So Much Happening in September! | |
Greetings!
I hope each of you enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. As we step into September, there’s a renewed energy in the air, and I’m thrilled to begin another exciting season with our wonderful club.
A special thank-you to Gail Dawson, Tracy Stevenson, Mary Jean Spegal and Peg Babcock for creating our revamped and streamlined newsletter format. We hope you’ll find it easier than ever to navigate the who, what, where, and when!
This year promises inspiring programs, fun activities, and plenty of opportunities to make meaningful connections. Whether you’re a longtime member or new to our circle, I encourage you to get involved, share your talents, and enjoy the special moments we’ll create together.
Don’t forget that our General Meetings are moving to Tuesdays, so make plans to grab lunch in the Pub afterwards with friends, old and new!
Here’s to a vibrant and fulfilling year ahead!
Warmly,
Cindy Feeley
kffcmf@aol.com
908-625-7594
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SWC Kicks Off a Fabulous Fall
of Fun Activities for All !!!
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We will soon have registrations available for a fall CPR Class, an exciting Guana Outpost Kayak Eco Tour, an artistic Glass-Blowing experience and making our own ornament or holiday dish, a very special Annie Oakley Day-Skeet Shooting event, our ever famous Christmas Cookie Exchange, and a
spectacular St. Augustine Night of Lights Evening Boat Tour! Watch for more information and the registration details to come!! It's going to be a year of information! The registration details to come!!
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SWC September Program
Learn more about endangered North Atlantic Right Whales that visit our coast every year!
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Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. Social ~ 10:30 a.m. Program
Place: SCC Golf Clubhouse
NOTE THE DAY OF THE WEEK CHANGE (Tuesday)
Reservations are required!
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Did you know that the world’s most endangered whale visits Northeast Florida every year to give birth and nurse their young? Searching out warmer waters for their newborn calves, female right whales visit our coastline from January to March, remaining close enough to shore to be seen without binoculars. Terran McGinnis is a well known, local marine biologist and a passionate storyteller toward the goal of inspiring conservation awareness and behavior. She will speak about these rare and precious visitors, the conservation and research efforts happening here and throughout the world, and how you can be involved! This event is for members only and is limited to 120 members. Reservations are required so that we can prepare seating. Contact Carol Dacey with questions.
Registration closes on September 5th.
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Carol Dacey
carolhdacey@gmail.com
203-912-4029
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Donna Hayley
dhayley6@gmail.com
708-528-3563
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Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Donna Hayley's Home
5 Sandpiper Cove, PVB, FL 32082
Cost: Bring Cash - $10 pp for Prizes
This year, we are trying something new for sign up! To join the fun....Please sign up at the link below.
If you need to cancel, please edit your response ASAP at the link below, so if there is a Waitlist, others can join us.
This Month - Limit 20, then the waitlist begins - but generally everyone who signs up can participate! So please sign up!
Light snacks provided. BYOB!
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SWC Happy Hour
Join us!!
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Donna Hayley
dhayley6@gmail.com
708-528-3563
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
Date: Every 3rd Thursday - August 21
and September 18, 2025
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club - Pavilion
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No need to sign up....
Just show up!
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Cathy Edge
catherineaedge@gmail.com
914-263-4818
Betty Macgilvray
emarymac3@gmail.com
631-804-9087
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Date: Every Monday
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club - Topsider
SWC Mahjongg players meet on Mondays for drop-in games. Beginners to advanced players are welcome as well as observers new to the game and members wishing to refresh their mahjongg skills.
Interested in group mahjongg lessons? Please contact Cathy Edge or Betty Macgilvray to receive current information.
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Fran Trotta
mftrotta@aol.com
516-946-4010
Lisa Schwartz
lisahschwartz@aol.com
201-741-9703
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Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Golf Clubhouse
All levels of play are welcome.
Come and enjoy an afternoon of camaraderie with ladies from Sawgrass Women's Club.
Lessons will still be given by Sara-Ann Gomez. Contact Sara-Ann at 914-393-9681 to arrange for the lessons.
