$135 million is spent each year on Rotary International service projects that change lives, both close to home and around the world. That is what was explained by Howard Svigals to Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians at their May 23, 2018 luncheon meeting. Svigals is the fundraising chair for Rotary Foundation in the state of Washington. The Foundation, supported solely by contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation, exists to generate funds necessary so that “every minute of every day Rotary feeds someone, houses someone, medicates someone, performs surgery on someone, helps someone, cares for someone, provides clean water to someone, and on and on.” On average, twenty global grants, some as much as $300k, are dispersed each week by the Rotary Foundation. Ninety percent of the funds collected go to projects and programs. CNN ranks the Rotary Foundation one of the top ten in the world.
Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians meet each Wednesday, 11:45 a.m., at Kingston’s Village Green Community Center. Visitors are welcome any time. No invitation necessary.
You are a business owner. A key objective is to establish your brand in the market you serve. You do this through advertising and word-of-mouth….and connecting your brand to established, respected community events. One such event, arguably Kingston-North Kitsap’s most prestigious, is the upcoming Kingston-North Kitsap Swing for Rotary Golf Tournament, June 22 at White Horse Golf Club. Sponsorship opportunities exist to further the establishment of your brand in the market. For example, for only $450 you can sponsor a hole. This investment in the community includes your booth and your representatives at the tee box of your hole, greeting a full field of golfers with logo’d giveaways and information about your business. There is no better marketing than one-on-one relationship-building. Following the golf action, your representatives - as many as two - are invited to enjoy a first-rate awards and auction dinner at White Horse. What a way to get involved in your community, to connect with customers, and to have fun. To review all sponsorship opportunities, go to knkrotarygolf.net.
Sponsors already signed up for the 2018 Swing for Rotary Tournament include Port Madison Enterprises (Main Sponsor) and Kingston Dental (Dinner Sponsor), as well as Text2Bid sponsor The Point Casino and Hotel, Ameriprise-The Latitude 48 Group (19th hole sponsor), LYNX Enterprises, Windermere Real Estate West Sound, Kingston CPA, IAFF 2819, West Hills Auto Plex, Liberty Bay Bank, Columbia Bank, Stanley Steamer, Land Title. Others include Apple Tree Cove Dental Center, Chinook Contractors, EHL Insurance, Kingston Mini Storage, Kitsap Credit Union, Martha and Mary, David Connolly Insurance, James Stagg, and Kingston Lumber. Add your company’s brand to that list at knkrotarygolf.net.
Only 124 players get into the tournament. Each year players rave about the fun they have. Many say it is the best charity event they play in each year. For $160, here’s what you get: 18 holes of golf at White Horse, one of the northwest’s premier golf destinations, cart rental, range balls, one set of mulligans per team, lunch, tee gifts, and dinner and beverages at the post-tournament awards dinner. The date again is June 22, with first activities beginning late morning. To register yourself, or your team, go to knkrotarygolf.net.
Why does the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club - all fifty strong - dedicate so much time and energy to this event? To benefit the Kids of North Kitsap. Proceeds will support Kingston High School Interact Service Club, scholarships for Kingston High graduates, Food4Kids (a feeding program during school vacations), ShareNet backpacks and school supplies, equipment and uniforms, arts programs, and career days at several local schools, internships for UW and WWU students at Stillwaters Environmental Center, and opening of Coffee Oasis in Kingston, an outreach center for at-risk teens.
Join in the fun. Do something good in your community, so that you may do well. Become a sponsor, a golfer, or both. Go to knkrotarygolf.net.
Our Rotary Classic Golf Tournament this year will feature an incredible HOME IMPROVEMENT RAFFLE item, thanks to the generosity of local contractor Mike Lambro. The winner will choose either a new roof or a new deck for their home. Either option is valued at upwards of $7500 and both can be expanded through negotiation. Tickets for this incredible prize are $50 each or 5 tickets for $200. Cash or check accepted. Tickets may be purchased at Kingston Financial Center or Columbia Bank in Kingston, or at the Rotary Golf Tournament on June 22, 2018. Drawing will be at the dinner that evening, but you do not need to be present at the event to win. Added details available at the ticket sale sites. Get yours NOW!
