The Lakewood United group meets at 7 AM every Thursday at Burs Restaurant, which is located at 6151 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood. The events for the next four weeks are as follows:
- January 14, 2010 – High Speed Rail Bypass through Lakewood – Andrew Wood, Deputy Director, Delivery, State Rail & Marine, Washington State Department of Transportation (Kris Kauffman – MC)
- January 21, 2010 – Suicide Awareness and Prevention – Valerie Haynes, VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator (Andrea Litton – MC)
- January 28, 2010 – Bringing USGA Championships to Pierce County – Come and hear about preparations for the 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, including how you can get involved and enjoy this amazing experience – Hunter George, Director of Communications for Pierce County (Pamela Maddess – MC)
- February 4, 2010 – Washington State Trade – Operations and Challenges – Andrew Hamstad, Executive Director, World Trade Center (Mary Ann Miller – MC)
The dues for our fiscal year, which started on July 1, 2009 are $20 per year which equates to less than 40 cents every Thursday. This is thanks to our volunteer board. Incidentally, our guest speakers only charge us the cost of a breakfast. You can pay your dues by mail to: Lakewood United, P.O. Box 99785, Lakewood, WA 98496 or directly to our Treasurer, Sue Boguszewski, if she is present at the weekly Thursday morning events.
If you wish to make suggestions for future topics or speakers, please contact any of our board members, Sue Boguszewski, Ernest Heller, John Huber, Kris Kauffman, Evelyn Kelly, Andrea Litton, Pamela Maddess, Mary Ann Miller, Kristi Roy, Mike Stevenson or Robin Rego.
For those of you who are only receiving this notice as a handout at the weekly meetings and would like to get it by email, please contact me at rarego@lakeviewlight.com and then confirm when you have received your first email from me.
Our website: www.thesubtimes.com/lakewood-united/