LADIES AUXILIARY Fleet Reserve Association Northwest Regional Newsletter Issue #2-1516 Travel & Conventions Serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and the Philippine Islands Regional Officers 2015-2016 President RPNW Lauren Wynn Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Unit 46 92-1248 Palahia St. #S102 Kapolei, HI 96707 808-636-1254 [email protected]Vice President Renee Snyder Shaw Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Unit 46 95-489 Awiki Street Mililani, HI 96789 808-285-2675 [email protected]Secretary/Treasurer Mary Archer Cheyenne, WY Unit 59 942 Sun Valley Drive Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-778-7981 [email protected]Jr. Past President JrPRPNW Sharon Holloway Cheyenne, WY Unit 59 2544 W Sheryl Street Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 888-1196 [email protected]Chaplain Manda Heiss Whidbey Island Unit 97 1163 Rainier Circle Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-682-8443 [email protected]Greetings, Auxiliary Members, Happy New Year! I hope that the start of 2016 finds you and yours happy and healthy. Travel is my middle name this quarter! In December, I visited Branches in Portland and Roseburg Oregon and in Siverdale and Dungeness, Washington. My role on these visits was as Goodwill Ambassador. Several of the Branches had Units in the past and I engaged with leadership to determine whether we had an opportunity to re- institute them. Stay tuned! Along with members from Branch and Unit 46, I was also delighted to welcome National President, Helen Courneya, and FRA National President, Virgil Courneya, to Pearl Harbor for the Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is always a pleasure hosting them. On January 8, I will depart Hawaii for Washington State once again. Following is the schedule for my Unit visits: 9 Jan: Seattle Unit 18 12 Jan: Bremerton Unit 29 13 Jan: Everett Unit 170 15 Jan: Whidbey Island Unit 97 I am looking forward to visiting and spending time in fellowship with our Auxiliary members. Included in this edition of the newsletter is an updated Regional Convention Notice, provided to us by Convention Chair, Mary Archer. Convention is going to be a little earlier than usual this year, so please plan ahead. It’s important for as many Units as possible to be represented by delegates. Keep an eye out for discount flights or consider making a road trip of it and get a group together to share the driving. In order for you to get to know the other regional officers, I have changed the format of the newsletter a bit . Let us know what you think! Yours in Loyalty, Protection & Service, LAFRANorthwest
Serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and the Philippine Islands
Regional Officers 2015-2016 President RPNW Lauren Wynn
Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Unit 46 92-1248 Palahia St. #S102 Kapolei, HI 96707 808-636-1254 [email protected]
Vice President Renee Snyder Shaw Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Unit 46 95-489 Awiki Street Mililani, HI 96789 808-285-2675 [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer Mary Archer Cheyenne, WY Unit 59 942 Sun Valley Drive Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-778-7981 [email protected] Jr. Past President
JrPRPNW Sharon Holloway Cheyenne, WY Unit 59 2544 W Sheryl Street Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 888-1196 [email protected]
Chaplain Manda Heiss Whidbey Island Unit 97 1163 Rainier Circle Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-682-8443 [email protected]
Greetings, Auxiliary Members,
Happy New Year! I hope that the start of 2016 finds you and yours happy and healthy.
Travel is my middle name this quarter! In December, I visited Branches in Portland and Roseburg Oregon and in Siverdale and Dungeness, Washington. My role on these visits was as Goodwill Ambassador. Several of the Branches had Units in the past and I engaged with leadership to determine whether we had an opportunity to re-institute them. Stay tuned!
Along with members from Branch and Unit 46, I was also delighted to welcome National President, Helen Courneya, and FRA National President, Virgil Courneya, to Pearl Harbor for the Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is always a pleasure hosting them.
On January 8, I will depart Hawaii for Washington State once again. Following is the schedule for my Unit visits:
9 Jan: Seattle Unit 18 12 Jan: Bremerton Unit 29 13 Jan: Everett Unit 170 15 Jan: Whidbey Island Unit 97
I am looking forward to visiting and spending time in fellowship with our Auxiliary members.
Included in this edition of the newsletter is an updated Regional Convention Notice, provided to us by Convention Chair, Mary Archer. Convention is going to be a little earlier than usual this year, so please plan ahead. It’s important for as many Units as possible to be represented by delegates. Keep an eye out for discount flights or consider making a road trip of it and get a group together to share the driving.
