THE

FLYER

THE FLYER is a monthly Digital Magazine

of the Olympic Peninsula Bluebills. The Bluebills are

a Boeing-supported Retiree and Friends Volunteer Program

SEPTEMBER, 2013 editor: CYNDYANN

JOYNER

As summer is coming to an end it is time that

we start looking for volunteers to take over some of the duties that keep the Bluebills running. We need to fill the positions as follows:

Anyone that would be good enough to become a candidate for the elective offices (Chair, Vice Chair, Second Vice Chair), or volunteer for the Social positions will get lots of help learning the ropes. One of the problems we still have not corrected is reporting the hours we put in on the Bluebill jobs. In June we reported to Seattle 668 hours with 43 volunteers on 51 jobs.

The question is how we track the time on the job. Are we putting in the time to go to the job and to get back home? If you have any questions on what to report PLEASE contact one of the officers. Maybe we need to have the hours reported by the person in charge for the total hours. Help! See how Rod Harp has shown the statistics for his Sequim Builders report on Page 7.

Oktoberfest is almost upon us. We will be celebrating our 15th year as an organization. This should be a real time to realize what we have done

in the community in all these years

1916 - Bill Boeing's

first airplane named

the BLUEBILL

Elected positionsChairman

1st Vice Chair2nd Vice Chair

Social positions (2) volunteer we need both a replacement

for Michael Graham and Betty Faulkner

C H A I R M A N ' S

R E P O R T

Ken Winter, Chair

Bluebills Volunteer Data for 1st Quarter 2013

Heritage Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

January 5,080 90 78

February 4,095 96 100

March 3,672 93 84

1st Quarter Total 12,847 279 262

Olympic Peninsula Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

January 1,119 45 67

February 544 36 54

March 903 42 63

1st Quarter Total 2,566 123 184

Sno-King Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects PAGE 1 OF 2

January 1,416 38 29

February 1,537 40 30

March 2,106 40 34

1st Quarter Total 5,059 118 93

1st Quarter 2013 Total For All Bluebills Chapters:

Total Total Number of Total

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

January 7,615 173 174

February 6,176 172 184

March 6,681 175 181

Totals 20,472 520 539

(Many projects are repeated each week by many volunteers. These are reported by each chapter as only one

project each month).

(Compiled from data provided by the three chapters). 5-1-13 (N. Vaughn)

1st and 2nd Quarter 2013 reports of all three chapters' volunteer hours.!

FROM NORMA VAUGHN, CHAIRTHE BLUEBILLS CENTRAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL,

SEATTLE

RICHARD & NORMA

Page 1 of 2

Bluebills Volunteer Data for 2nd Quarter 2013

Heritage Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

April 3,871 99 104

May 2,766 89 90

June 4,677 97 95

2nd Quarter Total 11,314 285 289

Olympic Peninsula Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

April 993 49 73

May 831 42 61

June 668 34 51

2nd Quarter Total 2,492 125 185

Sno-King Chapter:

Number of

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

April 1,375 41 29

May 1,199 38 30

June 1,091 43 34

2nd Quarter Total 3,665 122 93

2nd Quarter 2013 Total For All Bluebills Chapters:

Total Total Number of Total

Hours Reported Volunteers Reporting Number of Projects

April 6,239 189 206

May 4,796 169 181

June 6,436 174 180

2nd Quarter Totals 17,471 532 567

(Many projects are repeated each week by many volunteers. These are reported by each chapter as only one

project each month).

(Compiled from data provided by the three chapters). 8-7-13 (N. Vaughn)

Page 2 of 2

This award is presented to Amy and John in recognition of

their support of Bluebill's Word Vision Distribution Program.

In the ten years that Bluebills have been running this

program, John and Amy have made countless trips to the

Word Vision warehouse in the Seattle area to pick up

goods and have made dozens of deliveries to clients in

Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam Counties. Amy has also

served as our Representative to CEA, helping to forge a

partnership that helps our communities in many ways.

