About – NorWester Rotary Foundation

About Our Foundation

Since 1977 the Nor’Wester Rotary Club has been serving our local community in Port Angeles, Washington as well as communities around the world. Our Club Foundation is the 501(c)3 nonprofit that allows us to make financial contributions to those in need.

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The Foundation

Nor’Wester Rotary began as a club in 1977 as an offshoot from the Port Angeles Rotary Club.

The Nor’Wester Rotary Foundation is a means of raising money from direct donations from members of the community who support our causes and to act as vehicle in applying for grants from various organizations.

Foundation Board Members

President: Jim Jones
Vice President: Kathi J. Pressley
Secretary: Grant Munro
Treasurer: Steve Lewis
Members: Brian Albright, Kurt Anderson, Todd Ortloff, Norm Shaaf, Gary R. Smith, John Teichert, Steve Zenovic-general

Our Values

Service

We believe that peace comes from understanding our world, which is a bi-product of service activities and our programs. Service is one of the main elements of our mission and the initiatives we pursue locally, regionally and worldwide that continually fuels this culture. There is no greater satisfaction than that which comes from serving others.

Fellowship

We believe that grouped efforts combine to benefit all of humanity. Strength in numbers provides more access to resources and expands our overall perspective of the world. Fellowship generates greater tolerance of others and transcends all boundaries, including those of race, gender, and nationality. Fellowship helps to see others in truer and better light and works to build greater trust.

Diversity

We believe that, in the pursuit of service to others, we can accomplish international unity. Through the diversity of our members, our organization is able to broaden the scope of the activities, programs, and service we can provide.

Integrity

Accountability, honesty, and ethics are the backbone of our organization and something we expect from each of our members. All Rotarians are expected to adhere to the highest standards in both professional and personal relationships with others. Fairness and respect are grounded in The Four-Way Test and we must conscientiously steward all of the resources entrusted to us.

Leadership

We believe in the development and nurturing of current and future leaders in our community. As a global fellowship, we hold leadership qualities in the highest regard amongst Rotarians as we strive to implement our core values throughout the world.

Our Mission

Nor’Wester’s goal is to encourage & foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

These objectives are set against the Rotary 4-way Test, to see if a planned action is compatible with the Rotarian spirit. The 4-Way Test considers the following questions in respect to thinking, saying or doing:

Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendship?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Every Rotarian is guided by these principals.

Our Vision

Nor’Wester Rotary’s ongoing focus has been to foster education first by fostering excellence in education as a partner with local school systems then by helping high school graduates with a scholarship to the school of their choice. Other community projects include supporting other nonprofits like the food bank, providing labor and leadership in making improvements to parks and other shared areas. Come visit us and learn more.