September 12 (Saturday) Emerald Isle/Swansboro Flavor Fest 2015. Craft Beer and wine and lots of food. Proceeds will benefit Culinary Scholarships for students from Swansboro and Croatan High Schools, Hope Mission and Onslow Community Outreach. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased on line at SwansboroAreaFlavor.com. Lots more information is on line at this site.
Mini Golf Tournament Time Change
We were just notified that Emerald Forest Mini Golf just found out that they must close early due to the Jewish holiday (non local business owner decision). For that reason, the Putt Putt golf tournament will need to start earlier. Open registration (sign up or if you are already signed up….time to pay up) will now begin at 4:30 with the shot gun start at 5. Please let me know (for those previously signed up) if you will no longer be able to attend.
We will continue with the Awards ceremony at Wine Mixer with light appetizers and one free drink, immediately following the tournament. Sue
September 2015 Phlocking
Join us for a Tropical Toga Party, Jimmy Buffett style, this Friday September 4th at the Emerald Club starting around 7:00. Bring out your finest taga material and let’s get some fun competition going. The creativity of our group is continually amazing and I can’t wait to see what styles are presented, so bring it on!
There will be food provided by the E-Club via Eddie Peterson’s new restaurant, The Hubert Grill & Deli. The plan is to have finger sandwiches and a fruit and cheese selection. Feel free to bring some Toga Party food to share (Greek?). As usual there will be Corona and Landshark special; and some great tunes to get you on the dance floor.
BE-NUTS PUTTER 2015 (New Event)
Emerald Isle Rescue Tube program
We recently learned that the trial program of placing rescue tubes at beach access points has been successful. A week or so ago, a 13 year old boy was rescued using one of these rescue tubes that had been donated by a private citizen.
The town of Emerald Isle, in an effort to make our beaches even safer, will be working to get the rescue tubes at more beach accesses by asking Home Owner Associations, individuals, and organizations to sponsor rescue tubes. They cost $90 and that includes purchase of the tubes, a stand and sign. The town will maintain and replace tubes as needed. The PH Board has agreed to fund the purchase of three rescue tubes. I have attached a picture of what they look like. This picture is one of three at Lands End beach access points.
Family Pirate Day at the Western Carteret Public Library
The friends of the library sent us this message, and as we have in the past we are hoping to help them out with some “pirate” volunteers this year:
Good morning, Sue,
The Friends of the Library are, once again, having a Family Pirate Day for the kids in our area. We would love it if some fun-loving ParrotHeads would be interested in volunteering for a couple hours that day and help children complete their scavenger hunts for pirate treasure. Pirate Day will be Saturday, September 26, 10:00am-2:00pm at the Western Carteret Public Library. Helpers are encouraged, but not required, to dress in pirate-ish clothing.
I hope this gives you enough time to get the word out to your Phlock. (I’m tempted to add “if you choose to accept this assignment.” I’ve seen too many Mission Impossible movies.) And thank you, thank you for your help in the past. It would be great to have some ParrotHeads as part of our scurvy crew this year.
Karen
Helping the Domestic Violence Program
A week or so ago, I sent out a note about the Domestic Violence Program and the fact that they were full to capacity and running out of lots of items and I included the list of items PHolks could donate.
The PH Board has decided to help them with a bit of cash to help them get the items they need. The Club will pledge up to $300 as a MATCH to individual Parrot Head donations. Right now several PH Board members have pledged a total of $125. If you would like to get the club to donate a total of $300, let me know your pledge and get the money or check to me no later than Friday, August 28th. If you let me know what you plan to donate, the Club can get the check to them even sooner and send the individual donations a little later. You can mail me the checks at 9701 Ashley Place, Emerald Isle 28594. Make checks out to Carteret County Domestic Violence Program. Thanks for all your help on this.
Sue Stone
MOTM REGISTRATION DEADLINE
THERE ARE ONLY 44 DAYS UNTIL MEETING OF THE MINDS 2015 REGISTRATION CLOSES!!
Wow…August already!! Where is the summer going? THERE ARE ONLY 44 DAYS UNTIL MEETING OF THE MINDS 2015 REGISTRATION CLOSES!!! Meeting of the Minds 2015 Registration will close this year on September 15th or when we reach 3500 people.
Here is your link to REGISTER for MOTM 2015: