Download - The LakeShark Bytes Newsletter October 2021
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October 2021
The LakeShark Bytes Newsletter
ANOTHER GREAT PHLOCKING GONE TO THE DOGS (AND CATS!) A big thank you to all our members and guests attending the September 26th Phlocking and for their generous donations of pet supplies and cash to support Pawsitive Effects. You donated 1,044 pounds of pet supplies and a $250 cash donation to support their efforts. In addition a $125 cash donation was made to the Humane Society of Highlands County. Turn to pages 2 and 3 for pictures and a great thank you note from our members Steve and Gini Shevick of Pawsitive Effects. The thirty six Parrot Heads in attendance were treated to a great performance by a new (to us) musician, writer and overall great performer - Jesse Ray Stout singing and playing guitar, percussion, harmonica and even a train whistle. All live, no looping, no background tracks. Just amazing! Thank you Jesse, we definitely need you back soon! The great bicycle raffle was a big hit and raised $300 which will be going directly to charity. The winner (drum roll …….) Linda Breslich. For those of us who didn't win - no worries, Linda promises to video a ride down the beach and post it for our enjoyment (or to just gloat.) Again thank you Steve Gill and Michelle Gillum for the bicycle donation. Winners of the members only drawing were: Jean Shergalis - $25 Amazon gift card Kathie Payne - $10 Amazon gift card Julie Wagnaar. - Flamingo light string Congratulations to all the winners Don’t forget all the upcoming migrations including two new events just added - The Mango Drop New Year's Eve Party with Sunny Jim, John Patti and Donny Brewer; and Music on the Bay. November 3-7 - Meeting of the Minds - See page 6 December 3 - Sebring Christmas Parade - Details to follow December 5th - Members Only Christmas party - Details to follow December 11 - Lake Placid Christmas Parade - Details to follow December 30 thru January 1 - The Mango Drop New Year's Eve Party - See page 5 March 3-6-2022 Music on the Bay - See page 5 March 12-19-2022 - Bring Back the Magic cruise - See page 6
Phins Up! John
Charles and Sharon Eisen’s kitty “Inky” returns for this month’s cover photo
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Co-Editors
Amy Howard
Barbara Nickels
John Howard
President—John Howard
Vice President—Barbara Nickels
Secretary — Amy Howard
Treasurer — Linda Breslich
Directors
Marilyn Cliff
Milt Ellison
Linda Sexsmith
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The LakeShark Bytes Newsletter
A Publication of the Heartland LakeSharks
Parrot Head Club, Lake Placid, Florida
A THANK YOU NOTE FROM STEVE AND GINI
We would like to give
a huge THANK YOU
to the Heartland
LakeSharks Parrot
Head Club! Their
“Party with a
Purpose” September
Phlocking was
dedicated to
Pawsitive Effects,
Inc. Their incredible members donated 1,044 pounds
of combined pet food and kitty litter, toys and other
great items for dogs and cats. These donations will go to
our local non profit rescues and shelters.
Without organizations like this, our mission would not
be Paw-sible!
Thank you again for your continued support
NO PHLOCKING PLANNED FOR OCTOBER
As we were getting ready for the trip to Key West for Meeting of the
Minds and continuing to finalize details for the Christmas float, we
realized that a Phlocking in October was not in the cards. However,
we are planning on a special Phlocking on November 14 to make up
for it. Normally, we do not Phlock in November, so this is what
makes it special.
Also in November we will be collecting "Toiletries for Vet's Ditty
Bags" that we normally collect for in October. Need: Tooth paste,
tooth brushes, dental floss, body soap, liquid hand soap, nail clippers,
shampoo & conditioner, disposable razors, shaving cream, combs,
hand sanitizer, lotion, mouthwash, body/baby powder, small
packages of treats, Kleenex, pens/notepads.
Additionally, we will soon be sending out details for our annual toy
drive benefitting RCMA.
More information on the November Phlocking and the toy drive to
follow soon.
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SEPTEMBER 26 PHLOCKING
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PHUN WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
Jesse Ray Stout performing Mother Ocean at this month’s Phlocking.
Thank you Jesse!
