Minutes of Meeting, December 2, 2019

Monday Morning Meeting

December 2, 2019

DECEMBER CHARITABLE GIVING:

City of Weslaco Toys For Tots:  Again this season, there is a large box under the bulletin board for toys for children ages 1 to 16. The City of Weslaco will distribute these toys and they do not need to be wrapped. 


Food Bank: You can donate canned goods to the Food Bank in the small boxes under that same Bulletin Board. There are lots of families that would appreciate some extra food during this season.

Blanket Drive: Sondra Plowman is still gathering blankets for the needy that she delivers as she receives them to various organizations in this area. I know she could use a lot more of them.

For each thing that you bring in on a Monday, you'll receive an extra ticket for the drawing.  


PICTURE DIRECTORIES:

If you had your picture taken for the Directory, you can pick them up before and after the Monday morning meetings or later in the Activity Office. We are distributing first to everyone that had their picture taken because we were not able to get as many extras as we have in the past. After those are distributed, then we will start selling the remaining books. 

FIX A CRACK:
Fix A Crack is a company that has done a lot of repairs to windshields n this park. They will be doing a Drive Thru Day on Wednesday, December 4th. They will inspect your vehicles for chips that could cause cracks and make any repairs that you might need. They use most insurances except State Farm. So, be sure to flag them down if you need something repaired. It will save you a trip to a shop.

GOLDEN AGE OLYMPICS:  

The City of McAllen Parks and Recreation sponsors the Golden Age Olympics for the Rio Grand Valley. Parks from all over the Valley compete. It is a lot like our Encore Games but it has a lot more categories like a Bake-Off, Bird-a-Ton, Bowling, Cheerleading, Fishing, Golf, Jigsaw Puzzles, Mini Golf, Race Walk, Softball, Sudoku, Table Tennis, Volleyball, and The Great Chase which is a fun day of chasing down clues in the McAllen area, photographing them and racing back to the finish to see who wins. If any of you would like to see the complete list or would like to compete for Southern Comfort, stop in the office and I’ll give you the brochure if you are interested.  

CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST:

Information about the lighting contest is on the Bulletin Board above the signup tables. There are four categories: Silent Night, Holy Night (most religious), Martha Stewart (most elegant), Clark Griswold (most Lights) and the Grand Prizes goes to the Lot with the most votes over all of those categories. Judging will be from December 15-19 when you can tour the park and then turn in your ballots. We must have the ballots returned by the 20^th so we can do the count. We’ll announce the winners and hand out the prizes on December 23^rd Monday morning meeting.

ACTIVITIES:

Trip to the ITheatre for “Playing Doctor:   We will be letting you know shortly when you can pick up your tickets.

Monza Chocolate Factory Tour: The tour of the Monza Chocolate Factory is tomorrow, December 3^rd at 10 AM. The cost is $8 and you pay them when you arrive. They don’t have much change so please take them the exact amount.  There is a map available in the Activities Office if you need it.

Happy Hour: Our next Happy Hour is with Regan James on this Wednesday, December 4^th from 3 to 5 PM. 

Love Light Ministries Show: The Southern Comfort Chapel has scheduled Love Light Ministries for a Show and Christmas Sing-a-long on Thursday, December 5^th, at 7 PM. It will be pass the hat.

Ice Cream Social: On December 8^th, this coming Sunday, at 6 PM we’ll be serving Milk Shakes for $1.50. You can sign up for the flavor you want on the Signup Sheets by the Stage.

Trip to San Juan Basilica is next Monday, December 9^th. You will need to be there by 10:30 AM. Meet on the steps into the Basilica. If you haven’t been there, we have a map available in the office. They have a nice Gift Shop there and in the past they have served lunch so you can decide if you want to try it out. This is a beautiful Basilica and Sister Rose will tell you the history of it and take you into places that you would not normally see. There is plenty of room for a few more of you to go. You will enjoy it.

The Craft Show is on Tuesday the 10^th of December and breakfast and lunch are served. Gayla has been finding some new vendors for the show so be sure to check them out. Gayla may want to give you more info later on.

On Wednesday, the 11^{t h} of December we have a Happy Hour with Carlos but it is also a party. It is time to find your ugliest Christmas T-shirt, Sweater or Sweatshirt and we will be offering three prizes to those that are deemed to be the worst dressed for Christmas!  Feel free to be creative.

The Park Garage Sale which is held in the Hall is scheduled for December 14^th from 7 AM to 10 AM. Setup is the night before starting at 4 PM.

Hidalgo Lights on Dec. 16th: There is a signup sheet out for a group trip to the lights which includes a chicken dinner, VIP seating for whoever performs that evening, and a train ride to see all the lights around the city.  I called in the reservations for those that have already signed up, however, we can still reserve more places if anyone else wants to go. Just sign up at signup tables to the left of the Stage. Then stop in the office to pay for the reservation.

The Sundrops will do their Christmas Show for us on Tuesday, December 17^th at 7 PM. You can purchase tickets from Gayla after the meeting today. They are wonderful family group and I know you’ll enjoy them. The tickets are $9 each and we would appreciate it if you paid in cash. If you go to the Southern Comfort Blog, there is a short video of them performing.

New Residents’ Meeting (New Bees) has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 17^th at 10 AM in the Hall. This is not on your calendar so please add it if you are new to the park and have not been to one of these before.

New Year’s Eve Dance tickets will be on sale after the meeting today. The tickets are $15 each and include an appetizer plate per person at the break. SouthBound does a mix of country and rock and roll. We are looking forward to a great night.

SKYMED: Skymed will be here on January 9^th for a luncheon with anyone interested in talking to them about their services. They will also be coming on February 8^th for Ice Cream. Those of you who don’t know what SkyMed offers can take advantage of a free meal or ice cream and find out if they have something that you want to take advantage of. Those of you who are already Skymed members are invited to join in the celebration of a Skymed Appreciation and 31^st Anniversary event. There will be three of those: One on January 21^st at the Echo Hotel in Edinburg, another one is on January 22^nd at Victoria Palms in Donna, Texas and the third one is at Fun & Sun in San Benito, Texas on January 23^rd. These are white tablecloth lunches for members and their interested guests. 

Registration opened on November 1^st so you will need to register soon on www.skymed.com/weappreciateyou . Sorry, he didn't stop in with the information until last Wednesday. The flyer is up on our Bulletin Board over the signup tables.