We meet Tuesdays at West Seattle Golf Course (4470 35th Ave SW)
Lunch starts at 12:00 noon, with the meeting officially beginning at 12:30 PM. The first half-hour includes business and announcements, followed by a speaker or program from 1:00 to 1:30 PM. If you wish to attend, please contact us by noon the preceding Sunday at: ws_rotary@yahoo.com . If you wish to be considered for membership, lunch is complimentary, otherwise the cost is $25.
Check below for details on speakers and programs.
March 2025
March 25: Barbara McChesney - End Plastic Soup
Rotarian Barbara McChesney, President of the Rotary Club of Windsor, California. chair of the environmental committee for District 5130, and regional board member of End Plastic Soup. End Plastic Soup is a global environmental project supported by thousands of Rotarians and partners around the world. The focus of the presentation will address the pressing issue of plastic pollution including the impacts on climate change, environmental pollution and degradation, and the growing impacts on human and animal health. Did you know for example that we produce 400 million tons of plastic annually and less than 10% is recycled? The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, or polluting our natural habitats. You will learn how plastic pollution represents a stark symbol of our modern excess
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April 2025
APRIL 1: Catherine Papagni-Terrill and Lila Ghising and Women's Protection Center, Nepal
Women's Protection Center in Nepal ("WPC") will share their work providing resources and futures for women and children who are vulnerable to or have been trafficked
APRIL 8: Linda Low - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar/Rotary Peace Fellow
APRIL 15: Reggie Daigneault of Reggie Wine, LLC,
Reggie Daigneault' former faculty member at the South Seattle College Wine Program and moderator of "The Rotary Wine Bus," will discuss the Washington wine industry. Includes wine tasting
April 22: Congressman Brian Baird (Ret) - National Museum and Center for Service ("NMCFS")
Former US congressman, Brian Baird is the founder and chair of the national Museum and Center for Service (NMCFS). Baird’s vision for the NMCFS was inspired by his experiences traveling to difficult parts of the world and seeing Americans help others. He wanted to honor the spirit of service and all of its forms with a place to celebrate every day people who serve their communities, the nation, and the world. The National Museum and Center for Service will be established near the National Mall in Washington DC.
Baird served as a US Representative for Washington’s third congressional district from 1999 to 2011.
April 29: 5th Tuesday (Hold for Club Business Meeting)