Pledge • Rich Eagon - Martins Jewelers (Blue Mountain Mall store)

Invocation • Mary Cleveland - Aging & Long Term Care

Guests • Dave Warkentin Host - Judy Hicks (Baker Boyer Bank)

Drawing • Judy Hicks (Baker Boyer Bank) • Bonnie Bowton (Walla Walla Valley Credit Union) No big winners! Jackpot up to $70 next week.

New Members • Dorita Tessier (Introduced by Cindy Williams - Walla Walla College) Dorita will soon replace Cindy Williams at Walla Walla College. She most recently lived in Denver, CO where she worked for a private academy. She enjoys cooking, traveling and scrapbooking.

• Brynn Hart (Introduced by Ed George) Brynn works for GM Medical Sales. She is new to the area and hopes to get to know the community better. She is excited about volunteering and making friends. She enjoys swimming, hiking and reading.

Program Review “National Public Radio” Robin Rilette Northwest Public Radio (NWPR) Music Director and on air talent Robin Rilette provided an overview of public broadcasting. With a 500 mile footprint from Grangeville, ID to Port Angeles, WA, NWPR provides unique news and music services to its northwest listeners.

Northwest Public Radio boasts 12 affiliate stations, including 89.1 FM and 89.7 FM in our region. Rilette said she is most proud of the thoughtful and well balanced programing NWPR has to offer. She said NWPR is best known for its news services, but also offers terrific classical and jazz musical programming.

Northwest Public Radio relies on private donations for its funding. Rilette said NWPR generates funds from biannual campaigns which are essential to NWPR. NWPR features online services and streaming audio at www.nwpr.org.

Member Spotlight

Patti Rossman

Place of work: Volunteer Years in club: 3 years Birth place: Pomona, CA (east of Los Angeles) High school: Parker, AZ Favorite food: Caesar Salad Favorite movie: Message in a Bottle Favorite music: 60’s and 70’s oldies Favorite book: Dave Pelzer’s books Hobbies: My grandchildren

Most memorable life experience: My children and grandchildren and Christmas memories

Tell us something about yourself that nobody else would know: I am much different on the inside than I appear on the outside.

Quote of the Week ‘When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.’ Alexander Graham Bell

Club Announcements

City Golf Tournament • Tom Baffney (Reese, Baffney, Schrag & Frol) announced he is seeking volunteers and players for the annual City Golf Tournament.

Baffney said the August 17 and 18 tournament is facing a “make it or break it year.” Declining players over the past couple of years are threatening the tournament. Cost is $50 for Country Club and Veteran’s Memorial season pass holders and $70 for all others. Sign up sheets were distributed for the various volunteer positions.

Fair Volunteer Opportunities • Sign-up sheets are now being distributed for the Walla Walla Fair. Numerous volunteers are needed to staff the Exchange Club booth. This is an outstanding fund raiser for the club and a lot of fun!

Greeters Needed • Sloan Kimball (Baker Boyer Bank) reminded members to volunteer to be greeters.

Future Programs July 29 - Meeting • Gretchen Hormel-Tompkins will introduce a nationally renowned speaker to discuss volunteerism.

August 5 - Meeting • Learn more about WorkSource Walla Walla, an important program in our community.