The Villages Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - December 2012

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1 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA The Villages Chapter - American Singles Golf Association - December 2012 Message From The President Thanks, again, to all the folks who helped this year in our organization, Gay- Marie Odden Social Chair, Bill Breadon Golf / Championship, Priority and Ryder Cup, Jack Parker Golf / 9 and Dine, Barbara Richardson Golf / Priority, Mona Rubenstein Golf / Executive and outings, Honor Bradley Membership, Marianne Rogers Communications, Judy Empey Secretary, Myra Crosby Treasurer, Brian Mann A sst Treasurer, Barb Bonney Sunshine. Please excuse me if I forgot anyone, but there are lots of folks who also helped and volunteered behind the scenes to make this year a success. Our annual Holiday Party is this next Sunday, Dec. 9 th, and since our regularly scheduled meeting is on Christmas, we will not be having a monthly meeting this month. I hope to see all of you dressed in your Holiday attire and I m sure we will have a great time. Dinner will be catered by Vic Embers Restaurant, and our entertainment is Steve Robinson, who has en- tertained us this past year at one of our monthly gatherings. Special thanks to our incoming President, Helen Chun, and her new Social Chair, Carole Mosbaugh. They, and their other Committee Chairs, will do an outstanding job. Please give them your support and help during the next year. I have no doubt that next year will be even bigger and better, as The Villages Chapter continues to grow, and maintain its status as the best singles golf organization here at The Villages, and the largest singles Chapter in the entire 80 Chapters of the ASGA. See you on the links and hit em straight. ~Steve Westerlund I look forward to being the President of ASGA and will try my best to be a good leader. The fact we have great members who are so willing to contribute will enhance our ability to make the club one we continue to enjoy and will attract new members to the club. An early focus will be on external publicity and communications within our club. My door is always open for sug- gestions and dialog. Please take the time to communicate your suggestions to me and to the Chairs of our Committees. Thank you for entrusting me with the responsibility of leading this club. Happy holidays to each one of you. Be safe and joyful. ~Helen Chun, President elect General Membership Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2012 Steve Westerlund, President, called the meeting to order after dinner, welcoming everyone, including several new members and guests. GayMarie Odden, Social Chair, reminded everyone that reservations are needed by December 7 th for the Christmas party. Thanks again, to GayMarie for the après Thanksgiving dinner of turkey pot pie with phyllo pastry crust, Caesar salad, and dessert. It was fantastic. Gay Marie also mentioned that Steve Robinson will be the entertainer for the Holiday Party. Mona Rubenstein gave a report on Executive golf; Jack Parker gave a report on Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) New Year's in Florida - - January 2-5, We'll be at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, playing with those caddie -guys at the Ritz-Carlton Member's Club. You'll also play TPC Prestancia (Club Course). See attached Flyer. ASGA in Hawaii. March 16-23, Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. Seven Days in Heaven. See attached Flyer. Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: or GOLFMATE Regular Meeting Date: Fourth Tuesday of the Month Next Meeting: December 9th, 2012 Meeting Location: Hibiscus Rec Center at Cane Garden Our Website: (See next page for list of officers and board members.) To join, renew dues, make a change of address, phone, etc., call National Hotline at left or go to

