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EVENTS

           Purchase your tickets for CA-Sponsored Events at www.sctexas.org or at the Member Services Office.
                         Tickets for events listed for the first time will be available Monday, July 3 at 8 a.m.

Activities with Jenny                                                  heavy work load, this volunteer opportunity may not be a
                                                                       good fit for you. The required interview with potential vol-
Seeking volunteer trip leaders                                         unteers includes discussion and discernment about working
                                                                       well with our current group.
Are you interested in being a Volunteer
Trip Leader? Do you enjoy planning fun                                 The top three personality traits required are as follows:
outings? Do you have a great interest in
sports, theatre, museums, shopping or                                   – Organization and office skills (detail-oriented, computer
history? If leading, planning, contracts,                                  literate, willingness to persevere).
spreadsheets, budgets, writing articles,
and being a team player are your passion,                               – Personal skills (self-starter, creativity, ability to take
please contact Jenny Phillips for an interview. This is a great            charge, flexibility, willingness and ability to trouble-shoot
group to be a part of, but it does take time and patience to               and handle problems).
prepare all details and lead a successful trip.
                                                                        – People skills (positive attitude, communication skills,
Please know that one of the primary requirements is that                   recognition of what people expect from us, sensitivity).
each volunteer plans and leads at least six trips a year.
Trip leaders are also required to attend and participate in                 email Jenny Phillips at [email protected]
a monthly team meeting. If you have time constraints or a

USA Hip Hip Hooray                                                     have a presentation of colors at the beginning of the performance.
                                                                       The concert also will feature a funny and exciting duet from
Saturday, July 1, 6-9 p.m., $12 pp, SCB                                keyboard aficionados Sharon Odon and Nancy Wright.

Cabaret seating                                                           Free Self Defense Classes

                    Sun City Live! returns with their second annual    Friday, July 14, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
                     4th of July and summertime holiday show.          Wednesday, July 26, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
                     Last year’s show sold out quickly, so do not      Friday, July 28, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
                     wait to purchase your tickets for this exciting,  CC Georgetown Room, FREE
                     all new event. We will begin with entertainment   Class Size: 15 maximum
by our local band, “Kountry Kombo.” You will enjoy a patriotic         (Ticket “purchase” required – Member Services or online)
parade, singers and dancers, comedians and a special tribute
to our veterans.                                                                            The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Self
                                                                                            Defense Academy / Georgetown Police
Bring your friends and begin the celebration of summer and the                              Department are providing a free self-defense
4th of July. Drinks and snacks will be provided or bring your                               seminar for the citizens of the Sun City
own to share! Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are available at                              Community. This is a 2-hour class and will
www.sctexas.org and at the Member Services Office.                     cover safety awareness and defensive tactics. Instructors will
                                                                       be Deputy Brandon Schaefer and Officer Shane Rogers.
“American Pride”
                                                                       Dress is relaxed casual/tennis/athletic shoes.
Sun City Singers concert
                                                                          Performance – Kristen Gibbs, Harpist
Monday, July 3, 11 a.m., SCB, $10 pp
                                                                       Wednesday, July 19, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., SCB, $10 pp
                     The Sun City Singers will offer a salute to the   Reserved seating by table
                     Founding Fathers and all things American
                     with its annual patriotic concert set for July 3                      Changing the traditional barriers of the classical
                     at 11 a.m. in the Social Center Ballroom.                              harp world, Kristen is one of the few harpists
                     Tickets are on sale in the Member Services                             in the nation who incorporates vocals into her
Office and online at www.sctexas.org. The concert will feature                              show. She performs classical, pop and
a selection of all-time favorites for the holiday including God                             contemporary music. Kristen started her band
Bless America, America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the               titled Kristen Gibbs in 2011, and the band includes a bass player
Republic and the Star-Spangled Banner. Singers also will               and drummer. The combination of the three instruments and
perform the Woody Guthrie classic This Land is Your Land,              vocals give a full sound perfect for an enjoyable evening in the
and I am America, written by former Singers director Dick              ballroom.
Anderson and R.G. Wyekoff. The concert also will debut We the
People, written by Sun City’s own Carlie Burdett. We also will

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