PARROT HEADS OF PUGET SOUND
HUMP DAY NEWS
March 2, 2010
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Larry & Karren Franckowiak Named PHoPS Parrot Heads of the Year for 2009
The announcement was made at the February 28th Business Meeting by outgoing Membership Director, Dave Calhoun. Dave told those present that Larry and Karren joined PHoPS in 2001 and since that time have rarely been absent from club activities. They are always there to help set up, clean up, take tickets, paint houses, provide ice for Gatoritas, you name it, they’re always willing to help out. Congratulations to Larry and Karren Franckowiak, the 2009 Parrot Heads of the Year! Phins Way Up!
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A Message from our Phearless Leader – President Bobi Atlee
Here are some of the highlights from Bobi’s state of the phlock address from Sunday’s Business Meeting:
- · We are once again a sanctioned PHiP member in good standing and have our certificate on file
- · We submitted our club history to Margaritaville for their club spotlight feature
- · We created and used a new RFP (Request For Proposal) for entertainment at our events
- · We successfully revised our by-laws so they more closely reflect what the club is doing now
- · Kathy Pompeo is updating our membership badges
- · We are nearly finished with the process to become a 501c7 organization
- · George Margetan has begun producing our Cascade Conch monthly newsletter
- · We are putting out Come Monday for members of our club currently seeking employment
- · We are helping to support other PHC events by sending merchandise, auction baskets and having our members help with the events
Bobi stated that the goal for 2010 is to get our name out there in the public by participating in some additional events, such as the American Lung Association 5k and also to provide auction baskets to some other charitable groups, like the Tux and Tails event coming up to raise money for the Humane Society. With your help and enthusiasm 2010 is going to be a great year!
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
A hearty welcome and raised boat drink to our newest members, Cheryl Bourg and Chris Jacobs. Cheryl is a Realtor who also dabbles in IT business systems applications who likes to spend her spare time boating, traveling and participating in lots of sports. Chris is in the Washington Air National Guard and lives in Puyallup. He likes to spend his spare time playing golf, diving and traveling. They both are regular charitable organization donors which may be what attracted them to PHoPS! Welcome and we hope to see you both soon at a club phunction!
For membership information, contact Karren Franckowiack at membership@phops.com
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PHINS UP:
NEW – FARE START EVENT THIS SATURDAY NEEDS YOUR HELPING HANDS:
Please contact Alicia Smith if you are interested in attending this Saturday, March 6, 2010.
From Alicia’s email:
A little about Fare Start:
FareStart is a culinary job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. Over the past 17 years, FareStart has provided opportunities for over 3,000 people to transform their lives, while also serving over 3.5 million meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children.
FareStart provides nutritious meals to childcare centers, including Head Start programs, and homeless shelters around the Seattle area 365 days a year. In 2008, we produced more than 491,332 meals for area childcare centers and shelters.
FareStart was founded on the concept of providing dignified, nutritious meals to those in need, and indeed, these contract meals remain the foundation of our business today.
In addition to being a touchstone of our history and mission, these meal programs serve as a valuable hands-on training opportunity for our students. Under the supervision of our skilled Chef Instructors, FareStart students learn and hone their new skills as they prepare both the childcare and shelter meals. This working classroom offers our students a chance to gain proficiency and confidence in the kitchen, while also learning about nutritional guidelines (USDA and CACFP), safe food practices, and meal planning.
Childcare and shelter meals also provide FareStart with an important revenue source. As with all of our businesses, revenue generated through our contract meals goes directly back into the program to fund our job training and placement efforts. A wonderful “full circle” is created when our students work hard to provide dinner for those staying in a shelter while simultaneously transforming their lives and working towards their own self-sufficiency.
Details:
We will be working in their Contract kitchen preparing meals to be delivered to shelters and childcare programs.
We will meet out front of the Fare Start kitchen at 10:15 this Saturday March 6h and we will work till 3:30
After we are finished then we will head to a pub for some much deserved boat drinks!
