On The Move A Monthly Publication of the Southside Community Center Vol. XXXIX No. 3 Getting Better Every Day March 2018 PLAN AHEAD FOR 2018 Activity Fees for March Tuesday Luncheon Tuesday March 20 Noon-1:30 pm • March 17 St. Patrick’s Non-members $11 Member / $13 non-members Day Parade Downtown Since February, based on a vote at the Annual Meeting, non-members began • March 20 - St. Paddy’s paying $2 per hour for activities they Day Luncheon take part in, such as Wii Bowling, mahjong, bridge, poker, Mexican train, Everyone's Irish • Garage Sale Date TBD pinochle, knitting etc. Regardless of race, - It’s not too early to Membership is a Bargain! creed or color, start thinking of the If you are a everyone has just that “stuff” you’d like to nonmember and wee bit of Irish that donate. You can even regularly comes out in full bring it now. participate, you spirit around St. Patrick’s Day. will save money by • April 17 - Volunteer becoming a Whether you're a dyed-in-the-wool Appreciation Lunch member. For example, if you’re Irish person or just Irish-for-the-day, this • June 23 - 3rd Annual a mahjong enthusiast and play a luncheon is one you won't want to miss. Fido Fete/Dog Festival minimum of three hours every week, the A delicious Irish-themed meal, prepared by Volunteer to be on the activity fee alone adds up to over $150 a Greg Miley and crew, will be served featuring: corned beef, boiled potatoes, onion, and carrots , committee. Come to year. This amount is three times the yearly membership of $50 for one and Irish soda bread and Guinness chocolate cake. the next meeting We will enjoy the following. March 7 at 11 am twice the couple’s membership of $75. What other benefits do you get as a • Select a fun day trip to member? The Chair of the Spokane Highland Games, local attractions The newsletter mailed to your home. Sean Pelfrey, will tell us about the history of the games, what they represent and Discounts on many Center activities, • Go to Bingo on what’s on tap for the 2018 games on August travel programs, and room rentals. Sunday Afternoons 4. Perks, like early members-only Music will be performed by the Le ********************* shopping at garage sales. Femmes. The Le Femmes are a versatile New Dance Class Participate in games and many group of singers who perform songs from Starting March 19th activities for free. the 20’s and forward. On Mondays from 11:00 ~ Elect board members and vote on 12:00 issues at annual meeting. Get in the mood on Saturday, March 17 at the Dance to Oldies music with Soon to be announced discounts at annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Rocking Robin. Do the Twist, Spokane from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. the Hully Gully, and the Mash local businesses Potato. Make sure you bring A limited number of scholarships are your dancing shoes. available for those needing financial help to afford membership. Please contact Betty at 535-0803. Our Mission To enhance the physical and mental well-being of those we serve by providing recreational, educational and volunteer opportunities. Board of Directors and Staff Southside A Note from Lisa Community Center A Note from Lisa –March 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shelagh Camak, President It is hard to believe it is already March! Chef Miley and the Kitchen team have a great lunch Megaen Childress, Vice President menu lined up that would impress the most mischievous leprechaun, so please make sure you sign up for our lunches so we can get a good food count. Chair: Strategic Planning Mary Van Couvering, Secretary Last month the Center dealt with major repairs to our automatic disability door and to the Ron Rector, Treasurer, Finance Committee thermostat on our heating system. We are also in the process of developing membership cards for members to get discounts with our local business partners. Claudia Craven Newsletter/Communications I also want to apologize for the delay in sending a personal note of thanks to all of you who Dan Garcia financially contributed to the Center, with the recent tragedy my family experienced over the holidays, it has delayed some of my correspondence and I am in the process of correcting that. ☺ Chair: Development Committee Barbara Haynes We are getting quotes to have the Washington Trust, Schultz and kitchen floors replaced, this will require funding through a grant. We also hope to get grants to update our website and obtain Chair: Membership Committee security cameras for our carpark and inside the Center. Gregg Jones Chair: Building & Property Committee You may have noticed our two new guests at the Center, Priscilla and Tunka. Priscilla is our fluffy psychedelic pig on our front counter. She has become a great attraction with members who Jackson Williams gave her a name tag and a bow! She loves to eat any of that heavy lose change that you don’t John Lackie want to carry around with you, she is a