The World Affairs Council of Sonoma County
 

The World Affairs Council of Sonoma County (WACSC) is a  non-profit, non-partisan  membership organization whose purpose is to promote study and public education  in world affairs and to contribute to improved international understanding and relations. We feature speakers such as Ambassadors, international figures, journalists, academics, and business  professionals. 

Council programs provide participants the opportunity to meet and ask questions of people who shape world events in a variety of formats. Regular programs are sponsored by the Council and are open both to members and the general public.

P.O. Box 1433
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Phone: (707) 573-6014
Email: wacscca@gmail.com

If you are a WACSC member and have a change of name, address, phone or email, please notify Brantly Richardson by clicking your mouse arrow on the mailbox.

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NEW WAC EVENING VENUES

For many years, WACSC has been privileged to use the auditorium at Spring Lake Village (SLV) for our evening programs. And, we have enjoyed seeing so many SLV residents attending these programs. But beginning in January, for the next 18 months to 2 years, the SLV auditorium will not be available to us; it will be torn down and rebuilt as part of a large renovation/construction project. Although we have worked closely with the staff at SLV to try to find a way to continue our presence there during the construction, it is just not practical. 

After months of research, our Program Committee has found an excellent venue we will be using for most of our evening programs during the time that SLV is unavailable. The First Presbyterian Church of Santa Rosa (FPC) on Pacific Avenue has a large fellowship hall (Ingram Hall); it is centrally located in Santa Rosa, has a good-sized parking lot behind the church as well as on-street parking, and has lots of amenities which will help us continue to bring you top quality speakers with various audio and visual requirements. For a map or driving directions to the church, click your mouse arrow at http://www.fpcsantarosa.org/about/location/.When the FPC facility is not available, we have also made arrangements with the  First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery Dr. This is also an excellent facility and centrally located. 

We hope you will continue to enjoy our evening programs at our new venues. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our hotline (707-573-6014).

WACSC Restaurant Prices and Member Costs

It is timely to remind us, that as we face rising restaurant pricing for our lunch and dinner meetings, the Council retains its policy of pricing all restaurant charges at cost to members. Our Program Committee negotiates the best meal quality at the lowest price with all of our restaurant venues.

Editorial Board

The Perspectives Editorial Board gained a new member from our membership, thanks to responses to our request for volunteers in the last issue of the newsletter. Based on her qualifications for our new position of Organization Assistant Editor, Doris Evans has joined with Agnes Connolly, Editorial Assistant Editor, and Bill Anderson, Editor, in producing our quarterly publications. Other members of the Editorial Board are Leanna Breese, Co-Chair of the Program Committee, and Bob Kirk, President. This group is responsible for the e-edition of Perspectives, the mailed tri-fold version, and the Program Flyer.

WACSC Speaker’s Bureau

Under the direction of Membership Chairman Jim York, a new Speaker’s Bureau has been established to carry the message of WACSC to the Sonoma County community.  Any member who can suggest an organization that might welcome a speaker representing our Council, please contact Jim at wacsc@gmail.com.

The WACSC is managed by volunteers and is dependent on member volunteers for all phases of our activities. With over 420 members, there must be qualified people on our member list who can handle a wide variety of responsibilities. Please step forward and volunteer your skills and time. The satisfaction you will experience, knowing that you are contributing to the operations of this Council, will make it well worthwhile.

WAC Leadership Mission to Afghanistan

Members with computers can access a most interesting report by six intrepid travelers who returned in March from a WAC Leadership Mission to Afghanistan. These leaders of councils around the U.S. met with Ambassador Crocker, President Karzai and many other public and private Afghan and western officials during a busy week of interviews.  Their report will certainly change some, but not all, minds about the U.S. presence there. Highly recommended. To access the report go to the website http://worldaffairscouncil.com/?p=1425

Searching for a World Travel Opportunity?

WAC of Philadelphia continues to offer wonderful travel experiences for WAC members and their friends. Their 2012-2013 Travel Tours are available for our members to view, consider, inquire and reserve. You can reach the WAC Philadelphia website at www.wacphila.org. You can call toll free to their Travel Department at 800-942-5004, Ext. 209 or 217. You may reach their VP of Travel, Joan Russell, directly at jrussell@wacphila.org. WAC Philadelphia has been arranging world tours for many years and is highly recommended by our national parent organization, World Affairs Councils of America.

Newsletter Distribution

PERSPECTIVES, the 6 page, full color, quarterly newsletter, is distributed only by email to members with valid email addresses registered with the Council. To receive this e-edition, members should register and keep their email addresses current. Members without email, or who prefer not to receive the e-edition, and have current mailing addresses on file with the Council, receive a mailed one color, 2 page Program Mailer with complete information about programs, meal events and reservation procedure.

Address Changes?

If you have changed e-mail or mail address, or telephone number, please let us know by contacting Membership Chairman Jim York, wacsc@gmail.com, or leaving word on the hotline at 573-6014. Also, make sure your spam filters do not reject WACSC incoming e-mails. We can’t keep you informed if we can’t reach you. Thank you.

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Sonoma County Museum Discount

The Sonoma County Museum, the region’s art and history museum, would like to welcome new members. The museum views the World Affairs Council as a particularly compatible demographic and is offering a 20% discount on all membership levels to new members who are also WAC members. Here's how it works:

                                                                                                Individual  Dual  Supporting

                               Regular museum memberships:       $45        $75     $125

                                                                   Discount:         9          15         25

                                           New WAC museum memberships:    $36        $60     $100                              

This is restricted to new museum members only. No other discounts apply. When applying, write "WAC Discount" on the memo portion of your check.

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