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On Target to Complete 100 Acts of Service

January marks the halfway point in the Rotary year. Turning the calendar provides an excellent milestone for reviewing the successes of the first half of Mount Vernon Rotary Club's Centennial year.
Notable achievements include: the club's Roaring 20's style Anniversary Celebration in November; continuing weekly in-person meetings; and introducing Last Tuesday social gatherings. Along with the Centennial Celebration, highlighting the list of accomplishments is that we are on track to complete 100 Acts of Service commemorating our centennial year.
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Standing on the Shoulders of Those Who Came Before Us

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Thank you to everyone who joined us to Celebrate our club's 100th Anniversary. We gathered to honor those who came before us, particularly Pat Grenfell, our dedicated club member who passed away as we were planning this event.

Join Us for the Celebration!

We invite you to celebrate 100 years of service to our community.

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Registration for this event is closed.

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We Salute Our Founding Members

The members of the 2021 Club are so proud to be continuing the legacy of service established by these community members who committed to 'Service Above Self' 100 Years ago. Founded in October of 1921 and the Mount Vernon Rotary Club is one of the oldest clubs in the state of Washington.
The Charter Members Were:

Camp Korey Work Day for a Worthy Cause

Rotarians Pitch in at Camp Korey in early June!

2021 MVRC Scholorships for Continuing Education

Spread the Word to Deserving MV 2021 Graduates

The Mount Vernon Rotary Club will be awarding scholarships in the spring of 2021. The purpose of the scholarship program is to honor students for their high school achievements and assist selected student applicants in the continuation of their education. A PDF Form of the entire application can be downloaded by clicking on this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WYYla9VDuLOoCafK5buWLafIugckwTTg/view?usp=sharing Students planning to attend 2- or 4-year colleges or universities or trade/vocational schools are encouraged to apply.

Looking for Opportunities to Serve

Because we take Rotary's motto 'Service Above Self' seriously Mount Vernon Rotary is seeking out opportunities to serve our Community. If you have a project or know of someone who would benefit from the helping hands of 5-10 Rotarians, we encourage you to download and fill out our service request form and return it to Mount Vernon Rotary.

$100,000 Pledge Completed

Mount Vernon Rotary Club Completes a 5-Year Commitment of $100,000 to Skagit YMCA

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Goals are good. Very Good. When our club made the commitment to help fund the local YMCA in 2016, it was a stretch. We had not made a commitment of that size in more than ten years. Our 2016 Auction had been successful, but the commitment to the YMCA meant we had to be all in on our auctions for the coming years. We originally committed $50,000, but 2016 Club President Dave Courtney thought we could do better and brought it back to the club to reconsider.

Posted on Sep 11, 2020

We're excited to present Celebrating Skagit: Beauty~Bounty~Blessings. Our 2020 Auction and Event will be presented online this year with a Silent Auction starting on November 7, culminating with a Live Auction and Event at 6 pm on Friday, November 13. Click here to register for free>

Scholarship Application Deadline Extended Through May 1, 2020

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Mount Vernon Rotary is now taking applications for continuing education scholarships. The club annually gives $30,000 in scholarships to students graduating from Mount Vernon area high schools.

We encourage applicants to apply online at >

Mount Vernon Rotary Meets at Camp Korey on Day of Caring 2019

Over fifty-five (55) Mount Vernon Rotary Club members, family and friends got together at Camp Korey on Saturday, April 27 for a Rotary Day of Caring

Annual Dictionary Giveaway for all 3rd Grade Students

Mount Vernon Rotary supports local schools with a free dictionary for every 3rd grade student in Mount Vernon School District.

Havana Nights Auction Was a Success

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Mount Vernon Rotary Club Auction a success.

Teacher of the Year and June Students of the Month

Mount Vernon Rotarians participate in Membership Seminar

Posted by David Lukov on Jan 14, 2018

Mount Vernon Rotarians Serve Dinner at Friendship House on December 4, 2017

Mount Vernon Rotary Club makes a difference in record setting Auction

Posted by David Lukov

2017-2018 Club Leadership

Congratulations Mark Hagen Paul Harris Fellow Level 5

Grenz Family Receives YouthNet Award

Happy New Rotary Year

Club members enjoyed a great evening at The Grand Willow Inn celebrating Pres. Isaac's year and installing Pres. Dave's new board for 2016 - 17. Outgoing board members Stacey Salyer (Sec.) and Tiffany Urland (Past Pres.) were recognized. Outgoing President Isaac Williams recognized Ian Crawford with the 'Rising Star' Award and Stacey Salyer with the John Bustad award for dedicated service and commitment to the Rotary ideals. In the photo (rt) Pat Grenfell was honored with her 8th Paul Harris Fellow Award.

The Original Social Network

Thank you for Supporting Our Auction!

Mount Vernon Rotary Club's 17th Annual Benefit Auction was a wonderful success. Thank you to all who helped us make a difference both here in our community and internationally.

