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CHARTERED CLUBS

RV                                           – Training is non-combative with no sig-    Erica Bushner at the above number or
                                                nificant physical contact.               email address.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m., SCB
Contact: James Crumbliss, 512-966-           – A portion of each class is devoted to     Social Bridge
8521, [email protected]                 practice with a partner to perfect your
                                                self-protection techniques.              Contact: Marlene Mathers,
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Jan.                                                   [email protected] or
24 at 5:30 p.m. in the America/Texas/        – The Self Defense Club membership          512-818-6881
French Rooms in the Social Center Ball-         dues are $10.
room. Begin your RVing year by joining                                                   We play four games per weeek in the
your fellow travelers at a potluck dinner.   – Special training is offered to residents  Activities Center on Texas Drive. Bridge
                                                who are required to use a cane; a cane   begins at noon; players should arrive at
Trips planned for 2017 include Lake             can be legally taken anywhere and can    11:45 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Charles Mardi Gras (February), On the           be a very effective defensive weapon.    Fridays, Room 1. Bridge takes place on
Trail of Quannah Parker (March) and                                                      Thursday in Room 3 and begins at 5:30
the Philadelphia area (May). Informa-       Classes are available “at no charge” to Sun  p.m.; players should arrive at 5:15 p.m.
tion about these trips and our 2017 meet-   City Texas residents who face the chal-      Play News
ings schedule is on our website.            lenges of Parkinson’s disease.               1	1/21 Donna Moore and Linda Stokes

The RV club brings together those resi-     Classes will resume Jan. 11 at 10 a.m.              bid and made 7H
dents of our active lifestyle community     at Cowan Creek. Training fees are $15        1	1/21 Fess Westfall and Shirley Lewis
who also enjoy the RV lifestyle. The        for singles and $25 for couples for the six
result is a great combination for friend-   week (once per week) training classes. You          bid and made 7S
ships, travel and adventure. We cur-        must be a paid member of the Self Defense
rently number nearly 100 rigs of virtu-     Club to attend classes. Please refer to the  Softball
ally every style and configuration. Our     club’s website for more details on train-    (Senior Coed Slow Pitch)
members organize group RV trips to a        ing content and class schedules. Join the
wide variety of destinations throughout     club and bring a friend as a practice        Contact: Membership Director Tom
the year; they are listed on our website.   partner!                                     Davis, 512-843-9465 or trdavis101@
We meet once a month except June, July                                                   gmail.com
and August when many of our members         Singers                                      “You don’t quit playing softball because
are away traveling. Interested residents                                                 you get old; you get old because you quit
can find membership and other informa-      Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6:40-8:30              playing softball!”
tion on the club website or from our con-   p.m., SCB                                    We invite you to beautiful Del Webb Field
tact above.                                 Contact: Erica Bushner, president,           to watch and/or play one of the few specta-
                                            512-943-0086, [email protected]             tor sports in Sun City Texas. Come and
Self-Defense                                                                             have some fun! Our grandstand covers
                                            If you want to take your singing in the      make watching games more comfortable
Contact Fred Warman at                      shower to the next level, come join the      and enjoyable. During the winter season,
[email protected]                      Sun City Texas Singers as we begin our       our “Sun Porch” is quite popular!
for questions regarding club                2017 performance season. The new season      Our winter season starts on Jan. 2 and
membership, insights into training,         will feature three concerts – a salute to    will end Feb. 23. Games are played on
class content and class schedules.          Broadway in the spring, a Fourth of July     Mondays and Thursdays. There are also
                                            extravaganza in the summer and our tra-      regular practices and pick-up games on
The Self Defense Club’s primary goal is to  ditional Christmas shows in December.        Tuesdays and Fridays. Watch our web-
help our members develop:                   Registration for the new year has begun.     site for times, as we plan to play during
                                            Our first rehearsal for the spring show is   the warmest part of the day. We invite
    1) A greater awareness of risks         set for January 3. We rehearse each Tues-    all new and existing residents to check
                                            day from 6:40-8:30 p.m. in the ballroom      out our senior slo-pitch softball. There
    2) Avoidance and escape techniques      or in a designated alternative site when     are also very active and self-supporting
                                            there are scheduling conflicts at the CA.    traveling teams, the Sun City Warriors,
    3) Effective defensive techniques       The first two rehearsals in January are      for the more competitive players.
                                            an opportunity to register and get your      You are invited to also check the Softball
Members are taught easy-to-learn self-      music for the next performance. We are a     Club website and the club bulletin board
protection techniques that require little   dedicated bunch of singers so rehearsal at-  at Del Webb Field for additional informa-
training and practice.                      tendance is important. Our performances      tion, schedules and calendar of events.
                                            are set for April 13-14, July 3 and De-
 – Club instructors are Sun City Texas      cember 6-7. Membership dues are $10                                                     ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
    residents with extensive self-defense   and payable online at www.sctexas.org.
    training.                               For more information about becoming a
                                            Singer, visit the chartered club page on
 – Classes are held at the Cowan Creek      the Sun City website or call President
    Amenity Center.

 – The techniques taught are tailored to
    accommodate the physical limitations
    of each individual.

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