Thank you, Amy and John

Ken Winter Chairman

Barbara Berthiaume First Vice-Chair

Jack Randall Second Vice-Chair

Olympic Peninsula Bluebills

APPRECIATION AWARD

Presented to

Amy and John Miller

AMY AND MYRON

Betty Faulkner

If you live in the Sequim

area,

please notify:

Rod Harp

at harpalong@gmail

or 360/681-8750.

If you live in Port Angeles,

please deliver to:

Tracy Caldwell

at Healthy Families

at 1210 East Front St.,

Suite A,

phone 360/452-3811.

Contact me here at

Port Townsend,

Port Ludlow

360/437-5116

bfaulkner2@q.com

and we can arrange

drop-o!.

Anything you can

contribute would be

greatly appreciated

by them.

Healthy Families in Port Angeles

have requested the following

supplies from us; paper towels,

toilet paper, dish soap, dryer

sheets, aluminum foil, plastic wrap,

baggies, and throw rugs for their

shelters. They also collect non-

perishable foods if you have any

to contribute.

The crew

MIKE ZUSPAN 13 HOURS 20 MILES

KEN ORTH 13 HOURS 20 MILES

BRYAN GILES 11 HOURS 20 MILES

ROD HARP 16 HOURS 45 MILESMr. Rodney Harp, I would like to

take this opportunity to Thank you,

Bluebills and it's volunteers for

building the wheel chair ramp at my

dad's home. The teamwork and

construction of the ramp was first

rate. The example of this team

work began early on even before

the start of work on the project.

Through shared thoughts and ideas

they worked together and found a

simpler design for the ramp saving

both time and materials. As my

father's caregiver it has been a

great challenge caring for him with

the added difficulties of him being

wheel chair bound at this time of his

life. The ramp which your group has

built will help a great deal in caring

for him. As well as easing the

physical demands on me. Please

know that all of your time and efforts

is greatly appreciated.Sincerely,

The Client

DALE BLANKENSHIP 6 HOURS 14 MILES

Hello Oly-Pen:!

This very nice thank you message came into the Bluebills office here in Seattle and I would love to take credit for all the good wishes but felt that you all deserve it more than we do.!

It must be a wonderful feeling to know that you have made such a difference in someone’s life and in this case it is two other people you have helped.! Keep up the good work.

-Norma Vaughn Chair, Bluebills Central

Leadership Council, Seattle

BRYAN GILES, KEN ORTH

AND MIKE ZUSPAN

OTHER CLALLAM COUNTY BUILDERS ARE DOUG RITTENHOUSE,

KEN MELLOTT AND ANITA KNAPP

Teri Wensits, Program Coordinator at Catholic Community Services,

Clallam County is the connector for us to serve those in need. She is always available , work phone, cell phone or email. Sometimes I just drop by there and have a cup of joe and ask her questions I may have. As a builder for Bluebills, she makes my job much easier. She has a great energy for reaching out to the community. Hugs and two thumbs up for a lady who is so valuable to those in our community who are in need. ROD HARP

Program Chair, Bluebill Builders, Clallam County

WE HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT HELPING

PEOPLE IN KITSAP COUNTY THAT CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES.

OUR PRIMARY NEED FOR HELP IS IN OUR INDEPENDENT LIVING

PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS MODELED AFTER THE PROGRAM

DEVELOPED BY AARP.

OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO IDENITIFY AND CORRECT HOUSING PROBLEMS THAT PREVENT HOME OCCUPANTS FROM

PERFORMING EVERY DAY FUNCTIONS NECESSARY

TO LIVE AT HOME.

PRIMARY JO

BS

INCLUDE:

WHEELCHAIR RAMPS

GRAB BARSRAILINGS

MINOR REPAIR

S

AFFECTIN

G SAFETY

BLUEBILLS DEPEND ON GOVERNMENT, CHURCH, HOSP[ITAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND IN MANY CASES COVER THE COST OF MATERIALS

TO DO THE JOB.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO GIVE US A HAND DOING THESE

PROJECTS, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL:

LARRY ELTON360-437-0758lmelton@q.com

OUR PROJECTS NEVER TAKE MORE THAN A DAY TO COMPLETE.