Congratulations Pat Grenfell

President Tiffany Urland recently awarded Mount Vernon club member Pat Grenfell her seventh Paul Harris Award. Pat is a second generation Rotarian, her father was a member of the Bellingham club. Since joining the Mount Vernon club in 1999, Pat has served in many roles of leadership including Club President in 2007-2008. She is now District 5050 Area I Assistant Governor. Along with her leadership capabilities, Pat is a caterer and can pull together the food for a club function in barely a blink of an eye. You won't find a more committed Rotarian, truly a shining example of Service Above Self.

Lyle J. Poolman Memorial Scholarships

Senior Awards and Scholarship Night is always a special evening for the students and it was no different in 2014. Mount Vernon Rotary is happy to honor the hard work of 13 students who will receive scholarships for continuing education. Pictured here are 9 of the 13 recipients of the Lyle Poolman Scholarship. Back Row (L-R): Kevin Hunter, Adan Hernandez, Amy Feeney and Cristian Rocha. Front Row (L-R): MV Rotary member Anne Clark, Cristal Aguilar, Janet Solano-Cruz and Leslie Rojas.

Pat and Tiffany Attend 2014 PETs Conference

Posted by Ginny Bode

Pat Grenfell and Tiffany Urland had a great time at Pacific Northwest PETS training and were honored to meet Rotary International Incoming President Gary C.K. Huang and his lovely wife Corinna.

Club Recognizes Art Palmer with the John Bustad Award

Posted by Ginny Bode on Jul 02, 2013

Mount Vernon, WA, July 2, 2013 – 2012-2013 Club President Mark Hagen (right) recognized Art Palmer for outstanding service with the John Bustad Award. A club member with more than 45 years of perfect attendance, Art inspires club members through his high standards of service and his commitment to Rotary. The award was established to recognize outstanding service and ideals emulated by John Bustad who was a member of the club from 1952 – 1999, served as club president 1972-1973, and district governor from 1977-1978.

Club Members Spruce Up Landscape at Youthnet

Posted by Ginny Bode

Mount Vernon Rotary Club has been a long-time supporter of Youthnet, a local non-profit which coaches youth in the foster care system in independant living skills.

MV Club Celebrates Rotary Day of Service with Two Service Projects

Posted by Ginny Bode

On Saturday, April 27 three Mount Vernon Rotarians-- Armin Mohr, Clarence Holden and Jim VanderMey completed a project at Mount Vernon Manor, placing two garden boxes and fill them with topsoil at Mount Vernon Manor. Along with physical muscle, our club purchased and donated the topsoil.

Club Raises Funds with Oscar Ballots

Posted by Ginny Bode

Join the First Annual MV Rotary Oscars Challenge! See Tiffany for a ballot, fill it out, and turn it in with your donation of $20.00 to help fund Leadership Skagit Team ETS project with Channel Cove in LaConner. Checks should be made payable to Home Trust of Skagit, our

project partner. http://www.hometrustofskagit.org/index.htm

Area I Rotary Bowling Challenge

Posted by Ginny Bode on Feb 05, 2013

Making A Difference in Our Community

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Welcome to Mount Vernon Rotary Club

Posted by Ginny Bode

Mount Vernon Rotary was established in 1921 and is one of the oldest ongoing Rotary Clubs in the area. The club, with a membership of nearly 50, is actively involved in meeting needs in the Skagit Valley and Rotary Service projects around the world. Please join us for a meeting, or contact us via email for more information.

MV Rotarians Build Garden Beds for Mount Vernon Manor

Posted by Ginny Bode

Saturday was a perfect day for a Rotary service project. Five hardy Rotarians showed up and, along with Tom Theisen, the project architect, they went to work building the four raised beds and filling them with soil.

3rd Grade Dictionaries!

Posted by Ginny Bode

Learning, Literacy, Leadership & Service

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 12:00 PM

Best Western Plus

2300 Market Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States of America

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PO Box 825, Mount Vernon, Washington 98273

President

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Past President

Secretary

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Community Services

Membership

Public Relations

Foundation

Club Administration

Club Services

Vocational Services

About the MV Rotary

Club Teams

Paul Harris Fellows

Past Presidents

2018 Auction "Havana Nights"

MV Manor Raised Beds

3rd Grade Dictionary Delivery

Hillcrest Park Sign Installation

Upcoming Speakers

Last Tuesday Social

Jan 25, 2022

No Lunch Meeting

Past Speakers

MV Police Chief Chris Cammock

Jan 18, 2022

MV Students of the Month

Jan 11, 2022

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Our club has been giving back to the community since 1921. Today that means providing scholarships to local students, along with helping with local and international projects which promote Literacy, Learning, Leadership and Service. You can help make good things happen by sending a check to Mount Vernon Rotary Club Foundation, PO 825, Mount Vernon, WA 98273