cards. Five Crown, or bring a new game to teach us. After cards we go somewhere for dinner, as a group. But that’s not all we do. The Third Thursday of every month at 4 pm is a Mingle, held at the Pavilion. We bring what we would like to drink, plus an appetizer or dessert to share, and just enjoy visiting. Sometime during the month we go somewhere for lunch or dinner as a group. We also help each other, so if someone has a need, we have a list of volunteers. The Club also has a charitable project — twice a year we adopt senior “orphans” and provide them with gifts that they are hoping for — usually these gifts are very basic, like pajamas, or a shower chair. Senior “orphans” are older people in nursing or assisted living homes who have no family to help them. They are pre-screened by social services in Polk County. We are adopting six senior orphans for Christmas in July, and we did 12 for Christmas last December. We hope you will join us. LA ROCKERS By Annie Lutz LA Rockers is a wonderful group of residents spreading acts of kindness to our LA Community. By painting and hiding rocks here at Lake Ashton we hope to provide the right message at just the right time. We had a lot of fun working with the residents at Water’s Edge just in time for Easter. We shared how to paint cute bunnies and one resident even painted a cow! The residents seemed to have enjoyed the time with the Rockers and trying a new activity. Our group has had a great turnout for the recent meetings. Come give the group a try! You don’t need to be an artist to create beautiful rocks. There are lots of ways to paint and the group is always happy to share tips and techniques. Please note new meeting times: Meet in the HFC Community Center from 1 to 3 pm on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The first Wednesday is for current members to learn new skills and techniques. The third Wednesday is a “Free Paint and Newcomers Session”. Newcomers will be lent the supplies they need for their first session so it’s very important to contact MJ Richards (mjmrichards517@gmail.com) at least five days before their first meeting. If you are lucky enough to find a rock, please post a photo of your rock on Talk of Lake Ashton’s (TOLA) Facebook page. It means a lot for us to see where our rocks go. SANDY ’ S NYS GROUP By Joyce Notarnicola Greetings to all neighbors from New York! The May gathering will be on May 10 (changed from the 17th) at 6:30 pm in the Clubhouse Ballroom for a dessert and game night. Dessert and games will be supplied. Please bring $2 for dessert and quarters to play left, right, center. This will be our last gathering until September! Newbies: Please send your contact information (name, address in LA, phone number, email and where you’re from/live in NY) to Deirdre Knapp (auntdeda@hotmail.com) We look forward to seeing lots of “old” and new faces on May 10. DUPLICATE BRIDGE By Don Fuller & Liz Leigh Duplicate bridge is played on Monday at 12:45pm in the Clubhouse Card Room. The game is open to all residents regardless of skill level. Participants should have some experience playing bridge plus a partner is required. We have approximately 60 players in the group and can assist new players in finding a partner. Advance registration is encouraged and can be done by using the Red Book in the card room or by contacting Don Fuller at dfuller627@yahoo.com to register or receive more information. March 18: North-South 1st Ralph Ritter & Pat Foster; 2nd Chris Verges & Don Fuller; 3rd Dick Dole & Lois Dole; East-West 1st Graham Littlehales & Tom Fleming; 2nd Dana Griffiths & Marge Kniat; 3rd Nancy Golding & Cheryl Tillman March 25: North-South 1st James Ford & Don Fuller; 2nd Pat Foster & Ralph Ritter; 3rd Dick Dole & Lois Dole East-West 1st Graham Littlehales & Tom Fleming; 2nd Nancy Golding & Cheryl Tillman; 3rd Dana Griffiths & Marge Kniat April 1:1st Don Fuller & Jim Ford; 2nd Marge Kniat & Dana Griffiths; 3rd Graham Littlehales & Tom Fleming; 4th Keith Stevens & Liz Smith; 5th Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar April 8: 1st Pat Foster & Ralph Ritter; 2nd Pauline Pare & Nelda Sedlacek; 3rd Graham Littlehales & Tom Fleming; 4th Howard Mayne & Jeff Wilkinson; 5th Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar
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