Spanish Lakes Fairways

AT-A-GLANCE

TICKETS AVAILABLE - in the Card Room from 9 - 11 AM

January 30 & February 9 - Relay for Life Benefit Dance (3/3) $7

February 6 & 7 - International Food Tasting Festival (3/10) $6

February 14 (for members only) & February 15 - IAC St Pat's Dinner & Karaoke (3/14) $15

February 20 & 21 - Outreach Tea & Fashion Show (3/18) $40 per table or $5 each

March 5 - Combined Chorus Concert (3/24 & 3/25) $5

The volunteer AARP income tax preparers will be at the Lakewood Branch Library from February 4th through April 7th The schedule is as follows: Wednesdays from 5 – 7 PM; Thursdays from 1 – 3 PM and Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 AM. Please bring your last year's federal tax return copy or your social security card AND a picture ID (a new requirement this year).

The C.O.P. is still collecting aluminum cans. Please help support this organization by saving your aluminum cans and bringing them to the receptacles across from the service building or call John at

467-1157 and he will arrange to pick them. The funds from this project pay for gasoline for the patrol

car. Thank you!

BELLS ANGELS! Calling for MUSICIANS! IF you can read music, we invite you to join the

Spanish Lakes Handbell Choir, now celebrating their tenth year. Rehearsals are held every

Friday afternoon from 1- 2:30 PM in the PowWow Room. In January we will be adding new

members. You need NOT know how to ring bells. This is a skill learned easily and quickly. If

you can read music, enjoy good music, and would like to join this fun, happy and vibrant

group, please call Shirley Goodell, Director, at 772-359-5834.

The Poolside Grill needs volunteers! The Grill is one of the great amenities here at the Fairways. Let’s keep it operating. Call Cathy Bonwell, our new Grill manager, at 242-8180 if you can help. Volunteers are asked to work one day of the week and only up to four hours. The Poolside Grill is currently open Monday through Thursday from 11:30 AM until 1 PM. This is the best ‘meal deal’ in town and you get to meet and greet your neighbors while enjoying your lunch!

Outreach is sponsoring a Food Drive on Monday, February 13th from 9 AM until 12 noon in front of the main entrance of the Clubhouse. All foods that are not perishable will be collected. For example: cans, jars, boxes, bagged items, etc. St. Vincent de Paul will distribute the collection. I would like to thank all of the residents who donated linens and clothing on January 9th. The collection was a huge success. Let’s make this food drive just as successful. For more info call Marge Brennan at 489-9329.

On Saturday, February 4th your Activities Committee of the SLF Homeowners Association will sponsor the annual Flea Market in the Auditorium from 9 AM to 1 PM. Stop in and pick up some wonderful bargains. The Poolside Grill will be open for breakfast and lunch. There will also be a cake table where you can get a cup of coffee and tasty homemade cookies. Baked goods needed. Contact Rose Helm at 464-5326.

We would like to thank everyone who participated and supported The Relay for Life Bowling Fundraiser

on Sunday, January 15th. It was two hours of fun bowling enjoyed by all. Thanks, Gloria Dayton and

Fred Manney

The Relay for Life Committee is hosting a Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 5th at 5 PM in the Auditorium. Chili and snacks will be served. Bring a snack to share. Admission is free. Good will donations for Relay for Life will be accepted at the door. Come watch the game with us. There will be games, prizes, pools, food and fun for everyone! Call Ron at 579-9733 for more information.

Come celebrate your birthday and mine by joining us at “SPANISH LAKES OLYMPICS” from February 5th through February 25th! Tickets will be available on Monday, January 9th and Tuesday, January 10th from 9 – 11 AM in the Card Room. $5.00 will allow you to join all or any of the games such as: golf, tennis, shuffleboard, Bocci, bridge, horseshoes (men & women), pinochle, Mah Jong, cribbage, poker (board game) and fishing. I am sure there is something for everyone!!! All proceeds will go to the “Relay for Life” for cancer research. Show your support by joining us in celebrating another birthday! For more information, contact Nancy Schmitz at 489-5445.

