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INTEREST GROUPS

Continued from the previous page               dialogue in German and English. Contact:      lucks, and bocce games. Contact Eddie
                                               Jerry Faulkner, 512-868-1847.                 Verdecanna at 512-868-0704, cell 512-426-
The Sun City Ordinarily Unruly Tan-                                                          3041 or [email protected].
dem Society (SCOUTS) invites tandem            Hadassah - SC Kadima
riders to join them for a ride in the won-                                                   Kansas
derful countryside outside Sun City. Rides     Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionest
are every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact        and volunteer organization in America.        If you have lived in Kansas or just wish
Karen Shawhan, [email protected].          Hadassah is dedicated to improving            you had, you are invited to join us as we
                                               the lives of people in Israel, supporting     share information, stories, and memories
Czech                                          women’s health issues and women’s rights      of Kansas. The Kansas Group gets togeth-
                                               in the U.S. To find out more information      er at least annually. Watch the Kansas
If you are of Czech heritage and interested    about the local Kadima chapter, contact       Group page on the Sun City Texas web-
in meeting socially with other Czechs,         Sarah Christiansen, 512-868-3504 or           site for upcoming events. For additional
contact Stephanie Matlock at stephanie_        [email protected]; Geri Scheer,         information, contact Jim Wayland at 512-
[email protected].                             512-864-0212 or [email protected].         864-9319, Reg Bessmer at 512-686-0140,
                                                                                             or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at 512-591-7268.
DAR - Robert Gilbert                           Hawaii
Livingston Chapter                                                                           Latin/Hispanic
                                               The next gathering will be held Friday,
No meeting in August                           August 21, in celebration of Hawaii State-    Are you Latin or of Latin heritage? Have
                                               hood Day. Members will receive an email       you spent a number of years living in
Daughters of the American Revolution,          notification of the date.                     Latin America? If you are interested in
The Robert Gilbert Livingston chapter,                                                       meeting with others to practice Spanish or
does not meet during the summer. Our           Hawaii Club members include those who         exchange cultural experiences in a casual
next meeting will take place in September.     were born or raised in Hawaii, those who      social setting, contact Fran at 512-930-
                                               lived or worked in Hawaii or who possess      8180 or [email protected].
Firefighters                                   a love for the state and its culture. Do you
                                               visit Hawaii often? Then this club is for     Life Sciences
Are you a former firefighter, either career    you. Contact Karen Meredith Lindholm,
or volunteer? If you’re interested in casual   [email protected], 512-686-1906,          We meet on the first Saturday of the
gatherings with other former “smoke eat-       or Martha Toler, marthanntoler@gmail.         month. Contact Norm Ford at 512-868-
ers” contact Ken Phipps at kenwphipps@         com, 512-868-3639.                            0098 or Bob Hazelwood at 512-864-0311.
gmail.com.
                                               Indiana                                       Michigan
French Social
                                               Former Hoosiers and others interested         If you have lived in Michigan, have ties to
Born, lived or worked in French-speaking       in Indiana are invited to join us. Contact    or an interest in Michigan, please join us
countries? Want to keep up the language?       Barbara Wolford at 512-948-7182 or bj-        to share information, stories, and memo-
Join our group on the second Thursday          [email protected].                              ries of the Great Lake State. For further
of the month at 2 p.m. For the location,                                                     information or to be included on our email
please contact Claudia Shelton by email at     Iowa                                          and notification list, contact Will Wright at
[email protected].                                                                         512-240-4325 or [email protected].
                                               Are you an Iowa expat? The August 10
Garland Groupies                               meeting is cancelled. Come join other Io-     Minnesota
                                               wans on Monday, October 13, from 5:30
If you previously lived in Garland, Texas      - 8 p.m. at the Legacy Hills Pavilion for     If you are a former Minnesotan and in-
and are interested in fun and fellowship       a potluck dinner. For more information,       terested in meeting other Golden Go-
with others who have lived there, you          contact Pat Sampson at 512-863-8219 or        phers, this interest group is for you. For
should become a member. Call Charlie/          [email protected], or Jan Miller at        more information and to be added to our
Margie Swearingen at 512-864-0306 or           [email protected].                    mailing list, contact Marcia Whittier at
Ed/Bettye McCrary at 512-864-0471.                                                           [email protected] or Betty Jean
                                               Italian Social                                Steinke at [email protected].
German
                                               We meet on the second Friday of the month     Mississippi
Second Thursdays, Noon                         at the V.F.W. (1000 College Street, George-
                                               town) for all the spaghetti and meatballs     Calling all Mississippi folks – join our
This spirited social club comprises native-    you can eat. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.; cost    Mississippi Club. Come meet other Mis-
born and German-Americans with a desire        is $8 per person.                             sissippians living in Sun City. Contact
to share mutual experiences in all things                                                    Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
Germanic; the language, peoples, culture,      If you have Italian heritage, have lived      512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
prevalent in its diverse regions. Interest is  in Italy, or just love everything Italian,    [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
keen regarding the migration of German         join us for the Italian Social and Cultural
settlers to Texas and their contributions      Club. Occasionally we have outings, pot-                    Continued on the next page
to the Lone Star state. Luncheons are on
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