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CHARTERED CLUBS

Continued from the previous page             Women’s Golf Association                       Woodworkers
                                             18-Hole
[email protected]. He’ll be happy to guide                                                    www.sctxwoodshop.com
you through the process of engaging in       Contact: Marcia Ness,                          Shop phone: 512-591-7853
tennis in Sun City Texas.                    [email protected]                        Shop hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
                                                                                            p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Visual Arts                                  Play days are every Tuesday, alternating       Board meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 21,
                                             between all three Sun City golf courses.       9 a.m., WS
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 3 p.m., CCF/G             Monthly meetings are held the first            General meeting: Thursday, Sept. 22,
Contact: Violet Nicklen, 850-543-7775        Tuesday of every other month. Please           9:30 a.m., WS
Studio Phone: 512-948-7661                   check the Sun Rays’ Golf section or visit our  Contact: Jane Bonk, 443-986-4474 or
                                             website for dates, locations and monthly       [email protected]
This year marks the VAC’s 11th Annual        WGA 18-Holers news. We welcome any new         New members: All new members must
Fall Competition! All are invited to our     or returning ladies interested in 18 holes of  pay through the sctexas.org website or
reception and show on September 25 from      fun, competitive golf! New members must        at the Member Services Office. Use the
2-5 p.m. at the Activities Center. Enjoy     contact membership representative Paula        Ticket section to pay the $40 annual dues
demonstrations and light refreshments as     Mockenhaupt at [email protected] or           and the $20 Orientation and Training fee,
you meet the artists. Additional venues to   512-240-4273. We’re looking forward to         then bring your ticket to the shop to sign
view and purchase art in Sun City are at     a successful year, so please come join us.     up for training. Membership is open to all
the Social Center, Cowan Creek and the                                                      residents. The shop is designed to accom-
Visual Arts Studio.                          Women Helping Others                           modate woodworkers of all skill levels.
                                                                                            We maintain a fully equipped woodshop
At the general meeting, a demo will be       Monday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m., SCB                  and sell a variety of hardwoods at cost. A
given by Sherry Daerr, a new SC resident     (America Room)                                 safety monitor is present whenever the
from the Dallas area. Over the past ten      Contact: Nina Stancil, 512-868-1609            shop is open. Our training classes and
years Sherry has studied with national       or [email protected]                            extensive library help members plan proj-
and world renowned artists. Sherry will                                                     ects and enjoy woodworking. Orientation
be painting one of her little furry friends  WHO welcomes all residents. We are a           is conducted twice a month and enhanced
in watercolor, having had several of         cohesive group with a passion for caring,      classes are offered quarterly.
her paintings accepted into numerous         sharing and serving the extended com-          We enjoy building Toys for Tots to provide
juried shows. Sherry has several animal      munity. Our mission is to support exist-       wooden toys for children at Christmas. We
watercolor workshops set up over the next    ing charitable organizations with time,        also make kit projects for Camp Discovery
few months, focusing on how to paint         donations and assistance while fostering       and help kids fighting cancer assemble
the facial features and the importance       camaraderie, fellowship and inclusion.         them. To raise funds for these projects we
of value in forming shape and creating       And yes, men are welcome, too. We meet         sell craft items at the woodshop through-
expression. If you love animals, you will    the fourth Monday of the month. The            out the year and at the annual Hill Coun-
love these workshops.                        agenda includes a salad luncheon and a         try Arts & Craft Fair.
                                             presentation from a nonprofit or public ser-   If you have an ailing piece of wooden
Classes offered in September include         vice organization, followed by our business    furniture that needs some help, we offer
Beginning Oil Painting, Beginning            meeting. The members bring the salads          furniture repair. Bring it by and we will
Drawing, a Portrait Workshop, a free         and make an optional $10 donation at each      tell you if we can fix it.
Life Drawing class, a Creative Drawing       meeting. Annual dues are $10 and may           Special Interest Group
Class and Animal Watercolors (cats). For     be paid online or at the monthly meet-         Woodcarvers: Beginners to experienced
locations, dates, fees and to sign up for    ing. Guests and prospective members are        – all are welcome. Contact Karl Fiedler at
classes please go to the VAC website. For    welcome to join us. Just let us know you       512-818-4156 or karlandme@suddenlink.
additional information contact Elizabeth     are coming so that we may welcome you.         net for more information.
Anadale, 303-946-6177.                                                                      Woodcarvers meet each Monday from 6
                                             Our speaker for September is Trudy             - 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:30 - 11 a.m.
Women’s Golf Association                     Rivera, volunteer with the Assistance
9-Hole                                       League of Georgetown Area, a philan-                                                      ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
                                             thropic, non-profit, volunteer organization
Contact: Paula Elmers,                       dedicated to helping those in need within
[email protected]                        our community.

The WGA 9-Holers tee off on Tuesdays,        Last year was our first full year as a
alternating weekly play among all three      chartered Sun City club, and we have
Sun City golf courses. In addition, golfers  accomplished our goals of volunteering,
are encouraged to attend our monthly         fundraising and donating funds to sup-
general meetings which are held on the       port charitable organizations. Come and
second Tuesday of each month.                see WHO we are and the great things we
                                             are doing in our community.
See the Golf section of the Sun Rays for
monthly WGA 9-Holers news.

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