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For the past 28 years, the Rotary clubs of Woodinville and of Northshore have co-owned and operated the Northshore Scholarship Foundation . The assets have grown from $5,661 in 1984 to $1,123,889 in 2012.
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For the past 28 years, the Rotary clubs of Woodinville and of Northshore have co-owned and operated the Northshore Scholarship Foundation. The assets have grown from $5,661 in 1984 to $1,123,889 in 2012. The Foundation and Rotary clubs combined have awarded a total of $2,006,870 in tuition scholarships to 1,499 graduates of our Woodinville, SAS, Inglemoor and Bothell high schools, and to students enrolled at Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington Bothell.
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Today we explore the connection between Northshore Scholarship Foundation Woodinville Rotary Club 1987-2012
NorthshoreScholarshipFoundation Establishedby theNorthshoreRotary Club 1984 1984-2012 The nine Founding Rotarian trustees werePhil Carter, Lowell Haynes, John B. Hughes, John Lloyd, Egon Molbak, Bob Munro, Bill Renn, Marv Workman and Al Zweber.
NorthshoreScholarshipFoundation The initial assetbase was only$5,661 1984 1984-2012 Comprised of four small memorial funds Northshore Rotary contributed $12,000 in 1984 Woodinville Rotary established a club account in 1988 with contributions totaling $15,000
Achievements – Looking at 28 Years WoodinvilleRotary Woodinville Rotary $1,592,486 Total contributions to the Foundation The number of scholarships awardedby the Foundation and Service Clubs 1,499 $2,006,870 The value of those scholarships $1,123,889 Assets as of May 1, 2012
The Foundation’s investment portfolio is monitored according to a specific policy developed by the Investment Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees. Larry Leonardson, Steve Dolan and EricGreenwood serve on the committee. Investment strategies are developed by counselors Robb Carter and Andrew Erisman of Freestone Capital Management. Management is with seven fund managers. Funds are deposited with Fidelity Brokerage Services and in a Banner Bank money market account.
Since becoming an owner in 1988, Woodinville Rotary has invested nearly $600,000 in the Foundation and providing scholarships. Scholarship awards paid by the club and donations made to establish 7 scholarship-producing accounts in the Foundation total $591,010 … or roughly 26 per cent of Woodinville Rotary charitable giving over the last 25 years. The club’s estimated charitable giving over that period will have totaled $2.266 million. Our 2012 Red, White & Brew Party charity fundraiser in October will add to that impressive total.
Since 1988, Woodinville Rotary Club has contributed $179,270 to establish accounts providing scholarship dollars for… • Woodinville Rotary Club a Marv Workman Business at UW Bothell a Jerry Wilmot UWB Masters of Business a Peg Phillips Theater Arts a 21 Acres Sustainable Living Education • Betsey Mental Health Advocacy • Marv Cook Memorial Math WoodinvilleRotary
These seven accounts fundedby Woodinville Rotary are among 51 scholarship-granting accounts maintained by the Foundation.
The Foundation requires a minimum contribution of $25,000 to open an account. Realistically, however, it would take a $50,000 investment for the account to annually generate the $1500 required to meet the minimum scholarship value for grants provided by the Foundation.
Woodinville Rotary has awarded 317 scholarships since 1988 Recipients of 2011 Scholarships at WHS
Of all the scholarship awards made by and through the Foundation over its 28 year history….20.5 per cent was paid for by Woodinville Rotary charity fundraising work.
By having established the seven accounts, Woodinville Rotary has made it possible to offer as many as five or six additional scholarships each year in addition to the 317 the club has directly paid for over the 25-year period. Jerry Wilmot Peg Phillips Marv Workman Betsey Hughes Marv Cook
Woodinville Rotary’s involvement in scholarships and the Foundation is not limited to numbers and process. The most rewarding element clearly is the satisfaction of hearing of the progress being made by the recipients of our scholarships and how tuition support has helped individuals follow their dream of gaining a college education or obtaining career-shaping vocational training. We were introduced to two of them as members of Bernadette Bascom's Music Project. They are both SAS graduates who entered the Running Start program at Cascadia Community College and are advancing to four-year schools. Throughout this presentation, I will be asking Rotarians who serve as Foundation trustees to share what each recipient wrote about “giving back to their community” – taken from the student’s application for renewal.
We would like to share the words of six recipients of Foundation scholarships – all of them juniors in college – who will be awarded renewable scholarships this month. These have been renewable for either two or four years. All maintain cumulative GPAs ranging from 3.22 to 3.92
Daniel Howe Inglemoor Graduate Recipient of the Janet & Gordon Livengood memorial scholarship. Scholarship renewal funded by the Foundation Majoring in Urban Studies at Yale College Tutors for underserved students in New Haven, Connecticut
Northshore ScholarshipFoundation For academic years 2012-2013, 60 students will receive $132,500 in scholarships… … $31,000 directly from Woodinville Rotary in new and renewed grants for 7 students.
