Rotary Club 21 In The News
Posted: Jan 20, 2012 12:00 AMYouth Services Committee Has Money to Give!
Reaching Out to Local Programs
The Youth Services Committee of Rotary Club of Spokane 21 has money in the budget to fund special programs and equipment needs of organizations meeting the Rotary criteria. Applying is easy! Finding the organizations and letting them know Rotary Club 21 would like to look at their needs is sometimes more complicated. We need your...more »
Posted: Oct 10, 2011 12:00 AMYour investment in RCS is priceless!
Your investment in RCS changed the lives of
30 separate individuals last year with a wide
array of physical, emotional and mental challenges.
Your investment also impacted the
lives of many students at the Guild School &
Neuromuscular Center and the HOPE school
for children with hearing loss. The Disability
Services Committee spent our...more »
Posted: Dec 04, 2010 12:00 AMHomeless Shelter Gets A Helping Hand
One Spokane homeless shelter got a helping hand Saturday when they ran out of a way to heat the building.
To keep the 50 homeless men warm every night, McKinney decided to put extra blankets on the beds and used a space heater with fans to circulate the warm air.
"So you know we're surviving, everybody survived just fine, nobody got...more »
Posted: Oct 26, 2010 12:00 AMEmma Karen Weir was born October 15th
First-time father, Kyle Weir, announced the birth of his daughter, Emma Karen Weir. Born on October 15th at 4:38 p.m, Emma weighed in at 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Both daughter Emma and mother Jen are doing great.
A week after the birth, Kyle now says, "I know why everyone was telling Jen and me to enjoy a full night of sleep while we still...more »
Posted: Oct 07, 2010 12:00 AMRotary grant lifts hearts of church musicians
Funds double bass for Pilgrim Slavic Baptist group
By Cindy Hval On Monday evening, the soaring strains of "How Great Thou Art" filled the vaulted sanctuary of the Pilgrim Slavic Baptist Church in downtown Spokane, as the church's orchestra practiced. The mellow tones of clarinets and the sweet sounds of strings spilled out into the hallways of the old stone building. The group's music has...more »
Posted: Oct 03, 2010 12:00 AMDowntown Rotary Club 21 Grants to Non-Profits
In the Month of September, 2010 the Downtown Rotary Club 21 made a grant of $2,000 to the South Asia Cultural Society for the October 2, 2010 performance of Shristi-Creation by an international Indian ballet and music group showing traditional and contemporary classical dance, drumming, music and song interpreting the Hindu tradition of creation...more »
Posted: Sep 27, 2010 12:00 AMp.e.a.c.h. Community Farm Dedication
The Rotary Greenhouse at the p.e.a.c.h. Community Farm was dedicated at the Harvest Festival on September 25, 2010. This will provided food and starter plants to the low income community and supports organic farming education. P.e.a.c.h. also maintains a link on their website to the Rotary Club 21 website.more »
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 12:00 AMCivic Affairs Committee Nominated for City of Spokane Arts Award
Spokane Rotary Club 21's Civic Affairs Committee was nominated for the City of Spokane Arts Award-Business Benefactor of the Year Award for providing grants to local arts projects, including the underpass murals completed this summer. In 2005, Club 21 received the City of Spokane Arts Award-Business Benefactor of the Year Award for the Fountain...more »
Posted: Aug 02, 2010 12:00 AMProject puts Spokane teens to work on downtown murals
by Tom Sowa
Mitch Osorno was struggling earlier this summer to land a job. That changed several weeks ago when the 17-year-old became part of a team of young workers painting downtown murals. "It's a cool way to get experience. Plus maybe this will help me find other jobs, even painting houses," Osorno said. He is one of six students involved in a summer...more »
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 12:00 AMHarry Sladich leaving post at Spokane Regional Convention
Harry Sladich will soon leave his position as President & CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. His last day will be April 23. Well known in the tourism industry both regionally and nationally, Sladich has served in this position for the past five years and with his staff, has contributed greatly to Spokane tourism by growing...more »
