Wisconsin

Wisconsin

By  Nancy Durgin
The WI Sno-bird Club met at the Orange Beach Event Center (OBEC) on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 with donuts and coffee before the 9 am meeting began. The Gulf Shores High School JROTC opened our meeting with their presentation of the flags. Tina Green, Program Supervisor with Baldwin County foster children briefly explained the value of and thanked us for the gift cards we contribute for their teen-agers’ Christmas gifts. They average 180 children in foster care every year. Then Tony Kennon, Orange Beach mayor, fielded questions from the group about everything going on in the city. We have a book/puzzle exchange and collect Nestle water bottle labels, Boxtops for Education from General Mills cereals and Johnson & Johnson products, empty printer ink cartridges, pop-top rings from soda cans and motel-size toiletries. Cards are played EVERY Friday at the Gulf Shores American Legion Post 44 on Hwy 59 from 8:30 am to noon through March. There are several opportunities for volunteer work and golf and other events for participation. Please contact Kenn at 251-967-2463 OR wissnobirds@yahoo.com with questions, suggestions and RSVPs.
Our schedule: Monday, Jan 21 – Golf Fun Day – Timber Creek – RSVP; Wednesday, Jan 23 – 8:30 am – meeting at OBEC; Wednesday, Jan 30 – 10:30 am with 11:30 am lunch – Potluck at Orange Beach Community Center (OBCC); Wednesday, Feb 6 – 8:30 am – meeting at OBEC; Saturday, Feb 9 – 11 am – BRAT FEST at OBCC benefit Fire Depts.
Pictured: Peyton King, Shaun Karolinski, Gracie Russell-Anders, Cody Chandler, Brandon Parker.