Bulletin Hello and welcome back! It is going to be a great summer! There are lots of great events planned and we can t wait to get started! Please note, this will be the ONLY print bulletin of the summer. An event calendar will be on display outside the community center and any and all updates will be listed online at www.littlenecknews.com. Please feel free to contact us at any time! Here s to another summer filled with lots of sun, laughs, and memories! Andrew, Tara, Liam and Jen lmcneilly@sovsystems.com Andrew and Tara Liam and Jen 5 Kings Way 23 Hilltop 617-797-8906 339-293-3767
SUMMER EVENTS BEACH CLEAN UP and LITTLE NECK PRIDE DAY SAT 6/30 @ 9am *** meet at the Community Center ASSOCIATION MEETING SUN 7/1 @ 10am at the Community Center HORRIBLES PARADE TUES 7/3 @ 6pm meet at the Community Center BEACH BONFIRE TUES 7/3 @ 8pm at Rocky Beach PROGRESSIVE DINNER SAT 7/21 @ 6pm meet at the Community Center COMEDY NIGHT FRI 7/27 @ 7:30pm at the Community Center IVY WATSON MEMORIAL FLOAT DOWN & CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT SAT 7/28 2:30 at the dock to float and 4:30 at the beach for cornhole BLUE FIN BLOWOUT SAT 8/4 at Cape Ann s Marina LADIES MYSTERY RIDE THURS 8/9 @ 5:45pm bus leaves from the Community Center BEACH PARTY- DJ, FOOD, BOCCE and MORE SAT 8/11 @ 5pm at Rocky Beach MEN S MYSTERY RIDE (Needs an organizer!!!) THURS 8/16 @ TBD bus leaves from the Community Center
SHAVING CREAM FIGHT AND SLIP-N-SLIDE FRI 8/17 at the ballfield IRISH NIGHT SAT 8/18 @ 7pm at the Community Center FLASHLIGHT PARADE FRI 8/24 @ dusk meet at the Community Center GALA DAY SUN, YES SUNDAY 8/26 at the beach and ballfield ASSOCIATION MEETING SAT 9/1 @ 10am at the Community Center GOVERNORS PARTY TBD WEEKLY EVENTS COACH: Monday-Friday 9am-12pm at the ballfield. Starts June 25 th. See Coaches Corner for more details. LADIES COFFEE HOUR: Join us for tea or coffee and great conversation. Bring a mug and $1. Visit www.littlenecknews.com for full schedule. Contact Holly Welch at 617-680-6999 if you d like to host. KIDS CRAFTS: Each week we ll make something new and exciting. Starts 7/13 Every Fri @ 11am at the CC. Please consider volunteering: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0545a9af22a3f85-kids1 KIDS DANCES: Let s do the hokey pokey, limbo, musical chairs, freeze dance and more! Geared towards the little ones, but all ages welcome. Starts 7/11 Every Wed @ 6:30pm at the CC. Please consider volunteering: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0545a9af22a3f85-kids BOOK CLUB: Starts June 29 at 10:30am at 6 Middle Road. First book is The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (meets biweekly).
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS BEACH CLEAN UP and LITTLE NECK PRIDE DAY All ages welcome and encouraged to attend. Come help clean up from a tough winter and beautify this place we all love! Please bring rakes, shovels and gloves if you have them. Coffee, water and donuts will be provided. ***New location: Meet at the Community Center at 9am. ASSOCIATION MEETING We will review the summer agenda and discuss all things Little Neck. Tickets will be on sale for all events before (starting at 9) and after the meeting. Adults only. HORRIBLES PARADE Dress up and join the parade. Prizes for various categories including funniest, cutest, most creative, scariest, best little neck theme, most patriotic, best group theme, and best movie/tv show. Kids and adults encouraged to participate! BEACH BONFIRE Let s enjoy live music from Fred Ellsworth Music and roast s mores fireside. BYOB. S mores will be provided. All ages welcome. PROGRESSIVE DINNER Come enjoy a great evening of food and conversation with your Little Neck neighbors. Everyone who participates must host a course at their cottage. Bert Seager, Sally Watson and John Sarni have volunteered to organize this great event for us again this year. Tickets required. Adults only. COMEDY NIGHT Be ready to laugh hysterically as some of the best comedians on the North Shore come to us. BYOB. Tickets required and sell out fast. Adults only. IVY WATSON MEMORIAL FLOAT AND CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT- Participate in a wonderful Little Neck tradition as we all meet at the dock and float down to Sandy Beach. Join us afterwards for the ever-popular parent-child cornhole tournament and cookout/pot-luck. Please find additional info and registration link for cornhole at www.littlenecknew.com soon. BLUE FIN BLOWOUT Venture off the Neck and check out this great event at Cape Ann s Marina. Visit http://bluefinblowout.com for event details. You can also find a link to register for the Bluefin Blowout Cornhole Tournament led by our own Scot Morrison of Ipswich Bay Cornhole.
