----------Last Call for Regular Membership!

Many of you have by now received the 2006 SAWUURA membership mailer. 
For those who haven't (or for those who have, but forgot to mail it!)
this is your reminder: May is membership renewal month! 

Please make sure to get your SAWUURA membership form and check into
the mail. It is SO important that we have your support. I'm
attaching a copy of the membership form to this email in case you need one. 
Churches, please be so kind as to print a few and tack them up on your
bulletin boards! 
 -- THANK YOU !


----------Annual Meeting & Potluck

On June 18th we'll have our annual SAWUURA Members meeting. This will
be at Valley UU church, 6400 W. Del Rio St in Chandler. Directions
may be found at http://www.vuu.org/cs/findus. We'll start with a
potluck at 12:30 and the meeting will follow shortly after that. This
meeting is for SAWUURA members, but if you are interested in SAWUURA but 
not yet a member, you are welcome to come by, join in the potluck, meet
us, chat, and learn more. We aren't a very formal group! 

Several SAWUURA board members will have reached the end of their term
(2 years) this June, and so we'll be voting on new board member
positions. We are actively encouraging anyone with even a little
interest to check out this possibility! This is a GREAT way to be a
part of something fun and worthwhile. Board members plan events and
maintain SAWUURA. They provide the direction for its future. This is
not a demanding job, but it can certainly be very rewarding and fun. 
Feel free to email or call for more information: info@sawuura.org 
or Scott at 480-829-0858. Or just come by the potluck/meeting and ask
questions. 

By the way - if you want to attend the annual meeting, feel free to
attend the VUU church service beforehand, starting at 10:30 that
morning. Service will be over around 11:30 - 11:45 and there is a
coffee time right after it. The SAWUURA potluck and meeting is in the
Religious Education Building, Room 1 (across the parking lot from the
sanctuary). If you want to bring something to the potluck and would
want to store it in a refrigerator during the service, or need to heat
something up, just contact Scott at the number above to make
arrangements. 


----------No Memorial Day Campout !

We're sad to report there will not be a SAWUURA Memorial Weekend
Family Camp this year. This is due to several factors, including a
number of board members who cannot attend this year, and fire danger
(it has been an exceptionally dry spring -- Tonto National Forest has already
restricted the use of campfires and there is no rain in the forecast).

We WILL continue to have work/play weekends, and the Labor Day event
should be as normal (Fall is not such a dry time of year at SAWUURA).


----------Work/Play weekends and SAWUURA's upcoming schedule

Speaking of work/play weekends - do you know what these really are? 
They are not 1 or 2 days of slave labor, but really they are a chance
to be at SAWUURA without the hubbub of all the families. SAWUURA
family camp weekends can have 50 or 60 people! If you like quiet
camping, try out a work/play weekend! There are usually only from 3
to 6 people present. We pitch in on various projects to improve and
maintain the property. Lately we've been cleaning and fixing up our
"Winter cabin" and gluing together a new water pipeline from the
windmill to the main camp kitchen. We also just 'hang out' and enjoy
being at SAWUURA. There's nothing like it! Email info@sawuura.org if
you are interested in coming to one. And just let us know if you need
some camping gear or other help! 

Here's the upcoming schedule:

May 20-21 Work/Play
June 10-11 Work/Play
June 18 Annual Member Meeting/Potluck at VUU
June 24-25 Work/Play
July 8-9 Work/Play
July 16 Board Meeting
July 22-23 Work/Play
Aug 5-6 Work/Play
Aug 20 Board Meeting
Aug 26-27 Work/Play
Sept 2-4 Labor Day Family Campout



---------Thank you all for your support of SAWUURA! 


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