Why "Three Creeks"?
The Rotary Club of Three Creeks is situated in, and represents, the north Clark County area that includes unincorporated Hazel Dell, Felida and Salmon Creek, and the southern end of the Ridgefield Urban Growth Boundary (also unincorporated).

In the end of the first decade of the 21st century, there was local consideration to incorporate the three communities and create the City of Three Creeks. That effort fizzled, but "Three Creeks" stuck as a general descriptor for the area.

The name came from three actual creeks that traverse the three communities. Those creeks are Salmon Creek, Whipple Creek and Cougar Creek.
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Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks are giving, hard workers. But we have fun too!
The Rotary Club of Three Creeks was chartered by Rotary International on October 7, 2016. We are a part of Rotary District 5100.

The Rotary Club of Three Creeks is the newest club in Clark County and is one of seven Rotary Clubs in the county. We are continually and actively differentiating ourselves from the standard "perception" of Rotary, and are the club that proudly tries new things!

Our club is committed to community service, and "hands on" service projects are a big part of our DNA. More than half of our membership is young professionals who want to make an impact. And, driven by their passion, that's exactly what we do.

Since receiving our charter in October 2016, we have already impacted numerous lives - both locally and internationally. In the years since our charter, we have completed an average of more than one service project per month. [see the whole list here]

We make no apologies for being ambitious, energetic and exciting.

Give us a try. Attend a meeting as our guest. We would love to show you just how fun - and impactful - Rotary truly is.

What is expected?
Oftentimes people think they don't have time to be involved in Rotary. In the Rotary Club of Three Creeks, we just hope you'll be involved.

Our hope is that members will "participate in two Rotary interactions per month", which could be club meetings, hands on events, fundraisers, committee meetings, or even visiting another club.

To us, it's more important to be People of Action than to fill seats in a meeting. If that matches your expectations of Service Above Self, then we might be for you.

What's it cost?
Rotary is expensive, isn't it?

Again, to the Rotary Club of Three Creeks, it's more important to find business people who are interested in giving back to the community, than it is to build a huge treasury funded by members.

Our membership dues are kept low, and without the added assessments and required fees that some clubs charge. We don't provide meals at our club meetings - which raises the cost, yet we meet in a place where you can purchase food, coffee, beer & wine if you choose to do so during our meetings.

All of that to keep our costs to members low.

We even provide for the ability to make payment arrangements making it even easier for our members.

Rotarians around the world are asked to contribute a minimum of $100 per year to The Rotary Foundation - which is responsible for turning that philanthropy into near-eradication of polio around the world. That, too, can be done in payments as small as $10 per month.

Our Story
In late 2015, with the encouragement and guidance of Past District 5100 Governor Barb Crozier, Past Assistant Governor Sue Coates, and then-Assistant Governor Danette LaChapelle, Susanne Cox and Nelson Holmberg took on the job of creating a new club to serve the Salmon Creek/Hazel Dell/Felida/Ridgefield area of North Clark County that has long been known as a "Rotary Desert". The work began in early 2016, and the proposed club began meeting in March.

In September of 2016, the club had commitments from 21 Charter Members, an a new club application was submitted to Rotary International and District 5100. By October 7, the new club was officially chartered.

The Rotary Club of Three Creeks celebrated its inception with its Inaugural Charter Night on March 27, 2017 at Summit Grove Lodge in Ridgefield. One hundred guests attended the sold-out event, including Rotarians from across the district, local elected officials, and dignitaries including more Past District Governors than had been in one place in recent memory.

The club has worked hard to be innovative and on the cutting edge. It bills itself as "Not your grandfather's Rotary", highlighting the differences between this club and the perception of what Rotary is.

This club is built from the ground up with a diverse range of individuals - with an impressive age range from mid 30s to mid 80s. The club is also very active with social media and digital presence.

Our Meeting Time and Place
Columbia Ridge Winery

Starting March 20, 2025, the Rotary Club of Three Creeks calls Columbia Ridge Winery it's home for regular club meetings.

With exceptions when we have occasional off-site meetings or club socials in different locations, the club meets here on all first and third Thursdays, unless participating in a noticed offsite meeting.

Columbia Ridge Winery is located at 3006 NW 199th Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642.