Welcome

Welcome to the West Olympia Rotary website!

We are a service club of 80+ members representing a wide range of professions drawn from the business, government, education and nonprofit sectors of the Olympia area. While we do focus our activities in the West Olympia area, we support projects and organizations from throughout the community and internationally. Our motto is “Service above Self,” and we provide our support through hands-on activities and funding support.

Our club was chartered in 1975 by Rotary International (RI). RI is the oldest and largest service organization in the world. With 33,000 clubs located in more than 150 countries, RI membership is approximately 1.25 million worldwide. As citizens of this world community, West Olympia Rotarians can reach around the world, or across town, to touch and improve the lives of people in need. Annually, we distribute thousands of dollars to projects within our local and world communities. In addition, our members commit many hours of their time to work on projects here at home. Whether it means bell ringing in the winter for the Salvation Army, cleaning up our community parks, or providing “sweat equity” for Habitat for Humanity; our club has been active in supporting our community. These efforts have proven to be rewarding and fun.

Please be assured that we are not an organization that is all work and no play. Fellowship is a core value for us and we look for any excuse to have fun. Committee meetings are also social events, and we schedule a number of family and club oriented gatherings (like wine tastings, picnics, etc.) that helps renew and energize us as an organization.

Please take a few minutes to check us out through our website. Like our club itself, our website is a work in progress. If you are interested in learning more about us, you are encouraged to contact us. We are always looking for new members who share an interest in serving our community. We hope you might be such a person.

If you are a community agency interested in a West Olympia grant, please click here  Charities Request Form  to learn about our grant program and to download our application form.

New Member Proposal Form  (for use by West Olympia Rotary Members only)