Meetings

IVRC Meeting Location

Issaquah Senior Center

75 NE Creekway (off Sunset)

Issaquah, WA 98027

See the map below for more information.

Juniors — meet at 6:30 pm

IVRC has two junior programs, providing age appropriate activities.

Rock Hounds is offered to those aged 10 and older. This group focuses on in-depth studies of rocks and minerals.

Pebble Pups is for younger participants. This group works on craft projects and activities enjoyed by our most youthful.

General Meeting — meet at 7:00pm

Presentation: Presently scheduled are the following...

January 2012 - Obsidian
February 2012 - Fossils
March 2012 - Workshop Activities
April 2012 - Minerals 101

Bragging Rocks: Bring a bragging rock to the meeting and share it with the club. All bragging rock participants can enter their name into a drawing for a small prize. Both adults and juniors are welcome to participate. Bragging Rocks is a time to share a special memory or mineral find. We ask that you leave the rock for viewing until after the break.

SUCCESSFUL BRAGGING ROCK TIPS:

Tell WHY you brought the rock. Location? Color? How you found it?
Identify the type of rock, if you can.
Hold the rock high so all members can see it

Gotta Have It! Gotta Have It is your chance to look at and bid on some great items to add to your collection!

Refreshments: If you would like to volunteer for bringing refreshments to the meeting, please let us know. We ask that you bring an equivalent of dozen cookies for snacks. Juice boxes make good beverage options because they are so easy.

Door Prizes: If you would like to volunteer for bringing door prizes to the meeting, please let us know. Typically, members bring about five to six wrapped rocks for Door Prizes.

Birthday’s: IVRC celebrates member birthdays. At each meeting, we call members celebrating birthdays during the month to come up front, and we sing! We also open the Birthday Treasure Chest and offer a mineral specimen as a gift. It is a great way to honor each member during the year. You are invited to select a gift during your birthday month or the following month. We ask that members select their gift themselves... no substitutes!

Bringing Guests to the Meetings

We typically welcome guests. After all, the more, the merrier! Don't forget to tell them to bring a bragging rock too.

There are a few exceptions, where we ask that guests not attend:

Club workshops
Field trips
Holiday Potluck and Rock Bingo

These are special events reserved for club members only. We thank you for your cooperation.

2012 Schedule

Meetings will be held on the following dates:

January 27th
February 24th
March 30
April 27
May 25
June 29
July—No meeting
August—No meeting
September 28
October 26
November 30
December 14 (Potluck/BINGO – Members only please)

NOTE: If the Senior Center modifies their schedule, we may need to change a meeting date. If this happens, we will send out an email notice and call any members not on the email list. We will also try to update our website in time.

The Issaquah Valley Rock Club meets at the Issaquah Valley Senior Center.