“
Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.
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—Unknown
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Upcoming
Director & Committee Meetings
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2020 is in full swing and we want to remind you of some upcoming meetings. As always, all meetings and location addresses are listed in the Event Calendar at the bottom of each Lilac Weekly.
October Directors Meeting
Tuesday, October 8th
5:30 Dinner
6pm Meeting
Round Table Pizza (South Hill)
Royalty Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 9th
5:30pm
Lilac Office
Executive Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 22nd
6pm
UW Center
Finance Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 29th
6pm
Lilac Office
Hosting Committee Meeting
Monday, November 4th
5:30 RTP
6pm Hosting
Lilac Office
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Save the Date!
2020 Pin Party
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Wednesday, October 16th
6pm
President Dan's Residence
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Let’s get together for a couple of hours to help get the pin boards ready for the 2020 year!
Food will be provided. Please bring your own refreshments.
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A Thank You from Marilyn Thordarson
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I want to share a heartfelt thank you to Kristy Hamby and the Lilac Festival for the nomination to the Inland Northwest Women of the Year. It is an honor to be included with group of outstanding women who have served our community in many different ways, from business to the arts and social services.
In my life I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to volunteer for many different community activities which spun off from my community relations/fundraising career with Providence Sacred Heart.
My 45 plus years with the Festival serving as an officer and with various committees, and special projects including authoring the book, “Pride, Parades and Princesses,” have all enriched my life with good friends, community involvement, and the opportunity to celebrate our wonderful city and region, our military and our youth! So many of our Festival Directors and Volunteers are deserving of this recognition, and I’m truly humbled to be so honored. Thank you! ~Marilyn
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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 Area Relations, Shelley Sholl. 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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Russ Brown
2020 Treasurer
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Russ Brown is a well known, long-time member of the Lilac Festival. For the past four years, Russ has taken on the elected role of Treasurer. He is also a Past President (2006).
He is a long time educator and wholeheartedly embraces the "Empowering our Youth" portion of our mission statement. Russ has a bachelors in education and a masters in secondary administration. He worked with students at Medical Lake High School for 34 years. He spent 7 years as a business teacher, 10 years as Assistant Principal, and 17 years as Principal.
Russ has been involved with the Lilac Festival since 1996. His friend, John Cocks, Past President ('98) and Parade VP convinced him to start volunteering.
One Lilac project that he holds near and dear is our Teacher of the Year program. This program allows our Royal Court to honor and recognize a teacher/staff member from their High School that has especially impacted them.
To learn more about the Teacher of they Year program,
click here
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Russ says that working for the Lilac Festival is fun and rewarding. Russ’ favorite Lilac memory is being Lilac President and having all his grand kids in attendance. His granddaughter, Paige was also a Jr. Lilac Princess.
We couldn’t do this without you Russ! Thank you for all your hard work!
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2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee
President - Dan Ver Heul
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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Spokane Lilac Festival's Queens Crown
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Our 2020 Royalty Orientations are quickly approaching in November. See below for meeting dates. We encourage all high school senior women interested in the program to
visit our website.
School coordinators are now able to complete the Intent to Participate form online. This form's purpose is to give our VP's of Royalty a confirmation that a particular school intends to submit a Candidate for the Lilac Royalty program. If you are your schools' coordinator or can pass a long the message to them, please share with them the
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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- North Valley - Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 6pm - Argonne Library (4322 N. Argonne Rd.)
- South Hill - Thursday, Nov. 7th, 6pm - Moran Prairie Library (6004 S. Regal)
- Northside - Sunday, Nov. 10th, 2pm - North Spokane Library (44 E. Hawthorne Rd.)
- South Valley - Monday, Nov. 18th, 6pm - Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main)
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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
- Krystal Jaeger 11/10
- Alan Hart 11/17
- Bev Stenson 11/21
- Leanne Brown 11/29
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October:
- Tuesday, October 8th - Directors Meeting, 6pm, Round Table Pizza South Hill (4510 S. Regal St.)
- Tuesday, October 9th - Royalty Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Wednesday, October 16th - Pin Party, 6pm, Ver Heul Residence
- Tuesday, October 22nd - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, UW Center (201 W. Main Ave.)
- Tuesday, October 29th - Finance Committee Meeting, 6pm, Lilac Office
November:
- Monday, November 4th - Hosting Committee Meeting, RTP 5:30pm & Hosting 6pm, Lilac Office
- Wednesday, November 6th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 6pm, Argonne Library (4322 N. Argonne Rd.)
- Thursday, November 7th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 6pm, Moran Prairie Library (6004 S. Regal)
- Sunday, November 10th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 2pm, North Spokane Library (44 E. Hawthorne Rd.)
- Tuesday, November 12th - Directors Meeting, 6pm, Location TBD
- Monday, November 18th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 6pm, Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main)
- Tuesday, November 26th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Location TBD
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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