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8 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | OCTOBER 2014 Memories: 1973 Pump it up! By Dee Sanwick, History Committee Chair LEADING WOMEN The WAC offered a series of lectures for women focused on self-reliance. Some of the female presenters in the series included a physician, a former bank vice president, and a former dean of women at the University of Washington. RECORD RUNNER The 1,107 miles of jogging logged by member Bob Gans earned him the first Jogging Club's Grand Champions Award. He accomplished it by running the WAC track for five miles per day, five days a week. Yes, friends, that is the equivalent of 22,140 laps. SOFTBALL SUCCESS The WAC slowpitch softball team closed out its best season to date, finishing in the top 32 out of the 753 organized teams in King County. NEW WOMEN'S LOUNGE Described as "the lounge for which Club women have waited so long," the beautiful new 2nd Floor Women's Lounge opened. Men were excluded except from 5–7 pm, when they could visit or accompany women. The thoughtful furniture arrangement allowed for simultaneous card games, conversations, and TV viewing. { BUZZ } O C T O B E R | 2 0 1 4 IN AUGUST, 30 WAC MEMBERS AND TEAM MEMBERS participated in the Club's inaugural blood drive for the Puget Sound Blood Center. e event recognized the center's 70th anniversary and honored the WAC's role as an original founding partner of the center. e then-King County Central Blood Bank opened in 1944 amid fears of an enemy attack on Seattle's war industries (think Boeing, shipbuilding efforts, and military bases). e WAC donated $10,000 to the founding fund that helped establish the local center. Today, the Puget Sound Blood Center collects about 850 pints of blood each day, providing healthy blood to ill and injured people at 70 regional hospitals. At the Club's blood drive, volunteers gave enough blood to potentially save 90 people's lives. e WAC hopes to offer this event annually. By Sara A. Williams 2013 Buried Cane Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington Tasting Notes: This is the WAC's new house-label Chardonnay. It's pale yellow in color with a light kiwi green on the rim. With little to no oak—which means it's prevented from undergoing malolactic fermentation—this wine showcases crisp natural acidity with green apple on the nose. Bright lemon on the palate, with Marcona almond undertones, lends a supple texture with well-integrated structure. Discovery: Buried Cane winemaker Brian Rudin is off to his next adventure. Duckhorn Vineyards is expanding into the Northwest, purchasing numerous acres in the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area. After an exhaustive search for a full-time winemaker for the new winery of mostly Cabernet- based wines, Duckhorn offered the position to Brian. His new wines, under the label "Canvasback," will be coming soon to the list at Torchy's. —Sara A. Williams is a WAC Restaurant Manager and a Level 1 Sommelier. Sommelier's Selection Team members donating to the drive. THE WAC PROUDLY sponsored the inaugural Memorial Football Classic, a two-day high school football showdown that celebrated the reunification of the Metro League. is season marks the first time in more than a decade that all 17 Seattle high schools play in the same league. Seattle city councilman, WAC member, and former Garfield High and University of Washington football star Bruce Harrell hosted the event. e fundraiser for Seattle public school athletic programs took place September 12–13 at Seattle Center's Memorial Stadium. "is event shows great vision for the league, these student athletes, and the schools," WAC President & CEO Chuck Nelson says. "We are proud we could be part of it." e WAC was the event's 50 Yard Line Sponsor. A N N A D E L A P A Z WAC support shines brightly for local high schools