Parrot Heads Will Be De- to Our Outgoing Folks

October-December, 2016 Sally Spenny Volume XIIII, Issue IV Editor

THE PRESIDENT’S PERCH PHiP, Inc. Pres Kathy Pfister

Holy cow, where has the Rick Perkins to those that year gone? I was thinking stepped up and ran and to all Meeting of the Minds was of the clubs who sent in their still somewhere down the ballots. road but it’s less than a month away! Welcome to the new and returning PHiP Board Members Very soon, a sellout crowd and thank you for your service of Parrot Heads will be de- to our outgoing folks. It takes scending upon Key West a very dedicated team to make and the party will start. I’m this organization effective and the organization perform looking forward to seeing everyone’s efforts are truly overall? Were members’ longtime friends and mak- appreciated. expectations met on charity ing new ones. If you see me selections? How about so- out and about, and are in- And, thanks to all of the peo- cial activities? Is the bal- clined to do so, please come ple who have volunteered to ance between social and on up and say hello! serve on their local boards. charity activities appropri- PHiP doesn’t have much ate? Are the same core This time of year brings out meaning without the thou- members doing all the work a lot of elections, both at a sands of Parrot Head members or did new people step up? local and national level. I and leaders in clubs across Lots to think about and pos- want to thank the folks who North America and Australia sibly inspire changes in participated in the election giving their time and efforts. 2017. for the 2017 Parrot Heads in Y’all rock! Paradise Board of Directors Happy convention, happy from our Elections Officer As we wind down 2016 (after reflections and happy holi- our massive party in Key days! West, of course!), it’s a good time reflect on the year. What Kathy Pfister went well? What didn’t go as President well as hoped for? How did PHiP, Inc. please contact your Regional Com- 2017 Annual Renewal municator or the Director of Mem- bership’s office. Are you prepared? Once Renewals notices have an- Annual Renewal packets will be less of charter date. Newly- nounced they have been emailed and due beginning January 1st and will sanctioned chapters with no ac- if you have not received your Annu- be considered delinquent, and pen- tivity to report should so state. al Renewal via email, please contact alties will apply if not in to the Di- the Department of Membership Of- rector of Membership’s Office by * Every chapter is required to fice asap. Please check your Spam January 31, 2017. If you do not have at least one person sub- folders to make sure it did not go intend to renew your charter, please scribed to the Club Leaders List there! advise at your earliest convenience. as a condition of sanctioning. Finally, please do not wait till the With the change of the Director of * Please remember to sign your last minute ... Anything can happen Membership, we will be updating Renewal Application ... Unsigned and operating on "island time" is all Director of Membership Contact applications will be returned for inappropriate in this situation. email information, Mailing address signature. & phone numbers. We will do our best to have everything ready to * You will receive an acknowl- begin this process. edgement upon receipt of your Annual Renewal ... Please retain Most importantly is your club’s this receipt in case of error. Official PHIP Contact information Up to Date? You can check this out * Please remember to report by going to: www.phip.com/club- your annual total of dol- chapters to nm,look up your Chap- lars raised and/ The Latest ter by state and name. Click on or donated AND man-hours con- Hummin’ your Chapter’s name and all of tributed to environmental and/or Headlines your club’s information will be philanthropic endeavors. listed on your club’s individual page. *Include a list of current club PHiP President’s Perch Pg 1 board members by title, name, PHIP Annual Renewals Pg 2 Should there need to be changes to address, phone number and email your Club’s Official contact, please address. Lone Palm Foundation Pg 3 email the Director of Membership “Here We Are” Pgs 4-6 office ASAP! Those email address- *The semi-annual report of chari- es are the current “Official” emails table activities for July 1, 2016 - MOTM Service Projects Pgs 6-7 we have on our records. Dec 31, 2016 should be included PHiP Financials Pgs 8-10 in the package. We encourage all of you as Club PHiP Nat’l Alz Team Pg 11 Leaders/Contacts to be ready to *The complete list of current club Club Leaders Brunch Pg 11 submit your 2017 Annual Renewal members as of December 31, Domino College Dean’s List Pg 12 with the following conditions: 2016 will also be required with name, address, phone number Zonta Walk/Run Pg 13 * Every chapter must have a func- and email address. MOTM Breakout Session Pg 13 tional website as a condition of sanctioning, excepting those less *Dues payment is part of the An- Regional Events Pg 14 than 180 days old. NOTE: Face- nual Renewal. Dues are $75 for Margaritaville Shirt Ad Pg 14 book does NOT count as a website. each club up to 75 members, then one $ per member over 75. PHIP Club Birthdays Pg 15 * ALL chapters must submit a MOTM 2017 Ad Pg 16 signed renewal application, regard- Should you have any questions,

