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Service Above Self
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We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Breeze Inn
Marathon Meeting Room
1306 Seward Highway
Seward, AK 99664
United States
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| Posted by Deborah Altermatt on Oct 10, 2012
I just wanted a contact from my Seward rotary to be able to give updates too! My family is amazing, and I recently found out they talked to my counselor about me staying with them all year instead of changing families, so I'm excited! I'm picking up the language relatively well, and have been attending school regularly. I loooooooove the food here I feel fruit deprived after living in Alaska for so long, so I'm taking advantage of the fruit here! As of Tuesday I have been here one month, and the time has flown, I remember how eager I was to get going and now here I am already a month into my exchange. I hope everyone in rotary is doing well, send them my thoughts. If you see Dexter anytime soon out and about with Amy pet him for me! :) Nice getting in touch, ill update in a couple weeks or so. | | Posted by Deborah Altermatt
 "Get 'er done" Rierson, in camo, knows how to find ducks. President Long will vouch for that! | | Posted by Deborah Altermatt
The annual May "Kentucky Derby" fund raiser was cancelled this year due to some conflicts, but was quickly replaced with an event that some local Rotarians have been wanting to initiate for a long time. Going to the horse races was always a popular event, but now Sewardites will have an opportunity to participate in a duck race that will amaze spectators and excite the lucky winners! With over 3,000 rubber duckies dropped into the Lowell Canyon waterfall, the winning duck will be the first to make it through the chute, under the road and out into Resurrection Bay where the winners and losers will be corralled before floating amuck out in the Bay.
This event is going to take place during Seward's annual Silver Salmon Derby on August 19, 2012. Prize for first place is a Caribbean Cruise for 2 on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, with many cash prizes for follow-up ducks. Ducks are being sold by Rotarians at $10.00 each. It is best to buy at least ten of them at a time to insure good odds!
As with every Rotarian fund raiser, the proceeds will be used for local projects to benefit the community. This is a great family event which will be fun for all during the race and the picnic that will follow the event on the same day. | | Posted by Deborah Altermatt on Jul 22, 2012
The Seward Cemetary Project was completed in Spring of 2011 and there was a dedication held during Memorial Weekend. Seward Rotarians were there to support the event and enjoy a celebration that combined the dedication of this project, headed by Rotarians Tom and Sharon Shirk, with the annual community Memorial Weekend ceremony headed by the American Legion. Rotarian John Christianson participated as both a Veteran and a Rotarian.
Since the initial dedication, continued work has been done to make a beautiful, park-like setting where visitors can sit and relax in a peaceful garden. The garden was completed by Rotarian, Lori Draper, and has been in bloom this summer of 2012. As a Club, we are very thankful for the hardworkers whose hard work and dedication brought this project to its completion. Sewardites will enjoy this addition to the cemetary for years to come.
| | Posted by Christina Anderson
The Seward Rotary Club Fundraiser held in May netted nearly $9000 for future club activities. The fundraiser included a feast of delictable treats, a silent auction, video horse racing, and a LIVE auction. Thanks to all the club members and supporting individuals, businesses, and organizations that made this such a success. In the past such funds have been used to support the community playground, local scholarships, and Rotary Exchange students. Internationally these funds supported efforts such as the eradication of polio and reconstruction efforts in developing countries. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
Rotary Club of Seward incoming President Jeff Mow outlines goals for upcoming year. Club survey, Gates Foundation match, and membership are priorities. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
On November 14th at their fall fundraiser held at the Holiday Inn Express, the Rotary Club of Seward recognized City of Seward Director of Planning Christy Terry with their 2008 Vocational Service Award. The award recognizes a non-Rotarian in the community who has exemplified outstanding professional achievement while maintaining very high ethical standards. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
Linda Amberg became the Seward Rotary Club's newest Paul Harris Fellow honoring her contributions to the rotary Foundation. Last month Sharon Shrik received her recognition as a new Paul Harris Fellow and Margaret Anderson was recognized for reaching the next level of giving. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
As a result of some very successful membership recruitment efforts over the last year, the Rotary Club of Seward has recently added seven new members to the club. In the last four months, Fritz Klasner, Ron Hewitt, Paul Rupple, Christy Terry, Carolyn Christensen, John Christensen, and Chris Bolton all joined the club. Members were inducted over the course of 3 months during the regular Tuesday Noon meetings. For a club the size of Seward's this represents over 25% growth in membership over the last year. For most clubs throughout Alaska and North America membership growth has been flat or declining. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
Seward Rotary through is monetary and club member participation contributed to the success of the Seward Community Playground. Completed in just six days, by an army of individuals, businesses and organizations, the effort refocuses community and visitor attention on Seward's spectacular watefront. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
Check out the link to Cyber-Makeups on the upper left portion of our webpage. You will have the option to do makeups with several cyber clubs from around the world. Remember it's still up to you to print out the makeup and bring it to Sharon for credit. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
The 2008-09 was a very successful year for the Rotary Club of Seward. We would like to take this opportunity to present to the Seward community some of the club's accomplishments over the past year. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
At their annual winetasting benefit held at the Holiday Inn Express on November 14th, the Rotary Club of Seward raised over $2000 to benefit the proposed Mariner's Memorial in the Seward Boat Harbor. Live music, an art show, hors d'oeuvres, and a great selection of wines provided for a fun-filled evening. | | Posted by Jeff Mow
As part of an effort to promote children's literacy by Rotary clubs across Alaska, in January the Rotary Club of Seward distributed dictionaries to third graders at elementary schools in Seward and Moose Pass. The Dictionary Project in Alaska is really part of a global effort to distribute dictionaries to all children. According to Seward High School Principal Ginger Blackmon, "the third grade is where students begin to transition from learning to read into reading to learn." | | Jul 28, 2010 During the past calendar year, our fundraising enabled our club to contribute to the Boys & Girls Club, The Swimmers Club, the Seward Senior Center, and the Seward Mural Society. | | Jul 28, 2010 During the 12 July 2010 Council Meeting, the Seward City Council recognized Seward Rotary for our on-going support to community initiatives, including our cleanups and cemetery project. |
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