Welcome!
The Kiwanis Club of Issaquah has been serving our community since 1929. As a group, we can achieve what individuals cannot do alone. To learn more, join us for a fun and informative meeting any Wednesday at noon!
Our Meeting Place:
Gibson Hall
105 Newport Way SW
Issaquah, WA 98027
Wednesday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Gibson Hall is the log building across Newport from the Salmon Hatchery in downtown Issaquah. Click here for map and directions.
Upcoming Kiwanis Meeting Luncheon Speakers:
Except
for our monthly business meeting, we will regularly invite guest speakers
from the community to present to the club from 12:30 to 1:00PM. These
programs are open to the public. If you're interested in being a
guest speaker, please contact us.
| Date | Program Description |
| Dec. 7 | Business Meeting |
| Dec. 14 | Jack Berry will discuss the mission of the Chris Elliott Fund, to end brain cancer through patient advocacy, education and research. Jack and his wife, Janet, came to the Sammamish Plateau in 1977. Janet came as the new Superintendent for the Issaquah School District, Jack came to find new opportunities after 28 years experience in public education, including teaching, coaching, high school principal and CFO in Glendale Arizona. Additionally, Jack has been a partner in a Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in the state of Alabama for five years. Jack is one of the SAMMI Award founders; (Sammamish Acknowledges Magnificent Moments of Inspiration); he was president of the Rotary Club of Issaquah and initiated the Rotary Club of Sammamish, served as the Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5020. He founded the Challenge Day race in both Issaquah and Sammamish, and serves on the Community Advisory Board and Design Team for the new Swedish Hospital—Issaquah. Jack is a past member of the Sammamish City Council, having served for ten years as both Deputy Mayor and Mayor. He has B.A. and M.A. degree in Education from Arizona State University. Jack and his wife have four grown children, two living in Issaquah, one in Renton, and his son is in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Singapore. |
| Dec. 21 | Club Brainstorm Session #1 – Ways to raise more money for the community – A full member brainstorm session to discuss old and new community fundraising programs for our club. The last brainstorming session in October was fun and insightful; we came up with new ideas, began a temporary committee (which will report their findings for a new program), and the format allowed everyone to contribute their ideas. |
| Dec. 28 | Club Brainstorm Session #2 – Ways to raise more money to run the Club - a full member brainstorm session to discuss old and new administration fundraisers for our club. As money has gotten tight for everyone we too have felt the effects. This will be a great opportunity for our club to examine how we raise money to run it and come up with some strategies to achieve out financial goals. |
| Jan. 4 | Roberta Fuhr from Experience Tea will talk about various aspects of tea from different teas, steeping and brewing tea and tea experiences such as British tea parties to Chinese gong fu tasting ritual. She will have teas for us to sample. |
| Jan. 11 | Business Meeting |
| Jan. 18 | Club member LeRoy LaCelle, will do a wonderful presentation on his latest trip to Spain. His beautiful photos from his travels are not to be missed! |
| Jan. 25 | Steve Rasmussen, Superintendent of Issaquah Schools will speak about the current status of the school district (celebrations and concerns) and the upcoming school bond. |
Click here for archived descriptions of past program speakers.
Meals:
Our
club lunch buffets are catered by Lisa Milne from SweetCakes Bakery and
Catering. The cost is $11, paid via credit card, check or cash.
