TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Woohoo! It's time to celebrate the passing of the gavel from outgoing club president Fred Finkelstein to incoming club president Frank Airey! This rite of passage gives the outgoing president the opportunity to recognize members who helped make his presidency successful, and to thank his lucky stars that he survived his […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Please join us as we learn more about the workings of Mary's Place from Katrina Scarlett, Donor Relations and Stewardship Manager at Mary's Place. As part of the Mary's Place development team, she helps raise critical funds to help families find and keep stable housing, and to operate family shelters throughout […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Captains Kyna and John Kelley, directors of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, will talk about the center's Adult Rehabilitation Program that is provided to not only King County, but all of Washington state. The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Centers help residents to combat their addictions, build the work and social […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Zoom Quynh Pham is the executive director of Friends of Little Sài Gòn (FLS). Located in the International District of Seattle, Little Saigon is a thriving neighborhood of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian small businesses, with a rich history and culture, shopping, services, housing, work, leisure, food, health, and education. Quynh will talk about […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos A vice-president and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, Risha will speak in her role as president of Seattle Ascent Foundation, which works with high school business and finance groups such as DECA and the Academy of Finance, teaching financial literacy to high school students. Make it easy and pay for your […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Join Ballard Rotary in hearing an inspiring program from Mexican-American conductor Paula Madrigal, co-founder of Ballard Civic Orchestra, current music director and conductor of Orquesta Northwest, and a conductor for Seattle Opera. Paula Madrigal started her career conducting at the Autonomous University in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she was professor for several […]

A remarkable tunnel is being built right here in Ballard to deal with sewer overflows that are increasingly exceeding the city's ability to cope with when heavy rains overwhelm our sewer and water drainage systems. Extending from Wallingford to Ballard, the nearly 3-mile long tunnel is a key component of the Ship Canal Water Quality […]