“
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
”
—Albert Camus
|
|
|
2020 SLFA Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Applications
Now Open!
|
|
2019 Torchlight Parade
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
|
|
Applications for our 2020 Parade participants are NOW OPEN! Click the link below to access the application.
Submission deadline is March 15, 2020
. For more information about the Parade and what is required to participate, please visit the
Parade page
on our website.
|
|
2020 Lilac Legacy Art Prospectus
Now Open!
|
|
Intern/Volunteer Opportunities
|
|
We are still on the look out for more college level interns or Volunteers of any age who can help us out in two very important areas.
- Social Media/Office - assists with the Festival's social media accounts as well as misc. office help.
- IT - occasionally, we need assistance making sure all of our computers and other office equipment are in tip-top shape.
If you, or you know of anyone, who is Social Media or IT savvy,
please contact the Lilac Office team
. This is a great opportunity for someone, especially students, looking to boost their work experience on their resume. However, as an all Volunteer organization, we welcome any and all help we can get!
|
|
Save the Date!
2019 Holiday Party
Sunday, December 8th
3pm-5pm
Cecelia Stephens Residence
|
|
Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 8th from 3-5pm for our annual Holiday party! Below is a little information on what you can expect and a link to RSVP. Hope to see as many of you there as possible, we love our Lilac family and enjoy celebrating this special time with you!
- Potluck Dinner (You will be able to specify what you would like to bring when you register.)
- Raffle Items (It just wouldn't be a Lilac event without a fun raffle. You can buy tickets at the party or pre-purchase when you register.)
- Gift Exchange (If you would like to bring a small gift to add to the pool, its always a great time for a fun, and maybe a tad lively, "yankee swap" style exchange.)
- Toys for Tots (If you would like to bring a new, unwrapped, toy to donate to this wonderful cause, please do!)
- Christmas Carols (Warm up those pipes!)
|
|
2020 Executive Committee
Spotlight
|
|
2020 Executive Committee
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
|
|
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 Float, Kristy Hamby. 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.
|
|
Mike Cressey
2020 VP Corporate Development
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
|
Mike has been a member of the Spokane Lilac Festival since 2011.
He served as the President of 2015's "A Festival to Remember," the Festival's 77th anniversary.
Mike is once again our Vice President of Corporate Development for 2020. Along with help from other Directors, Mike reaches out to many businesses and organizations around Spokane to bring in partnerships in both, monetary and in-kind donations.
When not wearing his purple coat, Mike is an attorney in private practice in Washington and California. In 2007 and 2015, he was recognized by the Spokane County Bar Association as their
Volunteer Lawyer of the Year
for his pro bono service with the Housing Justice Project. Now semi-retired, he has represented clients in civil matters with over 80 jury trials during his 35 years of practice.
His lovely wife Mary, also a Lilac member, received her BS in Nursing from UW and an MBA from Columbia University. She currently works as a nurse liaison for Ernest Health. Mike and Mary have two children. Their daughter Meg, a Lilac Princess in 2010, graduated with her Masters Degree in Digital Communications from UW and works for the University. Their son Matt, graduated from WSU and works for Columbia Distributors in Seattle.
We want to thank and recognize Mike for all of his hard work and dedication, not only as the VP of Corporate Development, but as a long time member of the Lilac Festival.
|
|
2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee
President - Dan VerHeul
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
|
|
2019 Royalty Court, Candidates, Chaperones & VP's at their end of year celebration.
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
|
|
Our 2020 Royalty Orientations are quickly approaching in just a couple of weeks. 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.
|
|
- 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)
|
|
The Spokane Lilac Festival wishes our friends with birthdays in
October & November a Happy Birthday!
|
|
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
|
|
October:
- Saturday, October 26th - Float Barn Clean Up, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Monday, October 28th - 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, Round Table Pizza South (4510 S Regal St)
- Saturday, November 16th - Float Barn Clean Up, 9am-4pm, Float Barn
- Monday, November 18th - Royalty Orientation Meeting, 6pm, Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main)
- Thursday, November 21st - Royalty Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, November 26th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Location TBD
|
|
Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
|
|
Videos Produced & Provided by Gibby Media Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
