Kirkland's Friends Of Youth Reveals Foundation Awards

From The Friends of Youth Foundation:The Friends of Youth Foundation Board has announced its Foundation Legacy Award Winners. For the last six years the Board of Directors for the Friends of Youth Foundation has recognized those who have accomplished great things for our youth. “We are humbled to know these special people who have left a legacy of support for our youth,” said Terry Pottmeyer, President and CEO of Friends of Youth. “We are grateful for the work they have done and we’re so pleased to recognize them with this award.”

The Board is pleased to announce the winners in the following three categories:

2018 Legacy Supporter Award Honoree is Trilogy for Kids. As a community partner, Trilogy for Kids has provided meaningful support to Friends of Youth over the years. The nonprofit has provided monetary and
in-kind donations of snack packs and clothing, attended Friends of Youth events, donated meals to our youth shelter and advocated for our work. The Legacy Supporter Award is given to a community partner for their continued support of Friends of Youth and the youth we serve.

2018 Legacy Board Award Honoree is Michael Jay Taylor, who was a Friends of Youth board member in the ‘80s. At Friends of Youth he is known as “Mr. Socks”. Every few months Mr. Socks arrives with boxes filled with hundreds of socks. He has donated almost 3,000 pairs of socks to our youth, all as a tribute to his mother.

2018 Legacy Staff Award Honoree is Representative Joan McBride. Representative McBride worked as a Community Relations Coordinator at Friends of Youth for five years. She was also a board member. Since 2014 she has represented the 48th Legislative District in Olympia, and announced her retirement earlier this year. Representative McBride is a stalwart champion for our work and our youth.

A reception, with light hors d’oeuvres to honor the awardees will take place at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, October 4th, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Register for the event here: http://friendsofyouth.org/foundationlegacyevent.aspx

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