NEW and Renewing Members --
Thank You!
Executive Level
Sperry Ocean Dock
Sustainer Level
Capital City
Yacht Sales
Individual Level
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Next TWA Meeting
Wed. December 11 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Topic: UWT's plans for the future and focus on important issues in the region.
Speaker:
Debra Friedman Chancellor,
UW Tacoma
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Thank You to ALL of our Corporate and Higher Level Members!
Steward Level
Enterprising Level
Executive Level
Corporate Level
Bannon, Carlson & Kessel, Inc.
Brown & Brown Insurance
Courtyard Marriot Tacoma Downtown
Evergreen Home Loans
Foss Waterway Development Authority
Foss Waterway Management
Global Marine Insurance
Globe Machine Manufacturing
Hotel Murano
Johnson, Stone & Pagano
Marine Floats
National Pipe & Piling
NW Yachtnet
Point Defiance Marina
Rock the Dock
Selden's Home Furnishings
Sperry Ocean Dock
Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Design Collaborative
Tacoma Yacht Club
University of Washington Tacoma/Urban Waters
Washington State Historical Society
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Our 2013 TWA Governing Boards
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Roger Williams
Vice President
Gregg Reynolds
Secretary
Andrea Mensink
Treasurer
Mike Jameson
Past President
Loren Cohen
Bill Frame
Joseph Govednik
Mandy Lane
Scott Mason
Don Meyer
Dick Ramsey
Tom Rogers
Stan Selden
John Trueman
Advisory Council
Su Dowie
Tom Drohan
Dawn Lucien
Craig Perry
Mike Wark |
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JOIN TWA Today!
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CONTACT US
253.777.3301
PO Box 7931
Tacoma, WA 98417
or Email
Newsletter Editor
Lorraine Ralston
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Support Goodwill ... Order Lunch!
We are reintroducing  lunch delivery at our TWA meetings with the help of The Neighborhood Bistro at Goodwill. Not only does the Bistro's catering receive rave reviews for the quality of its lunches, your support of this service directly impacts the lives of individuals in our community. The Neighborhood Bistro uses students from Goodwill's Culinary Skills Training Program and teaches them essential job skills. By ordering food from the Neighborhood Bistro you can literally "taste" your dollars at work!
Order forms for lunch will be included in the December general meeting reminder. You will be able to choose from a variety of sandwiches or salads. Lunches will cost $11 and include a home-baked cookie, chips, bottled water and delivery.
 The Neighborhood Bistro has graciously waived its usual minimum delivery request while we get the word out so we hope you will show your support so we can continue to offer this service.
As always, you are welcome to bring your own lunch to our meetings.
submitted by Jayna Marshall
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Tell Us Your News
TWA has several marketing channels that you can use to help advertise your business or nonprofit organization.
Monthly Newsletter: Reaches more than 1,000 people. Deadline for submission is the 20th of each month. Send articles, notices, photos, etc., to Lorraine Ralston.
Facebook. Currently has more than 144 likes and is growing daily. "Like" us today and start sharing your news; we encourage TWA members to post news and items of interest on our Facebook wall (Tacoma Waterfront Assoication).
Twitter. Want to know what's happening on the waterfront? Find us on Twitter at Tacoma Waterfront.
 
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Enjoy a Old-Fashioned Christmas Tea at the Browns Point Lighthouse
TWA member Points NE Historical Society will host its annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Tea Sunday, Dec. 15, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Browns Point Lightkeepers Cottage (201 Tulalip Rd. NE). This free event has become a beloved holiday tradition for people of all ages.
The cottage will be decorated for the season and tasty holiday treats and beverages will be available. Tours of the cottage museum and boathouse museum will also be available. There will be caroling and musical entertainment and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand for pictures.
Parking is available on nearby roads or at the parking lot at the Curly Slide Park on La Hal Da St., about four blocks away. Special needs parking is available in a small lot near the cottage at the end of Tulalip Street (guests may be dropped off there as well). For more information, call 253.927.2536 or visit www.pointsnortheast.org.
submitted by Kathleen Monahan
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Maritime Industry Impact
A recent article in the Business Examiner reported that the maritime industry in Washington generated a total of $30 billion in direct, indirect and induced revenues last year and that it was responsible for more than 148,000 workers.
The figures come from a comprehensive study called the Washington State Maritime Cluster Economic Impact Study.
More than 35 regional leaders in the maritime sector were noted as participants of the study, including TWA member the Port of Tacoma.
The study cited a handful of statistics from the port including its status as tops among state ports in total vessel trade ($46 million in combines exports and imports in 2012). The study also recognized the port's status as the gateway to Alaska , with some 70 percent of cargo from the lower 48 states to The Last Frontier coming through the Port of Tacoma.
Read entire article
submitted by Lorraine Ralston
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TWA Supports NMTA
Recently, TWA has taken some actions in support of TWA member the Northwest Marine Trades Association.
In October, TWA arranged a meeting with NMTA lobbyists from Tacoma and Pierce County to hear a presentation from Peter Schrappen, NMTA's director of government affairs. Peter's presentation was in support of legislation to amend existing Washington state law from 60 days to 180 days for a 10%-of-value permit for out-of-state licensed vessels of any size. Additional work is required for state legislature action in 2014.
Last month, Vice President Gregg Reynolds and Board Member Stan Selden traveled to Fort Lauderdale to help represent TWA at NMTA's booth at the 2013 International Boat Show by promoting and distributing information about the Puget Sound. TWA also submitted articles promoting Tacoma to yachters for NMTA's magazine The Great Pacific Northwest. This ongoing effort is geared to entice superyachts and vessels of any size to spend more cruising time visiting Tacoma and all of Puget Sound. TWA contributed $500 toward the cost of the NMTA booth at this event.
submitted by Stan Selden
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Save the Date
Join the Tacoma Regional Convention + Visitor Bureau to explore how we've been transforming tourism in Pierce County and where we're going next!
Annual Tourism Matters Meeting + Celebrity Awards
Thursday, March 13, 2014
McGavick Center at Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
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Our Voices, Our Waterfront
TWA members and others are talking to writer
Sharon Babcock about enduring inspirations, life lessons, and perspectives from their experiences
on the working waterfront.
This month is the seventh installment in the series:
Joan Rutherford, long-time resident of arguably Tacoma's most unusual neighborhood:
Salmon Beach.
Perhaps Tacoma's most secluded neighborhood, Salmon Beach consists of about 80 homes on stilts arranged in single file along the western shoreline of the Tacoma Narrows just south of Point Defiance. There are only two ways to get there: by boat or by walking down several hundred wooden steps from the parking lot at the top of the cliff to the homes located at water level.
Salmon Beach resident Joan Rutherford knows what it is like to live 8-16 feet above the water in one of Tacoma's most unique neighborhoods.
Submitted by Sharon Babcock
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Port of Tacoma Guides Available
TWA member The Port of Tacoma recently published an updated Facilities & Services Guide. The guide describes the port's land and terminal facilities, highlights its transportation services and logistics providers, and includes a map of the port's industrial area.
Get your copy online here.
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