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Happy New Year!! It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of 2020 (Thank Goodness!). What a challenging and unusual year it has been. As we approach the New Year, I encourage you to reflect back on your fa-vorite moments from this past year and spend a few minutes indulging in the joy that brings you. Then think about how you can double or triple that feeling as we move into this new year and what it might take to do that. Is it volunteering? Is it spending more time at home with loved ones? Is it finally retiring or maybe just the opposite and finding a part time job that you enjoy? Ask yourself what you are good at, what you enjoy and what YOU want to do. I no longer make resolu-tions because to be honest, I ALWAYS break them within the first week of the New Year so now, I prefer to think about things I can improve on but not set limits. As we enter this new year, the re-alization that I only have a handful of months remaining as your President arises and that means Newcomers needs volunteers to serve on our upcoming board. Our Vice President, Linda Pinkston is leading the nominating committee and is looking for members to serve in various positions such as communications, newsletter, Vice President, programs, etc. We need YOU to step up and volun-teer to keep your organization operating. Newcomers will NOT hold a January General Meeting but will host a Coffee and Conversation on January 13th at Mulligan's Restaurant in Sun City. Please see more details inside the newsletter.

Take care,

Sheila Mills

President

Newcomers and Friends of Georgetown

NEWCOMERS AND FRIENDS

OF GEORGETOWN JANUARY 2021 GEORGETOWNNEWCOMERS.COM

Happy New Year everyone, may we be blessed with a really good 2021.

January – we will not have an official meeting. Join us for Coffee and Conversation The Board’s meeting goals for 2021 are to involve our membership and to support local busi-ness!!! FEBRUARY – Our meeting will be February 4th at George’s on the Town. We will begin the meeting at 11:00am and our speaker will be Scarlett Moss, VP of Integrated Communications at South-western University. What an interesting time to hear about what COVID has done to the aca-demic world. We hope most people will stay for lunch “on your own” and visit. It is hard to know what guidelines will be in place, but we will follow all the social guidelines for February. More in-formation will be sent in a meeting invite.


January 7 .......................... No General Member-

ship Meeting

January 13 ........................ Coffee and ......................................... Conversation February 4 ........................ General Membership ......................................... Meeting March 4 ............................ General Membership ......................................... Meeting

Mark Your Calendars

General Membership Meeting On Thursday, February 4, 2021

Meeting and Program Time: 11:00AM Location: Georges on the Town in Georgetown

Follow Us on Facebook!

We have a Facebook page for our members only. If

you are interested in joining, go onto your personal

Facebook account and search for Georgetown New-

comers and Friends and request to join.

In Sympathy

Please contact us if you know of a member who has lost a spouse or loved one so that we can send a card from Newcomers? You can reach Ann Mayberry through our Website.

“Georgetown View” Magazine - Newcomers

and Friends of Georgetown are featured in the

January issue in an article written by Ann

Marie Kennon. Pick up a copy and read all

about us!

Name Date Joined

Alan McHargue 11/29/20

Name Tags

If you would like to have a name tag to wear to our meetings and other functions, an order form is available on our Website. Price is $9.00 each.

Day Trips

No Day Trips are scheduled for January.

NEWCOMERS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!!!

Do you enjoy meeting new people, laughing and brainstorming on ways to

be creative? Perhaps you have a knack for being organized? What about those

of you that like to follow Facebook? Oh! Did I hear someone has a talent for

creating spreadsheets and communications with others? Have you always wanted to be

Vice President or President so you could change the world? Well, here is your chance!

We are looking for volunteers to serve in various board positions for this next year. Linda Pinkston, Vice

President is leading the nominating committee and would love to speak with you on positions we have

available. Please reach out to any board member or in particular Linda at [email protected] or

301.213.1886.

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Coffee and Conversation

Coffee and Conversation will be held at Mulligan's located at 150 Dove Hollow Trail in Sun City on January 13, 2021 from 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM.

To abide by the state/county/city pandemic mandates, attendance will be limited to 35 so an RVSP will be required.

Our Newcomers Organization will pay and furnish coffee. If you are interested in hav-ing breakfast, an optional and limited breakfast menu will be available at your own cost. We would ask that you please RSVP to Ann Mayberry no later than January 10th, 2021. If you plan to have breakfast, we would appreciate you letting Ann know what menu item you will be having so we can let the restaurant know in advance. As mentioned previously, each member will be responsible for paying for their own breakfast.

We have four breakfast item that can be purchased at member’s cost.

Biscuits and gravy………$5.50 + 1.10 Tip = $6.60

Breakfast Taco Plate…..$7.00 + 1.40 Tip = $8.40

Fruit Cup…………………….$3.00 + .60 Tip = $3.60

Oatmeal……………………..$5.00 + 1.00 Tip = $6.00

A 20% gratuity will automatically be included due to the size of our group.

