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What’s Happening … October 2024
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| President's Message
Welcome Back Snowbirds! October brings the return of many seasonal residents and I look forward to welcoming you back to Pelican Pointe and PPWA.
Look for a Save the Date announcement in this edition of Around the Pointe for PPWA's winter 2025 gala event. The Board committee has worked hard all summer to plan a fun party for members. Activity Leaders have been busy planning events too, and I know I speak for all when I say we are so grateful to all our volunteer leaders for their time, energy, and creativity which make PPWA so much fun.
This month we will focus our Website Quick Tips on the fabulous PPWA calendar of activities and events for 2024/25. Always log in to www.ppwavenice.org and click on the Calendar tab to find our complete Web Calendar. You can see one month at a time or scroll through the whole year.
The Web Calendar affords many features to make members' and our volunteer Activity Leaders' lives easier, such as simple registration & cancellation, seeing who's registered, automatic waitlists, taking payments, creating carpools, linking google maps for driving directions, signing up a guest, sending reminder emails, accessing emergency contact information, and much more. Some Activity Leaders will require registration on the Web Calendar and some will continue to handle signups by email.
Read through our Website Quick Tips to learn more, or attend one of our Web Calendar Help Sessions at the clubhouse for members who want to learn in a hands-on format. We're holding two sessions in October and will repeat them later in the season if needed. See the announcement in this edition of the newsletter.
Be sure to save the PPWA website as a "favorite" or "bookmark" on your device for quick access, and always log in. If you ever forget your login just use the password reset feature to create a new one. I look forward to our busy season ahead and thank you all for your support.
Mary McKay
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Message from our Vice-President
Have you ever considered running for a PPWA Board position? We have Board positions available for the 2025-2027 term that could use your skills and expertise. We are a fun and hardworking group who supports our many clubs and activities. It’s a great way to make new friends and make a difference in our Pelican Pointe community.
I first volunteered as the Travel Club Leader and am now the Vice-President. I continue to enjoy my time on the Board under the leadership of our current President Mary McKay.
The spring of 2025 will be an election year and the PPWA membership will elect some new leaders to key positions. Please reach out to a current Board member if you have any interest. We are a social organization so interest groups are the core of what we do. We support Activity Leaders by managing budgets, having procedures in place, sponsoring special events, communicating to all, and problem-solving when needed. We provide the framework for the ALs to do their jobs.
Check out the Board job descriptions on our PPWA website. Go to Members/Documents/Job Descriptions or click on the link below. Please consider serving in a leadership position!
Brenda Hankard
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The PPWA Board proudly presents our
Special Event for 2025: | Membership
Thanks to all who renewed. As of September we have 577 members that have renewed or joined electronically! We hope you've explored the new website a bit, to interact with the Calendar, look up Activity Leaders, or use the Directory to access current information for fellow members. We will be having help sessions in October to show members how to sign up for activities & events using the Web Calendar.
So far we have 36 NEW PPWA MEMBERS! And this month we welcome:
Louise Bellefeuille
Andrea DelPrete
Elizabeth Elliott
Linda Fraistat
Connie Gallo
Kathryn Hodgkins
Ann Hughes
Svetlana Makovetska
Bev Morgenstern
Karin Null
Dianna Picciano
Lynda Tackett
Karen Proctor ppwakproctor@gmail.com
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Communications
Just a reminder: All newsletter articles for the November Newsletter are due October 20th by 5 pm. Please send them as word docx and pictures as jpeg to: Newsletter@ppwavenice.org
Thank you!
Sharon Chapman, Editor | | | |
Profile Picture Gift Card Giveaway
Many thanks to the 66 ladies who added their lovely selfie photos to the PPWA website. It's so great to look up fellow members in the Directory and match names with faces. We hope all members will add their photo soon. Remember, your profile photo and contact details are only visible to logged-in PPWA members, never to the public.
Congratulations to Dale Kimmel and Symphony O'Keefe who are each the winner of a $25 AmazonGift Card in our drawing of all ladies who have added a profile picture.
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PPWA Website Tips
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Web Calendar Tips
This month our website tips focus on the PPWA Web Calendar. All regular group activities and special events are posted on the Web Calendar, which is accessible to all members after logging in. The Calendar is one of the main menu tabs.
