Events

21 March 2023 - Harry Turner, Co-Founder of Emerald Arch (Plus Students of the Month) Join us in hearing the remarkable story of Harry Turner, co-founder of Emerald Arch. Formed in 2022, Emerald Arch is a US-based non-profit focusing on global conservation efforts with a specialty in human-wildlife conflict, education for future generations and the […]

Ballard Rotary Foundation invites you to attend its biannual fundraising auction! BRF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives through health and education initiatives in Ballard and around the world. All proceeds benefit our many local and international projects. Join us! To register and view auction items: https://auctria.events/Ballardauction2023

  4 April 2023 - Rotary District 5030 Governor Kae Peterson TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Kae Peterson, Governor of Rotary District 5030, will speak on district wide activities and accomplishments in the current Rotary year. Kae is a 31 year Rotarian, Paul Harris Society member and 2 time club president. She has been a member […]

Kenya Y. Fredie, P-Patch Coordinator, will speak on 50 years of community gardening in Seattle and what it has produced. Over the last 19 years, Kenya Fredie has managed the development of community gardens for Seattle’s diverse and multicultural urban agriculturalists. Kenya is currently the Supervisor of the P-Patch Community Gardening program in the city's […]

Join us to hear Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss, who represents District 6 (Northwest Seattle, which includes the people of Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Green Lake, Greenwood, and Fremont). He will provide updates on current and future issues which are high priorities, and will field questions about issues that are of concern to attendees. So put […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Salvation Army Captain Steve Pavlakis of the Northwest Division and Seattle Temple will be sharing what the Salvation Army has done for Seattle to meet the needs. Best known for its charitable efforts, the Salvation Army is both Christian church and a nongovernmental relief agency that works to alleviate suffering and […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: ZOOM Vocational Committee members Derick Pasternak and Kathleen Davis have arranged for a virtual presentation by two recipients of our scholarships to prison scholars. Arranged with the help of the Prison Scholar Fund, two deserving recipients, Daniel O'Neil and David Moore, will tell their stories. You won't want to miss this edifying […]

Join us to hear Debbie Bodal of Lynnwood Rotary Club speak about their club grant Days for Girls eSwatini (Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly Swaziland), which our club is supporting. ESwatini is a nation with major health issues (highest HIV levels in the world and high maternal mortality rate), and the project focuses on health education […]