Lynn Bohart, FAHP, Foundation Executive Director, closed the evening with an inspirational talk designed to get people more involved in helping their communities. She challenged the audience with a question...What if? What if there wasn't anyone to write the needed checks to our worthy nonprofits? What if there weren't willing people to volunteer?

She finished by saying goodbye to the organization, community and nonprofits she loves. Ms. Bohart will step down as Executive Director the end of March when she retires after 35+ years in the nonprofit world. She took over the Foundation in 2006 as the first-ever RCF Executive Director and built its assets to just shy of $12 million, adding dozens of charitable funds, including funds that benefit education, pets, alcohol & addiction recovery, our local clothes bank, RotaCare, Vision House and more. She was instrumental in helping to establish and shepherd over a million dollars in grants to three counties through the First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund, along with helping to create the mulit-million dollar First Savings Bank of Renton Fund, which will greatly benefit our local community.

"My greatest accomplishment however," says Bohart, "is positioning the Foundation to seize regional status and to substantially grow assets over the next few years. I feel we're on the cusp of greatness as we strive to help more people in need. That's really what it's all about."