Olympia Rotary Club

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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Olympia. It is also the largest club, boasting over 160 active members. Members actively participate in over 40 committees.

We are 130 members strong and in 2020, celebrated 100 years of involvement in Olympia and the greater Thurston County area. Chartered in 1920 with 25 original members, the Olympia Rotary Club is the oldest of the six Rotary clubs in the greater Olympia area. We host two major community fund raising events each year - the Spaghetti Bowl and the Jazz Festival. The Spaghetti Bowl is a pre-game dinner, hosted jointly each September with the West Olympia Rotary Club. It is held immediately before the annual cross town rivalry football game between the Olympia Bears and the Capital Cougars. Funds raised are used for college scholarships for high school students. The Jazz Festival is held in November at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, and features jazz bands from the local area. It also features a wine and beer tasting event in the evening. Funds raised go to fund musical instruments for local school students and the Rotary clean water project in Malawi, Africa. We typically meet at Noon on Mondays at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia.

09/05/2026

Tonight was another successful Spaghetti Bowl event to raise funds for scholarships for Olympia and Capital High School Seniors. Our partnership with West Olympia Rotary on this community event is one of the highlights of our year of Service Above Self.

While many volunteers bring this event together, we are most appreciative for the support of Harbor Foods, L&E Bottling Company, Print Northwest, Sawston Wealth Management, LLC, and the OHS Food Team, who made spaghetti magic behind the scenes.

08/31/2026

Thank you, Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor for attending our meeting today to discuss the county's election process and protection and integrity of our elections. Ballots will be going out earlier this year and voters are encouraged to put their ballots in drop-off boxes throughout the county.

08/13/2026

It's almost that time! What time is that, you ask? Well it's Spaghetti Bowl time! Get your tickets soon for the spaghetti dinner at 4:30 p.m. at the OHS Commons, prior to the OHS and CHS football game on Friday, September 4, . You can use the link below or scan the QR Code in the picture to purchase tickets. Brought to you by the Rotary Clubs of Olympia and West Olympia to benefit scholarships for OHS and CHS students.

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07/20/2026

Welcome, Ryan Perkins from FC Olympia, Home of the Artesians, as our speaker today. Ryan shared an update on their adult and youth programs, as well as the number of up and coming players that play for the FC Olympia Artesians and come back and coach. A number of their programs are part of the United Soccer League programs that lead to professional soccer.

05/29/2026

Decades of our Club's leadership are represented in this picture from our annual Past President's Dinner tonight. It's an opportunity to welcome our incoming president, Cindy Hough (back row in purple), and provide her with advice and our support.

05/12/2026

Congratulations to our superstar, Barbara Barney, for receiving a Meritorious Award at the District 5020 Conference this past weekend from The Rotary Foundation for her service to the Foundation over the years. Service Above Self in action!

05/04/2026

At today's meeting, in addition to an informative presentation by local historian and author, David Nicandri on his latest book, we celebrated the 90th birthday of our Rotary "brothers," Gerry Alexander and Mark Elliott. 🎂🎈🎉

05/02/2026

Olympia Rotarians, let's enjoy the warmth of the sun and each other's company on Monday, May 4 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at Vic's Pizza's Wildwood location (2822 Capitiol Blvd). 🍕

We'll be collecting donations for the South Sound Reading Foundation to help them buy a new van to replace the one that has been vandalized twice recently.

04/06/2026

Today, our presenter was Ronit Vaid, a junior from Olympia High School, representing the YMCA Youth and Government (YAG). The wisdom he shared about his experience was beyond his years. To quote Ronit, "In programs like YAG, we spend a lot of time debating- not arguing. Arguing is about winning but debating is about understanding."

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Olympia, WA
98501

Opening Hours

Monday

12pm - 1:30pm

Website

http://www.olyrotary.org/

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