Spare Change Challenge

We have a winner for the Spare Change Challenge. This time it is Diane Slovit with team "Flamazing Flamingos". They collected a total of $361.0.00 which we rounded up to $400.00, great job! Thanks to Steve and Diane for their fundraising efforts that will go to the Shopping for Foster Kids. Also thanks to everyone who donated all year long.



We now start again with two new Captains. Maddie Koebke with Maddog Parrots has stepped up and Deb Way with Way's Pennies in Paradise. While Deb is in Florida for the winter, Donna Howard will do the collecting. Thank you ladies!



Halloween Bus

The BWPHC Halloween Bus rides again! About 20 Parrot Heads boarded the bus and went bar hopping for Halloween!






Our fearless leader, Kelly, led the way with her trusty lantern. She is also known as the HWIC or Head Witch In Charge! Our first stop was The Wrigley Center. We could hit all the bars in there like The Laundry Room and The Colony Club. We then could walk to Bootleggers or Lynch's for food or drinks.




After some time in down town we gathered on the bus and had some fun on the way to the next stop.



Our next stop was CJ's Bar and Grill. Looks like Tim hit a witch on the way and she is stuck on the front of the bus!!! Not to worry we scrapped her off gave her a coconut rum and coke and she was just fine! We got a good shot of everyone by the bus then went in to party. They had a DJ so we danced. Looks like the witches were having a coven meeting. And look at the size of that beer!!WOW




After some fun dancing there, we were off to The Office. We had more drinks and some bad karaoke! Not when Ken sang and we danced behind him! That sounded good just the other time. I never said that I could sing!!



At this point we headed back to Sam's Club parking lot in case people wanted to head home. Most did but some brave souls continued to Ron's Roadhouse or RG's as some were calling it. We had one last drink there then headed home. I got a picture of a pretty good sign there.




Thank you Kelly Parker for organizing this for us again this year! Thank you Tim Horan for providing and driving the bus! Thanks to all who came out and dressed up! It was a fun night!

Club Anniversary Party

Our club is 23 years old! Woo Hoo! Well that means we have a party. We gathered at Tim and Suzy Horan's house. the bonfire was already going, tables and chairs were set up and the cornhole game was ready! Tom and Candi Lozowski brought their famous Gumbo and Steve Padgett brought his famous Dessert! Food was set up in the kitchen and dinning room. Everyone brought a dish to pass. Tim took orders for burgers and dogs then manned the grill. Bill and Steve Padgett also brought this year's Pyro Pete!




At the last meeting we voted for the next recipient of the Phlocking Phlocker Award. The winner this year is Tim Horan! Thanks to all the times he donated his party bus to the club. Congratulations Tim! What do you think he will add to the award? I have a guess!



Soon it was time for the Boat Drink Contest. Only two of our contestants came but we went on with it anyway because they both put a lot into their drinks. The judges were Mike Olar, Suzy Horan and Bill Padgett. First up was Pauline Nofs with her drink Saturn. First she told the story of the original drink and how she modified it. Then she made the drink and the judges had their tasting. Do you see the Saturn like garnish?




Next up was Kelly Parker with her drink The Pyro Pete. I guess last year I gave Kelly a challange to write a song about him so she did. She passed out the words to the song that we all sang to the tune of Gilligan's Island. Don't ask me to play that for you, it wasn't pretty! We sang while she made her drink with a smoking cinnamon stick in it. Then the judges had their taste. If you want a copy of the song, I'm sure Kelly still has some copies. It really is a good song!




While the judges conferred we did a Team Drink! When they came back Kelly was awarded the prize for best presentation and Pauline was awarded for best tasting drink. Congratulations to both!



Now it was time to turn on the music, play cornhole and talk around the fire. Tim had made the best Buffett playlist. We were all talking that it was just the best Buffett song all evening. I asked him if he made it and he said yes just for us! Wasn't that GREAT! Once it got dark enough it was time to burn Pyro Pete! First Bill put him on a rake because the fire was really hot. Then onto the fire to burn! But as Kelly's song says he will rise out of the ashes for next year!



It was a great night for all. We need to thank Tim, Suzy and Tim for hosting the party at their place. Thanks to everyone who brought food and helped when they could. We can't have a great club without the great members. Happy 23rd Anniversary BWPHC!



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