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Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.
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Stanley Horowitz
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Thank You Veterans
This past Monday, we honored those who have given so much for our country and freedom. From everyone here at the Spokane Lilac Festival, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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Help Needed!
Float Barn Cleanup This Saturday!
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2019 "We Are Spokane" Float and Royalty
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Our Float Toads are about to start their initial steps of constructing of the 2020 "Destination Spokane" float! However we need to do a bit of clean up to make room in the Float Barn in order to create what will be an amazing float.
If you are available this Saturday, November 16th, any time between 9am and 4pm, we would love to see you at the Float Barn (903 E. Pacific) ready to help out. Lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our
office team
. Thank you in advance to our amazing Lilac Family that always turn out to help us when they can!
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Photo Courtesy of Hannah Mumm
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A couple of weeks ago, we announced the hire of our first 2020 Intern, past Queen ('17), August Corppetts. We are extremely excited to announce that her fellow Court member, Princess Hannah Mumm will be joining our Social Media/Office Internship as well! Hannah and August have continued to stay very close since joining the Lilac team in 2017, so we could not be more happy to have them on board once again!
Hannah is currently a junior at Whitworth University majoring in English and French Language with a minor in Women and Gender Studies and Political Science. In addition to school, Hannah works part time with Valleyfest as their Miss Spokane Valley Scholarship Manager as well as Tour Guide and Admissions Overnight Host at Whitworth.
Hannah is also a gifted model and actress. If you have joined us at either our Queens Luncheon or Woman's Club Tea, you may have seen Hannah showing off some of Believe Bride's beautiful gowns or the Woman's Club vintage collection apparel.
We are thrilled to have both Hannah and August joining us this year and taking the lead on our Social Media program. If you are following us on either Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, please be sure to like and comment our posts created by these hard working Interns! And if you aren't following us and not sure how to find us, give a shout to our
Office team
and we will help point you in the right direction!
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Queen August & Princess Hannah in 2017
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Lilac Office Holiday Closures
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Below are the dates our office will be closed in observance of upcoming holidays. Please contact us if you have any questions or need anything during these dates.
Monday, November 11th
- Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28-Friday, November 29th
- Thanksgiving
Monday, December 23rd thru Friday, January 3rd
- Christmas & New Years
(Office will reopen on Monday, January 6th)
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2020 SLFA Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Applications
Now Open!
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2019 Royalty Candidates and 2018 Royalty Court at Etiquette Training
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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We have had such a wonderful turnout so far at our past three Royalty Orientation meetings! We have just one more coming up this Monday the 18th. All interested High School senior women are required to attend one of the meetings with a parent/guardian in order to be eligible and this is the LAST Orientation. If you know anyone interested, please share with them the below dates and our
website link.
We can not wait to start meeting the up and coming young leaders of Spokane that we hope to get to know more and to eventually become our 2020 "Destination Spokane" Royal Court.
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- South Valley - Monday, Nov. 18th, 6pm - Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main) - LAST Orientation
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Calling All Artists!
2020 Lilac Legacy Art Prospectus
Now Open!
Entry Deadline is April 17th
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2020 Lilac Legacy Artist Gloria Fox and President Dan VerHeul
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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RSVP for the
2019 Holiday Party
Sunday, December 8th
3pm-5pm
Cecelia Stephens Residence
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Kenzie Toner & Sandy Brown at last year's Holiday party.
Photo Courtesy of Christy Snow
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Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 8th from 3-5pm for our annual Holiday party! Below is a little information on what you can expect and a link to RSVP. Hope to see as many of you there as possible, we love our Lilac family and enjoy celebrating this special time with you!
- Potluck Dinner (You will be able to specify what you would like to bring when you register.)
- Raffle Items (It just wouldn't be a Lilac event without a fun raffle. You can buy tickets at the party or pre-purchase when you register.)
- Gift Exchange (If you would like to bring a small gift to add to the pool, its always a great time for a fun, and maybe a tad lively, "yankee swap" style exchange.) $15 limit
- Toys for Tots (If you would like to bring a new, unwrapped, toy to donate to this wonderful cause, please do!)
