The run-up to the presidential election in Ukraine in 2004 grows into the Orange Revolution, and rallies around the Club many civically conscious people. The Club sponsors and organizes two trips for 300 people wishing to vote in Ukraine’s presidential elections at the Ukrainian consulate in San Francisco. To express solidarity with the protesters in the main square in Kyiv, the Club organizes rallies in the center of Seattle, attracting the attention of local media.