Some Things to Know About the Web Calendar:
Every group in PPWA is color-coded to make them easy to find. The Calendar can be viewed in a list format that you can scroll down to find event dates, or you can switch to a grid view showing one month at a time in a traditional calendar layout. You can print the Calendar using the little button on the lower right in grid view that says "Print Calendar". Each event on the Calendar has complete details that show up when you click on that event.
Sign Up for Activities or Events on the Web Calendar:
Some activity groups and special events will have registration on the Web Calendar. Click on the event to open up the details, and check to see when registration begins and who can sign up. Use the blue Register button to sign up yourself, and a guest if permitted.
Paying for Activities or Events on the Web Calendar:
If there is an event cost, you will be prompted to pay at the time of registration using credit card or check. Credit card will immediately secure your spot. Checks must be mailed or delivered promptly, and received by PPWA in a timely manner, or your spot at the event will not be held.
Waiting Lists on the Web Calendar:
If an activity or event fills up you will be offered the chance to be put on the Waiting List and will automatically be notified by email if a spot opens. You must reply to the email quickly or the spot will be offered to the next person on the list.
Canceling Registration on the Web Calendar:
Please use the Cancel button as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. This allows a person on the waitlist to register. If the cancellation deadline has passed, the Cancel button will not be available. If the event had a cost, your refund will appear as a credit in your Club Express profile, and you may use that credit to register for future events.
If you need help signing up for activities and events using the PPWA Web Calendar, please come to one of our Web Calendar Help Sessions in October. See the announcement below. We are happy to assist you.
Also below is a link to step-by-step instructions for navigating the new website, managing your profile, and using the web calendar.
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Web Calendar Help Sessions
Want to learn how the new Web Calendar works?
Want to sign up for an event but not sure how to do it?
Come to the Clubhouse for some hands-on assistance. Bring your laptop or tablet, and learn the easy steps to find your activity groups on the PPWA Web calendar and register to attend events.
Monday October 28th from 9-11am
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Thursday October 31st from 2-4pm
No preregistration required. Sessions will be held in the clubhouse small dining room using the large TV to demonstrate. More sessions will be offered in the future. Hope you will join us!
| Art on the Run
Planning for the 2024 - 2025 Season for Art on the Run is well underway. We are finalizing the details for several fun and enriching activities. We kick off in November with a new creation at Piece-by-Piece Mosaic Art Studio in downtown Venice. This year we will be designing a stunning stained glass Stepping Stone for the garden or for display. We will schedule three sessions with a maximum of 6 participants at each session to allow for individualized attention and assistance. There will be four designs to choose from, A detailed email will be sent to our members later this month with a full description of the project as well as instructions for registering.
Stay tuned for more news regarding our plans for a museum visit, an art festival and other fun art-related activities. If you haven't already completed the application process and chosen Art on the Run as one of your groups, please do so as soon as possible so we can include you in all of our correspondence. We can't wait to restart our activities in the fall and enjoy these adventures with you!
Deb Parker
Symphony O'Keefe | Current Topics
Welcome back to all who have been part of Current Topics in the past. At this time our membership is at 218. Our capacity for each event is about 100. I will be asking you to pre-register for some of the presentations using the new Club Express website. Please contribute $5.00 at the first event you attend. You only pay once. Place cash or check in an envelope with your name on the front of the envelope and leave in the basket on the table as you enter the main dining room. Two events this season are being partially paid for by these contributions.
Current Topics will kick off the season on October 30, 2024 at 4:00pm in the Main Dining Room at the Pelican Pointe Clubhouse. Sue Powers is our presenter. Sue was named LPGA National Teacher of the Year in 2013. This is a highly prestigious honor given annually to a woman golfer who best exemplifies her profession. She uses her teaching knowledge as a Golf Coach for girls and adults. As part of Nancy Lopez Golf Adventures, she and her co-instructors inspire all with their golf motto, "Play Happy". We are so fortunate to have her expertise available to us at Pelican Pointe since 2002. Pre-registration is not required for the October event.
MK Mueller is scheduled on November 20 at 4:00pm. MK will share Communication Secrets. She has authored the book "8 to Great: The Powerful Process for Positive Change". Pre-registration is required. Joan Gardner suggested this topic.
Sheryl Fae as Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World is scheduled on Sunday, January 12 at 12:30pm, pre-registration is required. Mugsie Sarson suggested this topic. Sheryl is a character actor who travels extensively to present Historical Women.
Please contact me with questions, comments or concerns. Thank you for supporting CT.
