The Foundation was presented with a plaque recently for giving over $100,000 to WSU students.  On behalf of the Foundation, President “Clem” Crowston thanks WSU  for the recognition.
Following is a “bio” that WSU uses on their web site.
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The Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington supports and invests in future generations through education. Last year, the foundation award 139 scholarships and graduate fellowships to deserving students across the state, including students enrolled in College of Nursing. Through the generous support of the Scottish Rite Foundation we are able to provide much needed scholarship assistance. Their dedication to professional nursing education makes it possible for our graduate students to pursue excellence. In addition to nursing, students enrolled in speech therapy/speech pathology programs at WSU can apply for a Blankinship Fellowship, which is funded by the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation. Scottish Rite is part of the Masonic Fraternity and, as such, its focus is philanthropic. Masonic organizations sponsor a variety of philanthropies, including scholarship programs, and perform public service activities in their communities. Their humanitarian commitment is demonstrated daily. The Freemasons of North America contribute more than $2 million a day to charitable causes.

Mr. Crowston,

I hope this email finds you and your wife doing well and enjoying the summer time! Just for a refresher, this is Angie Jeffries and you helped me obtain a Scottish Rite scholarship for the past two years–for that fact I will always be grateful. I am now done in Pullman and will technically graduate from WSU in August, after I have completed my internship with Senator Patty Murray. I am currently living in Kirkland and work in her Seattle District Office, downtown Seattle. I plan on taking this next year to work (right now the pull is Americorps) and then attend graduate school. My life journey has taken me to this side of the state, which is where my question comes to play…

I don’t want to lose touch with my masonic background and this is a new area. I tried calling the Shriners Children’s Hospital to see if there was such a unit in Seattle and I was told there wasn’t. Basically I’m looking for a place to spend some quality time doing the community service I have always found important to provide, but I don’t know who to contact or where to look. Could you put me in contact with someone in this area?

Thanks again for everything and hope to hear from you soon,

Angie Jeffries