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Several WFSO
Board of Directors’ Members will be retiring at the end of 2010. We
greatly appreciate all of their contributions over the years - you will be
hearing more about that in coming editions of the newsletter.
Their retirement
opens the door of opportunity for YOU to get more involved in WFSO.
Our Board meets quarterly -- that's a time commitment of approximately 8
hours for meetings out of the 8760 hours in a year - any of us could handle
that commitment. Board members take on a specific assignment that is
determined when officers are elected - I will share more of that in coming
newsletters.
For now, think
about becoming more involved in WFSO. Our organization is only as good
as the members guiding it - we invite you to share your ideas and talents.
Our Board meetings are always fun and always involve wine and food - we hope
you will consider running for a Board of Directors position in our fall
election. Richard Stinson,
President
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING –
2011
PLANNING SESSION 10:00am, Saturday
September 19, 2010 at The Bunnell Home |
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We want to make
sure we have your current information. Please send any changes to your
contact information (name, phone, email, address) to Jim Galbraith
js_galbraith@msn.com, membership
chair.
We have an
exciting line up of events next year and look forward to seeing you!
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Hello WFSO Members.
We need more pictures for our annual photo albums.
Please take pictures of the people and food and wine of events you go
to and send me copies: Digital copies, send as attachments to an email to
jfred@easystreet.net; Hard copies
from film, send to Avon Holmes;
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| Take a look at the latest photos from 2010 events: Look |
| Our recipe database keeps growing. We now have 23. The 23rd recipe is Nora Berwick's: View |
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The Updated WFSO Bylaws are now available on the WFSO website: View |
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Important Messages from your
Board: Please note that your payment reserves your spot at events. Within three business days of making your reservation for an event, please mail your check or approve the use of your credit card with our Events Chairperson. As a clarification,
all guests are charged the
non-member price for events. Please notify Events
Chairperson regarding payment arrangement at the time of your RSVP.
We have an updated
membership directory available. If you would like a copy, please contact the
President or Membership Chair. The membership directory is for members only
and not to be used for any type of solicitation.
The board is currently updating
our bylaws; they should be ready in early May and will be available upon
request.
We look forward
to a fun year packed full of great events, fantastic wine, and scrumptious
food. Hope to see you at an upcoming event soon! |
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SPONSORS/COORDINATORS: Please submit your event write-up, menu, time and cost by the 25th of the third month preceding your event in order for the event to be listed and advertised in the newsletter for at least two months prior to the event. For example, February event information should be submitted to Dawn Foster by November 25th for advertisement in the December and January newsletters. This will help generate interest and member registration in plenty of time to insure the success of the event. |
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WFSO MEMBERS: Please sign up for events as soon as you can so that Event Coordinators can get an idea of the number of guests who will be in attendance. This is especially important when restaurants or catering companies need a deposit or a guaranteed number of guests to keep a reservation. |
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WFSO LOGO ATTIRE WFSO members wishing to order
clothing with the WFSO logo on them may do so by contacting WFSO member,
Steve Lutz at his email:
steve@lutzandco.com. You can preview clothing items available at
www.companycasuals.com . |
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New Reimbursement Forms
For those of you hosting an event, please be
aware that new Reimbursement forms are available. The forms are
available in either an Excel or PDF format. The Excel version will
allow the user to enter costs into a form, and will calculate all totals
automatically. For those without access to Excel, the PDF version can
be printed and then filled in manually. All reimbursement forms and accompanying receipts should
be forwarded to the attention of Cami Bunnell / WFSO Treasurer, The forms can be accessed at the top of the Schedule of Current Events. Go There
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Don Dibbern is now writing a monthly column for WineLoversPage.com. A link to his column has been added to our links page (above). Go There
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Cost Saving Changes Dear WFSO Members: To help control costs, the Board of Directors decided that the WFSO will no longer employ a professional secretary. The duties previously performed by the secretary have been divided among current Board Members. Reservations: To make reservations for an event, View New Member Applications: To join, View
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WFSO PHOTO ALBUM If anyone has any pictures of people, wines or food from any of our
events that they would like to share via the album, please send them to Avon
Holmes @ 9345 NW Kaiser Road, Portland, OR 97231. Photos should list the event, the date, name of people, etc. All photos will be scanned and then returned to the owner. Digital photos are also welcome – they can be sent to jfred@easystreet.com. |
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* * * IMPORTANT * * * Don’t forget, when you change e-mail addresses you need to update our list – some of the addresses we have in the roster are already invalid due to changes in ISPs. |
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