LA DEMOCRATIC CLUB By Shelley Miller The Lake Ashton Democratic Club is holding their monthly meeting January 5 via Zoom and inperson at the HFC. Social time with snacks will be from 4 to 4:30 pm. Please bring your own beverage. The in-person General meeting and Zoom will start at 4:30. The January speaker (postponed from November) is Steve Whitaker from Victory Ridge Academy, a public charter school serving special needs children with communication deficits, emotional/behavioral challenges, and physical disabilities. The school serves students with a variety of special needs; Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Spina Bifida, Down’s syndrome and many more. IMPORTANT NOTE: Club elections will be held at the January 5 meeting, so it is important to have a quorum of members in order to hold the election. Please plan t o a t t e nd . Fo r mo r e i n f o rma t i o n , e - mail lakeashtondemocraticclub@gmail.com. LA REPUBLICAN CLUB By Brenda Bush-Sayre The Lake Ashton Republican Club will hold their first meeting of 2023 on January 25 at the Clubhouse. Social time will begin at 3:30 pm followed by the meeting at 4. Board members will be nominated and elected at this meeting. The newly elected board members will serve a two year term. Point of contact is Brenda Bush-Sayre, 813-313-9911, bbs1954@icloud.com. BOOK CLUB By Gary Winfrey All Lake Ashton residents are invited by the Tuesday Evening B o o k C l u b t o a Z o o m presentation February 7 at 2:30 pm in the Clubhouse Cinema by guest author Ward R. Anderson about his book ESCAPE FROM UKRAINE: One Man’s Journey to the Black Sea. Mr. Anderson wrote Escape from Ukraine to protest the 2014 invasion of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Completed in 2020, it was updated and republished after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. After graduating from Bucknell University with a B.A. in History, Mr. Anderson flew fighter/attack aircraft from the U.S.S. Ranger. As a Naval Reservist, his NATO deployments in the 1980s along the Iron Curtain furthered his understanding of the vulnerability of free border countries. Anderson lives in Annapolis, Maryland, and as a seasonal visitor to the Keys, he is a member of the Key West Writer's Guild. CAMERA CLUB By Larry Hillock As the New Year begins, there is a new experience for the members. An off site meeting will be held at the Lake Region Audubon Center (115 Lameraux Road, Winter Haven) on January 9 at 10 am. The president of the Lake Region Audubon Center and good friend of the Camera Club Reinier Munguia will present a program on photographing reptiles and amphibians. Members are encouraged to bring their camera equipment and explore the grounds. No need to sign up. Looking forward to another great year of guest speakers, photography challenges and outings!
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