Hacienda South-West Women’s Club Newsletter
October 2023
website: hswwclub.com
This newsletter is being circulated to both member and non-member ladies living in our neighborhood. Please share this newsletter with any who are new or do not use a computer.
Next Meeting Information
We are looking forward to seeing all of you at our next meeting, Tuesday, October 10th at 9:30 am, at La Hacienda Rec Center (Ricardo Montalban Room). We have a lot of new ladies in our neighborhood, so reach out to your neighbors and offer to bring them with you to join and participate in our fellowship group!
President's WELCOME
I apologize for being so preoccupied with life lately. I want to thank Maria for taking the wheel at our last meeting for me while I helped my daughter and son-in-law with a home emergency in Orlando. Maria, you are the BEST!! For the Club, we are entering one of the most active quarters of the year for us and I am so blessed to have ladies that have taken point on getting things done and keeping our events organized!
Make sure to check the web page and transfer the event dates to your calendar so you don’t miss those opportunities to both attend and help out with the fun. I will honestly tell you that we do need more volunteers to help with the organization of our events. As is typical, we have a “core” group of ladies always stepping up to volunteer and lead the way, but I can tell you we are all getting a little tired, so any help is greatly appreciated.
Leadership Focus:
As required, the By-Laws update will be the focus of our next meeting. Joanne Hegarty, Val Chirichella, and Linda Scamardi have worked a lot over the summer on this review for us and will present their recommendations to the Membership. Thank you so much Ladies for your continued dedication to our Club. Once presented to the membership, you will be able to go home and review the proposed changes and we will discuss and vote for acceptance on the revision at our November meeting.
Additionally, the Nominating Committee will present for your consideration their list of candidates at the next meeting for our slate of officers next year (the vote will take place in November). This is also the time that they will ask for any nominations from the floor for anyone interested in filling a position. Make sure to speak up if you want to or know of anyone you want to recommend for President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Following our next meeting at 10:30 AM, we will have the President of our Hacienda SW AED Club and Board members of the Soledad AED Program give a presentation on OUR AED support team and the recent changes that have taken place on how this support is organized. It is quit*e different than in the past, and it is good to know and understand how this vital support is provided to our neighborhood. We have opened this follow up presentation to ALL the neighbors in South and West and hope to have a large turn out.
COMMITTEES
Social Committee Past Events
HSWWC Meeting and Potluck Luncheon
Thank you to Becky Montgomery for organizing this event. I understand that a good time was had by all and there was lots of food to sample and that all went home with bellies full.
Scavenger Hunt
Thank you so much to Evelyn Krawczyk , Kay Mead, and Jamie Clarke for the organization of this event. The ladies worked hard on all the questions to solve and those that participated had a great time. Even our weather decided to cooperate and make the event a success. We congratulate Patti & Wayne Beal, Taryn & Wally, and Jonathan and Gene Miller for finishing 1st to 3rd in this fun event. We even had to go to the tie breaker of quickest finish time to determine 1st and 2nd places!
Buffalo Grill High School Luncheon
Barb Hatch and Barb DiLaura did an excellent job organizing this event for us, THANK YOU! Those high school kids have a great future in front of them based on the experience we had at this event. The new venue and atmosphere was truly excellent…and the service and food was darn good too! The turn out from the club was awesome to support these students learning culinary skills and service support. From what I observed, it was a wonderful ladies day out for all! See our website for pictures.
Committee Upcoming Events:
As always, we are looking for Volunteers to help out with these events, and perhaps even Chair one. If you are interested, please reach out to a Board member.
2023
Club members meet every Friday year round for a fun morning of golf and breakfast. This is a noncompetitive group of ladies coming together for fellowship, breakfast, and yes, GOLF! If interested please contact Barb DiLaura, by phone or text, at 954-263-8080. Evelyn Krawczyk is in charge for October.
OCTOBER
2023 Garage/Estate Sale Fundraiser
This is a HSWWC Fundraising event that will be held Friday Oct 13th and Saturday October 14th from 7:30 am to 2 pm each day. It will be held inside the home of Robyn Giles at 1502 Lavaca Lane (rain or shine) and all proceeds will go to our Club. This is a major fundraiser for our group and we have really made progress in the organization of donations, but there is still a lot to do! If you want to donate items for this event, will be willing to help with the pre-organization of sale items, OR want to help out on the days of the sale, please contact Kelly Miller (828-557-8805, kellymiller72@gmail.com), Linda Scamardi (630-408-9512, lindascamardi@gmail.com), or Robyn Giles (678-576-0078, robyn_sunshine@yahoo.com).
Sunset Point Wine and Cheese
We are going to postpone this event until after the first of the year because our calendar is so full until the end of the year. Look for more info on this gathering in the January newsletter.
