Friends of Birch Bay Library - Letter Writing Campaign

February 14th - 22nd

Friends of Birch Bay Library (FOBBL) and WCLS will be heading to Olympia Thursday, February 23rd to meet with legislators to discuss why we have requested our scope of work change for our Birch Bay library project. 

Our scope change asks that we be allowed to use our $2 million state appropriation for our smaller library project which uses the existing Vogt House as our Library Express and Community Meeting Room. The smaller project brings the project costs down significantly. 

Letters of community support for the change to our project stating why a library/library service is essential in our community and the love you have for the historic 1912 Vogt House would help us tell our story.

Letters can be addressed to: 

Senator Mark Mullet mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov  

Senator Mark Schoesler mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sharon Shewmake sharon.shewmake@leg.wa.gov

Representative Alice Rule alicia.rule@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joe Timmons joe.timmons@leg.wa.gov

OR...Letters can be dropped off at the Birch Bay Chamber office, Bookmobile (Wed. 3-7 pm), or emailed to fobblpresident@gmail.com or info@birchbaychamber.com if you would like us to hand deliver your letter.

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Birch Bay Photo Contest

Do you have good-quality photos taken in Birch Bay? BBWARM and the Birch Bay Chamber are looking for photos to use in our community outreach materials. Winners will each receive a prize pack with offerings from local Birch Bay businesses. We will choose one winner for each of the following categories:

• Scenery (e.g. Birch Bay at sunset)
• Events & Activities (e.g. flying kites at the kite festival, digging clams with your family)
• Local Businesses (e.g. ice cream at The C Shop)
• Stewardship (e.g. cleaning the beach, planting native landscaping at home)
• Wildlife (e.g. marine life during low tide)

Photo submission form: https://forms.gle/EQqXmxeq15X2kfYTA 

Terms and Conditions of Participation: 

• Eligibility: 
• Photos entered into the Birch Bay Photo Contest must be from Birch Bay, Washington. Entries will be accepted between February 15th and March 15th, 2023. 
• Participation: 
• Photos must be high quality for printing, with good lighting and composition. If there are people’s faces in your photo, please only include yourself and/or family members who have given consent to the Photo Use Agreement. Photos containing faces of people other than family members will be disqualified, as they cannot be used in outreach materials.
• Photos will be judged in five categories: scenery, events & activities, local business, stewardship, and wildlife. 
• Whatcom County and Birch Bay Chamber staff will select one winner for each category. The winners will be announced by March 29th, 2023. Each individual is only eligible to win one prize pack. Winners will be notified by e-mail. Prizes will be available for pickup at the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce.
• Photos submitted may be used in future outreach and education materials, including but not limited to posters, flyers, websites, and e-newsletters. 

If you have any questions please email SWVolunteer@co.whatcom.wa.us 

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Coming up at Blaine-Birch Bay Parks & Rec. D2

Friday, February 17th

7:00 PM

Family Movie Night

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Friday, February 24th

6:00 PM

Zumba Party with Celine & Dori!

90 minutes of Dance!

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