Hi Pholks

 It's that time of year again already . The annual decorating of the London Foodbanks Christmas float. The parade has moved up 1 week this year so our float decoartion Saturday is on November 10th. I know, I had the 17th written down also,  I'll take any blame for problems. Hopefully Frakenstorm will be done by then and London will still be standing :). We also have a regular Foodbank volunteer day on Saturday December 15 .

   Thanks to the Folks who braved the chill weather to do our highway cleanup. We did a great job getting a dozen or so bags of trash off of our section of Highway .

 Our meeting this month will be in London , Gregg has offered to arrange our dinner at Smoke and Bones on Wellington . Should be good food and a fun atmosphere. The meeting will happen on Thursday November 8th at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

                               Cheers

                    Cap'n Gord

Hi Pholks

 After a great summer we capped it off with a fantastic house party at Gary & lori's. Fine food and great prizes with a few well mixed drinks set the tone for us to raise $ 500 to help support Animal aide and other local people who care for strays and unwanted pets. Cudos to all of you .

  Our next meeting is at Braxtons in St Thomas located at 1093 Talbot . We'll be discussing Fall events including our last highway cleanup on October 13th. We'll meet for the cleanup at the Denny's parking lot at the Highbury & 401 overpass at 9:45am , weather permitting. We 'll be cleaning the south east side from 10am to around 12pm. A trip to Majors for a cold Corona may be in order after our hard work.

 Looking forward to seeing a good turnout , see you there.

                    Cap'n Gord

Summer Events

Hi Pholks

   Thanks to all the Parrotheads who helped serve a meal at Ronald McDonald House on Saturday July 7.Special mention to Bill for providing lots of soft drinks and a big shout out to Mike and Mare for an awesome job of arranging for the food . The crowd was not as large as we hoped but our service was greatly appreciated by the staff and families of McDonald House.Photos were taken so expect to see some soon.
   There will not be an official club meeting until September but there will be some Phun events that we can certainly be part of  1 ) Tropical Bash at The Wharf  in Port Stanley on July 28th  featuring the food ,music, water  and feeling of the islands we all love. 2) Tropical music and tasty wines at Quai du Vin winery featuring both Spirit of the Keys and Margaritaville on August 12 . This should be a great show . Hope to see you at some of these events on the way . I'll get word out soon if I'm able to have a summer BBQ in August .

          Cheers


               Cap'n Gord

Hi Pholks

 A busy month ahead  in addition to our meeting on May 10 we have the Walk for Memories on Saturday May 12 , 9:00 am starting at Springbank Gardens . Our meeting this month will be at Angel's Diner  located in London at the corner of Wharncliffe Rd. and Belmont Drive it will start at 7 pm . On the agenda will include updates for our upcoming meal preparation at McDonald's House , our next Highway Cleanup dates and the wonderful walk / party to raise money as part of Team Margaritaville . Looking forward to another great time the last few meetings have been fun. See you guys soon.

       Cheers,

                   Cap'n Gord

April Meeting

Hi Pholks


Hope you are having a fantastic Easter Weekend. This months meeting will be in St. Thomas at Braxton's located on Talbot Street. We have a short agenda , including a wrap up of our day at the foodbank and information about this years Alzheimer walk. A reminder for those who can't make the meeting we are volunteering at the London Foodbank on April 14 from 10-12pm . The meeting will start at 7 pm hope to have another great turnout the last two meetings have been a lot of fun:).

Cheers Everyone,

Cap'n Gord

March Meeting

HI Pholks

Update on events and such from a great meeting at the Alibi. Another good turnout ,a family affair with children and grand children . It was awesome to see the new faces and the faces we haven't seen in awhile . Hope to see all these people at our next family friendly event . Events scheduled include , Monday March 12 9:30 until 12pm we have a work crew at the London Foodbank , they needed our help over the Break struggling to keep up with the demand for their program. Saturday April 14 from 10am- 12 pm is the clubs regular scheduled volunteer at the Foodbank. July 7th has been confirmed for preparing dinner for McDonald House. Thank you goes to Mike and Bill for gathering donated items for our meal . Our next Meeting is in St Thomas at Braxton's Thursday April 12 at 7pm.

Cheers

Cap'n

Gord Lyle

February Fun

Hi Pholks

Well we have had a busy month. Last meeting at the Alibi was great ! It was fantastic to see lots of members and some old friends . I'm just sorry that coaching took me away from the meeting , I drive the athletes up to Western to train during the Wrestling Finals, cause I would have like to stay. Some good news attached to the meeting first of all we are a go at McDonald House on July 7 as confirmed by the community liaison, second as of today we can Volunteer at the Foodbank in London on March 12 , during March Break. Some of you said you may be able to join me so I'll send more info out as I get it. Canusa turned out to be a pretty good event , although the band was not really a Parrothead band they definitely pleased the crowd. I'd would encourage people to go next year . At this time I'd also like to send out healthy thoughts to those Members who are recovering from various ailments better now than in the summer.
Our next meeting is on Thursday March 8 at 7pm , from the feedback I got I think it will be ok if we have the meeting at the Alibi again. Topics of interest include details of working at the foodbank , arranging a tour of the kitchen at McDonald House and the Alzheimer Walk in May . Looking forward to seeing another great crowd .

Cheers,

Cap'n Gord

Hi Pholks

It's that time again for our monthly meet and greet . This month we'll meet at the Alibi on Oxford Street West on Thursday February 9 at 7pm. On the agenda we'll talk about our cooking time at McDonald's house , Canusa and our next Foodbank slot. The Foodbank is also looking for people to Volunteer during the week days of March Break in the daytime . I'm not going anywhere so I'm going to volunteer one of those weekdays if you can join me please let me know at the meeting or e-mail me with the contact info on this blog. Hope to see you all next Thursday .

Cheers

Gord

Hi Pholks
A reminder of our next meeting on Thursday January 12 at 7pm in St Thomas at Braxtons Restaurant . A heads up for those of you who don't know already that Canusa is on Feb 11th this year in Burlington. It looks like a good lineup of talent and is always an interesting time . I hope to go this year , see old friends and make new ones :) I can send more info if you are interested.
See you soon.