The Gatherings At Wellington Community Clubhouse
The Social Committee
The purpose of this committee is to have fun and host several events each year for the community. These events will vary in scope and cost. Some will cost members nothing and some will cost more. Not everyone will want to attend all the events so variety is high on our priority.
Committee Members
Chairperson
Allison Prevost
Secretary
Alison Prevost
Treasurer
Joan Myers
Members
Charles Kinamore, Betty Ling and Judi Smith, Diana Schumacher, Audrey Davis
Allison Prevost
Secretary
Alison Prevost
Treasurer
Joan Myers
Members
Charles Kinamore, Betty Ling and Judi Smith, Diana Schumacher, Audrey Davis
The First Bowling Outing
Our first bowling outing was a success. Our intrepid bowlers were Billie and Gerry Moore, Judie Smith, Ed Chanen, Matt Berg, Maureen Ford, Theem Siler and Alison Prevost. We were cheered on by Sue Berg and Betty and Johnny Ling. It was great fun and we will definitely do it again. We hope more folks will join us.
Fine Friends and Their Food Ring In The New Year
Residents of The Gatherings got together in the Clubhouse on New Year's eve to enjoy each other's company and the lucious dishes they brought along in the final Social Committee event of the year. The maestro of the event was Alison Prevost the Committee Chairperson and from the looks of it this was still another sumptuous event that she and her committee made available to us. Thank you Alison. Thank you Committee and Happy New Year to everyone who made this thoughtful get together both possible and delicious. Now that the pictures have been taken everyone can dig in.
Have These Residents Gone Bananas?
This a scene from the Holiday Party the Social Committee held on December 14th in The Clubhouse. What you are looking at is a game they played in which they had to draw a Christmas tree on a paper plate while they were holding the plate on their heads. Did it look weird? You bet! Did they have fun? Absolutely! More photos courtesy of Claudette Sylvester and Social Committee Chair Alison Prevost are below.
Read more about our neighbors Peggy and Warren and their classic cars by clicking on the arrow --►
You're A Little Late But Join The Party Anyway!
The Holiday Party that was held in the Clubhouse on Saturday, December 9th was quite a success and featured a surprise guest. George Bango took some photos of the celebration and your web master added a little music to it and came up with the following short presentation that gives you a good notion of the great fun everyone was having at this holiday get-together. You can enlarge the picture by clicking on the double pointed arrow in the lower right hand corner of the screen once the slide-show begins. Press the Escape key to return to your browser. P.S. Make sure your sound is turned on.
Why Is This Man Smiling?
Chairperson of the Social Committee Allison Prevost is seen here presenting HOA VP Gerry Moore his prize for winning the Turkey Trivia Contest at a Friday Night Social. It's a gift certificate to Victory Wings.
The Gatherings at Wellington Village
The Monday Morning Coffee at the Clubhouse has been a hit and will continue as long as there is good participation and everyone is enjoying themselves. Monday Mornings at 10 AM. No RSVP, nothing to bring, just come and start your week with friends.
We will be starting Table Games every Wednesday afternoon at 1 PM in September. NO refreshments served, bring your own if you want. If you don’t know how to play the game, a 5 minute lesson and you will be a pro,.
We will be starting Table Games every Wednesday afternoon at 1 PM in September. NO refreshments served, bring your own if you want. If you don’t know how to play the game, a 5 minute lesson and you will be a pro,.
Thank You For Thanking Us For Our Service
The Social Committee outdid itself on Saturday morning September 11th when they honored the U.S. military veterans living in The Gatherings with an invite for a morning party in their honor. The Clubhouse was filled with former service members and relatives of service members. They were welcomed with wonderful homemade refreshments accompanied by the musical anthems of the branches in which they or their loved ones served.
Every one who attended was asked to bring a photograph either of themselves or a member of their family who had been in the armed forces. The pictures were nostalgic reminders as some of the participants used the occasion to warmly remember husbands and relatives as they had looked in their uniforms decades ago. The highlight of the get-together was when many of the veterans rose to tell their personal stories. These stories took the Clubhouse audience on adventures around the world carried out in airplanes, ships, tanks, submarines and of course on foot.
The final story was not from a service member but from a former German citizen who was a child in the Second World War and saw war from the other side. Dagmar Kirsop related what it was like for her and her family to endure those perilous years under Hitler's regime. She was there, as a child, enduring the intensive bombing of Germany carried out by many of the people we honor on Veterans Day. She was also in Berlin during the historic airlift to save the city and never wants anyone to forget what war is really like. She, and millions like her throughout the world, are the living proof that the time many of us spent in the service was well worth it.
So, thank you Social Committee and Gatherings Veterans for creating a few hours of camaraderie that will long be remembered. Thank you for the gracious and thoughtful way in which you thanked us for our service.
The controls to pause and play the slide show can be seen when you place your cursor over the photo being shown.
Every one who attended was asked to bring a photograph either of themselves or a member of their family who had been in the armed forces. The pictures were nostalgic reminders as some of the participants used the occasion to warmly remember husbands and relatives as they had looked in their uniforms decades ago. The highlight of the get-together was when many of the veterans rose to tell their personal stories. These stories took the Clubhouse audience on adventures around the world carried out in airplanes, ships, tanks, submarines and of course on foot.
The final story was not from a service member but from a former German citizen who was a child in the Second World War and saw war from the other side. Dagmar Kirsop related what it was like for her and her family to endure those perilous years under Hitler's regime. She was there, as a child, enduring the intensive bombing of Germany carried out by many of the people we honor on Veterans Day. She was also in Berlin during the historic airlift to save the city and never wants anyone to forget what war is really like. She, and millions like her throughout the world, are the living proof that the time many of us spent in the service was well worth it.
So, thank you Social Committee and Gatherings Veterans for creating a few hours of camaraderie that will long be remembered. Thank you for the gracious and thoughtful way in which you thanked us for our service.
The controls to pause and play the slide show can be seen when you place your cursor over the photo being shown.
Memories of "The End Of Summer" 2017 Cookout
On Sunday, September 24th the Social Committee held it's first "End of Summer" cookout. There was a large turnout of Community members in the Clubhouse for the event which featured everything from hamburgers and franks cooked on the Clubhouse patio to home cooked potato salad, pulled pork and hand baked cookies and brownies. The food was excellent and the turnout was great...so good in fact that the committee is already considering making this barbecue an annual event. Above are some random snapshots taken at the party.