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Day Trippers
***** First Day Trip of the Year ******
Private Tour of The Armory South Exhibit:
The 1924 Jacksonville Woman’s Club Exhibition Rediscovered
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Carol Dacey
carolhdacey@gmail.com
203-912-4029
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Date: Friday, October 24th
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Museum of Modern Art of Jacksonville (MOCA)
Come and enjoy a guided tour of an exhibit at the MOCA displaying many of the beautiful works of art that were exhibited in 1924, marking the beginning of Modern Art in the South, and organized by the women of the Women’s Club of Jacksonville. These timeless pieces have been gathered and the show reassembled by our January 13th, 2025 speaker, Prof. P. Scott Brown. This exhibition displays works of art by influential women that shaped the modern art world in America in the early twentieth century. The exhibit is historical as well as modern. It will be a very informative guided hour to understand the magnificent art and the early art world in Jacksonville.
Lunch for the group TBD.
Cost per person: $15
Registration opens at www.sawgrasswomensclub.com on 09/09
Registration closes: 10/09
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Chit Chat Bridge
for Beginners
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Sharon Lindberg
lindbergsharon@gmail.com
315-559-5691
Christine Costello
ckcostello@comcast.net
203-253-3262
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Date: Thursdays in October 16, 23, 30
and November 6, 13, 20
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club
Oceans Edge South
If you would like to try Bridge this is the place to start!!! Chit Chat Bridge for Beginners is scheduled to begin in October.
Buy the book Play of the Hand (around $20). Instruction is free.
Registration opens: 09/16
Maximum Number of Participants: 16
We hope to continue to enlarge the group in January.
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Judy Flynn
JudithyFlynn@comcast.net
904-625-2234
Gay MacArthur
dmacart417@aol.com
419-360-0317
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Date: 1st & 3rd Mondays (only 1st
Monday in December)
Time: TBD p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club
Cost: $60 per player (to be paid online
beginning August 1st)
SWC Duplicate Bridge has room for 3 more teams beginning in October for the 2025-2026 Season. Each team must have one SWC member to join the Group. Teams of two SWC members will have priority to sign up.
Please call Judy Flynn or Gay MacArthur to sign up and answer any questions.
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Chicago Bridge Marathon
Barbara Maletz
barbara.maletz@gmail.com
551-580-0039
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Date: Bridge matches are played between October 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026
Time & Place: Matches are played at a time and place convenient for participants
Cost: $20/person
The Sawgrass Women's Club Chicago Bridge Marathon is an annual competition. Teams of bridge players sign up and pay a participation fee ($20/person). Teams are scheduled to play a total of 10 matches against the other partnerships between October 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Games may be played at any time and any place convenient for the two teams involved. Matches (four rounds of four hands each) are played and scored following the usual rules of Chicago format bridge. In April, prize money (the total of all the participation fees) is distributed among the teams which have accumulated the highest scores.
NOTE: TEAM CONSISTS OF 2 PEOPLE; EACH OF THEM MUST SIGN UP SEPARATELY.
Maximum Participants: 20
Registration closes: 09/30
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Anne Horton
annehorton789@gmail.com
904-629-9629
Melissa Jurgens
mjurgens@comcast.net
770-722-2427
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Date: Tuesday, August 26th
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Golf Clubhouse
Join our annual summer round-up for a discussion of the best books you've read this year. Bring a printed description of your favorite titles to share with the group. We will collect everyone's recommendations and put together a list of books for the SWC Website.
This meeting always has attendees taking notes on everyone's suggestions, thrilled with the new cache of book titles to add to their reading list!
Questions? Contact Melissa Jurgens or Anne Horton.
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Anne Horton
annehorton789@gmail.com
904-629-9629
Melissa Jurgens
mjurgens@comcast.net
770-722-2427
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Date: Tuesday, September 23rd
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Arrive early if you would like to get a drink from the pub)
Place: SCC Golf Clubhouse
Join the SWC book club for our September 23rd gathering. We will discuss Table for Two by Amor Towles.The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of compromise which operate at the heart of modern marriages.
