The Peach Beat August 11, 2018 Weekly Newsletter We had a great crowd on Saturday with multiple visitors! At our 8-18 meeting: 1) We will learn the Stroll-along-cha-cha line dance at 6pm. We will dance this at Shag-a-rama line dance exhibition. The class will be repeated on Sept 29. 2) We are giving away a free ticket to our Christmas party! You must have already paid for your ticket before 8-18 to be eligible for the drawing. 3) We will be drawing 6 names (from last year s Shag-a-rama event attendees) that will win tickets to the event this year. You do not have to be present to win. Thank you to Debbie Hicks for taking our photos. Nice to see Ronnie Hall back at ShagAtl after recent surgery.
In the category of it s a small world one of the visitors turned out to be Don Hicks junior high history teacher from South Carolina. Congrats to Betty Kane for winning second place in the Sandra Schwartz Mixed Doubles dance contest!
Congrats to Barbara Sullivan for winning split the kitty! She won $127. Thanks to June and Gary Jackson for selling split the kitty tickets!
Thanks to Billy Waldrep keeping us on the dancing floor! Remember to tip your DJs. Thanks to Barbara Jones, Betty Kane, and Marilyn Westbrooks for serving at the welcome desk!
Member Lottery Betty Kane would have won $28.50 in the member lottery. Next Week s Member Lottery Amount: $93.50 Next week, the member lottery amount will be $93.50. You must be present to win!
Name That Musical Contest Congrats to Carole Jakeway, Rena Wood and Bettie Asip for finding the black/red shoes in the newsletter. Thanks to everyone that participated. New contest! The first three people to email Bonny Hicks (bzhicks@aol.com) the name of the musical depicted in this picture, will get their names mentioned in this section.
Message from Rena Wood Our Dance Class Coordinator Extraordinaire LINE DANCE CLASS AUGUST 18TH - 6:00 FREE SHAG LESSONS RESUME SEPT 1 Bonny Hicks and Trish Hill will be teaching on AUGUST 18th. Put this date on your calendar for the "STROLL ALONG CHA-CHA". This will be the line dance for the Panama City exhibition. Shag lessons will resume on September 1st. Remember this is one thing that is helping our club grow. Mention it to your friends. I have a few ShagAtlanta bags left - $5.00 each. I sold our last JACKIE & CHARLIE DVD but will have more soon. See me or the Welcome Desk. For those of you that would like to take private lessons, we have two instructors that give private lessons. You can contact them directly for when and where. Danette and Mark Burson Betty Kane 770-367-8625 803-464-9906 burson848@aol.com Call or Text If you have any questions about the free shag lessons just drop me an email or call me...770-469-422 or renawood@bellsouth.net HAVE A GREAT WEEK.....SMILE... and I'll see you on the dance floor! EXTRA MESSAGE: I'll have large snowflakes and kissing balls this coming week. Kissing balls are $20.00 each without decorations OR $30.00 decorated (your choice of colors: red, gold, green, silver, blue (light or dark teal/turquoise). If you have seen anything of interest these past couple of weeks let me know and I'll bring it back. Remember this money goes back to ShagAtlanta..
