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Rotary Club of Soldotna, Alaska Welcomes You to Our Website!

Soldotna

Service Above Self

We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Mykel's Rest., Soldotna Inn
35041 Kenai Spur Hwy.
Soldotna, AK  99669
United States
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Speakers
Leslie Felts, PHN Manager
Sep 20, 2018
POD Emergency Drill
Janice Nightingale
Sep 27, 2018
Hospice and Camp Mend-A-Heart
Great Alaska Council, BSA
Oct 04, 2018
Scouting in Alaska
Victoria
Oct 11, 2018
Brazil Youth Exchange
Foundation Chair
Oct 18, 2018
Rotary Foundation
Susanne DiPietro
Oct 25, 2018
AK Judicial Council
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Dan Nelson

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We are proud to be a part of Rotary International.  The Soldotna Rotary Club embodies the motto of “Service Above Self.”  We have a long history in our community, and this year, we look to continuing our efforts to make it a fantastic place to live and play.  Our homepage contains some of our service projects and events - please browse the site and look up Soldotna Rotary Club on Facebook.
 
Soldotna Rotarians are excited to welcome all visitors, and we hope that you can join in the fun! If you're a visiting Rotarian, we would love to have you at our luncheon, and if you would like to find out more about becoming a member, please feel free to email anyone on the Board for more information.
 
RI President-elect Barry Rassin’s theme for 2018-19, Be the Inspiration, asks Rotarians to inspire change in the world and in each other. “I ask all of you to Be the Inspiration to help Rotary move from reaction to action — to take a hard look at the environmental issues that affect health and welfare around the world and do what we can to help.”
 
Home Page Stories
Victoria and President Dan Exchange Flags
Soldotna Rotary was introduced in person with their new daughter from Brazil, Victoria. Victoria is a vibrant and exciting exchange student that will provide Soldotna Rotarians more opportunities to work with youth as well as the ultimate goal of bringing peace to the world. Welcome Victoria!
Rotary Youth Exchange has Arrived
District 5010 participates in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. With the support of the D5010, Soldotna Rotary Club is proud to be a participating Club in the Youth Exchange Program!
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Senior Center Planters
Soldotna Rotarians joined forces to build planters for Ninilchik and Soldotna Senior Centers. This was a local project that required ingenuity and patience in order to get all of the supplies and coordinate with the local senior centers. They can now use these planters therapeutically as well as practically!
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2017 Road Clean Up
Soldotna Rotarians gather each spring and fall to clean the road on Spur Hwy. This year was no different. Rotarians gathered and cleaned up the road along a mile stretch of the Spur Hwy.
Rotarians Make Up Everywhere
It is important for our Soldotna Rotarians to make it to meetings. It is especially important to a Rotarian that has over 30 years of perfect attendance, Mike Sweeney.
Pictured from left to right: Chuck Cook, Dave Peterson, Chris Hough, Allen Auxier, Gary Hinkle, Joe Kashi, David Wartinbee, and Mike Sweeney. Photo credit: Merrill Sikorski
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Soldotna Rotary Arts Park Project
The Soldotna Rotary Club, in partnership with the Soldotna ARTSpace, and the City of Soldotna, worked diligently to install an avenue for aspiring artists to showcase their work to the public.
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Soldotna Rotary Club Supports D.A.R.E
The Soldotna Rotary Club continues to support the local D.A.R.E program. Ofc. Tobin Brennan is the D.A.R.E. instructor in the three local elementary schools. Yearly, Ofc. Brennan provides D.A.R.E education to 5th graders and then provided a lock-in/graduation event. This year, Soldotna Rotary Club was able to provide the grand prize to the winning essay writer on why D.A.R.E is an important program and why it is important to them. D.A.R.E. is an important program in the community.
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Soldotna Rotary Supports Art Space Program
By partnering with the Rotary Club of Soldotna, the City of Soldotna, the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses, Soldotna’s ARTSpace, Inc. is implementing a community-based public art program. Many of these projects result in regular exhibits and annual events intended to promote public art that enhances the Soldotna area in a manner that’s democratic and for the enjoyment of all.
Soldotna Rotary Club Supports Student Summer Reading
Soldotna Rotarians joined forces with K-Beach Elementary, Soldotna Elementary, and Sterling Elementary to encourage students to read through the summer months. This fall the schools joined with Rotarians to recognize those students that read this summer.
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District 5010 Conference
The Soldotna Rotary Club was well represented at the District 5010 Conference held in Girdwood this year. We represented our Club, our members, our projects, and our fundraising.
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Outbound Youth Exchange
To the Soldotna Rotary Club:
I just want to also say thank you to the whole club for first of all picking me and also helping me out with the support you guys gave to me. Thank you for giving me this opportunity, because this year has been the best year of my life so far and the memories will stay with me forever. So Thank you again.
~Anna
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Central Peninsula Rotarian Presidents Meet and Plan
Beginning July of 2014, the new Presidents of the Kenai, Soldotna, and Kenai River Clubs stepped into their leadership roles:  Scott Hamann/Kenai; Jodi Stuart/Soldotna; and Diane Taylor/Kenai River.
            The three of us were able to connect at the District Conference meeting earlier that year, and set up a plan to establish a monthly meeting of the three of us.  The purpose of these meetings was to facilitate collaboration and understanding of what other Rotarians in our communities were doing. (The three clubs are within approximately 12 miles of each other!)
          
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Kenai Teens Encourage Rotarians to Think
At yesterday's Club luncheon, we had two Kenai Central High School students talk to us about a spaghetti feed fundraiser that they are putting on to benefit the Students in Transition program with our local school District.
Soldotna Rotary Supports Literacy in the Community
Soldotna Rotary Club has been known to support reading in the community through dictionary projects to RIGS (Reading is Great in the Summer) and now to SMORES (Summer Months are Open for Reading Everywhere). Recently, Soldotna Rotarians presented t-shirts to K-Beach Elementary students that read over the summer months and supported the first year of SMORES at Soldotna Elementary.
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1st Ever Soldotna Rotarian Unity Run Winner

The famous Rotary Unity Run 10 mile and 5k race was hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Soldotna and Kenai River, and new this year, the Tsalteshi Trails Association on a beautiful July morning. Rotarians from around the central Peninsula gathered to set up the race, grill food, and have an opportunity for fellowship.

 

 

 

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Rotary Scholars Commended
Scholarship recipients Brandon Rice, Kelsey Tachick and Kiana Hendricks pose between Rotarians Becky Foster and Dale Bagley.
Not pictured: Kelci Benson, Julie Litchfield, Erica McGahan, Molly Silta, and Adam Uchtman.
 
 
 
Club Executives & Directors
President
Dan Nelson
President Elect
Lara McGinnis
Vice President
Jodi Stuart
Secretary
Sarah Pyhala
Treasurer
Robert Lambe
Immediate Past President
Joe Kashi
Foundation Chair
Matthew Pyhala
Board at Large
Buff Auxier
Board at Large
Summer Lazenby
Board at Large
Roy Browning
Board at Large
Marcus Mueller
Sgt. At Arms
Andy Patrick
 
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