Jon Scholes, president and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, will speak at the Rotary Club of Mercer Island’s meeting on April 1 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St.

The main meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.; socializing is from noon to 12:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome and there is no fee to attend. A catered lunch from Pogacha is available for $25, or attendees can bring their own meal.

Scholes will discuss the revitalization of downtown Seattle, and the challenges and opportunities facing Seattle’s urban core five years post-Covid.

In 2014, Scholes was appointed to his role with the association, an 1,100-member organization formed in 1958 to create a healthy, vibrant downtown for all providing cleaning, safety and transportation services across 300 square blocks in downtown.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Mercer Island, visit http://mirotary.org