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The Heritage Heritage Chapter Bluebills Boeing Retiree Volunteer Newsletter April 2013 WWW.BLUEBILLS.ORG VOLUME 19 ISSUE 04 Chairman’s Corner Right now, we have a pressing need for everyone to think more about how they can support the What exactly does volunteer- chapter and make it run more smoothly. Are you ing mean? Well, Webster’s willing to come to our monthly meetings early, for definition is “A person who example, and help set up tables and chairs? Are enters or offers any service you willing to help at the office on Tuesdays? We of his own free will, or have thirteen chapter committees, are you willing serves as a volunteer, usually to be a member on one of the committees? Are without compensation.” As Bluebills, we volun- you willing to offer your time and talents for spe- teer in different ways. cial projects? Are you willing to be involved with First, and foremost, we volunteer our time and ex- our summer picnic, our booth at the Puyallup Fair, perience at schools, hospitals, food banks, and the or our Annual Volunteer Award Dinner? I’ll be American Red Cross. With willing hands and asking for volunteers at our monthly meetings and hearts we make things needed by others, including hope you’ll raise your hand and say “Hey, Don, quilts, afghans, lap robes, knitted caps and wooden add me to the list of volunteers!” toys. We dress Barbie dolls, fill pack backs with Lastly, we need our volunteerism to include donat- school supplies, support the airport USO, put to- ing cash or supplies to support several of our on- gether seasonal gift baskets for the most frail in our going programs. Bring items to the meeting, leave communities, and make Christmas stockings. We them with me, and I will see they are distributed. deliver meals on wheels, drive people to essential The Busy B’s could use material, yarn, Barbie appointments, Shop with a Child for school dolls, and batting for quilts. The RAPCO group clothes, and work in shelters and food kitchens. could use DVDs, stuffed animals, stocking caps for Our list is endless and awesome! cancer patients, candy, and travel size toiletries. Volunteering gives each of us a reason to get up The School Supply Program would appreciate cash and get going. We have places to go and things to to buy much needed school supplies. I could use do. That’s our paycheck. Volunteering gives us your “repurposed” items or “white elephants” for an opportunity to make new friends, share skills, our monthly gift raffles. Please volunteer and give talents, and experiences, and make a difference in until it almost hurts! our communities or someone’s life. In return, our Don lives are enriched, we receive community good Volunteer Quote of the Month: “Volunteers are will, enjoy better health, and (studies show) a the only human beings on the face of the earth who longer life. We’re not just helping others, we’re reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, helping ourselves. patience, and just plain love for one another. – Second, we volunteer to run the chapter’s business. Erma Bombeck. April 2013 Heritage Newsletter Recap He hopes Northwestern will make it into the Chapter Meeting March 29th NCAA basketball tournament before he dies. By Dick & Earlene Beham Mr. Boardman showed a video entitled Don opened our meeting at 10:30 AM, and intro- “Changing Times: The Perils and the Promises”. It duced Don Peterson who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Next Don asked for a moment of silence in remem- brance of our troops and the Vietnam draw down of our forces commencing in March 1971. One new member, Lois Barnes was introduced. She is retired and worked for 10 years at Boeing as a sheet metal bench mechanic and a secretary. After brief announcements Jim Beasley introduced our speaker for was comprehensive, to the point and showed the way the month, for seniors to have an active participation in the com- David Board- munity through the newspaper. He said newspapers man. He is Ex- across the country are disappearing. There are very ecutive Editor few independent papers left. Revenue has dropped and Senior Vice substantially and costs are rising as people are getting President of The more of their news via the internet and advertising is Seattle Times, shifting. Washington The Seattle Times provides an avenue to the world State’s largest news organization. especially for seniors who are not very computer pro- Under his leadership, the Times won the 1997 Pul- ficient. People can also read The Times on the inter- itzer for Exxon Valdez and 2012 Pulitzer Prize for in- net for free with a subscription to the daily or Sunday vestigative reporting for a series on abuses on the In- newspaper while non-subscribers will have to pay a dian reservations. small fee. In 2010, The Times won the Pulitzer Prize for the Don closed the meeting after presenting Eileen ongoing coverage of the assassination of four police Bear, Retiree Assistance, with $42 collected on the officers. sale of books resulting in our Chapter move to a smaller office area and the awarding of door prizes. He has served four times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes. UPCOMING VOLUNTEER He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journal- OPPORTUNITIES By Maybelle Brickley ism at Northwestern University and has a graduate degree from the University of Washington. 