Each year, the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor recognizes a member of the local community with their annual Star Award. The 2018 Star Award winner is Kurt Grimmer, financial advisor, Legacy Capital Partners, LLC, and licensed agency through the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. There are two more Rotary Clubs in Gig Harbor. Each year the three clubs join together to recognize their Star Award winners the first Friday of February. The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor North’s Star Awa

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and it is very fitting that it is also Occupational Therapy (OT) Month because it is this allied health profession that has been instrumental in improving the function, independence and quality of life for folks with not only Parkinson’s disease (PD) but all neurologic disorders. Almost everyone knows an older person with Parkinson’s disease. According to the National Institute of Health, Parkinson’s affects more than 1 million people in

Math is a subject that gets progressively more challenging as you continue to advance your knowledge of the subject. For some, the way mathematics work comes easy, but for others it’s a struggle to reach for the moment where all the information finally clicks and the problem is solved. That is the moment that our April Teacher of the Month strives for. Paula Grande teaches math classes to seventh and eighth grade students at Key Peninsula Middle School and has been teaching f

We have a tradition at World Concern. When someone makes a large donation, we ring a cowbell. Everyone comes out of their offices and we gather to celebrate the gift. I remember a particularly chilly Northwest afternoon last December when the cowbell rang. A man named Doug, a father of two young kids, had just dropped off a check for $10,000. We’ve certainly received other big gifts like this, but what made this one special was how it came about. It was a spontaneous gift, gi

AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports America's Army--Active, National Guard, Reserve, Civilians, Retirees, Government Civilians, Wounded Warriors, Veterans, and family members. Captain Meriwether Lewis - Gig Harbor Subchapter. ​ 206.491.8379 jguardia@newyorklife.com www.ausa.org #directory #community #financialandlegal