MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — On April 19, Mountlake Terrace resident Louise Scollard was awarded a 2010 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award.
Scollard, 96, was nominated by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Snohomish County (RSVP), with which she has logged over 6,000 volunteer hours since she joined the program 13 years ago, said Paulette Jacobson, director of RSVP. Scollard and other award winners received their award at a ceremony held at the Governor’s Mansion. The next evening, they attended a Mariner’s game and were honored on the field before the game began, which was a treat Scollard enjoyed, Jacobson said.
Despite failing eyesight, Scollard still helps out every week at the South County Senior Center’s food surplus program, which distributes food to seniors in need. She’s been working at the program for over 15 years. She also once volunteered as a driver for the Lynnwood Food Bank.
When Scollard found out she had won, “she was just elated,” said Mary Bower, a friend and fellow volunteer. “She loves to help other people.”
Scollard has lived at the same address in Mountlake Terrace for almost 50 years. According to Bower, she still lives on her own, does her own cooking, laundry and even some yard work. “She’s a very independent little lady,” Bower said.
Scollard volunteers “because I retired and I didn’t like that,” she told The Enterprise, in an interview last December.
“It’s pleasing to see someone like Louise Scollard step up to help people in need,” Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon said. “She is an example as well as a call to action to others considering volunteering.”
Enterprise editor Mina Williams contributed to this report.
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