Rotary Club of Sammamish

06/13/2026

What is it like living in Sammamish for you?

That's the question former FBI agent and crisis negotiator Maria Witkop brought to our lunch meeting this week. After 21 years in national security and crisis negotiation, Maria retired with a new mission: collecting honest, handwritten answers from people across the country about what life is really like in their communities.

Her project, Postcards from America, turns those answers into an anonymous, growing record of real voices from real places. No algorithms, no tracking, just people and a piece of paper.

She passed around clipboards at our meeting, and several of our members added Sammamish to the map. Curious what people across the country are saying about their towns? Read the postcards at postcardsfromamerica.org.

To learn more about the Rotary Club of Sammamish, visit sammamishrotary.org. If you'd like to get involved or connect with us, we'd love to hear from you at sammamishrotary.org/pages/connect

05/29/2026

We focused on the youth in our community at our meeting this week. Students of the Year from local high schools and the impressive leaders from Hopefest !

05/16/2026

Sammamish Rotarians are collecting food for the Issaquah Food bank and the Fall city community pantry at QFC and Safeway from 10 AM to 2 PM. Come by and say hello! 

05/12/2026

04/29/2026

Hooray for Sammamish and Issaquah Rotarians and friends who packed FOUR pallets of power packs (approximately 1400) for kids in Issaquah schools this afternoon. Great group. Great cause!

Shout out to the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank staff who do such a great job organizing a group of volunteers.

04/17/2026

Welcome to Ron and Roberta Andresen (left) the newest members of Sammamish Rotary! They are welcomed by Marilyn Guthrie and Clint Scott, their club mentors.

04/09/2026

Our scholarship page is now live on our website. We offer multiple scholarships for high school graduates and assistance for students attending community college. Learn more here: https://sammamishrotary.org/pages/scholarships

04/01/2026

We had a wonderful meeting celebrating the Students of the Month from Eastlake, Skyline, and Eastside Catholic, our three area high schools. These students make us feel that the future is in good hands. Thanks to the teachers and parents for joining us to celebrate them. Issaquah School District Lake Washington School District

03/30/2026

We had a great time meeting our neighbors and other non-profit leaders at the Connect for Good event.
L-R: Marilyn Guthrie, Cary Young, Jon Gerace and Gary Tornquist

03/11/2026

Congratulations to our Students of the Month. What an amazing group!