Club Information
Rotary Club of La Conner

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 5:30 p.m.
Shawn O'Donnell's Farmhouse Restaurant
11376 LaConner-Whitney Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States of America
Everyone is Welcome
5:30 - Set-Up, Social, Meal
6:00 - Formal Meeting
Note: 3rd Monday of month is devoted to Committee Reports & Boards. All members are invited. Auction tickets
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Who we are
We are a hands-on service club committed to improving lives locally and globally. We achieve this by promoting and investing in literacy, public health, and community service. We are the club people want to join because we have fun while making a difference.
The Latest News from the "Make it Happen" Club
Summit Assistance Dogs 2026
At our Feb. 2 Club Meeting, Inspiration was provided by Pam, who shared " For the Garden of Your Daily Living."   See Read More for details.
 
Sabrina Hill, one of our Youth Engaged in Service (YES)- sponsored students, told us she has until March 1 to sell $1,500 worth of Raffle Tickets for $10 each. She offered our club members an opportunity to support her mission.
Program from Carlin Padgett from Summit Assistance Dogs with support and demonstration from Heather Anderson, advanced trainer, and Sherry, a yellow labrador retriever.
Summitt Assistance breeds dogs (yellow, black, or chocolate labs and golden retrievers, or a mix of those) to assist people with mobility issues. In their ten years of existence, they have placed 132 dogs. Dogs learn how to retrieve dropped items, open doors and drawers, and be of service to people with mobility issues. Puppies begin at the 40 room Canine Condo at Summit Assistance, then go to a foster family to live and be socialized, then to the Prison Program at Monroe Correctional Institution. Currently, there are 8 dogs in the prison program. The dogs live in the cell with the training inmate. The men work in pairs, attend classes twice a week, and train their assigned dogs. This program is good for both the men and the dogs. Then, the dogs return to Summit for advanced training. Throughout all the training, only positive reinforcement is used. We saw this demonstrated. Male dogs develop a bit slower than female dogs, just like people, so they are placed a couple of months later than females.
The average wait for a dog is 2-5 years, and at about 2 years of age, dogs are carefully matched with clients.  They work together for 6 to 8 years. Then the dog retires from working but can remains as a pet for the client or becomes a pet for someone else. The client is qualified to get a new service dog when their first one retires. While dogs are in service, Summit still owns them and can take them back if they don’t receive proper care. Each dog cost about $50,000  but are provided to clients free so no one ever has to go without a needed mobility service dog because they can’t pay. Summit Assistance gladly accepts individual and service club donations. Our club will plan a visit to the Oak Harbor site.
 
Calendar
Feb 7  6-8: Skagit Valley Historical Museum Valentine Soiree
February 10  10-12: Helping Hands volunteering
Feb. 20  9-3:  Blood Drive at La Conner High School
Feb 28  10-1: Shred-a-thon and  the fire department will also take old flags to be retired.
March 7: Luck of the Irish at Maple Hall, buy tickets online
March 7 or March 28: Grant Seminar online - Dennis and Lori are registered.
March 30: Farmers and Merchants Dinner
 
Our guest Carlin Padgett won the raffle receiving $285!
 
Next meeting: February 9 Bill Reynolds La Conner Community News
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AI and you 2026
At our Jan. 26 Rotary meeting, for the Inspiration, Adam played a file he created about the history of a Norwegian immigrant, Magnus Anderson, whose original cabin is in La Conner. Adam asked us to think about immigrants historically and in the present day. You can view and listen to Adam’s file by clicking on this link:
 
La Conner Rotarian Keith Stobie talked about Artificial Intelligence. His entire presentation is accessible at the following link: (The presentation must be downloaded as microsoft powerpoint to appear correctly.)
The following is the AI Quick Recap provided by Zoom:
Keith delivered an in-depth overview of AI chatbots and their applications. Keith demonstrated various AI tools, including ChatGPT, and provided tips for using them effectively, emphasizing the importance of verifying information and setting appropriate temperature settings.
The group discussed upcoming events, including a blood drive, a food bank shredding event, and planned visits to local organizations like Chinook Enterprises and Summit Assistance Dogs.
 
