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CHARTERED CLUBS

Women Helping Others                        Woodworkers                                 Zoomers

Monday, July 27, 11 a.m., The Oaks          www.sctxwoodshop.com                        Our newsletter is available via email.
Contact: Nina Stancil, 512-868-1609         Shop phone: 512-591-7853
or [email protected]                         Shop hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30          Social Activities
                                            p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Women Helping Others (WHO) is a new-        Board Meeting:                              We have many active social groups with
ly chartered Sun City club that welcomes    Wednesday, July 15, 9 a.m.                  special interest in books, table games,
all residents. We are a cohesive group      Membership Meeting:                         bowling, movies, dining out, gourmet
with a passion and purpose for caring,      Thursday, July 16, 9:30 a.m.                cooking, wine and beer tasting. Contact
sharing and serving the extended com-       Contact: Jane Bonk, 512-948-7214 or         Robin Pearlstein at social.zoomer2014@
munity. Our mission is to support exist-    [email protected]                       gmail.com for more information about
ing charitable organizations with time,                                                 all our groups.
donations and assistance while fostering    New members: All new members must
camaraderie, fellowship and inclusion.      pay through the SCTexas.org website or      ZIE (Inside Events) Current Mem-
And yes, men are welcome, too.              at the CA office. Use the Ticket section    bers Only
                                            to pay the $40 annual dues and the $20
We meet the fourth Monday of the            fee for the Orientation and Training.       The next scheduled event will be Den-
month. The agenda includes a busi-          Please bring your ticket to the shop to     im and Diamonds on October 17. It will
ness meeting and a presentation from        sign up for Orientation & Safety Train-     include dinner and a country western
a non-profit organization, followed by      ing. Membership is open to all Sun City     dance band. Polish your boots and get
a salad luncheon. The members bring         Texas residents. The shop is designed to    ready to have a good time.
the salads and make a $10 donation at       accommodate woodworkers of all skill
each meeting. Annual dues are $10 and       levels.                                     ZOE (Outside Events)
may be paid online or at the monthly
meeting. Guests and prospective mem-        We maintain a fully equipped woodshop       Our ZOE Volunteers are always busy
bers are welcome to join us. Just let us    with jointers, planers, table, band and     setting up new and exciting venues for
know you are coming so that we may          miter saws, routers, many different         our Zoomers members. We currently
welcome you. Our speaker in July is Eric    kinds of sanders, hand tools, clamps,       are working on day trips to various sur-
McMahon, program director with the          and tables for assembly. We sell at our     rounding areas as well as booking seats
Georgetown Independent School Dis-          cost a variety of hardwoods.                for coming attractions at several of our
trict’s Georgetown Project. The vision of                                               great performance halls.
this organization is for Georgetown to      We invite you to stop by the woodshop get
be a community where no child is hun-       a guided tour of our facility, talk about   Our trips include a beautiful Danube
gry, hurt, alone or rejected, and where     your idea for a wood project or just talk.  cruise from Budapest to Prague, the Ca-
all children and youth believe they are                                                 nadian Rockies, Scotland and Ireland
loved, respected and treated with dig-      Our training classes and extensive li-      and our annual Valentine Cruise in 2016.
nity. Come and learn more about the         brary, paper and digital, help our mem-     Our plans for fall and winter programs
Georgetown Project.                         bers plan projects and enjoy woodwork-      are in the works so check out our ZOE
                                            ing. We conduct orientation classes twice   website for all upcoming events.
We have some exciting goals for 2015,       a month and enhanced classes quarterly.
including learning arts and crafts that                                                 Membership
will be created and later sold, volunteer-  We enjoy building Toys for Tots to pro-
ing for Faith Lutheran Church’s annual      vide wooden toys for children at Christ-    Join or renew online or in person at
Meals on Wheels golf tournament and         mas, make kit projects for Camp Dis-        the Member Services Office. Questions
participating in the Christmas Meals on     covery and help kids fighting cancer        should be directed to Tom Greer at
Wheels event. We have also currently        assemble them.                              [email protected].
supported the Georgetown Project’s fund
drive that gives financial assistance to    To raise funds for these projects, we sell
33 homeless graduating seniors for their    craft items at the woodshop throughout
graduation expenses. It will be a great     the year and do other activities.
year for WHO!
                                            Special Interest Group

                                            Woodcarvers: Beginners to experi-
                                            enced--all are welcome. Contact Karl
                                            Fiedler at 512-818-4156 or karlandme@
                                            suddenlink.net for more information.

                                            Woodcarvers meet each Monday from
                                            6-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:30-11 a.m.

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