Join your local Rotary of West Seattle on Tuesday the 18th at 12 pm at Salty’s on Alki to hear our featured speaker The Honorable Mary I. Yu.

Judge Yu was appointed judge by Governor Locke in April 2000. Over the last twelve years, Judge Yu has served in the civil, criminal, and family law departments of the King County Superior Court and has been active with drafting and implementing court rules related to e-filing and GR 34 (rule related to fee waivers for low-income people). A frequent speaker for legal education seminars, Judge Yu is also active in a variety of community and professional activities which include service on the Board of Directors of FareStart, an organization devoted to assisting homeless individuals develop job skills in the food industry. Judge Yu earned a B.A. degree in Theology from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, a M.A. degree in Religious Studies from Mundelein of Loyola University in Chicago and her J.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame. For a full CV, see http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/SuperiorCourt/judges/yu.aspx.

Rotary members, as volunteers, conduct projects to address today’s humanitarian challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental concerns while encouraging high standards in all vocations. Rotary members strive to build goodwill and peace, and provide humanitarian service in their communities and throughout the world. The Rotary Club of West Seattle utilizes five avenues of service: Club, Vocational, International, New Generations and Community to connect with the community. They are pleased to give back to the community in many ways. If readers are interested in Rotary, and or would like to contribute to the Foundation, visit the website to learn more. For more information about the event contact Dave Nichols, Publicity Chair of the Rotary Club of West Seattle, P: 206-391-5017 or
 email at dave@disasterdave.com.