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DOVE HOUSE
WALK
Wednesday, MAY
9th
On Wednesday,
May 9th, we plan
to support Dove House in
an event intended to
draw attention to the
problem of Domestic
Violence and Sexual
Assault. Bluebills plan
to have dinner at the
Silverwater Café
following the event.
Schedule:
5:30: Arrive at
the staging point.
Rotary Park on Water
Street (by the US
Bank)
6:00: Walk from
Rotary Park to the
Northwest Maritime
Center
7:00: Event
ends
7:15: Meet at
the Silverwater
Café for
dinner. Select off the
menu, pay for your
own.
The event is
called "Walk A Mile in
Her Shoes.
Men and women
will don red shoes and
walk along Water
Street in Port
Townsend. A donation
to Dove House is
expected.
To
enter the event,
fill out the form (click
here)
and either mail to
he Dove House or
bring along to the
event. Red
women's shoes will be
provided to those who
want them. Provide
this information on
the form, in advance,
including shoe size.
Many of us
don't feel comfortable
walking in even
low-heeled women's
shoes and will be
wearing our own. For
those who are
interested, we will
paint a pair of your
old shoes red to fit
in with the event.
Paint you own or get
them to Myron Vogt
sometime before the
9th.
If you plan to
attend the event, fill
out the form (click
here).
We plan to
march as a group, so
wear your Bluebill
shirt.
If you plan to
attend dinner, let Michael
Graham know. 437
5052.
Questions?
Contact Barbara
Berthiaume, 437
0423.
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Dove House
Gardening
Project
We are set for next Monday, April
30 and I am
sure the weather will
cooperate. It is
certainly beautiful
today! So much for
the 40% chance of rain I
saw last
week. 
We will meet at 10:00
and Michael Graham
will organize pizza
for those who are
there at noon. Feel
free to come
anytime between 10:00
am to 3:00
pm. We should get a
lot done in that time
frame.
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Mason County
Ramp Project
This
month, we were asked
by Mason Catholic
Community Services, if
we would build a ramp
for a client in
Belfair. This is a
county we haven't
worked with before,
however things went
pretty much as
usual. Meet at
the Bay Club at 8:00,
car-pool to Belfair
and work in a small
drizzle most of the
day. Finished by
2:30.
This
is what we had to
start with. Build a
ramp off the porch
To
a landing at the
corner of the house,
then a short ramp to
the ground.
The
crew poses on the
finished project: Bill
Shain, Mike Peterson,
Larry Elton, Michael
Graham, Jack Hawker
and Ed Hughes.
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REPORTING
BLUEBILL HOURS
 There
have been a number
of queries about
just what to report
as Bluebill hours.
The
following guidelines
are provided by the
Bluebill Central
Leadership Council:
"Bluebills
have always
considered any
volunteer hours a
member
gives for any
501C3 agency,
church, schools,
driving time to and
from
volunteer activities
and meetings, time
at a Bluebills
meeting, or even
visiting or
assisting someone
in need to be
"volunteer
hours" whether
it is a Bluebills'
project or one they
do on their
own."
The above
guidelines will be
included with the
monthly request to
report hours.
Your
report, as always,
should go to Jack
Hawker.
If you
have worked prior
months and neglected
to report for the
monthyou
can catch up by
reporting them
during the current
month. Just note
whatmonth
they
should be entered
against.
 Bluebill
Volunteer
Hours for 2011 and
through March 2012
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PORT
LUDLOW WELLNESS
PROGRAM
The Port
Ludlow Village
Council has been
sponsoring a number
of events intended
to improve
the health and
well-being of
community members.
The
subject of the next
event will be "Age
in Place With
Senior-Friendly Home
Remodel'.
It will be
held:
DATE:
Wednesday, June 6
TIME
6:00- 8:00
PLACE:
Port Ludlow Bay Club
Three
organizations will
be speaking:
ADM
Architecture, Aaron
Murphy, Architect,
AIA, CAPS, Poulsbo,
General
Contractor,
Jack Osborn, Owner,
CAPS, 11 E Runnion
Rd, Sequim, and
Boeing
Bluebills-Olympic
Peninsula Chapter
 Marvin
Segar will be
speaking for us
about ramps and our
Fall Prevention
Program.