Calendar
  • 2/10 Tuesday 10A: Helping Hands: Currently  signed-up Marty, Lyanne, Keith, Roy, Don, Dennis, Mike
  • 2/20 Friday: Blood Drive
  • 2/28 Saturday: Shred-a-thon for Sunrise Food Bank in the  parking lot behind the school gym, $10/box
  • 3/7 or 3/28 Saturday: District 5050 Grants Seminar
  • 3/7 Saturday: Luck of the Irish-Register at:  https://app.auctria.com/Message/View/cb0b49ef-03bf-48d0-b987-db7cf81812af
  • 3/21 Saturday, 9-11: Work day at Camp Kirby
 
 
 
 
Every Rotarian Every Year 2026
At our Jan. 19 Rotary Meeting, we had guests: Bella Haughey, Ellen Lemon, Charles Lemon, Rosi Rizo, and Honorary Member Irene Johnon.
 
Bella Haughey,  a Youth Engaged in Service (YES) student sponsored by Fidalgo Island Rotary, presented the history of the 4 Way Test.  She did a wonderful job of explaining how Herbert  J. Taylor  in 1932, while trying to save his business, created the four questions for his employees to ask themselves as they dealt with customers. The employees started using the questions in their dealings with each other as well, and the company thrived. The Four  Way Test was adopted by  Rotary in 1943, and in 1954 Herbert J. Taylor became Rotary International President.
The Four Way Test
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned
 
Inspiration Lori talked about the  “Human Impact for Meningococcal Disease”. She shared her son  Carl’s experience with the disease which he contracted at age 14. He lost both his legs below the knees, three fingers, and had the skin burned off his arms and legs. Many who get the disease don’t survive. Lori was on the board of the National Meningitis Association for 17 years during which  time the cases of the disease went from 3,500 to less than 300. In 2019 the Association retired because meningitis vaccines were recommended/required. Now that the vaccines are no longer recommended by the CDC, the Association and some professionals reconvened to redo the impact statement from which Lori shared highlights.
 
Rosi Rizo, one of our YES students, sold tickets to help  her reach her goal for the YES  program. We are also sponsoring her to attend Rotary Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAIL).
 
Reports
  • Audrey: Auction Update: Sponsorship Levels will be $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000. Please let Audrey know of potential sponsors to be contacted.
  • Lori: Large Project: La Conner Log Park and Newspapers in Education have been submitted. The deadline for submitting applications is January 31.
  • The Shred-a-thon to benefit La Conner Sunrise Food Bank will be February 28.  This is sponsored by La Conner Thrives of which La Conner Rotary is a member.
  • Doug : Farmers and Merchants Dinner: March 30, Catered by La Conner Seafood and Prime Rib Speakers:
Brianna Wilson, chair of the La Conner emergency management committee
Kari Marr, publisher of La Conner Community News
John Sternlicht, CEO of Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC)
Marna Hanneman, Mayor ofLa Conner
Maybe someone from the dike district
  • Dennis: Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY): Dennis announced that 20 of our members have met the goal of giving $100 to the Rotary International Annual Fund or Polio Plus. He distributed badge stickers to those people.
  • Audrey presented Marty an End Polio Now certificate for our club's support.
                   
Next Week:  Membership Meeting immediately after the Rotary Meeting
                                   
Campfire Samish 2026
At our Jan. 12 Rotary meeting, Marty provided the inspiration, reading from Theo of Golden by Allen Levy. (See Read More at end)
 
Adam presented our Rotary check for $1,850 for camperships to Marcus Roskamp from Campfire Samish. This is double what was asked for in the grant request, but the board felt like it was such a worthwhile cause, they doubled it. This goes directly to families in need. All camp experiences are at Camp Kirby on Samish Island.

