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WINTER / SPRING 2025 27 club life wac foundation ences student from the UW would want to make organizing the shelves their pet project." omas is a member of the Book Club of Washington, an association for collectors, dealers, librarians, and avid readers. He oen spends summers at the Inn at the WAC aer passing colder months in Phoenix and Las Vegas. He also enjoys cruising. Time on a boat harkens back to his days as a yachtsman, a hobby he picked up alongside his father while growing up in San Marino, California. As for what he's reading now? e selection is eclectic. Christian Siriano's "e New Red Carpet" is on the docket as is "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck. Recent finishes include classics "Don Quixote" and "War and Peace." "I'll do 30 to 40 pages a day alongside dictionaries and maps," omas says. "ese re-reads give me the chance to get into great, huge volumes of literature that give you the essence of each author." omas' father was a Life Member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and the family traveled to reciprocal clubs around the world. omas first visited the WAC in the 1960s. Nowadays, during extended summer stays at the Inn, he oen visits Folio: e Seattle Athenaeum, a nonprofit mem- bership library and cultural center in Pike Place Market. Much like the Voogd Library, Folio speaks to omas' passion for precious books, beautiful spaces, and fellow bibliophiles. "I've always considered the WAC the soul of hospitality in Seattle," he says. "I've always considered the WAC the soul of hospitality in Seattle." —Thomas Rogers The new WAC Foundation Crystal Donor installation will be mounted outside the Crystal Ballroom on the 3rd Floor this spring. A display fea- turing etched crystals inspired by the ballroom's three Czech chandeliers will honor those donors of $5,000 or more who contributed during our 50th anniversary celebration of the ballroom this past fall. The WAC Foundation accepts a variety of donations and gifts, including cash, one-time and recurring gifts, publicly traded securities, retirement plan beneficiary designations, bequests, life insurance ben- eficiary designations, and real property. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3), and donations are tax-deductible. The Foundation also qualifies for most employers' gift-matching programs. New this year, the Foundation is also accepting vehicle donations of all types. Consider donating your used car, boat, or RV. Your donation will be turned into cash to support preservation and enhancement of the WAC Clubhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information about donating to the WAC Foundation, visit wac.net/foundation. Or email Foundation Secretary Suzana Sakay at ssakay@wac.net. SUPPORT WAC HERITAGE Many thanks to the following Foundation donors: Platinum ($100,000-plus): Thomas Carlton Rogers II, Family & Friends of Roger Kelly Founders ($50,000-plus during Foundation's first two years): Earl Lasher, Laurel & Pete Shimer, Linda Kelly, Patricia E. Doyle, Tammy Young & Hahns Burg, The Banerjee Family Silver ($25,000-plus): Matthew & Laura Van Beek, Dr. Bill Callahan, Daniel & Margaret Carper Foundation, Robert Wallace Charitable Fund Bronze ($10,000-plus): W. Alden & Beverly Harris, David Carlson & Vicki O' Briant, Dianne Harrison & John Wujack, Don & JoEllen Loeb, Gregg & Jane Blodgett, Jack R. & Sarah A. Sutermeister, James & Anna Johnson, James Hirshfield, Chuck & Nanette Nelson, John W. Meisenbach, Joseph Blattner, Kathleen & Karl Krekow, Kraig & Lora Marini Baker, Michelle & David Rudd, Patricia L. Sheppard, Patrick & Karen Crumb, Peter S. Carpenter, Robert R. Braun Jr., Sharon & Scott Kelly, Tom Horsley & Cheri Brennan, 101 Club Foundation, Tracy & Eric Pozil, Walt Smith, William & Rebecca Smead, Steve & Eileen Finnigan, Frank & Marilyn Clement, Sam & Karen Coe, Roger Wylie & Daiva Tautvydas