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LONE PALM FOUNDATION 2016 PHiP Board Of The Lone Palm Foundation Board tion on Saturday, November Directors always hope our assistance won’t 5th at 11AM at Casa Marina be needed because that means none (in the room where registration of our Parrot Head family suffered is held). We will have some damage from Mother Nature. How- one of a kind items. If you’re ever, she was not too kind last quar- into collecting cool Buffett ter to our members in Baton Rouge items, this is the place you’ll as torrential rains storms led to se- want to be! If you love just vere flooding. Adding to the tem- checking out really cool stuff, peramental weather, a tornado this is the place you’ll want to touched down in Cincinnati and al- be! President so wreaked havoc. Kathy Pfister We’re also sponsoring Friday’s cheese- Overall, Lone Palm Foundation dis- Street Festival. Hope to see [email protected] bursed $2,000 in funds to club many of you outside of Marga- members in both areas. We were ritaville come November 4th! Vice President thrilled to be able to provide assis- Andy Harrell tance and thankful to all who have To find out more about Lone [email protected] contributed to building our fund and Palm Foundation or request enabling us to do so. funds, go to lonepalmfounda- Secretary tion.org. David Cohen Building the fund takes effort and [email protected] special thanks goes to Lone Palm Lone Palm Foundation - Par- Foundation Director of Finance, Dir of Finance rot Heads Helping Parrot Charlene Schultheis Sara Kessler, for her all day and all Heads [email protected] night (and several days and nights after) work in running our first one Dir. of Membership day sale of items from the New Or- Charley Gingrow leans Margaritaville. We were able [email protected] to add over $11,000 to the coffers! We’ll be doing a similar sale early Dir. of Conventions 2016- next year. That will be your last Andrew Talbert chance to get some Margaritaville [email protected] NOLA history! Dir of Communications Vince MacQueen For those attending Meeting of the [email protected] Minds, we’ll be having a Live Auc-

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Page 3 25th Annual Meeting of the Minds 2016 “Here We Are!”

Hello Everyone! It is hard to one who registered for Meeting SPONSORS! Please note all the believe that the 25th Annual of the Minds 2016. Every regis- support we get from all of our Meeting of the Minds 2016 tration dollar is important to pay sponsors. Sponsors give us “Here We Are” is less than a the bills and sustain the event in swag to pass on to you, they month away. It is our silver an- the future. So Thank You for give us money to help pay for niversary! If you haven’t heard registering! YOU made all of expenses, and they are part of the event is SOLD OUT! So I this happen this year and I want the wind in the sails of MOTM. want to start this message with to thank each and every one of Be sure you support our spon- several items of appreciation! you for your support! Now all sors and if you see someone For everyone who had anything you have to do is pack your with a “Sponsor” credential to do with selling out the Casa things, come down to the island, around their neck please shake Marina in three weeks in Janu- and have PHun! their hand or pat them on the ary of this year! Thank You! A back and say THANK YOU for three week sell-out was unprec- Before I move on I want to re- supporting MOTM. edented! Most all of the volun- visit MOTM registration. Given teer positions filled very quick- we are sold-out this year we are Let’s talk MUSIC for a second. ly this year and even now I am at our capacity for people at- Many of the Trop Rock Artists getting email from potential tending the event and unfortu- on the line-up for MOTM 2016 volunteers wanting to help with nately we cannot have on-site have really been busy cranking MOTM. Thank You volunteers! registration. All of our 2016 out new songs and making sure I can’t list all the names of the registered attendees have been fresh cds are ready for a listen people behind the scenes that confirmed at this point and all when everyone gets to Key work all year long to make you need is your photo id in West. The music will be non- MOTM a success but there are Key West to register! See you stop from Wednesday until some special people that spend there! Registration times are Sunday in Key West so I will a lot of personal time contrib- posted here: https:// remind you to rest up prior to uting to the event success. www.phip.com/meeting- getting into town! There are Thank You for your support! registration-times some new bands on the sched- Finally I want to thank every- ule and some familiar faces tak- ing the stage at MOTM. We have the entire Coral Reefer Band and alumni. We have some great musicians visiting from Nashville. There are THREE bands on the Friday street festival on Duval. There are late night jams on the beach at the Casa Marina. One thing is certain. There will be something for everyone on all of our stages in Key West.

