Thank you for your support of the 2023 The Big Taste. We hope you had a great evening with us and will plan on returning next year.  Please expect a “save the date” announcement for next year’s Big Taste in the near future.

More than 600 people attended this year’s event held at the historic Sandpoint Naval Air Station “Hangar 30” in Seattle’s Magnuson Park, and we as a community raised over $44,000 to benefit Outdoors for All, who provides adaptive and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities,  We Heart Seattle, an action-based, boots-on-the-ground movement that organizes trash cleanups in our public spaces and offers resources to those in need and the University Sunrise Rotary Foundation, which creates positive, lasting change locally and globally through service, investments in the community, and building close relationships.

To see photos from this year’s event provided by Garrett Padera, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/USRotary/photos

Thank you to all our corporate sponsors:

Thank you to all the amazing tasting vendors:

• Bacovino
• Bauman’s Cider
• Beauchamp Imports
• Bellingham Cider
• Cedar River Cellars
• Dahlman Cellars
• Drum Roll Wine
• Elevation Cellars
• Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
• Fremont Brewing
• Georgetown Brewing
• Greenwood Cider
• Guardian Cellars
• James Bay Distillers
• Julian Margot
• Magnuson Brewing
• Market Vineyards
• Naches Heights Vineyard
• Northwest Spirits
• Nota Bene Cellars
• Patterson Cellars
• Republic of Cider
• RR Poet
• Sky River Mead
• Smoky Rose Cellars
• Structure Cellars
• Sunken Cellars
• T2 Cellar
• Temple Distilling
• Wohlfert Craft Distilling
• Zzaphoria Spirits

Non- Alcoholic Tastes From:

• All the Bitter Zero Alcohol Bitters
• Alpenglow Cocktail Co. Mixers
• Amass Riverine Zero Alcohol Spirits
• Athletic Brewing
• Blurred Vines – Spark & Sharp Zero Alcohol Wine
• Casamara Sparkling Botanical Waters
• Cheeseland Cheeses
• Grüvi Zero Alcohol Beer & Wine
• Joyous Zero Alcohol Wines
• Lolo Hops Zero Alcohol Beer
• Noughty Zero AlcoholWines
• Pathfinder Zero Alcohol Spirits
• Roots Divino Zero Alcohol Vermouth
• Spinnaker Chocolate
• The Mighty Truffle
• Tost Sparkling Refresher
• Wilderton Zero Alcohol Spirits

We hope you enjoyed the free Photobooth sponsored by Fremont Dock, live music from the Ranken File, and delicious food from Off the Rez and Yummy Box.

We look forward to seeing you again next year.

With sincere gratitude,

-Victoria Wenick

University Sunrise Rotary Event Co-Chair

Want to say thank you to each of you and the rest of the club for the support to accomplish this. It has been the dream of my beloved Claudia and myself, and all helped us make it happen. We can now see a way to be of help to our fellow American Citizens. Airborne, all the way! –Joseph Thomas

The Big Moment Video……

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is an important federal act which endeavors to curb inflation by reducing the deficit, lowering prescription drug prices, and investing in domestic energy production, and promoting clean energy. The law will raise $738 billion and authorize $391 billion in spending on energy and climate change, $238 billion in deficit reduction, three years of Affordable Care Act subsidies, drug reform to lower prices, and tax reform. 

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The University Sunrise Rotary Club’s informal Sunday gathering at Katina’ Kitchen. We meet almost every Sunday morning at 730. Join us! (We rarely miss a Sunday morning, but check with Tom Ranken to confirm).

The owners (of over 50 years) along with Paul Meehan, Mike Madden, Dave Mushen, Colleen White, Lincoln Ferris, Tom Ranken, Bruce Balick, Paul Weibel, Stuart Weber, and Ted Hunter.

Click here for the full story in Kogalla Ultra website!

From Outdoors for All:

“Outdoors for All is overjoyed to receive support again from The University Sunrise Rotary Club of Seattle. Proceeds from The Big Taste 2022 were matched with contributing support from Rotary District 5030 resulting in a $20,000 donation. This funding helped purchase new skis for our adaptive ski programs at Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass. Thank you Rotary!  P.S. Save the date for the fun of The Big Taste 2023: Saturday, March 25, 2023!

Pictured below in the Outdoors for All Adaptive Cycling Center (left to right): Outdoors for All Program Manager Aaron Arellano, Program Coordinator Emma Works, Program Coordinator Laurel Howe, University Sunrise Rotary 2022-21 President Lincoln Ferris, 2021-22 President Pam Mushen, and Outdoors for All Executive Director Ed Bronsdon.

333 – 18TH AVE NE 98112

BALLARD VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – AT LEAST 3 OR 4

Sign up here.

DATE – Nov 7, 2022

TIME 2:30 – 3:30 PM    

Our club will do a dictionary presentation at Lichton Springs K-8 School located at 333 – 18TH AVE NW 98112, in Ballard. The time will be 2:30 PM. and the date will be determined by the number of volunteers.

PLEASE SIGN UP AND THANK YOU!

University Sunrise member Sarah Cave is the owner of Always Best Care Seattle, a non-medical in-home care and assisted living placement agency that serves individuals and families throughout the Seattle Metro area. Sarah leverages her extensive healthcare leadership background to help seniors live their fullest lives at home or explore various alternative living options that best fit their needs.

Always Best Care provides a range of services including:

• In-home care
• Assisted living referral services
• Always in Touch – a free companion phone call service
• Remote Patient Monitoring
• Balance Tracking System
• Philips Medication Dispensing Service

If you know someone who might benefit from our services, encourage them to call 206-922-3795 or visit www.alwaysbestcareseattlemetro.com for a free consultation.

This month, we are donating toiletry items for men, women, children and babies to Lucy’s Pantry which is located near a low income housing residence.  If you want to donate, please drop things by Pam Mushen’s house or use the link to send items directly from Amazon.  Here’s the link!

–Pam Mushen

From Claudia and Joseph Thomas’ 30th wedding anniversary, University Sunrise Rotary Club members. RIP, Claudia.