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Shared Interest Group Announcements


                                       Cornhole                                                            Digital World Club
         Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game in  Get on the DWC email list to receive information about our monthly
         which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at a raised,   meetings and general information about the digital world we live in by
         angled board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score   checking the Digital World Club box in your profile.
         points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag   Visit our webpage for more information: https://
         through the hole (three points).                                        www.theclubatwestparkca.com/digital-world/
         We establish teams each time from a lottery draw.  We ask for $2 as we
         use the funds for prizes at the end of the evening. Weather dictates if we                          Hand and Foot
         play inside in the Wellness Room or outside under the covered patio.    Hand and Foot is a card game played Fridays at The Retreat, from 2 pm
         Play for January will be on January 6th, 8th, 20th and 22nd.  Due to    until around 4 pm.  Cards are drawn prior to playing to determine who
         January 1st being a holiday and The Club being closed; we are playing   plays together. (Players should arrive by 1:50 p.m. in order to draw cards
         on the second Wednesday of the month.  The other dates are our regular  so that play can begin by 2 p.m.)  Come join us and have some fun. If
         play dates.  Monday play is at 1:00pm and Wednesday play is at 5:30pm. you would like to learn to play or have questions contact: Gloria Cordle-
         A sign-up email is sent out approximately one week before scheduled     Borley 209-402-1933 or Gacordle@gmail.com.
         play.  We have had great turnout so in order to give everyone a chance to                         Helping Hands 2.0
         play, we ask that initially you only sign up for your first choice.  Check
         back a couple days later and if there is still room available for the other   HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
         day, please go ahead and signup.                                        We are looking forward to this New Year and beginning to plan our 2025
         A quick reminder, the semi annual due of $5 per person will be due in   events, which are very exciting!
         January.                                                                Our first big event this year is our ALL-RESIDENT MEETING WITH
         If you would like to join our signup email distribution list, please contact  GUEST SPEAKERS AND REFRESHMENTS.  This will take place on
         Linda Mohr at Lsmohr69@gmail.com.  New players are always               Thursday, February 20th, 6: 30-8:30 at The Retreat and it is a free event.
         welcome!                                                                Our guest speakers will be members of several organizations that we
                                       Cribbage                                  donated to this year.  They will tell you about their organization and how
                                                                                 the money we donated ($1000 each) impacts them.  This is surely going
         MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS @ 10AM CRIBBAGE IS PLAYED                          to be a great meeting, and we encourage you to join us.  More
         AT THE CLUB UNTIL NOON                                                  information in February.
         Come play CRIBBAGE with us every Monday and/or Wednesday from  The list of donations we made is in The Retreat on a large poster. We
         10am to noon. We play two and three handed and partners with four.      thank all that donated, volunteered and supported our events so that we
         Cards are drawn to see who plays with whom.  If you have not played in  could make the largest donations since our inception 15 years ago.  What
         a long time, no problem, we will go slow and reacquaint you to the      a milestone!
         game. We have 12 to 20 members and play to have fun and enjoy each      This month’s Bev’s and Bites will be on the 2nd Friday of January, on
         other's company. If you would like to play Cribbage drop contract Pete   the 10th from 4:30-6:00 at the café.  Please look for our email invitation
         Frates at pfr8es65@gmail.com or 707-481-7620.                           at the beginning of January. Don’t forget  to RSVP.  All other Bev’s and
                                                                                 Bites will be on the first Friday of each month.
                                   Democratic Forum
                                                                                 Vi Nicholson has resigned from the Steering Committee after 10 years to
         And so we move forward and into 2025!                                   enjoy more time with her family.  She promised us she would still be
         UPCOMING EVENTS!!                                                       volunteering.  We will miss her very much.  And we welcome Sam
         Wednesday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m., there will be a brown bag luncheon  McGuff as a new member of our committee.  We know she will be a real
         in the Wellness Room.                                                   asset to us and has taken on Bev’s and Bites in her new position.
         Norm Vig takes a close look at the Election followed by an open         If you know of someone who is ill, has been in the hospital, lost a loved
         discussion on what’s next. Everyone is welcome.                         one, or needs a pick me up, we would like to send them a card.  Please
         Happy Holidays to you all!                                              email mlane1005@gmail.com and we will see that a card is sent.

                                  Digital World Club                             We are looking forward to a wonderful New Year!
                                                                                                              Line Dancing
         Happy New Year! Hope your holidays were fantastic!
         The Digital World Club’s (DWC’s) next meeting will be held on           Line Dancing is a social activity where people get together to dance as a
         Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 10 AM, in The Retreat library room.      group. It is a fun physical exercise for mind and body.
         The meeting will be a membership workshop, where we share hacks, ask  Line Dancing meets on Fridays at 12:00 noon in the Wellness Room.
         questions, or talk about newly acquired devices. This is your opportunity  Contact Tricia.mccandless5@gmail.com for information.
         to share your knowledge or ask for advice. Anyone might have the
         answer, we’re all learning together, so let’s share! Feel free to bring your                          Mah Jongg
         device for some hands-on support.                                       MAH JONGG IS PLAYED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1-3
         The DWC meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 AM,            P.M. AT THE CLUB.
         typically in The Retreat library room. We take a break in August and    Mah Jongg is a game of skill and luck played with tiles and a card with
         December.                                                               set hands with three to four people per table.  We play the American


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