LARRY ELTON, KITSAP COUNTY

BUILDERS PROGRAM CHAIR

JACK HAWKER

Letter in the Port

Townsend

LEADER

August 14, 2013

Thank you, Boeing

Bluebills for helping.

Flying under the

fanfare and attention

are a group of retired

Boeing engineers that

call themselves the

Bluebills. This group

of volunteers

performs acts of

for the less

fortunate and

able, of which I

am one.

Having been

housebound for

the last eight

months, unable

to negotiate the

stairs, you can't

image my joy of

just being

"outside," using

the ramp

professionally

designed and

built by the

Bluebills for no

charge.

It is with deep

gratitude and

sincere thanks

that I wish to

acknowledge the

Bluebills. You

have dramatically

improved my

quality of life."

Signed Greg

Skinner, Port

Townsend

Jack,

I just want to say, thanks

so very much to you and

Team Bluebills!! This so

transforms my life. After

being house bound since

January just being outside

looks like new life to me!!!

Absolutely a first rat job!

Please forward these

heartfelt thanks to your

crew.

All the best,

The Client

This great job was

done by

Coordinating Builder

Jack Hawker,

Bill!!Shain Mike Peterson

and Ken Snider.

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The Port Townsend Food Bank needs any size clean containers. Glass is ok, but we prefer non-breakable. Please leave the lids on the container. They may be dropped off at the Food Bank at 1925

Blaine Street. Questions?. Call Shirley at 531-0275.

The M-Bar-C Ranch is located

on Whidbey Island just outside

of Freeland. Situated on 60

acres of rolling pasture land.

The facilities provide both

activity and at the same time a

peaceful respite for those who

visit. The Ranch is owned and

operated by The Forgotten

Children's Fund whose

mission is to be mindful of

those children who are

experiencing hardship due to

income level, illness, injury, or

disability. It is their mission to

do what they can to make

these children’s happier and

more meaningful. The

Forgotten Children’s Fund is an

all volunteer organization and

retains no salaried employees.

For more information go to

HYPERLINK "http://www/

forgottenchildrensfund.org"

http://www/

forgottenchildrensfund.org.

For the second year, a number

of mothers, children, and staff

from Dove House travelled to

Whidbey Island recently to

enjoy a day at the M Bar C

Ranch, which is sponsored

by the Forgotten Children’s

Fund in King County.

BLUEBILL DOVE HOUSE

VOLUNTEERS Betty

Faulkner and Barbara

Berthiaume also

accompanied the group.

Dove House is the first

organization on the

Peninsula to utilize this

amazing resource.

Activities included

horseback riding, a wagon

trip to the beach, a western

town complete with a fort, a

jail, and a wardrobe room

where kids dressed up in

western outfits. They had

lunch and played in the

activity room and were

given stuffed animals to

take home. The M Bar

C Ranch gave Dove

House a box of games

to take home. A good

time was had by all and

there were very tired

children on the bus ride

TO THE LEFT IS DON BOLEN, FROM DOVE HOUSE, THEN BLUEBILL BARBARA BERTHIAUME, VICKIE HARBER, AND

NANCY HAAS, BOTH VOLUNTEERS AT THE M BAR C

M Bar C Ranch Hosts Dove House

Olympic Peninsula Bluebills

Appreciation Award Presented to

Community Enrichment Alliance

This award is presented to CEA in recognition of their support for the Bluebill’s World Vision Distribution Program.

With the help of your funding, Bluebills are able to represent

fifteen agencies and pick up four truckloads of goods each month from World Vision in Seattle. Bluebills distribute these items to over eighty churches, schools and non-profits in Jefferson, Kitsap, Clallam and Mason Counties.

CEA and Bluebills have forged a great partnership over

the years and this appreciation award is long overdue.

Thanks to each CEA member.

We presented !CEA with

an appreciation award for

their support o

f our World

Vision Programs.