Marcus spoke briefly:
  1. Overnight Camp: They have already had requests for $15,000 for scholarships for camp, even though camp is not until summer. 800 campers are served in this one week, over-night camp program. There are not enough beds for more. There are seven sessions every summer.
  2. Day camp serves younger kids or kids not ready for overnight
  3. Outdoor School is for school districts, generally 5th grade, for 3 days and 2 nights. There was an outdoor school fund in state budget, now no longer. School districts are looking to other organizations to help fund outdoor school.
*All these camps are outdoor-based and technology-free.
 
Our Rotary Youth Engaged in Service students make use of Camp Kirby for leadership training and volunteer activities.
 
Spring and fall work parties would be a great time for our club to volunteer.
 
Keith conducted an audience survey about what people would like to know about Artificial Intelligence in preparation for his presentation on January 26th.
 
Happy  Birthday and welcome home Danielle! January 5th    
 
Classroom Snacks:
Marty and Dennis will shop and deliver the snacks.  Christi has been doing this, but her efforts are needed to take care of  Chris and her mom. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
 
Marty discussed Homeless families, what could we do to support.
5th graders in La Conner are distributing the weekend food.
 
Calendar
Monday, January 19:  Auction Meeting at 5:00pm
Monday, January 26: Membership Meeting following Club Meeting
Saturday, January 31: Deadline for Large Projects to be submitted.  So far Log Park and newspapers in the school
          
Saturday, February 28: Shred-a-thon with La Conner United
Shred-a-thon cost: $1050, charge $10/box, club signs and banners, table with coffee and brochures. The proceeds after recouping the cost of the shredding company will go to the Sunrise Food Bank.
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Property Tax in Washington: Strengths, Challenges, and Senior Support 2026
 
At our January 5, 2026 club meeting.  Keith Stobie provided inspiration about the New Year. (See Read More at end)
 
Guests : Dawn and Mark Marszal, Rosslyn Tellvik, Phil Ohl, and Danny Hagan
 
Speaker : Don Wick introduced our speaker: Danny Hagan, Skagit County Assessor, and highlighted his many civic leadership roles, including his membership in the Burlington Rotary. Danny’s topic:
Property Tax in Washington: Strengths, Challenges, and Senior Support
Danny told us that property tax is the most stable form of revenue in Washington, is a clear, visible, public process with local accountability. It is a budget-based system that is relatively low cost to administer. Danny has spoken to us before about how property tax works, but his emphasis in this talk was on:
 
The Senior and Disabled Exemption Program
It is designed to reduce the property tax burden for seniors and people with disabilities, provide fairness for those on fixed incomes who can’t keep up with rising taxes, and create equity by adjusting the system for those who are most impacted. It is not a handout. To enroll in the program, these qualifications must be met:
  • Must be 61 or older, or 57 or older and be a surviving spouse or domestic partner of someone already in the program.   OR
  • Be disabled causing an inability to work or be a 100% service-connected disabled veteran.
  • Own and occupy your own home, living there at least 6 months and one day a year.
  • Household income must be within program limits, which at this time is $48,000 per year. It is calculated on 70% of the median income in Skagit County. It is recalculated every 3 years and may go up to $65,000 at the beginning of 2027.
  • There is an online portal to apply, or a person can go to the assessor’s office to apply
  • The online portal is in English and in Spanish, and one of the Senior Exemption Specialists is bilingual
Danny Hagan is asking us to share this info with people we know who may qualify so they can age in place without the fear of being taxed out of their homes.
New Member
Roy Anderson is officially a  new La Conner Rotarian!
 
Calendar
  • Friday, January 9 at 10:30am: Nonprofit meeting at La Conner Swinomish Library
  • Tuesday, January 13th 10am-12pm Helping Hands Volunteering: If you haven’t signed up and want to participate, let Marty know.
 