1. Northwest Center is having their second annual auction benefiting Northwest Center Kids. The auc- He has volunteered as a youth basketball coach tion will be held at Sodo Park – 3200 1st Ave. S., Seat- and has served on advisory boards supporting music tle, WA 98134 on May 3, 2013 which is a Friday. It and journalism programs in the Seattle Public will be held from 4:45 PM to 10:00 PM. If you are Schools. interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Stephanie Koetje at 206-37-6365. His is married to Barbara Winslow Boardman, a writer and editor. They have two daughters. (Continued on page 3) Page 2 April 2013 Heritage Newsletter Live Auction Spotter They are looking for volunteers to help with regis- Auction Registration tration, greeting, bagging auction items, running auc- Auction Volunteer Check-in tion items, set-up/tear-down, etc. This does sound like a fun time so if you have the time and are able, please contact Stephanie. 2013 Earth Day Events 2. Here is a volunteer opportunity that would be Pre-registration required in Total Access great to do as a group of Bluebills. There are several positions and different times of day that are available Saturday 4/20 to volunteer. Please let Maybelle Brickley know if you are interested so I can coordinate this with the Tacoma Parks Demonstration Rain Garden agency. My e-mail is [email protected] or you Rain Garden Refurbishment at Steve Cox Memorial can leave a message at the Bluebill Office. Park Teen Center in Seattle Earth Day event at Islandwood on Bainbridge Island The agency is LifeWire, formerly Eastside Domes- Nature Consortium’s Earth Day and Duwamish tic Violence. The opportunity is LifeWire’s World of Alive! In Seattle Hope Dinner and Auction . It will be held on Satur- Renton Urban Farm Rain Garden planting day, May 18 at the Meyndenbauer Center in Bellevue Snoqualmie River tree planting event in Carnation and the parking is free. Garden with Lettuce Link at Marra Farm in Seattle Duwamish Alive! Event on West Marginal Way in Seattle The morning shift is 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. or Duwamish Alive! With Puget Soundkeeper Alliance 1:00 P.M. Casual/comfortable attire. Bagels, snacks, in Seattle coffee, beverages provided. Highline Botanical Garden spring cleanup in SeaTac The evening shift for the Silent Auction is 4:00 Earth Day at Clark Lake Park in Kent P.M. to end time depending on volunteer roll. Live Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma Auction is 6:00 P.M. to end time depending on volun- Earth Day at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood teer roll. Dress code for evening shift: Either formal Washington Trails Association Sky Country Trail- cocktail attire or black pants/skirt and a white blouse head in Issaquah or button down shirt. Please remember to wear com- Edible Rain Garden at Edmonds Community Col- lege in Lynnwood fortable shoes. You may be on your feet all night. Duwamish Alive! At Pigeon Point Park in Seattle Dinner, snacks, beverages provided. Dinner will be Trail project on Tiger Mountain in Issaquah available at 5:45 and 7:15 P.M. If your shift is at 6:00 Restoration project at Tollgate Forest in North Bend P.M., please come a little early for dinner. If your Earth Day celebrates “Earth Gay Seattle 2013” shift starts at 4:00 P.M., you will be given a break at Earth Day at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle 7:15 for dinner. Earth Day Greenhouse Tree Potting in Maple Valley Earth Day Volunteering along the Duwamish River The following positions are available to volun- Shoreline with Forterra NW Earth Day trail restora- teers: tion at Japanese Gulch in Everett Silent Auction Setup Earth Day at Cedar River Watershed Education Silent Auction Greeter Center in North Bend Silent Auction Closer Silent Auction Raffle Ticket Sales Saturday 4/27 Silent Auction Cleanup Live Auction Runner Forest restoration with Seward Park Audubon in Live Auction Balloon Gifter Seattle Live Auction Cake Model Habitat restoration with Citizens for a Healthy Bay Live Auction Concierge/Greeter in Tacoma Page 3 April 2013 Heritage Newsletter Whidbey Island beach cleanup with The Nature week at the hospital gift shops.