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INTEREST GROUPS

will begin at 10 a.m. The program for the      culture. Do you visit Hawaii often? Then     meeting with others to practice Spanish or
April meeting will be “The State Regent’s      this club is for you.                        exchange cultural experiences in a casual
Project,” and the speaker will be Martha                                                    social setting, contact Fran at 512-930-
Hartzog, State Chair, TXDAR State Re-          Please contact Karen Meredith Lindholm       8180 or [email protected].
gent’s Project. For more information call      at [email protected] or 686-1906,
Catharine Browning at 512-864-7544.            or Martha Toler marthanntoler@gmail.         Life Sciences
                                               com or 868-3639.
Firefighters                                                                                We meet on the first Saturday of the
                                               Illinois/Chicago                             month. Contact Norm Ford at 512-868-
Are you a former firefighter, either career                                                 0098 or Bob Hazelwood at 512-864-0311.
or volunteer? Interested in casual social      The Illinois/Chicago club is for those
gatherings and outings with former “smoke      with Midwest values, Illinois connec-        Michigan
eaters?” Monthly social hour is the third      tions and memories and a fondness for
Thursday of each month at Putters at 4         Chicago foods, sports teams and Windy        If you have lived in Michigan, have ties to
p.m. Contact Ken Phipps at kenwphipps@         City neighborhoods. We meet four times a     or an interest in Michigan, please join us
gmail.com for more information.                year for fun, friendship and food! Contact   to share information, stories, and memo-
                                               Jim Bonk at [email protected] or Linda         ries of the Great Lake State. For further
French Social                                  Dwyer at [email protected] to         information or to be included on our email
                                               be added to our email list.                  and notification list, contact Will Wright at
Born, lived or worked in French-speaking                                                    512-240-4325 or [email protected].
countries? Want to keep up the language?       Iowa
Join our group on the second Thursday                                                       Minnesota
of the month at 2 p.m. For the location,       Are you from Iowa or have lived in Iowa?
please contact Claudia Shelton by email at     Come join other Iowans on Monday, April      If you are from Minnesota or have ever
[email protected].                           18 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Legacy Hills    lived in Minnesota we’d love to meet you!
                                               Pavilion for a potluck dinner. For more      Contact Marcia Whittier at scmngroup@
German                                         information, contact Pat Sampson at 512-     gmail.com or Betty Jean Steinke at
                                               863-8219 or [email protected] or          [email protected] to be added to our
Second Thursdays, Noon                         Jan Miller at [email protected].     mailing list. We try to get together three
                                                                                            times a year – spring, fall and winter.
This spirited social club comprises native-    Italian Social                               Watch your email for upcoming events.
born and German-Americans with a desire
to share mutual experiences in all things      We meet on the second Friday of the month    Mississippi
Germanic; the language, peoples, culture,      at the V.F.W. (1000 College Street, George-
prevalent in its diverse regions. Interest is  town) for all the spaghetti and meatballs    Calling all Mississippi folks – join our
keen regarding the migration of German         you can eat. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.; cost   Mississippi Club. Come meet other Mis-
settlers to Texas and their contributions      is $8 per person.                            sissippians living in Sun City. Contact
to the Lone Star state. Luncheons are on                                                    Bunny Petty at [email protected] or
the second Thursday of each month, with        If you have Italian heritage, have lived     512-864-0683 or Mary Lou Harrington at
dialogue in German and English. Contact:       in Italy, or just love everything Italian,   [email protected] or 512-864-1949.
Jerry Faulkner, 512-868-1847.                  join us for the Italian Social and Cultural
                                               Club. Occasionally we have outings, pot-     Nebraska
Hadassah - SC Kadima                           lucks, and bocce games. Contact Eddie
                                               Verdecanna at 512-868-0704, cell 512-426-    Nebraskans get together three to four
Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionest        3041 or [email protected].                times a year to share and celebrate. If you
and volunteer organization in America.                                                      have a Nebraska Connection or just want
Hadassah is dedicated to improving             Kansas                                       to have one, please contact Jerry and Cleo
the lives of people in Israel, supporting                                                   Ramsey at 512 863-0662 or jlrams2002@
women’s health issues and women’s rights       If you have lived in Kansas or just wish     yahoo.com.
in the U.S. To find out more information       you had, you are invited to join us as we
about the local Kadima chapter, contact        share information, stories, and memories     New England
Mary Ann Lish, [email protected]          of Kansas. The Kansas Group gets togeth-
or 512-864-2425.                               er at least annually. Watch the Kansas       Hail to all who called New England home!
                                               Group page on the Sun City Texas web-        Whether you’re native born, a former resi-
Hawaii                                         site for upcoming events. For additional     dent, student, or just love the six-state re-
                                               information, contact Jim Wayland at 512-     gion, we welcome you to join our group. We
Members gathered for a brunch on Palm          864-9319, Reg Bessmer at 512-686-0140,       gather several times during the year for fun
Sunday.                                        or Larry/Jonene Pruitt at 512-591-7268.      and fellowship (and usually food). If you’d
                                                                                            like to be on the mailing list please contact:
Our club consists of members who were          Latin/Hispanic                               Gail Abend at [email protected].
born or raised in Hawaii, those who have
lived or worked in Hawaii, or those who        Are you Latin or of Latin heritage? Have                A P R I L 2 0 1 6 SUNRAYS | 133
possess a real love for the state and its      you spent a number of years living in
                                               Latin America? If you are interested in
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
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