A dining room at the Mirabeau Park Hotel buzzed with conversation during the monthly meeting of Spokane Compass Club. Women greeted each other like old friends – which many of them were, but newcomers were welcomed with the same warmth. That’s because the club’s mission is to cultivate friendship among new arrivals to the Spokane area and to introduce them to what the region has to offer. Formed in 1948, the women’s club survives and thrives because it’s adapted to changing times. The group used to gain members by including information in the Welcome Wagon basket given to new homebuyers in the area. “We’re not in the Welcome Wagon basket anymore,” club President Shari Russell said. Instead, they’ve joined the digital world. “We’re on Facebook and Meetup,” she said/Cindy Hval, SR. More here.

Question: Did anyone welcome you when you first landed in the Inland Northwest?

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