"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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New Member Information Night
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Do you know anyone who has shown interest in getting more involved in their community, or better yet, The Spokane Lilac Festival? Maybe that person is your friend, neighbor, or even you!
If so, please let them know that we are holding an Informational Night next month to share all things Lilac and how members of our community can get more involved. Maybe that is through volunteering, or even leading as a Director? We would love to get to know and meet as people from our community as possible. Below is more information. If you have any questions, please let our office team know.
Spokane Lilac Festival
New Member Information Night
Thursday, November 8th
5:00-6:30 pm
Latah Creek Winery
13030 E Indiana Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
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Northwest Festival Hosting Group Conference
Hosted by The Spokane Lilac Festival
January 18-20, 2019
Spokane, WA | DoubleTree by Hilton
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2018 Northwest Festival Hosting Group Festival Heads
Photo by Judy McBeath-Smith
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The Spokane Lilac Festival is proud to be the host of the 2019 Northwest Festival Hosting Group Conference, January 18th through the 20th!
Meetings and other events will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Spokane. We have a lot of activities and extra events planned, so we hope to see as many NWFHG members as well as Lilac members there.
This is a great opportunity for our organizations to come together and help make each other better and keep growing. Not to mention, a chance to show off our beautiful Lilac City!
For our out-of-town guests or those that don't want to drive back and forth from home, DoubleTree is offering registration for special hotel rates through December 28th. ($125/night-single, $135-double).
Click the links below for both Event and Hotel information/registration.
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November Directors Meeting
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Tuesday, November 13th
Hutton Settlement
5:00 pm - Tour
5:30 pm - Snacks & Social
6:00 pm - Meeting
~Guest Speaker Tom McArthur~
(9907 E. Wellesley Ave., Spokane, WA 99206)
The Hutton Settlement is celebrating it's 100th year in 2019. This year they have 12 graduating high school seniors. With both SLFA and Hutton Settlement's mission statements highlighting our youth, this will be a great opportunity to get to know another amazing community partner.
Click here to learn more about Hutton Settlement.
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Directors/Volunteers Needed
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Thursday, November 29th
6:15-10pm
Purple Coat Attire
The Spokane Lilac Festival will be helping out with the December pledge drive at KSPS-TV on Thursday, November 29th.
We are looking for 8-10 Directors and/or Volunteers to help man the phones. We understand this is relatively late for a weeknight, however, this will be a great opportunity to get the word out about SLFA as well as helping another great community organization! The first 45 minutes will be training and from 7-10 we will be answering phones during on-air breaks and during programming
If you are interested, please let the Office team know ASAP.
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Royalty Candidate Orientations
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2018 "Swing Into Spokane" Royalty Candidates and 2018 VP Royalty, Kim Johnson
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Our 2019 Royalty Committee is already in full planning mode and we are ready for another amazing year of meeting and empowering some of Spokane's most talented and inspiring young women.
Below are the dates for the upcoming Royalty Candidate meetings. If you know of any High School women in Spokane County that are interested, please pass this information and inform that ALL interested Candidates
must attend to be eligible
. We encourage as many Directors and Royalty Committee members to attend as well. If you have any questions, please contact the Office team or go to the
Royalty page
on our website.
- Thursday, November 8th - 6:00pm Moran Prairie Library
- Wednesday, November 14th - 6:00pm Argonne Library
- Thursday, November 15th - 6:00pm Spokane Valley Library
- Sunday, November 18th - 1:00pm Shadle Park Library
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Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring a Lilac Festival member. We hope you enjoy learning more about all the individuals that help make The Spokane Lilac Festival an intricate part and tradition in Spokane and around our Region.
Missed an issue? Click the links to get to know Members we've spotlighted:
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Shelley Sholl
2019 VP Area Relations
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Shelley was born and raised in the Spokane Valley and has lived here most of her life!
She has been in the medical field since 1982, spending the last 30 years in the air medical industry. She is currently employed full time with AeroMD, an air ambulance program based in the U. S. Virgin Islands. Luckily, she has the option of working from home most of the time.
She enjoys spending time with her family, including her two grandchildren. She also loves boating on the lake. If she is not working, she can be found creating in her sewing room, as she has been an avid quilter for many years.
She became involved with Lilac when her granddaughter was selected as a Jr. Princess. She has worked on several of the committees within Lilac over the past 6 years. She loves giving back to her community, empowering our youth and supporting our military, as her son-in-law is active duty.
As a teenager, Shelley was involved in her high school band and has great memories of marching in the then “Torchlight Parade!” It was the highlight of her spring school year. Shelley has said she never imagined that so many years later she would have the opportunity to work with and support that same association.
Shelley is the new VP of Area Relations for 2019. As a Director, she has made a commitment to support the Association and our community with participation in area events. Her position is to provide information to our membership regarding Community Events and area parades in which our Association can be showcased. Community awareness is vital to keeping the legacy of Lilac alive for many years to come and we are so lucky and honored to have Shelley as a fantastic member for so many years and now as a leader!
Photo by Hawkinson Photography
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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
- Donna Aberasturi 10/19
- Lon Gibby 10/23
Novmeber:
- 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:
- Monday, October 22nd - Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, October 23rd - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Lilac Office
November:
- Monday, November 5th - Hosting Committee Meeting, 5:30pm RTP, 6pm Hosting, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, November 6th - Royalty Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Thursday, November 8th - Royalty Candidate Orientation #1, 6:00pm - Morane Prairie Library (6004 S REGAL ST)
- Thursday, November 8th - New Member Information Night, 5:00-6:30pm, Latah Creek Winery
- Tuesday, November 13th - Director Meeting, 5pm, Hutton Settlement (5-6pm Tour and Social, 6pm Meeting)
- Wednesday, November 14th - Royalty Candidate Orientation #2, 6:00pm - Argonne Library (4322 N ARGONNE RD)
- Thursday, November 15th - Royalty Candidate Orientation #3, 6:00pm - Spokane Valley Library (12004 E MAIN AVE)
- Saturday, November 17th - Float Work Day, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Sunday, November 18th - Royalty Candidate Orientation #4, 1:00pm - Shadle Park Library (2111 W WELLESLEY AVE)
- Monday,November 26th - Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, November 27th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Lilac Office
- Thursday, November 29th - SLFA Volunteer Night for KSPS Pledge Drive, 6:15-10pm, KSPS-TV
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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