Before I close on the music top- ic I want to tell you there are a few artists not on the schedule who will be on the stage as other acts are setting up. If you

Page 4 were at the last two events you saw some of this on the main stage on several days. I like to surprise the crowd with these artists and this year will be no exception starting on Thursday. Make sure you watch the big stage for anyone from a local Key West performer to one of your favorite artists doing a few songs unexpectedly in between sets. I will also mention that there will be some really cool things happening that are on the schedule. There are several situ- ations where artists will be sitting in and making an already great set something special that you will only get to see at Meet- ing of the Minds! I hope you are always. Please register for the has already helped Parrot Heads as excited as I am to see all of Key West Zonta Walk if you via donations this year due to this great music! want to have fun while helping storm damage to their homes. others! On Thursday don’t forget The Lone Palm Foundation is One last thing on music and mu- to register early and come into back at MOTM with the live auc- sicians…there will be lots of op- the Casa Marina courtyard for tion on Saturday morning imme- portunity to get all of your things the Mini Mart party! There will diately following the PHiP gen- signed and get photos with your be live music and lots of things eral meeting. Don’t miss your favorite Coral Reefer Band happening. Come on in our sold chance to take home some great members, Coral Reefer Band -out Mini Mart for some really Jimmy Buffett autographed items Alumni members, as well as all cool shopping opportunities and and other things like furniture of our musical guests from five be sure to chat with people like from the New Orleans Margari- days of almost continuous mu- Tom Corcoran the book author, taville. All proceeds of this event sic. Bring your sharpies and your photographer, and traveler of will go to help Parrot Heads who cameras! Make sure you watch many years with Jimmy Buffett! suffer from natural disasters. If for the artist merchandise tables Lucy Buffett will be at MOTM! you have questions about this where you can get some really Come by and get your copy of organization go visit the web cool swag and music! Merchan- Lucy’s new book signed right in page at: http:// dise tables will be up at all of the front of the Mini Mart! lonepalmfoundation.org/ MOTM stages. The MOTM Toy Drive - If you can participate in the Toy Drive If you have any questions about Meeting of the Minds 2016 is it is a cool chance to give to any MOTM event be sure to ask setup to go with the things you some toys or gift cards to some your Parrot Head friends, visit expect! The Blood Drive – We local children in Key West. the Meeting of the Minds FAQ: will have the Bloodmobiles right Raffle Baskets!! Don’t forget to https://www.phip.com/meeting or in front of the Casa Marina. ship or bring your raffle Bas- go to our Facebook page for all Make sure you have made your kets!! Your support is appreciat- the details that are posted there. appointment if you want to do- ed by our Key West charities! Our page is “PHiP,Inc.” on Face- nate blood. There is a really cool book. The MOTM Forum is t-shirt you will receive for being The Lone Palm Foundation is available for all questions as well a part of the blood drive. The the charitable arm of Parrot at http://motmforum.phip.com/ Zonta Walk is on Saturday as Heads in Paradise. This 501c3 Cont. on page 6

Page 5 Cont from page 5 This year the album is Jimmy schedule if changes happen on Watch for the sidewalk sand- Buffett’s “Son of a Son of a any day. wich boards at Meeting of the Sailor.” The 2016 core band https://www.phip.com/meeting- Minds where information will will be Ramajay Intercoastal schedule be posted for registration, spe- with supporting Coral Reefer cial events like the live auction Band members performing Pace yourselves Parrot Heads! on Saturday, or the artist meet many of the songs. Coral Reef- Rest up for Meeting of the and greets. er alumni Keith Sykes wrote Minds 2016, the clock is ticking two of the songs on this al- and we are throwing one hell of As I usually write I could keep bum…”The Last Line” and a party at the end of the road. on going about MOTM and fill “Coast of Marseilles.” Keith THANK YOU for your support a book but I have already run will be on stage during this in registering and we will see out of space. Here is a quick performance on our big stage YOU in Key West! reminder about a special event right beside the tropical water Key West! Sun! Palm trees! that has been in planning for where you will hear a classic Sand! Ocean! Music! Parrot well over a year. Given this Jimmy Buffett album from be- Heads! What a party this is go- segment takes time to produce, ginning to end. ing to be. rehearse, and plan you should really come and see how hard I will be sending an email be- Until next time, I’ll see you, the band has worked to make fore you leave for MOTM with down the road. this segment so cool. This year some final details if anything you should mark your schedule new comes up for the schedule. Andrew Talbert to attend the fourth annual Be sure to bookmark the Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. “Beachside Album Hour.” As MOTM schedule on your mo- PHiP Director of Conventions always this segment is a com- bile device as this page is de- The 25th Annual Meeting of the plete Jimmy Buffett album signed to be read from your Minds 2016 in Key West, Flori- played from beginning to end. phone and I will update the da "Here We Are'"

