SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER | | |
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Fun in the setting sun!
Soundbites members set sail in mid-August on a 2-hour cruise of Elliott Bay. Pictured clockwise from front: Kathy Murphy, Hilary Holden, Joan Stuteville, and Kathy Mellon-Rossi. Hilary's husband, Tom, behind her, ponders life? And next to Kathy at the wheel, the captain keeps an eye on her navigation.
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More Summer Photos at the Bottom of the Newsletter
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Busy summer kicks off club year
By Ann Bourey
For Newcomers, our club year starts in September. Behind the scenes this summer, much has happened to prepare for a successful 2022-23 and beyond.
As you read this, our new website...
will be up and running. Two members of the Communications Team, Karen Adams and Kathy Mellon-Rossi, have spent countless hours on the project. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do so soon. I think you'll agree that the results are fabulous. We owe Karen and Kathy a big, big thank you!
Also this summer, a budget for 2022-23 …
has been drafted by Treasurer Eileen Kelly-Meyer with input from Board members. Club officers met several times in August to finalize the budget proposal and review changes to our Bylaws. Their recommendations will go to the Board of Directors for a vote on Sept. 7. Once approved, the budget will be posted on the website’s Key Documents page.
Our newest Newcomers ...
gathered for a midsummer Garden Party at the home of Susan Handley, a member of the club's Hospitality and Outreach Team. Many thanks to Susan as well as co-hosts Hilary Holden (Hospitality) and Lynn Berning (Meetings and Programs) for a lovely afternoon. Check out photos later in this newsletter.
Our dedicated Activity Leaders …
worked hard this summer to keep activities going and even added several new activities. Check out the events they've planned, both in this newsletter and in our Events Calendar
September will be busy …
with many activities, including our All-Club Meeting on Sept. 14. See the details below. We hope to see everyone there!
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Ann extends special thanks to...
the 24 women who volunteer their time and talents on the Newcomers Board of Directors. They make sure the club represents members and provides a fun and welcoming experience for all. A special shout-out to nine board members who have joined Newcomers since July 2021. Serving on the Board is a great way to learn how the club works and to develop friendships.
Remembering member
Michele LeFevre
The Club and several members donated a total of $160 in memory of our friend Michele to her Ikebana flower-arranging group.
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Ahoy, everyone:
Come to the All-Members Meeting at the Yacht Club
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 14
Puget Sound Yacht Club
2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle
11:30 am - 2 pm
$25 per person (includes a boxed lunch with your choice of 6 sandwiches and salads)
Click the boxed link below to register by Sept 7.
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Lori Jensen - Sept. 3
Sharon McGinnis - Sept. 18
Sydnie Waskey - Sept. 18
Kathleen Cole
Katharine Crick
Margaret Handler
Jackie Schilling
Christine Welch
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40: September Events
131: Members
39: Total Activity Groups
30: Groups open to all
(9 are at capacity)
5: Groups that
welcome partners/guests
1: Group in the works (Pickleball)
24: Board members
67: Number of years this club has operated
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Irene Buhlers
Uzma Butte
Karen Gee
DeAnna Kreger
Shannon McBride
Cheri Roach
(returned after hiatus)
Debra Rogers
Patti Zelikoff
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Learn more about them in the Member Directory
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Two New Activity Groups and One 'Probable' | |
Mah Jongg for the Eastside | |
After playing Mah Jongg in Camano Island in June, Debra Rogers set out to find a group near her home in the Newcastle–Renton Highlands area. She came across our club, joined, and got an OK to solicit interest in forming an Eastside Mah Jongg Activity Group.
Luckily, Susan Handley responded and ultimately led four lessons on American Mah Jongg. Today, the new group has 17 members who play on the first and third Fridays of the month from 10 am-1 pm. Locations rotate among members' homes. Contact Debra at (425) 254-3333 or [email protected]t.
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'Come for Coffee' near Northgate shopping area | Plans have brewed for a new coffee group in Northeast Seattle. Club President Ann Bourey has scouted out a location – the Jewell Box Cafe, which has various coffee drinks and a menu of sweet and savory crepes. Click the green box below for details about the first gathering on Monday, Sept 12. This is now an official Activity Group. | Pickleball group is emerging | |
Apparently many Newcomers want to learn pickleball! After Karen Adams' query in June asking for interested members to email her, more than one quarter of the club replied!
Since then, she has set up a Pickleball 101 class to be held at 11 am Sunday, Sept 11, in north Seattle. There's one spot available; see details in the link below. If Karen likes pickleball, she says, it is probable she'll start an official Activity Group in September.
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Soundbites to hit the road ...