On May 22nd, the Foundation will hold its28th annual recognition breakfast at the Northshore Senior Center to present scholarship grants to 60 recipients. The scholarshipswill be used by the recipients for tuition costs commencing in August and September for academic year 2012-2013.
Of the 60 scholarships, 14 will be paid by the owners of the Foundation --- Northshore Rotary, Woodinville Rotary and Kiwanis Club of Northshore. That amount is $45,000. The money is raised by the clubs and distributed to their selected recipients through the offices of the scholarship foundation. Seven of the 14 scholarships are paid by Woodinville Rotary – totaling $31,000. The $31,000 is part of our Woodinville club’s 2012 charitable giving plan -- $13,000 is for 3 renewals and $18,000 for 4 new scholarships, two of which are renewable. Northshore Rotary will award five and contribute $10,000. Kiwanis of Northshore will award two and contribute $4,000.
The other 46 scholarships are funded through a combination of -- q Distribution of the Foundation’s assets q Donations from sponsoring families or organizations to meet $1,500 minimum scholarship value q Grants from other Foundations
Aurora Peterson Bothell Graduate Recipient of Richard C, Worthington Memorial Citizenship AwardScholarship renewal funded by Foundation Majoring in Sociology at Western Washington University Guest reader at Bear Creek and Maywood Hills elementaries
Although Woodinville Rotary is but a one-third owner,it is the most supportive and active of the three clubs. How are we involved? Woodinville Rotarianswere members of the organizing trustees our organizing president Bill Renn, our first president Marv Workman and our present president John Hughes. Five of our members serve as trustees with Eric Greenwood elected vice president and Steve Dolan treasurer. Larry Leonardson is a past president of the Foundation and serves on the Investment Committee. Becky Clark is a member of the Communications Committee and Tana Baumler serves on the Community Relations Committee. John Hughes serves as executive director.
How you can become involved! At the May 22 breakfast, Woodinville Rotary will have the most members active in putting on the event. At least 15 volunteers are needed from Woodinville. Woodinville Rotariansparticipate on a number of teams needed to interview our scholarship candidates each year. In addition to making the selection of recipients of Woodinville Rotary-sponsored scholarships, the club has the responsibility to interview candidates and select recipients of the Karen Forys Memorial Scholarship and of the Arvid K. Pride family renewable scholarships. This year’s selection teams includedKaren McDonald, Bob Platte, Pam Johnstone, Gary Whitsell, John Abbott, Max Zellweger, Becky Clark, Tana Baumler, Jeff Lair, John Hughes. Rotarianswill be asked to help with the Wilmot and Workman scholarship selections at UW Bothell later this year.
Maren Talcott Woodinville Graduate Recipient of the Arvid K. Pride Family ScholarshipScholarship renewal funded by Foundation Majoring in elementary education at Washington State University. Incredibly passionate about teaching kindergarten.
Savannah Guillen Woodinville Graduate Recipient of the Arvid K. Pride Family ScholarshipScholarship renewal funded by Foundation Majoring in zoology at WSU, semester abroad in France Veterinary medicine is her goal. Able to explore the world.
Each fall, the trustees of the foundation determine a percentage of the Foundation’s total assets that will be distributed the following year for scholarships. The average distribution has been from 4.5 per cent to 6.5 per cent in recent years, depending on the portfolio earnings and growth. The Foundation dollars are then distributed to each of the 51 accounts in the Foundation, based on the percentage each has of the total shares of all 51 accounts.
In 2011, for instance, Woodinville Rotary’s 303.8 shares represented 1.9 per cent of the total shares. This generated $1,028 available to Woodinville Rotary in 2012. Karen Forys In contrast, the Karen Forys Memorial account, with 449 shares ($44,900 in contributions and accruals) represented 2.8 per cent of all Foundation shares and generated $1,524 for a scholarship award.
The Foundation requires that scholarships be awarded at a minimum value of $1,500. Should the distribution of dollars to the account be less than that amount, the sponsor has the option of paying the balance (or shortfall to $1500) or not award a scholarship in that year and carryforward the amount distributed to be used the following year. Without sponsor support, the Marv Cook Math scholarship might be issued but once every three years until the account balance is increased. Marv Cook was a popular math teacher at Woodinville High School who died of a heart attack in 2002.
Heidi Schauble Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) graduateCascadia Community College Graduate Recipient of a third Woodinville Rotary Make the Difference ScholarshipRenewal funded by Woodinville Rotary Club Majoring in Society. Ethics and Human Behavior at UW Bothell Hopes to work in education advocacy and administration
Maddie Williams Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) graduateCascadia Community College Graduate Recipient of a third Woodinville Rotary Make the Difference ScholarshipRenewal funded by Woodinville Rotary Club Accepted at University of Washington, Montlake Branch Will major in psychology. Will seek PhD in clinical psychology. Volunteering to help the homeless and the mentally ill.
Our community's job does not end with high school graduation! WoodinvilleRotary Club 1984-2012 and theNorthshoreScholarshipFoundation
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