Click Here
BUFFETT SCHEDULE
Want to know where to go to see our favorite entertainer in concert? Just visit Jimmy’s official website at :https://www.jimmybuffett.com or the Margaritaville website at: https://www.margaritaville.com
BIRD BUSINESS
Would you like to know what’s happening in
“your club?” Have suggestions to share? Then
come and join us at our next business meeting. We
plan to meet at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October
12th , at the Mid Florida Community Center,
Stuart Ave., Lake Placid. We always welcome any
new ideas to help with our future Parrot Head Club
planning.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
LEONARD BRYANT
Thank you Leonard for the Phlocking
great photographs.
For those attending the Phlocking - the
fellow with the big camera was Leonard
Bryant owner of Leonard Bryant
Photography. On page 5 of this
newsletter, you will recognize his work.
They are the great pictures!
PHIP YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Parrot Heads in Paradise (our parent
organization) is beginning exciting work on
building a YouTube channel. They need our
help. Simply go to the YouTube link below and
subscribe.
The following email information is from
Vincent MacQueen, Communication and Technology, Co-Chair of PHiP.
Parrot Heads in Paradise inc. next big project is to build and fill our YouTube channel with content. Videos of musical events, and Club functions, both social and charitable. We are going to add videos on subject matter such as, “Questions that Bother us So”. This can be “how to” videos, meetings and different content that you are looking for answers to. But what I think will be the best part to our YouTube channel, is videos of your club. This is one of the best ways to get your club’s face out there in Parrot Head Nation. To show us what you’re all about, what you love to do, your membership and all that you do. Wouldn’t it be cool for someone searching the net for Parrot Heads and your video comes up and tells them all about you… I think it would be! I need a huge favor from you. While we are building the channel, we need to get to 1000 subscriptions to reach the next level. Please visit the link below and subscribe to our channel. You can find us at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParrotHeadsinParadiseinc
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MUSIC ON THE BAY
March 2nd - March 6th, 2022
REGISTRATION IS OPEN !
Whiskey Joe's Barefoot Beach
7720 W Courtney Campbell Causeway
Tampa, Florida 33607
Info - Click on Logo
NEWS FLASH!
Now you know
what we know.
More information
to follow as we
get it.
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MEETING OF THE MINDS REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN
Meeting of the Minds 2021, “Party at the End of the World” runs from November 3rd thru
November 7th in Key West. As in past years, the home base will be the Casa Marina Resort.
Registration for the event is $97.77 per person and is limited to Parrot Head club members.
Although the Casa has sold out, you can get on the Casa waiting list
by emailing Michele Watson at [email protected] and
you can reserve at the Reach while waiting on the Casa list. Also be
aware that you do not have to stay at the Casa to attend all the
events. For more details and to register, go to www.phip.com, click
on the Meeting of the Minds tab then down to the PHiP Meeting of
the Minds Facebook tab and/or the Registration tab. We will include
more information in upcoming newsletters and on our Facebook
page and website as we receive it.
As of this newsletter, we have 16 LakeSharks registered and would
like to have as many more as possible join us for this Parrot Head
event of the year.
If you have any questions, just shoot us an email at [email protected].
PARROT HEAD CRUISE 2022 —
“BRING BACK THE MAGIC”
Join the 304 Parrot Heads already signed up for the
“Bring Back the Magic” cruise presented by the
Atlanta Parrot Head Club. We know it seems like a
long way off, but slots are filling up quickly with less
than 20 cabins remaining at the special price as of
August 1st. At this point, 4 LakeSharks plan to sail.
We hope many more will join us. For more
information, click on the logo or go to:
http://www.parrotheadcruise.com.
ROGER BARTLETT AT MOTM
If you are attending Meeting of the Minds, be sure to stop by and say hello to Roger. Here is his
planned schedule.
Wed. Nov. 4th 5:00 pm - Margaritaville
Thu. Nov. 5th - Tiki Man Songwriter Showcase - location and time to follow.
Fri. Nov. 6th 2:00 pm - The Casa Resort stage.
