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Shared Interest Group Announcements

Club Crafters Club Veterans

Join our group every Tuesday at 10AM in the Library. To our surprise the meeting was also attended by Major Des Nelson who
Whether you knit, crochet, color, draw, do needlework, our Honorary Chaplain. Major Des is active US Army Chaplain and
card or jewelry making, or you just want to visit; we holder of the Bronze Star from a previous tour in the Afghanistan earlier.
encourage you to come. If you would like to learn a Des had just returned from his 2nd tour overseas. This time he was in
craft, there are many talented individuals who will Germany where he and his staff worked tirelessly with the men and
teach and share their ideas. women (and their families) who have been seriously wounded in the line
Our ongoing project is making blankets for Sacramento Blankets for of duty. He took a moment to relate his experiences and the fine folks he
Sacramento Kids; a local non-profit organization serving Sacramento was lucky to work with including the dedicated medical personnel. The
and Placer Counties. The donated blankets are given to children in Vet’s Club honored Des several years when he was a Captain and now
homeless shelters, hospitals, schools, etc. We accept knitted, crocheted, he’s a Major. Des was adopted by the group and he has always stopped
sewn, quilted, and no-sew fleece blankets. In addition, we continue to by to say hello and thank the veteran’s for their service.
make red hats for the Heart Association Little Hats, Big Hearts drive Some of the guys
which concludes in September. We remain committed to donating came by with a
various items to Sacramento Shriners Hospital. Lastly, we are making display of large
knitted/crocheted prosthetics for breast cancer survivors. Radio Controlled
These are great projects to give back to the community while doing Aircraft and
something fun with your neighbors. If you have craft items to donate, explained the
such as yarn, fabric, books, patterns, or unfinished projects, crafters are sport and how to
happy to take them. For more information about our group, projects, or get involved.
to donate items, contact Denise Caputo at 916-782-1663 or email Stand by for
dgcaputo@surewest.net. they’re coming Left to right: Stan Kasperik, Greg Cerlenko,
back for the next Maj. Des Nelson, George Palicki,
Club Quilters ~ Quilters inspiring Quilters
meeting and will Roy Vanoni and Sam Kemp
Our focus is to learn, create and have fun. Many of our members create be giving a full
quilts to be given to family members, friends and charitable over view which we will report on next month.
organizations. We have all levels of skill in our group and welcome Events to look out for: The Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony has been
anyone who wants to learn about quilting. We have "mentors" available delayed due to a conflict in calendar dates this year and rescheduled. It
who can get you started on your first project and guide you to will be held on Saturday, September 14th at 10:30 AM at The Club. All
completion. Bring your projects, both old and new for "sew and tell". are welcome to attend there is no charge to attend. Now, if you have a
This a great opportunity to learn different methods of quilting and all the soiled or tattered flag the Vet’s group still wants them. Please drop them
tools needed to complete your projects. Every month, on the 3rd Friday, off at the front desk at The Club.
we have a "Sew Day" where you can bring a project and your machine Please remember one does not have to be a Veteran to belong or
and sew away for a few hours with your fellow quilters. It's great fun. participate in the “Club Veterans” SIG (Shared Interest Group).
For more information, please contact Carol Jurcak (361) 290-3222 or Membership is open to everyone living at The Club at WestPark. All are
caroljurcak@yahoo.com invited to attend participate in everything that we do. Our meetings are
Club Veterans held the 2nd Thursday of each month unless notified beforehand, so
please come to a meeting and find out what we do.
The July meeting was interesting
to say the least. Sid Gordon our Club at WestPark Democrats
WWII Navy veteran spoke to the For our August 7th meeting, Sam
group and gave a fascinating McGuff provided a presentation
presentation of his experiences in of how Climate Change is
the Navy. He covered how he affecting our oceans. She
joined as teenager, the time spent explained how the day to day use
in the Aleutians’ on Sub Chaser of plastics is severely hurting the
hunting subs and doing convoy oceans and different things we
duty in those miserable climes. can do to make a difference.
Then onto the George Palicki with Sid Gordon Additionally, she showed her
South Pacific where he ended the WWII Navy Veteran photography showing the
war after going thru one of the worst Typhoons in history. Thank you detrimental impact. Maria Maria Winkler (Left )
again Sid for sharing your interesting experiences. Winker also provided a showcase of and Sam McGuff (Right)

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