2009 Brotherton Cadillac Invitation:: Arthritis Foundation

Brotherton Cadillac Invitational

::a benefit for::

The Arthritis Foundation

September 15, 2009 at the Newcastle Golf Club

::The 1st Place Winners::

"The Perkins 4-some"
Sonny Sixkiller, Tait McCutchan, Joe Perkins, Phil Perkins and Lucas Beidler (guest putter & child with arthritis)

The event was a success, and we want to thank everyone for being a part of something awesome. Can't wait to do it all again next year!

August 2009: Brotherton Community Champion

Congratulations to Paige Collins for being the

Brotherton Community Champion

for August 2009.

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...

"250 characters is not enough to describe how great Paige is. I could easily fill 25 pages with just what I've seen her do. Suffice to say she is one of the unsung heroes of Seattle and someone who I aspire to be like every day." -Michelle

"Paige sits with a client, going over insurance forms. It's not part of her job description as Manager of Providence Regina House in South Park, but she does it just the same. "I feel my job is to be the go to person for the community." Paige says as she smiles.
Paige Collins has become just that, the go to person. Each client that enters the food bank experiences her warmth, humor, and friendship. No one that is hungry is turned away. She helps clients maintain their dignity. There are special treats for the kids. She helps find other community programs to help her clients or South Park and supports community events.
If you visit Paige on any given day, you will see an array of people that stop by, for food or clothing, but to just say "hi" and let her know how they are doing.
For these reasons and so many others I nominate her for this award."

"Paige took over the food bank a few years ago and has brought it to new heights now serving over 300 families each week. She's a gentle leader, passionate and caring and she's fearless about helping the community. Paige certainly deserves my vote!" - Mark A

Congratulations Paige Collins!
With over 40 comments from people who think you deserve this award... It definately looks and sounds like you do.

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...

July 2009:: Brotherton Community Champion

Congratulations to Ted Rutt for being the Brotherton Community Champion for July 2009.

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...

June 2009:: Brotherton Community Champion

Congratulations to Meghan Swanlund for being the
Brotherton Community Champion
for June 2009.

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...

Just a Reminder::

Each month, we’ll select 10 finalists from your nominations. Then you’ll vote to tell us who YOU think should be the Brotherton Community Champion for that month. A documentary short produced by a local filmmaker will highlight each monthly champion and the top three shorts (voted on by you), will be shown at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival.

The voting results are judged on this criteria...

Community Service Objectives• Depth and Scope of Volunteer Activities • Results Obtained• Creativity• Impact in the Community• Reason for Getting Involved• Overall Story
Go to Brotherton Community Champions to nominate who you think should be the next months Community Champion, and to get more information...

"Meghan Swanlund has spent her short life trying to make her community a better place. She has spent the better half of the past 5 years an active participant of Pierce County’s Daffodil Festival. In 2004, as a senior at Emerald Ridge High School, she was selected to represent the school as their Princess. Since then, she has continued to support and back the festival, which has recently been crippled by financial woes. Last August, she organized a fundraiser which raised over $1000 for the festival’s royalty. For the past two years, she has worked as Mt. Tahoma High School’s Daffodil Coronation Coordinator – which ensures that this high school will be able to have a princess in the upcoming festival. Her biggest fear is seeing this 76 year old tradition, which provided her with a college scholarship and a lifetime of memories and community connections, fade away into Pierce County’s history."

"Meghan is also a champion for cancer awareness and research. Her grandmother succumbed to breast cancer shortly before she was born, and her other grandmother was diagnosed with stomach cancer just one month ago.

In September, Meghan will be walking in the Breast Cancer 3-day in Seattle. In order to raise the necessary money, she has been fundraising tirelessly. In June she organized a Masquerade Ball, in which the proceeds benefited the 3-Day Walk. That night she raised over $2400. As soon as she had cleaned up the ballroom from that event, she was back at the drawing board, figuring out how to make next year’s Masquerade Ball a bigger success, and organizing her next fundraiser.

I can always tell when Meghan is passionate about something, because it consumes her. It is mesmerizing watching her plans from the brainstorming stage, all the way until the final touch has been placed. Meghan is a recent graduate of Washington State University. She works as a paralegal for a Tacoma law firm. As if she is not busy enough, she has decided to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher and at night, she is attending college courses, prepping for graduate school."

"Though she seems to always be on the move, she always makes time for the important people in her life. Meghan is truly deserving of this nomination, this recognition, and this award."

Congratulations Meghan!!

Thank you to everyone who submits there nominee, and votes!!

Brotherton Commercial:: Teaming up with the Moyer Foundation

Brotherton and the Moyers

As you can probably tell from the posts, we do a lot of activities and events with the Moyer Foundation. For June/July, the Brotherton's did a commercial with Karen Moyer. Not only is the Moyer Foundation a big charity that we are involved in, but the Moyers are also customers here at Brotherton, and a part of our automotive family.

Thank you to Brian Michaels with Hitman Productions for the directing and making of this commercial. It looks awesome.

::Cops with Cancer::

So, as you all probably know... Brotherton is strongly involved with charity events, and community activities. We do our best to reach out, and make a difference, not only in our customers lives, but in the community as well.

On June 5th, "Cops with Cancer" was held at Brotherton Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, GMC.

"It is our desire to provide support to the men and women of law enforcement who have been diagnosed with cancer. By providing support we can help these officers and their families deal with the emotional impact of this illness. Our desire is to also help the agencies these officers work for. How an officer diagnosed with cancer is treated by their agency plays a major role in their battle." - Cops with Cancer Organization

Big thank you to Bill and Stacy Judd who were a huge help in getting everything put together and who held a big part in planning this event.

(Brad Brotherton, Stacy and Bill Judd pictured above)

Butch Harrison Quartet, did a amazing job on the music.


There was a silent auction that was held during the event, where all the proceeds went to the charity "Cops with Cancer" and the Special Olympics.

It was a Dinner Event along with the Silent Auction... Don Person did a awesome job preparing the delicious treats... Steak, potatoes, salad, shrimp etc. It was amazing.

Miss Washington was also a special guest, that was able to come and support the "Cops with Cancer" Event.

If you would like more information on "Cops with Cancer" you can contact them at: Email: info@copswithcancer.org

Thank you again for everyone that was able to make it, and to all the people that were a part of the night. The dinner and silent auction was a success, and they were able to raise $16,000.00 for "Cops with Cancer" and the "Special Olympics".

Service Clinc Raffle Winners

Congratulations

::Eric and Debbie Parthemer::

On Saturday June 20th, the Parthemers were notified that they had won the Vizio 47" TV through Brotherton's Service Clinic Raffle.

Eric and Debbie parthemer with Brad Brotherton (President) and Rob Cannon (Service Manager)