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Community Foundation Luncheon draws record crowd

Nearly 700 people attended the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington’s Annual Luncheon Wednesday, May 12, doubling attendance in three years with a 25 percent increase over last year’s 25th Anniversary commemorative event.

"We live in a place of tremendous generosity and, over the years, have experienced growth in philanthropy and the resulting positive growth in our community," said David Nierenberg, board chair, who highlighted the event theme, Grow Philanthropy. Grow Community, throughout his remarks. "One doesn’t have to look far to see the civic projects that have been built or engage in conversations for too long before hearing about lives bettered through the collective giving of our fellow citizens."

The 10th anniversary of the Vancouver Women’s Foundation was recognized during the event. The fund provides grants to help empower women who are overcoming obstacles. Nearly 50 members each contribute $2,010 annually to fund the grants.

Also, the first Youth Philanthropy Program grant awards were presented as determined by a group of local high school students.

Event highlights also included recognition of Vernon F. Peterson as 2010 Friend of the Foundation and Joe and Teresa Pauletto as 2010 Philanthropists of the Year.

The Community Foundation helps a broad cross section of citizens build stronger communities through effective philanthropy. One of the nation’s 700 community foundations, it is a tax-exempt, public charity that primarily serves southwest Washington.

In total, the Community Foundation has infused more than $90 million into the community since it was established in 1984.

Schmidt joins International Air & Hospitality Academy

Lisa Ashby Schmidt

Arch Miller has named Lisa Ashby Schmidt, principal of Marketing Matters in Ridgefield, WA, as the International Air & Hospitality Academy’s national director of career development & placement.

Schmidt’s responsibilities will include building relationships with employers hiring students from all four of the Academy’s major programs and overall career development programs. The Academy operates Northwest Renewable Energy Institute and Northwest Culinary Institute, as well as programs in hospitality management, airline travel, and airport services.

Schmidt developed corporate marketing programs for the Nutter Corporation of Vancouver, Washington, for 5 years prior to incorporating Marketing Matters. While there, she built a clientele which included Glumac Engineering, NTEK Corporation, the Humane Society of Southwest Washington, Sound Publishing and the Building Industry Association.

"My job will be to build a pipeline for Academy students directly into U.S. industry outlets we serve," Schmidt said when the announcement was made this week. "With more than 25 years creating and executing successful marketing, development and communications projects, I believe I can bring the necessary leadership and strategic insight to this role at the Academy."

Columbia Credit Union honored for dictionary distribution

The Rotary Clubs of Clark County honored Columbia Credit Union on May 12 for its local sponsorship of The Dictionary Project. More than 10,000 dictionaries have been distributed to Clark County third-graders with the support of a $19,000 gift from the Credit Union and the work of its staff members.

"All Rotarians in Clark County appreciate the generosity of the Columbia Credit Union in the support of this Rotary Gift of Words project," Rotary District 5100 Assistant Governor Dennis Short said during the ceremony, which was held at Harry S. Truman Elementary School.

During the ceremony, Short presented Steve Kenny, CEO of Columbia Credit Union, with artwork that was created by Hudson’s Bay High School student Andre Washington in honor of the credit union.

"Reading is an important life skill that sets a foundation of independent thinking and learning in tomorrow's leaders," Kenny said. "Columbia Credit Union is proud to support the Dictionary Project and promote education in our community."

Rotary Clubs in Clark County, with the underwriting support of Columbia Credit Union, support The Dictionary Project with distribution of dictionaries to local third-graders. The Dictionary Project, a national nonprofit organization, has set a goal of sending dictionaries to every elementary school in the United States. More information about the Dictionary Project is available at www.dictionaryproject.org.

Sing 4th Clark County deadline June 11

2008 Sing 4^th winner Patrick Moynihan with Fort Vancouver National Trust President Elson Strahan

June 11 is the deadline to sign up to audition for the Fort Vancouver National Trust’s Sing 4th vocal contest, which culminates on July 4 at the Fort Vancouver National Site.

Auditions will be granted to the first 60 Clark County high school students who contact contest organizers at the Fort Vancouver National Trust at 360- 992-1800 or sing4th@fortvan.org. Auditions begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 12. Contest information including the registration form is available on the Trust’s website, www.fortvan.org.

Judges will select 10 finalists to compete in the Sing 4th contest, which takes place Sunday on the main stage, beginning at noon, during Independence Day at Fort Vancouver presented by Bank of America, Vancouver’s new July 4th celebration at the Fort Vancouver National Site.

