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February 2020

Greetings!

Wow, I feel like I just wrote the January NEWS message and hereI am writing February’s!!! I don’t know about you but I feel like thismonth has flown by. It’s certainly been an active one, bothpersonally and for HLWG. Our online membership renewalprocess has been well-received by the majority of ourmembers. It seems y’all love doing things in your pj’s! For thosewho did not quite complete the process, our MembershipDirector, Kathi Viehman, has been there to help. There is always a learning curvewhen trying something new but I think we are pretty quick learners. You will find arenewal link within this newsletter so be sure to use it before February 7th.

Our Winter in the South Luncheon was a fun, enjoyable time! Vera told me howincredibly impressed she was with, not only our HLWG which she called the “goldstandard of events” in which she participates (I desperately tried not to jump upand down like a little kid!!) but Hampton Lake itself. She was amazed at finding abeautiful area within Bluffton which she knew nothing about previously. In order tokeep the cost of the luncheon reasonable for our attendees while offering anupgraded menu and noted speaker, HLWG subsidized the event within ourannual budget. As I often say, it takes a village and this event was no exception. Ahuge thank you to all of those who helped pull this event together from theHampton Lake staff, Rachel and Robin, to our own HLWG welcome committee,Executive Board, and table decoration guru Sally Roach.

Often times I’m asked by members, both new and long-standing, what theactivities of an Interest Group (IG) might be or how to learn a certain game/activityoffered by an IG. We will be answering those questions when we offer our“Sundaes on the Lake” Sunday, March 15th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Needless tosay there will be ice cream involved. Truth be told, most times when I’m involvedthere’s ice cream involved! It will be a good time for you to find out about all theInterest Groups and have the opportunity to talk to the women involved in thegroup. More details will be in the March NEWS but put it on your calendars now.

We are delighted that so many women want to join HLWG and have found newfriends and playmates. I treasure the time I get to participate in one of my interestgroup activities. If there is something you are interested in and we don’t have anInterest Group for it, you can request it by putting a notice in this NEWS over a 3-month period. Once you have 10 interested women with a member identified asthe chairperson you can be added to our interest group listing and begin enjoying

your activity and time together.

I hope you are enjoying your winter in the South and living your best life.

Linda DelCore, President HLWG

Save the Dates:HLWG Membership Renewal: Ends February 7, 2020The Scrapbooking Group presentation, Taking BetterPhotographs by Greg Conran on Tuesday, February 11, 20209:00-12:00 pm. in Fishtales. *All HLWG members are invited.The Art Group presentation, Art Quilters of the Lowcountry onMarch, 3, 2020 at 10:00 am in Fishtales. *All HLWG membersare invited.Sundaes on the Lake (General Meeting/Ice Cream Social/Interest Group Showcase) on March 15, 2020 4:30-6:30 pmLakeview RoomHLWG Appreciation Evening on April 23rd, 2020 in theLakeview Room

Membership Update

Over 30 new HLWG members came tothe New Member Social in BackwaterBills on Tuesday, January 28. Wewelcome all new members! As of thisnewsletter, HLWG is 411 womenstrong and growing. Remember that all2020 renewals are due by Feb. 7. Ifyou have not yet renewed, you can goto the link below to renew and pay viaPayPal.

Contact Kathy Viehman with anyMembership question

RENEW ONLINE HERE

Average temperatures in the high 50's Select

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Interest Group Special Presentations& You're All Invited!

The HLWG Scrapbooking Group is excited to announce that we will have aguest speaker at our February meeting. Greg Conran, a photographer here in ourneighborhood will be giving us a presentation on “Taking BetterPhotographs”. This presentation will be approximately 20-30 minutes in lengthwith time for questions after. We are inviting ANY interested HLWG members toattend this presentation. The presentation will begin at 9:00 am. on TuesdayFebruary 11 in Fishtales.**If you are interested in attending, please email Judy Yox so we can have anapproximate headcount for setting up the room.