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BASKETS AND SPECIALTY
ITEMS NEEDED FOR FUTURE
RAFFLES, DRAWINGS AND
PRIZES
HELP - We have openings in 2022 for baskets,
raffles and specialty items to be donated for our
members only drawings. Maybe you received items
for the holidays that aren't quite your style...donate
here! The basket raffle proceeds are how we pay for
our entertainment. Have something to donate? Please
contact Amy at [email protected] to reserve
your month or to donate items! Thanks, everyone.
WE NEED YOU
Have a suggestion? It’s your club, give us your
thoughts in an email or at a Phlocking. Also, we
are asking all members to help out by contributing
Phlocking or other event pictures; and/or
submitting articles for future newsletters and the
website. Together, we can only get better! Please
email your pictures, articles or any questions and/
or suggestions to John at
[email protected]; or at a Phlocking just
chase him down.
WANT TO BECOME A LAKESHARK?
Send us an email and we will get you all the information.
LAKESHARKS GOLF SHIRTS
We have a limited supply of Golf USA shirts
embroidered with the club’s name and available at
Phlockings to club members while supplies last
for $30. Sizes S, M, L. (They run large.)
BRING BACK THE MAGIC UPDATE
FROM THE ATLANTA PARROT
HEAD CLUB - 312 REGISTERED
We are very excited about our extraordinary onboard entertainment lineup: Peter Mayer, Brendan Mayer, Scott Kirby, Jim Asbell, Barefoot Reggie Starrett, Tall Paul and Kristie Bobal!
Before we sail, the Atlanta PHC, along with Barefoot Children of Ft. Lauderdale and the Parrot Heads for the Palm Beaches, are hosting a Parrothead Cruise Bon Voyage party in Miami the night before we embark. The party is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The party will feature some of the above names performing along with John Friday and Isabella Stefania. See the website for details about the Bon Voyage Party too.
The Parrothead Cruise is a Party with a Purpose: Parrothead Cruise 2022 Supports the Atlanta Parrot Head Club's Fight Against Breast Cancer. To date, the Parrothead Cruises have raised in excess of $320,000 for our charities.
We hope you join us! Fins up.
LAKESHARKS T SHIRTS
So far, twenty-five LakeSharks have added
these great T’s to their formal wear
wardrobe! Thank you Linda and Milt
Ellison for managing the distribution. If you
missed out on the offering, we did order
extra shirts that will be available for sale to
members at upcoming Phlockings.
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2021 Party with a Purpose Second Half Donations
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa JUL "Heartland Food Bank"
1 2 3 Need: Non perishable food items.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Peanut butter & jelly always needed)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Heartland Food Bank supplies "42" food banks
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (We will collect these items at the August Phlocking)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa AUG "School Supplies"
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Need: Folders, filler paper, pens, pencils, glue,
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 crayons, Kleenex, back-packs, notebooks,
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 any school items. Items delivered to Highlands County
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 School Board Student Activities to be used by the entire
29 30 31 county's school system via social workers as needed.
Collected 1,412 lbs. of food for the Heartland Food Bank and 184 lbs.of school Supplies for Highlands Schools.
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa SEP "Items for Pawsative Effects in LP"
1 2 3 4 Need: Quality dog & cat food (Made in the USA), cat litter,
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 leashes, collars, pet shampoo, flea/tick
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 prevention, beds, blankets, toys, treats, pet crates.
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Collected 1044 lbs. of pet care products and $250 cash for Pawsative Effects, pluse $125 for the Humane Society. 26 27 28 29 30
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa OCT "Toiletries for Vet's Ditty Bags"
1 2 Need: Tooth paste, tooth brushes, dental floss,
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 body soap, liquid hand soap, nail clippers, shampoo &
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 conditioner, disposable razors, shaving cream, combs,
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 hand sanitizer, lotion, mouthwash, body/baby powder,
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 small packages of treats, Kleenex, pens/notepads.
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Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa NOV "Toy Drive"
1 2 3 4 5 6 Need: Wrapped toys for child you sponsor.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 $$ to purchase toys for RCMA children and Advent bags.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Unwrapped toys for siblings of RCMA kids over 4 yrs old.
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Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa DEC "Heartland Food Bank"
1 2 3 4 Need: Non perishable food items.
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (Peanut butter & jelly always needed)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Heartland Food Bank supplies "42" food banks
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Note: = Phlocking Date