BLAZER BOOSTER CLUB NEWSLETTER January/February 2020 UPCOMING DATES: BOARD MEETINGS will be held at: 11:00 AM Lloyd Center, Portland, OR

No meeting in February Tuesday, March 3rd Tuesday, March 31st Tuesday, April 28th

GENERAL MEETINGS: MODA CENTER IN THE HARRY GLICKMAN ROOM AT 7:00 PM =====NEXT MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH The speaker will be Travis Demers.

February 24th (Potluck in the Courtside Club) Tamales and ham will be provided. See below for dish assignment.

Monday, March 16th Monday, April 20th May depending on the playoffs.

**** To enter the Moda Center for the general meetings, knock on the window of security to the left of the door, and they will let you in.

ITEMS IN THE NEWSLETTER: DATES BLAZER BIRTHDAYS ROSTER CHANGES POTLUCK ELECTIONS MEDIA GUIDES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE COOKIE MONSTERS GUESTS HOW TO REACH OFFICERS

BLAZER BIRTHDAYS: JAN 1 GARY TRENT JR JAN 18 BRIAN WHEELER FEB 11 NASSIR LITTLE FEB 25 MARIO HEZONJA

CHANGES TO THE ROSTER. We have to say good-by to and . We wish them well as we welcome three new players.

TREVOR ARIZA This is Trevor’s 15th year in the NBA, he has played on eight previous teams. He plays small forward and will be wearing the number 8. He won an NBA championship with the in 2009. He played college for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected in the second round by the New York Knicks.

CALEB SWANIGAN Caleb played for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was ranked among the top prep players in the national class of 2015. He previously played for the Blazers. (2017-2019) He plays power forward and will wear the number 50. This is his fourth year in the league.

WENYEN GABRIEL Wenyen Gabriel hails from South Sudanese. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Gabriel was a 5-star prospect who in 2016 was ranked number 14 on ESPN's Top 100. He plays power forward. He will wear the number 35. This is his second year in the league.

POTLUCK: On February 24th

EACH PERSON’S DISH SHOULD SERVE 6-8 PEOPLE. (i.e. 2 adults’ dishes should server12 or so people.) We will meet in the Courtside Club. Go left inside the arena instead of right where we usually meet. Dinner will begin at 7:00. Come earlier to put out your food. Be sure to bring serving utensils for your dish. The food assignments are below:

If your last name begins with: (A-M) SALAD (N-Z) SIDE DISH The club will furnish the dessert. ****Rachel can use some help setting up, serving, cleaning up and making coffee (can be made at home or at the dinner.)

ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP, THINK ABOUT RUNNING. There are three positions open. See By-laws for more information.

PARLIAMENTARIAN: Handles all disputes or questions and makes judgments on Parliamentary Law. Updates all By-Laws and orders of procedure.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Maintain order at the request of the Presiding Officer. Maintain and is in charge of sign-in sheets for all meetings. Keeps attendance records of members. Has responsibility for distributing tickets to members only for any drawing at meetings.

DELEGATE-AT-LARGE: Act as liaison between general Membership and the Executive Board in questions about the Club’s activities and decisions.

MEDIA GUIDES We have Media Guides to pass out. One per family please. See Debbie and Marja at the potluck to get your copy.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I hope that most of you will be able to attend our February potluck. Last year's potluck brought fantastic food and fun to us all, so I'm looking forward to all of us having a great time again.

We will also get to "meet and greet" the new radio voice of the Blazers, i.e. TRAVIS DEMERS. After dinner, Travis will speak, do a Q&A, take photos and sign autographs. Then we'll have a short meeting, including prizes at the end. It's amazing that in 50 years of Blazer basketball, there have only been two previous radio "voices" (Bill Schonely and Brian Wheeler).

Finally, although the devastating injuries have derailed the Blazers season, remember there have been some bright spots: watching future HOFer Carmelo play, Gary Trent Jr's significant improvement, Lillard's amazing play (60 and 61!), getting to see/meet former Blazers on the "decades" nights.

COOKIE MONSTERS: Thank you Shanna for organizing the cookie treats. These members brought treats: Gloria Feiring, Fred Proett, Patty and Roger Canales, Tere Lefkowitz and Voni Wisely.

Mark Mason was our guest speaker. The question and answer session was enlightening. What a fun speaker!

Anthony Gibson, a Blazer Booster Club member since 1999, flew in from New York to visit and attend a few Blazer Games. Pictured here with our President, Neal.

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