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We are Club 227 of District 5060 and proud to be the flagship club of the Wenatchee Valley since Feb. 01, 1921, home club of Dr. Ed Cadman, Rotary International President, and a leader in the creation of Rotary's PolioPlus Initiative. Dr. Cadman was president of Wenatchee Rotary 1962-63, PDG '68-69, RIP '85-86. See the video of Dr. Cadman's year HERE.

Click here to see a collection of Cadman photos.

On February 1, 2021, Wenatchee Rotary will complete our first 100 years of service to the Wenatchee Valley and the world. A CELEBRATION GALA is planned for June 5, 2021. More later.

WRF Scholarships 2020

SCHOLARSHIPS

This year, the Wenatchee Rotary Foundation (WRF) awarded 15 scholarships totaling about $24,000, including funding from the new Carol Norton WSU Fund. The story was featured recently by NCW Life (video at right), and previously reported in Wenatchee World and our APPLESEED.

Carol Norton/WSU scholarship students:

- Emma Ferrari-Zimmerman

- Maia Brown

- Rhett Goveia

Continuing Rotary scholarships:

-Pablo Cortez Gomez

- Guadalupe Almanza

- Maria Guadalupa Navarro

- Galilea Katrina Vasquez

- Jessica Gutierrez Elias

- Mariana Santos

- Janeli Sanchez Villasenor

- Cesar Bedolla-Hurtado

2020 Rotary Scholarships:

- Jizzelle Torres Bazan

- Amber Crocker

- Ezekiel Tuchritter

- Gabriela Alvarado

Carmen on NCW Life

For World Polio Week -

Watch our own special Carmen Bossenbrock on NCW Life TV October 22, 2019

THIS CLOSE - End Polio now

ORIGINAL CLUB CHARTER

Wenatchee Rotary Club was chartered on February 1, 1921, the 815th club formed. We are now known as club #227. Below is a copy of the original charter document.

OFFICERS 2020 - 2021

PRESIDENT	VICE PRESIDENT	SECRETARY	TREASURER

JILL LEONARD	TOM ROSS	BILL MONNETTE	TYLER MICKEY

DIRECTORS/COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Legacy Society Chair	Communications/Events	Scholarship/Student Relations

Susan Albert	Mark Kulaas	Joe St. Jean
Alice Meyer, Pres-Elect Ex-officio	Shannon Simms Member	Jay Smith Member

For more information, please visit https://www.wenatcheerotary.org/sitepage/club-foundation or contact Jill Leonard, 509-670-5742 or email WenatcheeRotaryFoundation@gmail.com. Becoming a member of the Legacy Society : Complete the editable (fillable) .pdf document HERE; first download the form using the browser, then fill the form and save it with the updates. After saving the form, email it to the Club administration for processing at WenatcheeRotaryFoundation@gmail.com

There are several excellent Rotary clubs in the Wenatchee Valley. Some were sponsored by our club and some have web sites. All of them would welcome any Rotarian seeking to visit or to establish a makeup meeting, and would welcome a potential new member. All Rotary clubs meet weekly. For a list of area clubs and makeup opportunities, CLICK HERE.

From Appleseed, June 30, 2016 - -

Our Wenatchee Rotary Club has sponsored NINE (9) other Rotary Clubs in our District:

Wenatchee Rotary Club was chartered on February 1, 1921.

1. March 24, 1926 we sponsored Chelan Rotary Club.

2. March 9, 1936, the Cashmere Club.

3. February 21, 1948, the Ephrata Club.

4. May 7, 1948, the Okanogan-Omak Club.

5. December 16, 1948, the Grand Coulee Club.

6. April 29, 1955, the East Wenatchee Club.

7. April 1, 1969, the Wenatchee North Club.

8. June 20, 1975, the Leavenworth Club.

9. February 17, 1986, the Wenatchee Sunrise Club.

This is our 95th year in Rotary and we have spawned on average one new club every 10 years. Collectively we have grown to over 600 members today, all making the world a better place to live.

See a recent list of all district clubs by charter date here.