Nov 22, 2024 | World Community Service
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a completely unprovoked attack on its neighbor, Ukraine, which was already the poorest country in Europe. Before the war, that neighbor had been home to 43.5 million people, but when Russia attacked, over 6 million of them fled to...
Nov 15, 2024 | Community Grants
Imagine bowling pins lined up and the force of the bowling ball crashing. The image is not far from the reality of a growing community choir comprised of up to seventy adults, standing on low wooden platforms and wooden boxes cobbled together with members struggling...
Oct 17, 2024 | Auction & Rummage Sale, General News
I met Isabel Mendez during the 2023 Rotary Auction. I was in charge of registering and managing the harvester program. After Isabel registered to be a harvester she took the time to thank me for letting her sign up and expressed her gratitude for being able to harvest...
Jul 20, 2024 | Auction & Rummage Sale, General News
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale grossed $863,517.24! Our first Auction was held in 1960, raising $6,744, which covered a significant part of the $35,000 cost to build the Bainbridge Public Library. The second auction, in...
Jun 11, 2024 | World Community Service
Village Savings & Loan Project Bringing Economic Empowerment to Over 2,700 Ugandan Villagers is Graded and Strengthened to Expand The Uganda Village Savings & Loan (VSL) Evaluation Project was funded by a District 5020 Community Grant (DCG 2352) from March to...
Jun 7, 2024 | General News
Ann Marie Kimball had a worldwide career and reputation before joining our Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island. She graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1972 and received a Medical Degree at the University of Washington (UW) in 1976...
