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Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club
Serving communities near and far, one act, one gift, one life at a time.
We are People of Action.
Changing Lives in Our Local and World Communities Through Service and Financial Support
Chartered in 1985, the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club is home to 100+ community-minded leaders. We are dedicated to Service Above Self and Rotary’s global mission to promote peace, goodwill, and understanding in Bellevue and beyond.
Our Vision
At Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, we want a Bellevue where no student goes hungry, where cost doesn’t decide who gets to go to college, and where anyone who wants to make a difference has a place to start. Rotary gives us the reach to work on that within Bellevue, and in communities all across the world.
Forty years in, we measure that vision in specifics. Every year, roughly 4,700 Bellevue students facing food insecurity get support through programs we help fund. We’ve awarded more than $392,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates. And 36,000 laptops we’ve delivered overseas have put 25,000 students in front of a working computer, many for the first time in their lives.
Our Mission
Bellevue Breakfast Rotary brings together local professionals who would rather take action on the state of the world than talk about it. We meet three Friday mornings a month at the Bellevue Hilton, then go to work: funding scholarships for local graduates, feeding students who need it, and backing clean water, education, and autism projects here in King County and overseas.
Our Values
Service Above Self is the Rotary motto, and it’s the standard we hold our own projects to. Before we take something on, we run it through the Four-Way Test, the four questions Rotarians have used as an ethical gut check for generations:
- Is it the truth?
- Is it fair to all concerned?
- Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
- Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Those questions shape how we pick projects, how we spend money, and how we treat each other on a Friday morning. They’re also why our membership looks the way it does: people from different industries, different generations, and different backgrounds, all working on the same thing.
Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club
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Community Grants
Direct support for local projects that strengthen our region.
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Building stronger communities right here in Washington.
We’re proud to have a member of the Banner Bank team as part of our club, helping us serve the community together.
Club Leadership
The men and women who guide our club with steady hands and clear vision
Martin Clavijo
President
As a second‑generation Rotarian, I came to Rotary hoping to change the world — and found Rotary changing me in ways I never expected. At BBRC, your passion ignites our leadership and amplifies the impact we make together
John Schwager
Director of Community Service
I am proud of the BBRC and the hands-on support that we provide to local non-profits. To help feed the many low-income families in our community, we provided over 600 bags of fresh, nonperishable produce to Jubilee Reach and its “Groceries For Families” program.
Jenny Andrews
Director of International Service
In 2005, I went to Ethiopia for the first time to give polio vaccinations. From that moment onward, my Rotary focus has been international service. Rotary can, and will, eradicate polio…and, after that, malaria!
Anna Lancaster
Youth Service
My Rotary journey began with Rotary Youth Exchange, when I spent a year in Argentina as a long-term exchange student. After returning home, I participated in RYLA and Rotaract. I later joined BBRC and have continued to stay involved with Rotary Youth Exchange.
Our Commitment
Equity & Diversity
We embrace diverse perspectives to better serve our community. By fostering an inclusive environment, we ensure that leaders from all backgrounds can collaborate effectively to create a more equitable Bellevue and a more peaceful world.
We are People of Action.
Start your journey with us today and become part of something real.
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