The Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 Southwest Holden St., celebrated its 90th birthday Sunday afternoon, Nov. 15. Delridge District Neighborhood Service Coordinator Ron Angeles, a big club supporter was on hand.

Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen read and presented a proclamation signed by all nine Seattle City Councilmembers which recognized the Highland Park Improvement Club's contributions over the years to local high school and college scholarships, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, its support of local baseball, softball, swimming teams and golf tournaments, the local Boy and Girl Scouts, its donations to local food drives, the Salvation Army, and other organizations.

Rasmussen handed the proclamation to Dan Mullens, chairman Highland Park Action Committee that meets in the Improvement Club facility.

Dining, dancing, and reminiscing were on the agenda, but so was a look at the organization's future, and its desire to attract a younger crowd.

"I've been hearing older members reminiscing about great things that happened in this building, and people in this building, and I'm here to talk about the future," said relative newcomer Becca Fong, a Highland park resident for six years. "When I moved to Highland Park and got involved with the Improvement Club I didn't have any family here. What the Improvement Club has done is it created a sense of family. It's been really amazing. I see more community building in the future, and broadening this family."