Rotarians Save Lives - and YOU Can Too!  

Join us on February 17 for a compelling program showcasing how our community works together to save lives in our area. Seattle Fire Department Chief and Seattle 4 Rotarian, Harold Scoggins, will start our program with an overview of our region’s emergency response services and highlight how local systems like MEDIC ONE collaborate in a unique way to save lives in our community multiple times every day! Following a brief demo, everyone in the ballroom will have a hands on CPR lesson delivered by one of 30 MEDIC ONE volunteers joining us. Mark Wright will close our program with an inspiring interview with a real life-saving hero who saved the life of a fellow Rotarian!  You never know when you might be the one to make the difference between life and death for a family member, colleague or a complete stranger… so come learn and/or refresh your CPR skills. If you can donate blood next Wednesday (before or after lunch) please register HERE for yet another live-saving act.

Chief Harold Scoggins was named Seattle Fire Chief in April 2015. As Fire Chief, he oversees a workforce of more than 1000 uniform and civilian members who respond to approximately 90,000 emergency runs a year while serving a population of nearly 650,000 residents. 
 
With 30 year of fire service experience, Chief Scoggins brings a vast wealth of knowledge and skills to the Seattle Fire Department. For the past quarter century, Chief Scoggins served the City of Glendale, California. Before joining Glendale Fire, Chief Scoggins began his career in the fire service as a firefighter for the United States Air Force.
 
Chief Scoggins has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Cal State University Long Beach and a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Cal State University Los Angeles.  He is married to his beautiful wife Abigail and has a son Anthony, 26, a daughter Jasmine 23, a daughter Nicole 14 and son, Isaiah 12.
 

♦♦♦  Thursday, February 25, 5-7pm  ♦♦♦ Triple Door – 216 Union Street Join us to continue the conversation: 30/30 Project: Living with and Combating AIDS in Africa.

A festive international theme greeted Rotarians at The Westin, where tables held signs with the names of many different nations around the world. After President-Elect Cathy Gibson welcomed the crowd, Linda Rough and John Iverson led the singing of “What a Wonderful World” and Erick Slabaugh delivered the invocation.

David Woodward, who was born in Iran and now heads Associates in Cultural Exchange, said today was Seattle #4’s first annual “Diplomacy Day.” He asked members of the Diplomacy Task Force to stand, which he said was “not a committee but a resource group of members with a special passion for international relations.” He noted that more than 10% of Washington residents were born outside of the U.S. The Kent School District has students who speak 125 different languages, making it the most diverse in the nation, he added.

Woodward introduced four Consuls General who were seated at a head table, representing Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil. Then he introduced all the others around the room, representing Canada, Russia, Mexico, Belgium, Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Peru, Finland, Albania, Poland, Ethiopia, Turkey, Estonia, and Ukraine. “As Pope Francis put it, let us overcome the globalization of indifference,” he said. “None of us can solve our own problems or the world’s problems by ourselves.”

Dr. Ross Stewart, interim dean of Business, Government and Economics at Seattle Pacific University, introduced Dr. Daniel J. Martin, who is in his 4th year as president at SPU. Martin said that providing global education and internationalizing the campus are key goals. “Rotary’s mission around the world connects closely with this trend in higher education,” Martin said. The U.S hosted 970,000 undergraduate and graduate students from other countries last year, he said. At SPU, they went from 4% to 10% of the student body.

Why? Because 18 of the top 20 highest ranked universities in the world are in the U.S., and 30 out of next 50 are also here. “There is a great demand for higher education in developing economies,” Martin said. As the world population grows, that demand will increase. He said that many foreign students are interested in making Seattle their home, to work in aerospace, technology, consumer retail and other sectors. Martin said this explosion of international students “has the capacity to build futures” and is a gateway to our region’s economy. “We must continue to attract the best minds. This helps our local businesses and industries.”

He said it also deepens understanding of what it means to be a “global citizen,” citing three key efforts:
 

“Internationalization is a long-term process, and it begins at both the personal level and the institutional level,” Martin concluded. His goal is to have a college campus “where students can wake up to their role in the broader world: Engaging the culture and changing the world.”

In the Question & Answer session, Steve Crane asked how SPU students are involved with the homeless. Martin said they brought “Tent City 3” to the SPU campus so the homeless were part of the community. “It is part of our strategic plan,” he said, to offer advocates, research and solutions. They are also partnering with the City of Seattle and Seattle University to address the issue.
 