 
 
           
 
           
 
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Holiday Party 2025
Our final meeting of the year was a holiday party to share the camaraderie of our members.
John Milnor led a spirited Christmas trivia game at the end.
Helping Hands Dec 2025
On Dec. 9, we worked at Helping Hands as we do every month.
We helped sort the many donations from the Thanksgiving timeframe.
This, along with our club's monetary donation, supports food distribution to school kids for the weekend.
Hungry kids have a harder time focusing on school work and literacy is our goal.
 
Busy sorting incoming barrels
 
Our 2nd pallet of sorted boxes.
 
 
Success Seminar 2025
Highlights from our December 8, 2025: All Member Meeting
 
Inspiration by Doug on various times with Rotary themes starting with:
In a message to the 1914 Houston convention, Paul Harris said “The future of Rotary is shrouded in expectant mystery. It will be for you, my Rotarian friends, to aid in the unfurling of the Rotarian destiny. Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.”
Ending quote: “if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”
 
Guests:  Althea Leader from North Cascades Institute
Althea briefly spoke about our donations, which support La Conner fifth graders at Mountain School with the North Cascades Institute.  It is a 3-day and 2-night program in May during their spring season. She mentioned reflective postcards from prior attendees and read one from an Anacortes student.
There was a recap of thoughts from the Success Seminar attended by Lori, Don Wick, Connie, and Dennis on Nov. 6, and attended by Marty and Audrey in Canada.
 
While rotary membership is increasing in underdeveloped countries, it is decreasing in countries like the US and Canada, so overall membership doesn’t look as if it’s declining.
 
We went around the room with each person answering two questions:
1) What brought you in the door?
      Often people came in the door due to a direct invitation from a current member.
2) What keeps you here (in Rotary)?
      Many remarked about opportunities to serve, and the camaraderie of our group.
 
Marty passed out the list of what we budget (not grants) to support each year. Everyone noted which ones we should continue, which are maybe less relevant now, and which we could stop funding.   Marty collected our responses.
 
The merging of Public Image, Membership, and RI Foundation has been a theme. We don’t promote ourselves well enough.  We should put our hands-on activities in the La Conner Weekly News calendar. Isabell from La Conner Weekly News will be writing an editorial about our Santa Breakfast.
 
Too often, we say what we do, but not why we do it.
  • We donate to La Conner foodbank and contribute to Helping Hands because if you are hungry, you can’t learn.
  • We give third graders dictionaries because teachers want students to have the opportunity to have a book in hand. 
  • We help kids experience the Symphony, art, and poetry.
We need to find ways to reach new members.  Can we reach out to more business and civic leaders such as fire and police chiefs?
 
The benefit of RI Foundation is it shows Rotary is worldwide with a worldwide reach. An easy way to contribute to RI Foundation is through monthly donations.  RI Foundation donations come back to the district for district grants after 3 years.
 
We had a calm, well-organized, successful Santa Breakfast.  We got comments on the good food. It was well attended with a reasonably steady flow. The La Conner High School senior students were the best we ever had.
 
Birthdays/anniversaries: Don Wick 12/30, Doug Moore 5 years with Rotary
Doug ran the raffle and happy bucks.
 
 
Roy Anderson has joined as our newest member.
 
Dates to Remember
January 5: How are property taxes assessed
January 9, 10:30am: La Conner United Meeting at La Conner Swinomish Library
 
Apply for Large Project grants by 01/31.
La Connor Service Organizations 2025
At our Dec. 1, 2025 Meeting, inspiration by John who read a poem he wrote, “My Friends and I” which was printed in the Peace Arch Journal in 2012.
 
Guests besides speakers: Pat Clausen from Kiwanis, Charles Yousling, Fidalgo  Island Honorary Member and Carla Eck, Lyanne’s German Exchange Student who visits nearly every year.
 
