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September Presentation Schedule: 9/5/23 All about Whiskey presented by John Combell 9/12/23 Sinead Plagge presented by Career Connect WA 9/19/23 Ramon Rivera (TBC) presented by MV Music Mariachi 9/26/23 Haley Sebens with Skagit County Prosecutors office presented by Haley Sebens IMPORTANT AUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The auction committee will be meeting 2x per month until the Big Day. 1st Wednesday @ 6 PM will be on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81681868124?pwd=MnRySktDWmt2REhqekZqcDltRnRiZz09 3rd Wednesday at Max Dale's @ 6 PM Contact Nicole Hagen if you have questions. |
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August ScheduleAugust Meeting Schedule 8/1/23 No Meeting 8/8/23 Cal Mann 8/15/23 Matrix Beyond Poverty: Jeff McCaffery 8/22/23 David and Rachelle Austrailia 8/29/23 White Branches
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On Target to Complete 100 Acts of ServiceJanuary 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![]() ___ 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.
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Camp Korey Work Day for a Worthy Cause |
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2021 MVRC Scholorships for Continuing EducationSpread the Word to Deserving MV 2021 Graduates __ ![]() --
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Scholarship Application Deadline Extended Through May 1, 2020![]() --- 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. |
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Mount Vernon Rotary Meets at Camp Korey on Day of Caring 2019Over 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 ![]() |
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Teacher of the Year and June Students of the Month |
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Mount Vernon Rotarians participate in Membership Seminar |
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Mount Vernon Rotarians Serve Dinner at Friendship House on December 4, 2017 |
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Mount Vernon Rotary Club makes a difference in record setting Auction |
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2017-2018 Club Leadership |
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17th Annual Benefit Auction was a great success!A BIG Thank you to your 2015 Auction Sponsors:
B-24 "Liberator" Sponsors:
P-51 "Mustang" Sponsors:
B-17 "Flying Fortress" Sponsors:
David Lukov - Mutual of Omaha
P-38 "Lightning" Sponsors:
Blade Chevrolet
Cafe Burlington
Country Meadow Village
Farmhouse Inn
Pat Rimmer Les Schwab Tire Center
Savi Bank
Clarence Holden
Guardian Northwest Title & Escrow
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Congratulations Pat GrenfellPresident 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.
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Club Recognizes Art Palmer with the John Bustad Award
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.
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Area I Rotary Bowling Challenge |
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Hillcrest Park Sign Installation
Check out the photos of the sign installation crew at Hillcrest Park. See 'photo journals' in the right nav bar.
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Dictionary Delivery
For the second year our club has underwritten and delivered picture dictionaries to 3rd graders in Mount Vernon schools.
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Welcome to Mount Vernon Rotary ClubMount 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.
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2014 Holiday Gala Tickets Go On Sale |
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2013 Gala a SuccessOn November 23th, the Mount Vernon Rotary Club held its annual Holiday Gala and Benefit Auction at beautifully decorated Skagit Valley Gardens. Over 150 people attended and enjoyed a delightful evening of music, great food and fun, raising over $60,000 to support local programs and service projects that make a positive difference in our community. Thanks to all of those who generously donated auction items, volunteered their time, talent and resources to make this event a great success. Special thanks to our auction committee, Max Dales Restaurant for the scrumptious feast, and Skagit Valley Gardens for hosting us. We would also like to thank our wonderful auctioneer Tom Pasma, Colleen Smiley and Creative Celebrations, and everyone who attended; we hope to see you again next year! |
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Pat and Tiffany Attend 2014 PETs ConferencePat 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. |
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Tuesday Social Hour![]() |
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Club Members Spruce Up Landscape at YouthnetMount 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.
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MV Club Celebrates Rotary Day of Service with Two Service ProjectsOn 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.
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Club Raises Funds with Oscar Ballots![]() 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 |
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Making A Difference in Our Community |
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Top 10 Ways Rotary Berries Make a Difference
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MV Rotarians Build Garden Beds for Mount Vernon Manor
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.
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3rd Grade Dictionaries! |
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MV Club Awards Eight Scholarships in 2011MountVernon Rotary Club member Richard Sentner is pictured here with 4 of the 8 Lyle Poolman Memoral Scholarship award winners at the MVHS Awards Assembly. At our club meeting on Tuesday, May 24, our 2011 the recipients were introduced to the club by Jim VanderMey, chair of the scholarship committee. This year’s recipients are: |