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE ALL LESSONS START AT 6:00 PM Lessons start the first Saturday of each month for 4 weeks. Please make an effort to take them in the order in which they are taught. BASIC I-Beginners BASIC II-Intermediate SEPT 1 Basic and Start-up Belly Roll SEPT 8 Female & male turns Pivot w/breakaway SEPT 15 Triple Basic SEPT 22 Apple Jack Side Pass & Kick Back w/lean SUGARFOOT SEPT 29 FREE LINE DANCE CLASS STROLL ALONG CHA CHA Location: Nemoe s Tavern and Grill 6025 Peachtree Pkwy #1 Norcross, GA 30092 Questions? Contact Rena Wood renawood@bellsouth.net 770-469-5422 www.shagatlanta.com
Date August 18 September 1 October 27 November 10 November 29 December 1 December 31 Event Line Dance Class Third Quarter Membership Shag Lessons Resume Halloween Costume Party Fourth Quarter Membership Christmas Party Weekend New Year s Eve Party
Message from Kathy Stowers Treasurer Fun Monday Tickets The Executive Committee is selling Fun Monday tickets thru 8/18. They are $10 each and with that $10 you might win $7,500 with the first drawing or $2,000 on the second draw or $1,000 on the third draw or $500 on the fourth draw or $250 on the fifth draw. The $10 gets you a chance to win five separate times. The money raised goes toward funding the Fun Monday s at SOS and the money left over is donated to Caring For Kids. Camp Sunshine Amount YTD: Thanks everyone for your donations to Camp Sunshine! $1,448.52 Camp Sunshine Fundraiser Debbie Avery is selling cups with ShagAtl on them. Cost $30 with $5 going to Camp Sunshine. Cups can be personalized.
Members in Need Remember to keep all of those in our club who are recovering from illnesses in your thoughts and prayers. Cards and emails are appreciated. Ramon Sabordo Deanie Woodie hip replacement surgery Sharon Clark Ronnie Hall shoulder surgery Mike Williford Pam Taylor feet injuries If anyone knows of a member in need of special thoughts and prayers, please email bzhicks@aol.com.
WELCOME DESK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We need you to sign up in the book for an hour here or there. Please don t forget that this task is a necessary part of our Saturday nights. Thank you to the volunteers that helped on previous Saturdays! And THANK YOU to all who committed to volunteer in the future. Please contact Debbie Hicks (m_dhicks@att.net) to volunteer. Split the Kitty Volunteers Needed Please help ShagAtlanta by volunteering to sell "Split-the-Kitty" or 50/50 raffle tickets on Saturday nights at Nemoe's. Aside from volunteering to serve at the front desk sign-in table, this is another great way for new members to meet more members. You can sign-up on a sheet provided at the front desk. Please contact Nez Walker (king.walker@comcast.net ) to volunteer.
PICTURES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT
DJ SCHEDULE Date August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 DJ Jim Agee Mike Williford Rich Kopels Billy Waldrep David O Quinn Jim Agee Mike Williford John Campbell
Happy August Birthdays!! Birthday FirstName LastName Aug-02 Steve Bennett Aug-03 Joy Irby Aug-03 Joseph Slattery Aug-05 Sam Keith Aug-10 Bob Cookson Aug-11 Bruce Yates Aug-13 Mike Henson Aug-17 Gary Jackson Aug-19 Randy Sword Aug-19 Isabelle Cledaras Aug-20 Fiona Grandowski Aug-20 Sanford Thompson Aug-20 Merrillee Waterstone Aug-26 Barbara Tankersley Aug-27 Amy Hutcheson Aug-28 Trish Hill Aug-29 Ronnie Vaughn Aug-30 Lester Stokes Aug-31 Debbie Hicks
We have a deal with the Hampton Inn across the street from Nemoe s. Located in Technology Park, our hotel offers free breakfast, Wi-Fi and shuttle service (within a 5-mile radius) Mon- Fri. Book now and enjoy your stay. Mention Shag Atlanta and you can get a room for just $89.00 a night, based on availability. Great rooms great (free) breakfast. 770-729-0015 NOTE: Call the HOTEL, not the 800 number to get the ShagAtlanta price. If you have something to add to the weekly update, please send to bzhicks@aol.com. Have a great week.
Where We Dance Location Nemoe s Tavern and Grill 6025 Peachtree Pkwy #1 Norcross, GA 30092 Time Every Saturday Night, 7-11PM Lessons from 6-7PM, when scheduled Cost Free for Club Members Free if you attend Basic I Lesson $5 for Non-Members Shag Dancing Etiquette http://shagatlanta.com/shagetiquette.html