kingcountyjournal.com - Adding to their extended family: No strangers to philanthropy, Issaquah family adopts African village: "Adding to their extended family: No strangers to philanthropy, Issaquah family adopts African village
2006-01-04
by Chris Chancellor
Journal Reporter
Searching for a good spot to vacation with their two teenage sons last summer, Doug and Linda Frye of Issaquah thought they'd found the perfect spot: Mali, one of the poorest countries in Africa.
As a result of that trip, the Fryes adopted a village -- a three-year commitment at $12,500 per year.
``We live in a fairly insulated world here -- fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective,''Doug Frye said. ``We really believe it's critical for our children to develop a sense of empathy for what's going on in the world.
``This African trip was a good way to do it,'' added Frye, the president and chief executive of Colliers Macaulay Nicolls, a commercial real-estate firm, which also does business as Colliers International, a global federation of commercial real estate companies."
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