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Aug 27, 2024

TUESDAY AT COFFEE:

COFFEE NEWS AUGUST 27, 2024

MICHELLE’S MESSAGE

Well, here we are at the end of August. Summer is flying by and almost over. Our Grandkids are all back to school. The Snowbirds will start to head back to Zephyrhills soon and there will be more and more activities with each club starting back up again. I hope those of you needing a room reservation already have them in. The calendar is filling up! Please be sure to let communications know as well so your event/events can be added to the calendar. We look forward to the Snowbirds return-safe travels!

VOLUNTEER SHOUT OUT

*from Oklahoma

*Betmar resident since 2002

*started a Red Hat Group for breast cancer survivors “The Sassy Survivors”

*in the past has coordinated our elections and tabulated results

*HOPA coordinator -to make sure we qualify

*By-Law committee

*Instrumental in starting the Pickleball Club

*Tennis/Pickleball Club Treasurer

*worked dinners

*worked at Bingo

*hurricane committee

*held bib board offices: V-P, properties, communications, and secretary

*Clogger

*Pickleball Tournament Champion

WHO IS SHE?

JIMMY STOKES

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING COFFEE HOUR WORKERS FOR AUGUST:

Juanita Kukhan Joyce Smith

Julie Miller Nancy Kraft

Robin Hahn Bob Kraft

Linda Ames Judith Hall

Ron Send Janet Send

ACTIVITIES

Awesome Movie Night-Congratulations to Doug Dorgan and Charlie Russo for winning Share The Wealth and Barb Stankiewicz for winning the gift card to Fresh Country Café! A great big THANK YOU to everyone who assisted us with our Nachos & A Movie last Saturday night. Kitchen Bistro Volunteers Robin Hahn & Nancy Kraft did a wonderful job setting up our delicious Nacho Bar; Doug Dorgan; Alice Poole; Len Graves, and several volunteers helping us put tables and chairs back! We had a wonderful time – (The Horse Whisperer is a fantastic movie!) Put on our calendar October 23rd for the next movie night!

THIS WEDNEDAY IS THE LAST TEENY WEENIE-BRING A DISH TO SHARE-NO DESSERTS-ICE CREAM SUNDIES PROVIDED

Martha Wison’s Birthday party is this Friday 12-3 in the Annex

LABOR DAY BBQ This will be held on Saturday, August 31st at 1pm in Ch2. There is a $10 donation, and tickets will go on sale at Tuesday Coffee Hour beginning Aug. 13th and will end on Aug. 27th. They will also be on sale in the Betmar Office. The menu will be: BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Baked beans, Bread pudding with a delicious sauce (I haven’t decided which one yet), Ice tea and lemonade. Bernie Novak has got a group of singers to entertain you after dinner. This is the last summer dinner, and we hope you come and join us!!

Upcoming Blood Drive: Drive Date: September 3rd

September Gifts-$20egift card/Oneblood Cancer Awareness Socks PLUS: A wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening!

This link will allow donors to schedule their donation time if they would like↓

https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1471427

Thank you from the bottom of heart for all your care and compassion for these drives

YOU ALL ARE TRULY SAVING LIVES !!

Coming September 26th-Musical Bingo-sign up at Coffee Hour and get your ticket-FREE but a ticket is required! Play for a chance to win fun prizes. Snacks and Drinks Provided!

BINGO

BISTRO MENU FOR SEPT 2ND grilled chicken sandwiches, pasta salad, hamburger, hot dogs, egg salad-egg/olive, and chicken sandwiches

LIBRARY

To read or not to read is the same question as “To breathe or not to breathe” We are continuing to work on the shelving in the library. Currently, we do not have an exact completion date. Thanks for your unending support and understanding.

PROPERTIES

Well, the pumping to Betmar has stopped!!! We travelled from Betmar to Silver Oaks and to Zephyr Park. Was surprised that Zephyr Park could hold a little more water than what is there. So according to the sources we talked to the pumping will continue but will go to Eiland Pond – West of Betmar, which will affect us, coming in off Dean Dairy, we just need to pray that any tropical storms don’t dump any rain our way. The properties team tested our pumps, and we are ready with 3 pumps should they be needed in the future. Thank you for all the support of the Betmarians. Thank you, Mac McKinnon Properties Director/Councilor Cell 813.838.0399

WHAT NOT SALE

Since we’ve been asked recently — the dates for this season’s sales are as follows: Christmas Sale in CH-2 is on Saturday 11/30 and the What-Not Sale will be on 2/13 thru 2/15. All you Ants will march on 2/12 at 9 a.m.

Please mark your calendars.

JOKE OF THE DAY

A young blonde pilot, named Melinda Graves, is in her first flying lesson in a two-seater plane. Her instructor suddenly gets a heart attack and dies. “Mayday, mayday!! Help me, help me! My instructor pilot is dead, and I don’t know how to fly.”

She hears a voice over the radio saying this is air traffic control. ”We can hear you loud and clear. I will talk you through this and get you back on the ground safely. I have a lot of experience with this kind of problem. Now just take a deep breath. Everything will be fine. Give me your height and position.”

Melinda replies, “I’m 57 and in the front seat.”

After a long pause the air traffic controller says, “OK, now repeat after me… Our Father, who art in Heaven…

ANNIVERSARIES

Sandy and Dewey Coon will celebrate their 9th Anniversary on August 28th

BIRTHDAY

ROB SHAFFER 62 YEARS AUG 26TH

NEW RESIDENT

New Residents Joy, Richard, and Ryan Costa on Mary Street

SICK BAY

LORNA LODING

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