There is a certain mystique about the giant clams with 3-pound bodies and 18-inch necks. Why would the school have chosen the geoduck as its mascot if it didn't want to capitalize on it? The geoduck could be right up there with Mount Rainier.Įvergreen officials could opt for the school crest but that would be insanity. That could be offset by the geoduck factor. Scholarship funds for the schools with more students and alumni are expected to benefit the most.
The scholarship money would not be pooled. There is precedent for special personalized plates - ranging from the disabled to winners of the Purple Heart. Don't deny kids a chance at college on speculation. If they want to raise money for college scholarships, let 'em.Īlso, there are fears the plates won't sell - as was the case with a special plate in the past for square dancers. There are some naysayers over the House who think if colleges are allowed special personalized plates, everyone will want one - the Kiwanis Club, the Rotary, you name it.
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I'm a Cougar, but I would have a hard time resisting a geoduck on my license plate. Or - yes, yes, yes - The Evergreen State College Geoduck! Or it could be a Washington State University Cougar, or a Western Washington University Viking, a Central Washington University Wildcat or an Eastern Washington University Eagle. That could be done by applying special reflectorized sheets to avoid big set-up costs at the Washington State Penitentiary, where plates are made by inmates.įor University of Washington students, alumni and supporters, the state license plate could be a Husky. It probably would be alongside the mountain. It is not intended to replace Mount Rainier. It could - and probably would - be a mascot. Mike Lowry, calls for negotiations between university representatives and the Department of Licensing to determine what goes on the special plates. But paying $30 a year extra for a personalized plate has a lot more appeal if you give them something for pride or a good cause to support. Only 3 percent have personalized vanity plates (about 90,000 out of 3 million). Jim West, R-Spokane, thinks that estimate is on the high side, but says: "It's a neat way - without raising taxes - to help the problem of access to college." Yes, it is - even if it only raises half that much. State officials estimate it could raise $3 million in the next two years for college scholarships.
The bill, which has cleared the Senate, deserves passage in the House. It would boost scholarship funds at the state's six public four-year universities through the sale of special license plates. Senate Bill 6089 has a much nobler purpose than that. THERE is a bill in the Legislature that is not intended to - but could - lift the lowly geoduck to new heights.
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