In order for you to get to know the other regional officers, I have changed the format of the newsletter a bit . Let us know what you think!
Aloha and Happy New Year! My name is Renee Shaw and I am the Northwest Regional Vice President. My main responsibility in this role is recruitment and retention. I can’t stress enough how important it is for us to grow our membership in order to reverse the downward trend we’ve experienced over the years. We all need to work together in order to retain our current members and recruit new members. Those who have served our auxiliary faithfully for so many years are ready and willing to train new members to follow in their footsteps, but we have to have folks there
who are ready and willing to serve in their place . Without new members, this will never happen and we risk losing more units as a result. It is equally important that we retain our current members. In an effort to assist in this regard, I make telephone calls each month to those whose memberships are about to expire. If I am unable to reach them by phone, I then send post cards to remind members that their dues are now going to expire or have expired. The challenge in this, however, is that many members do not keep their contact information updated. Please remember to update your information any time that it changes in order that we can stay in contact with you. We do not want to lose any members due to inaccurate information on file at our offices. Did you know that for every member that joins the FRA, the LAFRA has the opportunity to gain up to 16 new members? These members can be spouses, parents, children, grandchildren, widows, widowers and siblings. Consider working with your Branch to ensure that each Shipmate’s family is actively involved in the LA FRA. A key to healthy recruitment is to make all prospective members feel welcome. If we can recruit these new members and get them involved in our units, then our membership numbers will grow and we can make the LAFRA bigger and better! In closing, please remember to take the time to tell people about the LA FRA any time that you have the opportunity. Recruit and retain!!!! Yours in Loyalty, Protection and Service, Renee Shaw, RVPNW
From the Chaplain’s Pen Welcome to the new year I hope it finds everyone in good health and happiness. I'm Manda the Northwest Regional Chaplain. I am looking forward to the new year and the opportunity to serve the Northwest Region.
There have been two condolence cards and one get well card that have been sent out to the families or members of the Auxiliary.
Remember that with a new year it is not about changing the date on the calendar but more of taking a direction, challenging ourselves to take new steps that we didn't think we could take in the past year.
Notifications and requests can be sent to either my physical address or my email address:
Manda Heiss 1163 Rainier Circle Oak Harbor, WA 98277 [email protected]
Units in the News
Unit 367, San Miguel, PI Auxiliary members feed local children and ensure they all get a visit with Santa
Unit 97, Whidbey Island, WA Auxiliary members host a Halloween Extravaganza for the community.
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2016 FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION NORTHWEST REGIONAL CONVENTION
HOSTED BY WYOMING BRANCH & UNIT 59
AUGUST 12-13, 2016 Wyoming Branch and Unit 59 cordially invite you to attend the 2016 Northwest Regional Convention to be held August 12-13, 2016, at Little America Hotel & Resort in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This is a great time to re-connect with your shipmates and members of the auxiliary. For more information, please visit the NW Regional Website (http://fra-nw-region.org/conventions).
FRA Convention Chair: PRPNW Mike Archer – (307) 778-7981 Email: [email protected]
Hotel Information: Little America Hotel & Resort, 2800 West Lincoln Way, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Room reservations: 800-445-6945 Group name is: Fleet Reserve Association NW Region - Reservation Deadline: July 10, 2016 Room rates will be offered 2 days before and 2 days after the convention. We do not have a large block of rooms…so make your reservations NOW! Room rates are as follows:
Deluxe King - $83.00 Deluxe Queens - $93.00 Deluxe King Large - $93.00 Preferred King - $103.00 Deluxe 2 King Beds - $113.00 Preferred Queens - $123.00
Hotel features include:
Full-service restaurant Lounge and gourmet coffee shop 9-hole executive golf course Oversized, heated, outdoor pool Fitness center Room service Gift shop Wireless Internet Coin-operated laundry facilities
Transportation: Denver International Airport is located 1 ½ hrs from Cheyenne. There is Green Ride Shuttle ser-vice available. Contact them at: www.greenrideco.com or (970) 226-5533. Meals and menu information will be forthcoming soon!
