The Rotary Club of Burien/White Center recently awarded local winners of its 2010 Scholarships, which includes students from Evergreen, Highline, Kennedy and the Puget Sound Skills Center.
The club grants a student from each school for extraordinary community service with a “Service Above Self” award. The scholarships recipients this year were:
- Evergreen – Fabian Valencia and Mahlet Assefa
- Highline – Giovanni Torres and Dijana Raco
- Kennedy Catholic – Bridget Grotz and Mary Corbett
The Service Above Self Winners were:
- Evergreen – Nicolas Malagon-Lopez
- Highline – Michelle Wunch
- Kennedy Catholic – Cerice Keller
This year a third scholarship was granted to three sisters within the same family – the Corbett sisters are all graduates of Kennedy Catholic High School:
- Katie (2005)
- Mary (2010)
- Meagan (2008)
Congratulations to this year’s 2010 Scholarship Winners:
"Service Above Self" winner Michelle Wunch.
The Corbett sisters of John F. Kennedy High School.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: A lovely lady named Heidi won the “Win a Date With Bart Bryan Contest” last week. Bart Bryan is The White Center Blog’s single Sales Guy and frequent video Host. Heidi and Bart enjoyed dinner and dancing this last Saturday night at the Burien/White Center Rotary Club's annual dinner and auction fundraiser. Here is Bart’s report:]
Story by Bart Bryan
Photos by Mark Neuman
I was pretty nervous as I waited at South Seattle Community College for my date Heidi to arrive for our big night.
I anxiously waited at the valet parking area when she pulled up.
Heidi looked beautiful in a purple dress as I helped her out of her car. We walked into the ballroom and found our table right in front of the stage.
We sat down and instantly hit if off. We then took Fox Trot lessons from a professional dance instructor, the enthusiastic Courteney Lynn. We had a blast as we, well, Fox Trotted across the floor.
We then had a wonderful dinner, prepared by the culinary students at South Seattle Community College, as we chatted with our tablemates as the evening unfolded.
The auction and raffle drawing began at 8 o’clock, and to my surprise my name was announced. After absorbing good natured ribbing, courtesy BTB Advertiser Tami Greene, Heidi was then introduced, whereupon she randomly selected the first winning raffle ticket out of a hat.
“Every year the auction and dinner supports several community programs and scholarships within the Burien and White Center areas,” said Tami, who is also the Public Relations person for the Rotary Club.
After the auction, Heidi and I danced the night away to the classic Rock and R&B stylings of the great local band Uncle Ernie.
And before we knew it, the night came to an end.
As I walked Heidi to her car I asked “Do I get a second date with you at the Mark Restaurant?”
She laughed and said “Well, I guess so!”
We hugged goodnight and after the embrace I looked in her eyes, and…
I’ll leave the rest up to the reader’s imagination…
For more Rotary information go to: http://bwcrotaryclub.org.
Here’s a Photo Slideshow of the evening, as shot by Mark Neuman:
| Feb |
| 13 |
| 6:00 pm |
The Rotary Club of Burien/White Center is pleased to announce that this year’s major fundraiser will be a “Rockin Valentine’s Dinner and Dance” on Saturday, Feb. 13th at South Seattle Community College.
“Our community has not had a Valentines event in some time,” said Rotary Club spokesperson Tami Greene. “And our Rotary Club thought it would be a nice change of pace. So if you are looking for a new and fun way to celebrate this Valentine’s Day, please attend our dinner, dance, and auction. This event is not just for couples, single people will have just as much fun!”
The major Sponsors are Cox Financial and New Frontier Marketing.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Burien/White Center Rotary’s Rockin Valentine’s Dinner and Dance
WHERE: South Seattle Community College
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 13th from 6pm – 11:30pm
INFO: This event will feature:
- Fundraising
- Live Auction
- Raffle Prizes
- Music by Uncle Ernie, playing great Rock n’ Roll music (great dancing and listening music)
- Corsages, boutonnieres, and chocolates will be available for sale.
TICKETS: $75 per person, available from any member of the Rotary Club of Burien White Center Club or online at Brown Paper Tickets here.
