May 25 barbecue, auction, bake sale to honor Tim Wynn on his retirement

Tim Wynn, director of Facilities Management at WWU, is retiring at the end of July.

In order to give those who will be gone for the summer an opportunity to say goodbye to Tim, Facilities Management is having a barbecue, auction, and bake sale at 11:45 a.m. May 25 at the Physical Plant.

The auction and bake sale directly benefit the FM Spirit Fund and will take place immediately following the barbecue, which will be sponsored by the FM Carpenter Shop.

Tickets for the barbecue are $6; that includes hamburgers, hot dogs, salmon burgers, salads, beans, chips and pop.

Please RSVP to Chris Vallejo at chris.vallejo@wwu.edu or call (360) 650-3499. If you have an auction item you’d like to contribute, please let Chris know about it.

In past years, everyone has been very generous and creative with auction items. FM has raised money for the Spirit Fund and for employees who have been in need.

Past items include a wide variety of goods and services, such as:

• 10-pound salmons
• Chocolate lovers basket
• Handmade apron
• Handmade ceramic serving dish
• Professional DJ Music from Pink Cadillac Production
• Hand painted “Flaming Mail Box”
• 8 ft. cedar garden trellises
• Li’l Digger handmade children’s toy
• Guided river fishing trip
• Several fishing poles
• Large electric roaster pan
• Collectable toys
• Margarita basket
• Bottle cork stoppers
• Turned wooden boxes of exotic wood
• Adirondack chairs
• Mad Dog Managan Adventure
• Gift basket from “Gifts By Design”
• Plants
• Blueberries
• Jewelry
• Certificates for manicures/pedicures
• Gallery quality vase
• Cigars
• Games
• Electrical Equipment
• Vacations