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AUGUST 26, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Greg Johnson, President , Wright Runstad & Company, "Reality Check: Bellevue, Seattle & Beyond," Urban Land Institute results of an in-depth planning session with leaders from around the State about planning for the expected 50% growth in the Puget Sound region between now and 2040 | Rotary District After Hours Social | Message from the Programs Committee | Annual Fall Golf Fellowship | 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants | GSE Team Leaders Needed
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Alan Fulp, 08/16 PLEASE NOTE: If your birthday is this month but does not show in the list, you need to add it to your directory page online. |
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PLEASE NOTE: If the regular parking garage is full and you are turned away or redirected, please go to the Harbor Club parking lot.
Greg Johnson, President
Wright Runstad & Company
"Reality Check: Bellevue, Seattle & Beyond"
Urban Land Institute results of an in-depth planning session with leaders from around the State about planning for the expected 50% growth in the Puget Sound region between now and 2040
Greg Johnson is the President of Wright Runstad & Company and oversees all of the company’s development, investment, and management activities.
Based in Seattle, Wright Runstad & Company develops, acquires, manages and leases high-quality commercial office buildings throughout the Pacific Northwest. Guided by its core values of integrity, quality and service, the company has a 36-year history as one of the region’s premier real estate development and operating companies. Wright Runstad & Company is privately held and employs more than 120 outstanding individuals.
Wright Runstad & Company currently has several large projects under development in Seattle, Bellevue, and Olympia, including over 1.0 million square feet under construction: City Center Plaza in Bellevue, the Ninth and Jefferson Medical Office Building on the Harborview campus in Seattle, and the Washington State Employees Credit Union headquarters in Olympia. In addition, The Spring District, a 36-acre neighborhood, is in the planning stages in Bellevue’s Bel-Red corridor. Wright Runstad & Company also manages a property portfolio of more than 5.0 million square feet and maintains active relationships with several of the nation’s premier institutional real estate investors and lenders.
Greg earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Wright Runstad & Company, Greg held real estate investment and development positions with both national and international companies.
He serves as the Chair of both the Urban Land Institute’s Seattle District Council and the Advisory Board of the Runstad Center for Real Estate at the University of Washington. In addition, Greg is active in several civic and professional organizations.
Rotary District After Hours Social
District Governor Jesse Tam would like to invite everyone to the District's first quarterly after-hours social on Thursday, August 28, from 5:00 pm-7:30 pm, at Maplewood Greens (Maplewood Golf Course), 4050 Maple Valley Highway, Renton. Admission is $5.00 and there will be a no-host bar,along with hors d'oeuvres provided by Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club (BBRC) and District 5030, as sponsors of the event. Space is limited and RSVP is required to Lilly Tam. or click the link on the home page of the District website.
All Rotarians and guests are invited to this after-work fellowship/social event. If you have potential Rotary members for your club, bring them to this event so they can see the larger Rotary experience! Come meet new friends or renew acquaintances from other clubs.
If you can't make this event, we will have three more after-hour socials over the course of the Rotary year, in different parts of our district. Check the District calendar for updated information.
Message from the Programs Committee
The Programs Committee is actively filling programs for the 2008–2009 Rotary year. As programs are selected, they are classified into one of the following categories: Arts & Entertainment, Business, Education, Environment, Health, Politics, and Social Services. The committee is always looking for good speakers, and the Rotary membership is often the best source of referrals. Please refer any speaker ideas to Program Chair Alan Fulp.
In particular, the committee is looking for more ideas in the “business” category. We appreciate your help to make the programs schedule interesting and vital to our membership!
Annual Fall Golf Fellowship
Brad Hunt
We have reserved 32 spots for our Annual Fall Golf Fellowship on Wednesday, September 17th, at Bellevue Golf Club. The cost is only $80.00 for carts, golf, prizes and a BBQ after the event.
The format is a "Scramble," and the first tee time is 12:00 noon. We will fill the 32 spots on a first-come, first-served basis. So far, 14 persons have signed up.
Contact Brad Hunt for more information.
2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants
Peter Wang
The 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Bellevue Rotary is soliciting applications for community service grants until October 15, 2008.
The following are some of the guidelines, not limiting to:
1. The funds must be community service oriented, beneficial primarily to the residents of the City of Bellevue and secondarily to residents of the neighboring Eastside cities.
2. Funds will be granted for capital investments in service projects and not for general operating expenses such as overhead and salary, etc.
3. The maximum grant per organization is $5,000.
4. A simple Letter of Inquiry must be filled out and received by October 15, 2008.
- The Letter of Inquiry should provide the following information:
- Organization information (name of organization, contact person, address, & telephone number).
- Single summary sentence of service project.
- Population & number of people benefiting from project.
- Total estimated budget of proposed project.
- Grant proposal and how the grant money will be utilized.
Upon favorable review, a Full Request may then be requested by a Bellevue Rotarian of the Community Grants Committee for final review.
The Community Grants Committee will then select the final list of grant proposals for approval by the Bellevue Rotary Executive Board.
Please send all Letters of Inquiry on or before October 15, 2008 to:
Bellevue Rotary
Attn: Community Grants
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009
For further questions, contact Peter C. Wang, Chair, Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Committee (Ph 425-241–0110), or Phil Noble, Vice Chair (Ph 206-689-2129.
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District 5030 needs Team Leaders for exchanges to India and France in 2009. Club members are encouraged to submit applications to serve as GSE Team Leaders for upcoming exchanges to India (01/24/09 to 02/23/09) and Southwest France (03/28/09 to 04/26/09). Fluency in French is required for the latter.
Past President Gary Zimmerman has served as a Group Leader for several exchanges and would be happy to discuss the duties and benefits from serving in that position. The application deadline is September 9, 2008.
For more information contact Judd Lees at or go to the GSE website.