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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Simon B. "Bobby" Engram III, Wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, "Professional Athletes in the Community" | Bellevue Rotary Introduces New "Pathfinders" Program | Exciting Developments in Nepal! | Rotary First Harvest: Organic Pears For Sale | YWCA Eastside Women’s Center Grand Re-Opening | Fellowship: Carolina Smoke Barbecue! | Fellowship: Visit to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute | Fall Clean-Up Event at Highland Park | 2008-09 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants
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Simon B. "Bobby" Engram III
Wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks
"Professional Athletes in the Community"
Simon B. "Bobby" Engram, III, is a wide receiver for the National Football League (NFL) Seattle Seahawks. Bobby has been with the Seattle Seahawks since 2001 having originally been drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1996 in the second round of the NFL draft. A native of South Carolina, Mr. Engram attended Pennsylvania State (Penn State) and was a star receiver there— at the time, he was the holder of nine of the school’s receiving records and Penn State coach Joe Paterno thought him one of the best players to ever play for the school. Since joining the NFL, Bobby Engram has been a dependable receiver with a high percentage of his catches resulting in first downs and touchdowns. In 1998 he had a then career-best 987 receiving yards and in 1999 a then career-best 88 receptions. Engram set the Seahawks' single-season record for pass receptions in 2007, and set career highs with 94 receptions, 1,147 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns.
Bobby is married to Deanna, and they have three children: daughter Bobbi, 10, and sons Dean, 8, and Trey, 3. Daughter Bobbi was born with the hereditary disease sickle cell anemia. Since then, Bobby has been involved in raising awareness and funding to find an acceptable cure for sickle cell. Engram actively participates in advocacy and works with Washington State legislatures to raise awareness for sickle cell funding and research. He is also involved with the Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative, a partnership formed to educate and support families who are dealing with sickle cell disease.
In 2006, Bobby established the Walk for Sickle Cell Disease, and it has been an annual fundraising event ever since. August 31, 2008, marked the third year of the walk and the first year hosted under the Bobby Engram Foundation—the foundation created in June 2008 by Bobby and Deanna, which “strives to provide hope, courage and opportunity to underprivileged children who suffer from chronic pain that affects their lives physically or emotionally.”
To no surprise, Bobby was named the Seattle Seahawks 2007 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for his community work as well as the Steve Largent Award. In August 2007, he spoke at the Lenny Wilkens Foundation Dinner & Auction, raising money for the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Washington. He is also supportive of Seattle teammates’ foundation fundraisers.
Bellevue Rotary Introduces New "Pathfinders" Program
Bellevue Rotary has created a member mentoring program which has been named 'Pathfinders. " The purpose of the program is to assist new members (or even existing members) who need extra assistance in integrating into club activities. By getting new and existing members working together to focus on a member's first year of Rotary, the experience is expected to be much more inclusive, productive and fun. In short, a new member would have a mentor to show them the ropes, help integrate and navigate what can sometimes be a much slower acclamation process.
We are seeking volunteers who are willing to be mentors for six months to one year to a new Rotary member, most likely a red badger, not to take the place of the red badge/blue badge chair, but to compliment the experience. The mentor would be matched by the Pathfinder Committee to help the red badger through the first six months or so to feel more connected. This would require the mentor to sit with the new member at lunches or Rotary events, make introductions to members, assist with information on committees, projects, classification — helpful navigator, so to speak.
We also need a Pathfinder Committee to help set up the program, clarify roles in the program, match members and mentors, and monitor and report the success of the Program. Rotary Board members are joining in on this project, but we need additional volunteers. The pathfinder Program Chair is Nita Petry. Her contact information is nita_petry@ajg.com, phone: 425-974-4447.
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Exciting Developments in Nepal! Sandy Clark, USA Co-Chair Nepal Disability Awareness Campaign |
We have had 18 partner projects submitted by 12 Nepali Rotary and Rotaract Clubs. Each project addresses a different set of issues for Nepal’s population with disabilities from providing hearing aids for the hearing impaired to manufacturing orthopedic shoes for children with disability.
We have a number of District 5030 Rotary clubs already matched up with Nepali Rotary partners, but we need more clubs to step up and be a part of this comprehensive effort to uplift and empower people with disabilities in Nepal!
To find out more about the projects and which ones still need partners, please contact Sandy Clark and/or check out the project website.
Rotary First Harvest: Organic Pears For Sale
You can buy a 24-pound box of organic Bartlett pears from Wenatchee for $25, and $10 of every order will benefit Rotary First Harvest. Orders are due by October 3 and will be available on October 21 and 22. You can get an order form from FirstHarvest.org or from David Schooler.
Don't forget to volunteer at Northwest Harvest, 22220 68th Ave S, Kent, on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 AM-12 noon. The next date is October 11. If you plan to attend, please let David Schooler know.
YWCA Eastside Women’s Center Grand Re-Opening
The YWCA, Bellevue First Congregational Church and Bellevue Rotary Club invite you to the re-opening of a first-of-its-kind Eastside drop-in center for homeless women. The re-opening will be held on Thursday, October 2, from 3:30–6:00 p.m (brief program begins at 5:00 p.m. ), at the Bellevue First Congregational Church, 752 108th Avenue NE. The construction of a newly remodeled permanent center was made possible by generous donations from the Bellevue Rotary Club.
The new facility includes a kitchen, showers, laundry facilities, computers, phones, comfortable seating and an eating area. Since opening in December 2006, the Center has served 226 women with essential services and ongoing referrals to help build self-sufficiency. Made possible through partnerships and funding from local governments, churches, individuals and businesses, this is an opportunity for the YWCA to share a vital community resource.
Come celebrate with us! Tours will be offered before and after the brief program. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Cathy MacCaul (Ph 206.461.4441).
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Fellowship: Carolina Smoke Barbecue!
Byron Piro
Alright, all you cowboys and cowgirls, the summer ain’t quite over yet. We plan to squeeze the last bit of sunshine out of the season and y'all are invited to partake of some awesome BBQ, done up by the best Q guy in town — David from Carolina Smoke! Anyone at Uncle Leff’s place last year will tell ya! We had a great time, and the BBQ was better than stepping in a mudpie with yer bare toes! So come and join us!
Rotarians, families and guests are invited to join us at Camp Korey at Carnation Farm, Sunday, October 5th, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Cost is $27.00 per person (Confederate accepted; BYOB). There will also be tours of the Carnation Farm museum, led by the great-grandson of the farm’s founder.
A special thanks to Jim Hebert for making Camp Korey at Carnation Farm available for this event. It’s a unique opportunity so let’s take advantage of it!
RSVP with the number in your group to Byron Piro (Ph 425-464-4860) or TJ Woosley (Ph 425-455-5730). Sign-up sheets will also be available on the tables at Rotary lunch.
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.
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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.
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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