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| 2024-08-19 18:15:00Z | Aug. 19, 2024 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Labor Day (No Meeting) | Sep. 02, 2024 | View | ||||||
| 2024-09-07 07:30:00Z | Sep. 07, 2024 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Katrina Scarlett of Mary's Place | Services offered by Mary's Place | Dec. 02, 2024 6:40 p.m. | View | |||||
| 2024-12-09 18:15:00Z | Dec. 09, 2024 |
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Dec. 09, 2024 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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| 2024-12-09 18:40:00Z | Dec. 09, 2024 |
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Maura Berndsen of Listen and Talk | Listen and Talk is a specialized listening and spoken language program for hearing impaired children | Dec. 09, 2024 6:40 p.m. |
Listening and Spoken Language is an approach that relies on newborn hearing screenings, supportive intervention, and hearing technology to empower children with hearing loss to listen and communicate verbally with the surrounding world. Listen and Talk families partner with highly-specialized providers to utilize auditory-verbal strategies that support their child’s language development.
Maura Berndsen began her career at Listen and Talk in 1996 where she has served as executive director since 2018. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University, a Master of Arts in education from University of Texas-San Antonio, and a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist designation from AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language.
Maura serves as a member of Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth’s Statewide Outreach Team and has volunteered in leadership roles for AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, OPTION Schools, Inc., Washington State Hands and Voices, and numerous state-level and national-level advisory councils and work groups. She has shared her knowledge with others by volunteering for Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss, where she supported their efforts in Vietnam.
Maura has also provided presentations, contributed to publications, and supported research related to the development of listening and spoken language in children with hearing loss, as well as best practices for the children and their families.
Maura is a nationally recognized advocate for increased access to specialized services for the diverse community of children with hearing level differences and their families.
When not working at Listen and Talk, Maura enjoys spending time with her husband Kevin and daughter, Sophie.
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| 2024-12-14 08:00:00Z | Dec. 14, 2024 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Jan. 06, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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| 2025-01-06 18:40:00Z | Jan. 06, 2025 | Helen Banks Routon of KidVantage | Connecting for kids, because every child counts | Jan. 06, 2025 6:40 p.m. |
KidVantage, formerly “Eastside Baby Corner” was founded in 1990 by a pediatric nurse practitioner with insight into what kids need for healthy development, and what families need to care for their children. Over the past 31 years, KidVantage has grown to three locations in King and Kitsap counties. KidVantage helps children have what they need to grow, play, learn and thrive by providing essential care, safety, and health goods for children who are experiencing the stresses of economic insecurity, systemic inequities, or family disruption.
Kids, ages birth through 12, get shoes, diapers, formula, blankets, coats, and much more from KidVantage and its service partners. KidVantage also provides for expectant and postpartum mothers, supplying maternity wear, personal care goods, and mother-infant support items. Kids are warm, healthy, safe, and better prepared to fulfill their own potential because of KidVantage.
Helen Banks Routon is the director of development and community relations at KidVantage.
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| 2025-01-13 18:15:00Z | Jan. 13, 2025 |
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (Virtual) |
Jan. 13, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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| 2025-01-13 18:40:00Z | Jan. 13, 2025 |
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Peter Donaldson of Sustainability Ambassadors | Sustainability Ambassadors work advancing the city's Sustainability & Transportation Strategic Plans | Jan. 13, 2025 6:40 p.m. |
Students of the Sustainability Ambassadors Kirkland Team will engage the Rotary Club of Kirkland around a range of impact campaigns that they are facilitating in collaboration with the city of Kirkland to advance the city's Sustainability Strategic Plan and Transportation Strategic Plan. The Sustainability Ambassadors' mission is to “rapidly advance a sustainable future” and they have some exciting ways that they are leading by example at home, at school, and in our neighborhoods. Presenters will share their work on…
Collaboration
In conversation with Rotarians, the Ambassadors would like to explore ways that they might work together across generations and neighborhoods on reducing our collective carbon footprint through transportation choices, energy conservation, home electrification, tree canopy, and water conservation. They would like to inform, inspire, and involve the Rotary Club in these efforts. The Ambassadors admire Rotary's service-oriented mission and would like to combine forces wherever practical. There are so many solutions.
The Ambassadors have three goals for this presentation and in follow up with club members:
The Student Ambassadors invite Rotarians to join them in their mission to rapidly advance a sustainable future right here in our community.
Sustainability Ambassadors Staff
Peter Donaldson, Director of Learning, peter@sustainabilityambassadors.org
Jenna Leverich, Communications Coordinator, jenna@sustainabilityambassadors.org
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| 2025-01-16 17:30:00Z | Jan. 16, 2025 |
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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 |
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Jan. 27, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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| 2025-01-27 18:40:00Z | Jan. 27, 2025 |
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Lila Sternberg-Sher of CIS at John Muir Elementary | Rotary Impact at John Muir Elementary in Partnership with Communities in Schools | Jan. 27, 2025 6:40 p.m. |
John Muir Elementary, part of the Lake Washington School District, is proud to partner with Communities in Schools (CIS). The CIS Site Coordinator, in collaboration with the John Muir Elementary Counselor, will share insights about this impactful partnership. They will also highlight the positive difference the Rotary Club's contributions have made in the Muir community.
Working directly in 39 schools across the Renton, Lake Washington, Issaquah, and Seattle school districts, Communities in Schools support students who are furthest from educational justice. CIS's student-centered approach is designed to promote educational, social and emotional development of students and position them to succeed both inside and outside the classroom.
Lila has always been passionate about equity, community building, and bringing culturally responsive practices into education. She has worked with young people in a variety of settings including as a paraeducator in Vermont, a substitute teacher in Seattle, and an English teacher at a bilingual school in Bogotá, Colombia. She also has experience working as an advocate for survivors of interpersonal violence and uses her knowledge of trauma-informed practices to guide the work she does at CIS. |
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| 2025-02-03 18:15:00Z | Feb. 03, 2025 |
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Rotary Club of Kirkland Meeting (In-Person) |
Feb. 03, 2025 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
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| 2025-02-03 18:40:00Z | Feb. 03, 2025 |
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Stephanie Miller of Lake Washington School Dist. | Successes in distributing the musical instruments donated by Music4Life | Feb. 03, 2025 6:40 p.m. |
Lake Washington School District began partnering with Music4Life in the 2023-2024 school year. This program supports music students by providing instruments to them free of charge. Stephanie Miller, who is a teaching and learning specialist in health and physical education as well as visual and performing arts, will describe the successes experienced by students who have been given the opportunity to participate in music programs through the Music4Life program.
Stephanie has been a teacher in Lake Washington School District since 2017. She taught at Rush Elementary School, Wilder Elementary School, and Timberline Middle School. Beginning in 2022, she began working as teacher on special assignment to support all visual and performing arts in the district. In this role she supports visual art, theater arts, and all music programs K-12.
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| 2025-02-10 17:30:00Z | Feb. 10, 2025 |
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Rotary Valentine Dinner |
Feb. 10, 2025 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
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