LA GETAWAYS By Shelley Brodka Thank you to everyone that attended the Lake Ashton Getaways Club Kick-Off September 30 in the Lake Ashton Clubhouse. Holly from Small World Tours was there to talk about our Lake Ashton 2026 Bus Trips, and Art talked about our trip to Italy, New Years 2026 Cruise and 2027 Tour from Denver to Las Vegas. The next Lake Ashton Getaway meeting will be held Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 11 am to 1 pm. Dues for the Lake Ashton Getaways Membership are $12 and can be paid through Ticketleap or by check payable to Lake Ashton Getaways and dropped off at the Clubhouse OFfice. Membership will allow you early access to information and booking future trips, a bit of savings and help us provide snacks at our regular meetings. ALL Lake Ashton Residents are welcome and encouraged to participate in all Lake Ashton Getaways trips or events. You will get to meet your neighbors and get to make some great memories. Sign up for membership and bus trips and take a flyer for the trips you are interested in at Monday Coffee through October. Non-members will pay an additional $5 for each bus trip. For more information please contact LakeAshtonGetaways@gmail.com. LA BELLES By Joan DiBattista Lunch for the Belles will be brewing at L'Incontro, (35 State Rd 60 W, Lake Wales) Wednesday, October 29 at noon. Get out those costumes and enter the best prize contest. Costumes are welcomed but not required. Questions? Call Faye Cooke at 863-969-8700, Bernice Williams at 386-679-8340 or Joan DiBattista - 239-851-7899. Happy Halloween! SANDY’S NY STATE GROUP By Joyce Notarnicola Greetings to all neighbors from New York! Our October gathering will be a dinner out at Sizzling Grill Wednesday, October 15 at 6 pm. Please RSVP to Deirdre (auntdeda@hotmail.com or 914-523-8331) by October 8. Our limit is 30 people so first come, first served! Save the date: November 21st – Friendsgiving 33 Dinner at 6 pm in the Clubhouse. For 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 in October for a dinner out. ITALIAN/AMERICAN CLUB By Susie Escoda Summer is gone and we want to welcome back all our Snowbirds. It’s time to get our clubs going again. If you’re Italian please join us on Thursday October 16th at 6pm at the HFC. Please bring a dish to share, a beverage and $1 to help with expenses. No RSVP needed. If you have questions please feel free to contact me Susie Escoda 863-206-6566. See you in October! BOLLA By Linda Warden Blankets Of Love at Lake Ashton continues to meet every Monday from 1 to 3 pm in the Clubhouse Craft Room. Although some members are snowbirds or travel in the summer those remaining continued to work on blankets for the children in crisis here in Polk County. Our members have begun delivering blankets to the local schools as the new school year starts. If you have some extra time to spare please consider coming and joining us. We always have fun, interesting conversations and occasional sweet treats. No need to be able to sew. Just be able to tie knots. All supplies are furnished. LA SINGLES CLUB By Carol Corley Lake Ashton’s Singles Club had a very interesting September meeting, learning about all the potential activities in which we could participate, like the Christmas Dinner Dance at the Clubhouse, and LA Getaways, a travel club which promises interesting trips to near and far places. Also, the club plans its own activities and suggested many possibilities, including Theatre Winter Haven, Bok Tower Gardens, (continued)
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