Brotherton Community Champions is about recognizing people who Give Back to there community. The nominees are selected on the basis of an essay describing what they do to make a difference...
"Officer Ted Rutt has been a police officer with Tukwila Police Department for the last 20 years. As we all know, the police officer's motto is "To Protect and Serve." Ted Rutt takes the "Serve" part of that motto very seriously. Since he was a teenager helping out in his mother's in-home daycare, Officer Rutt has felt a desire to make serving his community and working with Special Olympics of Washington his very personal and public campaigns."
"Not only has he donated his time, but he has been the heart and soul of most every Special Olympics fundraising effort in the Tukwila area for the past 30 years. As a teenager, Officer Rutt volunteered to help out with Special Olympics events in his home town of Olympia as often as his schedule would allow, and now, as a Community Police Officer, he has been able to organize and carry out much larger and more celebrated events."
"Some of Officer Rutt's fundraising events are things he comes up with himself and turns into a reality. He has bowled for over 72 hours at Tukwila's Acme Bowl, mixed ice cream and toppings at Cold Stone Creamery, spoken at Elks' and Lions' Clubs, and arranged a Valentine's Day Polar Bear Plunge to name only a few. In 2003, he was chosen as one of 50 police officers in the United States to help run the Special Olympics torch from Athens, Greece to Belfast, Ireland. He was put on a team with nine other officers and athletes from around the world. Throughout the different countries in which he found himself, he and his team would run the torch around the cities, then stop and talk to the supporters who were there about Special Olympics. He also puts together the torch run for Special Olympics of Washington every May as officers run the torch from the Peace Arch to McCord Air Force Base for the Opening Ceremonies. Officer Rutt's enthusiasm for this cause has never wavered, and his excitement has actually caused more and more people to volunteer with him every year."
"When Officer Ted Rutt decided many years ago to go into policing, he knew that he would see things that would make him mad, make him cry and make him smile. He knew that he would be involved in many things that would cause him to question his choice. What he didn't realize is how much of a positive impact he could and would have on the lives of the people in the Tukwila community and in the lives of the many Special Olympics athletes he works with all the time. When asked why he does what he does, he will look somewhat sheepish and say it is what anyone would do. Not anyone, Officer Rutt, YOU!"Congratulations Officer Ted Rutt!
It sounds like this nomination is well deserved...
Thank you to everyone who submits there nominee, and votes!!
Make sure to go to http://www.komonews.com/champions and nominate our next months Brotherton Community Champion...
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