Donna Sweet |  | Theater
Theater Group has a full line up of events for 2025! Members in theater group will receive notice of details and how to sign up using Club Express soon. The events this season are as follows:
Monday morning January 13. Back Stage Tour of Asolo Theater in Sarasota with lunch at the Ringling Grill Room.
Thursday matinee February 6. Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, Asolo Theater with lunch before at the restaurant Neat SRQ.
Thursday evening February 27. Crazy for You at Broadway Palm Dinner Theater in Fort Myers with bus transportation.
Wednesday evening March 19. Tickets for Moulin Rouge at Sarasota Van Wezel.
Sunday Matinee April 13. Les Miserables, Van Wezel theater in Sarasota with bus transportation.
Diane Fischer
Holly Frost Bryan |  | Travel Club
Haunted Trolley Tour
Tuesday, October 22, 8 -9:15pm. Car pooling available. Come join us on this haunted historical tour of Sarasota's eerie past! Your husband or guest are welcome.
December 20-30, 2024 Holiday Cruise to the Southern Caribbean
The Princess Enchanted ship will be departing from Fort Lauderdale and on to Princess Cays, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Kitts and St. Thomas.
Transportation to the port will be arranged. Open to family (age 19 & older) and friends of Pelican Pointe residents. Book with Gayle Fortin of Cruise Planners (941-303-3111) or with your own travel agent. Let me know if you are booked so I can include you in our meetings and/or transportation.
August 24-September 6, 2025 Alaska Cruise Tour $4,588 per person
Our group rate is full but there is still availability at a slightly higher price which includes WiFi, drink package, gratuities and taxes. Airfare is extra from any state. Call Gayle Fortin with Cruise Planners (941-313-3111) or use your own travel agent to book.
Brenda Hankard |  | | Bunco
Evening Bunco will have its first gathering on November 11th at the Clubhouse. We are looking forward to seeing all of you and your smiling faces. It will surely be another fun & exciting year for all of us. As in the past, you must register when you receive the email. Play will begin promptly at 6:30 P.M. Bunco is an easy dice game and simple to learn. Bring $5.00 to play. All monies are awarded each time to the highest scores and there is even a prize.
Mary Burgermeister
Donna Massanti | | |
Pinochle
Pinochle Players
We have enjoyed playing Pinochle on the first and third Fridays of every month all summer from 7-9 pm in the Pelican Pointe Clubhouse Library. We have a wonderful group of PPWA ladies who often bring their spouse and/or houseguest, so it is always a fun mix! Sometimes we meet at the Pelican Pointe Clubhouse Grill Room for dinner and socializing before we play. Now that summer is winding down, our numbers will increase as we welcome new Pinochle Players and those who will be returning from vacations or time spent at summer homes. Pinochle Players is a unique group because we can accommodate three to seven people at a table, so we always have just the right number to play!
Pinochle is a trick-taking, Ace-Nine card game, derived from the German game Bezique. Players score points by forming combinations of cards into melds and taking tricks. All materials are supplied and we are happy to provide instruction to anyone who is new or needs a refresher. Just show up to play and we will help! Dan and I have been playing Pinochle all our lives and realize there are variations to the game. We do utilize "house rules" and provide copies of the rules for reference. We always have a good time! No money is involved - just fun, friendship, and Pinochle! Come join us!
Jean Bednar
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Our first Scrabble session will be Monday October 14 at the Clubhouse. Play will run from 1 PM – 3 PM. We play at least two games and rotate partners after each game. Using the Scrabble Dictionary is permitted, even before the word is played.
Be sure this activity is checked on your PPWA list of activities so you will get emails regarding the monthly Signups. Come and enjoy with new and current friends.
Contact Activity Leader Lisa Murphy for any questions.
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Beach Babes Sunset Happy Hour
All Beach Babes along with husbands or partners are invited to join the fun at our first Sunset Happy Hour of the season. We'll meet at Sharkey's Beach just south of the Pier on Thursday November 14th from 4:30-6:00 PM. Sunset will be at 5:38 and there will be a full moon too. Pack your chairs, snacks, and BYOB or purchase a drink from Sharkey's bar. Optional sign up on the PPWA web Calendar or just drop in. Hope to see you there.
Mary McKay | | | | PPCyclers
September 6th was a hot and very humid 24 mile ride to Wellen Park with a hydration stop at Braves Stadium.
