See all the photos from the Block Party.
Sand Point Block Party 2022
Big Taste Nominee: Outdoors for All
The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosts an annual event at Magnuson Park called the Big Taste. The Big Taste is where we discover the latest wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from the Pacific Northwest. We sampled new favorites from great Northwest Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries, & Breweries! Over 500 people attend and it is one of the most fun events of the year.
The event is a benefit. This year, the recipient will be chosen from among four nominated organizations. Each organization has made an application to the Club and will talk to us about what they are trying to accomplish.
On September 8, we heard from Outdoors for All.
- Here is a link to their website.
- Here is a link to the presentation that was shown to the Club.
- Here is a link to the grant application to the Club.
On Thursday, September 1, we heard from the Friends of Magnuson Park and We HEART Seattle. On Thursday, September 8, we heard from Outdoors for All and Mainstay at Seattle Central College. The Club will vote to determine our partner/recipient.
Big Taste Nominee: Mainstay at Seattle Central College
The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosts an annual event at Magnuson Park called the Big Taste. The Big Taste is where we discover the latest wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from the Pacific Northwest. We sampled new favorites from great Northwest Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries, & Breweries! Over 500 people attend and it is one of the most fun events of the year.
The event is a benefit. This year, the recipient will be chosen from among four nominated organizations. Each organization has made an application to the Club and will talk to us about what they are trying to accomplish.
On September 1, we heard from Mainstay at Seattle Central College.
- Here is a link to their website.
- Here is a link to the video that was shown to the Club.
- Here is a link to the Mainstay at Seattle Central College application.
On Thursday, September 1, we heard from the Friends of Magnuson Park and We HEART Seattle. On Thursday, September 8, we heard from Outdoors for All and Mainstay at Seattle Central College. The Club will vote to determine our partner/recipient.
Big Taste Nominee: Friends of Magnuson Park
The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosts an annual event at Magnuson Park called the Big Taste. The Big Taste is where we discover the latest wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from the Pacific Northwest. We sampled new favorites from great Northwest Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries, & Breweries! Over 500 people attend and it is one of the most fun events of the year.
The event is a benefit. This year, the recipient will be chosen from among four nominated organizations. Each organization has made an application to the Club and will talk to us about what they are trying to accomplish.
On September 1, we heard from the Friends of Magnuson Park.
- Here is a link to their website.
- Here is a link to the slides used in the presentation to the Club.
- Here is a link to the grant application to the Club.
This Thursday, September 1, we heard from the Friends of Magnuson Park and We HEART Seattle. On Thursday, September 8, we will hear from Outdoors for All and Mainstay The Club will then vote to determine the partner/recipient.
Big Taste Nominee: We Heart Seattle
The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosts an annual event at Magnuson Park called the Big Taste. The Big Taste is where we discover the latest wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from the Pacific Northwest. We sampled new favorites from great Northwest Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries, & Breweries! Over 500 people attend and it is one of the most fun events of the year.
The event is a benefit. This year, the recipient will be chosen from among four nominated organizations. Each organization has made an application to the Club and will talk to us about what they are trying to accomplish.
On September 1, we heard from We Heart Seattle.
- Here is a link to their website.
- Here is a link to the slides used in the presentation to the Club.
- Here is a link to the grant application to the Club.
On Thursday, September 1, we heard from the Friends of Magnuson Park and We HEART Seattle. On Thursday, September 8, we heard from Outdoors for All and Mainstay at Seattle Central College. The Club will vote to determine our partner/recipient.
Programs: Four Great Organizations, September 1 and September 8, 2022
The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosts an annual event at Magnuson Park called the Big Taste. The Big Taste is where we discover the latest wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from the Pacific Northwest. We sampled new favorites from great Northwest Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries, & Breweries! Over 500 people attend and it is one of the most fun events of the year.
The event is a benefit. This year, the recipient will be chosen from among four nominated organizations. Each organization has made an application to the Club and will talk to us about what they are trying to accomplish.
You are invited to join us to hear more about them.
This Thursday, September 1, we will hear from the Friends of Magnuson Park and We HEART Seattle. Next Thursday, September 8, we will hear from Outdoors for All and Mainstay The Club will then vote to determine the partner/recipient.
Join us!
Program: Sheila Hosner, Building a Community Health Center in Uganda, August 25, 2022
Sheila has been working with the Bukobero community in Uganda since 2018 to build a health center and they are now ready to break ground. Sheila is submitting a District Grant this year which will be for the sanitation system for the health center and has asked for support from the University Sunrise Foundation.
“When our resources become scarce, we fight over them. In managing our resources and in sustainable development, we plant the seeds of peace.”
– Wangari Maathai, of Kenya, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize
Pictures From the Band and Beer Event!
Here is a link to unedited copies of photos from Saturday’s Beer & Band event. There are lower resolution copies in a separate folder which will be easier to use online.
Photos by Lee Raaen. Band by the Ranken File.
Program: Lee Otis, E8 Angels, “Angel Investing in CleanTech,” November 17, 2022
For over 25 yrs, Lee has been committed to the conservation of our planet and invested in solutions that help protect it and advocate for its care. Lee is an environmental scientist, sustainable and clean-energy consultant. As a former US EPA scientist, and geographic information systems (GIS) consultant, she has combined her scientific and digital technology experiences to make investments in clean technology startups.
Since being elected as Co-Chair of E8, she has helped create more diversity on the E8 board and increased E8’s membership.
She has five children ranging in ages 19-27; three are currently in college (UW, WSU, and Purdue). Two have graduated. Both are professionals working as consultants (in energy and sustainability in the PNW and helping build sustainable housing for the homeless in the Bay Area).
Lee has degrees in Geology/Anthropology and a Masters in Science in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco.
Program: Cliff Mass, UW, “Weather & Climate: Explaining Last Year’s Heat Wave,” August 18, 2022
The University Sunrise Rotary Club program this week will feature the University of Washington’s Cliff Mass discussing weather and climate. Join us!
The Zoom connection opens at 7 a.m. and the meeting will run from 730 a.m. until 830 a.m.
No reservation is required: just click here Thursday morning!
Cliff Mass is a University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences.
He is a meteorologist who specializes in weather prediction and modeling. A particular emphasis of his research has been the weather features of the western United States. The Seattle Times has called him the “closest thing to a celebrity scientist in Seattle,” and he is the author of The Weather of the Pacific Northwest—one of the best-selling books from the University of Washington Press. He also writes a popular blog about meteorological phenomena, among other weather-related musings, and he has a regular weather segment on one of the local NPR affiliates. Model simulations have been key tools for him and his group, which now runs the most extensive local high-resolution prediction system in the United States. He has received the Max Eaton Award from the American Meteorological Society, of which he is also a Fellow.