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INTEREST GROUPS

DAR - Robert Gilbert                           Sarah Christiansen, 512-868-3504 or          share information, stories, and memories
Livingston Chapter                             [email protected]; Geri Scheer,        of Kansas. The Kansas Group gets togeth-
                                               512-864-0212 or [email protected].        er at least annually. Watch the Kansas
Daughters of the American Revolution,                                                       Group page on the Sun City Texas web-
Robert Gilbert Livingston Chapter, will        Hawaii                                       site for upcoming events. For additional
hold their next meeting on Thursday,                                                        information, contact Jim Wayland at 512-
March 10, in the Sun City Activities Cen-      Members will gather in March for a Palm      864-9319, Reg Bessmer at 512-686-0140,
ter Atrium. Coffee and refreshments will       Sunday Brunch. Watch your e-mail for         or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at 512-591-7268.
be served at 9:30 a.m., and the business       more information.
meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The pro-                                                      Latin/Hispanic
gram will be “The Annual Pow-wow at            Our club consists of members who were
Southwestern University” and presenting        born or raised in Hawaii, those who have     Are you Latin or of Latin heritage? Have
will be Southwestern University’s pro-         lived or worked in Hawaii, or those who      you spent a number of years living in
gram representatives for Native American       possess a real love for the state and its    Latin America? If you are interested in
Teaching Indigenous Values Everywhere          culture. Do you visit Hawaii often? Then     meeting with others to practice Spanish or
(SUNATIVE). For more information call          this club is for you.                        exchange cultural experiences in a casual
Catharine Browning at (512) 864-7544.                                                       social setting, contact Fran at 512-930-
                                               Please contact Karen Meredith Lindholm       8180 or [email protected].
Firefighters                                   at [email protected] or 512-686-
                                               1906, or Martha Toler at marthanntoler@      Life Sciences
Are you a former firefighter, either career    gmail.com or 512-868-3639.
or volunteer? Interested in casual social                                                   We meet on the first Saturday of the
gatherings and outings with former “smoke      Illinois/Chicago                             month. Contact Norm Ford at 512-868-
eaters?” Monthly social hour is the third                                                   0098 or Bob Hazelwood at 512-864-0311.
Thursday of each month at Putters at 4         The Illinois/Chicago club is for those
p.m. Contact Ken Phipps at kenwphipps@         with Midwest values, Illinois connec-        Michigan
gmail.com for more information.                tions and memories and a fondness for
                                               Chicago foods, sports teams and Windy        If you have lived in Michigan, have ties to
French Social                                  City neighborhoods. We meet four times a     or an interest in Michigan, please join us
                                               year for fun, friendship and food! Contact   to share information, stories, and memo-
Born, lived or worked in French-speaking       Jim Bonk at [email protected] or Linda         ries of the Great Lake State. For further
countries? Want to keep up the language?       Dwyer at [email protected] to         information or to be included on our email
Join our group on the second Thursday          be added to our email list.                  and notification list, contact Will Wright at
of the month at 2 p.m. For the location,                                                    512-240-4325 or [email protected].
please contact Claudia Shelton by email at     Iowa
[email protected].                                                                        Minnesota
                                               Are you from Iowa or have lived in Iowa?
German                                         Come join other Iowans on Monday, April      If you are from Minnesota or have ever
                                               18, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Legacy Hills     lived in Minnesota we’d love to meet you!
Second Thursdays, Noon                         Pavilion for a potluck dinner. For more      Contact Marcia Whittier at scmngroup@
                                               information, contact Pat Sampson at 512-     gmail.com or Betty Jean Steinke at
This spirited social club comprises native-    863-8219 or [email protected] or          [email protected] to be added to our
born and German-Americans with a desire        Jan Miller at [email protected].     mailing list. We try to get together three
to share mutual experiences in all things                                                   times a year – spring, fall and winter.
Germanic; the language, peoples, culture,      Italian Social                               Watch your email for upcoming events.
prevalent in its diverse regions. Interest is
keen regarding the migration of German         We meet on the second Friday of the month    Mississippi
settlers to Texas and their contributions      at the V.F.W. (1000 College Street, George-
to the Lone Star state. Luncheons are on       town) for all the spaghetti and meatballs    Calling all Mississippi folks – join our
the second Thursday of each month, with        you can eat. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.; cost   Mississippi Club. Come meet other Mis-
dialogue in German and English. Contact:       is $8 per person.                            sissippians living in Sun City. Contact
Jerry Faulkner, 512-868-1847.                                                               Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
                                               If you have Italian heritage, have lived     512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
Hadassah - SC Kadima                           in Italy, or just love everything Italian,   [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
                                               join us for the Italian Social and Cultural
Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionest        Club. Occasionally we have outings, pot-     Nebraska
and volunteer organization in America.         lucks, and bocce games. Contact Eddie
Hadassah is dedicated to improving             Verdecanna at 512-868-0704, cell 512-426-    Nebraskans get together three to four
the lives of people in Israel, supporting      3041 or [email protected].                times a year to share and celebrate. If you
women’s health issues and women’s rights                                                    have a Nebraska Connection or just want
in the U.S. To find out more information       Kansas                                       to have one, please contact Jerry and Cleo
about the local Kadima chapter, contact                                                     Ramsey at 512 863-0662 or jlrams2002@
                                               If you have lived in Kansas or just wish     yahoo.com.
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG                            you had, you are invited to join us as we
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