Local band Uncle Ernie are well known to the Highline and surrounding area and include Highline High School’s class of ’78, Tim Clark and newly elected Des Moines Councilmember, Matt Pina, Mt. Rainier class of ’78.
Other participating sponsors to date include:
- Tami Greene with Sound Mortgage
- Burien Toyota
- Burien Chevrolet
- Cox Financial
- New Frontier Marketing
- Bonney Watson
- Collins Chiropractic
- Mick Kelly’s
- The B-Town Blog
The club is still seeking Live Auction items and Raffle Prizes, so if you wish to donate a live auction or raffle prize (it’s a great way to market!), contact Bob Wray at 253-670-0466 or via email at bob@newfrontiermarketing.com, or download a PDF of the Sponsorship Package here.
Here’s more info:
| Feb ’09 |
| 7 |
| 4:30 pm |
The Burien/White Center Rotary Club will host their 2nd Annual Casino Night & Auction at the Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College (map below) on Saturday, February 7th at 4:30pm.
Tickets are $65 per person or $600 for a table of 10.
This event is the organization’s primary fundraiser for the year and helps them support several local nonprofit organizations such as:
- White Center Food Bank
- Highline Area Food Bank
- Westside Baby
- The Hi-Liners
- Miss Burien Pageant
- Highline Hospital Foundation
- YMCA
- New Futures
- Many others
To donate an auction item or to purchase a ticket please call Rick Jump at 206.351.6739.
To be included in the catalog items must be received by January 29th.
| Dec ’08 |
| 15 |
| 7:00 pm |
The White Center/Burien Rotary Club is holding its annual Holiday Benefit Concert on Monday, Dec. 15th, starting at 7pm at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien (map below).
This benefit concert will feature the music of the Boeing Employees Choir. Here’s an audio taste of their talents, of them singing selections from Strauss’ ‘Die Fledermaus’ with the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra:
Admission is free with a non-perishable food item, and all proceeds go directly to both the White Center and Highline Food Banks.
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally posted on our sister site, The B-Town Blog, and we duplicate it here because the late Dick Dahlgard was very active in the entire White Center/Burien areas, being a longtime member of the local Rotary Club and much more.]
Story and Video by Janet Grella
Legendary local businessman Dick Dahlgard passed away Nov. 5th
With the passing of Dick Dahlgard on Wedneday, Nov. 5th, the White Center/Burien area has lost one of its most passionate supporters.
While working in sales at the Highline Times, I passed many informative hours sitting in Dick’s very cluttered office at Dick’s Camera and Video on First Avenue in Burien. He’d share Burien’s history and historical artifacts with me and tell me endless stories about the old days. Like most people in the area, I bought my first camera from Dick (I was over 50, and it was a digital!).
And like most people who met him, I considered Dick Dahlgard a friend.
As a 1954 graduate of Highline High School, Dick was a treasure-trove of information about the school and area. When we last spoke, he was busy planning the 55th Reunion of the class of ’54 which will take place next summer. The only time he was away from Burien was while he was in the service after high school. He was proud of his kids and their service to our country. Daughter Paige served in the Washington Army National Guard in Baghdad, Iraq, while son Nels is a Marine currently stationed in California.
A photographer at Highline High School, Dick turned his passion into his business.
Among many venues of community service, Dick was the official photographer and promoter of The Hi-Liners from its very beginning; a board member of Discover Burien and past president of Merchants of Burien; and a board member and volunteer of The Highline Historical Society.
He was always proud of his 46-year association with Rotary International, especially the Burien/White Center chapter that meets every Thursday at 12 noon at Angelo’s of Burien. He was so devoted that he never missed a meeting in his entire 46 years.
Wanting to pay tribute to Dick, I caught up with a few local Rotarians Thursday prior to this week’s meeting, tragically the first missed by Dick in 46 years. Many members were just hearing about his passing when they entered the weekly gathering.
We at the White Center/B-Town Blogs cannot put into words what Dick Dahlgard meant to this entire community. Here’s what some of his fellow Rotarians and a few community leaders had to say about Dick:
If you’d like to share your thoughts on Dick, please do so in our Comments section below.
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