Rotary Club of Issaquah
proudly presents:
Annual Events
Rotary Run
What Is Issaquah Rotary?
The Rotary Club of Issaquah continually redefines
itself through new members, new vision and
activities, and new forms of local and global service.
More than 50 men and women ages 25 to 70+
make up our current membership. Bringing together
a wide range of professional and business
backgrounds, the Club meets weekly on Tuesdays
from 12:15 to 1:30 pm in Issaquah.
Our meetings are an informal gathering of friends
who work together toward a common purpose: the
betterment of our community and world. Rotary’s
motto “Service Above Self” amply describes what
Rotary is all about. Each week a relevant,
interesting program brings our membership
together for fellowship. Speakers include local
merchants and service providers, industry
champions, international experts, and many others
that help broaden our professional, ethical and
charitable horizons.
Rotary builds international understanding through
scholarships,
exchange
programs,
and
humanitarian grants. Throughout the world, Rotary
clubs participate in a broad range of educational,
intercultural, and humanitarian activities designed to
improve the lives of others.
Held each year since 1977; over 2.000 runners and walkers make
this our largest fund raiser, which helps position our club to
perform meaningful community service throughout the year
Grape Escape
As many as 500 guests enjoy fine Washington state wines,
eclectic regional craft beers and innovative food from the Issaquah
area’s amazing local restaurants
Each July, we pair developmentally disabled individuals with
young, able-bodied drivers for soap box derby races and an
incredible day of fun and learning
Rotary Club of Issaquah
projects, programs and
beneficiaries:
Scholarships/Youth Programs
Rotary First Harvest
Challenge Day Race
Rotary Scholarships
Annually presented to local high school seniors who will pursue
their academic and vocational goals in colleges, universities,
community colleges and technical schools
International Youth Exchange
With inbound and outbound high school exchange students,
Issaquah Rotary reaches around the world and brings the world
back into community homes and schools
Fourth of July Kids Parade
Issaquah Rotary provides the organizational skills and manpower
for the annual City of Issaquah Kids Parade every July 4th
Interact Clubs
Issaquah Rotary sponsors Rotary International’s service club for
young people at Issaquah High School
Recognition Days
High School Students of the Month
We recognize outstanding students each month of the school year
for academic, athletic, and leadership achievement at Issaquah,
Liberty and Tiger Mountain High Schools
Working with Rotary Clubs throughout Puget Sound, Issaquah
Rotary provides funding and manpower to collect fresh produce
and food and redistribute it to local food banks.
Community Programs
Local support includes Life Enrichment Options (LEO), Issaquah
Food and Clothing Banks, Eastside Baby Corner, Eastside
Domestic Violence, Outdoors for All Foundation, YMCA Partners
with Youth Campaign, Friends of Youth and many more.
Issaquah Schools Foundation
Major funding support to help bridge the gap between funds the
state provides for basic education and the dollars our schools need
to prepare students for success in school and life.
Project Amigo
Sponsoring three students for Project Amigo, a charitable
organization helping impoverished children of Colima, Mexico, to
achieve their highest potential. Provides tuition, clothing, school
supplies/books, enrichment activities, daily hot lunch and even
access to computers and the Internet. For their part, each student
must maintain a good grade point average, perform social service
in the community, attend weekly homework club meetings and
always act respectfully toward teachers and fellow students.
Benefits of Membership
Clean Water
Belonging to a Rotary club provides members with
an opportunity to make a contribution to their own
communities and to communities around the world.
Helping to ensure clean drinking water for developing countries is
a focus of Rotary International. Our club partners with Rotary
clubs in water-starved African communities to provide selfsustaining systems to produce and store potable drinking water,
such as rain barrel collection systems.
Individuals may join Rotary for many reasons,
including
community
involvement,
personal
development,
professional
networking,
and
camaraderie with fellow members. But perhaps the
most important benefit is the satisfaction gained
from making a real difference in the world.
Land Mine Removal
Improving the quality of life through financial support for removal of
landmines and unexploded ordnance in rural war-torn regions
throughout the world. Land is cleared of mines so that civilians can
safely return to their homes, farms, and everyday life without the
threat of unexploded remnants of war.
PolioPlus, Rotary’s most ambitious program to
date, focuses on global immunization efforts
and has played a leadership role with the
World Health Organization, CDC, and UNICEF
in bringing the world to the brink of polio
eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation has contributed US$355 million to
Rotary to support PolioPlus activities.
ROTARY CLUB OF ISSAQUAH
Meeting Tuesdays at 12:15 pm
Tibbetts Creek Manor
750 - 17th Ave NW
Issaquah, WA 98027
www.issaquahrotary.org
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