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Maple Valley Oktoberfest
5 - 9 pm Friday
October 22, 2010
Lake Wilderness Lodge
Willkommen meine Damen und Herren!
The GMVCC 50+ Senior Program is proud to announce our 1st Annual Community Oktoberfest at Lake Wilderness Lodge on Saturday, October 22, 2010 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
The Oktoberfest Committee has been hard at work all year planning for our first all inclusive community Oktoberfest. The idea arose from a group of AARP members who used to put on a similar event for seniors only. We decided this year to share the fun, plan big and invite all ages! All proceeds from this event support important senior programs at the Community Center.
Volunteer and Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorships (PDF 788 KB) are still available. This is a great way to promote your business. Advertising opportunities include website links; banners along Maple Valley Highway and Witte Road; t-shirts and posters; event sponsor banners and table tents.To learn more about the 2010 Maple Valley Oktoberfest, to volunteer your time, or provide financial or in-kind contributions, please contact us at 425-432-1272 or email Allison or Linda.
Advance Tickets
Available September 1 at the Maple Valley Community Center
Adult Admission $20 
Includes 1 dinner and 2 drink tickets
Family of Four Admission $50
Includes 2 adult meals, 2 kids meals, 2 soft drinks, and 4 drink tickets
Event Day Tickets
Age 21 and older ------ $25
Age 12-20 -------------- $10
Age 2-11----------------- $ 8
Event Schedule
5 – 7 pm Kids Games
Charles the Magician (5:15 – 6:00 pm)
Balloon Art
Face Painting
6 – 8 pm Dinner
German Bratwurst Dinner (hotdogs available for children)
Beer Garden (Age 21 and older)
6 – 9 pm Entertainment
Music by Happy Hans Band
Enzian Schuhplattler Bavarian Dancers
Senior Shuttle
For reservations please call the Community Center at (425) 432-1272.
Oktoberfest 2010 Sponsors
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Maple Valley Days 2010
Breakfast at the Community Center
Fuel up for all the Maple Valley Days fun! Gather together with friends and neighbors for a delicious breakfast at the Community Center cooked by Lorrie & Beth, our talented Senior Program chefs. All proceeds benefit the Community Center's 50+ Senior Connections Program.
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- Breakfast Burrito with Hashbrowns and drink - $5.00
- Pancakes with Sausage and drink - $5.00
- Breakfast Burritos for only $3.00 will also be available in the parking lot before the parade so you can eat your breakfast on the parade route!
Richard Taylor 2010 Maple Valley Days Senior Citizen of the Year
Congratulations Rich! From all your friends at the GMVCC
View video of Rich receiving his award from GMVCC Senior Program Director Allison Scott and GMVCC Executive Director Lynn Roberts |
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For more information visit the Maple Valley Days website or call the Community Center at 425-432-1272.
| Date | Time | Location | Fee |
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Saturday June 12, 2010 |
8:00am - 11am |
GMVCC |
$5.00 Pancake or Breakfast Burrito meal - OR - $3.00 Breakfast Burrito a la carte |
Maple Valley Farmers' Market
Community Connections Day
Join the Greater Maple Valley Community Center at the Maple Valley Farmers' Market on Saturday, August 14, 2010 for Community Connections Day.
For more information email Kelly or call the Community Center at 425-432-1272.
| Date | Time | Location | Fee |
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Saturday August 14, 2010 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Rock Creek Elementary School |
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Community Monthly Meal
Stretch your dollar
Stretch your dollar and join us for a meal. Doors open at 5 pm. Meal will be served between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Social services available.
Sponsored by the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services, and Team Tahoma.
For more information please contact Janet Pennacchi of Team Tahoma. Download event flyer.
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Tuesday - March 23, 2010 |
5 pm Doors open
5:30 - 6:30 pm Meal served |
Maple Valley Community Center
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FREE
Social services available |
Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament
Can you make the final table?
Maple Valley Rotary and GMVCC are putting the fun back in fundraising! Join us for our 2010 Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament at Lake Wilderness Golf Course on Friday, April 16th to benefit Community Center programs. Doors open at 5 pm and play begins at 6 pm. Cash prizes awarded for first, second and third place.
Ticket price of $60 includes buy-in and dinner.
No host bar available.
For more information contact Tom Sutton at 253-630-2500 or Lynn Roberts at the Community Center 425-432-1272.
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Friday April 16, 2010 |
Doors open at 5 pm Play beings at 6 pm |
Lake Wilderness Golf Course |
$60 per person |
Community Meeting
Prescription drugs and teen addiction
What's in your medicine cabinet? It could be a prescription for teen addiction. Featured speakers include Dr. David Scratchley, Mr. Scott Depuy, MV Police Chief Michelle Bennett, and Monica Robbins, CDP.
