Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for an informal program featuring Rotary District 5030’s District Governor, Kaj Pedersen.

We will meet in person at the Wedgwood Community Church (8201 30th Ave NE, Seattle. The program is also accessible via Zoom. The meeting opens informally at 700 a.m. and the official meeting starts at 730 a.m.    We normally close the meeting at 830 a.m.  No registration is required and the program is free.

The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.  The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.

The entire month of May is dedicated to Rotary learning! The Festival of Training is open to all Rotarians, with some classes targeted to specific Rotary roles. Learn about club flexibility, how your club can use social media, how our district is taking on malaria, and how we are helping bees. If you are new to Rotary there is a session for you, and if you are taking on a specific club role there is a session to assist you.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, at either 5:00pm or 6:30pm via Zoom. All sessions are 45-60 minutes.

Click on the session title for more information and to register: FOL 2023 Full Schedule.pdf

We hope we can Awaken you to the Extraordinary Opportunity of Rotary as we help Create Hope in the World!

Wendi Fischer – District Trainer

Location:  Exact location is TBA and will be announced on Facebook a few days prior.   We Heart Seattle is constantly scanning the city for where a volunteer crew is needed most.   We’d all like more advance notice for our personal planning purposes, but please be patient with the process.  There is a fair amount of pre-work that goes into making a site ready for us volunteers. We Heart Seattle is a non-profit that comes alongside homeless encampments to clear trash.  This is a harm reduction strategy for the people living there and also a beautification strategy for our city.  Along the way, We Heart Seattle offers people living outdoors referral services to housing and drug rehabilitation services.   Rest assured that if the homeless encampment we are working near is inhabited, We Heart Seattle will get permission from the residents before we clean.  It’s not uncommon for the residents to come out and clean with us.  Wear sturdy hiking boots and layers for the weather. And if you have one, wear your “Rotarian at Work” T-shirt or Rotary Hat.  They show up great in photos!  We Heart Seattle will supply gloves, PPE, picking tools, garbage bags and other cleaning supplies.  This service project is appropriate for volunteers aged 13 years and older. To learn more about We Heart Seattle go to:  www.weheartseattle.org To buy yourself a Rotarian at Work T-shirt or Rotary Hat go to:  www.bestclubsupplies.com RSVP’s are being collected on Facebook:  https://fb.me/e/13b6VzGuA

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I have in my custody a ring which was found after The Big Taste event in the hangar. If it is yours, please contact me with a description of the ring so that I can return it.

Contact me at Lincolnferris@outlook.com.

Lincoln Ferris, President, University Sunrise Rotary Club

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 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.