2 The Villages Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Steve Westerlund Chairman of the Board Lee Bannister Golf Chairperson John Kuyper Social Chairperson Gay Marie Odden Membership Chairperson Honor Bradley Communications Chairperson Marianne Rogers Secretary Judith Empey Treasurer Brian Mann Nine & Dine Coordinator Jack Parker Priority Golf Coordinator Bill Breadon Doubles Golf Coordinator Bob Miotke Happy Hour Coordinator Barbara Bonney TM 9 and Dine; Barbara Richardson gave her report on Priority golf and Bill Breadon gave his report on Championship golf. Helen Chun reported that she has her board members for 2013 all set up. Bill Breadon will continue with Championship Golf; Jack Parker will continue with Nine and Dine; Barb Richardson will continue with Priority Championship golf and will do Publicity; Marianne Rogers will continue with Communications; Barbara Beyer will chair Membership; Carol Mosbaugh will chair the Social Committee; Myra Crosby will continue as Treasurer; Kent McClean will be Assistant Treasurer; Barbara Bonney will continue with Sunshine; Barbara Richardson will do Publicity; Lydia Merriweather will take over as Secretary and Brian Mann will continue with After the business part of the evening was finished, we were entertained by the Four Sharps Barbershop Quartet. A gift basket was given as a door prize by the Social Committee, and the name tag drawing and the 50/50 drawings were held after our entertainment. Respectfully submitted, ~Judy Empey, Secretary Meet & Greet Membership Activities The Holidays are all around us and our members are enjoying many parties and events. We have added many new members. Please welcome new members, we need to help all new members become part of our group and learn the ropes... I can remember floundering with information overload about activities, how to sign up, and as a sea of faces, along with the sea of names, that took quite a while to connect. Friendly smiles are always welcomed. If you have not received a steady dose of my s, Please check your spam folders. Your spam filter might block these messages. I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring peace, joy and happiness to all. Live Well. Laugh often. Love Much! ~Honor Bradley, Membership Chairperson Sunshine Person Barbara Barney is our Sunshine Person. Please contact her to advise her when you know of a member with serious health problems, entering the hospital or of a person passing, barbarabonney32@gmail.com or Upcoming Golf Events Priority Golf Thursdays: The ASGA Priority group plays in the Villages every Thursday. We tee off around noon. Following golf we enjoy dinner at the Country Club or a nearby Restaurant. In November, we played Cane Garden, Glenview and Mallory and we all enjoyed a great Thanksgiving without golf. We had several new ASGA members join us this month. If you are a priority member looking for a great group of people to play with on the Championship courses, Barbara. If you are NOT a priority member and would like to sub Barbara. You will receive an every week to sign up. All priority members will get a tee time. If there is an available tee time after our times are confirmed by the system, subs can put themselves in. Most weeks we have 1 or 2 subs that get to play... ~Barbara Richardson babsonfive@comcast.net EXECUTIVE GOLF: We have been having so much fun with our regular golfers in the 9 hole executive group. We keep seeing new faces and that too is great! Sometimes the silly games make it even more fun but there always lots of winners. We will continue to play on every Thursday (I will need someone to do the 3rd of January for me...on a cruise) and starting after the New Year we will play every other Sunday afternoon (so church goers can play) starting the 6th on January. Keep in mind, with the arrival of the snowbirds we may have to travel a little further and stretch the times we play to get tee times. I will do my very best to keep it in the core area. Also, I am already making arrangements

