http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:16:06 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1306 2000 Thanksgiving dinners given away at Rainier Community Center On Tuesday, November 22, they came from Ballard and Rainier Beach, West Seattle and Madrona for a take home Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Young families with children, the elderly and disabled, lined up for local NBA stars Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Will Conroy, Isaiah [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/11/seattle-city-council-honors-al-sugiyama/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/11/seattle-city-council-honors-al-sugiyama/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:37:59 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=927 Press Release: November 1, 2010 The Seattle City Council presented a Proclamation recognizing the lifetime work of Alan “Al” Sugiyama, who among other great efforts, co-founded the Asian Family Affair newspaper in 1972 and promoted Asian American history throughout the 70’s. Mr. Sugiyama is regionally and nationally respected for his integrity, courage, and tireless commitment [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/11/seattle-city-council-honors-al-sugiyama/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/burl-garnett-sdo/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/burl-garnett-sdo/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:46:50 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=701 View Larger Map For fifteen years Burl Garnett, Jr. reluctantly put up with a 4-way “right turn only” traffic star in his neighborhood. Well, Burl decided he was not going to put up with it anymore! You see, the star intersection at 44th Avenue South and South Holly (the only one of its kind in [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/burl-garnett-sdo/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/gov-gregoire-appoints-joanne-harrell-to-uw-board-of-regents/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/gov-gregoire-appoints-joanne-harrell-to-uw-board-of-regents/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:26:36 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=300 I am excited to share with you the exciting news of Joanne Harrell’s appointment to the UW Board of Regents. I am honored that she is being recognized for her commitment to the University of Washington and this region. Thank you Governor Chris Gregoire for this fantastic appointment. For Release: Immediate Date: Oct. 8, 2009Media [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/10/gov-gregoire-appoints-joanne-harrell-to-uw-board-of-regents/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/joanne-harrell-uw/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/joanne-harrell-uw/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:51:04 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=223 I must share with you a huge honor for our family. My wife Joanne Harrell is being recognized for her career and public service as one of six inductees to the 2009 University of Washington Department of Communication “Hall of Fame.” The community celebration will take place on October 29, 2009, at the University of [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/joanne-harrell-uw/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/jim-vatn/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/jim-vatn/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:58:11 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=115 The official honoree for this year’s Ninth Annual Ballard High School Golf Classic is Jim Vatn. He was recognized for his ceaseless involvement in the Ballard community, as well as the city of Seattle. Jim Vatn was this year’s honoree at the Ninth Annual Ballard High School’s Golf Classic. In recognition of his work, I [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/jim-vatn/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/bob-markholt/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/bob-markholt/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:08:40 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=107 We lost one of my heroes on July 19, 2009. Bob Markholt passed away from complications of lymphoma at age 72. Bob was a tenured faculty member at the Seattle Vocational Institute (SVI) and head of the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program (PACT). The success of the program Bob built made it a model for similar [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/bob-markholt/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/reinvesting-in-youth/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/reinvesting-in-youth/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:48:04 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=114 “Reinvesting in Youth” as an organization headed by former elected official Jim Street, has mobilized communities for the purpose of addressing our schools’ dropout issue. Its work has been informative and groundbreaking. Educators and administrators alike agree that schools need the support from the larger community in meeting the challenges faced by struggling students. The [...]

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