Pictured are Myron Vogt,

Nancy Leahy, and Amy

Miller, w

ho represents us

Ken WinterChairman

Jack RandallSecond Vice-Chair

Barbara BerthiaumeFirst Vice-Chair

from: Eleanor Roden

Thursday, September 5. Leadership Team MeetingBay Club 3:00-4:00

Sat, September 7Bluebills Dove House Benefit Golf TournamentPort Ludlow 11:00-6:00

Tuesday, September 10, Pick up at World Vision 9:00 Tuesday, September 10,Unload Food bank Truck Chimacum 8:00-9:00

Tuesday, Septembe 10, Central Leadership Council Meeting Seattle 10:00-11:00

Friday, September 13 Jefferson County UGN Day Of Caring. Port Townsend. Bluebill projects to be announced

submitted by Myron Votgt

ARTHUR SESTAK360-930-8858arthursestak@gmail.comInterests: BLUEBILL BUILDERS

Jack Hawker

For July we had 37 volunteers contribute 808 hours, 288 volunteers and 6018 hours YTD. Jack

TOM BROTHERTON SEPT. 15

DAVE DITZLER SEPT. 1

LARRY ELTON SEPT. 13

ROD HARP SEPT. 13

PAT TRACI SEPT. 26

TRUMAN THOMPSON SEPT. 8

PHOTOS TAKEN BY

OUR OFFICIAL

PHOTOGRAPHER,

PEGGY LEE FLENTIE

Left-right Claudia Avicola, Diane Kobz, Jack (Jackie) Potter and June deMers.(We didn’t have enough

women players so Jack Potter had to fill in.)

Men’s Winning Team

Bill Browne, Gene

Guiberson,

Jack Hirschmann

and Ken Avicola.

MYRON PRESENTS

SOUVENIR PICTURE

TO THE WORLD VISION GOLFERS

taken on Cyndyann's iPhone 4!

THREE GENERATIONS OF VOGTS -- MYRON, VAL, DAUGHTER JENNIFER MOLLOY, GRANDDAUGHTER JESSICA

taken on Cyndyann's iPhone

OFFICERS

AND

PROGRAM

CHAIRS

DOVE HOUSE Betty Faulkner 437-5116 bfaulkner2@q.com

SCHOOL SUPPLY Dick Ostlund 437-7747 dickostlund@gmail.com

CHRISTMAS GIVING Larry Elton 437-0758 imelton@q.com

FOOD BANK Ken Snider 437-9165 kesnider@centurylink.net

LIFELINE/Fall Prev. Marv Segar 437-2722 msegar@q.com

WEB SITE Ted Muralt 640-0686 bluebill@clallambay.net

SOCIAL Michael Graham 437-5052 pljmikey@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP Eleanor Roden 437-2354 rodenem@olypen.com

PUBLICITY B. Berthiaume 437-0423 berthiaume@gmail.coMm

THE FLYER MAGAZINE Cyndyann Joyner blueberry@olympus.net

PHOTOGRAPHER Peggy Flentie 437-2702 thepegster@cablespeed.com

HISTORIAN Jack Randall 360-301-0123 zjemrandall@msn.com

VOLUNTEER HOURS Jack Hawker 360-437-2539 ajhawker@gmail.com

BUILDERS

All Counties

Myron Vogt 437-4055 vogt@cablespeed.com

Larry Elton 437-0758 lmelton@q.com

Clallam County Rod Harp 681-8750 harpalong@gmail.com

Kitsap County Jerry Enders 830-0560 jerend@netzero.net

WORLD VISION PROGRAMS Manager Myron Vogt 437-4055 vogt@cablespeed.com

Kitsap Co. Ed Berthiaume 437-0423 eberthiaume@gmail.com

Clallam C. Larry Lang 452-4348 parkbear47@yahoo.com

Jefferson Co Erika Mayfield 437-9637 emayfield@q.com

Hood Canal Bonnie Douglass 765-4565 lbdouglass@wildblue.net

KEN WINTER, CHAIRMAN

437-2877 dk58winter@q.com

BARBARA BERTHIAUME 437-2877

VICE CHAIRMAN barbara.berthiaume@gmail.com

JACK RANDALL2ND VICE CHAIRMAN

360-301-0123 AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

zjemrandall@msn.com

THE EDITOR RESTS UNTIL OCTOBER.

SEE YOU THEN - KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.