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WEEKLY BULLETIN FEATURED SPEAKER FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
Dino Rossi
Dino’s paternal grandpa, Silvino Rossi, immigrated to America from Italy around the turn of the 20th century. Silvino spent some time in New York City, but it was too crowded for him so he decided to come to Washington, where his sister had already settled and married. Speaking little English, Silvino had few options, so he became a coal miner in Black Diamond along with many other Italian immigrants. Silvino and his wife, Concetta, stayed in Black Diamond until the early 1920s, then they moved to Seattle first the Rainier Valley and finally Beacon Hill. Silvino worked for the City of Seattle building streets. The Rossis had 11 children, one of whom was John Rossi, Dino’s father. Education was very important in the Rossi household, so when Dino’s dad graduated from Cleveland High School he decided to go to Seattle University and become a teacher. Dino’s dad ended up teaching in Seattle Public Schools, where he taught for some 20 years. Dino’s mother, Eva, came from Alaska. She was half Irish, half Tlingit Alaskan Native. She’d married in Alaska and had five children, but the marriage became difficult. To get away from the situation, Eva took her kids to Seattle. For a time the family lived in public housing in Holly Park while Eva waitressed during the day and went to beauty school at night. When John Rossi and Eva met, Eva had her five children and John was a widower with a son he’d adopted. They married and had one son together: Dino Rossi. The Rossi family, now seven children strong, eventually moved up to Mountlake Terrace. Dino’s dad was teaching at Viewlands Elementary School in North Seattle. The Rossi kids were raised on a school-teacher’s salary. They didn’t have a lot of money, but their house was full of love. Dino attended Viewlands Elementary, the same school where his dad taught. He went on to Mountlake Terrace Junior High and Woodway High School in Edmonds. Dino was an avid baseball player throughout school. For college, Dino decided on Seattle University, his dad’s alma mater. He had to work his way through school since his family couldn’t afford it. So Dino worked various jobs: he did construction, worked at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center with Bernie Whitebear, and was a janitor for a janitorial serviceÉhe even janitored at the Space Needle for awhile! After graduating from Seattle U with a degree in Business in 1982, Dino decided to travel. His father had died his junior year, and he needed some time before he went back to work. He had saved up enough money, and he left $200 in the bank so he’d have something to fall back on when he got back. He traveled around Southeast Asia, where his brother was a commercial diver, for about eight months. When Dino returned to Seattle, he saw an ad in the paper for becoming a commercial real estate agent. Dino got his license and started his career. He worked hard, and by the time he was 25 he’d saved up enough to buy his first property, a small apartment building. A short time later Dino met and married his wife, Terry. Dino and Terry first lived in Seattle, and after their first child, Juliauna (now 13), was born, they moved to the Sammamish Plateau near Issaquah. They also have three other children: Jake, 10; Joseph, 8; and little Jillian, 3. Dino built a successful career in commercial real estate and co-founded the Eastside Commercial Bank. In addition to community service with senior centers, the Boys & Girls Club and the Nature Conservancy, Dino became interested in politics and public service. In 1992 he ran unsuccessfully for the 5th Legislative District state Senate seat. He learned a lot from his loss, though, and in 1996 he ran again and won. He was re-elected in 2000 with nearly 70 percent of the vote. In a twist of fate, Dino ended up representing Black Diamond, the same place where his grandpa Silvino had been a coal miner almost a century before. In the state Senate, Dino became a leader on budget issues. He eventually became Chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee which writes the state budget in 2003, when the State faced the largest dollar deficit in history. Dino was able to work across party lines and balance the budget without raising taxes and while still protecting the most vulnerable. Dino also focused on other issues: he spearheaded legislation to punish drunk drivers and child abusers; he worked to fund the Issaquah salmon hatchery; he secured funding for Hispanic/Latino health clinics, and he championed funding for the developmentally disabled community. Dino announced his run for governor in November 2003 at the Issaquah Village Theater. He resigned from his state Senate seat in December to concentrate full time on the governor’s race. He is proud to have Republicans, Democrats and independents on his finance committee. Dino reached across party lines in the Senate, and he will do the same thing as governor. Dino is running for governor because he wants to make sure his children and everyone’s children have the same opportunities he and his family had here in Washington. Dino will bring new leadership and a fresh start to state government. September Golf Event at Trilogy
Please contact Brad Hunt if you have any questions on this event. Bellevue Rotary Receives Awards Bellevue Rotary received four awards for its gifts to the Rotary Foundation for the previous Rotary year 1) Most Benefactors (#3 in District) 2) Most Major Donors (#1 in District) 3) Highest Dollars Total Annual Giving (#3 in District) 4) 100% Member Annual Giving (this is our best accomplishment) Congratulations on a job well done.