sweetie but can be a bit of a ham! Then there is Tunka, STAFF my 11-year-old Black Russian Terrier who enjoys being the greeter at the Center. He loves pats and socializing and after so many of you asked when he would drop by, he now has his name on Lisa Rosier, Executive Director our staff board to let you know when he is in the building. He gets excited when he knows he can Email: [email protected] come to work! (509) 535-0803, ext. 103 Betty Rogers, Office Manager We are looking for people who would like to participate in event planning for new upcoming Email: [email protected] events and fundraisers we are developing, and Josh would love to have a travel committee to plan our day trips from the Center and come up with new and exciting itineraries. Please contact Josh (509) 535-0803, ext. 100 if you would like to get involved, it will be fun. Josh Kracht, Rentals/Programs Manager th Email: [email protected] Okay, so everybody knows March is when we celebrate St Patrick’s Day, this year on March 17 . th (509) 535-0803, ext. 102 Did you also know that on March 8 every year is International Women's Day (IWD). It commemorates the movement for women's rights, equality and the suffragette movement to give Cornelia Brisan women the right to vote. In many countries it is a national holiday, in others, it offers a day of Volunteer Coordinator, AARP Title 5 celebration and to recognize the achievements of women, regardless of their role in society. New Tori Hunter, AARP Title 5, Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893, South Australia in 1894, Office Assistant Australia in 1902 and the USA in 1920, Saudi Arabia in 2015. The symbolic colors are green for optimism, white for purity of the cause and violet/purple for dignity. Judy Cadreau, Kitchen Manager (Volunteer) March is also Optimism Month and National Umbrella Month, which seem slightly at Custodians odds; National Peanut Month and National Frozen food Month, and International Mirth Danny Villalpando, Supervisor; Month, so on that note… What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf Jim Meyer, Tyler Johnson clover? A rash of good luck. ☺ Aussie Slang: Aerial Ping-Pong refers to Aussie Rules football. Amber fluid = beer, Southside Membership Ambo = Ambulance and the Aussie Salute refers to brushing away flies in the summer. Yearly membership is $50 (individual) or and $75 for couples living in the same household. A limited number of Lisa Rosier, Executive Director scholarships are available for those needing help to afford membership. Call Betty at 535-0803. 3151 East 27th Avenue Spokane, WA 99223 Welcome New Members Telephone: 509-535-0803 Audrey Conklin * Spike & Janet Cunningham * Kathleen Inverso Fax: 509-535-4336 Lawrence & Peggy Jones * Thomas King * Frances Sather * Jackie Sordahl * Patricia Johnson * Myrta Ladich * Waltraud Prast www.southsidescc.org New Member Orientation—Tuesday, March 20 at 11 am Hours: M—F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation before the luncheon. Luncheon is hosted for new members. 2 March 2018 Center Updates On behalf of my family, I want to thank you the members, for your support, love and kindness at the loss of our daughter Nicole over the 2017 holidays, especially to those who attended her service Thanks for the Donations and to Marnie McCoy for cooking for us as we processed our loss. I • Kristin Watson for Olympic Ring Decorations want to especially thank the Board and staff for their support • Kathy Hill & Canasta Group for Gates Room window rods and understanding during this difficult time, in particular Betty, • Edna Scott and Rosalie Hembroff for Bingo coffee Danny and Judy for donating their time to help me decorate the Center for Nicole’s ‘Celebration of Life’ service on Saturday, • Anita Becker for tea January 27, 2018. My sincere thanks also to Mary Van • Dorene Rugg and Phyllis Williams for coffee Couvering for donating your time during the service and to the Teal Ladies who made a donation to the Center in memory of • Lisa Rosier for coffee and copy paper Nicole. Our Wish List • Mary Van Couvering for large coffee maker • A heartfeltHUGE thanksNEED forto all ice our melt family during and friends the winter who have season • Lani Batters – Front Desk Candy • Coffee (always) & non-dairy creamer (packets) supported us, who donated their time, money and food toward • Carol Gabel and Mic Cochrane – soft drinks/ decorations her• Bleach,Service Dawnto make dish it assoap, special Shout as stainshe was, remover in particular Daryl & •Rebecca Bar Keeper Hanley, Scouring Carrie Cleanser and Rick Parks from Stuart Parks • Party Bridge Coffee Forensic• Cloth Assoc.Bar Towels for the power point presentations and beautiful • Betty Rogers making curtains in Gates Room painting• Liquid they Laundry did of DetergentNicole; Rich and Phyllis Jessen for the food, champagne• Four 9’x and13’ cakefinancial pans, donation new or toused/good the Center.