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Association Events

 Event and activity reservations must be made at The aboard the bus and check everyone in. For safety, the sheet so we may plan accordingly. The first two
Retreat Front Desk. tour monitor/escort will sit in the front seat behind rows on each bus are reserved for the Monitor/Escort
 Refunds are given only if an activity is cancelled. the bus driver. and any special accommodations. Thank you.
 Each event indicates an RSVP deadline date and in  PERFUME/SCENTS: Please refrain from  REFUND PROCEDURES: If an activity is
wearing perfume, cologne, and scented bath products
cancelled, all funds will be refunded as quickly as
some cases may be as much as four weeks prior to when attending events and bus trips. possible.
the actual event, should tickets need to be purchased.
 The popularity of any trip means it may sell out long  CELL PHONES: While riding in a bus or  CANCELLATIONS AND WAITING LIST:
participating in a group tour, please limit your cell
before the RSVP date, so please plan accordingly. phone conversations. We encourage you to wait until For your convenience, once an event is filled or final
 We load the bus for day trips approximately 10 you are off the bus or able to step away from the reservations are given, a waiting list will be started.
Ordered meals cannot be changed.
minutes prior to departure times stated in each trip group and can talk privately.
description.  SPECIAL NEEDS: Please indicate special needs  PAYMENT: We accept cash, checks, and all
 Our tour monitor/escort will board the bus first in at time of purchase for the trip or event. We will do credit cards. For your convenience, you may call The
order to ensure everything is prepared for our our best to accommodate all requests. Be sure to ask Retreat and pay over the phone with a credit card.
journey. The monitor/escort will then invite you the monitor to note the accommodations on the event

Bingo ~ Zoom Sourdough Bread-Making Presentation
Monday, February 7th Tuesday, March 1st
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join us for a night of Bingo at The Ever wonder how to make your own
Retreat! We play a total of 12 sourdough bread? Start off the new
games with a brief intermission year with a brand new sourdough
after game 6. Feel free to bring a starter of your own after watching
beverage of your choice to enjoy resident Herb Lindner give a
during play. presentation on his bread making
FREE - RSVP in advance at journey. Herb will show us the steps
The Retreat if you plan to play by involved in making sourdough bread
Zoom from the starter to the finished loaf.
Many thanks to our event He will show you how to mix your own starter which you can take home
sponsor: Agent Mimi Kim with you afterwards. You'll learn tips and techniques to start you on your
own bread-making journey.
He's planning on baking a loaf during the demonstration with some
Barry Bradford Presents… M*A*S*H tasting samples too.
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Thursday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. FREE - RSVP at The Retreat
Few TV shows have been as popular and If you had already RSVP’d your reservation was rolled over to the
influential as M*A*S*H! In this fascinating new date.
new multimedia program, our favorite
cultural historian, Barry Bradford, returns Watercolor Painting Class - March
with an insightful look at the history and the Thursday, March 3rd
impact of the legendary M*A*S*H!! The Retreat Thursdays from
About Barry - I am a national award- 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
winning motivational speaker and educator Your teacher is Maria Winkler, MFA
from Chicago, best known for leading and PhD, who has taught art and art
national movements to reopen two cold cases from the Civil Rights Era – education at several universities for
including the notorious “Mississippi Burning” case. 40 years. You can see her portfolio
Through my commitment to justice and belief in the power of every and resume on her web site,
individual to affect history, I bring conviction and passion to my message www.mariawinkler.com.
of leadership and personal empowerment. In the class, Maria provides handouts of a sample painting or photograph,
I inspire audiences to claim their voices and speak up to create a change from which you will paint your own painting at your own pace. Lessons
in the world while motivating teams and individuals to accomplish will include a critique of the finished lesson and introduction to the next
unprecedented results. project. We will paint a variety of subjects. We discuss painting
I have earned national media recognition and been interviewed by nearly techniques, and the use of the elements of art: color, shape, form,
every major media outlet including The Today Show, The New York texture, space, and value; and the principles of art, which are balance,
Times, U.S. News and World Report, ABC, CBS, and NBC Evening movement, emphasis, proportion, rhythm, repetition, pattern, variety and
News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN and more. unity.
Join Zoom Meeting $125.00 for March, 5 Sessions
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84918125089 Want to start taking the class? Call Maria 916-872-4356
Meeting ID: 849 1812 5089
FREE - No Need to RSVP - just log on!

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