More important details:
Please wear a hat or your hair back and closed toe shoes
Fare Start kitchen
700 Virginia Street
Seattle, WA 98101 (entrance on the Virginia side of the building)
My cell in case you are running late or are lost 206-251-3136 206-251-3136
http://www.farestart.org/help/volunteer/documents/KitchenVolInfo.pdf
There is parking on surface streets or there are many parking garages around the area. Alicia Smith godsownparrothead@comcast.net
REMINDER – PHiP Scholarship submission deadline is March 15, 2010
Please check the PHiP website for information and details on the requirements for scholarship applicants and then mail your application to: Deb McCall Secretary, PHiP 315 Chester Street #322 Glendale CA 91203
Phins To The West Basket – We are putting together a basket for the auction at Phins to the West. The theme will be Pacific Northwest, so put your best foot forward and be thinking of items that represent the great Pacific Northwest. Patti McClements will collect basket items and make sure that the basket gets to Laughlin. Contact Patti at communications@phops.com
NEW – Help Find a Cure For Lung Associated Illness – Bobi Atlee is forming a team to participate in the American Lung Cancer Association Walk on May 2, 2010. This is a 5k walk around the UW campus to raise money for lung cancer research. If you would like to join Bobi on her walk to raise money, please email her at prez@phops.com no later than Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Help Find a cure for MS – Club Member Deanna Wentz Shain is signed up to participate in the Walk MS event on April 11, 2010 and would like to ask for your support and contributions to meet her fundraising goal for this worthwhile charity. Deanna was diagnosed with MS last March. To contribute or for more information on joining Deanna’s team, contact her at dswentz@yahoo.com
NEW – Contact your new club officers at the email addresses listed here:
President Bobi Atlee prez@phops.com
Treasurer Carol Olson treasurer@phops.com
Karren Franckowiak membership@phops.com
Gail (Sasha) Specht phundraising@phops.com
Patti McClements communications@phops.com
OUR NEWSLETTER: Have you checked out the MARCH Cascade Conch? George Margetan has taken on the challenge of producing a new monthly on-line newsletter for the Parrot Heads of Puget Sound and is doing a phabulous job. Deadline for submission is the 22nd of the month for publication on the 2nd of the next month. If you have not checked it out yet, please do so by visiting http://www.box.net/shared/1sgd8j8ms9 to submit ideas for the March 2nd issue, please contact George at thegreatgeorge@yahoo.com The Cascade Conch is also available through our website at phops.com
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MARCH MADNESS:
Fare Start Volunteer Opportunity March 6, 2010
Please contact Alicia Smith at godsownparrothead@comcast.net to volunteer for this great event!
DATE CHANGE: Board of Directors Meeting March 11, 2010
Join us for the first BOD meeting with the newly elected club officers.
Southcenter Azteca, meeting begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. To request that items be placed on the agenda, please email prez@phops.com
Freaky Tiki Friday – Bahama Breeze Edition March 12, 2010
Join the club for Happy Hour at the Southcenter Bahama Breeze 6:00 p.m.
March 12, 2010 – Jake Shimabukuro at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.
For those of you in the north end, here’s your chance to see Jake without the drive to Bremerton. Tickets are $30-$35, youth $15 (17 and under). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets on line at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org or by calling 425-275-9595
March 13, 2010 Jake Shimabukuro at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton
A club favorite, Jake returns to the Admiral for one show on March 13th, dinner at 6:30 show at 8:00. Tickets are $61 main floor dinner show, $30 main floor reserved, loge reserved $26 and balcony reserved $18 Tickets 360-373-6743
Freaky Tiki Friday Kitsap – March 26, 2010
Join the west side gang for FTK Kitsap Edition. They’ll be back at the Filing Station in Kingston in March. Please contact Carol Wetmore at volcanoblows@yahoo.com for more information.
LOOKING AHEAD:
Pirates Landing at Alki – July 10, 2010
Join the club as the SeaFair Pirates come ashore to begin SeaFair activities. Club participation will be announced once plans are confirmed. If you would like to head up the club activities for this day, please contact Bobi Atlee at prez@phops.com
Laid Back Attack VIII – JULY 17, 2010
Entertainment lineup: Sam Rainwater, Gary Seiler & Dave Calhoun. We’ll be back at the Kingston Cove Yacht Club, keep an eye on Hump Day News, The Cascade Conch, and the phops.com website for more information.
