Congratulations! Jim Edwards honored by West Seattle Rotary

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The Rotary Club of West Seattle was up extra-early today for a special occasion – a breakfast event at Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor). At right above is Jim Edwards, honored by the Rotary with the Paul Harris Fellow award, named after Rotary’s founder. Jim’s long history of community service includes coordinating the West Seattle Grand Parade, which is now presented by the Rotary. He accepted the award with his daughter Michelle Edwards, who works with him on the parade, as does Dave Vague, at left, honored by the Rotary last year. (One of the other things for which you might know Jim right now is the West Seattle Big Band, which donates its earnings to student programs.) This year’s parade, by the way, is coming up fast – Saturday, July 18th, from The Admiral District to The Junction as always.

Rotarians also heard from King County Executive Dow Constantine this morning:

The centerpiece of his talk was his new initiative, Best Starts for Kids, announced in his recent State of the County address as a plan to “provide the resources needed to prevent negative outcomes in the community and put every child on a path toward lifelong success.” Its components include mental-health and developmental screenings and a host of other services aimed at the notion that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Voters will be asked to approve a levy to fund it. Early childhood is a subject not only important to Constantine as a leader but also as a parent, and he noted that daughter Sabrina is about to turn 1.

7 Replies to "Congratulations! Jim Edwards honored by West Seattle Rotary"

  • Chas Redmond May 5, 2015 (5:21 pm)

    Congratulations Jim. Very well deserved. Thank you for your contributions and uplifting spirit.

  • FC May 5, 2015 (6:02 pm)

    Way to go. Jim is someone who truely deserves this award, always giving to our community.

  • Barbara McGlothern May 5, 2015 (7:06 pm)

    Congratulations to Jim and Michelle. A much deserved honor! Community Service and Yorkshire Tea, what a family!

  • me on 28th Ave SW May 5, 2015 (8:41 pm)

    Jim is so deserving of this award and acknowledgment. He was our float driver when I was a HiYu princess in 1984-85, and keeping that float moving until the end of the parade was no small feat!!!!! He has been involved and passionate about our community all these years. Congratulations Jim!

  • Alyson May 5, 2015 (8:44 pm)

    Jim, I was so happy to read this article and learn of your public recognition for the activities so many of us enjoy. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do.

  • Toni Reineke May 5, 2015 (8:56 pm)

    Well deserved, Jim! Congratulations!!!!!

  • Jonathan Scherch May 7, 2015 (7:39 am)

    Way to go, Jim! Thank you for all that you have done and do. BTW — Jim is also a board member of the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club (westseattlearc.org). :)

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