WE PARTY WITH A PURPOSE! MOTM SERVICE PROJECTS PHIP RAFFLE Nov. 1st from 1-4 and all day Parrot Heads in Paradise Inc. Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. c/o Casa Marina Resort 1500 Reynolds St. Many clubs have responded to We are asking that baskets that Key West Fl. 33040 us as to what we can expect for are shipped, are shipped so that baskets for the Gift Basket Raf- when taken out of the boxes - Thank you in advance, your fle – and we can’t think of a no assembly is required. And baskets and your help is greatly better way to boast about your also ask that your club logo, appreciated club and your area than by a gift name & location be prominently 2016 MOTM Basket Chairs basket that will proudly be on displayed & that there be a list Joe and Lorene Prorok display at The Casa Marina for of items in the basket be includ- joeandlorenebas- all 2016 MOTM attendees to ed. [email protected] see, admire & buy raffle tickets for. If shipping a box: please make it is marked BASKET RAFFLE If you are planning to ship a a few times, as there are lots of basket to Key West – it needs to things that will be shipped to arrive at The Casa Marina be- The Casa for MOTM. tween Oct. 24th & 28th and if The address to ship to is: you plan to deliver a basket, we Joe Prorok/Raffle Chair will be at The Casa, Tuesday,

Page 6 WE PARTY WITH A PURPOSE! starting Thursday at 8:00 AM thru Saturday 10:00 AM. The Salva- MOTM SERVICE PROJECTS cont. tion Army will pick up the toys Saturday at 10:30 AM.

PHIP BLOOD DRIVE front of the Casa! Please help assist the Salvation Army of Key West and Monroe It's that time of year again. I need Thank you, your help! For the last TEN years County in meeting their dire we have been the largest blood Jeff Hoffman needs. With your help, a child drive in the Keys. Eleven years in a "Here We Are" Service Chairperson will have the excitement of un- row has a nice sound to it! Last MOT- wrapping gifts on Christmas and year we had 181 attendees attempt [email protected] receiving some well needed to share the "Gift of Life". From school supplies. those that tried, we collected 172 pints. This was the fourth highest PHIP TOY DRIVE Fins up! number of donations we had in all Carl Wessling the years we've been doing this The 2016 Toy Drive for the Sal- MOTM toy drive chair blood drive. vation Army of Key West and Treasurer - Clinton County Parrot

Monroe County is being held at Head Club 250 has a nice round ring to it…10 the Casa Marina in the mini mart donors for every MOTM year. Just 10!!! area. PHIP SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE

Don’t forget to purchase your raffle tickets to win the Windjammer Cruise and support the PHIP Scholarship! We will draw for the cruise Saturday, November 5th from the stage at Meeting of Once again we'll have three blood- Please bring an unwrapped toy the Minds for the seven night mobiles sitting in front of the Casa (don't forget the batteries) or cruise on this beautiful boat. Win- on Seminole, Thursday, November school supplies to donate when ners do not need to be present 3rd from 9 am to 5 pm and on Fri- you visit the mini mart after you at MOTM to win the cruise! day, November 4th from 9 am to 1 get registered. The age groups Tickets are five for $20 or five pm. Please send an email to MOT- requested are infant/toddler and [email protected] dollars for one. When you get to with your NAME, the DATE and teenagers. If you are driving MOTM you may purchase addi- TIME you would like to donate. down the Keys, stop at the tional tickets right up until 2:30 Homestead WalMart or at the K- pm on Saturday. Information We have ordered X number of spe- Mart in Key West or Marathon. about the cruise can be found at cial LIMITD edition shirts for the If you are flying into Key West the PHIP scholarship webpage: participants, please INCLUDE a and don't have room in your suit- https://www.phip.com/club- shirt size. case, I have the solution. The scholarship Salvation Army will also accept So flood my inbox with those ap- gift cards. The gift cards must be pointments!!! Everyone can take from CVS, Walgreens or K-Mart home a souvenir from Key West. since these are the closest stores You have a chance to do something extraordinary, leave a souvenir in to the Salvation Army office. the Keys, "The Gift of Life!" The collection boxes will be by I look forward to getting an email the doors in the mini mart area. from you and seeing you out in You can drop off your donation

