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Welcome to Wenatchee Rotary!

Wenatchee

Service Above Self since 1921

We meet In Person & Online
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel *
1225 N. Wenatchee Avenue
(At end of Pandemic)
Wenatchee, WA 98801
United States of America
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Meeting ID  484 306 077
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Kory Kalahar
Past President
Mike Kintner
President Elect
Alice Meyer
Secretary
Frank Clifton
Treasurer
Allan Galbraith
Membership
Ford Barrett
The Rotary Foundation
Dan Rodgers
President Nominee
Jill Leonard
Public Relations
Tom Everly
Director 2023
Trisha Johnson
Director 2023
Muffy Rounds
Director 2021
Claudia De Robles
Director 2022
Michelle Shermer
Director 2022
Jim Brink
Director 2023
Tom Everly
Director 2021
Gary Provo
Director 2022
Dante Gutierrez-Zamora
Director 2021
Andy Petro
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Gil Sparks
    December 1
  • Joe St. Jean
    December 2
  • Rich Monroe
    December 3
  • Raz Rasmussen
    December 6
  • Tom McNair
    December 9
  • Judy Conner
    December 11
  • Gene Anderson
    December 20
Join Date:
  • Carmen Bossenbrock
    December 1, 1987
    33 years
  • ERIC Nelson
    December 1, 1993
    27 years
  • Jim McDonald
    December 1, 1983
    37 years
  • Pete Van Well
    December 1, 1995
    25 years
  • Tyler Mickey
    December 1, 2016
    4 years
  • Charles Jinneman
    December 2, 1999
    21 years
  • Laurie Flarity-White
    December 4, 2014
    6 years
  • Beth Stipe
    December 11, 2003
    17 years
  • Karen McCart
    December 17, 2014
    6 years
  • Dan Rodgers
    December 31, 1996
    24 years
  • Robert Rowe
    December 31, 2014
    6 years
 
ROTARY CLUB OF WENATCHEE, WA  USA
A non-profit corporation as of January 11, 2018
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.
 
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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.
 
 
A FEW RECENT MEMORIES
Wenatchee Rotary Club - Stories and Events
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
 
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.  Read about the first year, including newspaper clippings HERE.  
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WENATCHEE ROTARY FOUNDATION
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
 
Other Clubs and makeup options
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.  
 
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.
Rotary Links
 
IN MEMORIAM - Recent club losses.
To see a partial list of former members and recently-deceased members, with many photos and obituaries,  CLICK HERE.
Rotary's Monthly Themes
Each month, Rotary encourages clubs to focus on these areas.
 
August - Membership and New Club Development
September - Basic Education and Literacy
October - Economic and Community Development
November - Rotary Foundation
December - Disease Prevention and Treatment
January - Vocational Service
February - Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
March - Water and Sanitation
April - Maternal and Child Health
May - Youth Service
June - Rotary Fellowships
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Website Sponsors
Speakers
Upcoming Speakers
Ken Robertson
Dec 03, 2020
Classification Talks
Heidi Meyers
Dec 10, 2020
Christmas Party
President Kory
Dec 17, 2020
Club Elections
No Meeting, Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2020
Merry Christmas
No Meeting, New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2020
Happy New Year's
TBA
Jan 07, 2021
Youth Services
Past Speakers
No Meeting, Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving
Ray Taylor & Beth Stipe
Nov 19, 2020
History of the Community Foundation
Tom Davis - Breanne Elsey
Nov 12, 2020
Farm Bureau
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Former & Deceased Members
Click here to see an extensive list of former and deceased members, updated September 3, 2017.
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