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SAVE THE WASHINGTON CLUB – SAVE OUR SPIRIT!
The Washington Club is a San Leandro institution dating back to the 1940s. There is no doubt that this special location has provided each of us with precious memories. Prayers are not going to guarantee our beloved sanctuary will survive the pandemic. When things get back to normal, we will all need to plug back into our familiar, friendly and supportive home away from home once again. We need the Wash to reclaim the year we have lost and the friends that are in limbo. It is important for our collective social rehabilitation.
Bob has been forced to close the Washington Club like many other businesses due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Due to location and size, he is unable to open under current regulations in any meaningful or profitable way. Since we’ve known Bob over 15 years, he’s been the friendliest and most professional bartender/host in all of the East Bay. Imagine finally realizing a life’s dream of owning your own establishment, being able to make the right decisions for your clientele and providing a clean and safe environment. Making upgrades and improvements that made us all feel welcome, where everyone knows your name and attentive barkeeps who know exactly how you like your drinks. Having overcome personal health challenges that would have crippled most of us, he fought back and thankfully, made it through the rain.
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on all of us – lives lost, jobs, businesses, schools and many more losses than we can count. The Washington Club has always been an integral part of our social community – a sanctuary to decompress after work, a venue of memories and laughter and our adult “playground” where friends gathered in mutual support.
Bob has always given back to our collective communities in many ways:
-Free food
-Pool leagues
-Special events
-Birthdays
-Weddings
-Fundraisers for Davis Street Center, Breast Cancer Awareness, San Francisco AIDS Walk and the AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
It’s OUR collective turn to give back – not to Bob personally – but to OUR beloved Washington Club. Think about the missed life celebrations we have lost this past year. Think about what the Washington Club has meant to YOU PERSONALLY. We need the Washington Club to get back to NORMAL and to heal from the COVID depression we have all felt.
Regretfully, Bob is running out of time with the Washington Club. If he does not catch up on rent by April 15th, he will be forced to move out. Please give what you can. Anything will help. The landlord is willing to work with him if Bob can pay him some money every month until the balance is paid down. If in the end Bob regretfully must close the Wash, we promise we will keep detailed records of donations given and those donations will be returned to the donors.
Thank you so much for helping keep the Washington Club alive!
Love you all,
Skip and John
The Washington Club is a San Leandro institution dating back to the 1940s. There is no doubt that this special location has provided each of us with precious memories. Prayers are not going to guarantee our beloved sanctuary will survive the pandemic. When things get back to normal, we will all need to plug back into our familiar, friendly and supportive home away from home once again. We need the Wash to reclaim the year we have lost and the friends that are in limbo. It is important for our collective social rehabilitation.
Bob has been forced to close the Washington Club like many other businesses due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Due to location and size, he is unable to open under current regulations in any meaningful or profitable way. Since we’ve known Bob over 15 years, he’s been the friendliest and most professional bartender/host in all of the East Bay. Imagine finally realizing a life’s dream of owning your own establishment, being able to make the right decisions for your clientele and providing a clean and safe environment. Making upgrades and improvements that made us all feel welcome, where everyone knows your name and attentive barkeeps who know exactly how you like your drinks. Having overcome personal health challenges that would have crippled most of us, he fought back and thankfully, made it through the rain.
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on all of us – lives lost, jobs, businesses, schools and many more losses than we can count. The Washington Club has always been an integral part of our social community – a sanctuary to decompress after work, a venue of memories and laughter and our adult “playground” where friends gathered in mutual support.
Bob has always given back to our collective communities in many ways:
-Free food
-Pool leagues
-Special events
-Birthdays
-Weddings
-Fundraisers for Davis Street Center, Breast Cancer Awareness, San Francisco AIDS Walk and the AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
It’s OUR collective turn to give back – not to Bob personally – but to OUR beloved Washington Club. Think about the missed life celebrations we have lost this past year. Think about what the Washington Club has meant to YOU PERSONALLY. We need the Washington Club to get back to NORMAL and to heal from the COVID depression we have all felt.
Regretfully, Bob is running out of time with the Washington Club. If he does not catch up on rent by April 15th, he will be forced to move out. Please give what you can. Anything will help. The landlord is willing to work with him if Bob can pay him some money every month until the balance is paid down. If in the end Bob regretfully must close the Wash, we promise we will keep detailed records of donations given and those donations will be returned to the donors.
Thank you so much for helping keep the Washington Club alive!
Love you all,
Skip and John
Organizer and beneficiary
Robert Whitehead
Beneficiary