Another Reminder: CLUB DUES

FOR 2016, ARE NOW DUE:

Membership dues are $75.00 per year.

Please send or give your 2016 dues payment to Monika Wolf.

Members who have belonged to the club for ten years,and are collecting

Social Security, are entitled to have their dues reduced to $40.00.

Please send or give your dues payment to Monika Wolf.

Monika’s address is: 13 Boswell Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579

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2016 Calendar of Events

January 17, 3:00 PM, Meeting w/ Pot Luck Dinner & Blind Auction

February 7, Super Bowl Party

February 21st, Meeting, 3:00 PM featuring the Annual Rat Race

March 13, Mahopac St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 19, Meeting, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Corned Beef Dinner6:00 PM,

March 24, Fest Meeting, 7:30 PM

April 16, Meeting, 6:00 PM

April 23, Spring Clean-up, 9:00 AM

May 6, Wurst Night, 7:30 PM

May 15, 80th Anniversary Celebration @ Ceola Manor

May 21, Meeting, 6:00 PM

June 11, Father’s Day Pot Luck Dinner

July 9, Meeting, 6:00 PM

July 16, German Fest, featuring Die Spitzbuam

July 17, German Fest, featuring Die Spitzbuam

August 20, Meeting 6:00 PM, BBQ Dinner, Select Nominating Committee

September 10, Oktoberfest, featuring a band from Germany, and, Bud & Linda Gramer

September 11, Oktoberfest, featuring a band from Germany, and, Bud & Linda Gramer

September 17, Annual Steuben Day Parade

September 18, Meeting, 3:00 PM

October 1, Fall Party, featuring Bud & Linda Gramer

October 15, Meeting, 6:00 PM, Nomination of Officers for 2017

October 29, Spooktoberfest

November 5, Veteran’s Benefit Dinner

November 12, Fall Clean-up

November 13, Sunday Meeting, Election of Officers for 2017, Goulash Dinner

December 2, Trim a Tree, 7:30 PM

December 3, Annual Christmas Party, featuring Bud & Linda Gramer ( 4 – 10 PM )

December 4, Children’s Christmas Party

December 31, New Year’s Eve Party, featuring the Alpine Squeeze

…… 2016 Kitchen Duty List ……

January: Linda Ahrens, Muriel Fullam, Linda Doerr

February:Siegy Klammer, Ray Procious

March:Rosemarie Slaney, Anna Schramek

April:James & Maureen Hierspiel

May:Bryan Traynor, Margarete Gluck Mendola

JuneKathy Seeff, Marilyn Buck

July:Kathy Zimmermann, Judy Hansen

August:Rudy & Sig Meyer

September: Volunteers Needed

October:Marilyn Buck, John Wilhelm

November:Marilyn & Herman Buck

If you are unable to perform your Kitchen Duty Assignment,

kindly notify Marilyn Buck,@ 845-227-5159.

Be a Volunteer – Serve on a Club Committee

Volunteer Bartenders are always needed for Friday Night

Notify Peter Penenelle if you can assist on Friday Nights

Donate non-perishable food items to our Food Pantry. Our donations will help the less fortunate enjoy the holidays that we all enjoy.

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Sponsor a member into “YOUR” club.

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There will be no Spring Dinner Dance in 2016,

as it might interfere with the 80th Anniversary celebration

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Club Shirts & Hats are Available

Call John Allen @ 914-739-5929, or Gerry Beyrer @ 914-528-2192

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January 17th, Sunday, Pot Luck Dinner & Blind Auction.

Kindly Notify Marilyn Buck as to what dish you are bringing –

845-227-5159. Dish should be able to feed 8 – 10 persons. If you are not bringing a covered dish, admission cost will be $10.00. Doors will be open by 3:00 PM. Order of business will be: Meeting, Dinner, Blind Auction. Items for Blind Auction, should be wrapped with a tricky description of what it might be. This is always a fun night.

Super Bowl Sunday,

February 7th, 2016

starts @ 4:00 PM

For additional details, call the club

Sunday, February 21st, 2016,

3:00 PM, meeting,

featuring the ANNUAL RAT RACE.

Request from Kurt Kampp: Marchers needed to represent our club for the Mahopac St. Patrick Day Parade, on March 13th 2016.

Family and friends are welcome to march with us. After the parade, marchers, and non-marchers, can celebrate at Brodie's Pub. If you are interested in marching or celebrating, or both, contact me ( Kurt Kampp) at 914 826-1530, or, . It is important to notify me if you are interested, no later than March 7th, because, I have to make reservations at Brodie's

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