The Art Group invites any interested HLWG member to a presentation by the ArtQuilters of the Low Country (https://artquiltersofthelowcountry.com/) onMarch 3 at 10:00 am in Fishtales. Five individual artists will each make a shortpresentation about their process and the fiber art they create. They are bringingmany examples of their work for display and sale. These artists design, create,quilt, exhibit and teach. They exhibit their art quilts at the HHI Art League Galleryand other venues. Their work is vibrant with colors and textures and scenes of theLowcountry landscapes, birds and other subjects. **If you are interested in attending, please contact Lynn Oberg by February 18.

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What is your favorite thing about Winter in the South? (Choose one.)

HLWG Charitable Giving Committee UpdateThe HLWG members again were EXTREMELY generous with the donationsbrought to the Very Vera luncheon. We collected 454 health and beauty aid itemsfor the clients at Bluffton Self Help. Additionally, for the first time we had a creditcard processor from Bluffton Self Help which allowed members to make a $10credit card contribution directly/immediately to BSH. We are still waiting to hearfrom BSH about the final dollar donations. The staff at BSH were so appreciativeof your donations. We will not be collecting any donations for our March meeting.At our March meeting we will be announcing information about the April meetingdonation collection and what the raffle prize will be. Please be sure to attend theMarch meeting to get all the details as this will be a very important donationcollection. – Janet Viskovich, Chair of Charitable Giving Committee

A Message from Donna Gallenstein, Social Activities Director“Give With Your Heart” was the message Vera Stewart shared with us at ourrecent Winter Luncheon. The message gave us an opportunity to reflect on thementors that guided us on our journey, while inspiring us to mentor and championothers with love and encouragement. It was also wonderful to see the spirit of“giving with your heart” by the many Hampton Lake ladies who contributedsupplies to those in need!

Please plan to “Save the Date: Sunday, March 15” for ice cream and a specialshowcase of our Interest Groups for HLWG members. Jennifer Parker, Director ofInterest Groups and our Interest Group Chairs will be sharing how Hampton LakeWomen have fun! Look for more details in March NEWS.

A Huge Thanks to ourVolunteers!

Shout out to Sally Roach who prepared anddisplayed the table decorations for the Lunchin the South event.

INTEREST GROUP UPDATES

The Breakfast Club visited Stacks Pancakes of Hilton Head in January! Yum!

Garden Group learn about Camelias with Gene from Gene's Nursery.

Garden GroupOn February 4, members of the Garden Group will travel to theSavannah Secret Garden Nursery. After the presentation thiswill be a "hands on"-make your own herb container garden.We will car pool and plan to leave our Amenity center parkinglot at 9:30 am.Prior to February 4, members attending will receive an email

with materials they should bring. Containers and plants will be available forpurchase at the nursery. Contact Pat Spink to RSVP.

Performing Arts The March event at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (in recognition of St.Patrick’s Day) will be Celtic Thunder’s Emmet Cahill, a classically trained Irishtenor, on March 4 at 8 p.m. This performance will include traditional Irish songsas well as a variety of Broadway favorites. We are holding a limited number oftickets, and the deadline to purchase will be February 10. An email will be sent tothose on the Performing Arts Group mailing list on February 1st with details as toticket purchases and a reminder of the February 10 deadline to pay chairpersonJudy Wilburn, if you wish to attend.For the February event, which is Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” we have 44 people whohave purchased tickets with our group, and we do not have any more on hold forHLWG. Anyone else who wants to go must check online for the few remainingseats available to the general public and purchase on your own, if possible.Important Note Regarding Performing Arts Group:As our group size has increased significantly, and the other communitiesfrequenting the Arts Center at Hilton Head have also grown exponentially, thedemand is causing events to sell out quickly. We are only able to put on hold a

limited number of seats for our group per event, and we have to pay for ticketswell in advance to guarantee them. Please be aware of this as we continue toutilize and value the offerings of the Arts Center, and know that meeting posteddeadlines to purchase tickets is crucial. Please contact Judy Wilburn for more information.

