Rotary Reporter Larry Leonardson

We were privileged again this year to see why we are Proud to be Rotarians. Having fun is serious business and today was very serious. It seemed like half of Woodinville Rotary heard revelry and were standing tall at 6:00 am at the Northshore Senior Center awaiting direction (instruction, in my case) to set tables, pass out drinks (coffee, screwdrivers, and Bloody Marys) and move the fruit to twelve o’clock. The full house crowd weaved its way in. Proud parents. And shy kids, each a scholar who earned a scholarship to further his or her education. Woodinville Rotary has no small part in this great affair since we generate a goodly part of the funds given away. But the fun part is in the giving. To see these young people begin to think of things beyond Northshore (although Cascadia and UW were well represented) is very satisfying. We are making a difference in real lives!

Lots of serious majors and double majors (biochemistry and English!) Students headed to UW far outnumbered students intending to matriculate at WSU. The kids were great: “college rocks” and thank yous to “my family and my girlfriend’s family.” It takes a village, I guess.

My wife says you can tell by the third grade if a kid is going to be a bum or not. These kids are going to be doctors, actors, technicians of all kinds …

Executive director Hugo handled the introductions with aplomb and reminded the kids and parents just who and what the Northshore Scholarship Foundation is. Many of the families who have donated money to create memorial scholarships for family members were present to see the recipients and congratulate them on the success and to wish them well in taking the next steps to their educational goals.

Andrew Teachout, 2007 WHS grad, heading to UW Bothell in the fall
on the Marv Workman Business Scholarship

A new scholarship was awarded this year for the first time in honor of our very own Marvelous Marv Workman. This scholarship is awarded to someone who wants to know how to succeed in business and become a Rotarian, although the latter criterion is a suggestion only. Another new scholarship was awarded in the name of Rusty Young, the Northshore Rotarian who passed away last year. This scholarship is given to a Northshore graduate with a proven record of community service. The Pat Matthews Scholarship was given this year for the first time. This scholarship seeks to find a teacher who is looking for further teaching credentials and is given in honor of the wife of the Kiwanians’ own Col. Bob Matthews.

The Foundation awarded 89 separate scholarships totaling almost $150,000. The fiftieth endowed scholarship in the name of former school superintendent Lee Blakely was announced and will be awarded for the first time at the 2008 recognition breakfast.

But the numbers do not mean anything. The annual breakfast is a good time to see the other service clubs and for the schools and the community to see what we do. And it is a great way to have some serious fun.

Respectfully submitted --- L. Leonardson, trustee,
Northshore Scholarship Foundation

Floor chief Tana Baumler instructed Larry Duffield and our Prez on the art of seeing to the needs of attendees at the breakfast.	Vicki Puckett attempted to "wink away" photog Snappy from detecting someone had spirited in a Maltby cinnamon roll for the crew.
Snappy Jarvis made a play for the microphone as the program concluded.

Hugo Briefs . . . The leadership team meets Thursday at 5 p.m.-ish at the Brian Carter Cellars tasting room to work on plans for the 2007 Wine'n Shine charity fund-raising auction event . . . Prez-elect Rick Pisani introduced a suggested organizational structure for Rotary clubs when the outgoing and incoming leadership gathered May 22 for a special meeting. Rotary at the international level is suggesting that the club leadership consist of six elected officers and five chairs of committees which would cover club administration, Rotary Foundation, public relations, membership and service. Action on the idea is expected at a June board meeting . . . Also at this meeting of the respective "boards", international service director Art Haines reviewed a number of projects under study this past year, including Engineers without Borders, orphanage needs in Mexico, humanitarian work in Chile and Peru, and a project to work with UW Bothell students in providing access to safe drinking water for villages in Kenya and other developing African nations. The club will contribute $2,000 this year for the 2007 Engineers without Borders summer trip to Bolivia and hold $5,000 for future donation to their future work in that region. In addition, $1,000 each will go to the other three projects for which presentations were made at the meeting . . . under goals for the club in 2007-08, the idea of pursuing a Rotaract club on the campus of Cascadia Community College-University of Washington Bothell was enthusiastically endorsed when hands of all attendees shot upward when polled by the Prez . . . Gretchen Garth and Dave Muehleisen of 21 Acres attended the meeting and reported that ground breaking for a major 16,000 square foot community education center could happen as early as September. The center's cost is projected at $6 million with the bulk of the funds still to be secured through private donations and public grants. Fourteen years ago, a group of enthusiasts of sustainable agriculture set about to find this permanent home for the Woodinville Farmers Market, Gretchen pointed out. . . Joe Truglio reported on plans to raise funds for the endowment to support the Marv Workman Business Scholarship at UW Bothell. An Alaskan cruise is planned August 24-31, 2008 to generate the bulk of the $30,000 goal for the endowment. Details will be outlined at the June 5 evening social event and as the program for the June 12 club meeting which will feature representatives of the cruise line who will give specific highlights and costs of the cruise. . . speaking of the Fifth Tuesday social at the Jarvis estate on north Holywood Hill, the address for those familiar with Map Quest is 16038 NE 165th St., Woodinville WA 98072. The evening will feature a performance by our very own "Pair a Docs", a special scholarship presentation, and formal announcement of the Cruisin' with Marv "fun-raiser" for August 2008 . . . and a hearty get well wish goes to Becky Clark who missed the scholarship breakfast, beginning an arduous recuperation process following hip replacement surgery May 22.

Installation Dinner
Early Announcement Details

It's not too early to be making your plans to attend the
June 26 installation dinner at Willows Lodge, so says Daryl Eckland. Daryl is asking that you email the names of those attending and whether they prefer meat or fish as their entree. The info will be collected by President Gary Whitsell.

Further, he asks that you select "a wine you would be proud of serving to your friends" and bring the bottle to a meeting either June 12 or 19. These wines will be served during the 5:30 p.m. social hour.

Make your reservation and meal selections with an email to the Prez at:

Rotary in Review - Spring '07
May 23 Scholarship Event		SAS Students at 21 Acres
March 13 Rhone Blend Tasting for Scholarships	Service Above Self Work Party at Rotary Community Park	Central Bolivia Humanitarian Project in Detail by Engineers
A 20-year Perspective for Rotary	Nikita carries Fools day as the Princess of Grace	A gallery of photos for Spring