Mar 31, 2025 | General News, Youth Programs
One of the most consequential decisions a young person can make as they prepare to graduate from high school is in regard to their path forward. There are many options – college, trade school, military service, gap year, employment – and guidance is limited. How do...
Mar 10, 2025 | Community Grants, General News
2024-2025 Community Grant Awards We’re excited to share updates about our recent grant cycle! We received 46 valid applications from October 1 to November 1, 2024, totaling $405,017 in funding requests. That’s more than double what was allocated for the 2024-2025...
Feb 18, 2025 | Youth Programs
Rotary Youth Food Committee Update: During the February 18-21, schools on the island were closed for Winter Break, and so meal bags for youngsters in need of food were again distributed by Helpline House. The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island purchases food for these...
Feb 8, 2025 | General News
On February 7, 2025, the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island dedicated the first Rotary Peace Pole to be placed in Kitsap County. The pole is located at the entrance to Waypoint Woods, adjacent to the Waypoint Park on Highway 305 and Winslow Way, on Bainbridge Island....
Jan 22, 2025 | Community Grants
A shovel and the Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale. What comes next is inspiration. Imagine John Chang, of Bainbridge Island, at the Rotary Auction start line each year. Ready, set, go. John walks as fast as he can, racing to buy the best tools the Auction offers,...
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...