Dinner prior to "Kiss Me Kate"

Scrapbooking/ Paper Crafts GroupThe Scrapbooking Interest Group will be meeting on Tuesday, February 11th from9:00-12:00 pm. in Fishtales. This month we are excited to announce that we willbe hosting a guest speaker! Greg Conran, a photographer here in HL, will bejoining us to give our group ( and any other interested members ) a presentationon Taking Better Photographs. This will be a 20-30 minute presentation with timefor questions afterwards. What a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested ingaining some tips and techniques for capturing more pleasing photographs. Afterthe presentation, members will have time to work on their own individualprojects. We will offer an extended session this month as well.

We invite all members who are interested in working on their scrapping projectsto come and make some progress on the projects. We also encourage any papercrafters who would like to have dedicated time to work on their paper crafts tobring their projects and join us. You will be amazed at how much you canaccomplish when you set aside dedicated time with others to work on anyprojects. We have members who scrap traditionally as well as those who workdigitally on their computers and many paper crafters as well. If you have any questions about the group or would like to join, please reach out toour co-chairs for the group Judy Yox or Chris Trezza.

Book ClubBook club meetings are held at 11:30 the 1st Wednesday of the month inLakeview (Fish Tales is our back- up location) and many members stay for lunchafterwards at Backwater Bill's. The February 5th book is The Indigo Girl byNatasha Boyd and the March 4th book selection is Where the Crawdads Sing byDelia Owens.

Reading quote of the month " I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk tounderstand. I teach in order to learn." Robert Frost.Questions? Contact Sara Shankle if you want to join the group.

The Craft Group makes adorable shell wreaths in January.

Who's New?Please give a warm welcome to the women who have joined the HLWG this pastmonth:

Carol Johnson and her husband, Michael, found Hampton Lake on a real estatesearch and just moved into their home on Fish Dancer Ct. She has lived in MANYplaces, SC, GA, ID, NM, WA and England. She was an Executive in Nuclear andEnvironmental Management/Remediation. Even though she is retired, she doespart-time Leadership Consulting. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, travel,motorhome travel and going on cruises. She has been involved in severalvolunteer organizations: United Way, various domestic violence organizations,Hospice, and child advocacy centers. Her experience as a president for the Balletand Rose Hill Theater along with board positions with Brothers and Sistersmeans she brings much to our group and we are happy that she wants tovolunteer here at HLWG,

Coleen Jones and her husband Ralph are not new to the South; they have lived inNew Jersey, Illinois, Aiken, SC and Hilton Head, SC. She is a retired SeniorProject manager for a Fortune 500 Company. In her spare time, she travels, doesmachine embroidery, likes wine and social events~ she’ll fit right in here atHampton Lake! Coleen has been involved OMNI Youth services, Golden HarvestFood Bank, the Red Cross, Etheredge Center, Helping Hands, and Cedar CreekLadies club. Taking a little time to get settled before she volunteers with HLWG.She has been a committee head for hospitality, nominations, social membership,and finally First VP for the Cedar Creek Ladies club. We welcome her to her newhome on Flatwater Drive

Deb Cahill discovered Hampton Lake totally by accident while looking online for anon-golf community! She has lived in Texas, Delaware, New York andConnecticut. Formerly an IT professional with some experience in teaching, shenow gets to enjoy retirement while reading, gardening, traveling, crafting, walingand visits to the beach. Deb has been involved with volunteering as an HOAtreasurer, PTA treasurer, in the church vegetable garden, and teaching at VBSand CCE. If we ever need a treasurer in the HLWG, Deb prefers that positionwhen volunteering. Glad she found Hampton Lake, and we hope she likes it onFlatwater Dr.

Debra Wilhelm moved here to Hampton Lake from Northville, MI. We can thankher friends for helping her discover that life on Anchor Cove Ct is a great place toenjoy her retirement. She worked 27 years for local government – retired

Township manager, before that Assistant Township manager and HumanResource Manager. Debra enjoys biking, golf, exercise and reading ~ she’ll haveno problem meeting others that enjoy the same! In the past she has been aSubdivision President, secretary and member at Large. We are happy that shewants to become involved with the HLWG. Welcome to the Low Country Debra.

Joan Bennett is another new member to our group also from Anchor Cove Ct.She has lived in New York City, Connecticut and Bluffton. Vacationing on HiltonHead Island is how she found out about Hampton Lake. Joan was formerly aDirector for the American Red Cross. She enjoys travel and reading and becauseshe’s retired she can enjoy both at her leisure. From 2017-2019 she was theChair of the Hampton Lake Events Committee and we are happy that she wantsto continue her involvement by volunteering in the future.

