Wishing you an eerie, spooky, hair-raising, spell-binding Halloween!
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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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First Float Work Day of 2019
Saturday, November 17th
10am-4pm
Float Barn
903 E. Pacific Ave (Corner of Pacific & Scott)
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Saturday, November 17th is the first working meeting for the Float Toads and any other interested volunteers at the Float Barn. We will start at 10am (ending around 4pm).
The team will be cleaning and organizing the year end debris and leftovers from the summer accumulation. We have also acquired some Coronation decorations that need to be stored and cleaned up.
During lunch (provided), we will have a chance to take another look at this year's float model and see how we are going to build it.
Please feel free to join us for all or part of the day. We would love to see you there!
Thanks,
Mike M. & the Toads
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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)
*For those who have not gotten their updated Directors photo yet, Monika will be bringing her equipment again. Please bring your Purple Coat attire (top only)*
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Directors/Volunteers Still 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 still looking for 4-6 more Directors and/or Volunteers to help answer 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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We hope you are enjoying 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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Michael Cresseey
2019 VP Corporate Development
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Mike has been a member of the Spokane Lilac Festival since 2010.
He served as the President of 2015's "A Festival to Remember," the Festival's 77th anniversary.
Mike is our Vice President of Corporate Development for 2019. Along with help from other Directors, they reach out to many businesses and organizations around Spokane to bring in sponsorship 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 34 years of practice.
His lovely wife Mary, also a Lilac Director, 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.
Photo by Hawkinson Photography
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Past Royalty Contact Update
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Its that time of year again where we are looking to get the most up to date contact information for our Past Royalty. We want to stay in touch and include you in any upcoming reunion or other Lilac events. If you have moved or just don't remember the last time you updated your contact information with us, please click the link below.
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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 29th - NWFHG Conference Committee Meeting, 4-6pm, Lilac Office.
- Monday, October 29th - Finance 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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