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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
David Newell, M.D., Co-Executive Director, Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center, "Swedish Neuroscience Institute – Future Directions in the Neurosciences" | Fellowship: Visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute | Fall Clean-Up Event at Highland Park | Videographer Training | Rotary Mentor Program | 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants
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Kathleen Steele, 09/25 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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David Newell, M.D.
Co-Executive Director
Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center
"Swedish Neuroscience Institute – Future Directions in the Neurosciences"
Dr. Newell is co-executive director of the Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center. Previously, he was chief of neurosurgery at Harborview Medical Center and a professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Board-certified in neurological surgery, Dr. Newell specializes in the microsurgical treatment of the spine and cerebrovascular systems. He is one of the region’s premier experts in cerebral aneurysm and co-authored the No. 1 medical textbook on the subject: “Management of Cerebral Aneurysms” (Elsevier Inc. 2004). He also has specialized expertise in arteriovenous malformations, stroke, extracranial to intracranial bypass, minimally invasive spine surgery, skull base surgery and brain tumors.
Dr. Newell received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Washington. He was a fellow at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Dr. Newell has won many honors, awards and distinctions and has been named one of the “Best Doctors in America.” He is a principal investigator for many clinical trials and a recipient of multiple National Institutes of Health grants. He is the author of numerous medical journal publications and books.
Fellowship: Visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Chris Porter
We have arranged a visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) on October 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, as a fellowship for the BRC and two other clubs. SBRI is a leader in providing solutions to Global Health, especially in developing vaccines for Malaria and working on solutions to Aids, TB and other infectious diseases. They will give us an orientation on what they are doing, give a tour of the facilities, and have wine a cheese available for Rotarians.
For those interested, please Please RSVP by Monday, October 6, to elli.koskella@sbri.org or 206.256.7214. Space will be limited, so sign up early.
CLICK HERE for a printer-friendly flyer with this information.
Fall Clean-Up Event at Highland Park
The Environmental Services Committee has scheduled a fall clean-up event at Highland Park on Saturday, October 4th, from 9:00am to 11:00am. Work will include litter and brush removal from the park and Valley Creek.
The BRC adopted Valley Creek two years ago as part of the City of Bellevue's "Stream Team" program. All Rotarians and guests are welcome to join the work party, and it does qualify as a service project for members of the red badge brigade looking to cross that item off your list.
Highland Park is on 140th (across from the Safeway) between Bel-Red Road and Northup Way. Please contact BJ Rasmussen if you have any questions.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Best Western Executive Inn
200 Taylor Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
The District Conference Committee is sponsoring this free professional training for club videographers from a former television news videographer. This 90 minutes of training will move amateurs to semi-professionals. Learn techniques and tricks which will improve on location shooting and post production editing. This is a must for club videographers. Contact: Mark Gardner,
Rotary Mentor Program
Jim Hogue
For several years, members of the Rotary Mentor Program Committee have acted as volunteer industry advisors for a Multicultural Consulting Class in the Business Division of Bellevue Community College. As Advisors, we provide both industry and real world input to 4-to-6-student teams who are retained by Northwest companies to provide specific consulting input. This is an opportunity for Rotarians to interact directly with students and to participate in a meaningful aspect of their educational development
Volunteers participate in team meetings and advise the students regarding their efforts to provide the deliverables contracted for over a 3-month period from March through May. My goal is to attract enough additional Rotarians to the committee to be able to provide two Mentors for each team.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Jim Hogue (425-455-3879).
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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