GOLF LALGA By Lydia Fichtman The LALGA welcomes the Snowbirds back to Lake Ashton. The courses are full of excitement with our returning friends and neighbors. The event calendar is plenty full starting with the LALGA Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Golf Tournament on November 8. Please support this cause by playing and sponsoring the event. You may also purchase raffle tickets for the over 150 raffle prizes. In addition, there will be a silent auction for everything from golf cart batteries to private golf courses to boat cruises. Purchasing pink ribbons, socks, shoelaces, water bottles and memory bouquets for $5 each will also help the cause. The league thanks all involved in advance for your continued support. The opening day luncheon is set for the following week, November 15. In addition to opening day, please note the following important 2022-2023 dates: December 13 – Holiday Luncheon; January 16-17 Solheim Cup; February 13-14 MemberMember; March 28-29 LALGA-LAMGA; and April 11 – Closing Day Luncheon. The Martinis, Mulligans and Munchies Tournament will be rescheduled for the spring. Unfortunately, Hurricane Ian made it impossible to host the event this year. The league is looking forward to this event and several others next spring and summer. We Care for Kids has their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive through November 10. Canned meats, canned tuna and salmon, peanut butter, jelly (no glass), canned or dry soups, canned stews and chili, tea bags, coffee (ground no beans), canned pasta, canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned pasta (Spaghetti “O’s”), hot and cold cereals, rice, cake mixes, pancake mix, syrup, powdered milk, packaged pasta (macaroni & cheese, etc.), juice boxes, canned Juices, canned beans, spam, canned gravy, granulated sugar, baby food & cereal (glass jars accepted), baby formula (Enfamil/Similac), granola bars, and cereal bars will be accepted. All food will be distributed to The Care Center of Lake Wales and The Mission of Winter Haven. 28 Contact Nancy Zografos at 863.318.1739 or nancyzog@icloud.com for more information. Thank you in advance for your support. Toys for Tots will be in December. The LALGA wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving! Spotlight on Renée Hicks: Renée was raised on a wheat farm near South Haven, Michigan. She attended a one-room school house from kindergarten through seventh grade. Renée attended Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan where she met her first husband. They married in November of 1969 and, as he was in the service, they moved to San Antonio and then to Okinawa. They have two children who currently live in Michigan. After their divorce in 1991, Renée continued raising the children as a single mom for ten years. In late 1999 Renée met her now husband of 22 years, Tom, and they were married in October of 2000 and lived on a mountain near Front Royal, Virginia. Tom and Renée worked at the State Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture, respectively, in Washington, D.C. until they retired. Seven years ago Tom and Renée decided they had had enough of the cold weather and snow and moved into her mom’s former home in Lake Region Village, near Haines City. After Hurricane Irma and the continuing threat of hurricanes, they decided to move into a more stable environment and chose Lake Ashton, building their new home, and moving here in August of 2021. Renée initially joined the Niners. She played a Mixers event with Dawn Neigh and Dawn suggested that she play with the LALGA. She has thoroughly enjoyed playing with both groups but loves the competitiveness of the LALGA. Renée and Tom have been playing golf consistently since 2003 and she and Tom have golfed all over the world including Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. She has played several times at The TPC Sawgrass. Renée and Tom enjoy traveling, reading, billiards and computers and she likes walking, biking, and cooking. Welcome Renée to the LALGA!
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