Events

Hosted by Todd Fischer.  Learn how to make the perfect sushi rolls.  An evening of fun, food, & fellowship!

Help us hand out dictionaries & visit with the students.  It's easy & a lot of fun!

Our club's primary fundraiser is Firkin Frolic, held the 2nd Thursday in February.  The planning committee will meet monthly.

Board meeting at the Hoff Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room.

Materials Management Program Manager for the City of Boise, Peter McCullough, will talk about Boise's recycling programs & how you can help.

Help us hand out dictionaries & visit with the students.  It's easy & a lot of fun!

If you joined Rotary to serve your community, this is the committee for you!  Our "Fun in the Sun" committee finds engaging & impactful local projects for our members.  Have ideas?  Join us!  

Treasure Valley YMCA CEO Dave Duro will tell us what's in store for the Y in coming years.

Join us as Bill von Tagen hosts an Octoberfest you won't soon forget!  In addition to great food, drinks, & fellowship, you'll get to play with a vintage model train set.

Join us as we hear from Boise State President Dr. Marlene Tromp.  Dr. Tromp will talk about what's in store for BSU.  

We will plant 1,900 seedlings to restore habitat destroyed by wildfire.  More information coming soon.

Each first Thursday, we serve meals for our homeless citizens at the River of Life men's shelter.  

Rake Up Boise has been a club tradition for many years.  Join us as we rake up leaves for citizens who are unable to do so themselves.  More info to come.

C of I's Director of Athletics talks about women's collegiate athletics.  

Help us hand out dictionaries & visit with the students.  It's easy & a lot of fun!

Membership Committee

2019-2020 Goals

• Host 2 Discover Rotary gatherings
• Attend 12 Boise Chamber events as ambassadors of the Rotary Club of Boise
• Earn one introduction from each club member to a new potential new Rotarian
• Have a net gain in membership of PLUS 5
• Have fun and build a better world!

2019-2020 Needs

• New Committee members  – at least 3 more!
• A Lieutenant – someone to lead the team at times
• A committee member to champion our Discover Rotary Gatherings
• A committee member to champion our Boise Chamber ambassador efforts

Discover Rotary gatherings (Tentative Dates – Locations TBD)

• Thursday - September 26, 2019
• Thursday - January 16, 2020

Committee Meeting Dates

• Thursday - August 1^st (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - October 3^rd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - December 5^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - February 6^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - April 2^nd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - June 4^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• July 1^st - CELEBRATE our past Rotary Year!

Please consider JOINING the team focused on growing our membership!

For More information please contact:

David Riffe

Membership Chair – Boise Rotary Club

membership@boiserotary.org

(206) 856-5325

CEO Paris Cole will talk about Truckstop.com's history & impressive growth.

Each first Thursday, we serve meals for our homeless citizens at the River of Life men's shelter.  

Rotarians have been filling the Crystal Ballroom with beautiful music for many years.  Can Boise High School's choir match our incredible energy & unique sound?  We'll find out on December 12th.  

Rotarians are always on Santa's "Good List."  Bring your family & close down 2019 with holiday cheer, song, & fun.  

Acclaimed conductor, Robert Franz, has held to three principles throughout his career; a commitment to the highest artistic standards, to creating alliances and building bridges in each community he serves, and a dedication to being a strong force in music education. As Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony, and newly appointed Artistic Advisor of the Boise Baroque Orchestra, he has achieved success through his focus on each of these principles.

Franz’ inaugural season as Artistic Advisor of the Boise Baroque Orchestra will include collaborations with Opera Idaho in a semi-staged performance of Handel’s Acis and Galatea featuring Grammy Award winning tenor, Karim Sulayman, the Boise High School Chamber Orchestra and the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale in a program of music by Haydn and Bach. This spring will also see the Orchestra’s first ever commercial recording project of Classical Oboe Concerti for Centaur Records featuring rising star oboist Bhavani Kotha.

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a guided practice model that revolutionizes medical education and exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best practice specialty care and reduce health disparities. The heart of the ECHO model™ is its knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams who use multi-point video conferencing to conduct virtual clinics with community providers. In this way, primary care doctors, nurses and other clinicians learn to provide excellent specialty care to patients in their own communities.

Lachelle is the Program Manager for Idaho ECHO. Prior to joining the WWAMI team, Lachelle was most recently a special projects contractor for the public utility company in American Samoa. She previously managed a $1.5 million grant portfolio of AmeriCorps VISTA and Senior Corps programs that focused primarily on meeting health and education needs in communities across Idaho. Lachelle taught elementary school music in Minnesota before earning a Master’s in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Except for a two-year stint in the South Pacific, she has called Boise home since 2010.

For over 100 years, the Rotary Club of Boise has connected community leaders in the spirit of service.  Our membership includes people from all different backgrounds, ages, professions, political affiliations, & religions.  We share high ethical standards & a strong desire to make the world a better place, especially for our most vulnerable citizens.  Our weekly program includes quality keynote speakers covering a variety of relevant & interesting topics. 

If you're looking to "plug-in" to one of Boise's best-connected organizations, join us at our Discover Rotary events or contact us at membership@boiserotary.org.