Page 7 Financials Contributed By: Charlene Schultheis, PHiP Dir. of Finance

Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement- - General Fund YTD as of September 30, 2016

Income:

Balance 12.31.15 $14,722 Membership/Handbooks-CD $29,842 Scholarship Account $100 Transfer from Scholarship Account $10,498

Total Income $55,163

Expense:

Background check $96 Board Meeting/Meetings $4,782 BubbleUp LLC $3,981 Filing Fee (Arizona) $10 Printing/Postage $157 Scholarship $10,498 Software update (Quicken) $132 Transfer to Scholarship $100

Total Expenses $19,757

Ending Balance: $35,406

Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement Relationship Savings YTD as of Sept 30, 2016

Income:

Balance 12.31.15 $26,066 Interest $27

Total Income $26,093

Expense:

Total Expenses $0

Ending Balance: $26,093

Page 8 Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement-Scholarship YTD as of September 30, 2016

Income:

Balance 12.31.15 $6,066 Transfer from Checking $7,445 Credit Card Partner $461 Donation $200 Interest $3 PayPal (Raffle) $395 Raffle $565

Total Income $15,135

Expense:

Transfer to General Checking $10,498

Total Expense $10,498

Ending Balance: $4,637

Parrot Heads in Paradise Financial Statement Relationship Savings (MOTM) YTD as of Sept 30, 2016

Income:

Balance 12.31.15 $28,239

Transfer from Checking $163,094

Interest $154

Total Income $191,487

Expenses: Total Expenses $0

Ending Balance: $191,487

Page 9 Parrot Heads In Income: Paradise, Inc. Financial Balance 12.31.15 $ 34,417 Statement 2016 Convention Guide $ 2,275 MOTM YTD as 2016 Mini Mart $ 4,000 Sept 30, 2016 2016 Registration $ 307,594 2016 Sponsorship $ 25,000

Total Income $ 373,286

Expenses:

Authorize.net (transaction fees) $ 327 Bank Charges (Fifth Third) $ 246 Bank Charge (iPayment) $ 10,363 Bee's Honey Pots $ 1,350 BubbleUp $ 125 Casa Marina $ 40,000 City of Key West $ 629 Conch Republic Seafood Company $ 2,000 Entertainment $ 18,846 Florida Keys Group Transportation $ 13,824 Four Star Rental $ 1,947 Historic Tours $ 700 MOTM Banners $ 350 MOTM 2015 Grand Prize Winner $ 1,503 MOTM Meetings $ 4,307 Namify $ 5,196 Office Supplies $ 56 Old Town Storage $ 2,152 Postage/Printing $ 243 Rey Flores - misc. art work $ 1,050 Scholarship (transfer to fund) $ 7,345 Software $ 323 TBA Communications Inc $ 616 Tax software (1099) $ 71 Tech Tronics Productions Inc $ 13,750 Transfer to Savings $ 163,094 Transportation $ 3,168 Virtual PHC (2015 on site membership) $ 9,960 Website Forum $ 48

Total Expense $ 303,587

Ending Balance: $ 69,698

Page 10 PHIP NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S ATTENDING MOTM 2016 CLUB LEADER’S TEAM UPDATE BRUNCH

