Posts of Press Releases

Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson - Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools to Speak November 13th

2009-11-12T16:48:46.257Z

Please join us this Friday November 13th, for breakfast and a presentation by Seattle Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson.

Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson was selected by the Seattle School Board on April 12, 2007, as the

Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. In this role, she directs all learning, teaching and

operational activities for more than 45,000 students and 7,900 staff members. Dr. Goodloe-

Johnson manages an operating budget of $556 million and a capital budget of about

$220 million.

During the 2007-2008 school year Dr. Goodloe-Johnson led development of a Strategic Plan. Adopted by the School Board in June 2008, the plan sets bold but achievable goals for student

achievement.

Please join us for what promises to be an interesting presentation about the future of the Seattle Public Schools!

The Rotary Club of Lake Union meets each week:

Where: The Center for Wooden Boats
1010 Valley Street, Seattle WA 98109 (Map)

When: Friday Morning 7:00am - 8:30am

Attend November 5th Sales Training Event and Support Polio Plus!

2009-10-21T17:33:35.525Z

Lake Union Rotary is offering an unprecedented opportunity to support Rotary's effort to end polio and attend a spectacular sales seminar with renowned speaker and trainer Jeffery Gittomer.

Jeffrey Gitomer is a dynamic public speaker and author of The New York Times best sellers The Sales Bible, The Little Red Book of Selling, The Little Black Book of Connections, and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. He will be LIVE in Seattle to speak about sales attitude & customer loyalty on November 5th at the Hyatt at Olive 8.

Rotary's Polio Plus campaign is a international effort to completely eradicate polio from the world. Rotary International is working to raise $255 millon dollars to meet a matching grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Lake Union Rotary Club is undertaking this fundraiser to support this effort.

We have only 50 39 tickets left for Jeffery Gittiomers November 5th, "Got Sales Attitude" Event. One hundred percent of your $99 ticket price will go towards Rotary International's effort to End Polio Now! Purchase your ticket today!

Purchase your ticket today by contacting Isabella McPeak at (206) 352-0600 or by email:isabellamcpeak@actioncoach.com.

Checks & credit cards are accepted Payable to: Rotary Foundation – End Polio.

For further information or to share this opportunity with your friends download this informational flyer.

Links:

Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center Donation

2009-02-25T22:13:57.569Z

PRESS RELEASE

February 25, 2009

From Rotary Club of Lake Union

Contact: Reitha Weeks

rweeks@nwabr.org

206-957-3337x305

Rotary Club of Lake Union supports Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center during difficult financial times.

Seattle, Washington, February 25th 2009 - Members from the Rotary Club of Lake Union Neighborhood will present a check to Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center Principal, Martin O’Callaghan, on Thursday, Feb. 26^th at 5:30pm at SBOC’s Family Night event. The Rotary Club of Lake Union will support the purchase of history textbooks, bi-lingual dictionaries, microscopes, digital cameras and a display case for the students of the SBOC, a Seattle Public School, through their $7,560 donation.

Rotary Club of Lake Union Neighborhood raised money for the supplies by holding a raffle last spring and by collecting donations. Those funds were then matched by Rotary District 5030 and the Rotary Club of Seattle through the Rotary District Simplified Grant program for community service projects.

SBOC is the only school in the Seattle School District serving immigrant students, many of whom arrive under challenging circumstances and speaking no English. SBOC, located on Queen Anne hill in the old John Hay School, serves approximately 300 students per year. Over thirty-four languages and dialects are spoken by the diverse student body. Students attend the school for up to three semesters, before transferring to mainstream schools. The school faculty and staff of approximately 40 provide a supportive learning environment for academic, social and life skills. Classes provide a foundation in English, science, mathematics and social studies. Volunteers and counselors introduce families to community resources.

The Rotary Club of Lake Union Neighborhood has been supporting SBOC efforts for over a year. The principal, students and faculty have been speakers at Rotary club meetings and Rotarians have attended school events. Last year, the Rotary Club of Lake Union Neighborhood, in partnership with Argosy Cruises, provided two graduation cruises on Lake Union cruise to the graduating/transferring students in January and June 2008. The Rotary Club of Lake Union is a new club, chartered in June 2007, with 26 members. It meets every Friday morning at 7:00 A.M for breakfast and a program at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union. (www.lakeunionrotary.org)

Rotary is an international organization whose objective is to foster service and help build goodwill and peace. Rotary District 5030 encompasses 55 clubs, including Rotary Club of Lake Union.