October - December 2019 Newsletter

O ur theme this month, “a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” brings back childhood memories of watching Mister Rogers. I must admit, I do not know who the modern day version of that famous character is but as a man who educated countless children and brought joy to so many people’s homes, I thought a quote from him on children would be a good way to start off our Kid’s Corner. “One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.” No group follows this mantra more tirelessly than the ladies of the Family Committee. Many of these amazing women have been active on this committee and working towards better and more competitive programming for our youth for so long, their children have “aged” out of our events – that’s how strong they feel about our future, how deep their commitment. This quarter you will see their influence in our upcoming events. In October, we have one of the largest multi-day events planned by the committee each year, HALLOWEEN! We will start on Sunday, October 27 with our Halloween party complete with dance floor, DJ and spooktacular decorations in Windows Dining Room. We will offer pumpkins and pillowcases (treat bags) to decorate for trick- or-treating during our Halloween Caravan. The Halloween Caravan on Thursday, October 31 will be a little different this year, with maps and door hangers provided ahead of time to insure every member who has candy to give gets a visit from our ghosts and ghouls. Please reach out to Marcia if you would like to be on the route. We ask that RSVPs are in by Wednesday, October 23 to insure we have time to get everyone on the map. Dinner reservations as well as golf cart reservations may also be made with Marcia. In November, the Family Committee is bringing back our Pizza Night where children of all ages work with Chef Michael (Gibson) as he wows them with his pizza flipping prowess. For added fun, we will also be filling cannolis with yummy Italian cream! All this starts at 4:30pm on Sunday, November 10, feeding into our Italian Buffet. In conjunction with our Family Barbecue on Sunday, November 24, the Family Committee is highlighting the THANKS in Thanksgiving with two projects for the kids … cards for Best Foot Forward and pies for Place of Hope. This is an amazing way to teach our youth about the importance of giving back. As a take home treat, we will have a candied and caramel apple station. All festivities begin at 4:30pm in the Grove Room. In December, as our Family Barbeque is the Sunday before New Year’s, the kiddos will be making party hats, noisemakers and small round cakes for good luck in the New Year. Ring shaped cakes bring a full circle of luck to the eater. In some traditions a coin or “baby” is baked in the cake to bring an extra serving of luck to one who finds it. We believe ALL our children are WINNERS so Build-a-Bear will be on hand to help create new animal friends for the New Year.

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