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INTEREST GROUPS
sented by Jason Walker, Director of Re- Please contact Karen Meredith Lindholm meeting with others to practice Spanish or
search, Texas State Cemetery. For more at [email protected] or 512-686- exchange cultural experiences in a casual
information call Catharine Browning at 1906, or Martha Toler at marthanntoler@ social setting, contact Fran at 512-930-
(512) 864-7544. gmail.com or 512-868-3639. 8180 or [email protected].
Firefighters Illinois/Chicago Life Sciences
Are you a former firefighter, either career The Illinois/Chicago club is for those We meet on the first Saturday of the
or volunteer? If you’re interested in casual with Midwest values, Illinois connec- month. Contact Norm Ford at 512-868-
gatherings with other former “smoke eat- tions and memories and a fondness for 0098 or Bob Hazelwood at 512-864-0311.
ers” contact Ken Phipps at kenwphipps@ Chicago foods, sports teams and Windy
gmail.com. City neighborhoods. We meet four times a Michigan
year for fun, friendship and food! Contact
French Social Jim Bonk at [email protected] or Linda If you have lived in Michigan, have ties to
Dwyer at [email protected] to or an interest in Michigan, please join us
Born, lived or worked in French-speaking be added to our email list. to share information, stories, and memo-
countries? Want to keep up the language? ries of the Great Lake State. For further
Join our group on the second Thursday Iowa information or to be included on our email
of the month at 2 p.m. For the location, and notification list, contact Will Wright at
please contact Claudia Shelton by email at If you are from Iowa or have lived in 512-240-4325 or [email protected].
[email protected]. Iowa, come join us for our annual Maid-
Rite party on Tuesday, February 2 from Minnesota
German 5:30 -7:30 p.m. in the Georgetown and
Florence Rooms of the Cowan Creek The January wild rice soup supper was
Second Thursdays, Noon Amenity Center. For more information, a successful get-together. Now we need
contact Pat Sampson at 512-863-8219 or someone to coordinate a spring social.
This spirited social club comprises native- [email protected] or Jan Miller at To volunteer or to get on our mailing
born and German-Americans with a desire [email protected]. list, please contact Marcia Whittier at
to share mutual experiences in all things [email protected] or Betty Jean
Germanic; the language, peoples, culture, Italian Social Steinke at [email protected]. All are
prevalent in its diverse regions. Interest is welcome.
keen regarding the migration of German We meet on the second Friday of the month
settlers to Texas and their contributions at the V.F.W. (1000 College Street, George- Mississippi
to the Lone Star state. Luncheons are on town) for all the spaghetti and meatballs
the second Thursday of each month, with you can eat. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.; cost Calling all Mississippi folks – join our
dialogue in German and English. Contact: is $8 per person. Mississippi Club. Come meet other Mis-
Jerry Faulkner, 512-868-1847. sissippians living in Sun City. Contact
If you have Italian heritage, have lived Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
Hadassah - SC Kadima in Italy, or just love everything Italian, 512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
join us for the Italian Social and Cultural [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionest Club. Occasionally we have outings, pot-
and volunteer organization in America. lucks, and bocce games. Contact Eddie Nebraska
Hadassah is dedicated to improving Verdecanna at 512-868-0704, cell 512-426-
the lives of people in Israel, supporting 3041 or [email protected]. Nebraskans get together three to four
women’s health issues and women’s rights times a year to share and celebrate. If you
in the U.S. To find out more information Kansas have a Nebraska Connection or just want
about the local Kadima chapter, contact to have one, please contact Jerry and Cleo
Sarah Christiansen, 512-868-3504 or If you have lived in Kansas or just wish Ramsey at 512 863-0662 or jlrams2002@
[email protected]; Geri Scheer, you had, you are invited to join us as we yahoo.com.
512-864-0212 or [email protected]. share information, stories, and memories
of Kansas. The Kansas Group gets togeth- New England
Hawaii er at least annually. Watch the Kansas
Group page on the Sun City Texas web- Hail to all who called New England home!
Members will gather in March for a Palm site for upcoming events. For additional Whether you’re native born, a former resi-
Sunday Brunch. Watch your e-mail for information, contact Jim Wayland at 512- dent, student, or just love the six-state re-
more information. 864-9319, Reg Bessmer at 512-686-0140, gion, we welcome you to join our group. We
or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at 512-591-7268. gather several times during the year for fun
Our club consists of members who were and fellowship (and usually food). If you’d
born or raised in Hawaii, those who have Latin/Hispanic like to be on the mailing list please contact:
lived or worked in Hawaii, or those who Gail Abend at [email protected].
possess a real love for the state and its Are you Latin or of Latin heritage? Have
culture. Do you visit Hawaii often? Then you spent a number of years living in F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 SUNRAYS | 125
this club is for you. Latin America? If you are interested in
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