You are invited to attend the 60th annual Potlatch event celebrating and sampling the delicacies from the State of Washington for those living in the Washington DC area. Kieta Mall Skoglund '89 will be your Whitman table host. After a two-year hiatus, Whitman is participating for the twentieth year in this event.
Tentative evening schedule
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:15 p.m. Seated dinner (approximately)
8:30 p.m. Entertainment and charity raffle
9:00 p.m. Dancing
Purchase your tickets by May 9 using this form. Tickets are $75 per person and space is very limited (only 2 left!). Information regarding your tickets will be sent via email with your payment confirmation.
If this site will not allow you to purchase tickets please email arpjs@whitman.edu to be put on the waitlist.
What is Potlatch?
Potlatch is a word that comes from the Chinook dialect meaning 'to give.' A Potlatch was an important social event among Northwest tribes that marked the status of an individual or celebrated a special occasion such as a marriage. These celebrations could take as long as a year or more to prepare and sometimes lasted up to ten days. Food and entertainment were provided and gifts were given to the guests that attended.
The Washington State Society is a congressionally-authorized not-for-profit organization run by volunteers that brings together over 700 congressional, executive, military, corporate, and other Washingtonians who reside in the Washington DC area. It is a 501(c)(7) organization and the identification number is 52-6075803.
