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Rep. Ruth Kagi, serving the 32nd District Serving north King and southeast Snohomish counties, including the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and part of Edmonds, the town of Woodway, and the Finn Hill area. |
State PTA awards its highest honor to Ruth Kagi
Kagi earns coveted 'Friend of Children Award'
May 7, 2009
OLYMPIA—The Friend of Children Award-the highest honor bestowed by the Washington state PTA (WSPTA)-was presented to state Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park) at the organization's annual convention in SeaTac on May 2.
In announcing the 2009 winner of its coveted award, WSPTA said "Kagi has worked tirelessly on behalf of children in this state in the areas of K-12 education funding, prevention of harm to children, quality improvements to foster care, early childhood education, and more."
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State and national leaders for children meet at the 2009 Washington State PTA convention, where Rep. Ruth Kagi was awarded the state PTA's highest honor, the Friend of Children Award. (l-r) State PTA President Laura Bay, National PTA president Jan Harp Domene, Kagi, and legislative Education Policy Analyst Mary Kenfield. |
"Receiving the Friends of Children Award is thrilling beyond words," said Kagi. "Everyone who knows how much I respect the PTA will also know that this is an honor I'll cherish for the rest of my life."
The Friend of Children Award is awarded annually by WSPTA "to a group or individual performing outstanding work on behalf of children throughout the state."
Past recipients of the award include U.S. Senator Patty Murray, former Governor and now U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna.
Kagi represents the 32nd District in the House of Representatives and chairs the House Early Learning & Children's Services Committee. Nationally, she chairs the National Conference of State Legislatures' Human Services Committee.
Before entering the Legislature, Kagi served as vice president of the League of Women Voters of Washington.