Olympia Rotary Club

Olympia Rotary Club 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.

Decades of our Club's leadership are represented in this picture from our annual Past President's Dinner tonight. It's a...
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.

Congratulations to our superstar, Barbara Barney, for receiving a Meritorious Award at the District 5020 Conference this...
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!

At today's meeting, in addition to an informative presentation by local historian and author, David Nicandri on his late...
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.

Today, our presenter was Ronit Vaid, a junior from Olympia High School, representing the YMCA Youth and Government (YAG...
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."

Welcome, Drew Mikkelsen, South Bureau Chief from KING5 News! What a delightful and informative presentation. Thank you f...
03/02/2026

Welcome, Drew Mikkelsen, South Bureau Chief from KING5 News! What a delightful and informative presentation. Thank you for sharing your photos and stories with us.

These lovely Olympia Rotarians celebrated Galentine's Day at Swing Wine Bar and enjoyed a sparkling wine tasting, hosted...
02/24/2026

These lovely Olympia Rotarians celebrated Galentine's Day at Swing Wine Bar and enjoyed a sparkling wine tasting, hosted by Nichole, the owner of Swing. They also collected children's board books for South Sound Reading Foundation.

Today, we welcomed Todd Cutts, executive director of The Olympia Tumwater Foundation. He provided an update on the Found...
01/26/2026

Today, we welcomed Todd Cutts, executive director of The Olympia Tumwater Foundation. He provided an update on the Foundation's programs within and outside of the park, and the future plans for the Nature Center Project.

Today, we're grateful to Darin Goss, CEO of Providence Swedish Southwest and Will Callicoat, CEO of Multicare Capital Me...
01/12/2026

Today, we're grateful to Darin Goss, CEO of Providence Swedish Southwest and Will Callicoat, CEO of Multicare Capital Medical Center, for joining us and sharing the challenges our local health care centers are facing with increased costs, taxes, and wages, and decreased funding.

Welcome District 5020 Governor, Tony Camoroda! Thank you for bringing Thurston County-area clubs together to get an upda...
11/20/2025

Welcome District 5020 Governor, Tony Camoroda! Thank you for bringing Thurston County-area clubs together to get an update on the impact of Rotary, globally and locally.

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Olympia, WA
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