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University District Rotary Club Bulletin 1 University District Rotary Club Bulletin Wednesday, January 8, 2020 PH: (206) 542-7070 PO Box 31125, Seattle, WA 98103 Dave Spicer, President Meeting Location Program for January 10 Seattle Yacht Club 1807 E Hamlin St. Special Address from Washington Lieutenant Governor Seattle, WA 98112 Cyrus Habib: Insider's View From The Executive Branch When: Every Friday Cyrus Habib was elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington Lunch: 12:00 - 12:30 pm state in November 2016 at the age of 35. He had previously Business: 12:30 - 1:00 pm been elected to the State House of Representatives in 2012 Speaker: 1:00 - 1:30 pm and the State Senate in 2014, where he was Democratic Whip and a member of the Democratic leadership team. VISITORS ARE WELCOME As Lt. Governor, he is President of the State Senate, serves as Future Programs Acting Governor whenever Governor Inslee leaves the state, and oversees an agency whose key issues include economic January 17 development, trade, and higher education. Since early 2019, Aaron Schmookler, the he has served as co-chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Princess and the Pea Governor’s Association. Principle A three-time cancer survivor, Lt. Governor Habib has been fully blind since age eight. January 24 His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Iran before he was born, and he is the first Harvest Against Hunger and only Iranian-American to hold statewide elected office in the United States. He is Presentation a graduate of Columbia University, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale January 31 Law School, where he was Editor of the Yale Law Journal. Susanna Ryan, Lt. Governor Habib practiced law at Perkins Coie, and served as Distinguished Seattle Walk Report Lawmaker in Residence at Seattle U Law School. He is a Truman Scholar, a Soros February 7 Fellow, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Rodel Fellow at the Aspen Steven Heim, Institute, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. GM Northgate Mall International District Celebration (by President Dave Spicer) Links Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 16, 4:00-5:30 pm. We will be celebrating the International District (just ahead of the Lunar New Year on January 25). This will be a gathering at Tai Tung Restaurant, a landmark restaurant in the ID Club Photos Club Facebook Page with 75 years of history and located at 655 S. King St. Our event Club Website will offer exquisite finger food selections and drinks. We will also DACdb have Assunta Ng who is a Seattle 4 Rotarian and Publisher of the District 5030 Website Northwest Asian Weekly. This is the only weekly English newspaper serving Washington’s Asian community. Club Bulletin Deadline Monday at 2:00 pm Join us and learn more about the International District and our Send ads & photos diverse Asian community. Members of Seattle International Rotary have also been invited to join us. Cost is $10. in .jpg Send material to: Please RSVP to Marilee Fuller ([email protected]). And [email protected] PLEASE bring a guest. 2 University Rotarians Host FIUTS Students On the evening of December 23 a dozen UW students gathered via FIUTS at Marilee Fuller’s home near Lake Union with URotary hosts (Marilee and Susan Sola) to watch the parade of boats with lights and Christmas music, and enjoy some very tasty eggnog and other yearend treats. India, Thailand, Finland, Taiwan and Kazakhstan were represented. Hearts and Wine 2020 (Supporting Harvest Against Hunger) Date: February 28, 2020 Time: 6:00-9:00 pm Place: The Foundry by Herban Feast Includes full buffet dinner, wine and spirit tasting, games, a live auction, and a Super Silent Auction. Tickets are $125 if purchased before January 20, $150 after that date. Purchase tickets here. Donations to The Rotary Foundation Welcome Any Time of Year! The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Donate at: https://www.rotary.org/en/donate. You can make a one-time donation or you can try Direct Giving. Direct Giving is when you allow the Foundation to debit your credit card (monthly, quarterly, or annually) at a set dollar amount. Just check “Recurring donation.” You can also give your check to either Son Michael Pham or Ezra Teshome. 