Lauren Brown named RAPS Scholarship recipient THE RAPS SCHOLARSHIP for the 2019-20 academic year has been awarded to Lauren Brown. She is currently beginning her work toward a master’s degree in social work and a graduate certificate in gerontology. Lauren’ s thank you note to RAPS, lightly edited to reduce its length, was sent with gratitude. —Joan Shireman, Scholarship Committee Chair Dear Members of RAPS, I am very grateful to be receiving the RAPS scholarship. This scholarship will help me in so many ways. As a first generation college student it has been tough for me to find ways to pay for my schooling. Neither of my parents are able to contribute financially, so I began working at 14 years old to pay for my college education. I have been so fortunate to receive scholarships from amazing people like you that have allowed me to follow my dreams. I am currently the administrative assistant of the Senior Adult Learning Center at PSU and I will continue to be throughout my time in graduate school. I absolutely love working with older adults, especially in a place where I can provide something great such as lifelong learning opportunities. I hope to start a career after graduate school helping older adults cope with and find resources to make aging an easier process. We all age, and there are so many wonderful things that come with it! Thank you again for your generosity. I truly appreciate it. Sincerely, Lauren Brown RAPS Fall Wine Tasting Event on September 11 AH, A LATE SUMMER AFTERNOON sampling wine on the beautiful grounds of Oswego Hills Vineyard and Winery . . . what could be more delightful? Only one thing: having RAPS member and wine expert Scott Burns on hand to tell you everything you need to know about the environment in which the very wines you’re sipping are produced. Wednesday, September 11, is the day of the RAPS Fall Wine Tasting Event, with Scott holding forth on “The Basics of Terroir.” The event is from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the winery located at 450 Rosemont Road in West Linn. Participants will sample up to 17 different wines. “We’ll have lots of nibble foods to go along with the wines,” says Scott. Cost of the wine tasting is $20 per person. Participants opting to buy wine will save $10 on the first bottle purchased. Please have cash or a check payable to "Dawn White" ready on the day of the tasting. Dawn will gather the fees from every individual and write one check to the winery. The event is open to RAPS members and their friends. To reserve your spots, call Emily in the RAPS Office at 503-725-3447 or email her at rapsmail@pdx.edu by Friday, September 6. Wine tasting at The Pines 1852 tasting room led by Scott Burns in 2017. —-Photograph by Larry Sawyer 5
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