NEWCOMER FRIENDS OF GREATER PLANO Special Interest Activity Groups
Newcomer Friends of Greater Plano ACTIVITY GROUPS Welcom We ome Activity Groups help us foster friendships through the social connections we share with each other. Check out the many activities Newcomer Friends of Greater Plano - NFGP, offers. ❖ Potential members are encouraged to “try out” NFGP Activities for 30 days. Just contact our Activity Coordinator at nfgpactivities@gmail.com for more information. ❖ NFGP Members should check the monthly Activity Calendar and RSVP FOR EACH ACTIVITY THAT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. The Activity Leader for the activity you hope to attend will confirm your attendance and send details. you wi will ll joi join us! We hop hope you
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS AFTER-PROGRAM LUNCH ART APPRECIATION This is an opportunity to Each month after enjoy and appreciate our regular great art and artists with Program Meeting, friends over conversation. we meet for Bring a copy/photo of lunch at a one of your favorite different paintings. The evening restaurant with will begin with a viewing old and new of a film and conclude NFGP friends. with a guided discussion of the artists and their works.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS ARTS & LEISURE BUNCO LADIES Want to play a silly dice Each month we game and socialize a bit? enjoy Museums, Come to bunco! No Musical Events, experience necessary! Just Theater, Tours, be ready to roll the dice and Local Interests - this chat with your NFGP friends. group is as varied The group meets the first as its members. Thursday of the month at members' homes. There is a $5 ante with the total pool split into 4 categories: Most Buncos, Most Wins, Most Losses, and Last Bunco.
NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS BOOK GR GROUPS BOOKIES ONE, BOOKIES TOO NON-FICTION BOOK TALK Meets every other month, on Bookies One and the 4th Wednesday, starting in Bookies Too, both January. Our selections are meet on the third wide-ranging and exciting, Monday of the month we've read biographies, at the same time to memoirs, life experiences, real review and discuss the life drama, to name a few, and same selected book, our members can always be but at a different counted on for a lively and location. Members stimulating discussion. Non- may choose the Fiction is not reference books geographic location or textbooks, as the saying most convenient. goes - "sometimes Fact is stranger than Fiction". Come on out and read with us.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS BOOK GR GROUPS BOOKIES, EVE BRIDGE Meets monthly on the Finally ... a BRIDGE 4th Monday in the group!!! evening using Zoom for This is a pilot activity our online discussion. led by Bev Beck. The Our selections are both pilot group will Fiction and Non-Fiction. determine if/how the activity moves forward. Knowledge of the game is required.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS CANAST STA GR GROUPS EVENING CANASTA CANASTA We play "Hand & Foot" Join us for a fun canasta on the second evening of Canasta Thursday and fourth and conversation. Monday of each month in Knowledge of the members' homes. If you game is required. enjoy playing canasta in a Minimum 2 tables. fun, casual setting with Host will determine friends, come join us! number of tables. Play Knowledge of the game starts at 6:30pm. required. If you don't know how to play, we offer lessons. If a member would like to learn to play canasta (also called Hand & Foot), please contact Toni Jenkins for lessons: teejenkins@yahoo.com
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS CANAST STA GR GROUPS CANASTA COUPLES CASUAL CANASTA Evening card play of This “Hand & F oot” "Hand & Foot" canasta canasta group is for for couples on the 4th those who have some Thursday of each month knowledge of the in member s’ homes. game and are Come join us, meet and interested in gaining make new friends while more experience with enjoying a fun game of play. Mentoring from canasta. experienced players help reinforce memory of the rules and social conversation keeps it fun.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS CANAST STA GR GROUPS CARD MAKING REFRESHER CANASTA Once a member completes Would you like to make lessons with Toni, but wants handmade greeting more practice playing to feel cards? Scissors and the confident enough to play with adhesive of your choice one of the regular canasta are needed. All skill groups, attending Refresher levels welcome. We Canasta is recommended. This meet the 4th Friday of activity group offers a canasta the month however the instructor at every table to help date and day may vary. remind players of the rules and We usually make 4 cards strategies to become a more for $12 to cover other confident canasta player. This is materials needed. Space an enjoyable way to get is limited. questions asked and make mistakes without embarrassment.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS DANCING DIVAS IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE Learn how to line dance in an It must be 5 o’clock easy, fun, comfortable setting somewhere! That's with a professional instructor. why we meet at This is a private class for NFGP 4:30pm. If you are members. Beginner and looking for fun advanced levels welcome. conversation, lots of Learn the Copperhead Road, laughter and a monthly Tush Push, Cupid Shuffle, wine tasting, join our Electric Slide and much more! Zoom Happy Hour Get your boot-scootin' attitude every Friday. on and come join us for a Grab your beverage of morning of fun! A shoe secure choice and hang on to to your foot that slides well on your glass. The the floor is all you need. $5 per weekend is just person, pay upon arrival . starting!!
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS FORMING FRIENDSHIPS FAMILY HISTORY FINDERS We meet to talk about Forming Friendships is a "old stuff"--history, group designed to help crafts, clothing, NFGP ladies get to know holidays, recipes, and develop meaningful pictures, stories-- friendships with others anything from the past. in the group. The idea is We also talk about to enjoy and appreciate current topics, each other in new ways especially, new ways of by learning more about finding descendants. one another through designated conversational topics and questions.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS GAME NIGHT GOURMET GAMES Singles and couples get Looking for a fun evening together the first Saturday with friends, try this of every month to eat, game night and potluck laugh and talk while dinner party. Meets the playing easy and fun 1st Friday or Saturday of games. each month and is open Everyone brings food to to singles and share and we limit couples. We play easy to participation to three tables learn light-hearted games of 8 – each playing the while sharing our favorite same game. foods. During the COVID-19 crisis we’ve switched to a game we can play on Zoom – but it’s still lots of fun.
Most supplies are included and there is a small fee to cover the cost of materials. . NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS GRAPE ESCAPE HAND MADE BY ME This is a lively group Come and learn how to that meets monthly make a fun new craft to to try various wines keep or gift. There is a provided by the different project every hosts, with all month. Most supplies are bringing food to included and there is a share. It’s a party small fee to cover the where wine lovers cost of materials. and non-drinkers are all welcome to enjoy new friends, food, and fun .
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS HAPPY HIATUS HAPPY TAPPERS Happy Hiatus is a A professional tap socializing get dance instructor leads together at the end of this private NFGP the day, a relaxing class designed for outing with friends, those who want to usually from 4-6 pm. learn to tap dance or We meet at improve tap skills in a restaurants with great fun and comfortable food and drink atmosphere. specials. The venues and dates will be different each month.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS HEARTS & HANDS IN STITCHES Will you give a bit of Flying needles and your time to help chatting are the others? Whether it’s order of the day for fighting hunger at a this group. If you local Food Pantry, or are new to the meeting other area, or simply community needs, this want to connect activity group will give with all kinds of you an opportunity to needle workers, join us. bring blessings to others. Meeting day will differ due to needs of the non-profit being served.
. NFGP ACTIVITY GROUPS MAH JONGG GG GR GROUPS MAH JONGG - MONDAY LOFT (Lunch on Fourth Thursday) is We play every a monthly get-together of Monday except social women who enjoy the 4th Monday. lunch at various local Lessons are restaurants. Volunteers will offered several choose the restaurant and times a year or make a reservation for a whenever we different location each have sufficient month. Variety, delicious need. food, and good conversation are the spice of life for this group.
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