Hello Fellow Gators!
Our Holiday Dinner is now on sale. Please join us at this wonderful annual tradition. We will hold a raffle at the event with prizes!!! The grand prize is a week's stay at the first floor two-bedroom apartment in a beautiful, renovated mountain home in North Carolina! Thank you, Estela Basso, for the donation! Tickets will be on sale at the event. You must attend to purchase tickets.
We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:
- Vienna to Budapest Bike and Barge on July 25-31, 2026
- Budapest to Vienna Bike and Barge on July 28-August 8, 2026
- South Africa and Victoria Falls Tour on September 8-22, 2026
We have some local Special Activities event that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:
· Bike Ride at Grassy Waters Preserve on January 10th led by Kevin Dickenson
· Lake Okeechobee Camping and Biking Weekend on February 20-22, 2026
Some other events I am working on include:
· Bike Ride in Grassy Waters Preserve led by Kevin Dickenson on Saturday, January 10th.
· Pinball Event at Pinball Dudes in Jupiter followed by lunch at Jumby Bay in Abacoa on Saturday, January 17th.
· PopStroke Mini Golf in West Palm Beach when the weather gets cooler.
We also have some Social events on our calendar:
· Happy hour this Friday at North Palm Beach Country Club
- Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6th at Juno Park
- Holiday Dinner on Saturday, December 13th at Grande’s Bella Cucina
- Full Moon Dinner at the Beach on Saturday, January 3rd
- The Gators will have a booth at the Hot Cars & Chili Cookoff in North Palm Beach on Saturday, January 26th. We will be entering the chili cookoff. Volunteers for our team are needed. Please contact Lisa Smelcher for details.
Please join us at our happy hours. You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones! I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors.
I will continue to plan our weekly Friday night happy hours. Our VP of Socials, Lisa Smelcher, will be organizing some occasional Saturday happy hours.
I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.
Thank you,
Sharon Long
VP of Special Activities
Mobile: (561) 768-6365
wmarussich@comcast.net
