Chapter Events
Spokane Chapter Meetings
• Tuesday, Jan. 10th at Lincoln Center, 4-6pm, $20pp … Annual Membership Meeting/ Cocktails-Networking
• Monday, Jan. 23rd in Olympia … Hill Climb
• Tuesday, Feb. 14th, 3:30 to 5pm … chapter board meeting, Chaps Restaurant.
• Tuesday, March 13, 3:30 to 5pm … bi-monthly membership meeting w/ speaker. Location and speaker TBD
• Late March or early April is our Awards & Installation Gala/ Silent Auction.
• Tuesday, April 12th, chapter board meeting, 3:30 to 5pm at Thai Bamboo on N. Division.
• Tuesday, May 10th, bi-monthly member meeting w/ speaker. Location and speaker TBD.
• Tuesday, June 7th, annual Golf Tournament at Wandermere, 8am and 1pm shotguns, dinner at 6pm.
• Tuesday, June 14, chaper board meeting, 3:30 to 5pm, location TBD.
• Tuesday, July 10, bi-monthly member meeting w/ speaker. Location and speaker TBD.
• Tuesday, Aug. 14, summer board BBQ, location TBD, 3:30 to 7:30 pm
• Tuesday, Sept. 11, bi-monthly member meeting w/ speaker. Location and speaker TBD.
• Tuesday, Oct. 9, chapter board meeting, 3:30 to 5pm, location TBD.
• Tuesday, Nov. 10, Spokane Cork & Keg Festival, set up beings at 10am, private industry tasting 2-5pm, public tasting 7-10pm, clean-up until 11:30pm.
• Tuesday, Nov. 13, bi-monthly member meeting w/ speaker. Location and speaker TBD.
• Tuesday, Dec. 11, chapter board Christmas party, 3:30 to 7:30 pm. Location TBD.
WRA Spokane Chapter Golf Tournament Recap!
A beautiful, sunny day was enjoyed by our 183 golfers at Wandermere Golf course on Tuesday, June 7th! Azteca/ Tecate Grill catered our tournament dinner and Emcee Tim O’Doherty was in his best “rare” form! Thank you to the following major sponsors:
• Heartland Payment Systems
• Sysco Spokane
• ALSCO/ American Linen
• MillerCoors • Food Services of America
Look up your team picture! Go to www.walgreens.com.
Click on the Photo tab, enter User Name:wraspokanegolf@yahoo.com, Password: WRA2011.”
Congratulations to our winners!
o Comcast—Low Overall Gross
o FSA #2—1st Flight, 1st Place
o Tomato Street—1st Flight, 2nd Place
o Sysco #2—2nd Flight, 1st Place
o Azteca—2nd Flight, 2nd Place
o Odom—3rd Flight, 1st Place
o FSA #1—3rd Flight, 2nd Place
o Long Drive, Men (#12)—Taylor Jordan, Onion
o Long Drive, Women (#9)—Sally Guthrie, Flamin’ Joe’s
o Longest Put (#9)—Joe Gyllenhammer, FSA
o KP Women (#14) – Sam O’Doherty, O’Doherty’s
o KP Men (#2) – Lowell Noel, MillerCoors
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Connect and network with other professionals
Spokane is filled with super-energized restaurant and allied members that support the community in great ways. We have a lot of fun and welcome newcomers.
If you’re Interested in getting involved just contact Donna Tikker at 509.467.7744 or donna@wrahome.com; she’ll be happy to help you.
Some upcoming opportunities are:
- Fundraiser committee
- Spokane Cork & Keg Festival committee (November event)
- Bi-monthly educational workshop committee (on-going)
- “52 for 2″ Dine-Around-Spokane raffle in September
Congratulations 2011 Spokane Chapter Industry Winners
These members were honored April 6th at our annual Gala “Celebrating 60 Years of Serving You”
- Zip’s Drive In – East Francis: Quick Service Restaurant of the Year
- The Flying Goat: Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
- Hills’ Restaurant & Lounge: Full Service Restaurant of the Year
- Jenny Harvey, Pepsi Beverages Company: Supplier Person of the Year
- Spokane Restaurant Equipment: Supplier Person of the Year
Our 2010 winners:
Quick Service Restaurant of the Year: High Nooner
Casual Dining: Satellite Diner
Full Service: Anthony’s at Spokane Falls
Allied Member of the Year: Boyd Coffee Company
Allied Person of the Year: Annemarie Fransk, POS Direct (formerly Spokane Cash Register)