Laura Rehrmann asked about global initiatives and the Fulbright program’s effects. Dean Stewart, who said he was “a Kiwi who served in Kenya,” said “Scholars can learn cultural humility in another country.” They then can tell students what “global acumen” is all about – from talking about soccer to discussing international development.
 

Bill Smead asked if there was a difference in how Christian colleges and secular colleges handled these issues. Martin said SPU was affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, but was a “very ecumenical institution,” with over 50 different denominations, and many students “who don’t express any faith.” International students “can find a breadth of worship experiences.”

Bill Center noted that he ran the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program at the University of Washington, and introduced a former fellow who is now CEO of a software company in El Salvador that sent interns here for training. “This is a great example of the value that international education adds that’s almost invisible,” Center said. Rod Waldbaum asked what percentage of foreign college graduates stay in the U.S. vs. going home. Stewart said about 20-30% stay here.
 

In closing remarks, Ralph Munro, a 39-year Rotarian and former Secretary of State, said: “We’re blessed here in Washington state,” because our products are being used around the world, and our cherries and apples are in great demand. “All of these create jobs for Washington state workers. These people that you’ve honored here today are the connectors. They are the ones who open the doors, build the contacts, and make the connections.”  Cathy Gibson concluded: “It’s a big small world.” 

Photos by Brian Chu, Asst. Dir. of Marketing at Associates in Cultural Exchange (A.C.E.)
 

 

Each year, the Rotary Club of Seattle honors high school students who have shown exceptional character in overcoming significant obstacles to remain in school. Poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, and language and learning disabilities are just some of the challenges these kids have surmounted. These remarkable students are quietly building bright futures in difficult circumstances. They are our “Winners for Life.”

On Wednesday, March 30, we need 60 Seattle Rotarians to each host a “Winner for Life” at the reception and regular Rotary luncheon. Rotary pays for the reception and meals of the Winner and their guest, and Winners receive a plaque, but YOU make the recognition more personal!  Please take a moment to fill out the form (HERE) and host a student. Thank you!

 

The 5th Avenue Theatre is offering Seattle 4 Rotarians and their guests a chance to purchase tickets to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for $25*. All seats, all performances of the show from January 28- February 21 when you use promo code ROSEMARY. Click on the pic for more information and to purchase tickets.

Rotarians at Work

A big thank you to the Seattle 4 team who joined other District 5030 Rotarians at the monthly Rotary First Harvest food pack at NW Harvest.  We helped pack 9,930 lbs. of garbanzo beans (7,223 meals) and 14,320 lbs. of apples (11,015 meals) for local food banks.  Impressive! 

 

Our Seattle 4 food packing crew: Alan Bergen, Patrick Carter (with a group from Rotary Boys & Girls Club), Sten Crissey, Larry Granat, Ken Grant (with wife Kristin and daughters Annalisa and Zoe), Einer Handeland, Lisa Mayfield (with Aging Wisdom colleagues), David Siebert (with wife Carol) and former Rotarian Sarah Horrigan.

Save the date for the next food pack on March 12^th from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM.  RSVP to Lisa Mayfield if you are interested at lisa@agingwisdom.com.

 

District 5030 Conference

Join the fun at the annual District conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on April 29-May 1.  This is a great way to network with fellow Rotarians and learn more about Rotary.  The following Seattle 4 Rotarians have already registered: Cathy Burnell, Daryl Campbell, Corinne Cavanaugh, Ken Colling, Sten Crissey, Clark Daffern, Mark Davis, Cathy Gibson, Roberta Greer, Carolyn Hojaboom, Mariah Kimpton, Ben Linford, Lisa Mayfield, Barry McConnell, Carma McKay, Virginia McKenzie, Tom Mesaros, Jim Moore, Trent & Alexandra Mummery, Derick Pasternak, Harvey Rubinstein, Mason Sizemore, Jean Thompson, and Kathy Williams.  See you there!  To register, visit the conference site at: http://www.cvent.com/d/hrqqnl/4W.

 

 

Introduced on January 27, 2016 by Tom Jaffa

I am happy to introduce Alexandra Joan Mummery with the classification – Retired: Marketing & Business Development. Thanks to her proposer and #4 Rotarian, husband Trent Mummery and supporters Ralph Davis and Cathy Gibson.
 

 

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