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We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
C I Shenanigan's

3017 Ruston Way
Tacoma, WA 98402
United States

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Representative from UWT

Aug 21, 2018

UWT

TCC Team

Aug 28, 2018

This Year On Campus at TCC

Karen Bunce, Manager, Tacoma Housing Authority

Sep 04, 2018

THA/TCC Collaboration for Student Housing

Charissa Thompson

Dec 04, 2018

RYLA

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Uganda Water wells under construction

Currently 61% of Ugandans lack access to safe water and 75% do not have access to improved sanitation facilities. Tacoma North Rotary Club, along with Circle of Friends In Action (COFIA) and others have raised funds for two water wells in #Uganda that are now under construction. Phase one is projected to be completed within the next few weeks. The wells will serve children and families in an area where access to clean water is often miles from home. Thank you to our generous members and supporters who are making a difference! #rotary #makingadifference #worldwaterday #wwd2018

Water Well drilling in progress

Update May 30 - The wells bore holes are complete and producing plenty of clean water.

"No Straw" Initiative

Recently our Club members and guests learned more about the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium "No Straw" initiative. Plastic drinking straws are one of the major polluters degrading our waterways and oceans. Suzanne showed us ways we can help keep plastics out of our waterways and how conservation can be fun! Club members will be inviting Shenanigans to join the No Straw initiative by eliminating straws from our meetings. All are welcome at our weekly meetings. Stop on by Tuesdays at noon at Shenanigans. #rotary #rotary5020 #makingadifference

Thanks to All

Tacoma North Rotary club's annual Oktoberfest event was a great success last year thanks to the generous support of our friends and guests. The proceeds among other things, brought our iPads for Autism initiative to successful conclusion.

Here is information on our 2018 Oktoberfest event:

The Tacoma North Rotary mission focuses especially on youth. Some of our efforts include:

-iPads for classrooms of autistic kids

-College scholarships for minority students through Palmer Scholars Foundation

-Bicycles for kids in partnership with the boys and girls clubs

-Weekend food backpacks for disadvantaged students in partnership with Food Connection at St Leo's

-School supplies for disadvantaged students

-Support for the fight to eradicate polio through the Rotary International Polio Plus Program: https://www.rotary.org/en/news-media/africa-brink-polio-eradication

-Uganda water well project

iPads for Autism is a multi-year effort to provide iPads for use in the Tacoma School District autism classrooms, a service that experimental programs at Mary Lyon and Reed elementary schools found to be a very successful learning tool for these special needs students. This year’s effort completed the initial project for the Tacoma School district. See the Tacoma School District story on this project on the Tacoma Public Schools website at https://www.tacomaschools.org/news/pages/rotary-donates-ipads.aspx

And visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nNDZqOUCU&feature=youtu.be to see the story of young student Micah's experience learning to communicate with the iPad

Earth Day

Tacoma North Rotarians help plant 70 trees October 14 around Reed Elementary school in observance of Earth Day. Tacoma School District, the City of Tacoma and local community groups teamed up to accomplish a community building project that will better improve the air quality and aesthetic in the Jennie Reed neighborhood. Visit https://tacomaweekly.com/front-page/students-plant-trees-for-better-air-quality-at-jennie-reed-elementary/ for more details.

Tacoma North supports Palmer Scholars

The Palmer Scholars mission, like Tacoma North Rotary, focuses on helping youth in the greater Tacoma area. In addition to financial assistance, TNR Rotarians help Palmer Scholars staff review scholarship applications and provide mentors to successful students.