The Spokane Lilac Festival |
"Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story."
~Mason Cooley, American Aphorist
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2021 President Dan VerHeul and his family at the 2020 Installation
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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A Message from our 2021 President |
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Fall is upon us, leaves are turning, school is finally starting for many, the weather is getting colder and soon are already shoveling snow!!! The good news is that spring is coming which means only one thing, you guessed it, Lilac Festival week!
I know it is only October but May is just around the corner. We continue to work with local health officials and the city and keep moving forward with our planning for the 2021 Lilac Festival 'Destination Spokane'. As we look ahead I am grateful to all or Directors, VP’s and Volunteers who have already began working on next years’ festival. The process has started with looking for the 2021 Royal Court, including planning for orientations and Coronation. I look forward to the time when we all are able to gather together. Until then please be safe, following the guidelines set forth by our elected officials.
Sincerely,
President Dan VerHeul & First Lady Chris
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2020 Royal Candidates
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Every year in November, we start the process of finding interested and eligible high school senior women for our Royalty Scholarship Program.
In what has become the new normal, we are shifting our call for Royalty Candidates a bit. Rather than our traditional in-person orientation meetings, we will be going virtual!
We have reached out to all Spokane County high school coordinators to fill them in on our new process and they all seem very grateful that we are continuing this opportunity for these young leaders and we are excited to meet them!
All potential Candidates are being asked to head to our website to review an orientation video as well as review all relevant documentation and forms. The video will be available on November 1st. Once the potential candidate has viewed the video and filled out the post video form, they will have an opportunity to attend one of three Q&A sessions via Zoom.
Once each participating high school selects their Candidate, they will have till Friday, December 18th to complete and turn in all the required documents.
If you are or know of any high school senior woman that would be a great Candidate for our Royalty program, please have them check out our website (link below).
We want to thank everyone for their help continuing this great Lilac tradition in such a unique time.
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2020 Royal Court
Photos Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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2020 Armed Forces Appreciation Golf Tournament |
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 3rd annual Armed Forces Appreciation Golf Tournament.
It was a beautiful day for golf in a very beautiful setting of Wandermere Golf Course.
Thanks to the donations of hole sponsors, raffle, putting challenge and more, over $1,800 was raised for the Wing Morale Fund.
We look forward to May for our 4th annual tournament and we hope you can join us! More info to come in early spring!
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Have you been interested in helping out with the Lilac Festival but not sure how or where to start? We have a lot of opportunities for any time commitment level! We would love to see you and have you be part of our Lilac Family!
Click on the link below to learn more and fill out our Volunteer form. We will then connect you with the committee VP(s) to find out how you can help them.
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The Spokane Lilac Festival wishes our friends with birthdays in October & November a Happy Birthday!
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October:
- Kim Johnson 10/5
- BJ Sebo 10/5
- Wilma Engstrom 10/7
- Lon Gibby 10/23
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
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October:
- Thursday, October 29th - Community Partnerships Committee Meeting, 5:30pm via Zoom
- Thursday, October 29th - Director Picture Re-Take, 5-7pm, Office (please email Office to RSVP)
November:
- Sunday, November 1st - Royalty Candidate Orientation Video Available on website
- Wednesday, November 4th - Merchandise Committee Meeting, 6pm, Office & Zoom
- Tuesday, November 10th - Directors Meeting, 6pm via Zoom
- Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day, Office Closed
- Saturday, November 12th - Float Work Day, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Monday, November 16th - Finance Committee Meeting, 6pm, Office & Zoom
- Thursday, November 19th - Community Partnerships Committee Meeting, 5:30pm via Zoom
- Tuesday, November 24th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm via Zoom
- Thursday-Friday, November 26th & 27th - Thanksgiving, Office Closed
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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Video Produced & Provided by Gibby Media Group |
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