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| December 2025
District 5030 |
People. Service. Community.
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From the District Governor |
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| Jeff Borek |
Fellow Rotarians, As we enter the last month of this calendar year, I am reminded of the strength and resilience of our Rotary family across District 5030. Our clubs are at their best when they are welcoming, growing, and actively engaging new people who share our commitment to service. I encourage each of you to continue inviting prospective members to experience the fellowship, purpose, and impact that define Rotary. Growth is not only essential to our vitality — it expands our capacity to create lasting change in our local communities and around the world.
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| Editor |
December marks Rotary’s global focus on Disease Prevention and Treatment , a theme that speaks directly to the heart of our mission: improving lives, strengthening communities, and ensuring that people everywhere have access to the health and support they need to thrive. For District 5030, this month is both a reminder and a call to action. It reinforces the role each club plays in addressing some of the world’s most urgent health challenges, from access to care and education to combating diseases that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Rotary’s work in this area is broad and continually expanding.
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| Rachele Bouchand |
By Rachele Bouchand, Rotary Club of Bellevue, Washington, USA When I was first introduced to Rotary as a young professional, I honestly had a very different idea of what Rotary was. I thought it was a club for mostly older people who greeted each other with a secret handshake. It felt like a world far removed from my own. But then my mentor, George, challenged that assumption. He told me that Rotary could be the key to enhancing my leadership skills, growing my network, and making a larger impact in the community.
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| Elizabeth Tesh |
Thank you to all who continue to support Bloodworks NW! In this season of giving, take an hour to give the best gift of all – a lifesaving pint of blood. When you give blood, Bloodworks Northwest will have you wrapped up in an hour or less, cookie in hand, with the warm feeling that you just gave local patients another shot at life. Your blood donations support people across the Pacific Northwest undergoing cancer treatment, surgeries, and organ transplants.
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| Lisa Edwards |
On December 9th, The Seattle University Women’s Basketball team proved they are champions both on and off the court by joining the Fremont Rotary Club’s Sandwich Making Night at Taki’s Mad Greek Restaurant. Together, they crafted 270 sandwiches for Compass Housing Alliance, FamilyWorks in Wallingford, and Operation Nightwatch, making a slam dunk for the community. This is the second time that the team has made sandwiches this semester and they asked if they can come back next semester as well!
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| Chris Carlson |
Washington ranks 23rd for physicians per capita in the U.S., with fewer physicians per capita than the national average. (American Association of Medical Colleges, 2024). Bellevue Sunrise Rotary is partnering with the WSU College of Medicine, Washington’s Champion for student success, education excellence and career readiness. The goal is to help reduce the shortage of physicians in vast areas of the state through the Rotary Scholarship in Medicine that has been established at the Washington State University (WSU) Foundation.
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