Social Club/Meetings

Belle Aire Social Club / meetings

Meetings are held at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m unless otherwise noted. Members please sign in at the door. Renewals and new memberships are also available at the door; see Membership VP Judy Owen.

The Social Club will continue collecting items for the Food Pantry at the monthly meetings. Items most needed this month are macaroni and cheese, rice, canned vegetables, and laundry detergent. Donna McCormick (259-5994) is chairing the Food Pantry collection.

Annual Nominating Committee – Volunteers Needed
Three volunteers are needed to serve on the Committee, which will be appointed at the October meeting. The Committee will be charged with preparing a slate of candidates for the 2010-2011 Belle Aire Social Club Board of Directors.

Members are asked to please consider serving on the Nominating Committee or as a Club officer next year. Call Ken Hixon (751-2596) if you would like to volunteer.

Belle Aire Social Club Magnetic ID Name Badges are $5.00 each, and the waiting time is approximately one week. Payment is due with your order. See Lin Taylor at the Social Club meetings or call 751-2486.

Next Meeting

The Belle Aire Social Club will have a Pot Luck Dinner on Monday, September 6th at the Mulberry Recreation Center. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.

Members are asked to bring a food dish for 10-12 people, according to the category below so we will have a variety of food for everyone. Last names starting:

A to J Main Dish
K to M Dessert
N to Z Salad/Veggies

Please mark your utensils/dishes so they can be returned after the meeting program. No electrical outlets will be available. Coffee, tea, and ice will be available and you can BYOB.

If you would like to share your recipe, bring a copy with your name included, and deposit it in the “recipe box” on the coffee table at the meeting. Recipes will be given to Sara Castelli for the www.thevillageofbelleaire.com web site.

In addition, in response to member’s requests for periodic educational presentations, a SECO representative will give a presentation on “Storm Preparedness”. The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes including a question and answer period. Since we’re now in the Florida hurricane season we hope the presentation is beneficial to our members.

Special thanks go out to Maureen Ricci, Izzie Ciotti, and Eileen Storcks for organizing the August Ice Cream Social and Bingo night, and to Jerry Lesser, Carl Johnson, and Becky Johnson for all their help.

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Upcoming Meetings

On October 4th the Orange Blossom Squares will give a Square Dance demonstration followed by members participating in the dancing. Tony and Anna Santangelo are co-chairing the program. Refreshments will include cake and ice cream.

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November 1st will be a Chinese Auction, which is a club fundraiser. Helen and Harley Gozdanovic and Elaine and Bob Sahs will be returning to The Villages to co-chair the auction night. Members are asked to donate items for the auction.
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December 6th is the annual Holiday Party. Judy Owen, Ginny Smeiska, and Gloria Miller have been busy finalizing the party details. A Roast Turkey dinner and all the trimmings will be catered and served by Silver Cricket.

Tickets are $15.00 per member and $20.00 per guest, and will go on sale at the September 6th Social Club meeting. Sales will continue at the October and November meetings or you can call Judy Owen (259-4726), Ginny Smeiska (753-5599), or Gloria Miller (259-4500) for tickets by the November 27th deadline.
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Aloha from Barb, Bill, Carita and Don!

Plans are in place for a Belle Aire Luau on January 3, 2011. We know many of you will be traveling to Hawaii September 26 to October 8, 2010. While there you may see something Hawaiian to bring to our Luau to share with others at your table.

Barbara and Bill Allart and Carita and Don Shoemaker are co-chairing the Luau. They made all the plans prior to going up north in the spring, will be returning in November or December, and look forward to a fun evening. Complete details will be published in the Bugle next month.

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Tentative plans are for a Pizza Night on February 7th

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