Free food and childcare for younger children will be provided during the meeting. Download event flyer (PDF 706 KB).
For more information email Kelly or call the Community Center at 425-432-1272.
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Wednesday April 28, 2010 |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
GMVCC |
FREE |
Community Resource Fair
Maple Valley provider and resource networking
The purpose of this event is to provide information about available resources and enhance networking between community leaders, Tahoma School District staff, local law enforcement, and the service providers to whom we refer families.
Providers of mental health, shelter/housing, domestic violence intervention, youth programs, older adult services, medical and other social services will be present – a great opportunity to put names and faces together!
This will also be a good opportunity for you to become more familiar with the services provided by the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, including The Den Teen Center.
Thank you for all you do to support our community family and we look forward to seeing you! Organized by Team Tahoma. For more information please contact Janet Pennacchi. Download event flyer.
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Wednesday March 31, 2010 |
2:00 - 5:30 pm |
GMVCC |
FREE |
Make A Difference Day
Many hands coming together can truly make a difference
"Make A Difference Day" is the largest national day of helping others. Everyone can participate - young and old, individual or groups. Anyone can carry out a volunteer project. It might be as ambitious as collecting truckloads of food for our local food bank or participating in beautification projects for our local trails and parks. Or it might be as personal as spending an afternoon helping an elderly neighbor or relative.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 will mark Maple Valley's eighth year participating in "Make A Difference Day." Co-sponsored by the Maple Valley Rotary and the City of Maple Valley, the event will kick-off at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast at our Greater Maple Valley Community Center.
To sign-up as a volunteer or to suggest a work project, please contact Patti Davis. Additional information may be obtained at Make A Difference Day on the web.
For more information email Kelly or call the Community Center at 425-432-1272.
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Kick-off Breakfast Saturday October 24, 2009 |
8 am |
GMVCC |
FREE |
Diversity Forum
Tahoma Community
Tahoma schools reflect our increasingly diverse community. But are we doing all we can do to promote a sense of belonging and pride among our youth?
The Tahoma School District Diversity Committee is hosting a community Diversity Forum on Wednesday, October 23 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Tahoma Junior High. The forum's purpose is to gain insight and gather information for students and other participants about how to work collaboratively to address ethnic, racial, religious, socio-economic and other diversity issues in our schoools and community.
There will be information sharing and small-group discussion of diversity issues in and beyond the greater Maple Valley area. Students, parents and community members are invited to come together with the goal of having broad discussion about how to strengthen a sense of belonging and to promote success for all youth in our community.
Free childcare for younger children will be provided during the forum.
For more information please contact the Tahoma School District.
| Date | Time | Location | Fee |
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Wednesday October 24, 2009 |
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Tahoma Junior High |
FREE |
United Way Day of Caring
Microsoft employees make a difference at GMVCC
Exchanging computers for shovels and chain saws, a volunteer crew of 12 Microsoft employees area chopped and dug their way through the overgrown foliage at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center as part of the 2008 United Way Day of Caring on September 12th. Pictured is the team led by Microsoft employee and GMVCC Board Member Sean Stewart.
Thank you to Ryan Light, Basu Nagarahalli, Shawn Vita, Lynsey Compton-Drake, Shelley Wells-Frank, Daniel Burleigh, Roslyn Mainz, Dean Jaegerman, Shyamala Kuppusamy, Shelley Way, Jeffrey Snelling and Sean Stewart.
The crew first gathered with GMVCC Facilities Coordinator Kelly Travis and Executive Director Lynn Roberts for a kick-off breakfast meeting in the Community Center Hall before breaking into groups to clear 28 rhododendrons that had been flagged for removal by the Lake Wilderness Arboretum. Once the work was finished, the crew used hoes, rakes and brooms to clear the site of debris. It was uplifting to see how much brighter, accessible and welcoming the Community Center could be.
In expressing her thanks, Executive Director Lynn Roberts noted that GMVCC is a non-proft organization and it is volunteers who make it possible for the small staff of the Community Center to offer the wide variety of programs and services it does. "The Community Center does not have a budget for grounds maintenance that would allow us to perform this type of work. We deeply appreciate the efforts of Sean Stewart and his team of community volunteers from Microsoft."
United Way's Day of Caring is the largest single day activation of volunteers in King County. To learn how you can volunteer at GMVCC email Kelly or call 425-432-1272.