Neighborhood Chili Cook off and Bake Sale (ALL of SOUTH & WEST invited)
This fundraiser event will be held Sunday, October 22nd at 5 pm at the Presa Place cul-de-sac. We have 10 teams donating/making the chili and working for your vote. Cost to participate in the tasting/voting is $5 per person per wristband (limited to 100) and sales are currently underway! We will also have hot dogs with all the fixings, chips, and cold beverages for sale along with a bake sale. Contact Kelly Miller (828-557-8805, kellymiller72@gmail.com), Linda Scamardi (630-408-9512, lindascamardi@gmail.com), to purchase a wristband, sign up to donate something at the bake sale, or to get more info.
NOVEMBER
HSWWC Annual BBQ
Sunday, November 5th, 2 to 7 pm This is a HSWWC tradition. There will be some fun games from 2:00 to 4:00 (with a $5 White Elephant Bingo Fundraiser) to keep everyone busy. Cocktail hour will be 4:00 to 5:00 with dinner 5:00 to 7:00. The food is supplied by Oakwood BBQ and cost will be $20 per person. The deadline for sign ups is a firm November 1st because of coordination with the caterer.
Silver Springs Glass Bottom Boat Tour
Joan Beeman has been delayed from returning to us, so we will need to push this event to later in the year. Good luck on your Art Show Joan!
World Equestrian Center
Date is still TBD, but research is underway to have an outing to this location towards the end of November, once their Holiday Decorations are in place. We are also researching a late lunch/dinner reservation in the area so we can make a day of it enjoying the scenery and hopefully a horse show. More info to follow.
DECEMBER
Lighting Ceremony
Sunday, December 3rd The Chair this year is Pam Blount. She has sent out a request for help!
There are openings for 12 men and women with the job description:
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Must be able to lip sync to part of a song.
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Must be able to mime how to break an egg and stir.
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Must know how to have fun!
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At least one rehearsal for about 30 minutes will be required the day before.
Also, if you have a fruitcake recipe and would like to volunteer to make it…that would be awesome! Fruitcake gets a bad rap! You either like it or hate it! Let’s show the haters how yummy it can be!
Please send an email to Pam at Pamblount@aol.com to sign up to be one of the 12 or to help with the organization of this event!
Holiday Dinner / Dance
We have secured the La Hacienda Ricardo Montalban room again for our gathering on Sunday December 10th. We will have sign ups at the next meeting for decorations and set up. We will also have a DJ again this year for the music! More info will be available as the date gets closer, but make sure to reserve the date on your calendars to join us and have a good time!
Ladies Luncheon
Wednesday, December 13th at The Bistro at Grand Oaks Resort. Pricing info, a menu, and a sign up sheet will be at the next meeting. Mark your calendars!
2024
In early 2024 we want to organize a large-scale Bingo Night that will be open to ANY/ALL Villages Residents (open outside of the club and neighborhood). This is a very large undertaking, and we have a couple of ladies that are already doing the needed research for organizing this event. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas or if you would like to help out. More info to follow…..
Membership:
We have a lot of new faces in our neighborhood. Please reach out to any new neighbors and offer to bring them to our next meeting. It is a very good way to welcome them into the neighborhood.
Fundraising:
Kelly Miller and Linda Scamardi have done a wonderful job on organizing upcoming events to support our club. Tell them Thank You as you see them in the neighborhood as they have been working non-stop on these upcoming events. Please make sure to mark your calendars for these events and do all you can to turn out to support our ongoing revenue efforts.
Directory & Website:
Please notify Evelyn Krawczyk (414-640-2548, evkraw@gmail.com) or Maria Guerrera (703-623-1379, mguerrera93@gmail.com) about any directory changes (email address, phone number, etc). We can also update your photo any time you wish - just let us know. I personally have a challenge with names, and reference this web page frequently to put a face with a name.
Prayer Chain:
Terry Lastowka is available (352-255-1155, tlastowka1069@gmail.com) when you find that prayers are needed for you, your family, or friends.
Sunshine:
WEST: Please let Cathy Smith (352-750-3524, wks1013@aol.com) know if
anyone is feeling under the weather or if any new neighbors have moved in.
SOUTH: Please, let Helen Miles (440-666-1473, miles.helen7@gmail.com)
know if anyone is feeling under the weather. Also, please let Maria
Guerrera (703-623-1379, mguerrera93@gmail.com) know of any new
neighbors who have moved in.
Name Tags:
With so many new members, we are asking everyone to wear name tags to our meetings and activities. Please contact Maria Guerrera (703-623-1379) to order a magnetic name tag ($7.49). Paper name tags are always available at meetings
At your service!!
Sandy Schupp
HSWWC President
