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David Uy | Founding Executive Director, Chinese American Museum in Washington, DC | May 25, 2022 [Video]
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David Uy | Founding Executive Director, Chinese American Museum in Washington, DC | May 25, 2022 [Video]

Introduced by our own May O’Brien, David Uy is the founding executive director of the Chinese American Museum in Washington, DC where he has been a key player in establishing the first and only museum in our nation’s capital dedicated to the Chinese American story.David is a marketing, public relations, and development veteran with experience in national nonprofit management, communications, and relationship building. His role at the museum draws on his work in creative and strategic marketing and public relations, nonprofit and corporate strategy, exhibit and event design, copywriting, speech writing, and campaign development. Prior to joining CAMDC, David served in leadership roles in several award-winning advertising and public relations firms, as Vice President of Marketing and Development for the legal technology company, CDS, and as Communications Director for The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network. He served as the principal of the public relations agency, Brand Bureau, for twelve years.David has worked with and advised numerous organizations, including The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Personal Care Products Council, Coastal States Organization, Washington Revels, Quality of Life Plus, Johns Hopkins University, Fannie Mae, The National Zoo, Sprint, The Wall Street Journal, Big Brothers Big Sisters, US Dept. of Energy, Bon Secours, and HCA Healthcare. David holds an MBA in Marketing Strategy and a BA in Fine Arts and Art History from The College of William and Mary. He is a second-generation ChineseAmerican born in Queens, New York City, with family originating in Xiamen, China and the Philippines.

$270,000 Awarded to Northern Michigan Nonprofits [Video]
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$270,000 Awarded to Northern Michigan Nonprofits [Video]

Rotary Charities celebrates is Spring 2022 Grant Awards! This cycle includes funding for spaces that bring people together, support for our region’s thriving arts community, and expanding access to recreational opportunities for people of all abilities. We are honored to steward resources that allow us to invest in a variety of community assets that contribute to making Northern Michigan communities more inclusive, healthy, and vibrant places to live, visit, and recreate.These grants have been awarded through Rotary Charities’ Assets for Thriving Communities grant program, which provides up to $50,000 of support to initiatives that develop, strengthen, or build community assets that are available to all, or make an existing asset more widely available. Learn more about this and other grant opportunities at RotaryCharities.org/GrantsSpring 2022 Grantees:American Legion Post 399 – Traverse City, MI Old Mission Community Hall Roof Replacement – $10,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantCrosshatch Center for Arts & Ecology – Traverse City, MIThe Alluvion – $50,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantHousing North – Traverse City, MIHousing Ready Program Expansion (Leelanau County) – $50,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantInterlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MIHearing Assistive Systems – $30,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantPaddle Antrim – Elk Rapids, MIElk Rapids Rotary Park Improvements – $50,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantTraverse Area Historical Society – Traverse City, MIKchi Wiikwedong Anishinaabe History Project– $50,000 Assets for Thriving Communities GrantTraverse Area Pickleball Association – Traverse City, MIBowers Harbor Park Pickleball Courts – $30,000 Assets for Thriving Communities Grant