Once again it’s time to shout Thank you to all of our PHIP … CONGRATULATIONS 2016 Walk - Southern Pines, Clubs who will have officer PHIP NATIONAL TEAM NC now October 22 representation at the MOTM PARROT HEAD CLUBS!! 2016 Walk - Jacksonville, NC 2016 Club Leader’s Brunch. now on October 29 The Brunch Reservation time Though Walks are have not 2016 Walk - Johnston Coun- is now closed. There will be no ended and some Walks have ty, NC now on November 5 Walk Up Registrations allowed been rescheduled due to the 2016 Walk - Myrtle Beach, SC on Friday Morning. Powerful Hurricane Matthew, now on November 5 we still have $169, 219.00 2016 Walk - Statesboro, GA For those attending the turned in by all of you ... The now November 4 Brunch: Participating PHIP National 2016 Walk - West Palm Beach, Conch Tour Train for the Club Alzheimer’s Teams! FL new date TBD Leaders Brunch… 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Two trips departing Our Top Three Clubs currently This year, Alzheimer’s Walk from the Casa Marina and are as follows: Team Representative, Jeff stopping at the Conch Repub- PHC of Tidewater - $71,360 Kaplan will be returning to at- lic Seafood Company. (A TOP $10,000+ Fundraising tend MOTM. Please visit his Conch Tour Train from the Club) table to find out more about Club Leaders Brunch… 11:45 Chicago PHC - $12,847 (A Walk To End Alzheimer's and PM – 12:45 PM. Leaves the TOP $10,000+ Fundraising our National PHIP Team Par- Conch Republic Seafood Com- Club) ticipation! pany, stops at Fausto’s for the Lakeshore PHs - $11,100 (A Don’t Miss The 2015 Flip Flop Margaritaville Street Party, TOP $10,000+ Fundraising Awards!! … We will be recog- continues on to the Casa Mari- Club) nizing all of our 2015 partici- na. There will be two trips. pating Alzheimer’s National Conch Train… 12:45 PM – Rounding out our Top Ten Team PHIP Clubs during the 1:45 PM Departing from the Fundraising Clubs: General Meeting hosted at the Casa Marina to Fausto’s for San Antonio PHC - $7,165 Casa Marina, 10 am in the the street party. Space Coast PHC - $6,748 Front Ballroom off the hotel Colorado PHC - $4,945 lobby. If you aren’t attending Please print and bring your Lowcountry PHC - $4,085 MOTM, please send your Brunch Tickets to the Brunch. Des Moines PHC - $3,635 MOTM club representatives to You will need to check in at Galveston Bay PHC - $3,630 be recognized and to pick up the Restaurant Front area & Phun Coast PHC - $3,315 your awards! (Note: We also receive and wear a wrist band have a few 2014 awards to be during the Brunch. Please To view all of our participating picked up). look for your Regional Com- PHCs stats, please go to http:// THANK YOU PHIP NA- municators who will be located tinyurl.com/oeh8qt7 TIONAL ALZHEIMERS in your Region’s seating area. To those of you in Florida and PARTICIPATING CLUBS!! the Southeast, we are keeping The Brunch begins promptly at you in our thoughts and pray- 10 AM! If you arrive late you ers. We did have to postpone 6 may not be seated with your of our walks this weekend in- region. cluding West Palm Beach. . Here is a full listing of walks We’ll see many of you at the and re-scheduled dates for your MOTM 2016 Club Leader’s reference: Brunch!

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Acadiana PHC High Desert PHC PHs of the Triad Arizona PHC Hillbilly PHC PHs on the St. Clair Atlanta PHC Houston PHC Phun Coast PHC Barefoot Children of FLL Isle of Iowa PHC Pickwick PHC Beaches A1A PHC Lakes Area Parrot Heads Pirates in Paradise Berks County PHC LakeShore PHC Pirates in the Harbour Blossomland Pirates PHC Lone Star PHC Pirates of the Plains Blue Hen PHC Los Angeles PHC Pirates on the Water Buckeye PHC Low Country PHC Pleasure Island PHs Canyon Lake PHC Memphis PHC San Antonio PHC Cedar Creek Lake PHC Metro PHC San Diego PHC Central Illinois PHC Miami PHC Sandlapper PHC Central Oklahoma PHA Midwest Indiana PHC Sarasota Bay PHC Central Texas PHC Nautical Whalers Savannah PHC Charlotte Harbor PHC NorthWest Arkansas PHC Seguin PHC Chesapeake PHC NorthWest Indiana PHC Space Coast PHC Chicago PHC OBX Pirates PHC St. Louis PHC Cincinnati PHC Ocean State PHC Tallahassee PHC Clinton County PHC Ozark Mountain PHs Tampa Bay PHC Club Finz PHC of Eastern Massachusetts The Villages PHs Coast of Carolina PHC PHC of Tidewater Towns Around Biloxi PHC Coastal Jersey PHC Phin City PHC Treasure Coast PHC Colorado PHC PHINdy PHC Tulsa PHC Desert Sharks PHC Phlip Phlop Phlockers Virtual PHC Eastern Illinois PHC PHs of North Carolina Wasatch Mountain PHC Eastern New York PHC PHs of Port Aransas Washington Area PHC Emerald Isle PHC PHs of Puget Sound West Georgia PHC Fins of the Valley PHs of the Lower Ohio Valley Western New York PHC Galveston Bay PHC PHs of the Riverbend Western North Carolina PHC