The Golf Club is having a Club Championship Tournament on Wednesday, February 29th & Thursday, March 1st, open to all Golf Club members. This will be an 18 hole tournament, 9 holes on the front & 9 holes on the back. Prizes will be awarded for net and gross. There will be flights based on handicaps that are established with the golf club. The Club champion will be the lowest gross score for men and women. The cost will be $7. Sign up will be Monday February 6th at the golf meeting at 3 PM. Sign ups will also be in the Card Room on Wednesday February 8th and on Thursday February 16th

from 9-11 AM. Sign up money is due no later than February 22nd. Questions, Ken at 468-9311 or Carm

at 464-3563.

Relay for Life Benefit Dance, Saturday, March 3from 7-10 PM. Music by "Our Guy Jim"; tickets are $7 & all proceeds go to American Cancer Society. Coffee and dessert will be served. Ticket sales: Monday, January 30th and Thursday, February 9th from 9 - 11 AM in the Card Room. Contact Sharon Tetreault at 465-5673 for more information.

Outreach is sponsoring a Mardi Gras Dance on Saturday, February 18th. Music will be provided by

the SOPHISTICATS. Coffee and dessert will be served. B.Y.O.B. Fun, fun, fun! Design your own

mask or just pick one up at the dollar store; dress in costume if you wish. This will be a casual night of

fun and frivolity! Don’t miss it! Tickets are $7. Proceeds will be donated to SAFE SPACE. For more

information, call Penny at 464-1951

The New Jersey Bouncers are hosting a dinner dance on Friday, February 24th to benefit the survivors of the Navy Seals that lost their lives in battle . Tickets are $10. The music will be provided by “Our Guy Jim”. Call Joe Mesmer for tickets at 466-5374 for more information. Our auction was a huge success thanks in a large part to Bob Warren, our auctioneer and his wife Kaye. Bob conducted the entire auction which was as entertaining as it was income producing. We raised over $1,100.00 to be added to the funds that will be raised at the NAVY SEALS Dinner Dance benefit. Thank you to all who supported

this effort.

The annual International Food Tasting Festival will be held on Saturday, March 10th in the Auditorium. details to follow. The tickets are $6 and will be available on Monday, February 6th and Tuesday, February 7th from 9 – 11 AM in the Card Room. Tickets are limited. Come join the festivities… taste the cuisine of more than 18 countries, listen to the music including ethnic jigs & polkas, meet and greet your neighbors! For more information call Carol at 409-4538. The next committee

planning meeting for hostesses and team members will be held on Monday, February 13th at 6:30 PM in

the Arts & Crafts Room. Call Carol at 409-4538 for more information.

OUTREACH - A Tea and Fashion Show will be held on Sunday, March 18th at 3 PM in the Auditorium. The proceeds will benefit The Children’s Home Society. If you would like to be a table hostess, please get a team of friends together and join us. Many of our lovely hostesses from past years have volunteered again and we thank them. Please contact Carol Paris at 409-4538 for more details.

The SLF Chorus and the Yankee Clipper Barbershop Chorus invite you to join them on a “Sentimental Journey” on Saturday, March 24th at 7 PM or on Sunday, March 25th at 4 PM. Tickets are $5 and will be available on Monday, March 5th from 9 – 10:30 AM in the Card Room or you may purchase them from the members of each singing group.

WELCOME BASKETS - The HOA & the Rec Dept are sponsoring the distribution of welcome baskets to our new residents at the Fairways. This project is not connected to the Welcoming Committee which hosts newcomer receptions on occasion. The baskets will be filled with helpful information and a couple of small gifts.. ie: jam, candy or similar. We invite leaders and assistants of the SLF Clubs and Organizations to consider putting an invitation or such from your group in these baskets. We would like to help you promote your activities and help to make our new neighbors feel at ‘home’! For more information, call Mary DeCunzo at 461-9665.

The Color Guard is looking for new members. You do not have to have military experience to join. call Tom Bilotti at 468-4914 for more information.

WEB SITE PHOTO ALBUM - We just added 65 new photos taken of the Annual Home Opener Softball Classic. We also have photos taken Aug. 2 at the Neighborhood Watch National Night Out. and photos of repairs being done to our pool tables, of men flying their helicopters in the auditorium and "FALL" photos by Bob Lund. Lots of good stuff! Go to Photo Album at the top left side of this page to get to them. Do you or does your group have pictures from 'Fairways happenings' that you would like to see in the Web Site Photo Album? Check this out.... If you have any photos that you think would be appropriate, contact Bob Lund at relund@bellsouth.net and he will explain how you get them to him, etc.

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