Hi Pholks


    Exciting news , we have another opportunity to see Scott Kirby this Summer on Sunday June 29th. We are currently contacting other local clubs and hope to have even larger numbers than last year. More info as we get closer to the event date.

    Please remember the Soup's on Elgin  event at the St Anne's Community center in St Thomas on Thursday February 6th starts at 11am money raised goes to Heart and Stroke.

     Our next meeting will focus on community events and a Fun Raising event to put some of our club money back into the community.  Our next meeting is at Braxton's in St . Thomas on Thursday February 13 at 7 pm.

      Please check out our website londonparrotheadclub.ca for all the latest info .

      Cheers

 Hi Pholks

    Sorry for my Hiatus but sometimes life just gets in the way of what you'd like to be doing.  Looking forward to a great year in 2014 with some purposeful community work and some fun events.

 Happy New Year !! to all my phellow Parrot heads.  Just looking in the calendar for the next meeting. We'll start the new year  on January 16th at the Alibi Roadhouse on Oxford Street in London. Meeting starts around 7 pm. We need to send in our annual club information so bring a pen or send me your info. We will also be choosing a date to work at McDonald House .

  See you soon,

                 Cheers

 Cap'n Gord

Hi Folks


  We had a great time at the end of summer soiree put on by the Julian's . Awesome time with good company. Our next meeting is at Wild Wings 1319 Commissioners Road East at 7pm on October 10.


  One of our Founders James Fiorillo has asked us to post a fun Buffett style event put on by the Spirit of the Keys on October 12 at Friday Knight Lights.I'll try to get this posted on our Webpage with all the details looks like a fun time:)


  Looking forward to seeing you all on the 10th.

                         Cheers

Hi Pholks


    Thanks again for all the hard work for the Scott Kirby party on July 14th. We have received nothing but positive reviews.

     I need to float a couple of ideas for the club . The Julien family had kindly offered their house to hold an end of summer gathering. A date needs to be firmed up so that the majority of us can attend.

     The month is September the dates so far seem to be on the 13th or 20th or 27th weekend . Please let Steve know a date or dates that work for you at  steve.julian@rogers.com . We can use this as our Cub Meeting for September.

    The second item for input was the idea of going to Wild Wing near the Rona off of Highbury for our Club Meeting in October. Let me know what you think.


   Cheers


  Cap'n Gord

  Hi Pholks


       We are getting very excited about the Scott Kirby CD Release Party & Charity Fund Raiser  happening on Sunday July 14th. Proceeds from this great event will go to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. On Wednesday July 10 there is a group meeting at Joe Kools for anyone who can help at the event. This event has been a club focus for the past few months with members raising funds at BBQ's and house parties , tough work but someone had to do it:). I would also like to thank Lori, Mike, Denise, Gregg, Doreen and Steve for creating a new banner, organizing venues, putting up posters, advertising on FB ,doing radio spots and keeping our spirits up. Our club has really worked together to get this done I look forward to seeing all club members past and present at Jim Bob Rays on July 14th for the biggest event our club has ever hosted.

 

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 In Support of the Heart And Stroke Foundation of Canada.

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 Special thanks to Jim Bob Rays for providing this fantastic venue!

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    Cheers,

        Cap'n Gord

 Hi Pholks


   We are a busy little group in the next few months. We have a great charity BBQ at the Superstore in St. Thomas from 10am to 4pm on Saturday June 8 which many of us have volunteered for if you would like to volunteer but have not signed up please contact me. Thanks to Mike for involving all of us in our quest for a new banner it looks great and it is truly a team effort.  Our " Looking Towards Summer Party" is on the 15th of June from 5pm until ???. It is at 550 Hale Street in London . Boat Drinks will be available. Please bring beverages of your choice , a chair, an item to auction and a snack or salad to share. Cheeseburgers with all the fixins will be provided for a $5 donation, we'll have a $1or $2 raffle table and we'll auction off items. All money raised will go to Charity.
    The big news continues to be the the July 14th Scott Kirby CD release party at Jim Bob Rays in London. Thank you to Denise,Steve and Gregg for all their leg work to get this party going. I hope all of our members will sell some tickets for this event so we can raise money for Heart & Stroke and set a precedent for future London Club members to follow. We have a phantastic venue, a great musician , community support and a worthy cause. Let's make this an event people will talk about in the future as a model for success. A true team effort will be needed, I thnak you all in advance.
    I know we are all busy in the summer but we need to set dates for Highway Cleanup  please bring a calendar or open dates for our next gathering on the 8th and 15th of June.

