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March 2, 2026

Quote of the Week

“You can't go back and change the begining but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
~C.S. Lewis

This Week's Meeting Logistics

March 5, 2026

“Lessons from the Newsroom on Earning Trust, Resetting Ego, and Truly Listening.”

Alexandra Coenjaerts 

KXLY 4 News Now

Planning to attend the 3/5 meeting? CLICK HERE to RSVP.

Menu

Pasta Bar 

Upcoming Programs:

March 12, 2026

March Madness & Outlook for the Gonzaga Men's Basketball Team.


Cory Violette & Co., Former Gonzaga Basketball Players

Planning to attend the 3/12 meeting? CLICK HERE to RSVP.

 

Proposed New Members

Brie Andrews has proposed

Loren Baker, Classification: Business Consulting & Amanda Howe, Classification: Social Work

Steve Faust has proposed

John Decker, Classification: Broadcasting-Public Radio

Adam Brigham-Althoff has proposed 

Heather Bop, Classification: Senior Care

Rick Repp has proposed

 Mark Luna, Classification: Mortgage Lending

COMMITTEES MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Tue- Program Committee Meeting
 
Committee meetings can be subject to cancellation. Please contact the committee chairs to confirm the meeting logistics or request a Zoom meeting link.
 
Join a Committee today
CLICK HERE for a list of committee chairs.

Member Survey Reminder

The Rotary Club 21 Board of Directors invites you to participate in a confidential Member Survey.

It has been nearly ten years since we last gathered member feedback on club activities, organization, and direction. This brief survey (about 15 minutes) will help guide future planning.

The survey is open through March 3, 2026. Please share your honest feedback and remember the Rotary 4‑Way Test when providing written comments.

Member Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YFMHT8F

Thank you for your participation.

Assistant District Governor News

Congratulations to Deb Harper on being selected as our Assistant District Governor starting July 1, 2026! After 3 years in the ADG role, Maggie Crawford will hand the position over to Deb at the end of the Rotary Fiscal Year. Thank you, Maggie, for your years of service helping Rotary Clubs in our area remain strong.

Coffee and Conversation

Join us to connect with fellow Rotarians.

Date: Tuesday, March 10,  2026
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Location: My Fresh Basket
 
Guest Speaker: Dave Troyke will lead a round table discussion on AI

SAVE THE DATE

Sonderen Packaging Tour and Social

When: March 18, 2026, from 5-7:30 pm

SIGN UP NOW! 

Contact Adam Brigham-Althoff to sign up. 

 RSVP Limit will be 30 individuals.

Volunteer Opportunity

Bite2Go Packing Event

When: March 12, 2026

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Where: Second Harvest 

Contact Dave Troyke to sign up

We're looking for 10 more volunteers. By giving a little of your time, you're helping feed elementary school kids on the weekends when their food supply dries up. Please consider joining us for this meaningful hands-on service project. An added bonus is connecting with your Rotary friends and making new Rotary friends!

 Let's UNITE FOR GOOD.

Foster KidFest Roller Skating Party

Thank you to the Foster KidFest Committee for hosting a roller skating party for foster families last week. Who knew Debbie Rauen, Borre Ulrichsen, and John Fishburne were such great skaters?!  Lots of smiles and fun for everyone! The foster families and kiddos were grateful to be celebrated in a meaningful way.
 

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2/26/26 Rotary Off the Cuff: Deb Harper & A.T. Miller

Do you use a digital calendar or a paper planner?

Deb: Digital calendar

AT: I’m old-fashioned. I use both.

What’s your favorite way to relax?

AT: I think sailing on Priest Lake.

Deb: Sitting in the backyard, watching my bees fly over my head.

Where is the farthest you’ve traveled?

Deb: Kenya (A Rotary trip for our International Service water project).

AT: Bangladesh (A Rotary trip on a Rotaplast mission).

What’s something that brings you joy?

AT: Watching Suzy Dix play polo. It’s a little scary, too, but it’s pretty amazing.
(Suzy is AT’s wife.)

Deb: Hanging out with my boys, with my sons.

When did you join Rotary, and what has been your most memorable or
meaningful Rotary experience so far?

Deb: I joined in June of 2002, and my most meaningful, oh, gosh, so many. I’m going to say not as much travel, which you would think, has been just getting to know all these people whom, you’re sort of part of my DEI project, because I didn’t know all these CEO kind of people before, and now I do, and I love you guys.

AT: 1994, I joined the Olympic Club, and I transferred my membership to this Club in 2020 during COVID. Going and seeing the kids that are helped with Rotaplast get their cleft palates and cleft lips and burn injuries get healed. It’s pretty amazing.

 
 
March 1 Debbie Rauen
March 2 Lars Gilberts