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News Briefs

Tickets are still available for the Clark County Skills Center BBQ Theme Dinner at 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 14 at the skills center, 12200 N.E. 28th Street in Vancouver. The menu includes BBQ ribs, apple smoked chicken, corn bread, macaroni and cheese, caramel apple tart, strawberry short cake and country lemonade. Advance tickets are required and are $25 per person. Please contact Robbin McColley 360- 604-1054 or robbin.mccolley@evergreenps.org.
The TC2 summit, a county-wide summit for youth interested in preventing substance abuse, is from 1 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14, at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way in Vancouver. For more information, contact Toni Eby at 360-608-3032 or Toni.eby@clark.wa.gov.
The 6th Annual Dozer Day is this weekend, Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, expanding to two days for the first time. Visit www.nutterfoundation.org for details.
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation has released a new publication called the "Discovery Guide." The guide includes maps and offers information about free or low-cost parks and recreation in Clark County. The new guides are available for free at the following locations: Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave.; Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.; Vancouver Tennis Center, corner of 18th and Stapleton Road; Esther Short Building, 610 Esther St.; Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.
The Mount St. Helens Institute hosts its second annual "It’s a Blast: Volcano Science in Your Backyard" on Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Johnston Ridge Observatory in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. With the volcano as a dramatic backdrop, this day of hands-on learning will include presentations by scientists, guided walks with experts, a kid’s science discovery area, aquatics exploration and viewing of the new 2010 documentary Mount St. Helens: Life From Zero.
Bikram Hot Yoga Vancouver opened on Monday, May 10, at 1801 S.E. 164th Ave., Ste 109, in East Vancouver. The studio offers a new student special, 2 weeks of unlimited yoga for $10. A grand opening special, half-off a year of unlimited yoga runs through Saturday, May 22. More details are available at www.VancouverBikramYoga.com.
Is traffic too fast in your neighborhood? The City of Vancouver is offering three free "safe streets" clinics to teach the public about calming traffic on its way through their areas. The first is Tuesday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Visit http://www.cityofvancouver.us/News.asp?submenuID=16578&Id=74049 for details.
The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants to fill a youth representative vacancy on the Clark County Public Health Advisory Council. The vacancy is open to representatives of the Clark County Youth Commission and Clark County Youth House as well as students from local high schools and colleges. The panel focuses on public health issues. To be considered, applicants must submit a resume and/or letter of interest to Jennifer Clark, Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000. The Board also will accept applications faxed to 360-397-6058 or emailed to jennifer.clark@clark.wa.gov. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, May 14.
Tickets are still available for the Thursday, May 20 Marshall Lecture, featuring Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service. The Marshall Lecture is the cornerstone of the Fort Vancouver National Trust’s Celebrate Freedom programs. This is a free public event, but tickets are required. The lecture is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Hudson’s Bay High School, 1206 East Reserve Street, Vancouver. Print free tickets on the Trust’s website at www.FortVan.org/pages/Marshall_Lecture or call the Trust office at 360-992-1800.
Nominations for the 11th annual Hope & Action Recognition Awards are due by Saturday, May 29, 2010 to the Council for the Homeless. The awards recognize people who advocate, support, volunteer, or partner to end homelessness. A one-page nomination form is available at www.icfth.com or by calling (360) 993-9561.

Calendar

May 14: The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will hold a public work session with local partner agency staff on Friday, May 14. Progress reports will be provided on Hayden Island interchange planning, travel demand management, performance measures, and land use and transportation modeling. The work session will be held 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Region 1 office of the Oregon Department of Transportation, 123 NW Flanders Street in Portland. Meeting materials are available at http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/ProjectPartners/PSCMeetingMaterials.aspx.
May 15: Washington State University Vancouver will graduate 768 students at its 2010 commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at the Sleep Country Amphitheater. Bruce Romanish, vice chancellor of academic affairs, will preside over the ceremony. Scott Carson, alumnus, regent on the Washington State University Board of Regents, and retired Boeing executive, will be the keynote speaker. The Sleep Country Amphitheater is located at 17200 NE Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Parking and gates open at 11 a.m. The seating area opens at 11:30 a.m. Concessions will be available. Commencement is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
May 17: The City of Battle Ground will celebrate the completion of the North Parkway Improvement Project with a ceremonial dedication and ribbon cutting on Monday, May 17, at 10 a.m. The event will take place at the north end of the project on North Parkway near NE 14th Street.
May 27: The Friends of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra present a lecture by Dr. Melissa Brotons, entitled "Music for Health and Education," on the different applications of music therapy, in education, medicine, mental health and gerontology. The lecture is at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver, 4505 E. 18th Street in Vancouver. A $10 donation per person is suggested. Proceeds from the event go to funding the symphony's concert season and music education programs in Southwest Washington.