Issaquah Women's Club

GROUPS

In addition to our monthly meetings, our members also get together in smaller groups to share some of their mutual special interests in greater depth. These groups include:

Book Club

Crafts

Excursions

Foodies & Fun

Happy Hour

Lunch Bunch

Mah Jongg

Puzzling

Walking/Hiking Groups

Warm Hands & Hearts (Knit/Crochet)

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WALKING/HIKING

To All Hikers & Walkers!

Time: Monday walks begin at 9:30 am, weather permitting.

Co-Leads:

Mary Nassif mary.nassif@comcast.net

Renae Ramirez naenaeramirez@gmail.com

AUGUST MONDAY MORNING WALKS

Monday August 17th, 9:30 am

Bellevue Botanical Gardens and Wilburton Hill Park

We should be able to enjoy some wonderful spring blooms as we wander along the trails from garden to garden, and across the trestle. Hopefully one of our garden experts will be part of the group to share additional information about the plants as we walk. The Bellevue Botanical Gardens are located at 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. We are adding some additional trails through Wilburton Park so that our walk will be about 3 miles with about 150 feet of elevation along well maintained dirt paths.

Monday August 24th, 9:30 am

Gilman Village to 2nd Ave.

We will meet in the Gilman Village parking lot behind Crumble & Flake Cafe (Juniper Street) at 9:30 and walk to the Issaquah Community Center and then continue on the Rainier trail, past the Troll, to Second Ave. This is a flat, well paved walk of 3 to 4 1/2 miles, depending on if you want to shorten it and loop back at the Community Center. There is always the option of staying for coffee at Issaquah Coffee after our walk, There is the option of getting coffee at Issaquah Coffee and finding a table outside.

Monday August 31st, 9:30 am

Sammamish East Lakeside Trail

We will start at the Sammamish Landing (4607 East Lake Sammamish Parkway, 98074) at 9:30 and head north to Maymoor Park then wandering through the “bird loop trails” before heading back to the Sammamish Landing. The walk is about 5 miles, but can be shortened if the weather is too hot.

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AUGUST THURSDAY AFTERNOON WALKS

Thursday August 20th, 4 pm

Gilman Village to 2nd Avenue Along Rainier Trail.

We will meet in the Gilman Village parking lot behind Crumble and Flake Cafe (Juniper Street), walk to the Issaquah Community Center, and then continue on the Rainier Trail, past the Troll to 2nd Ave. This is a flat, well-paved walk of 3 to 4.0 miles. After the walk for those interested, we can enjoy beverages and bites at Wine Me Up!

Mindful Striders

WEDNESDAY MORNING WALKS

Summer Schedule

Leads: Susan Harter harterfry@aol.com

Peggy Pitzel ppitzel100@gmail.com

This walking group differs from the more strenuious walk/hike by being slower and shorter. It's been popular with women who are just getting back into shape with walking or have previous or upcoming surgeries.

We meet every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. except for the third Wednesday. Walks are between 1 and 2 miles.

If you email Peggy Pitzel or Susan Harter, we will add you to our email list where we send out weekly information on the upcoming walk.

Come check us out, we've been having a lot of fun!

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WARM HANDS & HEARTS

Knitting/Crocheting Group

Date/Time: August 20, 1-3 pm

Location: 22528 SE 38th Terrace, Issaquah, WA 98029

This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-3 pm at Andrea Levy's home in Providence Point.

We can really use your help to stuff, size, bag, and label knockers and to size and bag hats. We always have plenty of time after bagging our items to socialize and work on your personal knitting/crocheting projects.

If you have hats or knockers to donate and cannot attend our gathering, please let us know. Andrea can arrange to pick them up.

Questions?

Please contact Andrea at 206-979-2776 or andreasuelevy@gmail.com

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In July, we donated 7 pairs of knockers and 7 hats to Swedish Cancer Institute.

Future Dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17

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MAH JONGG

Summer Schedule

Date/Times: Every Friday, 1:30 - 4:00 pm

Location: Providence Point, 3941 226th Place SE, 3rd Floor Lounge, Issaquah

Lead: Diane Edwards

diedwards43@gmail.com

"Mah Jongg is an interesting and challenging tile game of luck and skill traditionally played with four people (we have several tables). Everyone plays at her own pace and Diane, or others, will always be there to answer questions. Learn as you play.

Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. If you would like to learn the game, Diane is always willing to teach you."

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