Come Along Volume 2013 Issue 4
A letter from our outgoing Chapter President,
Dear Chapter Members,
It has been a pleasure serving as your chapter president. Our new president, Shawn Tomlinson (Gates & Controls) will do a great job representing us. It was so nice to see the four new board members come on board. We can always use more help. I will still be around. I am on the education committee for our 2015 West Coast Trade Show that will be held at the beautiful Peppermill Casino in Reno. We will keep everyone in the loop with updated information. I hope to see many of you at this years Fencetech in Las Vegas.
PRESIDENT Shawn Tomlinson Gates & Controls 425-251-1020 shawn@gatesandcontrols.com PAST PRESIDENT RICHARD BOYLE Dick’s Evergreen Fence & Deck, Inc. 503 640-7700 r.boyle@frontier.com SECRETARY/TREASURER Dennis Fleck Town & Country Fence Co. 503 655-2055 dennis@tcfence.us EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Jennifer West West-Meyer Fence 503-978-1830 westmeyerfence@aol.com DENNY WADE Willamette Fence 503 285-2761 denny@willamettefence.com JAKE WARREN Metro Access Control 503-595-4716 jakew@metrogates.com HAROLD HARTLEY Northwest Fence Co. 541-426-4259 nwfence@eoni.com DIANE SOWLE McDermott Fence 503-655-9619 info@mcdermottfence.com WES CAMPOS Ameristar Fence Products 206-293-1307 wcampos@ameristarfence.com HERMAN HARDTKE Fence Specialists, LLC 253-531-5452
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Thanks again,
Dick Boyle 2
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A Chance to Help a Friend in Need...
Written by: Jim Hatfield; Merchant Metals
I want to share some recent news about one of our fellow AFA members, John Rosebeary. John has been battling ESRD (end-stage renal disease) for the past few years. To stay alive, John must undergo dialysis three days a week. The sessions are five hours long. Though it has taken a heavy toll, John continues to go to work so that he can take care of his business, Viking Fence, in Poulsbo, Wa. John has been on the active transplant list and has had several matches. Unfortunately, none were a perfect match. Through it all, John has remained positive and strong for the sake of his wife Janet, and their three daughters, Shelby, Kelsey, and Ashley. Now for the good news. A close family friend (Jonathan Ogilvie) offered to donate his kidney and it was found to be a perfect match! John’s trans4
plant is scheduled for January 14, at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. I also want to tell you some things about John Rosebeary you may not know. John defines the word humanitarian. His selflessness and charitable nature has enriched the entire community. John has spent many years as director for the Thunderbird Benefit Rodeo to raise money for Corey’s Day on the farm. John founded Corey’s Day Classic Golf Tournament where all proceeds go to Corey’s Day on the Farm. This two day event is solely designed for special needs children where they experience pony rides, petting zoo, hayrack rides, games, and food. The event draws over 1000 of kids from four counties. John is a humble guy who will drop everything to help someone in need, and never asks for anything in return. Now
Continued... John and his family can use our help. Although John does have insurance, the uninsured expenses that will be imposed on the family will be overwhelming. This is a demand that the family cannot meet without assistance. Although we all find it very uncomfortable to ask others to give, I spare no hesitation in this instance of my friend John Rosebeary. Let’s show him that his
years of charity and generosity has not gone unnoticed. Let’s support John as he has supported others less fortunate. This is a chance for all of us to do something good. What better medicine could a man have than to know people care about him. I ask that you to please consider a donation. https://m.helphopelive.org/ campaign/4371?2.5.523.1 John also recently served on our local Board of Directors .
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Winter Dinner 2013 Recap McMenamins Olympic Club
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Winter Dinner 2013 Recap
...And The Breakfast Crew
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A History of Charity...
The following is a list of some of the Charities and Organizations that our Pacific NW Chapter Members Donated to in 2013: -American Red Cross -Boise Rescue Mission -Chief Joseph Days Rodeo -Christmas Lights at Gust Backstrom Park -City Christian School -City of Light Women’s Shelter -Corey Day on the Farm for Special Needs Children -Corey’s Day Classic Golf Tournament -Cut Down Cancer Relay for Life -Down Under Sports -Eagle Scouts -East Lewis County All-stars -East Lewis County Hospital -East Side for Kids -EHCHF-Morton Hospital
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-Enterprise High School Yearbook -Fire Mountain Arts Council -First Church of God-School Supplies -First Lego League Team #3149 -Fish Food Banks of Pierce County -Glenoma Firefighters Dept. Training Bldg. -Gresham Barlow Youth Basketball -Habitat for Humanity -Hell’s Canyon Mule Days -Idaho Botanical Garden -Lewis County Youth Sports -Morton Co-op Preschool -Morton High School Graduation/Baccalaureate -Morton High School Yearbook
A History of Charity...
-Morton Loggers Jubilee -Morton Lutheran Church-Christmas -Mossyrock Area Action League -Mossyrock Booster Sports Program -Mossyrock High School Football -MWP Youth Football -North Cascades Hoo Hoo Club -Nortwest Housing Alternative -Olympic Logging Conference -Oregon Humane Society -Oregonians for Affordable Housing -Parkrose High School -Portland Pregnancy Resource Center -Rachel Heacock Foundation -Rebuilding Together (Chapter Project) -Reynolds High School -Ronald McDonald House -Salvation Army -Santa’s Hidden Kids -Souls Harbor Academy -South Found Rebuild
-Special Olympics -St. Helens Fireworks Fund -St. Vincent DePaul -Star Chasers 4-H Horse Club -Stars Program -The Morton Husky Scholarship -Umpquah Fishery Auction OR -University of Oregon -Veterans of America -Wahkiakum County Food Bank -Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars -Wallowa County Fair -Wallowa Mountain Open Horse Show -Wallowa Resources -Wallowa Valley Music Alliance -White Pass Scholarship -YMCA of Columbia Willamette Thanks for everyone’s support!
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A History of Charity...
2 Photos Above: Rebuilding Together, our 2013 Chapter Project 3 Photos to the Right: The Eagle Scouts Project Thanks to Jennifer West and Dick Boyle for the photos!
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And Our Contributors:
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Jim Hatfield Dick Boyle Brad Howard Jennifer West Don Boose
Email me at: chapternewsletter@gmail.com
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