Upcoming Club Meetings

Regular meetings of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks are held first and third Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., in the Bud Van Cleve Community Room at Luke Jensen Sports Park (4000 NE 78th St, Vancouver, WA 98665) unless otherwise noted below. Occasional "offsite" meetings will be held at businesses in the area. Those will be announced as they are confirmed.

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Upcoming Hands On Service Project Opportunities

December Service Project: Assisting the Holiday Shop - Benefiting YWCA
Date & Time: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 3-5 p.m. and/or 5-8 p.m.
Location: YWCA Community Office
Address: 3609 Main Street, Vancouver
We are in need of eight volunteers for a 3-5 p.m. gift-wrapping shift, and three volunteers for a 5-8 p.m. gift wrapping and cleanup shift on Wednesday, Dec. 19 to help the YWCA Holiday Shop program. Please sign up for either shift, or both, if you wish.


Service Projects Completed by the Rotary Club of Three Creeks

1. November 2016 - "Pass the Hat" which raised nearly $250 at one meeting for Water Buffalo Project (International Service)
2. December 2016 - Santa's Posse Toy Drive for Clark County Sheriff
3. March 2017 - Smoke Detector Installation  at Ridgefield Marina with Clark County Fire & Rescue
4. May 2017 - Rotarians at Work Day at Silver Buckle Ranch
5. June 2017 - Healing Garden Plantings at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
6. September 2017 - Whipple Creek Hollow Trail Rehabilitation in Ridgefield on Clark County Connects Day
7. September 21, 2017 - Raised $2,100 for Rotary Disaster Relief (including a $1,000 match from Steve Pash) at club meeting
8. October 26, 2017  - Members served the Frassati Dinner at St. James Catholic Church to more than 150 needy people
9. November 14, 2017 - Members repacked food at the Clark County Food Bank
10. December 6, 2017 - Members donated a barrel full of toys to the Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse during a Toy Drive at club meeting.
11. December 14, 2017 - Members volunteered to wrap gifts and handle logistics for Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse program
12. December 17, 2017 - Members volunteered time to deliver gifts and food boxes for Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse program
13. January 25, 2018 - Members volunteered time to paint two rooms at Share's Hazel Dell shelter
14. February 28, 2018 - Members volunteered time, and donated items, to Every28Days providing feminine hygiene items to homeless women
15. March 10, 2018 - Members planted 26 trees (one for each club member) at Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center
16. April 28, 2018 - Members assembled numerous pieces of IKEA furniture for the Clark County YWCA
17. May 12, 2018 - Members prepared garden plots and spread wood chips on paths at Beacon Farm for North County Community Food Bank
18. May 31, 2018 - Members served meals and helped with setup and clean up at Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal Charter Night event
19. July 21, 2018 - Members placed approximately 2,400 square feet of sod in the "Freedom Fence" outdoor dog area at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington
20. September 8, 2018 - Ten members and two guests pulled weeds from garden beds at Heritage Farm on Clark County Connects Day
21. September 27, 2018 - Nine members and three guests performed final harvest and cleaned up garden beds with Partners In Careers' Roots to Roads Veterans Program
22. October 27, 2018 - Nine members and a spouse painted a large room with high ceilings at Shared Hope International's Vancouver, Wash. headquarters
23. November 3, 2018 - Six members and a spouse volunteered to rake leaves, eliminate moss, pressure wash, pull weeds, etc., at the Clark County Veterans War Memorial in Vancouver, in preparation for Veterans Day ceremonies
24. November 10, 2018 - Eight members and a family member volunteered to complete outside tasks including installing siding, spray insulation, fire blocking, and caulking in preparation for paint at Habitat for Humanity's McKibbin Commons

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Rotary Club of Three Creeks Board Meetings

Our club board meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at noon, typically in the same location as the club's meeting that night, but check the website for specific location. Board meetings are open to all members and attendance at a board meeting can be used as a makeup meeting to support attendance requirements. These dates and locations are subject to change. Please contact a board member directly to confirm the day, time and place of our next board meeting.

2018 Board Meetings:
January 18, 2018 at Luke Jensen Sports Park
February 15, 2018 at Luke Jensen Sports Park
March 15, 2018 at Vancouver Fire Station #7 (12603 NE 72nd Avenue, Vancouver)
April 19, 2018 at 3Peaks Public House & Taproom (24415 NE 10th Ave., Ridgefield)
May 17, 2018 at Starbucks Crossroads Center (14300 NE 20th Ave., Vancouver), 4:30 p.m.
June 21, 2018 - no meeting
July 13, 2018 at Applebee's Salmon Creek (13006 NE Highway 99, Vancouver), noon. Meeting minutes here
August 10, 2018 at Applebee's Salmon Creek (13006 NE Highway 99, Vancouver), noon. Meeting minutes here
September 14, 2018, no meeting.
October 12, 2018, Sixth Avenue Bistro (7904 NE 6th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98665), noon. Meeting minutes here
November 9, 2018, Sixth Avenue Bistro (7904 NE 6th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98665), noon. Meeting agenda here
December 14, 2018 no meeting

2019 Board Meetings:
January 11, 2019, location TBA, noon
February 8, 2019, location TBA, noon
March 8, 2019, location TBA, noon
April 12, 2019, location TBA, noon
May 10, 2019, location TBA, noon
June 14, 2019, location TBA, noon

2017 Board Meetings:
January 9, 2017 at Applebee's Salmon Creek
February 13, 2017 at Applebee's Salmon Creek
March 13, 2017 at Applebee's Salmon Creek
April 20, 2017, 4 p.m. at Northwest Smile Designs
May 18, 2017, 4 p.m. at Northwest Smile Designs
June 15, 2017 - canceled
July 20, 2017 - 4:30 p.m., Starbucks - Hazel Dell
August 17, 2017, 4:30 p.m., Starbucks - Hazel Dell
September 21, 2017, 4:30 p.m., Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center - sixth floor meeting room
October 19, 2017, 4 p.m. - canceled
November 16, 2017, 4 p.m. at Corwin Beverage Company
December 21, 2017, 4 p.m. - no meeting due to holidays