Hear ye, Hear ye! The Kingston Rotary Golf Classic will once again feature a raffle to win an INSTANT WINE CELLAR - consisting of a 28-bottle Wine cooler and enough wine to fill that cooler (and then some). Tickets to win this great prize will be available at the Golf Classic at White Horse Golf Course on the day of the event, Friday June 22nd.
Meanwhile, Wine-loving Kingston Rotarians (you know who you are!) and KNK Rotarians who want to help the club out anyway are encouraged to bring a couple of bottles to any Rotary Club meeting between now and June 13th inclusive. Our Wino-in-Chief Don Hutchins will collect them and organize the inventory.
So PLEASE - BRING YOUR WINE TO ROTARY - the earlier the better for the Chief Wino...
Are you in favor of helping Homeless Youth in and around Kingston? Well - so are we. The Kingston-NK Rotary Board has decided that the proceeds from this year's Raise the Paddle at our Rotary Classic Golf Tournament Dinner will be dedicated to helping Coffee Oasis finish their new Kingston location. This organization does SO much for Homeless Youth in this County, we firmly believe we need them here in the North End, and the sooner the better.
So - Sign up to play in the Tournament here at knkrotarygolf.net, or get your Dinner tickets from any Kingston-NK Rotarian, and come out to help finish Kingston Coffee Oasis!
Don't forget that a key part of our Great Little City July 4th program is the annual FUN RUN, put on by the Kingston Athletic Boosters and your own KNK Rotary.
It's bigger and better every year - this year's addition is a Doggy Dash! Come on out and get your 4th started on the right foot!
Kingston-North Kitsap Rotarians heard an update from eight year old Zachary Darner at their May 16 meeting. Zachary is the whiz kid behind Kidzz helping Kidzz, an effort that delivers toys for kids in local hospitals during the holidays. Zachary began the program two years ago after observing kids in the hospital when his younger brother, Noah, was hospitalized three times. Last holiday, the program’s second year, Zachary raised an amazing 1589 toys. This year his goal is 5,000 toys. And he’s already well on his way to accomplishing his goal, with a donation of 1500 toys from the Eagles Club of Port Orchard. Kidzz helping Kidzz is also supported by Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club.
At our May 9 meeting Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians heard an update on the soon-to-be opened Coffee Oasis in the former Kingston Community Center.
One in thirty high school students in Washington state is homeless. The mission of Coffee Oasis, through it’s unique business model, is to change the world for homeless youth in Kitsap County. Proceeds from the front-end coffee shop business fund back of the shop programs, including providing a safe place to be, job training, and internship programs with local businesses. It was reported 100% of interns had a job within six months. Additionally, homeless youth is provided showers, washers and dryers, and clothing. Coffee Oasis operates a transitional house for women in Poulsbo, one for men in Bremerton, and the county’s only youth shelter in Bremerton.
The meeting included Coffee Oasis personal testimonials from Jet Woelke and Gage Foley. At the conclusion, Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club president Doug Hallock presented a $2k check from the Club to Daniel Kluth, Coffee Oasis’s Regional Development Director-North Kitsap. Kluth reported work remains on the building, including siding, subfloor, drywall, and painting. He hopes for a September opening for the Kingston Coffee Oasis.
Kingston North Kitsap Rotarians learned about the experiences of exchange student Ada Munoz and her host family, the Andersons - Isaac Anderson is a Past President of our Club - at their May 2 meeting. Munoz, from Spain, spoke about her American experiences, her bonding with the Anderson family, and the “cool” time she has had here. Sponsored by Joni Moore and the Aspect Foundation Foreign Exchange Program, Munoz has attended Kingston High School, and will have been in the States ten months by program end. Anderson’s wife, Holly, and daughter, Delaney, shared their positive experiences - and interruptions to their family routines. Delaney said Ada was like a sister and helped her speed-learn Spanish.
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You may recall the item submitted last year by Treasurer Gale Kirsopp, about Amazon Smile - where you can do your Amazon shopping AND make a contribution to our Rotary Foundation in the process! In case you haven't signed up yet - PLEASE do. Here is the link to set up your "Amazon Smile" account. After that it's just a matter of going to "smile.amazon.com" to do your Amazon shopping and your contribution will be automatic. There is NO extra cost to do this. Amazon is sharing their profit with us!
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