SANDY’S NY STATE GROUP By Joyce Notarnicola Greetings to all our neighbors, old and new, from New York. Our January gathering will be at Olive Garden in Winter Haven at 6 pm on the 19th. Please RSVP on our Facebook page or by email to Deirdre (auntdeda@hotmail.com) by January 15. Please these on your calendar: February 27, March 27, April 24, May 15, and September 25 gatherings will be at the HFC. October location TBD, and November 20’s will be at the Clubhouse. To be added (or removed) from the contact list, please contact Deirdre Knapp (auntdeda@hotmail.com). We hope to see you in 2026! ITALIAN/AMERICAN CLUB By Susie Escoda Happy New Year everyone! Please join us on January 15th at 6pm for our monthly potluck. Bring a dish to share for 8 people (desserts are taken care of) a beverage of your choice & $1 to cover our costs. Meet some new friends, eat some delicious food & have a night out. No RSVP required but any questions call Susie Escoda 863-206-6566. HOGAN LOOPERS! By Julie Cappel Mark your calendars! We will get together February 21 to meet and socialize with our neighbors. If your address is 5436 Hogan Lane or higher, you are invited to the special Hogan Loopers Pot Luck at the HFC at 5 pm. You will receive a formal invitation on your mailbox post in January. There will be a small fee of $2.00 per person that you can either send early or pay at the door. If you have questions you can drop a note to Julie Cappel at 5580 Hogan Lane, or text/call 586-242-2100. Thanks, Loopers! PEBBLES & PINES SOCIAL CLUB By Jill Groves Our annual holiday party was held at HFC on December 6. About 80 neighbors gathered for friendship, fun & great food. Thank you to Patty Hellmer our terrific MC, George Powell for his fantastic job creating the centerpieces, the LAPP committee: Marie, Tish, MaryBeth, Tammy, Jim, Anne, Marcia, Jill, their spouses who assisted, and of course, Santa. Also thank you to all of those who brought food & donations. Neighbors also brought toys which were donated to Polk Co Toys for Tots. Happy holidays to all! LA ROCKERS By MJ Richards LA Rockers is a group who paint rocks with kindness messages and images to hide within Lake Ashton to bring a smile to our friends and neighbors. We also give each new homeowner a welcome rock to display at their front door. We hope you have found a few of our rocks here and there and have either kept them or re-hid them for others to enjoy. If you are interested in joining this great group to paint some kindness rocks (no worries if you aren’t an artist … we have all sorts of tricks up our sleeves), email MJ at mjmrichards517@gmail.com and she will fill you in all the details on how to get started! 35
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