FOUNDATION FLASHES Lots of Events for the New Year

2023 Officers of Leisure World Foundation:

Congratulations to the following

President – Barry Jacobsen

Past President – Donna Bailey

Vice President – Dale Gatzemeier

Secretary – Allanah Courson

Treasurer – Ken Weinstock

Assistant Treasurer – Joan Jadelski

Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance

Tuesday, February 14 is the big day to celebrate with plenty of hearts, music, and a good meal. All can come to enjoy the holiday with friends and family. The Foundations is hoping to make it a Valentine’s Day to remember. There will be photo opportunities and surprise activities to keep everyone in the mood.

The fun begins at 5:00 p.m. in the Hopi/Pima Rooms in Rec. 2. Dinner will be served by Premier Catering and the menu is Brisket with Au Jus, Swedish meatballs, lemon herb chicken, green beans almondine, parsley red potatoes, rolls, tossed green salad, mixed fruit, and cherry crisp.

Music will be provided by Rhythm Editions. A silent auction and 50/50 raffles will be available for additional fun.

Tickets will be $45/pp and available at the Rec Office. Just think! Your Valentine’s Day plans have been made, phew!

Premier Speaker Series

Wednesday, February 22

Bill Harrison is BAAAACK! His presentation will be highlighting Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter: Legendary Architect of Southwest.

A traveler to Grand Canyon National Park, including the Hopi House, Hermit’s Rest, Lookout Studio, and the Desert View Watchtower, will have seen the work of Mary Colter. In addition, the following buildings were designed by her: Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel Lodge, El Navajo, and the La Fonda

Her architectural work has been recognized in the Mary Jane Colter National Landmark District in “recognition of their exceptional value to the nation.” Eleven of Mary’s buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and four are listed as National Historic Landmarks. How did a woman in 1901 rise and become so recognized in a male-dominated building industry?

Bill Harrison will talk about Mary Colter’s forty-seven-year career with twenty-one completed major construction projects. She had to be tough, outspoken, stubborn, and tenacious.

Interestingly, Mary Colter ended her career as a high school teacher of art, drafting, and architecture for fifteen years at Mechanic Arts School in St. Paul, MN. If her students knew her background, they would have been inspired and impressed.

The Leisure World Foundation Premier Speaker Series will be held on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hopi/Pima Room.

Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, architect and designer and topic of the February 22 Premier Speaker Series.

Mary Colter (23 years old), (April 4, 1869 – January 8, 1958), American architect and designer

LW Foundation Donations

Library

Judith Taucher-Lewis

Friends Endowment Fund

December 1-31, 2022

George Kristiane Flaskerud – in memory of Shirley Rake

Jay & Evangeline Olson – in memory of Shirley Rake

Restricted

Friends Endowment Fund

Valerayn Bauer – House of Refuge

Judith Taucher-Lewis – in memory of Bill Cline

Doug & Donna Bailey

Guy & Arlene Ott – Mesa United Way

Guy & Arlene Ott

Kay Branaman Eakin

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Refreshments will follow, compliments of Desert Financial and the Recreation Department.

Unrestricted Golf Challenge Days

Jerry & Nancy Grout

Jerry & Kathy Philpott

Bob & Ellan Wagner

Mike & Sara Levenstein

Charles & Ruth Anne White

Bob & Vivian Dunbar

Larr y & Daphne

Barry & Jane Jacobsen

Jens & Jennifer Pedersen

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