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on the Orphan Train
, tells the story of the 250,000 orphans
and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York
between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to
be given away. An estimated 1,200 of these children came to
Texas. The presentation is comprised of music, an audio-visual
presentation of archival photographs and interviews with sur-
viving orphan train riders (one who came to Greenville, TX)
and is followed by a dramatic recitation from a forthcoming
historical novel about the Orphan Trains by Alison Moore.
Fifth Annual Sun City Garden Tour
Friday & Saturday, May 3-4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $10 pp
The 2013 Garden Tour is presented by the
Sun City Garden Club. The tour will include
six or seven designated Sun City yards in full
spring bloom. The featured yards are all dif-
ferent, but each was selected for its attractive
and interesting design. Included on the tour are a few yards
with xeriscaping features and many others with natives and
low water use plants. Tour guides will be at each of the homes
to welcome and escort you through the yards. You can take the
tour on your own schedule between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on either
Friday or Saturday, but you must first come to The Oaks at
Legacy Hills Golf Course for maps, directions and an armband,
which will provide admission to each of the yards. Garden Club
members will be serving complimentary refreshments at The
Oaks during the tour. Tickets can be purchased online or at
the Member Services Office and also at The Oaks on the days
of the tour. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be
donated to Georgetown area charities.
Sixth Annual GTACC Car Show
Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., SCPL, Free to watch
The Georgetown, Texas Area Car Club
(GTACC) expects around 200 beautiful clas-
sic cars and trucks in the car show. There will
be 20 or more competitive categories for all
vehicle entries, with quality awards for the top
three in each category and special awards (Best Paint, Best
Engine, Club Participation, etc). There will also be great food
and music, as well as raffles and an auction. For more infor-
mation, call Erik Olofson at 512-422-0874 or Ed Sannwaldt at
512-864-4337, or visit the GTACC website at
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WC Clark
Wednesday, May 8, 6 - 8 p.m., LHPP, $10 pp
Bring a picnic dinner out to the Pavilion and
enjoy some blues. “If the blues is played right,”
says Austin native W.C. Clark, “it makes your
soul feel clean.” Indeed, master guitarist/vo-
calist Clark – known as “The Godfather of
PERKWinner – Judy Aishman
Perk Card Winner this month is
Judy Aishman. She went on the
Biblical Art Museum outing and
enjoyed the quaint museum. Judy was amazed at all
the donations after the fire in 2008. She really enjoyed
seeing a dove sculpture from 500 A.D.
Activities with Jenny
We have some changes happening in
the Lifestyle Department. The CA has
partnered with a new extended travel
company, Globus. Globus will host a
social gathering with food and bever-
ages on Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m.
in the Atrium to show upcoming trips
planned for 2014; see details on page 100.
The second change is some of our outing trips will now
offer the opportunity for two (2) wheelchair bound pas-
sengers to board and ride the bus without leaving their
wheelchairs. Look for the wheelchair icon in the article.
In order for us to monitor and not exceed the wheelchair
capacity, all tickets for these mobility impaired trips
must be purchased at the Member Services Office. If
you need the wheelchair spot on the bus then you must
informMember Services when you purchase your ticket.
Remember that our Volunteer Trip Leader and Co-leader
are responsible for the entire group and cannot be the
companion for one person.
Jenny Phillips
Lifestyle & Activities Director
PERK Cards!
Every time you travel on an outing planned by the Lifestyle De-
partment, you will receive a card to fill out and turn in at the Moni-
tor’s desk. We will draw a card monthly and the lucky winner will
receive 50% o one future day-bus trip! We will notify the winner
via phone and email.
purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Events at
or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for activities listed for the first time will be available
Wednesday, May 1, at 8 a.m.
Indicates CA sponsored event
Riders on the Orphan Train
Thursday, May 2, 7-8:30 p.m., SCB, $10 pp
open Seating – Cabaret Style*
Novelist and Humanities Scholar Alison
Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster
have combined audio visual elements, histori-
cal fiction and musical ballads into a collab-
orative performance that brings the Orphan
Trains, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to
the public. The one-hour multi-media presentation,
Riders
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