Priscilla Bauer and her husband Gary were searching for a new place to live andthanks to an online search Hampton Lake beat out all other options. She movedhere from Pittsburgh, PA. Sewing/quilting, gardening, and theater are a few thingsthat interest Priscilla. A retired OB Nurse, she is currently looking for ways to getinvolved both in volunteering and with the HLWG. Most of her non-professionalwork was as a costume mistress for a small Ballet company. Priscilla, we hopeyou love it here on Castaway Dr.

Phyllis Janocha has lived overseas and moved around to other places as well, butrecently moved here from Pittsburgh, PA. When her daughter moved here toHampton Lake, she moved in with them. Phyllis is a retired Registered Nurse.She enjoys knitting, bridge-even though she hasn’t played for years, she wants tolearn all over again! For 37 years she volunteered with the Red Cross, also spentsome time volunteering with Globel Links, and the Girl Scouts. Her pastcommittee roles have been an Officer for Red Cross disaster, and leader with theGirls Scouts. Not only is she looking to re-learn how to play bridge, but Phyllis isinterested in volunteering with the HLWG. She is yet another new face here onCastaway Dr.

Cheryl Bivona and her husband John have lived in CT, NY, and FL. Her friendBonnie helped her discover Hampton Lake. Cheryl was a medial assistant,worked in Real Estate and Human Resources prior to retiring. She enjoys playingcards, dominoes, gardening, walking her dog and reading. She will fit right in hereat Hampton Lake on Flatwater Drive! She has been involved with the organizationcalled Guiding Eyes for the Blind. It has been a long while since she has done anycommittee work but is looking to get involved with HLWG.

Elizabeth Ganin and her husband Bruce were looking for a place in Charleston toenjoy their retirement, but like many of us, they found Hampton Lake online andnow reside on Hampton Lake Dr. She has lived in Tucson, AZ, Mt Gilead, andNew York. A former President for a Foundation, Elizabeth enjoys reading,cooking, kayaking, birding, fishing, yoga and exercise. She has been involved inBand Boosters, Humane Society, and Elder Care. Welcome to Life in BlufftonElizabeth, we hope you like it here!

Heather Harkins has always lived on the East Coast, Connecticut, Maryland andMassachusetts. After visiting the area in 2017 she can add South Carolina to thelist. With a background in education, she currently works as an AssociateResearcher, remotely, with the University of Wisconsin. In her spare time herinterests include nature, birds and walking. There is lots to explore here in

Hampton Lake; welcome to your new home on Fording Ct Heather.

Jennifer Friedenreich leaves behind COLD weather as she and her husbandrelocate from Toms River, NJ to Sand Lapper Cove in Hampton Lake. It was pureluck that she discovered this area. Jennifer is a retired dental office manager.She’s jumping right into enjoying her hobbies and interests. Jennifer enjoys travel,cooking, going out for meals with friends, wine tasting and her newest interestspickleball and bunco. She’s going to love bragging to her friends back in NJabout walking her dog wearing shorts here in January.

Lori Schulz found Hampton Lake thanks to a real estate agent. She moved herefrom Massachusetts and currently lives on Palmetto Cove Ct. Her interests areplaying games, dancing, reading, visiting museums, going to the movies andtraveling. We are happy that she wants to become involved with the HLWG, whereshe’ll make great friends that also have similar interests. Welcome to the LowCountry Lori.

Sharon Graber has circled back around to Hampton Lake. She has lived inFlorida, Texas, California, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia, Japan, South Carolinaand Kansas. Believe it or not, Sharon was a former resident of Hampton Lake.She is a retired Program Manager for a Government contractor in the DC area.She will have plenty of time for her interests and hobbies which include, bookclub, card games, wine, travel and crafts. She’s taking a break from volunteeringat this time, but in the past, she has tutored, worked as a library volunteer and theGirl Scouts. Welcome back home to Hampton Lake Xing Sharon.

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