Past President Rick Walter presents a happy birthday card (along with cake and ice cream and the club's good wishes) to Past President Dave DeBois who is retiring from banking this month. Congratulations and happy birthday Rotarian DeBois!
Performing Arts Center Eastside Executive Director Lora Unger presents a program to the club members describing how PACE plans to become the preeminent provider of world-class performing arts attractions on the Eastside.
The Rotary Club of Kirkland held an in-person meeting on April 1, 2024, at Madison House in Kirkland.
Acting President Rick Walter called the meeting to order at 6:19 p.m.
Members attending were: Scott Becker, Rich Bergdahl*, Daniel Sada Caraveo, Michelle Cazeau, Gary Cohn*, Sue Cohn*, David DeBois, Donald Dicks*, Sandy Ekins (Honorary), Jocelyn Ellison, Doug Evanson, Rashmi Garimella, Rick Ostrander, Joanne Primavera, John Pruitt, Daniel Sada Caraveo, and Rick Walter. *Attended via Zoom.
On Thursday, May 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m., all club members are invited to participate a 90-minute special club meeting at Brezza Condominium to review the organization and major tasks for the 2024 Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale. This is a revised date!
Please REGISTER using this link to the calendar item in The Spokesman, visit the Calendar anytime to sign-up to attend the meeting, or respond to the meeting invitation that will be sent to you after this edition of the bulletin has been published. There is no charge. Food and drink will be provided, so a reasonably accurate count is needed. There will not be a Zoom link for this meeting ... it's all in-person.
The new edition of the Great Kirkland Rotary Rummage Sale announcement posters, volunteer posters, and announcement postcards have arrived and are available at Banner Bank in downtown Kirkland. Members may obtain them today for posting and distributing around the community.
The new yard signs are expected to arrive at the bank on Tuesday, April 9. In addition, a new volunteer postcard is being designed and will be produced and available shortly. We're very grateful that Banner Bank has committed a major sponsorship for the project, and the new yard signs will carry that prime sponsor notation (see the image in this article).
The club's board of directors approved the Club Meeting Calendar 2024-2025 so that members may access the schedule of meetings for the upcoming Rotary year. Meetings have also been posted to the club's Calendar on the website. The schedule attempts to respect the club vote on the holding in-person meetings on the first and third Mondays, virtual meetings on the second Mondays, and scheduling bye weeks on the fourth and the occasional fifth Mondays. Adjustments were made to avoid holding only one meeting, or only one in-person meeting, during January and February when Monday holidays interrupt the meeting cadence. Adjustments were also made to relieve members of meetings adjacent to the rummage sale in July. The one-page annual calendar and the website Calendar will be updated from time to time as the year unfolds.
On February 8, 2024, the Kirkland Arts Center celebrated its latest exhibition, “Coronarya: Crisis, Color, Control”, and one of our Rotary Club of Kirkland members and his spouse. It's reported that the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the prestigious HeART of the Community Award by Kirkland Arts Center board president Chris Lye to Don and Merrily Dicks. The award is a symbol of recognition for outstanding support and dedication to the arts and community service. It was awarded to Don and Merrily in acknowledgment of their remarkable contributions. Don is shown in the photo with his daughter, Shelley Schwinn, and Rupa Palasamudram, the artist who created award vase.
On April 1, Rotarians welcomed former member Dr. Susan Cohn back into the club's ranks, and as the club's first member added under the spouse/partner membership category. Sue is a life-long Washingtonian and Kirkland resident for 22 years. She was an educator for 47 years, serving as a math teacher, track coach, cheer and class advisor, assistant principal and principal and as school/district improvement facilitator in multiple Washington districts.
While serving as the principal of Juanita High School, Sue joined and served the club for over five years with the support of then-superintendent Dr. Bud Scarr, leaving membership when her husband, Gary, accepted a job in Port Angeles. Sue has served as a board member and president for both the Sno-Isle and Clallam County Library systems, as a King County Library Foundation board member, a Port Angeles Food Bank board member and volunteer, and as a member of Kirkland Planning Commission. She earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University of Washington.
District 5030 Governor Kaj Pedersen announced that the former Seahawk player and community leader Doug Baldwin, Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the District 5030 Celebration on the 24th of June! This will spur clubs and individual Rotarians to be a part of what will be a memorable District 5030 Celebration at the end of this Rotary year. To learn more about how you can purchase a seat or a table (a maximum of two tables per club), please click here.
Doug Baldwin is known for his amazing skills on the football field, for being a part of a Super Bowl championship team, and for remaining an active member of our community and spearheaded the development of the Family First Community Center in Renton, a project that the Rotary Club of Renton has been a partner in supporting. Doug is a leading voice for change in his community through service and represents a strong partner with Rotary in his belief of Service above Self!
An important message from Attain Housing, a Rotary Club of Kirkland community service partner.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
It is with great excitement that we announce the Board of Attain Housing has partnered with Hopelink to enter into a management agreement to operate Attain Housing’s properties and provide the highest quality services to families residing there.
The new edition of the 
On February 8, 2024, the Kirkland Arts Center celebrated its latest exhibition, “Coronarya: Crisis, Color, Control”, and one of our Rotary Club of Kirkland members and his spouse. It's reported that the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the prestigious HeART of the Community Award by Kirkland Arts Center board president Chris Lye to Don and Merrily Dicks. The award is a symbol of recognition for outstanding support and dedication to the arts and community service. It was awarded to Don and Merrily in acknowledgment of their remarkable contributions. Don is shown in the photo with his daughter, Shelley Schwinn, and Rupa Palasamudram, the artist who created award vase.
On April 1, Rotarians welcomed former member Dr. Susan Cohn back into the club's ranks, and as the club's first member added under the spouse/partner membership category. Sue is a life-long Washingtonian and Kirkland resident for 22 years. She was an educator for 47 years, serving as a math teacher, track coach, cheer and class advisor, assistant principal and principal and as school/district improvement facilitator in multiple Washington districts.
District 5030 Governor Kaj Pedersen announced that the former Seahawk player and community leader Doug Baldwin, Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the District 5030 Celebration on the 24th of June! This will spur clubs and individual Rotarians to be a part of what will be a memorable District 5030 Celebration at the end of this Rotary year. To learn more about how you can purchase a seat or a table (a maximum of two tables per club), 
An important message from Attain Housing, a Rotary Club of Kirkland community service partner.
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