May 2025 Newsletter

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Hope your month is positively aMAYzing!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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SAVE THE DATE

July 10th

Join your Club friends for cocktails and sunset on the bay at a private home. Event will open June 10th for reservations up to 30 people.

October

We will carpool to Boca Grande for a tour of the historic Gasparilla Inn, along with lunch and a culinary tour. 30 people is their maximum. Date will be announced soon.

Watch for the emails announcing open registration for both events!

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of Member Birthdays

CLASSY CLOSET
INFORMATION FOR DONATIONS

The Classy Closet event is coming up in July at our July 17th luncheon, but we need you to focus on two things right now:

Go through your closets and drawers for items to donate to the event - gently worn clothes, shoes, jewelry, handbags.
We will announce shortly the locations where you can drop them off between Saturday and Wednesday before the luncheon.
Let the committee know if you have clothing racks we can borrow for this event. We could arrange to pick them up in advance. Contact Sylvia Sanchez or Janet Winkler.

This is always a fun event! So plan on donating or just come to find a perfect new treasure for only $5. All money raised goes to our charities. Unsold items go to SPARK.

MONTHLY SIG

MEET UPS

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MONTHLY MEMBER

MEETING LUNCHEONS

FOR 2025

June 19
Tara Golf & Country Club
6602 Drewrys Bluff, Bradenton, FL 34203
Sidney Turner, PhD, Founder Resilient Retreat

July 17th
Palm Aire Country Club
5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota, FL 34243
"Classy Closet"

Open Seating and
Buffet Luncheons for Both Events

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

Faith McVey and Marsha Fox joined the Welcome Club in May. Please give them a warm welcome.

Our Newest Members from March and April are shown below.

UPCOMING LUNCHEON

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No upcoming events

CHARITIES UPDATE

The 2025 Charities for 2025

All Star Children’s Foundation
The Food Bank of Manatee County

If there is an interest in touring All Star Children’s Foundation, one of our charities, please let Carol Fink know as soon as possible so she can coordinate the visit. Email her at wccharities@welcomeclubsm.com. The tours are usually in the morning while the children are busy. The campus is located on 17th street in Sarasota and is on a 5 acre enclosed property with 6 houses, a club house, gardens and playgrounds.

Karen Doggett and her grandson, Julian, Sylvia Sanchez, Rose Marie Hadley, and Carol Fink delivered uniforms and monetary donations to Stephen Francher at ALL STAR CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION and helped put things away in their boutique.

Carol Fink, Charities Chair

SIG (SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP) CHAIR MESSAGE

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP?

There is a huge list of SIG’s listed on our website.

After you have set up your profile and you get used to using our website, go to the link for SIGs.

You will be able to review and see the name of the Chairperson of each one.

Do not be discouraged if the ‘capped’ is assigned to it.

Contact me at mailto:wcsigs@welcomeclubsm.com and I will help set up a second or even third group.

If you have an idea to start up something brand new and different, send me an email and I will help organize a new SIG with you.

Sheila Zulhke, SIG Chair, wcsigs@welcomclubsm.com

FUN MEMBER MOMENTS

The Singles Outing in May was
at The Fuego Comida & Tequila Lounge in Lakewood Ranch

Sign up for a Special Interest Group (SIG)

and have some FUN like the Singles Outing in May.

Check Out the List on the Website. There are many Groups to Choose From

Click here for the list

It is a Great Way to Meet the Members!

April Dining with Friends Luncheon at Apollonia

Beach Sisters Enjoying a Warm, Sunny Day at Venice Beach in April. Nokomis is the beach for May 28th.

Open to All Members. Please Signup Online.

The Beach Sisters always have lunch prior to the beach outing when they visit the Nokomis and the Venice Beach. If you cannot make it to the beach, come and join the group for lunch!

Luncheon Divas Enjoying Their April Lunch at Epicure in Downtown Sarasota

Nokomis Beach Drum Circle Festivities on Saturday, May 17th
Floridians Love to Celebrate Their Sunsets!

May Ladies Night Out at Rose and Ivy in Downtown Sarasota included a Tour of John Ringling's Office on the Second Floor of the Historical Building. Drawings are on the Wall of His Office.

Marie Selby Botanical Garden Exhibit: George Harrison's A Gardener's Life Tour on April 24th was enjoyed by more than 30 Members and Guests. Many stayed for lunch at the Orchid Restaurant.

Of Course there were guitars on display!

We divided into groups as there were 30 of us!

Love the hand. Who knows what it signifies?

The Bay Scenery was spectacular!

Two Topiary Dogs - So Cute

Members Love Their Games, Book Clubs, Jewelry Making, Dining Events and Special Events

Members Love Pictures Too - Send Pictures of Your Events to the Newsletter.

Carolyn Uliana, Marilyn Schubert, Sue McDermott and Kristin Triolo

Enjoying Their Afternoon Twice a Month Game of Mah Jongg

Tour of the Sarasota Opera House

ROLL Models April Meeting with a Special Presentation by Beth Trenchery on Hostess Gifts for Events. Very Information and Great Ideas!

PLEASE SEND YOUR Special Interest Group Pictures each Month to wcnews@welcomeclubsm.com or kristin.triolo@gmail.com so We Can Feature Your Group Next Month!