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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Bocce Chair Volleyball

Bocce rosters are now done and in the hands of our ten Directors. Players Chair Volleyball is played on Wednesdays at 7pm except the 1st
will now be asked to pay their $20 dues. Our playing season starts at the Wednesday of the month.
end on March, so please go to our website and print yourself a full season It's a great way to get together to have some fun, physical activity, and a
schedule. It has been reworked by Jack Gibbons and is very easy to read. little competition.
Rules are also posted on the website, so take a look at least to see a couple No experience necessary. Drop in or contact Dow Sager at 916-997-6543
of changes we made for 2020. for more information or to be placed on the roster for updates.
Anyone still wanting to join us, please give me a call. Jon Georgie @ 916- Club Crafters
740-2557.
Join our group every Tuesday at 10AM in the Library. Whether
Bridge
you knit, crochet, color, draw, do needlework, card or jewelry
The Bridge group meets every Thursday from 1pm to approximately 4pm. making, or you just want to visit; we encourage you to come. Whatever your
We are players of all levels and we're real easy to get along with! craft or if you are interested in embarking on a new skill, there are many
Any questions contact: Teddie Allison at teddie.allison@gmail.com or 916- talented individuals who will teach and share their ideas. This is a good way
872-8705. to complete that unfinished project.
See page 28 for information on our upcoming lessons. Our ongoing project is making blankets for Sacramento Blankets for
Sacramento Kids. SBSK provides handmade blankets to children in the
Bunco
Sacramento and Placer Counties, in addition to State and National
We play the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Purchase emergencies. The blankets are distributed to children in homeless shelters,
Punch Cards before playing. All monies go to the prizes. You'll have a hospitals, schools, etc. We accept knitted, crocheted, sewn, quilted, and no-
great time and laughs and also socialize with your neighbors. sew fleece blankets from the community.
Please call Janice Ingersoll at 1-916-212-0127 with questions. We continue to donate to Sacramento Shriners Hospital; anyone in the
community is welcome to contribute. Please contact us for their ‘wish list.’
CRI Group
We recently added another charity, California Chapter of Afghans for
WE’VE LAUNCHED!! We know, you’re saying, “It’s about time.” Well Angles. This organization distributes baby blankets to hospitals for parents
thank you for your patience. And you are right - this has been long overdue. who have suffered the loss of their infant. Finally, we are still making
To those who attended our kickoff meeting November 4th, thank you for crocheted prosthetics for breast cancer survivors.
being there and for your encouragement. The turnout at the last meeting All of these are great projects to give back to the community while doing
was totally unexpected and certainly a testament to word of mouth something fun with your neighbors. If you have craft items to donate, such
advertising. as yarn, fabric, books, patterns, or unfinished projects, crafters are happy to
We think our Mission Statement best describes what we are about: “WE take them. For more information about our group, projects, or to donate
THE PEOPLE of The Club at West Park CRI Group (Conservatives, items, contact Denise Caputo at 916-782-1663 or email
Republicans & Independents) are dedicated to providing education and dgcaputo@surewest.net.
information to our members, supporting politicians who share the ideals and
principles established and expressed by our Founding Fathers in both our Club Trekkers
Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and to promoting For February, The Club Trekkers will continue the format of having two
transparency, accountability and fiscally responsible government of, by and sets of hikes with the first hike of each set on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of
for its citizens.” the month and repeating each of those hikes on the following Saturdays.
We heard from Landon Wolf, the very successful campaign manager for Generally, the hike on the 2nd Tuesday will be about 3 to 4 miles and about
Bonnie Gore, our County Supervisor, at that first meeting. Landon recently 1/2 an hours drive from the Retreat, and the hike on the 4th Tuesday will be
contacted our steering committee and we are optimistic that Supervisor about 5+ miles and could be a longer drive to the trailhead. For February
Gore will address us in the near future. 11th and 15th we are planning a hike to Cosumnes River Preserve which is
Attendance doubled at our meeting January 5th when Congressman Tom a flat 4 mile trail. For February 25th and 29th (yes, leap year) we’ll hike to
McClintock and Assemblyman Kevin Kiley addressed our group. Both are Robie Point which is a 6 mile, moderate hike in the Auburn Recreational
up for re-election. The primary election is upon us, so our third meeting State Park. We’re also planning special hikes in the spring to Table Top
was a workshop for those who wanted to do more than vote and see what Mountain and, if possible, to Sutter Buttes.
happens. Congressman McClintock lent us his campaign manager who
trained us. Jon also provided precinct maps and lists so that we can have a Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
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positive impact on the primary election. We meet the 2 and 4 Fridays of each month at 10:00 a.m. Our focus is to
With certain exceptions, our meetings will occur on the fourth Thursday of learn, create and have fun. Many of our members create quilts to be given
the month. One of those exceptions is our next meeting which will be to family members, friends and charitable organizations. We have all levels
Thursday, February 20th. of skill in our group and welcome anyone who wants to learn about quilting.
For more information, contact Randy Nelson at r2d2nelson@gmail.com. To We have “mentors” available who can get you started on your first project
become a member, contact Alice Klang at klanga@comcast.net, To RSVP and guide you to completion. For more information, please contact Carol
for our February meeting, contact Gina Stamper at gmstamper@yahoo.com Jurcak (361) 290-3222 or caroljurcak@yahoo.com
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