La Connor Service Organizations Overview (La Conner United)
The meeting focused on introducing and comparing various local service organizations in La Connor, including PEO, Kiwanis, and the La Connor Civic Garden Club. The discussion aimed to foster collaboration and increase awareness of each organization's contributions to the community.
Mary Newby from PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) detailed the organization's history and educational programs, emphasizing their support for women's education and emergency assistance.
 
Kim Rubinstein from the Civic Garden Club highlighted their local focus, including fundraising for community events like the Pioneer Picnic, scholarships, and supporting local needs such as school playgrounds and senior care. They also maintain the butterfly garden at the Civic Garden Club.
 
Macella Baker from Soroptimists had just come from a membership meeting where the focus was on inviting community friends and ensuring new members have fun. Soroptimists, an international organization, focuses on improving the lives of women and girls through social and economic empowerment, including providing support for families in need and new mothers.
Lori Buher talked about Kiwanis which was founded in La Conner in  1919.  They engage in various service projects, fundraising activities like daffodil sales and craft fairs, and provide scholarships to local students. They also highlight 3 students of the month each month: one elementary, one middle, and one high school student. The Kiwanis motto  is “Serve the Children of the World.”
Kim shared information about the Anacortes Kiwanis Club's Action Club, which supports people with developmental disabilities and raises funds for Meals on Wheels. Her daughter, Elizabeth, is a member.
 
 
 
Days for Girls locally 2025
 
At our November 24, 2025  Rotary Meeting, our Speaker was Charlie Teel on “Days for Girls Locally”
 
We heard previously about the Days for Girls kits provided in other countries that allow girls to attend school during menstruation. Tonight, we heard about the program’s local impact.
Charlie Teel is the director of the Stanwood-Camano Island Days for Girls and told us she participated in a 5th grade distribution of the washable menstruation kits today. There is a huge need for local kids since 20-25% can’t afford the paper products sold in stores. So, the solution is the kits sewn by Days for Girls which are washable, reusable, and environmentally friendly. These products are chemical-free, require little water for washing, are fast drying, sustainable, high-quality shields and pads that last month after month. Many of us have probably not realized that girls in our own community may be missing school monthly because the family can’t afford feminine hygiene products. Grants have allowed the $15 kits to be given out free which creates equality for all girls in their local area.  This changes the lives of people immediately.
Charlie explained the process they went through to find the right school district person to get the Days for Girls kits distributed during education about growth and development. National Honor Society members distributed the kits at the food bank which brought the idea to their parents and then to people in the Stanwood-Camano School District. The
Executive Director of Student Support Services reviewed the curriculum that had been taught for 50 years. She brought the curriculum up to date and included distribution of the kits to 5th grade girls. Middle school and high school students will be added next year.
 
In a girl’s lifetime, paper menstruation products create 400 pounds of waste at a cost of $6,000.
 
Days for Girls volunteers can be sewers or non-sewers.
 
Menstrual cups which are not presented to 5th grade students are made from medical-grade silicone and can last 5 years.
District Award
Audrey announced that the Rotary Club of La Conner was second in District 5050 for per capital giving to the Rotary International Annual Fund for the Rotary year 2024-2025!
 
 
Structure of Rotary and Foundation 2025
At our Rotary Meeting, Nov. 17, 2025  
 
The inspiration was provided by Dennis: A World War II Veteran Escaped from a Nursing Home for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.
 
Rotaract President Ruth Medina, Noami Rodriguez, and Rosa Juarez explained the Rotaract Toy Challenge:
Rotary Clubs are asked to compete to see who can provide the most toys for teens who attend the Triumph Teen Life Center, many of who come from families facing financial hardship. Rotarians and their friends are encouraged to participate and/or spread the word so other people can provide gifts. La Conner gifts should be brought to COA in La Conner. The flyer is attached.
 
La Conner Rotary is also collecting money to buy gifts for our 5 SPARC families.
 