A summer of fun continues into September as the group heads to Eastern Washington for a three-day Backroads Adventure through rolling hills, parks, and waterfalls – with, of course, wonderful wine, food, and friends hosted by Dominique Vetrano. It's fully booked; watch for photos in October's Newsletter.
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Pickleball is likened to a cross between tennis, badminton, and table tennis. See the Sept 11 event if you want to learn to play! | |
On Sept 23, Dominique Vetrano will lead a tour of Bloedel Reserve, a renowned botanical garden on Bainbridge Island. The Out & About outing includes lunch in Poulsbo. | | |
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Creativity on hold... The Arts & Crafts group will not meet in September, and not on Oct 3. Helena Puche is researching a venue for Oct 17. | |
Euchre and paella on a warm summer evening: from left, Alejandro Grajal, Dan Meyer, Eileen Kelly-Meyer, Evie and Rog St Pierre, Sandy Reisman, Teresa and Ken Schultz, Helena Puche. | |
Same location, new name: The gathering spot for the Come for Coffee Westside (Seattle/Wallingford) is now called KDessert. Word is the coffee is still terrific. | |
Mini-golf on tap: Relatively new members Joanne Guilmette and Bridget Shrack plan a morning of mini golf followed by lunch on Sept 29 in Redmond. | | |
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At the Redmond Watershed Preserve, our hiking group will explore a second-growth forest of Douglas firs, cedars, cottonwoods and maples on Sept 26. | |
Learn how to use our new website!
Kathy Mellon-Rossi and Karen Adams of the Communications Team will co-host with a Zoom session on Sept 22 for new members. It's also open to anyone wanting to get a guided tour of our new website.
Drop in – it will be casual!
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Lunch Bunch needs monthly hosts
Lunch Bunch is an opportunity for members to gather for lunch in the months when there is no all-club meeting: October, November, January, February, and April. Each lunch is hosted by a member who chooses the location – a restaurant of your choosing and you set the number of attendees. October is scheduled but if you would like to host another month, please contact Ann Bourey at [email protected]
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Hospitality Team throws a party for our newest members
In years past, the club held an annual Tea for new members. No sparkling rosé, just Earl Grey.
Now, the event has been reinvented as a Garden Party by the Hospitality & Outreach Team's Susan Handley and Hilary Holden. Along with co-host Lynn Berning of Meetings & Programs, they invited all members who have joined the club since January 2019 (about 50 women!) to Susan's lovely home.
Guests became better acquainted, shared experiences with one another, and mingled with a few Board members in attendance. Check out the photos below.
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From left: Polly Fairchild, Bonnie Gentil, Pacita Ikonomou | |
Bridget Shrack, Uzma Butte, DeAnna Kreger, Janice Scott | |
Joanne Guilmette, Chris Duval, Lynn Berning | |
Reunited after a Covid break, Kathy Mellon-Rossi and Ann Bourey enjoy face-to-face time. | |
Golden bell in hand, Susan Handley prepares to gather guests' attention for introductions in her back garden overlooking Lake Washington. | |
A sweet occasion in June: from left, Nancy Woodbury, Lori Jensen, Marie Hackney. The group meets at Carol Holser's home to celebrate with cake, various other nibbles, and beverages. | |
A perfect summer setting: From left, Ginny Daily, Joanne Guilmette, Bridget Shrack, Bonnie Gentil, Lori Jensen’s friend Diana Arnold, Lori Jensen, Susan Handley, Cindy Randazzo. | |
Three happy tables at a Soundbites Happy Hour in July! | |
From left, Katharine Crick, Anna Aubry, David Aubry, Margret. | |
Carolyn McConnell, Joanne Guilmette, Lynne Hepp, Carol and George Holser, Carol and Greg Devers | |
Ginny and Jim Daily, Shar Carmody, Judy and Tim Thorsen, Bob McConnell. | |
Many happy sailors on a Soundbites sunset cruise | |
Clockwise from top left are Carolyn McConnell, Bill Schilling, Bob McConnell, Alejandro Grajal, Helena Puche, Polly Fairchild, and Bonnie Gentil. | |
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In June, Arts & Crafts members made cool mobiles. Evie St. Pierre made the pottery version; Nancy Woodbury, the wall hanging. | |
Artists Nancy Woodbury, left, and Helena Puche after a July gathering in Coulon Park. | |
Putting cookbooks aside for a moment, group members toasted the memory of friend Michele Lefevre. From left: Kimberly Carey, Janet Graeber, Laura Sevonty, Helena Puche, Ramola Lewis | |
Seattle/Wallingford group: From left, Ellen Scherb, Jackie Schilling, Polly Fairchild, Joan Stuteville, and Shelly Kushner. | | | | |
