Rotary

The morning program at the February 16th meeting, featured our own Dr. Roger Stark with a presentation on Health Care Reform. It was an informative, relevant and engaging discussion.

The Scholarship Foundation of Northshore has operated for nearly 32 years and has the support and participation of 65 families and organizations of the Northshore communities. These advocates of higher education provide college scholarships to graduates of our four high schools and at University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College.

As one of 65, Woodinville Rotary Club has been a strong partner in this endeavor since 1988. The club has a vested interest in the work and success of the Foundation, having made a total investment in Individual Scholarship Granting Accounts (ISGA) of more than $111,500 since 1988. From it fund raising budget, the club has distributed $518,540 in scholarships through the Foundation and has supported operational costs of the Foundation with $46,800. The club’s investment in scholarships and the Foundation: $676,840 since the club’s charter.

The Foundation and supporters like Woodinville Rotary have awarded 1,700 scholarships since 1984, valued at $2.5 million. The investment base has grown from $5,661 in 1984 to $1.3 million in 2015.

The investments and operations of the independent Foundation are managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of members of the Northshore’s three major service clubs and from the community at large. Woodinville Rotary is represented by Eric Greenwood (Foundation president), Larry Leonardson (past president), Melissa Arias (secretary) and Steve Dolan (treasurer).

Recently, the Foundation embarked on a project to assist other families and organizations establish or maintain a scholarship granting program. The Foundation is available to help with the initial steps and in the administering of its application and selection processes.

Each May the Foundation holds a breakfast to recognize all recipients of Foundation scholarships. It is presented by the Rotary clubs of Northshore and Woodinville, and by Kiwanis Club of Northshore.

Learn more about the Foundation at sf-ns.org.