Again, please RSVP to Ann Mayberry no later than January 10, 2021 if you will be joining us and if you would like to purchase a breakfast item from the list above. We are limited to 35 so it will be first registered, first served.

Ann Mayberry, Coffee and Conversation Chair

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 503-720-1613



It’s time to renew your membership for 2020-2021. Annual membership dues ($25.00) are due now. You can join online at our Website us-ing your credit card or PayPal. Just go to our Website, click on Membership and follow the simple directions. Alternatively, you can print off the membership forms that are posted on our Website and then mail them with your check to Newcomers and Friends of Georgetown, 1530 Sun City Blvd., Suite 120, PMB 427, Georgetown, TX 78633. Ap-plication forms are also available at the monthly General Meetings. The online directory is updated periodically and is available on our Website. If you have any problem getting access to the online directory, please let us know by filling out a Contact Us in-quiry on the club’s website.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Mimi Rhea, Chair

512-705-9744

You must be a current member of Georgetown Newcomers and Friends in order to participate in our SIGs, either as a regular or a substitute.

A complete listing of all SIGs is available on our club website. At the present time, several of the individual SIG interest groups and their members have decided to meet and continue on with their SIG activities. All SIG activity will resume when the restrictions from COVID-19 are lifted.

New SIGs

Two new SIGs are in the making: Mahjong and Wine. Fall in Central Texas is a perfect time for a game of golf and the game can be played using COVID-19 guidelines. And any season is a good time for enjoying wine with friends. These groups each have a leader and a short list of possible members. There are also more than a few people interested in a new games group, as our other games groups are at capacity. All we need is a leader to step up in order to get it going. Contact Mimi Rhea at [email protected] or 512-705-9744 if you are interested.

Membership Applications Available Now at

www.georgetownnewcomers.com

A new Walk and Talk Group (SIG) is starting!!

Walk and Talk meets twice a week. Tuesday

morning at 10:00 and Thursday afternoon at

2:30. They walk for about one and one half

hour and are exploring the many parks and

walking trail in the area.

Get on their contact list to find out where they

are going and how you can join them by calling:

Barbara Hansen at 210-355-1917 or

Linda Pinkston at 301-213-1836

Divot Divas Our Golf SIG is now open and playing! The “Divot Divas” meet on the first Monday of the month. The format is 9 holes, with drinks and food afterwards. If you would like to be added to the roster, don’t hesitate to call Sally Nagy at 512-751-5241. If you use the SIG form to



MAHJONG

CALLING ALL WINE CONNOISSEURS!

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

looking for new members

We are looking for members who want to learn how to play Mahjong. This SIG would be for beginners. We’ll learn the object of the game, the equipment used, how the tiles are traded to begin the game, all about creat-ing hands and playing, and of course, how to “MAHJONG”! If interested, contact Ruby Branham [email protected] (281) 687-7316 or Donna Hood [email protected] (512) 569-1602.

Have you been waiting for an opening in one of our al-ready established wine SIGS or thinking of starting a new one? If your answer to either or both of these questions is “yes”, and you are interested in participating in creating a new wine SIG, then contact Donna Hood at [email protected] (512) 569-1602. Together we would determine the goals of the group, frequency/locations/times the group would meet, member capacity, what a meeting agenda might look like, what is to be served dur-ing the meetings and how to offset the cost of what is

served by the host/hostess. But, most of all, we would create a group that is fun, enjoyable, and fosters friendships.

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Happy Holiday Lunch At George’s on the Town

December 3, 2020 Pictures provided by Sheila Mills

Thirty-members and one guest attended. During the luncheon guests were entertained by

Ann Mayberry’s cousin, Guitarist Lionel Mechaca.

Dee Nafarrati 50/50 raffle winner , Program

Chair Peggy Sklar and President Sheila Mills


Guitarist - Lionel Mechaca


A poem Sheila Mills found on-line

I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is

feeling in himself? He sent me the following:

1 After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have

now started loving myself.

2 I have realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders.

3 I have stopped bargaining with vegetable & fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not

going to break me, but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees.

4 I leave my waitress a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is

toiling much harder for a living than I am.

5 I stopped telling the elderly that they've already narrated that story many times. The

story makes them walk down memory lane & relive their past.

6 I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of

making everyone perfect is not on me. Peace is more precious than perfection.

7 I give compliments freely & generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only

for the recipient, but also for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment,

never, NEVER turn it down, just say "Thank You.”

8 I have learned not to bother about a crease or a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks

louder than appearances.

9 I walk away from people who don't value me. They might not know my worth, but I do.

10 I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a rat &

neither am I in any race.

11 I am learning not to be embarrassed by my emotions. It’s my emotions that make

me human.

12 I have learned that it's better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego

will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I will never be alone.

13 I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.

14 I am doing what makes me happy. I am responsible for my happiness, and I owe it

to myself. Happiness is a choice. You can be happy at any time, just choose to be!

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