We will
also have a table to
display materials
about our programs
and provide more
information if
requested.
Admission
is free so plan to
attend and support
our organization.
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Spring Meeting
Photos
(Peggy Lee
Flentie, Photographer)
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| The
Bluebill members
celebrating
Eleanor Roden's
birthday |
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| Mea
Graham, Eleanor
Roden, and Marv
Segar |
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| Myron
Vogt presents
highlight of the
"Membership
Survey." |
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Message from
Our Chair
 Ken
Winter |
Our
Spring Fling, July 6th,
was a real success again
and a big thank you goes
to Michael Graham and
his crew of Ladies and
the two cooks. These get
together s could not be
held without those who
step up and volunteer.
The birthday greeting
for Eleanor was a
success. Many more
Eleanor. Some of the
attendees at the end of
the function came up to
me and said that they
really enjoyed the
Beach Club as they felt
the environment was
easier to visit
with other attendees. Of
course there were a few
who ended up at the Bay
Club by mistake. We need
to check were our
meetings will be held.
On April 11 there was a
Wellness Forum at the
Beach Club that had the
CEOs of Harrison Medical
Center and Jefferson
Healthcare.This was open
to the general public
and I was asked to
represent the Bluebills.
This was very
informative in the what
was in the future for
health care in the
Olympic Peninsula. This
type of a function would
have been a good place
for our Bluebill
brochure.
The reporting of our
volunteer hours has
shown a good
improvement. In January
we had 545 hours
reported and in March it
was 898 hours. This is
an increase of 353
hours. Some of the
increase is number of
jobs worked but
some of the inscrease is
by better reporting by
our members. Please
report all hours of any
type volunteer work you
do. If you are not sure
contact a officer.
If any member has any
ideas of projects that
could help in our
community and might be
of interest to the
general membership
please wright it up and
send it to Jack Mckay
at jmckay@hmleague.org and
he
can put it in the
monthly flyer.
Ken Winter |
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REPAH
FUND-RAISER. MAY 19
Normally
we don't advertise
other agency's
events unless
Bluebills are
directlyinvolved,
however,
Real Estate
Professionals for
Affordable Housing
(REPAH)has
support
Bluebills for many
years. They are a
source of funding
for the needy when
no other source is
available. They have
provided funds to us
for home repairsand
ramps. For the last
couple of years
REPAH has also been
providing us
with $300
to
buy grab bars to
install for those
who cannot afford
their own anddon't
qualify
for one of the
agency programs.
When:
Saturday, May 19th,
at 7:30 pm
Where:
Quimper Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship, 2333 San
Juan Ave.,
Port
Townsend., $20,
at the Food
Coop or
brownpapertIckets.com
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Olympic
Peninsula Bluebill
Members |
Bluebill
Officers and Program
Chairs
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May
Birthdays
Betty
Faulkner, 5th
Larry
Bomke, 6th
Arthur
Martin, 11th
Ken
McConnell, 11th
Chuck
Sherred, 15th
Thelma
Keefe, 19th
Michael
Graham, 20th
Ed
Hughes, 20th
Jack
Rois, 24th
Ken
Mellott, 26th
Erika
Mayfield, 27th
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May Events
Monday, April 30th
Dove House Gardening
Project, 10 am to 3 pm.
Thursday, May 3
Leadership Team Meeting, Bay
Club 3:00-4:00
Friday, May 4
Deliver Essential
Supplies-Kitsap Co. Meet at
warehouse at 9:00
Tuesday, May 8
Essentil Supply Pickup at
World Vision-9:00
Tuesday, May 8
Unload Food Bank
Truck-Tri-Area Community
Center 8:00-9:00
Tuesday, May 8
Central Leadership Council
Meeting-Seattle 10:00-11:00
Wednesday, May 9
Dove House Walk-Port
Townsend 5:30 (See article
for details.)
Saturday, May 19
REPAH Fundraiser-Port
Townsend (See article for
details.)
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