Junior League Of Spokane Tees Up For Golf Exhibition
Members of the Junior League of Spokane are already gearing up for their eighth golf exhibition on Sept. 15, 1997. Since 1971, the event has allowed the league to put more than $1 million into the Spokane community through its programs and projects.
“This exhibition is a full-day event with four top-name professional golfers providing a clinic for about 800 people, a luncheon with the golfers and an 18-hole exhibition for a gallery of 3,000,” said Jan House, golf committee chairwoman. “It’s a day of fun for golfers and gallery alike, but it also provides funding for four years of league projects.”
Exhibition golfers, to be announced Nov. 12, promise to be as exciting as those who played in 1993: Chip Beck, Fred Couples, Nancy Lopez and Nick Price.
Sponsorships and advertisements are available, ranging from $250 to $10,000. Sponsorships include a limited number of holes at $5,000, products ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, and $10,000 for the lunch. Tickets go on sale next March 17.
Junior League projects for 1996-97 include providing evening enrichment programs for Ogden Hall residents; Teen Career Connection, a program linking teens with business people in job-shadowing environments; Kids on the Block, a puppetry program of physically and developmentally challenged puppets that teaches children about peoples’ differences; and Impact Spokane, a series of done-in-a-day projects that meet immediate community needs.
In addition, Junior League Foster Families has three projects: Foster Santa, a breakfast with Santa with toys and gifts; the Speakers’ Bureau Committee addresses community awareness; and the Resource Center and Database Committee develops and maintains a list of needs of foster families and a correlating list of available resources.
For more information about sponsorships, advertisements or donations, call 744-0784.
Fund-raising news
Spokane Community College’s fifth annual holiday craft fair, featuring handmade crafts and wares of more than 100 vendors, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 10 in the Lair-Student Center, 1810 N. Greene.
Proceeds support student scholarships and activities through the SCC environmental science clubs.
The fair is free and open to the public. For more information, call 533-7260.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Washington State will receive more than $10,000 in 1997 from a “Hair-Raising,” fund-raising campaign at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Seven penitentiary employees - five men and two women - collected pledges and shaved their heads during the Oct. 23 event.
“These employees realized that many kids don’t have a choice about losing their hair,” said Judy Rogers, Spokane director of Make-A-Wish. “They made the choice to shave their heads supporting children with life-threatening illnesses - the mission of Make-A-Wish.”
To refer a child, or for more information about the foundation, call 458-2618 or (800) 207-8476.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for nonprofit groups to help sell a series of educational posters featuring state ecosystems in an effort to develop agency-citizen partnerships.
The posters by watercolor artist Amy Fisher of Olympia, depict seashore, shrub, steppe and urban wildlife habitats. A fourth poster celebrates partnerships working to restore watersheds.
The department seeks nonprofit groups to serve as retail sales outlets. Posters, available to nonprofits at wholesale, retail for $5.
For more information, contact Ecosystem Poster Sales, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA 98501-1091.
Events
Nancy Compau, historian of Spokane and the Inland Northwest, will be featured during “The History of Spokane and the East Central Neighborhood,” at 7 p.m., Nov. 12.
Compau, an award-winning historian, will discuss the history, homes, parks and people of the East Central Neighborhood. Pre-registration is recommended for the library programs. Call 626-5375.
The Veterans Outreach Center, 1708 W. Mission, will host an open house Friday in recognition of and appreciation for America’s 1.2 million women veterans.
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., food, drink, literature on women’s health issues and blood pressure checks will be available.
For more information, call 327-0274.
Club and meeting notes
“Children of Children,” a collection of American lullabies and a tribute to parenthood, will be presented by vocalist Scarlett Hepworth and pianist Carol Miyamoto for the Esther Reed Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce.
Hepworth is well known for musical direction and performances at the Spokane Civic and Coeur d’Alene Summer theaters. She is associate director of the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus and teaches voice lessons both privately and at Holy Names Music Center.
Miyamoto is music director at St. Marks Lutheran Church, staff accompanist at Whitworth College, music director for Civic’s upcoming “Secret Garden,” and a private piano teacher.
The public is invited to attend the free concert. For more information, call 838-1502.
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