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For new members visit our "JOIN US" tab.

Fill out the membership application, submit and next tab will take you to our Stripe payment portal. New membership is $100. New memberships are prorated throughout the year with renewals due on June 1st of each year.

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• WELCOME NEW MEMBER & NEW BUSINESS IN RALEIGH HILLS
• Kimberly Mathews - Portland Clay House - http://www.portlandclayhouse.com
• Lori Carrol - Jan's and Arcade Book Exchange - https://www.janspaperbacks.com/
• Sascha Newell - Fine Arts Starts - https://www.fineartstarts.com/
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• Thank you to our 2 RHBA, 10/1 Zoom Meeting Presenters:

• Ruthann Marquis from Valley Community Presbyterian Church Earth Care Team, speaking on their annual Recycle Event, October 18th. https://www.valleycommunity.org/events/recyclingevent2025
• Molly Carlisle, Garden Home & West Slope Community Libraries Director, will share information about Measure 34-345 for Countywide Library Services, which will be on Washington County's November 4 ballot.
  Here's the link for more information, this is the best one: https://www.wccls.org/levy
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Save the Date: Shop with a Cop will be here soon (volunteers shopping for the kids (exact date TBA) 1st week in December), and we need donors and volunteers! With the Washington County Sheriff's Office, RHBA helps provide holiday gifts for 15 students and families from Raleigh Park Elementary. RHBA assists with shopping, wrapping, and hosting a party for the selected students and the Sheriff’s Deputies. RHBA also solicits donations from members and friends, which are matched by RHBA up to $750. Thank you to Amy Swallow, Stuff Adjust, for taking the lead on this project. This year’s Shop with a Cop event where the kids and the deputies shop together is on December 9th, so set aside that day, and look for more dates to be confirmed soon.

• RHBA matches donations made by our members and friends up to $750.00 for to a collective amount of $1500.00   Our RHBA member Amy Swallow is taking the lead on this years SWAC project email amy@stuffadjust.com or call
• https://www.stuffadjust.com  503-740-2406
• To donate, volunteer or learn more about the SWAC Project visit the link below or email us at: info@raleighhillsbusinessassn.org

• https://raleighhillsbusinessassn.org/shop-with-a-cop-2/

• Jump on Board for the SWAC Guessing Game, created by Amy Swallow!!!

• You can win one of 2 gift certificates to Westside Wines! The kids will play the guessing game at the party. The child with the closest guess wins the whole thing.
• Ready to guess??
• After you make your donation (via the QR code above) send your guess to Amy@StuffAdjust.com
• How many items total?
• Tie breaker questions;
• How many plastic balls?
• How many Hershey Kisses?
• How many Jolly Ranchers?
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• Game Rules: Must donate $ to guess.
• Anyone can donate and enter the contest. You do not need to be a member of RHBA.
• First 2 correct guesses win. Enter soon, enter often!!
• Winners will be announced on Dec 8th so keep guessing.
• 1 guess per donation.
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• RHBA Events October/November/December - Save the Date

• November 5th, 8:00- 9:00am Zoom member business meeting. Presenter is Agnes Vagsnes of Salute Our Veterans. What she does, her vision and how you can help.
• November 12th, 10:00 - 11:00am monthly coffee meetup. West Side Wines Coffee Cart
• November 19th, Noon - 1:00pm. RHBA no-host Lunch at PhoLandia
• December 3rd, 8:00 - 9:00am, Zoom member business meeting. Presenter is Dr. Paul Arellano of Dragon Rises Center for Wholeness.