Tin Cup Chalice – July 23, 2010
Save the date! We’re in communication with North Shore Golf Course to host our annual golf tournament, dinner and after party. If you would like to help with this event, please contact Bobi Atlee at prez@phops.com
NEW – 3rd Annual Thank God the Tiki Bar is Still Open Summer Bash – July 24, 2010
Tiki Phil & Kathy Pompeo invite you to join them as they welcome Scott Kirby and Dave Edmisten to their home on Saturday July 24th, rain or shine! House opens at 3:00 p.m. live music at 4:30. Suggested donation is $20 per person for the musical entertainment. The Tiki Bar will be fully stocked and Tiki Phil will be mixing your favorite boat drinks. Burgers, hot dogs and all the fixings will be provided. You are welcome to bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share. Please RSVP to Tiki Phil at philp@united-iron.com or to Kathy at keywestheart@comcast.net – 3702 South 189th Place, SeaTac 98188
NW Latitudes and Attitudes Cruiser Party – AUGUST 13-15
Club member Elaine Thould reports that the location for the 2010 Cruisers party is Cap Sante Boat Haven in Anacortes, August 13-15 and that boat slip reservations are now being taken on the Lats & Atts Bulletin Board thread www.seafaring.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15955
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A CLUB REMINDER – Please wear your club ID badges to all PHoPS events, it helps us find each other in a crowded bar! If you don’t have one, or need a new one, or a lanyard, contact Dave Calhoun at membership@phops.com Dave says, that badges will be available ONLY at club events, they cannot be mailed at this time.
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News & Events from around the Parrot Head Nation:
2009 MOTM Music and Photo DVD now available – If you enjoyed the festivities at MOTM in 2009 and would like a DVD to commemorate that experience, it’s now available for $15 (all money donated to charity) by contacting http://www.paradisefoundation.or and clicking on STORE.
Migration Returns in 2010 in Southern California August 27 & 28, 2010
If you are a fan of Migration, you will be pleased to know it will return in 2010 with a Southern California Flair hosted by the L.A., Las Vegas and Orange County Parrot Head Clubs. August 27 & 28. Musical entertainment includes: John Frinzi, Sunny Jim, Jim Morris, Jimi Pappas, John Patti, Bob Karwin and Jerry Gontag with Stars on the Water.
EVENTS in the West Region: Check out the regional calendar at www.localendar.com/public/westcoastclubs for events throughout the PHiP West Region!
MOTM 2010 “Gypsies In The Palace” November 4-7, 2010 Registration is now open and will remain open until 3500 participants register or September 30, 2010 at midnight, whichever comes first. www.phip.com/motm/asp to register and for more information!
Phins to the West – April 30 through May 1, 2010 Laughlin Nevada
Registration is now open at www.phinstothewest.com
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Who? What? Where? When was that party again? Can’t find your hump day news? You can always find our events on the phops.com website the events are listed on the left side of the home page and also in calendar form by clicking events!
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LAST BUT NEVER LEAST: Ad rates as of January 1, 2010 – $1 per week, ads may run for one week $1, four weeks $4, half yearly $26 and full year $52 – All money raised through ad sales will be donated to charity.
What is considered advertising? If you are going to directly make money, through what you want to put in HDN, it is considered to be advertising: Promoting books, CD’s, or your services for example. Other examples include, selling cosmetics, real estate, roofing supplies, a litter of puppies, or your boat/car/vacation home. If you are unsure, please don’t hesitate to ask! communications@phops.com
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HOW TO:
To get your event listed on the Hump Day News, or if you have important information to share with the club, please send it by 5:00 p.m. Monday evening to Patti McClements, Communications Director at communications@phops.com
Have a great week everyone and remember….we are the people, our parents warned us about!!!!
Patti McClements
Communications Director
Parrot Heads of Puget Sound