3 Board Approves New Member Applications Sheila Hosner has been proposed for club membership by Omara Ben Abe. Sheila retired after a -26 year career at the WA State Department of Ecology where she held various positions including Environmental Education and Outreach, Spill Response, Regulatory Lead, Communications, and, finally, Legislative Liaison to the State Legislature. After retirement, she spent two and half years volunteering at a hospital in Uganda, where she managed a program that provided medical care to people who could not afford it. Under her leadership the program expanded ten-fold, providing lifesaving and life changing care to almost 775 adults and children. Currently, Sheila is working with a community in eastern Uganda that is working to build a critically needed health clinic. The clinic will be located in the Bududa District and serve five sub-counties with a population of approximately 80,000 people. Her role in this effort is serving as Development Officer of the Bukobero Community Health Centre. Sheila is a graduate of the University of Washington with a BA in Comparative Literature and an MA in Library Science; and also a graduate of the Charite Medical School of Berlin, Germany, with an MS in International Health. Her hobbies include travel, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, reading, hiking, cooking, and attending theater. Sheila lives in Southeast Seattle, her phone number is 206-910-9712, and her email is [email protected]. Joseph (Joe) Whitford has been proposed for club membership by Dave Spicer. Joe is a lawyer by profession and a Partner in the firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He has been a corporate attorney since 1975, focusing his practice on representing high growth emerging companies in the technology sector. He is currently a trustee and past president of the board of trustees of Holy Names Academy. He is also the co-founder and co-chairman of Friends of Seattle Mombasa Schools, a Seattle- based non-profit. His special interests include international topics and education. He is a Seattle Sounders fan and enjoys travel in foreign countries. Joe has a BA in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and a JD from Syracuse University College of Law, also in New York. He and his wife, Donna, have three adult daughters. They live in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle. His phone number is 206-399-4107 and his email is [email protected]. Kathy Warnaca has been proposed for club membership by Teri Cicero. Kathy is a retired sales representative for Ivystone (national rep group for gifts, furniture and home décor). Her territory as a sales rep was Alaska, where she traveled many times with her husband, Doug, who sold lumber there for Boise Cascade. Kathy grew up in Oregon, where her father was a Methodist Minister for 44 years. She is a graduate of Willamette University in Salem. Her current community activities have been through her church, Sand Point Community United Methodist, where she serves as chair of Staff Parish Relations. She also helps prepare food for Tent City 3 monthly and carries out other service activities through the church. She and her husband also support Treehouse for foster kids. Kathy’s hobbies and interests include music (singing in the church choir), spending time with her grandchildren, reading and urban walks. Kathy and Doug live in northeast Seattle. Her phone number is 206-484-5504 and her email is [email protected]. 4 5 Dale Hicklin Receives Unsung Hero Award Upcoming Club Activities and Deadlines Jan 10 10:30 am. Fundraising Committee meeting at SYC, Commodore Room (upstairs). Jan 11 8:30-11:00 am. Food Packing Party, Northwest Harvest Warehouse, 22220 68th Ave. S., Kent. Register at www.harvestagainsthunger.org. Jan 16 4:00-5:30 pm. International District celebration at Tai Tung (Chinese restaurant), 655 S. King St. $10/person includes finger food selections and drinks. Assunta Ng, Seattle 4 Rotarian and publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly, will be the speaker. Join us and learn more about the International District and our diverse Asian community. Bring a guest! Seattle 4 Rotarians are also invited to this event. Dale Hicklin (center) receives his award from Son Michael Pham (left) and President Dave Spicer (right). Jan 25 9:00-12 noon. Harvest Against Hunger work party at Food Lifeline, 815 S. 96th St., Seattle. At the December 20 club meeting, Dale Hicklin was Jan 30 4:00 pm. Volunteers needed to serve dinner at surprised with the Unsung Hero award, in honor of Ronald McDonald House. Contact Rick Reimer, his extensive Rotary service over many years. 206-550-8259 or [email protected]. In addition to leading activities such as Husky Feb 8 6:00-9:00 pm. Valentine’s dinner at Buca de Ushering (which results in donations to our Service Beppo (Italian restaurant), 701 Westlake Ave. N. Fund) and $35/person includes everything except alcoholic fundraising, Dale drinks. Cheechakos and their mentors are was honored for his especially encouraged to attend, but ALL are generous welcome. RSVP Vicki Robbins, [email protected] contributions or Kirk Laughlin, [email protected]. toward the Feb 28 6:00-9:00 pm at The Foundry by Herban Feast.
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