Friends of Fort Worden

Friends of Fort Worden Wine and Cider Tasting, Jan 27, 2012

Friends of Fort Worden Annual Meeting, January 27, 2012

The Friends of Fort Worden Annual Meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the USO building (Bldg 326) at Fort Worden State Park.

This year's meeting is of special importance! As part of the planning and implementation effort to help revitalize and develop Fort Worden State Park as a Center for Life-long Learning, the Friends of Fort Worden are proposing to amend our By-laws to become the Fort Worden Conservancy (FWC). The proposed ammendments will be voted on at the meeting.

The goal of the Fort Worden Conservancy (FWC) is to achieve national recognition of Fort Worden State Park as a Center for Lifelong Learning and a premier historic cultural and educational destination. Additionally, the proposed Fort Worden Conservancy will serve as a philanthropic arm and work in a partnership with the FWC and broaden its purpose to include the Lifelong Learning Center vision at part of its mission.

The Friends Board of Directors have unanimously proposed to amend its By-laws to no longer serve as a general membership organization—annual memberships, however, would become a key component of the organization’s fundraising strategy. Read full text of the proposed ammendments.(PDF)

The meeting will be followed by a wine & cider tasting at 6:30 p.m. All members (and one guest per member) are invited to the wine & cider tasting free of charge. RSVP at 360.344.4459.

Celebrate Port Townsend Wine & Cider Makers and Support Fort Worden State Park!

Six of Port Townsend’s own wine and cider makers will be participating in a tasting to benefit Fort Worden State Park on Friday January 27, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in the USO Building.

Hosted by the Friends of Fort Worden State Park, the event will feature wines from Christina James Winery, Fair Winds Winery and Sorenson Cellars, and ciders from Eaglemount Wine & Cider, Alpenfire Organic Hard Cider and Finn River Farm Cidery.

The wine and cider makers will offer a sampling of their Washington wines and ciders, many of which are award winning! Hors d’ouevres will be provided by Bon Appetite, courtesy of the Friends of Fort Worden.

Tickets are available at the door for $15 person. Friends of Fort Worden members are free! Memberships in the Friends will also be available for $25 and will allow the new member and a guest to attend for no additional fee. All proceeds from the event will be used to support activities at the Fort.

For further information, contact the Friends by phone: 360.344.4459 or by e-mail: infocenter@fwfriends.org

PTguide - City Guide to Port Townsend, Washington

Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center, located in the scenic Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, offers a unique blend of art, history, recreation and natural resources.

Situated along the southeastern shoreline of Juan de Fuca Straight, at the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, Fort Worden gives its visitors an exceptional experience of spectacular views, expansive beaches and an unbelievable array of facilities.

As stewards of Fort Worden State Park, the non-profit Friends of Fort Worden provide both financial and volunteer support for park improvements and programs not funded by the state parks system. The Friends work closely with park management to identify key projects that support the park. The Friends of Fort Worden is one of seventeen Friends Groups supporting Washington State parks and properties.

Projects in 2011 include:

  • Contributions to complete the milestones associated with implementing the long-range plan for Fort Worden. $25k came from an anonymous donor and $11k from our general fund. This money allowed significant progress to be made on this project.
  • Supporting the Winter Wanderlust travel series at the Wheeler Theater.
  • Continuing to contribute towards projects that went unfunded by the state that benefitted the Park - These include:
    • providing hardware for a wireless wi-fi system that will serve Officers row, the Park office and the Guardhouse Gift Shop and Information center ($8,000);
    • purchasing television for a common area;
    • providing "Doggy-Pot" bags for dog-walkers;
    • providing 50-amp service to a park host camping site for our volunteers;

Our Ongoing Projects include:

  • Operating Park Visitor Center & Gift Shop
  • Brick Paver Fund Raiser Project
  • Trail maintenance
  • Beach access stair repair
  • Interpretative signage
  • Building restoration
  • Oral History Program

The Gift Shop at Fort Worden State Park, the Fort Worden Brick Paver Fund Raiser, membership dues and donations provide on-going sources of project funds. Our annual fund-raising event is the Fort2Fort Bike Ride . Visit our Newsletter Archive to read more about our projects and activities.

Our work is also supported by tax-deductible membership dues and donations.

For online shoppers, the service iGive offers an additional opportunity to support the Friends of Fort Worden. A percentage of every purchase made from their extensive list of participating merchants will be contributed to the Friends of Fort Worden. Visit iGive.com for details on how your shopping dollars can help us help the Fort.

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