A Nordic Heritage Museum welcome to Governor Gregoire
Today was a ton of fun and a real joy. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson and I welcomed Governor Chris and First Gentleman Mike Gregoire to Ballard to tour the Nordic Heritage Museum and learn about their $65 million capital campaign to build a new community center along Market Street.
Many months ago the Nordic Heritage Museum folks came to Olympia to discuss their project. I casually suggested to them that we should invite the Governor for a visit and help us build momentum for our private fundraising efforts. The team grabbed the idea and ran with it! Today was the result and it was a real joy to see the excitement and sense of engagement as the Governor learned about the history of immigration and more of the five Nordic countries.
I had the honor of welcoming guests (including Councilman Larry Phillips) and helping to introduce the Governor. Our extra special guest was former Rep. Helen Sommers whom I have the honor of succeeding in the Legislature. I so appreciate the Governor’s time, energy and thoughtful effort to help us build community not only in Ballard but across our city and state.
There’s some good local blog coverage here and here.
