The Rotary Club of Kirkland has been supporting the Kirkland community for over 85 years, raising over $1,000,000 for local charities, schools, and various international projects. The Kirkland-wide rummage sale is designed for community members to donate their no-longer-needed possessions, and dozens of volunteers turn can those donated items into dollars for good. The collection and sale of donated items makes an impact in the lives of real people in many ways. It gives a wide variety of goods a longer life, keeping them out of landfills. It facilitates the transfer of no longer needed goods to families who are in need of the goods and at bargain prices. And, with your help, we then:
- Fund community grants to nonprofit organizations, such as food banks and women’s shelters.
- Build large community projects such as parks and sports fields.
- Provide college and trade school scholarships to local students.
- Fund international humanitarian projects such as clean water in places like Ghana, school supplies and materials, medical supplies and equipment in places like central and south America and African states, and humanitarian support for refugee families in places like Ukraine.
One hundred percent of the net proceeds from the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale are reinvested in the our community, and in charitable activities that include these local, regional, and international efforts. If you want to help by donating to the club's community service activities, click here.