Sandpoint Block Party 2014

The University Sunrise Rotary Club of Seattle sponsored its 9th annual Block Party for Sand Point Community Housing. Hundreds of Sand Point residents attended this year’s party, including scores of kids who ate, danced, jumped, played and ate.

Special Thanks to:
Organizers: Jeff Mushen & Ed Bronsdon

Band: Tom Ranken and whatever the name of his band is this year.

Kids crafts: Scotty Ottaviano

Team Leaders: Kyle Bergquist, Jeff Mushen, Andrew Wichmann and Wally Kempkey

Seattle Fire Department for sharing its truck with the kids.

Hero: Andrew Wichmann (who pulled a propane tank out of a burning grill)

+ a cast of dozens of University Sunrise Rotarians

Debuts and Discoveries 2014

The University Sunrise Rotary Club hosted an event on April 5, 2014 at the The Mountaineers Club featuring products from 30 new wineries, breweries and distilleries, and great food from 4 food trucks. The event sold out.

All proceeds from the event will go to the University District Food Bank’s Packs For Kids Program. The Packs Program provides food over weekends and school breaks to children on the free lunch program at 6 schools in North Seattle. Hungry kids don’t learn as well; the Packs Program provides the necessary nutritional supplement these children need. The funds we raise will help support the current program as well as expand it to other schools and children.

Special thanks go to Nancy Bolin and Mike Madden (Organizers Extraordinaire), and all club members who supported and worked on the project.

Rotaract’s 2010 Dinner

DSCN2714 University of Washington’s Rotaract Club, sponsored by University Sunrise Rotary, held their annual dinner where many Rotarians joined the younger Rotaractors in a little fundraising, food, awards, and scholarship announcements. The money raised from the dinner helps fund the scholarships that were announced which allow Rotaract members to travel internationally and complete service projects, bolstering their professional experience and giving them an in-depth view from another part of the world. The food, of course, bolsters everyone’s waistlines.

“Casa de Apoio” in Porto Velho, Brazil

As a result of our involvement in Belem, Brazil, our club was asked by the Rotary Club of Porto Velho-Rio Madeira to be its partner in helping to equip a residence for cancer patients in Porto Velho, Brazil. Porto Velho is an Amazon river town thousands of miles up the Amazon.

This project will benefit about 1000 patients each year. Our club, the club of Porto Velho-Rio Madeira, and districts 5030 and 4720 submitted an application to Rotary International for a World Community Service matching grant, and our matching grant was approved. The project provided Casa de Apoio such things as kitchen equipment, an air conditioner, drinking fountain, rocking chairs, iron, TV, stereo, and computer equipment.

The House of Support was built and is administered by the Rotary Club of Porto Velho-Rio Maderia. The average attendance is 70 people per day. In addition to lodging, they receive coffee, lunch and dinner. The pictures below are of Casa de Apoio and our Brazilian companheiros of the Rotary Club of Porto Velho-Rio Madeira.

Twin Club Project with João Pessoa: Home for Special Needs Children

Trophy The University Sunrise Rotary Club and its twin club, the Rotary Club of João Pessoa, Brazil sponsored a special Christmas Party for the children of the special needs center.

USR provided a grant through its member grants program. Special thanks go to Walter Ribeiro Santos and Emidio Vasconcelos Leitão da Cunha of the João Pessoa club for organizing the celebration.

The photo with the trophy was a demonstration of thanks from the people who work in the Casa, parents and students for your club. I will send you the trophy soon. I guarantee to you that the photos don’t show 10% of how wonderful was the party.
Thank you very much for everything.

Um abraço,
Emidio