Our Next Meeting...
Rick Kemmer, executive director of Strong Harvest, will be our special guest at the club's April 3 regular meeting.
This meeting will be at Columbia Ridge Winery, 3006 NW 199th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642
Rick was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but made his way out west alone by the age of 17. He married, had two children and worked in the restaurant industry in Portland, Oregon, for 10 years. Through a series of unexpected events he ended up divorced, without a job, and with no prospects. At that point, he came to faith in Christ and his life moved in a totally new direction. Rick entered the commercial/residential painting industry and eventually owned two businesses: Master’s Choice Painting and Master’s Choice Photography.
In 1991, he took a pivotal trip to Haiti to build a church in the remote village of Chacha. While there, he found a small, sobbing Haitian child all alone on a pathway. As he picked the child up, he heard God speak into his soul that one day he would work with children such as this. His passion for cross-cultural work was ignited in Haiti and he believed that one day he would dive into the deep end by living and working cross-culturally.
Strong Harvest envisions a world in which everyone has nutritious food, clean drinking water, and economic opportunities. Within a framework of environmental stewardship and sustainability, we work in communities in the developing world focusing on: Enhancing Food Security, Improving Health, and Increasing Economic Viability – All at the Family Level.
Strong Harvest empowers people to meet their own basic needs in ways that create dignity in the individual, that are attainable and sustainable at the family level, and that will be passed down from generation to generation, creating a better way of life.
This meeting will be at Columbia Ridge Winery, 3006 NW 199th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642
Rick was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but made his way out west alone by the age of 17. He married, had two children and worked in the restaurant industry in Portland, Oregon, for 10 years. Through a series of unexpected events he ended up divorced, without a job, and with no prospects. At that point, he came to faith in Christ and his life moved in a totally new direction. Rick entered the commercial/residential painting industry and eventually owned two businesses: Master’s Choice Painting and Master’s Choice Photography.
In 1991, he took a pivotal trip to Haiti to build a church in the remote village of Chacha. While there, he found a small, sobbing Haitian child all alone on a pathway. As he picked the child up, he heard God speak into his soul that one day he would work with children such as this. His passion for cross-cultural work was ignited in Haiti and he believed that one day he would dive into the deep end by living and working cross-culturally.
Strong Harvest envisions a world in which everyone has nutritious food, clean drinking water, and economic opportunities. Within a framework of environmental stewardship and sustainability, we work in communities in the developing world focusing on: Enhancing Food Security, Improving Health, and Increasing Economic Viability – All at the Family Level.
Strong Harvest empowers people to meet their own basic needs in ways that create dignity in the individual, that are attainable and sustainable at the family level, and that will be passed down from generation to generation, creating a better way of life.
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Practicing Service Above Self, members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks are making an impact by providing service and support in North Clark County. And through the giving of Rotarians, we also make a global impact.
Did you know that all but two countries on the planet have seen polio eradicated? Or that there are just FOUR reported wild cases of polio in the world from January 1, 2025 through March 7, 2025? That's the impact Rotary has.
Learn more about our club.
Did you know that all but two countries on the planet have seen polio eradicated? Or that there are just FOUR reported wild cases of polio in the world from January 1, 2025 through March 7, 2025? That's the impact Rotary has.
Learn more about our club.
General Membership
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The General Membership is the most common membership in our club. It allows an individual to be a member of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks, and to actively participate in the service opportunities the club provides across the community, per the definition of participation in the club's bylaws.
Family/Partner Membership
The Family/Partner Membership allows a couple (two family members related by marriage/civil union/blood) an opportunity to be a member of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks with two members to actively participate in the club, per the definition of participation in the club’s bylaws.
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Business Membership
The Business Membership allows a small business, company or corporation an opportunity to be a member of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks with up to four members to actively participate in the club, per the definition of participation in the club’s bylaws.
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The Rotary Club of Three Creeks is an ambitious and energetic service club. In the first eight years of the club's existence, we have completed nearly 110 service projects (that's 13 per year). Please keep an eye on the "Events" tab, or our Calendar page for upcoming projects.
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April 2025
Club Events 4/3 - CLUB MEETING, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Columbia Ridge Winery, 3006 NW 199th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642 4/5 - CLUB SERVICE PROJECT, 9-11 a.m., The Giving Closet, 2804 B NE 65th Ave., Vancouver 4/10 - CLUB BOARD MEETING, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom 4/12 - ROTARY DISTRICT 5100 SPRING TRAINING, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., via Zoom 4/17 - CLUB MEETING, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Columbia Ridge Winery, 3006 NW 199th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642 |
May 2025
Club Events 5/1 - CLUB MEETING, 5:30-6:30 p.m., LaQuinta Inn & Suites, 1500 NE 134th Street, Vancouver 5/3 - DISTRICT GOVERNOR HOME CLUB BANNER EXCHANGE, 9 a.m., Wingspan Event Center, 801 NE 34th Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97124 5/3 - ROTARY EXPO, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wingspan Event Center, 801 NE 34th Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97124 5/8 - CLUB BOARD MEETING, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom 5/14 - CLUB MEETING, 5:30-6:30 p.m., LaQuinta Inn & Suites, 1500 NE 134th Street, Vancouver |