FINS WAY UP to all of you that “Partied with a Purpose” this past quarter! To be included in this list you need to post on the PHiP Club Leader’s Ya- hoo groups lists when you have a charitable or community service activity. Some clubs write a short “quarterly report” or recap of their activities and post that or send directly to me at [email protected]. If by chance you sent something to me and I inadvertently left your club off the list, please let me know and I will be sure to include your club in the next edition.

KEEP HELPING OUT AND TELLING US ABOUT IT!

Page 12 Zonta ABC Walk/Run MOTM BREAKOUT Team "Parrot Head" MOTM 2016 SESSION

Soon we will be making our journey "prizes" ... AND each spin also For MOTM attendees ... don’t to Key West for MOTM 2016. As provides you a "ticket" to be put in forget about our MOTM Break- you are planning your activities for the drawing for our "Grand Prize" Out Sessions on Thursday, No- the convention, please consider par- of a Margaritaville Frozen Concoc- vember 3rd ... ticipating in the Zonta ABC Walk/ tion Maker . The drawing will be Run, and join our Team "Parrot made at around 4:00PM on Thurs- 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: New Head" 2016. Put On Your Walking day Nov. 3rd. (You do not have to Clubs/New Leaders/PHIP Shoes and Help Us Stomp Out present to win) Winner will be con- Members “Questions That Breast Cancer!!! We're calling all tacted. Bother Us So” Parrot Heads to come out and walk with us. The Zonta Club of Key In addition to the prizes awarded West will be having their annual by Zonta at the walk/run, there will A PHIP breakout session is gen- "ABC 5K Walk/Run" on Saturday, be prizes erally a workshop and discus- November 5, 2016. Money raised is for the top three Parrot Head Clubs sion on specific topics that can used to cover mammograms, thin- that donate the most money to the assist in running your club with prep pap tests, other diagnostic test event and a prize ease. and preventive measures for unin- for the Individual that donates the sured and under-insured women. most money to the event. If your This Session is always chocked For information on how to register club is planning on competing for full of useful information. Your for the walk/run and Team "Parrot the "club prizes" please contact hosts will be Kathy Pfister, Head" 2016 go to http:// Susan Richardson at jsrclearwa- PHIP President, Charley www.phip.com/meeting-zonta-walk. [email protected] for more information. Gingrow, Director of Member- Instructions on how to register online, by mail, and also how to par- Please like us on facebook https:// ship & Vince MacQueen, Direc- ticipate in the “early registration” www.facebook.com/ tor of Communications. drawing for great prizes is also pro- TeamParrotHeadMotm2012 vided at the above link. Have ques- Among the topics on tap are: tions about Team "Parrot Head" Would you like to get involved by Incorporation, Communication, 2016, please contact Susan Richard- assisting as a volunteer with the Promotion, PHiP Responsibili- son at [email protected] and "on the scene" activities for the ties, Recruiting and Retention. put “Zonta Walk Team Parrot walk/run or on Thursday at the Primarily, these Parrot Heads Head” in the subject line. Team "Parrot Head" table at the are here to answer any questions Casa Marina, please contact Susan you may have, so come armed Please drop by our Team "Parrot Richardson, Team “Parrot Head" with your queries. Head" 2016 table at the Casa Mari- Chair at [email protected] na on Thursday November 3rd to participate in our "fun" Pink Wheel Fins UP!! Please join us for this informa- spinner. Each spin is a $1.00 and Susan Richardson, Chair tive session where you will learn gives you a chance to win Team "Parrot Head" 2016 the tools to effectively run your club via social media networks and see first-hand what other clubs might be asking or sharing at this meeting.

