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Friends & Family | The Boys in the Boat | By the Numbers | Remembering Don Kraft 10 WAC Magazine | wac.net Friends & Family The Boys in the Boat By the Numbers Remembering Don Kraft e best time to refer new members to the WAC is here. During Friends & Family, on now, new members receive our best entry rates of the year—and current members receive WAC Rewards for every new membership you sponsor. While your referrals gain access to the premier private club in the Northwest, you get the added advantage of having a new friend around the Clubhouse. We recently caught up with some WAC Membership All-Stars—members who have referred three or more new members in a single year—and asked them to share their tips about how to successfully introduce others to the Club. For multi-time All-Star Lindsay Lundberg, sharing her favorite WAC experiences and memories with friends makes it easy to showcase the Club. Last year, she and husband Brannen invited several of their family members and close friends to Lindsay's 40th birthday party at the WAC. "Quite a few people ended up joining," Lindsay says. "ey just loved being at the Club!" With 21 floors of state-of-the-art fitness facilities, a comfy inn, luxurious spa, and three restaurants, what's not to love? When Membership All-Star Jose "Alberto" Gonzalez tells others about the WAC, he promotes the Club's First Take Friends & Family is here! WAC Membership All-Stars share their insights on referring new members perfect Seattle playbook. "e WAC just comes up naturally for me," Shalom continues. "When co- workers ask me what I've been up to, chances are the answer has something to do with the WAC. I love talking with people, and those conversations oen include something I did recently at the Club, whether that's coaching rugby, playing Pickleball, or going to Jubilee. Pretty soon, I'm inviting someone new to come in as my guest. Really, I just love showing off the Club." And now is the best time of all to do that. New member referrals received by Wednesday, November 22, will "I love talking with people, and those conversations often include something I did recently at the Club ... Pretty soon, I'm inviting someone new to come in as my guest." amenities and also the professional and personal networks found at the WAC. Alberto recently referred a handful of members, including a friend from high school who moved back to the area. "When I found out he and his wife were moving back to Seattle from San Francisco, I knew I needed them to join the rest of our crew at the WAC," Alberto says. All-Star Shalom Suniula agrees with Alberto and Lindsay. "When someone is new to Seattle, they'd probably benefit from WAC membership," Shalom says. e Club's professional network and social events provide newcomers the Shalom Suniula