Novembers Message

As I begin this message, Election Day is just one week away. Have you returned your ballot?
If you need help getting to the Elections Office (the safest place to deposit your precious ballot is in their ballot
box in the office) please call me, or one of our members that live close to you. I’m sure that any of us would be
happy to deliver your ballot, or take you to the Elections Office so that you can turn it in yourself. You may
have seen the reports that at least 3 ballot boxes have been set on fire in Oregon and the state of Washington.
Especially this year, every single vote counts immensely! As our candidates have stated, the only way they
can win is if every Republican votes for our excellent candidates - as well as some Non-Affiliated Voters
(NAVs) and maybe a few awakened Democrats too. Sadly, we are outnumbered without people to help us
cross the finish line. Check with your neighbors, family members and friends to make sure they have voted,
and either encourage them to vote and deliver their ballot, or offer to take it to the Election Office ballot box
yourself. I hope that we’ll be celebrating the election results at our Membership meeting on November 21st!
Please remember to check the Meal Train for our hard-working Chair of Fundraising, Sharon Arends, who has
had knee surgery and will not be with us for a while. The link to sign up to bring her a meal is:
https://mealtrain.com/ddk516. Choose a date, ask a friend to help you prepare a meal and deliver it together!
Sharon’s address is 35120 SW Cloudrest Lane, Hillsboro OR 97123. Thank you for helping out as she recovers.
Do you have a family member or friend who is a veteran? On November 11th our nation will be celebrating
Veteran’s Day. Our Education Committee member Cindy Sawyer will be giving us a brief history of Veteran’s
Day at our Membership meeting, and she would like to honor our loved ones who are veterans. Please contact
Cindy at either (503) 490-4139 or [email protected] to add your loved ones to her list. I know that
many of us have spouses or other family members who are veterans-let’s make sure they are all remembered!
Speaking of Veterans, Kathy Montgomery, Chair of our Armed Services Committee sends you this message:
Dear BHRW members,
November 8th, Friday will be our opportunity to serve ice cream sundaes to the 56 veterans, spouses, and
children (71 total). These veterans are currently homeless and are given 9 months of temporary housing at the
family center. It is held at the Salvation Army Family Center at 14825 SW Farmington in Beaverton. It is
located next to St. Mary’s Motherhouse and nursing home. Parking is extremely limited. If you attend, they ask
that everyone sign in at their front desk.
Time line : 4:30 pm to set up decorations….located in cafeteria
5:00 veterans will be eating dinner…our time to sit and visit with them about their service and get
to know them
6:00 serve ice cream sundaes and veterans play a game of trivia for gift cards.
7:00 clean up and depart
If you are interested in joining us please let me know at [email protected], or call at
503-550-5092. Many Thanks, Kathy
Lastly for this month’s activities, November 11th is our next Membership Coffee, hosted by Charlotte
Bushnell at her home, located at 11180 SW Eden Court, Tigard, 97223. If you have a friend who may be
interested in learning about BHRW and perhaps joining us, please forward their information to Gail Wilhelms,
Membership Chair, at [email protected] or 503-730-0164.
I look forward to seeing you at the above events, or at our next member meeting on November 21st.
Elaine Woods
BHRW President