The MCA would like to welcome our new and
returning members this month:
Chuck & Carol Slater
Phil Paquette
(and thanks for the donation, Phil!)
We appreciate your support!
If anyone else would like to join or renew their membership in the MCA, click here to print out our membership application form.
We're coming up on election time, so if anyone is interested in joining the MCA Board, please come to our next meeting!
12/10?
Christmas Tree Lighting / Bonfire
(exact dates to be determined)
Saturday, October 30th
12:00 - 3:00
Manchester Library Community Room
1:00 Costume Contest!
Children's Games
Crafts ~
Snacks
25¢~50¢ / each
($2.00 punch cards available - may be used at any MCA event)
Don't miss the free Hot Chocolate booth (sponsored by the MCA) on Halloween night - at a local haunt on Colchester (thank you Debbie & Mark Whitehead)! Click here to check out last year's festivities.
We will also be selling glow-in-the-dark bracelets at the booth - for all those trick-or-treaters who need to be seen!
FAMILY FUN! ALL AGES!
Thursday, October 28th 6:00 -
8:00 pm
The Manchester Library's annual family friendly softer, gentler version of
Halloween intended for small children & those who only want to have a good
time without being frightened.
Come in costume!
Join in the CHILDREN'S COSTUME PARADE!
Family Fun!
Snacks! Crafts! Stories! Music!
PRESENTED BY KITSAP REGIONAL LIBRARY CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN KIRSTIN
The library is also doing a "Halloween @ the Library" on the same day as the MCA Halloween. This is a simple 'come in costume to the library and get a treat'.
Mama Java will be presenting it's first official Poetry Salon on Thursday, Oct. 14th at 7:30 pm. Come in and present your own poetry, songs, prose etc. Watch the signs at the shop for future events!
Local artists are also invited to display their art at Mama Java. Stop in and see how creative your neighbors are!
Call Teresa for details at 769-6132.
Go
Figure! is holding it's monthly Women's Health Seminar on
Wednesday, Oct. 20th at 7:00 pm. This month will feature a
self-defense lesson. Space is limited, and reservations are a must!
Call Jillene to sign up at 871-9222.
Follow these links to find out more about what's going on in Manchester...
http://www.manchesterca.org/friends.html
Friends of the
Library
New pages and links!
http://www.manchesterca.org/mcpc.html
Manchester Crime Prevention Committee
http://www.manchesterca.org/mcc.html
Manchester Community Council
Though the much-anticipated Freedom Fighter Triathlon, sponsored by Fred Meyer and the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, was not held on September 11th this year, the MCA Project Linus Blanketeer Challenge continued as planned.
As part of our own remembrance of Patriot Day, the Manchester Community Association teamed up with members of our community to make homemade quilts and blankets for children in our area who are experiencing trauma. By Patriot Day, we had received a total of ten blankets, which will be passed along to the South Kitsap chapter of Project Linus and distributed to hospitals, aid workers, and emergency service providers on their way to children who could use a little comfort. Among the blankets we received were several warm fleece blankets, an intricate patchwork quilt, a quilt made of cloth from Germany, and a well-traveled fleece blanket with edging crocheted while its maker was on a trip around the US.
Way to go, Manchester!
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this campaign.
This month the MCA is pleased
to highlight
Teresa Farrell and Washington Web Solutions
Providing the technical resources required to establish and maintain a professional and effective Internet presence for small - mid-size companies.
We think of ourselves as a hybrid between business consultants and internet technologists. We understand the competitive pressures facing businesses today and work to assist them with improving performance through real leverage of technology. If it doesn't improve the performance, you probably shouldn't do it.
Teresa Farrell, owner of WA WebSolutions chose to office in Manchester, WA. "I chose to move to Manchester, WA fifteen years ago when I was still apart of the New York, New York rat race. I always felt that the quiet beauty of Manchester would only enhance performance and personal productivity. I chose to home office before the internet provided tools to make it common place as it is today. My firm partners with companies literally all over the world so it no longer matters where I locate office or staff so we all are free to physically be wherever it is best for us to be and I believe that each professional can best determine that!"
Whether your need is big or small...WA WebSolutions provides a portal website to educate and provide web products for "do it yourselfers" because as Teresa says, "Kitsap county has that pioneer spirit...I would rather do it myself, so we created a site to serve those people with the best service and the best prices.
360
633-4300
www.wawebsolutions.com
www.doityourself-webs.com
Wednesday, November 3rd
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:
10/18/2004