David Laub
Ten Grands features ten grand pianos and ten concert pianists playing a variety of classical and modern pieces both simultaneously and individually. There is a concert in Seattle at Benaroya Hall on Saturday, May 17, at 7:00PM.Concert proceeds benefit The Snowman Foundation, which in turn benefits youth service groups, helps generate scholarships and music lessons for disadvantaged youth in Oregon and Southwest Washington and helps purchase pianos for schools and organizations in need.
For the first time, Ten Grands is taking its show on the road; specifically, taking it north to Seattle. In addition to raising funds for The Snowman Foundation, this performance will also benefit PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations). The organization strives to create a diverse and expansive community which celebrates and supports the vitality and variety of the arts.
If you would like to attend this event, please email David Laub at and let him know how many tickets you would like.
Fellowship Event: Golf at Trilogy
Brad Hunt
We have reserved 32 spots for the spring golf fellowship at Trilogy Golf Club, Redmond Ridge, on Wednesday June 4th. The cost is $100 for balls, carts, greens fee, prizes and food. The first starting time is 1:00 pm, and we will be playing a "Scramble" format.Spaces will be held on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and to book a spot, please contact Brad Hunt (Ph 425-417-6794).
David Bobanick, Executive Director
Rotary First Harvest
Thank you for your donation of $600.00 to Rotary First Harvest. Your support allows us to continue our work of providing nutritious fruits and vegetables to hunger programs throughout Washington. More than 60% of the 1.2 million people who receive help from a food bank each year in Washington are children or the elderly — our most vulnerable populations.Children and adolescents need adequate nutrition for proper growth and development. In children, poor nutrition not only impacts physical health, but psychosocial and behavioral problems as well. Undernourished children and seniors tend to be more fatigued and less interested in their social environment, as well as more susceptible to illness. This leads to more missed days of school for children and reduced independence for seniors.
Adequate nourishment is not equivalent to adequate energy intake. Children and seniors need regular, well-balanced, nutritionally complete meals in order to function optimally. In a study of fourth grade students, those consuming the lowest amount of protein in their diets had the lowest achievement scores. Iron deficiency has an immediate effect on concentration, influencing attention span and memory, decreasing the child's ability to learn. Missing just one meal can have negative effects on learning. A study examining the effects of morning fasting found that even among otherwise well-nourished children, skipping breakfast adversely affected a student’s performance on tests of speed and accuracy in problem-solving.
Yet there is a simple remedy: eating anti-oxidant, vitamin- and mineral-rich fruits and vegetables and high quality protein. Such items are often beyond the budgets, not just of those who use food banks, but also of the food banks themselves. This is where we come in — with your help.
Thanks to you, Rotary First Harvest will continue to turn millions of pounds of produce that might otherwise go to waste into an effective solution for hunger relief.
Dr. H. Leon Greene, M.D. was educated at Oklahoma State University and earned his MD at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his Medical Residency at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. 
