Rachel Stansbury, development
assistant for the Clark College Foundation, has been selected for
the 2010 Rising Star Award by the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE) District VIII. The award honors
outstanding individuals with three to five years’ experience in the
advancement profession and recognizes early success as a good sign
of future leadership and achievement. Stansbury will be presented
with the award at the District VIII Conference on February 17, 2010,
in Portland.
Ara Serjoie, foundation vice
president for development, notes that Stansbury continues to seek
new challenges in the advancement field and enhance her learning
opportunities. “Since her arrival in March 2006, Rachel has
demonstrated an amazing aptitude for growth and success,
particularly with the foundation’s events and annual giving
activities.”
For the past two years, Stansbury has successfully orchestrated the
Clark College Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, which generates
scholarship funds. In addition, she provides direct support for the
Alumni Association Board, Penguin Athletic Club Board, and the
Annual Giving Committee of the foundation board of directors.
“Rachel’s enthusiasm, determination, and ‘can do’ attitude are a
terrific complement to her creativity and self-starter nature,” says
Lisa Gibert, foundation
president/CEO. “She’s both effective and fun to work with.”
“This is a real honor,” Stansbury said when learning of the award.
“But I’m motivated more by the mission of an organization rather
than compensation and public acknowledgement.” In January 2010,
Stansbury will begin the Master of Public Administration program at
Portland State University to take the next step in her career. “I
really feel I’ve found my niche and a field in which I can make a
difference in society.”
Lapellah Restaurant to
donate 72 Christmas dinners to the YWCA and Salvation Army
Above are this years’ thanksgiving turkeys donated by Lapellah
Restaurant. Photo by
Luka Vitasovic.
Lapellah Restaurant will be closed to the public Christmas Day, but
the staff will still be hard at work cooking and delivering
house-cured ham dinners for some very special customers.
Lapellah, led by executive chef
David Mork, has coordinated with the YWCA and Salvation Army
to provide 72 Christmas meals with all the trimmings to members of
the community who need it most. The meals will go to 12 families
selected by Food Bank partners Salvation Army and YWCA Safechoice
domestic violence support programs. Some of the families are
recovering from domestic violence situations, while others are in
need of emergency food assistance after a period of prolonged
unemployment.
Lapellah Restaurant regularly participates in projects supporting
the Vancouver community. Mork and staff recently spent Thanksgiving
Day cooking and delivering 72 turkey dinners to Vancouver families
in need. Local purveyors are participating as well, including hams
from Carlton Farms and produce from Sheridan Fruit Company. The menu
will feature house-cured ham, honey glazed carrots, roasted garlic
mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese casserole, dinner rolls, and
apple pie.
Murray bill to provide
flight crews with family leave signed into law
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray,
Chairman of the Senate HELP Employment and Workplace Safety
Subcommittee, announced that legislation she introduced to make the
nation’s flight attendants and pilots eligible for 12 weeks of
unpaid leave time each year under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
has been signed into law by President
BarackObama. Senator Murray’s bill,
S. 1422, The Airline Flight Crew Technical Correction Act, clarifies
the FMLA to accommodate flight attendants and pilots who, because of
their industry's unique calculation of work hours spent on
overnights, layovers and waiting to be called to duty, currently do
not qualify for leave time.
To
qualify for FMLA coverage, an employee must work 60 percent of a
full-time schedule or 1,250 hours per year. Courts calculate the
requisite number of hours using the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),
which covers most workers. However, the hours worked by airline
flight crews are calculated differently.
Unlike most workers, flight crewmembers are not credited for each
hour they spend on the job. Instead, they are credited only for
actual time “in flight,” although they can spend several days, a
week, or more away from home. This means that time between flights,
such as overnights and layovers, does not count toward FMLA coverage
and has resulted in flight crews being excluded from receiving
unpaid leave. The legislation that was signed into law clarifies the
FMLA to reflect the original intent of Congress to include these
workers under the FMLA protections. This will allow flight
attendants and pilots to qualify for leave when they have fulfilled
60 percent of a full-time work schedule at their airline.
Senator Murray’s bill passed the House
of Representatives on Dec. 2 by voice vote and passed the Senate on
Nov. 10 by unanimous consent. For more information, visit
http://murray.senate.gov/workforce/flightcrew-fmla.pdf.
Calendar
Port of Ridgefield is having a regular
meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the Port office, 111 W
Division Street. <>
Red Cross is offering free gift-wrapping for blood drive
participants at its You Give, We’ll
Wrap blood drive from 1 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at
the Clark County Donor Center, 5109 NE 82nd Avenue. Up to three
pre-boxed presents can be wrapped during the donation appointment.
Those interested in donating should call
1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule
an appointment.
<>Loaves and Fishes will be serving hot meals to senior
citizens from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, La Center Community
Center, 1000 E 4th Street.
Tuesday on the air
Vancouver Rotary Foundation Festival of Trees' Community Tree
Lighting (11-27)--4:30 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Rotary Foundation Festival of Trees' Pops Orchestra
Concert (11-27)--4:59 p.m. CVTV
Clark County World AIDS Day Recognition (12-1)--6:30 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Housing Authority: Housing Matters (12-6)--7:59 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Children's Opera:
Amahl and the Night Visitors
(10-24)--8:29 p.m. CVTV
VPD All Access: Neighborhood Police Officers--9:29 p.m. CVTV
Clark County Land Use Hearings (12-10)--10 p.m. CVTV
Washington State Jail Industries Board: Working Inside-Out--11:14
p.m. CVTV
Bravo! Vancouver: Messiah - An Oratorio (12-6)--11:44 p.m. CVTV
Kendall
and Polly
Jobe creating new
traditions. <> Kristina
Atchison getting
reacquainted. <> Barbara Kerr
brightening up a gray day.
<>Tuesday,
partly cloudy, 42-32. Wednesday,
partly cloudy, 42-29. Thursday,
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