We  encourage members and potential members to join us for monthly meetings at Sterling Heights Recreation Center on the fourth Thursday of (almost) every month at noon.  Contact us at WomenDocsVillages2022@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join. Meetings are conducted in person and on Zoom.​​​​​​​​​

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DECEMBER 2024 ​

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​​​Thursday, December 12 – Book Club. The book is Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone. We will begin at 1 pm at the home of Anne Miles. There will be a ZOOM option available. Cutting for Stone (2009) was on the NY Times best-seller list for two years and was one of the five books President Obama had on his 2011 summer vacation reading list.

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Friday, December 13 – Monthly Hike. Jane Schumann will lead a hike starting at the Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center at 10 am. Lunch afterwards will be at Harvest Restaurant in Brownwood. Let her know if you are coming so she has a head count for dining.

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Friday, December 13 – Special Theatre Option and Dinner. The Sonnentag Icehouse Theatre in Mt. Dora is currently featuring the musical Tootsie. If you are interested in attending the December 13th performance, contact Christie for ticket and dinner information. 

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Monday, December 16 – Holiday Luncheon.   The 2024 WDC Holiday Luncheon will again be at Paulie’s at The Oaks, located off S.R. 44 (Continental Country Club at 75 Continental Blvd in Wildwood). Cash bar begins at 11:30 a.m. The three course luncheon begins at Noon. Bring a wrapped gift--something edible or anything else.  Questions should be directed to Janice Matthews, Luncheon Coordinator.  

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Sunday, December 23 – Arts and Crafts. Christie St-John will lead a session on card making at Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center. It begins at 1:30 pm. You can get more information from Wanda Smith Kearns or Christie St-John.​​​​​​

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ON-GOING ACTIVITIES

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​Bridge.  The Bridge group meets twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays from 2-4 pm in members' homes.  If you would like to play, please contact our Bridge Coordinator, Kim Stoker.

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Executive Golf.  WDC’s weekly golf groups play on executive courses between C.R. 42 and The Village of Fenney. Both groups are relaxed, non-competitive groups. Contact Jane Howard to play with the South group (which plays on Fridays between C.R. 466 and the Village of Fenney) and contact Christie St-John to play with the North group (which plays on Thursdays between C.R. 42 and Lake Sumter Landing).  Contact Christie for location and tee times. Weather might keep these events from happening, so contact coordinators.

 

Mahjong.  The group meets Mondays at 1 pm in a friendly, no-betting environment. You must know the basics of the game to participate. Contact Kim Bethea to take part. 

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Pickleball. Two courts are reserved weekly at 4:00 pm on Wednesdays at the Coconut Cove Recreation Center for our pickleball players. There is no need to RSVP.  Please contact our Pickleball Coordinator Anne Daugherty Miles to be added to her Pickleball email list.

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Samba (the card game, not the dance).  Our Samba group plays on Wednesday afternoons, meeting at 1pm in members’ homes. If you would like to play, please contact Nancy Sacks.

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​WDC Arts & Crafts. WDC’s Arts and Crafts group meets from 1:30 - 3:30 pm on the fourth Sunday of every month at Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center. Contact our temporary coordinator Wanda to learn more. 

 

WDC Monthly Meetings. Sterling Heights Recreation Center (the Torch Lake Room) at 2508 St Charles Place on the fourth Thursday of (almost) every month at noon in person and on Zoom.

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