3 for a spring trip, probably in April. Not sure where we will go but I promise to keep it fairly close to home so it s still warm enough. We have had such great times on these trips I hope more will join us in the future. If you would like us to go somewhere special, do not hesitate to talk to me about it. I am trying to get new and different sites to visit for around 3 trips minimum a year. See you on the course very soon! ~Mona Rubenstein monaasga@comcast.net NINE & DINE at Eagle Ridge We will be at Eagle Ridge the first and third Wednesday of each month. The sign up spreadsheet will be sent out a week in advance. Please pay in the Pro Shop and be there by 1:30 for a shotgun start. CHAMPIONSHIP 18 HOLE GOLF We will be playing at Eagle Ridge on the 4 th Saturday of each month until May. On the 2 nd Saturday of each month we will be going to difference golf course. Stonecreek in Ocala on Dec 8 th, and Harbor Hill Jan 12 th. Upcoming events outside The Villages Orlando events Dec 16 th Alaqua Orlando National Events New Year in Sarasota FL Jan. 2 nd -5th ASGA in Hawaii March 16th-23 rd Orlando Sunshine Fling Mission Resort March 8 th 10 th Social & Upcoming Meetings December 9th CHRISTMAS PARTY: Prime Beef Christmas dinner. Catered by Vic Embers Supper Club. Steve Robinson will entertain us for the evening. ~Gay Marie Odden, Social Committee Chair January 22 nd I would like to say hello and Happy New Year to all of the ASGA members and also give a big thank you to GayMarie Odden for her catering expertise that she provided to our club during the past year. I have an enthusiast committee who have volunteered to serve on the Social Committee for I want to thank Jean Armani, Laurie Berger, Roger Johnson, Phyllis Kaplan, Kathy McManus and Lee Robinson. We hope to provide our meetings with good food and a fun time, schedule some extra golf outings and plan other social activities during the year. We are open for any suggestions. The dinner for January will be catered by Sonny's Barbeque. We are serving: Pulled pork barbeque, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, cole slaw and peach cobbler. Soft drinks will also be provided. Reservations are required. Please send $10.00 payable to ASGA c/o Carole Mosbaugh, 2452 Tamarind Grove Run, The Villages, by January 14th. The entertainment will be a surprise. Don't miss it! ~Carole Mosbaugh, Social Committee Chair About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Subrata Barua - 12/12 Mary Burtchell - 12/31 Ed Chenault - 12/29 Myra Crosby - 12/09 Ron Fleenor - 01/10 Joseph Hofmann - 12/15 Joyce LaGore - 12/10 Robert Martino - 12/01 Kent McClean - 01/14 Bill Parsons - 12/14 John Ressler - 01/05 Barbara Richardson - 01/06 Sonja Ring - 01/01 Marianne Rogers - 12/24 Mona Rubenstein - 12/05 Pamela Schau - 12/07 Ralph Shinbaum - 12/27 Barb Sobel - 01/07 Alvin Waschke - 12/29 Steve Westerlund - 12/26 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Glenn Bartle - 12/31/2012 Ron Fleenor - 12/31/2012 Virginia Funk - 12/31/2012 John Kuyper - 12/31/2012 Roberta Lee - 12/31/2012 Howard Patrick - 12/31/2012 Jeanette Pchelka - 12/31/2012 Marianne Rogers - 12/31/2012 Welcome newest members: Barbara Briere - Joined 11/07/2012 Carl Cannon - Joined 11/07/2012 Ed Chenault - Joined 11/14/2012 Colleen Cook - Joined 11/09/2012 Stephen Ewry - Joined 11/16/2012 Guillermo Garcia-Godoy - Joined 10/24/2012 Mary Kay Googins - Joined 10/29/2012 Helen Knipper - Joined 11/07/2012 Valeria McGathy - Joined 11/29/2012 Charles Simon - Joined 11/19/2012 Alvin Waschke - Joined 10/15/2012 These members recently renewed: Carrie Crowell Ruth Morgan These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Jill Alger - 10/31/2012 Eileen Batchelor - 11/30/2012 John Bohlmann - 11/30/2012 William Cox - 11/30/2012 Emery Dillard - 11/30/2012 Terry Dolasinski - 11/30/2012 Jerome Duguay - 11/30/2012 Judith Empey - 11/30/2012 Ray Guillaume - 11/30/2012 Phillip Hunt - 10/31/2012 Gretchen Johnson - 11/30/2012 Midge Maddison - 11/30/2012 Margie Margo - 11/30/2012 Wally Mitchell - 10/31/2012 Judy Musgrave - 10/31/2012 Robert Nevills - 10/31/2012 Thomas O'Boyle - 11/30/2012 Sharon Ostgaard - 11/30/2012 Kenneth Sechler - 10/31/2012 Eileen Shaffery - 10/31/2012 Dottie Templeton - 10/31/2012 Lorraine Walter - 10/31/2012 Our chapter currently has 150 members.

4 Treasurer's Summary Report - November 2012 ~Myra Crosby, Treasurer Income/Expenses November 2012 Income Chapter Dinner Meeting $ / Member Dues Sale of Night Golf Supplies Total Income $ Expenses Chapter Dinner Meeting $ Chapter Expenses Bank Adjustment for Error Total Expenses $ Net Gain/(Loss) for 11/2012 $ The Villages, FL Chapter of ASGA As of November 30, 2012 Citizens Bank Beginning Balance 10/31/2012 $ Deposits Deposit 11/05/ (Member Dues) Deposit 11/30/ (10/23/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting = $10; Sales of Night Golf Supplies = $20.00; 11/27/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting = $430.00; 11/27/ /50 = $83.00) Deposit 11/30/ (11/27/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting = $40.00; 12/09/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting = $825.00) Total ($ Deposits of $ ) $ Expenses Check # /23/ (12/09/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting) Check # /01/ (11/11/2012 Get A Member Party) Bank Adjustment 11/06/ (Adjustment of Bank Error for Incorrect Deposit on 10/2012 Statement) Check # /27/ (11/27/2012 Chapter Dinner Meeting) Total ($ Expenses of $ ) $ Citizens Bank Statement 11/30/2012 $

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