Cynthia Herbrandson
Peggy Selvey
Beth Grobe
Marie Browne
Mary Gorman
Risa Fogel
Gina Sangmeister | | | | Adult Coloring
The first gathering of adult coloring will be held in the PP library on October 28th from 4-5pm. Join Cathy Edwards for calming coloring and great conversation. Bring your own materials or use the ones that we provide. Be sure to look for the reminder email!
Cathy Edwards
Janet Cozza
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COUPLES BOOK CLUB
Last year we had seven brave couples participate in an experimental Couples Book Club. This season we hope to again offer at least one “Book Club For Two.” If you and your significant other might be interested in participating, please contact me as soon as possible for more information. Meeting times and processes will be determined by consensus by participating members.
AMOR TOWLES COMING TO VENICE!
The best-selling author of Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway will be speaking at the Venice Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 8 at 7 PM. This author event is part of the Off the Page Literary Celebration by the Sarasota Library. It is free and there are no tickets; the doors will open at 6 PM but the line may form earlier. His books will be available for sale and he will be signing books after the program. His newest best seller, Table For Two, is a series of short stories and novella. You won’t want to miss this author event! Thanks to Sheila MacGregor for giving me a heads-up on this!
Connie Felder
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We are planning a variety of crafts for this season starting on October 1st from 2-4 pm. This will be a great chance for our year-round crafters to start the season. We are really excited to get back into craft mode, hope you are also! On October 1st we will be making a Sunflower Clothespin Wreath. This will be a perfect introduction into the autumn season.
Amy Desiderio
Susan Roberts Brennan | | | Garden Club
Join us for our first Garden Club gathering on October 9th in the Clubhouse at 1pm. Gene Lodge from Venice Area Beautification Inc. will be doing a presentation about the Monty Andrews Arboretum in Venice. Later in the month, on October 23rd, Gene will lead us on a tour of the Arboretum. Be sure to read all Garden Club emails for signups for future programs.
If you have friends who have not yet joined PPWA or the Garden Club, consider inviting them to our first meeting as your guest. PPWA Board members will be on hand to assist new ladies with registration if they'd like to join.
We have a fantastic year planned. Check out our 2024-2025 Garden Club Program Schedule using the link below.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Cynthia Herbrandson
Mary Jane Bergman
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For the next two months, our former Activity Leader, Fern Counes, will be at the PP library to aid anyone who’d like to do genealogy research. The first session will be October 9th from 10-12. There will be no handouts or presentation, just assistance. Be sure to RSVP when the reminder email is sent out so Fern knows how many people to expect. Happy researching!
Janet Cozza
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New members and returning members welcome to a new year. We are excited about the new year and have scheduled some restaurants already.
We have planned a luncheon at Chef Rolfe's Kitchen at Casey Key Resort for November 13 at 11:30 am. The address is 1160 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229. More information will be sent to each member via email in October about all the particulars.
Looking forward to seeing everyone and a fun year ahead!
Anne Wolcott
Janet Roess
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Couples Not so Gourmet
Not So Gourmet is a fun way to share a meal and connect with new and old friends in the neighborhood. Groups of 4 couples (PPWA members & their spouses) meet at each other's homes. You could also do something like breakfast, lunch, or beach picnic; whatever the group decides... The couples are paired randomly. The groups generally meet once a month for four months with each couple hosting one dinner. The host provides the main meal and beverages, while the other three couples provide appetizers, salad, and dessert. As the name implies, you don't have to be a gourmet cook. You just have to enjoy food and friendship. You must sign up for this activity group by December 1st so that groups can be formed for the beginning of the season in January. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Jan McKeon
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| | Wine Tasting
Hello Wine Tasters!
The Wine Tasting Committee would like to let you know what is scheduled for the 24/25 season. Our first event is a Welcome Back Cocktail Party on October 24th at the Clubhouse. Registration opens on the PPWA web Calendar on October 1st so sign up soon! Log in to the PPWA Calendar, scroll to Oct 24th, see the Wine Tasting event and click "Register Now". This activity will be charged to your PP club account.
We have three other events to follow:
- January 30th will be a Wine Pairings Dinner at the Clubhouse.
- February will be a Wine Dinner at Chaz 51.
- March will find us at Hotel Venezia for our Round the World Cocktail Party.
We are looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones as we sip our way through the season!
Diane Scelze
Susan Gasiorski
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