Title
Special Recognition - Proclamation Recognizing the 100 Year Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Olympia
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the Rotary Club of Olympia on the occasion of their 100th Anniversary.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize the Rotary Club of Olympia on the occasion of their 100th anniversary.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Executive Assistant & Legislative Liaison.
Presenter(s):
Sean Padget, Rotary Club President
Cyndi Zechman, Rotary Club President Elect
Dick and Judy Blinn, co-chairs, Rotary Centennial Committee
Don Chalmers, Rotary Centennial Committee
Wendy Holden, Rotary Centennial Committee
Background and Analysis:
Chartered on September 10, 1920, the Rotary Club of Olympia is the 72nd Rotary Club commissioned in the world and has spent 100 years providing service to the people of the Greater Olympia area, Washington State, and the world.
Rotary Clubs throughout the world engage in “service above self”. The Rotary Club of Olympia has sponsored hundreds of high school student scholarships, community grants, a significant numbers of global youth exchange students, and supported and encouraged projects such as the creation of Community Youth Services and the building of Rotary Park.
The Olympia Rotary Club will celebrate this important milestone at their Centennial Gala on September 20, 2021.
Attachments:
Proclamation