CELEBRATING 23 YEARS OF SINGLES GOLF IN AMERICA Philadelphia Chapter - American Singles Golf Association March 2015 From the Prez Has this winter been cold enough for us golfers? Like you, I can t wait until Spring is here and we can golf again! In the meantime, I hope you have been able to escape to some of the warm places, especially with other AS- GA ers. If not, I hope you have been able to attend some of our social events. Mark your calendars for our kick-off meeting to be held at McKenzie s in Berwyn on March 11th. Please make sure you RSVP to Sally Thompson-Bell as we are ordering food. (See the rest of the newsletter) Aside from our social events with the local chapter, some of our ASGA ers have been planning on attending the national event coming up in March in Maui. What a great time to be doing this. There is also an Orlando Sunshine Fling and a Phoenix Sedona Weekend. Then in May there is Pinehurst. This is a chapter favorite as we have always had great attendance there. Please continue to check the website for upcoming national events, as well as our local golf outing schedule. We look forward to seeing you at our March kick-off meeting and if not then, at our first outing April 11 th! Impatiently waiting, ~Liz Mohamed Social Event on February 20 at Dave & Busters A handful of fun people came to drink, dine and later play games Friday evening at Dave & Busters. Friends enjoyed Skee Ball, Basketball, shooting games, racecar driving and many more ticket spitting games! Thanks to those who came and braved the "frigid temperatures"... ~Submitted by Deb Delp Bowling Event February 22 A dozen Bowlers ventured onto the lanes and proceeded to throw, spares, strikes, gutter balls and 2 superb bowlers (Rene' and Wings) even had Turkeys! The first place team consisted of: Andrea, Margie, Wings and Rene'. A fun time was had by all, and we were happy to welcome some new members to this event too! Following bowling, many dined at Phil's Tavern with good food and drinks. Thanks to: Margie, Andrea, Wings, Rene', Sally Terri, Char, Paul, Pat, Rich, Terry, David and Deb for attending! ~Submitted by Rene' Kuenkel 2015 Golf Season Kick-Off Meeting McKenzie s Brew House 324 West Swedesford Road Berwyn, PA 19312 6:00 P.M. http://www.mckenziebrewhouse.com/ 610-407-4300 Please come join the ASGA (American Golf Singles Association) for our season kick off meeting at McKenzie's located right next door to Golf Galaxy in Berwyn. Light appetizers will be provided. We will be socializing and talking about the upcoming golf venues and other fun events our group does. Looking forward to see you there! ASGA Philly Chapter Newsletter Refer to the chapter section on the ASGA website. www.singlesgolf.com Listed is the latest update on this year s golf schedule, as well as other ASGA national and chapter news. Golf starts next month! Upcoming Events Include (see SinglesGolf.com/events) Phoenix ASGA's Sedona Arizona Weekend -April 10-12, 2015. Includes two rounds of golf on very picturesque courses. Contact John Tuel (ProudPol@cox.net) or Jeanne Tillmann (JTillman@cox.net) for more info. Details posted in the near future. May 21-24 - Reunion in Pinehurst. Details and online registration available at SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst June 5-7 - Sacramento's Gold Country Weekend. Details at SinglesGolf.com/GoldCountryWeekend ASGA in Spain - Summer of 2016. Details posted later this summer. Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 Meeting Location: McKenzie s Brew House Our Website: www.philadelphia.singlesgolf.com (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 www.singlesgolf.com/join Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm, M-F (Eastern) National Office: 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE
Philadelphia Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association President Liz Mohamed lizm0626@gmail.com 610-724-5499 Chairman of the Board Gene Mammone genemammone@gmail.com 724-601-5519 Golf Chairperson Maria Ascanio mariaa715@verizon.net 610-745-4730 Social Chairperson Deb Delp luv2convrs@aol.com 267-471-6076 Membership Chairperson Sally Thompson-Bell sally.thompsonbell@gmail.com Communications Chairperson Josie Sharp josie728@verizon.net About Our Members Happy Birthday to these members: Maria Ascanio - 03/17 Susan Clark - 03/21 Karen Eckert - 04/13 Melissa Furio - 03/13 Rene Mealey - 03/22 Bill Moyer - 03/22 Troy Newell - 04/07 Bob Reph - 03/23 Karen Anne Riley - 04/01 Patricia Rose - 04/07 Ron Schillow - 04/12 Thomas Sheehan - 03/19 Mary Wagner - 03/21 These members are up for renewal: (date shown is last day of membership) Joseph Ciravola - 03/31/2015 Karen Eckert - 03/31/2015 Bruce Frank - 03/31/2015 Tammy Gavin - 03/31/2015 Gwen Glattes - 03/31/2015 Mary Ann Kotzer - 03/31/2015 Rene' Kuenkel - 03/31/2015 Mary Long - 03/31/2015 Donna McBride - 03/31/2015 Rita Pisano - 03/31/2015 Theodore Reph - 03/31/2015 Rich Schonwald - 03/31/2015 Linda Smith - 03/31/2015 Mary Wagner - 03/31/2015 Welcome newest members: Rich Balko - Joined 02/23/2015 Joseph Dalesandro Jr - Joined 01/05/2015 Jill Dempsey - Joined 01/19/2015 Christine Hawryluk - Joined 01/21/2015 Michael Kammerdiener - Joined 02/16/2015 Denise Romanelli - Joined 01/16/2015 Don Stanek - Joined 02/25/2015 James Whitton - Joined 02/09/2015 These members recently renewed: Dennis Connelly Mary Jo DeFino Dorie Good Rita Kline These members did not renew their dues: (date shown is date membership expired) Caroline Brinker - 02/28/2015 Dallas Heinemann - 01/31/2015 John Purdy - 01/31/2015 Nina Smeltzer - 01/31/2015 Our chapter currently has 114 members. Feeling Left Out? Are You Not Receiving the Chapter Emails That Other Chapter Members Are Receiving? (There s a way to fix that.) You have to let your in-box know that an email is coming from any and all of these: MyChapter@SinglesGolf.com Newsletter@SinglesGolf.com Info@SinglesGolf.com GolfASGA@aol.com You do that by adding ALL FOUR (4) email addresses into your email account s address book. ASGA does not control what s allowed in your in-box. You do!
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SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION Phone 704-889-4600 (M-F, 9-2pm Eastern) Event Website: SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst Resort Website: Pinehurst.com Resort Phone: 910-295-6811 See SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst for complete details, updates, etc. Standard Package Includes (see Check Appropriate Pkg below for prices) 2 rounds of golf (incl. cart, green fees, range balls, prizes) Pinehurst No s. 1 & 6 3 nights lodging at Pinehurst Resort (see details below) 6 food functions: 1 cocktail party (hors d oeuvres; 2 drink tickets if you register by April 1), 3 lavish breakfasts at the Carolina, 1 cookout and 1 awards banquet DJ dancing on 1st and 3rd nights, welcoming gift and golf competition prizes. Includes all resort service fees & taxes. Resort services include on-site transportation, bicycles, afternoon tea, practice putting, driving range and more. Add l. Nights: If you come early or stay late, add l. nights, which includes the buffet breakfast, are $194 for a single room and $116 /person if dbl. occ., regardless of hotel or inn. Tax & resort service fees are included in these rates. (Roommate must stay or your must pay single occ. rate of $194/night.) See Pinehurst.com for details on room types. GOLF: You ll play Pinehurst No. 1 & No. 6. Package play dates are Fri. & Sat., May, 22-23. You choose to play your own ball both days or play Scramble* on Fri. and Shamble* on Sat. Opt. Day-of-Arrival Golf at Pinehurst No. 2 (1:00-1:40pm) and No. 5 (1:36-2:24pm) and Day-of-Departure Golf at Tobacco Road GC (9:30am shotgun). Plus opt. round at No. 8 on Memorial Day (Mon. Morning). NOTE: This is a REUNION EVENT, allowing former members, married or not, to attend at a 5% cost over TOTAL COST shown below. Must be a member to attend. To join ASGA, call 704-889-4600 or go online at SinglesGolf.com/join. CANCELLATION: There is a 25% cancellation fee on or prior to 04/21/15. Absolutely NO refunds after 4/21/15. If your plans change, you can sell your position to another member. See event website for cancellation policy, terms & conditions. CONFIRMATION: A letter or e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon receipt of payment. If you do not receive confirmation within 10 days after registering, you must call us. NAME SHOWN BELOW IS HOW NAMETAG WILL APPEAR. ONE FORM PER PERSON, PLEASE PRINT. NAME ( ) MALE ( ) FEMALE CHAPTER NAME (Indicate city if no chapter name.) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Handicap/Avg.Score HOME PH ( ) WORK/CELL PH ( ) E-MAIL ADDRESS CHECK APPROPRIATE PACKAGE: (Resort has shuttles to transport you between hotels, courses, etc. Details at SinglesGolf.com/Pinehurst ( ) $569.00 STANDARD PACKAGE staying at the HOLLY INN, MANOR INN OR PINEHURST CONDO (YOU LL HAVE A ROOMMATE) ( ) $619.00 STANDARD PACKAGE staying at the CAROLINA HOTEL (YOU LL HAVE A ROOMMATE) ( ) $739.00 ROOM-BY-MYSELF PACKAGE staying at the HOLLY INN, MANOR INN OR PINEHURST CONDO (incl. everything in St d. Pkg.) ( ) $819.00 ROOM-BY-MYSELF PACKAGE staying at the CAROLINA HOTEL (incl. everything in St d. Pkg.) ( ) $79.00 OPT. DAY-OF-ARRIVAL GOLF THUR. AT PINEHURST NO. 5 (tee times from 1:36-2:24pm) ( ) $339.00 OPT. DAY-OF-ARRIVAL GOLF ON THE U.S. OPEN COURSE, PINEHURST NO. 2 ( ) $99.00 OPT. DAY-OF-DEPARTURE GOLF SUN. AT TOBACCO ROAD (9:30am shotgun) - Includes Sack Lunch INDICATE YOUR PLAY FORMAT HERE: ( ) PLAY MY OWN BALL BOTH DAYS ( ) SCRAMBLE DAY ONE + SHAMBLE* DAY TWO My roommate will be (We ll assign a same-sex roommate if you prefer. Please do not list yourself as someone else s roommate without their permission. IMPORTANT: If you choose a roommate, we can t hold your room until both parties have paid.) I am requesting a room with ( ) One King Bed ( ) Two Double Beds Note: Room preferences and hotels are first come, first served. Only the hotel controls the availability of room types. We register you regardless of availability. Pairings request for one golf event:. (Golf partner must play same format as you re playing. Confirm with them.) I AM REMITTING: $ for the package indicated above + $ for add l. nights ($194 single / $116. dbl. occ). Incl. B fast. Indicate dates (before/after) of add l. nights: + $ for Optional golf on Pinehurst No. 2 (2014 U.S. Open Course) on Thursday. Tee times 1-1:40pm. $339. + $ Optional Day-of-Arrival golf on Thursday (Pinehurst Resort No. 5) $79 + $ Optional Day-of-Departure golf on Sun. (Tobacco Road GC) (Includes sack lunch) $99 + $ Optional Real Men Play With Shotguns - Clay Disc Shooting (45 min. from Pinehurst on Friday morning.) $25 + $ Mulligans (put $10 in this space if you want 3 mulligans for each of your 2 days of golf. Mullies not avail. on opt. rounds.) + $ 50/50 Raffle Tickets (put $20 in this space if you want twenty-five (25) 50/50 raffle tickets. (20 for $20 @ event) + $ I m a former mbr. and I am adding 5% to all of the above. ( )I m still single ( )I m married and my spouse is also registering = $ TOTAL AMOUNT (Check No. - Make Check** Payable to ASGA, Inc. See Mailing Address Below.) PAY BY CREDIT CARD: All major cards accepted. I hereby authorize ASGA or the Pinehurst Resort to charge / debit my account number below for the TOTAL AMOUNT indicated above on this form. There is no credit card processing fee for this event. Acc t. No: Exp. Signature OTHERWISE, MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO ASGA, INC. AND MAIL TO: ASGA, P. O. BOX 848, PINEVILLE, NC 28134 QUESTIONS? E-MAIL TOM ALSOP at GolfASGA@aol.com OR CALL 704-889-4600 or 1-888-GOLFMATE * A shamble format calls for all team members to drive their own ball, then select best ball placement and play your own ball until holed out on each hole. A scramble is also known as a captain s choice. ** There is a 4% svc. chg. for any check returned unpaid by the bank. Cancellation policy applies. See www.singlesgolf.com/events for complete details of policy and events. 2015 ASGA, Inc.
The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Singles Golf Association WANTS YOU! We re 3,000 members in 75 cities and we re ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN! So if you re single (i.e. divorced, widowed, legally separated or never married) and enjoy meeting others through the game of golf, you re invited to inquire about membership by calling the American Singles Golf Association directly at 1-888-465-3628 (1-TRIPLE-EIGHT-GOLFMATE) or visit our website at SinglesGolf.com