- Christmas Carols (Warm up those pipes!)
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2020 Executive Committee
Spotlight
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2020 Executive Committee
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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In the next few weeks, we will be highlighting our newly installed 2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee.
Last week
, we introduced you to our 2020 VP of Merchandise & Marketing, Karen Montague. The Lilac Festival is an all Volunteer organization and we are extremely fortunate to have a group of leaders that dedicate their precious time to continuing this great tradition and bringing it into the future successfully.
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Angela Wray
2020 Co-VP Community & Military
Photo Courtesy of Gibby Media
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Angela is no stranger to our Executive Committee, she has held several positions but is taking on a new role this year as Co-VP of Community & Military Relations with Dan North.
Angela was born in Titahi Bay, New Zealand and came to the US at the age of 3 where she grew up in Seattle. She graduated high school from Columbia River High in Vancouver, WA and shortly after, joined the US Navy.
She met and married her husband, Mike, while stationed in Washington DC. While in the DC area she was part of the color guard carrying the Navy flag for special events and ceremonies. Angela's last tour of duty was in San Diego at Fleet Electronic Support where she was deployed to several Navy ships. With her husband retired from the Navy, they returned to the Northwest in 2004.
Angela has always loved horses and parades, and volunteered in San Diego and here in Spokane at horse rescues and therapy riding centers. She began her college education at the University of Maryland and was able to finish here in Spokane with the University of Phoenix with a BS in Information Technology. After working in that field for just over two years, she returned to work in the jewelry field where she loves designing custom jewelry and restoring estate jewelry. In 2017 she started her own business, Vintage Gems and Jewelry.
Angela joined the Spokane Lilac Festival in 2012 and has served as VP of Area Relations, Merchandising, Hosting and now Community & Military. She loves representing the Spokane Lilac Festival in the local and northwest festivals and seeing communities come together to enjoy a parade.
We are so grateful for you, Angela!
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2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee
President - Dan VerHeul
President-Elect - Alan Hart
Treasurer - Russ Brown
VP Area Relations - Shelley Sholl
VP Communications - Lon Gibby
Co-VP Community & Military - Dan North & Angela Wray
VP Corporate Development - Mike Cressey
VP Float/Immediate Past President - Kristy Hamby
Co-VP Hosting - Jasmin Davis & Deb Koch
VP Merchandising - Karen Montague
Co-VP Parade - Alan Hart & Sam Snow
Co-VP Royalty - Monika Hawkinson & Kim Johnson
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The Spokane Lilac Festival wishes our friends with birthdays in
November & December a Happy Birthday!
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November:
- Gary Bumgarner 11/3
- Christy Snow 11/4
- Cecelia Stephens 11/5
- Dennis Borton 11/6
- Mary Cressey 11/6
- Elisabeth Hooker 11/6
- Alan Hart 11/17
- Bev Stenson 11/21
- Leanne Brown 11/29
December:
- Catherine Tunstall 12/1
- Kristy Hamby 12/3
- Jamie Dedmon 12/6
- Hal Patton 12/7
- Christine Leva 12/8
- Dick Totten 12/14
- Jack Aronson 12/25
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November:
- Saturday, November 16th - Float Barn Clean Up, 9am-4pm, Float Barn
- Monday, November 18th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 6pm, Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main) LAST mtg.
- Thursday, November 21st - Royalty Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, November 26th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, UW Center (210 W. Main)
- Thursday & Friday, November 28-29th- Lilac Office Closed
December:
- Monday, December 2nd - Hosting Committee Meeting, RTP 5:30pm & Hosting 6pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, December 3rd - Finance Committee Meeting, 6pm, Lilac Office
- Sunday, December 8th - Lilac Holiday Party, 3pm-5pm, Cecelia's home. Click Here to RSVP
- Tuesday, December 17th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Location TBD
- Thursday, December 19th - Royalty Candidates Applications Due to Lilac Office by 5pm
- December 23rd - January 3rd - Lilac Office Closed
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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Videos Produced & Provided by Gibby Media Group
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