This Break Out Session will be held in the Tarpon Room #245 located in the Main Casa Build- ing and are open to all registered MOTM attendees.

Get there early … Seating is limited.

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WHO: St Louis PHC WHO: PHC in Michiana & Blossomland Pirates WHAT: Holidaze Weekend WHAT: Barefoot Children in the Sands WHEN: Jan 20 -22, 2017 WHEN: Dec 2 -4, 2016 WHERE: St Joseph, MI WHERE: Orlando Gardens, St Louis, MO BENEFIT: River Bend Cancer Center and another BENEFITS: Multiple charities MORE INFO: http:// MORE INFO: http://www.stlphc.org/ parrotheadsinmichi.wixsite.com/barefoot-children

WHO: Parrot Heads of Central Florida WHO: Multiple Florida Parrot Head Clubs WHAT: Fruitcakes in the Alley Bowling Tourna- ment WHAT: Music on the Bay WHERE: Altamonte Springs, FL WHEN: March 2 - 5, 2017 WHEN: January 27 - 29, 2017 WHERE: Tampa Bay, FL BENEFITS: The Arthritis Foundation on Behalf of BENEFITS: Shriners Hospitals for Children Kids with Arthritis MORE INFO: http://fruitcakesinthealley.com/ MORE INFO: www.musiconthebay.org

WHO: Multiple New England PHCs WHO: Multiple Parrot Head Clubs WHAT: “Christmas in the Caribbean” WHAT: Stars Fell on Alabama NEPHC Convention WHEN: Mar 16 - 18, 2017 WHEN: Mar 9 - 12 , 2017 WHERE: Island House Hotel, Orange Beach, AL WHERE: Mansfield, MA BENEFITS: Multiple Charities BENEFITS: Multiple charities MORE INFO: http//:www.starsfellonalabama.org More Info: http://www.newenglandphc.com/2017/

Are you missing out on advertising your party or event? Advertise your club’s activities on your Regional Calendar by contacting your RC today!!

When you are at Key West for Meeting of the Minds, you’ll want to purchase the special edition 25th Meeting of the Minds Margaritaville t-shirt at the Mini Mart or at the Key West Margaritaville store on Duval St. They will sell out!

Sales of the special 25th Meeting of the Mind shirt will raise money for the Cancer Foundation of the Lower Keys.

Remember - all MOTM attendees will get a 10% store dis- count by wearing their lanyard with credentials at the Key West Margaritaville store!

Page 14 Parrot Heads Celebrating Birthdays this Quarter

OCTOBER DECEMBER Los Angeles PHC 10/26/1996 Treasure Coast PHC 12/2/2002 Orange County PHC 10/1/1994 Phlockers on the Suwanee 12/11/2007 North Bay PHs 10/4/2013 Sun Valley PHC 12/22/2011 Lake Havasu PHC 10/31/2010 Quad City PHC 12/3/2003 Barefoot Children of FLL 10/1/1998 Pelican Coast PHC 12/4/2002 Ocala PHC 10/12/1996 Corn Republic PHC 12/17/08 Chicago PHC 10/17/1993 Five O'Clock Phlock 12/7/2007 Clinton County PHC 10/20/2007 Galveston Bay PHC 12/14/1995 PHs in Michiana 10/28/2004 PHs of Port Aransas 12/9/2008 PHs of the Lower Ohio Valley 10/2/2003 Mountaineer PHC 12/15/2006 Buckeye PHC 10/14/1993 Simply Complicated PHC 10/11/2004 Rappahannock Area PHC 10/10/2000 Pirates in the Harbour 10/13/2009 Waterloo Region PHC 10/4/2007 PHINZ to the North PHC 10/10/2015

NOVEMBER Left Coast PHC 11/9/1994 PHs of Pensacola 11/19/2003 Southwest Florida PHC 11/10/1994 PHs of the Riverbend 11/24/2010 PHC of Maine 11/10/1993 Detroit PHC 11/28/1992 St. MinneSomePlace PHC 11/8/1994 PHC of Billings 11/15/2006 PHs in Amish Paradise 11/22/1997 Republic of Texas PHC 11/21/2008 Seguin PHC 11/19/2009 PHs of the Blue Ridge 11/20/2002 Chippewa Valley PHC 11/9/2003

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