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To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.
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—Ann Patchett
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President Dan Ver Heul & First Lady Chris (behind him), with family and friends at the 2020 Installation Dinner
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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2020 Awards & Installation Dinner
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We're sharing just a handful of pictures from our Awards & Installation Dinner last week. Thank you to everyone who joined us and Monika Hawkinson for capturing all the fun we had. Here's to a great year in 2020!
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Top Row Left:
Past Presidents, Arne Weinman ('10) and Cindy Zapotocky ('17), give both the flag salute and blessing.
Top Row Right:
2019 President, Kristy Hamby passes on the 'official' purple gavel to 2020 President Dan.
Middle Row:
Recipients of the the Spirit of Lilac Award, Sam Snow and Deb Koch. The Spirit of Lilac Award celebrates the best New Director(s) of the year (all of our New Directors are amazing!). See below for a full list of our 2019 award winners.
Bottom Row Left:
First Lady, Chris Ver Heul presents Gloria Fox with flowers, thanking her for her amazing artwork for our 2020 'Destination Spokane' theme and pin design.
Bottom Row Right:
President Dan debuts the 2020 theme and pin design by Gloria.
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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2019 'We Are Spokane' Award Winners
Beyond the Call
- Jamie Dedmon
- Deb Koch
- Kim Johnson
In the Shadows
- 2019 Royalty Court Parents
- Leanne Brown
- Bob Ernst
- Richard Logerwell
- Sophie Madill
- Dale Montague
- Kim Nelson
You Lilac My Life
- Leanne Brown
- Mary Cressey
- Brad & Kristy Hamby
- Elisabeth Hooker
- Patt Hooker
- Cindy Zapotocky
Spirit of Lilac/Outstanding New Director(s)
Purple Hammer (Awarded & Presented by VP of Float)
President's Award
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2020 Executive Committee
Spotlight
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2020 Executive Committee
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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In the next few weeks, we will be highlighting our newly installed 2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee. Last week, we introduced you to our Co-VP's of Royalty, Kim and Monika. 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.
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Dan Ver Heul
2020 President
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Dan has been a member of Lilac since 2010. He joined the Parade Krewe with the encouragement of a good friend, then Director and VP of Parade, the late, Mike Dedmon. He enjoyed volunteering so much that he became a Director, Co-Chaired VP of Parade and then eventually ran the Parade as VP, which he has done for the past 5 years. As he steps into the President role, he has passed on the Parade reigns, though we know it will still be one of the best in the nation thanks to his and the whole Parade Krewes' hard work over the past years.
Dan finds being a member of Lilac as a way of giving back to the community, but more importantly to our military as we honor them both past and present. His favorite Lilac memory is being able to help create an equestrian award of excellence as well as a commemorative coin in his good friend, Mike Dedmon's, name and memory. The coin is dedicated to the many volunteer hours Mike put into the Parade's success as the VP of Parade.
Outside of Lilac, Dan is a VERY busy man. He is a Funeral Director with Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes as well as the owner of Rocketman Pyros, a firework display company. He is the proud husband of wife, Chris, and father of two grown children, Matt & Stephanie. Chris and Dan are extremely proud grandparents to two little ones, Penny and Jasper. If you have ever had the chance to talk to Dan for even five minutes, you will realize that family is the most important thing to him. Check out the link further down Lilac Weekly to hear from Dan on his vision for the 2020 year and why his theme is so special to him and his family.
We are honored to have Dan leading the way in 2020 and are very excited to see where he will take us going into this new generation.
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2020 'Destination Spokane' Executive Committee
President - Dan Ver Heul
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
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Join Us at the
SE Spokane County Fair This Saturday!
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2019 Royal Court , Directors and Volunteers at the 2019 Peach Festival in Penticton, BC
Photo Courtesy of Clare Patton
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We have one more regional parade to attend for our 2019 season, and it's close to home! We hope to see you there!
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We hope you have taken the time to like, follow or friend us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have, you may have noticed we are doing something a little different this year. Our President Elect/Co-VP of Parade has been hard at work making fun behind the scenes videos. This week, he interviewed our 2020 President, Dan Ver Heul, on what his expectations are for the new year and how he came to the creation of the theme, 'Destination Spokane.'
In case you missed it, you can
click here
to check it out!
Throughout the year, Alan and other Exec Members will give you a glimpse of all things Lilac and upcoming events.
If you are on one of these social media platforms but haven't started following us, search for the below name/handle, like or follow us and you'll be all set!
Facebook
- @spknlilacfestival or Spokane Lilac Festival
Instagram
- @spokanelilacs1938
Twitter
- @spknlilacfest38
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2019 Royal Court in Riverfront Park.
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Although all of our ladies are now at their respective colleges, a few will be returning to hop on the 2019 'We Are Spokane' float one last time to head down the streets of Rockford, WA during the SE Spokane County Fair Parade. The Parade starts at 10:15am. We hope you can join us and celebrate a wonderful community that continues to support the Spokane Lilac Festival.
A reminder that our VP's of Royalty are hard at work prepping for our 2020 year. Royalty Orientation meetings will be held later in the Fall. If you know of any high school senior women interested, let them know to check out our
website
or contact their school's Lilac Coordinator for more information.
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The Spokane Lilac Festival wishes our friends with birthdays in
September & October a Happy Birthday!
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September:
- Sam Snow 9/1
- Jessica Bumsted 9/6
- Linda Cooper 9/9
- Clare Patton 9/12
- Judeen Shelman 9/12
- Don Krause 9/14
- Arne Weinman 9/28
October:
- Kim Johnson 10/5
- BJ Sebo 10/5
- Wilma Engstrom 10/7
- Donna Aberasturi 10/19
- Lon Gibby 10/23
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September:
- Saturday, September 21 - SE Spokane County Fair Association
- Tuesday, September 24th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Snow Residence
October:
- Tuesday, October 8th - Directors Meeting, 6pm, Round Table Pizza South Hill (4510 S. Regal St.)
- Tuesday, October 22nd - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Location TBD
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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Videos Produced & Provided by Gibby Media Group
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