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Happy New Year Parrot Heads!

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2014 EIPHC Holiday Float
2014 EIPHC Holiday Float

Come Phlock with us! The January Phlocking is January 2, 7pm at the Emerald Club. DJ Robbie Jones will be hosting our inside gathering (’cause baby it’s cold outside!) Come join us as we hang out, listen to some good tunes and munch on food provided by Eddie Peterson from Piggly Wiggly Deli! Thank you Eddie!

A little ‘dues’ goes a long way! We will hopefully be collecting our budget friendly annual dues from returning and new members. Dues are $10 per person for 2015 for your continued membership.  Please bring your dues to the Phlocking and don’t forget to check the club roster to assure we have your info correct.

2014 Phlocking at the Emerald Club
2014 Phlocking at the Emerald Club

Can’t attend the Phlocking? No worries, you have until March to pay your dues. You can bring them to the February or March Phlocking, or mail them to Sue Stone, at 9701 Ashley Place, Emerald Isle. If you join after March we will ask that you fill out another membership form, as we purge the list yearly.

How many members are in the EIPHC? We currently have 376 members! Wow, not bad for a small area like ours. We ranked 10th nationwide in size for 2013 out of 238 clubs world wide. Those clubs raised $33.9 million in funds for charities. We are past the $11,000 mark as a club for 2014. We will keep you posted on the final numbers!

DIVAS Run For the Roses 1Mile

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EIPHC - Divas Run For the Roses October 4, 2014
EIPHC – Divas Run For the Roses October 4, 2014 – Click image to see more pics!

This Event was a great success! Thank you to all those who came out to support us and have some fun too! Check out the Diva Pics on the EIPHC Flickr site.

 

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Wear Pink! Run, Walk, Bike, Crawl…..for a great cause! The Parrot Heads are bringing awareness to our fight against cancer by preparing and selling canned apple butter on Saturday, October 4, at Flipperz.  That process will take most of the day and we thought it would be fun to hold other events during the time that we are there.  So, we came up with a “DIVAS Run for the Roses.”

Now ya’ll know we all can’t run so we will allow running, walking, crawling, whatever it takes for you to complete ONLY ONE MILE! That’s right…one mile!  This will be a “glam” run/walk with Tiaras, Boas, Tutus or whatever bling you come up with to get attention. We start at Flipperz at 10AM, will have a water station and cheerleaders halfway (hopefully at the E Club) and finish back at Flipperz for a big celebration!  All contestants finishing the race will receive a rose and a glass of bubbly(champagne).  There will also be medals for various categories!  The registration fee is only $5.

Volunteer Opportunities for EI Parrots

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Emerald Day4Kids
This family fun event is Saturday, September 20th 10 AM – 2PM at the Emerald Isle Community Center. Bringing adults and children of all ages together for a fun-filled day of vendors, activities, games, face painting and more!  Volunteers are needed from 8:30AM – 3PM for various assignments including, but not limited to: manning game booths, manning the information table, running activities such as bingo, and assisting vendors where assigned.  Volunteers are asked to give a minimum of two hours of their time. Celebrate our children by spending meaningful time with them.  To volunteer please call   252-354-6350 or email Sarah McNally at smcnally@emeraldisle-nc.org  
NC Coastal Federation Annual Native Plant Sale 
The annual plant sale is Monday, September 22 – Friday, September 27 from 9AM – 5PM at the NC Coastal Federation  Headquarters, 3609 Highway 24, Newport. They are asking for volunteers prior to the sale to help clean and organize the yard readying it for the sale. If you have an an hour or so to give, it would be appreciated.
Volunteers are needed to work throughout the sale,  in 4 hour shifts (more/less) if you’re willing.  To volunteer please call 252-393-8185 or email roser@nccoast.org
Canning For Breast Cancer Awareness
The First Friday PHlocking at the E Club is October 3, where we will have an apple peeling competition. The peeled apples will then be canned for sale at a Breast Cancer Fundraiser. Canning will take place on Saturday October 4th in the morning at Flipperz. Volunteers are needed to help can the apples. If you can spare some time, please contact Renee and Jack Synan or Jessi and Jason Holland.  Email Renee at renee.synan@yahoo.com or Jessi at 4jhollands@gmail.com to volunteer.  There is also a golf cart being raffled off through Flipperz for the next few weeks with those proceeds as well going for Breast Cancer.

Meeting of the Minds – November 2014

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MOTM-KeyWestNational Parrot Head Convention: Every November (first weekend) the National Parrot Head Organization puts together a convention in Key West that is outstanding and so much fun.  Some Emerald Isle Parrot Heads have attended and can vouch for a wonderful experience. This annual event has live music (of course), street fairs and gatherings of Parrot Heads from around the world! It’s basically a coming home for all Parrot Heads, something to consider at least once.

EIPHC Traveling— EIPHC is checking to see who wants to go. Anyone interested? Email Sue Stone at stonesend@gmail.com. Who’s going so far(at this post date) – Our President and first lady Parrot Jan and James Hicks, Bobbie Raub and Jeanne LaVana, Rita Babich, Karin Woodruff and interest from the Stones, Bonnie Forkey, the Dyers and the Potenbergs. The cut off for registration is September 30, 2014 or when they reach 3500.

Sign Up – Visit the national web page at PHIP.com and use the drop down list to find MOTM (Meeting of the Minds). They have a different theme every year and this year it is Havana Daydreaming, October 29 – Nov 2, 2014.

September 2014 Phlocking

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EIPHC May Phlock Pic!
Let’s PHlock! – September 5 is the First Friday PHlocking at theEmerald Club. The fun starts at 7PM!
Music – A Parrot Head Favorite, Scearce and Ketner will be performing live at the Emerald Club!
Games –  Rumor has it we may be doing the Frozen T-shirt contest so lets hope for some hot weather on PHlocking night. Many of you have done the ALS Bucket challenge, this event has a Parrot Head twist.  James Hicks, our Prez, would like to do a group challenge and issue it to Jimmy Buffett. So if you don’t mind a little water to cool you down and want to have an Emerald Isle Parrot Head ALS Bucket Challenge that will hopefu A Cinco Day Mayo good Time! lly make it’s way to Jimmy, come prepared for some laughter.
Raffle – Do miss out on this raffle! We are giving away a Tiki God!  This treasure has been  graciously donated by Vern and Karen Geddings. We will be selling raffle tickets at the PHlocking and at the Sand Bar Party on  Sunday September 7. The drawing will be held at the Sand Bar Party. You do not have to be present to win, but make sure we can get in touch with you. If we don’t have a way to contact you, we will draw another name.  Proceeds will go to a local charity chosen by Vern and Karen. Eats – Come hungry, the food is free!