Audrey Gravely, our Assistant Governor, presented the Structure of Rotary. 
Dennis Milliken, our Foundation Chair, presented the Rotary International Foundation and the reasons why all Rotarians should give $100 every year to the RI Annual Fund. He also provided several easy ways to make your Every Rotary Every Year donation.
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Etta Project 2025
At our November 3, 2025  Rotary Meeting.
 
The inspiration was provided by Connie and came from a Facebook post:
  1. Compliment three people every day.
  2. Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
  3. Be the first to say, "Hello."
  4. Live beneath your means.
  5. Treat everyone like you want to be treated.
  6. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen.
  7. Forget the Joneses.
  8. Never deprive someone of hope. It may be all he has.
  9. Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.
  10. Be tough-minded but tenderhearted.
  11. Be kinder than necessary.
  12. Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
  13. Keep your promises.
  14. Learn to show cheerfulness, even when you don't feel like it.
  15. Remember that overnight success usually takes • about 15 years.
  16. Leave everything better than you found it.
  17. Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.
  18. When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first thing you say brighten everyone's day.
  19. Don't rain on other people's parades.
  20. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
 
 
YES Students
Youth Engaged in Service (YES) students Rosie Abiles, a Junior at La Conner High School and Sebrina Hill, a junior at Anacortes  High School are both being sponsored as YES students by the Rotary Club of La Conner. Each of them needs to attend leadership and team-building training, volunteer 80 hours during the year, and raise $1,500 for their trip to Honduras next June. They talked to us about their excitement for being chosen for the program and told us about themselves.
They are selling raffle tickets for $10 each. The winner will be drawn at The Luck of the Irish on March 7th.
Rosie is a cheerleader and part of two clubs, Varsity in Volunteering, and Eagles Nest, a club she helped start last year. She is president of the Eagles Nest Club. Currently, Rosie volunteers for the Braves Club, and she will soon begin volunteering at the La Conner Retirement Inn. She enjoys meeting new people and trying new things.
 
This is Sabrina’s first year at Anacortes High School where she participates in softball and volleyball. She also plays club volleyball. Sabrina belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Young Life. Her primary volunteer site will be Creekside Continuing Care Community in Burlington. Sabrina  LOVES CATS!
The ETTA Project
Audrey introduced our guest speaker for the evening Dino Maccari who joined the Etta project in 2017 and is currently the Executive Director.
 
Background
Dino provided background, explaining how the Etta Project came to be.
Etta Turner was a 16-year-old Rotary International Exchange student in 2002 in Bolivia who died in an accident. She was recognized by the people in Montero, Bolivia as an open minded, outgoing, strong woman and they wanted to do something to remember her. Etta’s mother, Pennye Nixon, and the people in Montero raised funds to help kids in Montero: two feeding centers for malnourished children. (Local Rotarians Jack Frisk and Matthew Paul both traveled to Boliva as volunteers on this project.) The centers fed at least 200 children a day and organized training for women’s employment skills. Those centers were turned over to the Catholic Church and are still open today. The mission had changed to finding solutions to water sanitation and healthcare in  rural communities.
Dino talked about the water distribution systems, training for families, children, and water committees. Then he referenced the sexual health program which we supported last year. These programs are ongoing as funds are available.
 
Dry Composting Toilets
The focus of today’s presentation was dry composting toilets that are being built in 47 rural villages in Bolivia. These replace pit toilets that are just holes in the ground that people squat over with not much privacy.
 
The dry composting toilets are each built for one family and take a week to build. The exterior is brick. Families are trained to keep them in good working order. The door on the bathroom helps keep women safe because they don’t have to use the outside pit toilets.
Pee goes into one chamber, can be used for liquid composting. Poo goes into back chamber. No water is used. After 5 or 6 months, the toilet bowl is moved to the other side of the bathroom. 6 months later, the first poo chamber can be used as human compost. It is shoveled out,  kept in the sun for 48 hours, and then can be used for composting crops, just not vegetables.
 
