric advocacy is critical for superlative legislative outcomes.
Homeowners of America (HOA) United is a nonprofit organization led by volunteers that connects homeowners to provide advocacy, collaboration, education, empowerment, and inspiration to create positive, transformative impacts for common interest communities. HOA United relies on the engagement and donations from members across the United States.
Condo Connection is a highly-developed volunteer passion project dedicated to maintaining healthy, vibrant common interest communities through access to information. Condoconnection.org applies a pragmatic approach to provide access to the best concepts, content and ideas homeowners and volunteers can immediately apply in their communities and offers learning and engagement opportunities for individual homeowners, volunteer leaders, and community managers. The bi-weekly CIC Info Bytes newsletter contains dozens of news articles and insights about topics that directly and indirectly impact community associations.
Steve Horvath has been an active part of the Seattle condominium community for over a decade as a multi-term board member and committee volunteer. Steve founded Condo Connection to provide free education and resources, the SMAARTE Group to provide homeowner-centric consulting services, and co-founded HOA United where he actively volunteers as a national advocate for legislative reforms that balance the reasonable expectations and needs of homeowners with the responsibilities of community associations.
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2024-09-19 17:30:00Z | Sep. 19, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Sep. 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2024-09-23 18:15:00Z | Sep. 23, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Sep. 23, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-09-23 18:40:00Z | Sep. 23, 2024 | David Lynx of Kirkland Arts Center | Kirkland Arts Center & Community | Sep. 23, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Since joining the Kirkland Arts Center in December, Executive Director David Lynx has added three new board members, seven new staff members, and the team has redefinied its mission and vision. The Kirkland Arts Center was built in 1893 by Peter Kirk, in 1962 was bought by the Creative Arts League, and has performed as a functioning art school since that time. David will share the newest programming at the center and some exciting plans for next year.
David Lynx grew up on Mercer Island, earning his bachelor's degree in theatre from the University of Washington and Masters in Museum Studies from the University of Washington as well. He worked for five years as the director of Sheehan Gallery at Whitman College, 18 years at Yakima Valley Museum reaching associate director, and 11 years as director of the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley College. David has taught Art History for Yakima Valley College since 1996. He is currently the executive director of Kirkland Arts Center.
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2024-10-11 10:00:00Z | Oct. 11, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Special Meeting |
Oct. 11, 2024 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
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2024-10-14 17:30:00Z | Oct. 14, 2024 | Kirkland Rotary Foundation Gala & Auction |
Oct. 14, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
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2024-10-17 17:30:00Z | Oct. 17, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Oct. 17, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2024-10-21 18:15:00Z | Oct. 21, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Oct. 21, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-10-21 18:40:00Z | Oct. 21, 2024 | Carol Reitz of Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island | Why do a rummage sale: The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island's primary fundraiser for over 60-years | Oct. 21, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Carol Reitz is a six-year member of the 150-member Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, and was the chair of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island Auction & Rummage Sale in 2023. Carol will discuss with Kirkland Rotarians "Why do a rummage sale?" The Bainbridge Island club has been using the rummage sale as its primary fundraising tool for over 60 years. It’s a long-term commitment that will provide more benefits than just dollars.
Carol was raised in Minnesota, and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in music. She found a job thanks to her MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. She retired from Weyerhauser's Management Consulting group in Federal Way when her son was born 26 years ago. Her son graduated from Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, and Carol accompanied the excellent Mount Si High School choirs for five years. Carol is now the committee chair for the Rotary Positive Peace Action group and the Mentorship process. She is also the president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community.
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2024-10-26 11:00:00Z | Oct. 26, 2024 | Pumpkins in the Park |
Oct. 26, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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2024-11-04 18:15:00Z | Nov. 04, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Nov. 04, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-11-04 18:40:00Z | Nov. 04, 2024 | Sheila Cloney of Cloney Consulting | What does it mean to Kirkland to be a Main Street Affiliate | Nov. 04, 2024 6:40 p.m. | View | ||||||
2024-11-18 18:15:00Z | Nov. 18, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Nov. 18, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-11-18 18:40:00Z | Nov. 18, 2024 | Lou Cutler of Make-A-Wish | How Make-A-Wish works and how Rotarians can be involved | Nov. 18, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
The speaker will be Lou Cutler, a man who has been a Make-A-Wish volunteer for 28 years and has now been involved with over 240 wishes. He retired as a P.E. teacher and now devotes full time to fulfilling wishes for children who want and need them. He will describe how the organization works and presumedly will let us know how any of us can be involved if we so choose. |
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2024-11-21 17:30:00Z | Nov. 21, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Nov. 21, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2024-12-02 18:15:00Z | Dec. 02, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Dec. 02, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-12-02 18:40:00Z | Dec. 02, 2024 | Katrina Scarlett of KidVantage | Dec. 02, 2024 6:40 p.m. | View | |||||||
2024-12-09 18:15:00Z | Dec. 09, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Dec. 09, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2024-12-14 08:00:00Z | Dec. 14, 2024 | Holiday Gift Buying Trip |
Dec. 14, 2024 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
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2024-12-16 17:30:00Z | Dec. 16, 2024 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Holiday Party |
Dec. 16, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
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2024-12-19 17:30:00Z | Dec. 19, 2024 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Dec. 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2025-01-06 18:15:00Z | Jan. 06, 2025 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Jan. 06, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2025-01-13 18:15:00Z | Jan. 13, 2025 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Jan. 13, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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2025-01-16 17:30:00Z | Jan. 16, 2025 | Rotary Board of Directors Meeting |
Jan. 16, 2025 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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2025-01-27 18:15:00Z | Jan. 27, 2025 | Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Jan. 27, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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