Youth Exchange Program Many thanks to Kim and Janice Wold for the delightful BBQ party they hosted for all the District's exchange students and their host families. The eleven District 5030 students were avidly exchanging calling cards, making friends and planning future get togethers. The host families were in the other room hashing out solutions to the panic buttons on present and imagined difficulties. Thank you, Kim and Janice. Please remember to include Sol in your family outings and sports and cultural events, and schedule these through Pete Swindley for October and Ken Graham for November. They will coordinate with Katherine Michaud, her host family, and Sol. Also please put the word out to your children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and all of their friends that we are looking for candidates to go outbound to other countries. Any country with a Rotary Club is fair game to apply for; however, applicants may be directed to their second or third choice. France and Italy are usually over-applied for. These exchanges are summer or year long ones and are open only to students who are sophomores or juniors in high school, 16-18 years of age. The applicant's family is usually expected to host the student's foreign "brother" or "sister" for the same amount of time, approximately one and a half to three months. In my absence for approximately six weeks, Katherine Michaud, Youth Exchange Vice Chair, will disburse applications and handle interviews of applicants (Ph Home-425 688-7790 or Cell-206 909-7790). Let's have an avalanche of applicants! Lisa Marie Curda of the famed Glen Curda family has already applied. So the race is on! Scheduling Sol Our exchange student Sol is living with Katherine Michaud and her family until December 1st, when she will move to Kim Wold's home. Please coordinate your invitations for Sol with the following people: October - Pete Swindley (Ph 425-455-9358) November - Ken Graham (Ph 425-688-5083) December - Kim Wold (Ph 425-562-6929 January - Mike Ryan (Ph 425-985-4619 February - Jim Black (Ph 425-283- 0408 March - Leslie Lloyd (Ph 425-990-3096 Last minute arrangements can be made directly with Sol at sol_rengel@hotmail.com (Ph 425-688-7790. * * *
10-02, 1:00 pm, Genesee Upper Park 10-09, 1:00 pm, Shoreline B 10-16, 1:00 pm, Washington Park 10-23, 1:00 pm, Shoreline B 10-30, 1:00 pm, Interbay Stadium 11-13, 1:00 pm, Washington Park Applications for Community Grants The Bellevue Rotary Club will be taking applications for Community Grants until October 31st. There are certain guidelines that will be considered when reviewing each grant: 1) The funds must be beneficial to the Eastside. 2) Fund requests are not for operational expenses. 3) The maximum grant is $5,000. 4) The Grant Request Form must be filled out. This form is found in the dropdown menu under Club Forms at the top of each page on this website. 5) Email the completed form and any supporting information to Phil Bevan, or mail to: Phil Bevan Auction Beneficiary Selection It is now the time of year to select the "primary beneficiary" for our 2005 Bellevue Rotary Auction. If you are a member of, or involved with, a worthy charitable organization, or if there is an organization that you believe would be a good primary beneficiary of the Auction proceeds, please forward the contact information for that organization to Ross Jacobson. The organization will be contacted directly and asked to submit a request to us to be considered as beneficiary. Please keep in mind that our primary beneficiary is likely to be an organization that can also support the Auction and the fund raising by bringing its supporters to the April 23, 2005 Auction event. If you have questions, please contact Ross Jacobson.
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Next Meeting * * * GREETER * * * SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Phil Bevan, 09/02 Lee Kraft, 09/05 Peter Kirov, 09/06 Clare Nordquist, 09/07 John Valaas, 09/09 Lew White, 09/15 Dennis Conrad, 09/16 Brian Gain, 09/16 Gus Hart, 09/21 David Schooler, 09/22 Millard Lesch, 09/25 Sherry Ladd, 09/27 Rich Reis, 09/30
* * * * Award Winning! * * * * Are you receiving The Rotarian Magazine? If not, contact Laurie Larson or email The Rotarian Magazine. * * * * Rotary Check out Rotary International’s Rotary Business Portal! Each member can access his/her own information. You will need the your ID (located above your name on the mailing label of the monthly Rotary magazine), the club ID, and our district number for access. This last two numbers are available in the Member Directory. * * * * The permanent mailing address for Bellevue Rotary is: Laurie Larson |
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