  Cheers

Hi Pholks

   A couple of things to mull over before our exciting May 15th meeting at the Alibi.

 1) we are currently signed up for a Scott Kirby Cd Release party on July 14 at JimBobRays in London. Tell your friends it is a great way to spend a sunny Summer Sunday afternoon tickets are only $ 10 Profits go to Heart & Stroke. Thanks Steve, Gregg and Denise.
 2) We have a great opportunity, thanks  Gregg and Doreen , to host a BBQ at at a local grocery store in St. Thomas we need to supply our own BBq if any has one that can be moved , mine is natural,gas :( , that would be great.

  Hope to see you next week.

   Cheers
  Cap'n Gord

Hi Pholks

  A busy month for the Parrotheads of London with events before and after our April 17th meeting. The meeting this month is at Braxton's in St. Thomas, another great place to eat . For those who don't know it is located on the east side of town on Talbot Street .The meeting starts at 7pm . On the list of things to talk about is a summer ( insert June ) Boat drink party, The Walk for Memories , The Heart & Stroke  event day April 13th, The April 26th  Buffet Tribute ( Murry Snelgrove tell me if you want to go to book soon ), Volunteer appreciation night April 24th   and of course the new PHIP Membership cards.
  Whewww that is a big list for a small club :)
  Looking forward to seeing another big crowd full of great people.

             Cheers
 Cap'n Gord

 

                      Spring Events

 

 Great turnout and a fantastic Day for dinner at Ronald McDonald House on March 30. Thank you to all who were able to help out. A special thanks to Doreen and Gregg for making sure we had everything we needed. I'm glad another group of people we able to take a House Tour it really brings home the important work RM house does.
  Hope to see some of you on April 13 for the Heart and Stroke fitness challenge contact Denise if you can make it.

 

                      Cheers

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  Denise Love Yes please let me know who can come to this great event as soon as possible. It is 9:30-2 on Sat April 13 and lets you try lots of cool fitness activities like zumba or yoga or martial arts. Your presence is more important than any donation you can give as the sponsor will be there ready to give the charity a $3000 cheque if we can get people participating in these heart healthy activities. Plus you get a chance to win prizes like bbq's, watches, bowling nights out and much more.

Greetings Pholks

  Hope you are all enjoying the tail end of winter. Our next meeting is at Braxton's on Talbot Street in St. Thomas. We'll gather around 7pm on Wednesday the 20th. I understand the dinner special is ribs mmmmmm:) We'll iron out details about the Meal at McDonald House and talk about any future activities you would like to try. I look forward to seeing you all .

     Cheers

         Cap'n ,

                    Gord

Hi Pholks


  Our last meeting was entertaining with good conversation and a variety of foods. Mike Powell has kindly organized our new banner, the preview looks great !  We also discussed our next community event which will be preparing a meal for Ronald McDonald House on March 30 . I think we are going to cook burgers and salad with soft drinks on the side and dessert to be decided.
   The third Wednesday of the month seems to work for us so our next meeting will be on February 20. We will gather at Braxton's in St. Thomas at 7 pm and check out their Wednesday specials. Hope to see you there .

            Cheers,

            Cap'n Gord

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 Hi Pholks

 We now have access to the Great lakes regional calendar at the above web address.


 I'm going to try and post some of our events and get a preview of events in our local area.


  Thanks to Mary Griffiths for making this possible .


                  Cheers,

                       Cap'n Gord

 

  Hi Pholks

 

  Welcome to the New Year ! Our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday January 16 at Bernie's Bar & Grill 1290 Byron Baseline at 7pm. We are moving our meeting day to try to make them more accessible for our members. I'll need information from members and signatures if possible , for the club's annual report. If you can make it to the meeting that would be fantastic.

 

  Cheers,

 

 Cap'n Gord

  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