LADIES MYSTERY RIDE Meet at the Community Center where a bus will transport you to a mystery location for a night out with the ladies. Contact Stacey Stone (20 Kings Way; staceymstone@msn.com; 978-836-8541) with any questions. Tickets required and sell out fast. BEACH PARTY- DJ, FOOD, BOCCE and MORE- Join us for an evening at the beach filled with music from DJ Greg Gervais, catered food and a little competition. In addition to bocce, other popular beach games including corn hole, can jam, ladder ball and more will also be on deck. Oh, and don t miss out on some Little Neck giveaways. Tickets required. All ages welcome! MENS MYSTERY RIDE Meet at the Community Center where a bus will transport you to a mystery location for a night out with the guys. We still need someone to organize this event. Please contact Liam or Andrew if interested in organizing. SHAVING CREAM FIGHT AND SLIP-N-SLIDE- Bring a can or two of foamy shaving cream to the ballfield and get ready to chase and cover your friends from head to toe. Then, slide down the biggest slip-n-slide of all times. All ages welcome! IRISH NIGHT Take part in a long standing Little Neck tradition. Join us for dinner at the Community Center at 7pm. The band In Session will keep us dancing all night long and we can t wait to see who will take home the winnings this year! Tickets required. Adults only. FLASHLIGHT PARADE This is favorite amongst our littlest Little Neckers. Pile in the backs of trucks or in cars and meet at the Community Center. We will drive the streets of Little Neck as neighbors throw mounds and mounds of candy. GALA DAY Get your game face on and come participate in an amazing day filled with races and competitions of all kinds swimming, running, long jump, bean bag toss, the list goes on and on. More info to come from our Athletic Director and Coaches.
SUMMER 2018 COACHES CORNER Hello Little Neck community. As your athletic director, I am looking forward to the summer. I am excited to have Gabby Gillette returning for her 2nd year and Mia Sampson in her 1st year as the 2018 Coaches. The coaches have an exciting summer planned and cannot wait for the fun to begin. Dates and times for Coach & Swim Lessons 2018: Coach Starts Monday, June 25, 9:00 AM to Noon at the ball field o Each week, Monday through Friday Swim Lessons 1:00 to 4:00 the specific times will be posted for each skill level Ivy Watson Memorial Float & Corn Hole Tournament Saturday, July 28 th Shaving Cream Fight/Slip-n-slide Friday, August 17 Last day of Coach Friday, August 24 Flash Light Parade Friday, August 24 Gala Day SUNDAY, August 26 (yes, we are going to have Gala Day on a Sunday this year) Coach is a Little Neck tradition and is open to everyone. No advanced registration is needed. Everyone gathers at the ball field at 9:00 AM and the Coaches lead the kids for a morning of games and activities. After lunch, the Coaches meet the kids on the beach or the dock depending on the tides, for swimming lessons. Coach activities are organized to be age appropriate. The activities will be organized around the schedule, attendance, weather and group opinion. Coaches have a HUGE list of games, activities and events to incorporate into the summer program. This year we will be adding a few new events including some parent vs. kids games at the ball field. Swim lessons are an important aspect of being a kid on Little Neck. The ocean currents are challenging for even the best of swimmers and it is a good idea for kids to become competent and confident in the water around the Neck. The Coach Swim Lessons provide a consistent environment for learning. Groups will be established based on ability and the times for each group will be communicated in the early summer. The coaches will communicate the schedule, reminders and updates to all families via the Little Neck, Ipswich Facebook group. If you need anything this summer, I m at 18 Baycrest Rd. Please feel free to contact me via email, text or cell phone or speak with my wife MaryBeth or daughters Lindsay, Mia and Eliza. Thanks in advance to Gabby and Mia for what they do for the kids. Cheers, Keith Sampson (Athletic Director) Cell: 617-633-9320 Email: ksampson@competitive-energy.com