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Welcome Fall! It's a beautiful time of year, and our member renewal month.
More than 60% of our membership has already renewed. Way to go! If you have not done so already, please take just a few minutes to renew today. Let’s get to 100% renewal before Oct. 1!
· Renew by Sept. 30, dues are $50 for 2022/23
· Renew Oct. 1 or after, dues are $55 per year
Renew your membership by:
· Clicking on the Renewal button below, or
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Welcome New Members
Member Luncheons start in October
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Our welcome event was a tremendous success. I met so many amazing new and prospective members and was able to welcome back many of our existing members. I can’t wait to see everyone at our first member luncheon at Crosswater in October! Be sure to sign up on the first of the month as our luncheons fill up quickly!
Share your Story
I want to hear from you! I invite our members to send me a quick email to share who you are and what the SRWC means to you. Maybe why you joined, or how the SRWC fits into your life, and what it has meant to be involved. It can even be a short, funny story about the SRWC! I can’t wait to hear what you all have to say and, you may find your words of wisdom right here in the newsletter or on our website!
Welcome New Members
And now, a big welcome to our newest members joining in August -- Wendy Paris, Terry Rife, Terri Campbell, Dedra Henderson, Barbara Landers and Karen Holl!
Kathy Garofalo
Membership Director
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Membership & Volunteering Go Hand-in-Hand |
If you’re new to Sunriver Women’s Club, you may be wondering, “How we manage to do so much and have so much fun doing it?”
A big part of that answer is volunteering. In fact, membership and volunteering go hand-in-hand. It’s a great way to meet people, make new friends and learn about local resources and culture.
Sign on for an hour of hands-on activity, be part of a months-long special project or join one of our volunteer teams.
Whatever works for you works for all of us! It’s good for your ongoing health and well-being as well. Research shows that adding purpose and connection will balance out your work life or enrich your leisure time.
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Upload our Membership Directory |
Wishing we still had a Membership Directory? Well, we do…it’s in your phone!
Information on our members is just a click away in the Wild Apricot App.
Just go to the App Store and download “Wild Apricot for Members.” After it downloads, you’ll be prompted to enter your SRWC login information. Your login consists of your email address and password. If you don’t remember your password, go to www.sunriverwomensclub.org to reset your password.
Need help working through this process? We will be at each SRWC Luncheon, Happy Hour and Coffee Hour and we’re happy to help! Or email Kris at vpclubservices@sunriverwomensclub.org for more information.
“We were waiting for someone who was late showing up for our hike. I just grabbed by phone, looked up her number in the app, and gave her a call. Couldn’t have been easier!” ~ Nancy Fischer, Past President & Wild Apricot App User
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Wendy Paris
Wendy Paris is looking forward to connecting with local people and getting involved in the community through the SRWC.
She and Tom Willms moved to La Pine in 2019, but the subsequent double whammy of a leukemia diagnosis and pandemic necessitated postponement of plans for new friends and activities. Three years after a stem cell transplant, Wendy is ready “to get back into things,” including Mid Soles and Winter Fun.
She is a retired construction attorney whose favorite reads are crime books, both fiction and nonfiction, so she plans to join an SRWC book club in which a friend is already a member. With two dogs, Wendy is an animal lover who does a lot of walking. She also volunteers with the Council on Aging doing outreach to the elderly. Recently Wendy rode her mountain bike again after a long hiatus and looks forward to snowshoeing again next winter with the Winter Fun group.
Nancy Evans
Sunriver might seem an unusual retirement location for Nancy Evans, who worked in the US Coast Guard, both active and reserves, for many years, but Nancy still loves the water and can often be found on the slide or lazy river at SHARC near her house, or in her kayak on the Deschutes River. She grew up in Connecticut, met her husband Greg while both were in the Coast Guard in California, then spent 22 years in Alaska before coming to Sunriver four years ago. While in Alaska she lived on a 210-acre hay farm, which she describes as “like having your own state park,” while her husband worked on the North Slope at Prudhoe Bay. With the lifting of pandemic restrictions, she has joined a book club and met other dog owners on outings with her two Pekingese dogs. She very much looks forward to volunteering, meeting new friends, and joining other members for hikes and Loose Cannons activities.
Mary Scoonover
Although the pandemic imposed many constraints on Mary Scoonover’s plans to build relationships in Sunriver when she began to spend most of her time here several years ago, she met the challenge by adopting a dog, joining a virtual running group and buying a camper van for cross-country travel.
Between visits with her family in Minnesota and Maryland, her husband Mark Cowin’s family in Bend, and their children in Sacramento and Salem, she is often on the road. In fact, she’ll be grand-dog sitting in Sacramento for most of September.
Mary is an avid reader of many genres, including both fiction and nonfiction, and not surprisingly for a retired environmental attorney, natural history. Mary looks forward to putting down roots in Sunriver and building a community through new friendships and shared activities, which include joining a book group, hiking with the Mid-Soles and playing more pickleball.
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Summer/September Birthday Lunch
Noon Tuesday, Sept. 20
If you had a birthday in June, July, August or September, it's time to celebrate. Birthday guests are encouraged to purchase a to-go lunch at a local restaurant or make a lunch and take it to Mary McCallum Park, near the Sunriver Marina. Dessert, water and lemonade will be provided. Please RSVP to birthday@sunriverwomensclub.org.
Hearty Soles Hike
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Where: Vista Ridge starts Vista Butte Park.
Distance: 4.2 miles total
Meet: Meet at HTCC parking area at 8:30 am.
Coffee Meet and Greet
10 am Thursday, Sept. 22 at Brewed Awakenings in The Village at Sunriver
A great time for new members to ask questions and learn all about the SRWC.
October Events
Member Happy Hour
4 to 6 pm Thursday, Oct. 6 - The Owl’s Nest at the Lodge (by the fireplace)
All new members and prospective members are welcome. Bring a friend!
Coffee Hour
10 am Friday, Oct. 28 – Café Sintra (in the back)
A great time for new members to ask questions and learn all about the SRWC.
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