How'd we do in the first half of Rotary's fiscal year?  What's on the agenda for the 2nd half?  President Kevin & various club leaders will update us on our Rotary year.

The Attorney General provides legal representation for the State of Idaho.  AG Wasden will update us on current events in his department.

Membership Committee

2019-2020 Goals

• Host 2 Discover Rotary gatherings
• Attend 12 Boise Chamber events as ambassadors of the Rotary Club of Boise
• Earn one introduction from each club member to a new potential new Rotarian
• Have a net gain in membership of PLUS 5
• Have fun and build a better world!

2019-2020 Needs

• New Committee members  – at least 3 more!
• A Lieutenant – someone to lead the team at times
• A committee member to champion our Discover Rotary Gatherings
• A committee member to champion our Boise Chamber ambassador efforts

Discover Rotary gatherings (Tentative Dates – Locations TBD)

• Thursday - September 26, 2019
• Thursday - January 16, 2020

Committee Meeting Dates

• Thursday - August 1^st (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - October 3^rd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - December 5^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - February 6^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - April 2^nd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - June 4^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• July 1^st - CELEBRATE our past Rotary Year!

Please consider JOINING the team focused on growing our membership!

For More information please contact:

David Riffe

Membership Chair – Boise Rotary Club

membership@boiserotary.org

(206) 856-5325

Rotary International Past President Ian H.S. Riseley will make a live stream presentation from his home in Victoria, Australia.  His 2017-2018 theme was “Making a Difference.”  President Riseley challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018.  “It is my hope that the result of that effort will be far greater than the environmental benefit that those 1.2 million new trees will bring,” Riseley said. “I believe the greater result will be a Rotary that recognizes our responsibility not only to the people on our planet, but to the planet itself.”

President Riseley also urged clubs to improve their gender balance and lower the average age of their members.  “We know that we can do more together than we could ever hope to do alone.  I ask you to keep that spirit of teamwork and cooperation always in your minds.”

Corporal Kyle Wills is member of the Boise Police Motor Unit and is the department go-to for traffic info & safety tips.  He'll update us on BPD's efforts to keep drivers safe on our roads.  

Matt Davison has been President & Publisher of the Idaho Press Tribune since 2010.  He'll update us on the state of his organization & its role in delivering news to the Treasure Valley.

In his 28th year with the Festival, Mark continues to appreciate Idaho’s proud, neighborly and generous way of life.  Mark’s career began at The Old Globe under Jack O’Brien, Tom Hall and Craig Noel, where he was fortunate to act, direct, and produce new plays, as well as edit his mentor Alan Schneider’s memoir Entrances (published by Viking).  Joining colleague Charles Fee to plan and build the ISF Amphitheater and Reserve, Mark’s collaboration with Idaho Foundation for Parks & Lands and Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation continues to make possible the Festival’s home at Barber Pool.  Mark’s broader service includes 50,000 students K-12 in 150 schools statewide; a resident Apprentice Company, Access Program, and School of Theater coming from a merger with Idaho Theater for Youth; and campaigns for institutional capitalization and open space conservation.  Mark has addressed the Shakespeare Theatre Association, Institute of Outdoor Theatre (receiving the Mark R. Sumner Award), and committees of the Idaho Legislature and U.S. House of Representatives.  He served a presidential appointment to the National Council on the Arts (receiving the Chairman’s Medal from Dana Gioia), filled board positions for the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and chaired the Idaho Commission on the Arts under Governors Kempthorne, Risch and Otter.  He guest teaches at Boise State University, has received the President’s Medallion from the University of Idaho, and is a graduate of Princeton (AB) and University of California, San Diego (MFA).

Boise Parks & Rec Director Doug Holloway will update us on his department & their Homeless Park Program.

Peggy & Derek return to our club to play music & talk about the Gene Harris Jazz Festival.  You will not want to miss this!

Membership Committee

2019-2020 Goals

• Host 2 Discover Rotary gatherings
• Attend 12 Boise Chamber events as ambassadors of the Rotary Club of Boise
• Earn one introduction from each club member to a new potential new Rotarian
• Have a net gain in membership of PLUS 5
• Have fun and build a better world!

2019-2020 Needs

• New Committee members  – at least 3 more!
• A Lieutenant – someone to lead the team at times
• A committee member to champion our Discover Rotary Gatherings
• A committee member to champion our Boise Chamber ambassador efforts

Discover Rotary gatherings (Tentative Dates – Locations TBD)

• Thursday - September 26, 2019
• Thursday - January 16, 2020

Committee Meeting Dates

• Thursday - August 1^st (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - October 3^rd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - December 5^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - February 6^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - April 2^nd (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• Thursday - June 4^th (11am-noon – our meeting location)
• July 1^st - CELEBRATE our past Rotary Year!

Please consider JOINING the team focused on growing our membership!

For More information please contact:

David Riffe

Membership Chair – Boise Rotary Club

membership@boiserotary.org

(206) 856-5325

We will be planting 1,000 seedlings near the Greenbelt as part of the city's riparian restoration efforts,  More info to come.

Just before Earth Day, our own Laurie Zuckerman will update us on our club's efforts to improve the enviroment & progress toward earning an Environmental Steward Club Certification award.