BOEING RETIREE VOLUNTEERS

Heritage Honorees:
Heritage Chapter Honors for 2008 to: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance represented by Moreen Dudly and Erica Karlovits; Museum Of Flight, represented by Dr. Bonnie Dunbar President and CEO of the Museum of Flight; Ladies of the Heritage Chapter “Busy B’s” team represented by Bambi Lee; Teachers Resource Center represented by Howard Syder; Heritage Chapter Speaker Coordinator Jim Beasley. |
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It was decided by the Awards team that this year the Honoree’s would be a departure from the individual awards given in the past. It was decided that we honor some of the agencies that we serve, three agencies and two teams within the Bluebills were honored. Keynoting this event was Carolyn Corvi, Boeing Vice President General Manager Airplane Programs, Commercial Airplanes Division. Ms Corvi spoke on the things that are going on within the company and about its future, her talk was very interesting, intelligent, informative and humorous at times. Carolyn was presented with a Certificate of appreciation for honoring us with her speech by Chairman Bob Lambert. As follows:
Next came the agency awards of which there were three, the awards were presented by a member of the team that volunteers at the agency
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Next up Dick Cihak presented the Museum Of Flight, represented by Dr. Bonnie Dunbar President and CEO of the Museum of Flight with a Certificate Of Appreciation which read in part: Boeing retiree volunteers, Bluebill Heritage chapter, admire the museum's effort to educate our youth and ourselves to understand mankind's achievement in human flight and what is needed to conquer space. Bluebills admire your tireless efforts to enhance museum exhibits by being sensitive to what the future will bring. We are proud that Bluebills volunteers have helped the museum "soar"! We are grateful to you that our painting of the bluebill airplane will always fly in the red barn. Thank you for letting us be on the museum team. Doug Hoople presented the Certificate to our third Agency Honored this year, which is USO of Puget Sound, who was represented by Don Leingang, Executive Director and reads as follows: |
The USO tradition indelibly established by bob hope in WW11, Korea and Southeast Asia is alive and well today at our Seatac USO. We vividly remember those days of years gone by and the loving care given by the USO to our courageous military fighting men and women. Though the world has changed the face of our challenges, the spirit and mission of the USO remains constant. You give unending care to our military and their loved ones. Boeing retiree volunteers, bluebill heritage chapter, are proud to be part of the USO tradition. Thank you for letting us be on your SeaTac USO team. Following the Agency awards came the Awards for the Bluebills teams, which there were two that were honored this year.
Bob Lambert presented the first award to the Ladies of the
Heritage Chapter “Busy B’s” team represented by Bambi Lee, who
was the originator of the Busy B’s way
A living example of how a few dedicated women with a burning desire and a dynamic plan can change our community. Skilled hands guided by creative minds turn inanimate cloth into objects of inspired folk art and practical utility. Busy B’s quilts give comfort to youth that need both physical and emotional warmth. They lie on laps of our aged and infirm citizens that need not only warmth but to be remembered. And, very special, they reside in some lonely place giving homeless veterans tangible proof that Americans do care. To all the currant and past Busy B’s your Bluebills friends and our community owe you a debt of gratitude for persistence and your obvious love of your fellow Americans, young and old. We are proud to be on the Bluebills Heritage team with the Busy B’s.
In 1995 the Bluebills started their first warehouse. It began with 50,000 donated books literally dumped on the floor. Out of this chaos arose the first TRC (KIN) where Bluebills brought needed organizational skills, tested work ethics, passion and focus. Working with donors and teachers, the TRC was recognized nationally as a premier supplier of classroom material to the most needy schools. Boeing always provided critical warehouse space. Recently over 150 schools a year were supported. During the years there were more than 25,000 teachers’ warehouse visits. Each Bluebill touched countless students changing their lives forever. You can be proud.
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Past Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients
| 1996: Don Dokken |
1997: Richard Selin |
1998: Millard Battles |
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1999: Barbara Willard |
2000: Margaret Stone | 2001: Ted & Judy Leyden |
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2002: Trish Garland,
Eileen Bear, and Heinz Gehlhaar |
2003: Jeanette & Wayne Fields, and Ben Sakamoto |
2004: Doug Hoople, and Richard & Norma Vaughn |
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2005: Maybelle Brickley, George Wherely, and Bob Lambert (Special Award) |
2006: Jim & Bambi Lee, and Zip Zuther |
2007: Art Mussman and Bob Lambert |
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date of this page version:9 January 2006