Be sure to RSVP at the link below so we have enough chairs for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration opens at www.sawgrasswomensclub.com: 08/22
Registration closes: 09/22
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Deb Holton
debholton@gmail.com
904-813-8538
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Date: Monday, September 29th
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club - Pavillion
Storied Lives welcomes everyone back from their busy summers! Our topic this month is "A Memorable Labor Day". Was it a fantastic celebration? Or a quiet day that gave you a break from the hectic pace? Or, for those of us who lived in the Northeast, the harbinger of the start of the new school year?
Please join us at the pavilion to share our recollections, catch up with old friends or make new ones. And if you don't consider yourself a writer, no worries. Jot down your memories on a page or less and come to have fun. We promise no grades or grammar police!
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Tanya Polisetty
tanyapoli@hotmail.com
904-729-5691
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Date: Wednesday, September 10th
& September 24th
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club
Oceans Edge South
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Come join us for an afternoon of fun, laughter, and friendly competition! Whether it’s board games, trivia, card games, or dice—there’s something for everyone. But the best part? Making new friends and enjoying time with fellow game lovers.
We especially encourage our new members to stop by and see what we’re all about. No RSVP needed and nothing to bring—unless you have a favorite game you'd like to share. Just bring your smile and a spirit of fun! If you’d like, arrive a few minutes early to grab a beverage from the bar.
We can’t wait to see you there!
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Needlers
Joyce Miller
joyceamiller@me.com
908-377-5072
Date: Wednesday, September 10th
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Place: SCC Beach Club - Pavilion or Alcove of Oceans Edge
Welcome to all of you who knit, crochet, or enjoy other needle crafts! In the time-honored tradition of knitting circles (or crocheting circles, etc.), the Needlers meet on the second Wednesday of the month. For more information, kindly contact Joyce Miller.
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Hilarious Cocktail Napkin Exchange
& Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 21st
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
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Can you top last year's winner,
Lisa Conde?
Better start looking now!
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Elise Beard
elisebeard@msn.com
904-463-7774
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Fun With Flowers
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Fall Floral Workshop
Sunday, November 9th
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
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Gather with friends to make a floral arrangement that screams
"WELCOME FALL"
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Shellie Iossa
michelle.iossa@gmail.com
908-752-2497
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Mary Jean Spegal
swcpvmembership@gmail.com
704-277-4274
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We extend a warm welcome to our new and renewing members to the Sawgrass Women’s Club. We are excited to kick off the 2025-26 year with 380 members, 8 of whom are new! We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new members: Pat D'Amico, Jackie Clessuras, Debbie Eassa, Lori Ghirardi, Dawn Huffer, Amber McClave, Gene Novak, and Janet Zborowski. An exciting year is planned ahead; we hope you will enjoy the many activities and get-togethers we have in store.
The SWC Online Directory is up and running. If you haven’t already done so, review your personal information and verify that it is correct. You may access the Online Directory by going to www.sawgrasswomensclub.com, and clicking on Members Only. From there you can enter the password that has been sent to you. Feel free to contact the Membership Chair, Mary Jean Spegal, if you need help getting into this directory.
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September: 9/2 Melissa Colella; 9/3 Bruce Ann Ferguson, 9/4 Kristen Ely; 9/6 Susan Gregg; 9/8 Barbara Mulhall; 9/9 Eileen Miele, Linda Gordon; 9/10 Christine Dalton; 9/11 Debbie Eassa; 9/17 Steph Guglielmo; 9/18 Thayre Dennis, Barbara Morgan; 9/19 Roseanne Corrigan; 9/21 Linda Maywood; 9/22 Kelly McKee, Laura Bender; 9/27 Paula Hotz, Lin Knapp, 9/28 Cathy Bugg; 9/30 Deborah Hartley, Veronica Kellaher
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Sawgrass Women's Club
Mailing address: P.O. Box 981,
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32004
Meeting address: 10034 Golf Club Drive,
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
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