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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Helping Hands 2.0 Orchid Group
out to ALL residents and we would appreciate your
RSVP. EVERYONE is invited to enjoy this special time. Orchids. These easy to grow and easy to flow orchids have brilliant color
What a resounding success our NEW RESIDENTS’ RECEPTION was and can be grown indoors or outdoors. Many of my Laelia orchids are
on Aug 4. We had 46 new residents and 34 Shared Interest Groups currently putting out flower spikes which is much earlier than usual. But
participate. The residents heard about Helping Hands, were introduced then we live in unusual times and weather patterns are changing.
to the SIG Leaders and the New HOA Board and then were able to meet So join us for our next meeting. You should find it interesting.
with the SIGs, join if they wished, (we got 7 new HH members!), and
had some lovely refreshments that were courtesy of the HOA. Many Pinochle
thanks to all who participated, and particularly Shannon for co-hosting
this event with us. COME PLAY PINOCHLE EVERY SATURDAY @ 10AM TO NOON
We are planning a meeting for All Helping Hands Members on Tues, AT THE CLUB
Sept 21 from 3-4 at the Retreat. HH members will be receiving an Every Saturday 10 to 15 players are at the Club to play lively games of
invitation email later in September. PINOCHLE. We play Three handed and Partner single deck Pinochle
If you, or someone you know has a neighbor who is sick, has had 10am to noon. If you are rusty and have not played in a while the group
surgery, been injured, or suffered the loss of a loved one. Please let us will help you come back up to speed. Win or lose we are here to have a
know so we can send a card, lovingly hand made by various residents in good time. If you are interested in playing Pinochle drop in or call Alan
our community. Email rbevmumm@gmail.com . Uman. Any questions e-mail Alan at adu65@aol.com or call (916)872-
8984.
Line Dancing
The line dancers are back dancing Fridays at 12:00 noon to 1:00. Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Group
If you happen to be looking for a new activity, give Line
Dancing a try. It is a great workout for mind and body. Learning The Ping Pong Group is a great way to get in a little exercise and have
and memorizing routines helps your memory. fun while doing it. We have two tables and play singles and doubles. All
Great therapy after the long Covid shutdown. levels of players are welcome.
Any questions about our group, email tricia.mccandless@gmail.com Days and Times:
Friday 2-4pm
Mah Jongg Saturday 2-4pm
Sunday 2-4pm
I’m Phyllis Frank and head up our Mah Jongg Group. We meet every Tuesday 2-4pm (if Wellness room is available).
Tuesday afternoon here at our Retreat from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Just drop in, or email Francis Chang at fcbiz888@aol.com to be added to
We would love to have you join us. It’s a fun afternoon playing, meeting our email list."
and making new Friends. Mah Jongg is a game of skill &
luck. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. I have taught Poker Club
many of our players and I am willing to teach whom ever might be
Interested. Ladies and Gents- Poker is back. Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm. At The
We play the American version on the current 2021 card, which is ordered Retreat (Library room).
on line from the National Mah Jongg League.
Please contact me Phyllis Frank pdfrank@me.com or call 916-749-7641. Shutter Bugs

Mexican Train (Dominos) Our next Shutterbugs meeting will be held on September 2nd 2021. We
will meet at 2pm in the Library at The Retreat.
Please join us for Mexican Train (dominos) on Friday nights at 6:30pm! At the 9/2/2021 meeting we will show up to 5 photos from our Old Sac
If you don’t know how to play, we’d be happy to teach you. Everyone is Railroad Museum Field Trip. Don’t forget to send your photos to Terry
welcome to play - singles and couples. Contact Laura Wilson at (925) for showing. NOTE! Please email your photos as “Attachments” to your
325-7953 if you have any questions. email. For our how-to topic Debbie will show us all the great work we
can do with one of her favorite apps Snapseed.
Orchid Group Back by popular demand we will once again have a special photo
sharing Zoom meeting on September 10th at 4pm with our sister club the
The Orchid Group will be meeting at The Retreat on Saturday September POCONO Photography Group. Our topic will be to share 3 photos that
4th at 2:00pm. We meet in the library although if the weather is nice we allow the audience to know you better.
could meet on the patio. As will all of our meetings, we will be raffling Our Sept. photo field trip will be on September 24th to the Old Sugar
off an orchid or two and the raffle is free to all who attend. We will also Mill https://oldsugarmill.com/. We will all meet at the Retreat at 10AM.
have a show-and-tell, which is like a mini orchid show, where group This will allow us to form car pools and decide on a meeting place at the
members bring in their orchids to share. So please consider coming to Sugar Mill. Those who are unable to make this date should feel free to
our next meeting, we always try to make them informative and visit the Old Sugar Mill on their own.
interesting. There will be a group lunch at the Old Sugar Mill prior to our photo
After an excellent turnout for our semi-hydroponic event, we're going to shoot. We will show the photos from this Shootout at our October
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follow it up by talking about one of my favorite orchid genera: Laelia meeting. A registration link will be emailed to all Shutterbug