The Manchester View

a newsletter from your friends at the Manchester Community Association

February, 2005  

New & Returning Members

The MCA would like to welcome our new member:

Dr. Earl Feringa

If anyone would like to join 
or renew their membership 
in the MCA,
click here to print out our
membership application form.

It's only $10 per person and $20 per family to join our association.  Membership dues and donations are what keep us going, and we really appreciate your support!

Upcoming Events

Women's Fitness Seminar at Go Figure!
7:00 pm at the Library

Bunny Hop!
11:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Library
 

New Manchester Website

www. manchesterwa.org

The Manchester Community Council and the Manchester Community Association have joined forces to bring you a new website.  In addition to being the new home for this newsletter, this website will host pages for several other Manchester organizations, including:

The Manchester Community Council (MCC)
Homepage, Meeting Agenda & Meeting Minutes Archive

 Manchester Crime Prevention & Public Safety Group (MCP & PSG)
Meeting Minutes Archive

Friends of the Library
Homepage, Upcoming Events, Library Information & Meeting Minutes Archive

More to Come!
We are adding more pages all the time - Please check back!

If you have an organization that you would like to have listed on this website, or an item for the newsletter, please contact info@manchesterwa.org

The main Manchester Community Association website will continue to be at www.manchesterca.org

Library Events
  March 2nd is Dr. Suess's 101st Birthday!  

Join the Manchester Library in a week-long celebration of this event!  

February 28 – March 4 
Green Eggs and Ham Read-off 
How quickly can you read this book aloud? 
Prizes for the speediest readers  
Three age categories ~ including adults
Details coming soon! 
  
Thursday, March 3rd 6-8:30 pm 
Family Night with Dr. Seuss 
There will be stories, crafts, and games 
and lots of other fun activities! 
Don’t miss it!! 

Check out the new Friend's of the Library section on this website!  

Local Happenings

Mama Java

Poetry Salon

Saturday, February 19th ~ 5:00 pm

come and present your own poetry, 
songs, prose, etc.

PLEASE sign up in advance at Mama Java or call 360-769-6132 

Also - Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Tsunami Relief fund raiser that was held at Mama Java last month.  All proceeds from 1/16 were donated to CARE USA for their Earthquake & Tsunami Rehabilitation & Relief Fund! 

Go Figure!

Women's Health Seminar
Thursday, February 24th
7:00 - 8:30 pm
at the Library

Dr. Brian Willyard
Action Chiropractic
"The Benefits of Chiropractic Therapy"

Admission is FREE
Please sign up at Go Figure! 
or call 871-9222

Bunny Hop!

Saturday, March 26th ~ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Library Community Room

It's time to plan for the MCA Bunny Hop... we'll have games and crafts for the kids - plus an Easter Egg Hunt!  The Library will have some activities going on as well, and we'll have a real, live rabbit to play with.

Parents... we could sure use a few more volunteers for events like this!  There are just a few of us who come out to run these events, and we need some fresh input!  Anyone who might be able to help us can come to our next meeting (March 2nd), or e-mail us at info@manchesterca.org.  Thank you!!

Food Drive for HelpLine

Since the food drive that we did during the Tree Lighting Ceremony was so successful, the MCA has decided to make it a tradition at all of our functions (it's just a few times a year).  We hope that the community members will bring a few non-perishable food items to the collection site that we will have at the Bunny Hop.  

Please help us support this wonderful group, which works so hard to care for the less-fortunate people of Port Orchard.  Thank you!

Manchester Community Council

Public MCC meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Manchester Library community room.  The minutes of these meetings, as well as a draft of the Bylaws are linked on the MCC Homepage.

Next MCA Meeting

Wednesday, March 2nd
7:30 PM at the Manchester Library Community Room

Annual membership in the Manchester Community Association costs only

$10 per person or $20 per household.

Membership entitles you to vote on the activities of the association,
 and dues go directly to the kitty from which community events such as the 
Manchester Street Fair are funded.

Membership fees are payable by check or cash, and may be submitted in person at any MCA meeting (details below) or mailed to:

The Manchester Community Association
PO Box 603
Manchester, WA 98353

Click here to print out our Membership Application Form

Thinking about joining? Come to a meeting and see what we're all about! Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month in the Manchester Library Community Room, at 7:30 pm.  We would love to see you there.

If you would like to be removed from the Association's mailing list please reply to this e-mail with 'remove' on the subject line.  All removal requests honored.

                               updated: 02/27/2005