Prior to building, a needs assessment is conducted, ten mandatory workshops for families, once a week for 2 hours, are held and families sign an agreement. Once the toilets are built, there is personal training for each family member. Volunteers are also trained to be Sanitation Promoters to make sure all is going well.
 
The cost per unit is $800-$1,000. The Rotary Club of La Conner presented $2,000 to the Etta Project.
The next Dry Composting Toilet build trip will be in September or October of 2026 if anyone would like to participate.
 
Announcements: 
  • November 8: Rotary Success Seminar at  Shawn O’Donnell’s
  • November 15: Rotary Success Seminar in Canada  for anyone who did not attend on November 8th
  • November 18: Helping Hands 10-12 volunteering
  • December 8: Christmas Party at Skagit Golf and Country Club. Sign up with Lyanne
Happy Birthday  to Don Wolf on November 7th!
Dennis collected  Happy Bucks.
 
 
Who We Are
We are a hands-on service club dedicated to improving lives locally and around the world. We do this by promoting and investing in literacy, public health and community service.  We are the club people want to join, because we have fun while making a difference.  Our La Conner Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization.  Our tax ID# is 26-2730981.  Learn More About Our Club
 
Please note that we meet most Mondays at The Farmhouse starting at 5:30pm.  Please check the speaker list and/or event schedule for changes to the venue for the Monday meeting.
 
Contact Us!
Mailing Address
PO Box 2111
La Conner, WA 98257
 
Email Address
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Speakers
Bill Reynolds, News Reporting in La Conner
Feb 09, 2026
Bill Reynolds, News Reporting in La Conner - All member hybrid
Club update/board
Feb 16, 2026
Club update/board - All member meeting
Aaron Reinstra, La Conner Fire Chief
Feb 23, 2026
Aaron Reinstra, La Conner Fire Chief - All member meeting
Ron Wesen, Skagit County Commissioner
Mar 02, 2026
Ron Wesen, Skagit County Commissioner - All member hybrid
Joe Bowen, What Would Martin Luther King Say?
Mar 09, 2026
Joe Bowen, What Would Martin Luther King Say? - All member hybrid
Club update/board meeting
Mar 16, 2026
Club Business - Hybrid Meeting
Fifth Monday One Week Early
Mar 23, 2026
Fifth Monday Club Fun Event - In Person Meeting
Farmers and Merchants Dinner
Mar 30, 2026
Farmers and Merchants Dinner - In Person Meeting at Maple Hall
Don Hunger Northwest Straits Foundation
Apr 06, 2026
Don Hunger, Executive Director, Northwest Straits Foundation - All member hybrid
Wood Weiss, Fire Chief District 13
Apr 13, 2026
Wood Weiss, Fire Chief District 13 - All member hybrid
Club update/board
Apr 20, 2026
All member hybrid
TBD
Apr 27, 2026
All member hybrid
Wen Chen - The Renaissance of Chinese Culture
May 04, 2026
Wen Chen - The Renaissance of Chinese Culture - All member hybrid
TBD
May 11, 2026
All member hybrid
Club update/board
May 18, 2026
All member hybrid
No meeting
May 25, 2026
Memorial Day
TBD
Jun 01, 2026
All member hybrid
TBD
Jun 08, 2026
All member hybrid
Club update/board meeting
Jun 15, 2026
Club update/board meeting - All Member Hybrid
TBD
Jun 22, 2026
All member hybrid
Fifth Monday fun/installation?
Jun 29, 2026
All members and guests
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Martha Pease
President Elect
Lori Buher
Membership
Christi King
Vice President
John Milnor
Past President
Audrey Gravley
Secretary
Connie Milliken
Treasurer
Don Wolf
Community Services
Patsy Good
International Projects
Danielle Mullen
Vocational Services
Doug Moore
Youth Services
Adam McGarity
Foundation
Dennis Milliken
Public Relations
Keith Stobie
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