Newcomers Club of Amelia Island

PRESIDENT'S JULY MESSAGE . . .
         Isn’t it interesting that many residents flee to cooler locations for the summer while people from all over the world are flocking to vacation on beautiful Amelia Island? We certainly do have the perfect beach location with many activities especially for Newcomer members.
         The Golf Club of Amelia Island is always a lovely spot to have a luncheon, as it was again at our June luncheon. They are always so gracious to give us their Fireside Room with elegant table linens. Seeing and hearing about our sea turtle nestings and wildlife on Amelia Island as presented by Sandra Baker-Hinton was so interesting. It gave me a renewed awareness of all the amazing creatures we share our Fernandina Beach with and a respect for protecting their habitats.
         Gigi Feazell was this month’s coffee hostess in her unique and lovely home on the marsh. Thanks, Gigi. It’s always a pleasure to visit your home. If you have a neighbor or friend who might enjoy our group, think about inviting them to attend next month’s coffee.
         The June Cocktail Party was held at the home of Jan and Gary Long, in Summer Beach Village. It’s always fun to get out at night, eat great food, meet new people, and talk to old friends and all for $2.50. Where else can you do that? Thanks, Jan and Gary! Thanks also to Kathy Williams, Deeda Luallen, and Dianne Davis and their husbands for all the planning and hauling around they do for this activity.
         June brought the Marathon Bridge Awards Luncheon at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club. It was attended by most of the forty-four players who were committed to this activity since last September. Thanks to Jan Gundersen and Barbara Hooper for all they did in chairing this activity for the year. Next year’s chairmen, Phyllis Bunge and Peggy Harlow, can be contacted if you would like to play Marathon Bridge starting in September or if you have any questions.
         The nominating committee has been selected and approved by Linda Alterio, your President Elect, and will be meeting soon to draw up the slate for next year’s Executive Board. The nominating committee is Signe Lupfer, Pat Orr, Alice LeGrand, Debbra Sullivan and Deeda Luallen. Let one of them know if you are interested in serving as an officer.
         So many other things went on this month from the TREX trip to the Jacksonville Sun’s baseball game, dinner at Peppers with Gals on the Go, Kayaking, Night Owl’s miniature golf and so much more. I hope to see all of you at some equally wonderful activity in July.
         Warmest regards,
         Carolyne Rudd

We welcome you to Amelia Island and Nassau County and wish you a wonderful life while living here! Newcomers Club of Amelia Island is a local club with the purpose of extending a friendly hand to all women, developing new friendships, and offering social events, activities, and service opportunities in the community.
The Club is open to any woman who resides in Nassau County. If you want more information, please contact our 2010 Orientation Chair, Terri Borakove, 321-1587. We encourage women interested in joining Newcomers to attend a monthly coffee, usually on the 2nd Thursday of the month. A prospective member may attend one luncheon and/or two meetings or activity groups before joining. For further information about Newcomers Club activities, look at the Activity Groups Information on this site.