September is Basic Education and Literacy Month. Our Port Orchard Rotary group has been very active in encouraging Literacy. Let me share some of these with you.
We have John Carlson and his wife, Ruth that started a summer class teaching English and Spanish to families that would like to know more about the language. Rotarians volunteered to help in the classroom as well. Bob Cairns, with the help of Jon Gailey and their wife’s collect thousands of books to send Internationally. Mark and RoseMarie Timmerman joined in to make sure kids had school supplies on the first day of school. The Principal’s and educators in our club are working hard to make sure our kids are getting the best education they can possibly have. This last year, we gave thousands of dollars towards Scholarships.
There are so many things are group is doing to educate our students as well as ourselves. Rotary gives us the opportunity to learn, to go outside of the box or comfort zone, to better ourselves and others.
Holly Ridge Center is a nonprofit organization offering highly specialized programs and services for children and adults with differing abilities. Founded in 1963, we have continuously offered support, guidance, education and highly-specialized programs and services in Kitsap and North Mason Counties. Through these efforts, Holly Ridge Center strives to:
Support each family in their journey;
Help each person reach their fullest potential; and
Create a positive and lasting impact on the community.
Our Programs
Infant Toddler Program
Our Infant Toddler, or ITP program, is a neuro-developmental center that provides early intervention services to children birth to three who present with developmental delays or are medically fragile. It is the only program of this type on the Olympic Peninsula. Our highly trained staff serves more than 1,000 children and their families each year, providing a variety of services and therapies in homes, community child care centers and in small groups at our many sites throughout Kitsap and North Mason Counties.
Adult Employment Services
Our Adult Employment Services Program, or AES, is a vocational rehabilitation program that provides job training, job placement, and supported employment to adults with differing abilities within Kitsap and North Mason Counties. Our AES team of Employment Consultants and Community Job Coaches has extensive experience and training in workplace diversity. Through our work we help connect employees and businesses to create lasting partnerships that benefit both employees and businesses alike.
Our secondary student is Gabe Drummond – Gabe is a very nice 16 year old boy who is going to Belgium. Gabe is a little shy, but very well spoken and presents himself well.
BIG NEWS: I received a call today from the Rotary District Committee that Gabe Drummond won the Lee Belas scholarship and will be receiving a $3,000 award. That is a huge thing because he and his two sisters are being raised by his single mother. They couldn’t have made a better choice.
The Port Orchard Rotary Club is doing a book drive for the purpose of sending books to Kenya and possibly the Philippines. We have been extraordinarily successful. So far we have collected 15 pallets and the South Kitsap South District(SKSD) is donating around 60 pallets to us of library and textbooks. Each pallet contains 24 book boxes. There is a need to sort and pack a small amount of books so I am asking for volunteers to pack some SKSD books. Two sessions have been scheduled on Monday, 1 Apr at the SKSD offices at 2689 Hoover Ave SE, Port Orchard and Friday, 5 Apr at the SKSD Warehouse, 1695 Madrona Dr SE, near Marcus Whitman Middle School. The sessions will be from noon to 3:00 PM. Students along with spouses are welcome.
If you are interested in volunteering, you can contact Bob Cairns at 689-1300 or reply to this e mail. Pam Roland also can be contacted at 253-320-1484.
Register now for the District Training and Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, May 9 - 11, 2019. You will have the opportunity to attend training sessions, hear an array of internationally recognized speakers, and most of all, get to know and share with fellow Rotarians from around our district. Stay at the award-winning Hotel Grand Pacific in the heart of downtown and enjoy all this beautiful city has to offer. Be inspired, have fun, form friendships, celebrate our accomplishments, and look forward to the Rotary year ahead!
Honolulu to host 2027 Rotary International ConventionHONOLULU (Feb. 18, 2021) — Almost one year after canceling its international convention in Honolulu due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Rotary announced it will
Register now for the District Training and Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, May 9 - 11, 2019. You will have the opportunity to attend training sessions, hear an array of internationally recognized speakers, and most of all, get to know and share with fellow Rotarians from around our district. Stay at the award-winning Hotel Grand Pacific in the heart of downtown and enjoy all this beautiful city has to offer. Be inspired, have fun, form friendships, celebrate our accomplishments, and look forward to the Rotary year ahead!
