Rosemary Heagney will host the September 20th meeting at 2 pm when The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman will be discussed. Please let the hostess know a few days in advance if you will be attending. Email addresses and phone numbers are in the UPWC Directory.

Three to four tables of a really fun game will be offered the first Friday of each month. September 3rd is the date of our games this month at 9 am. If you can't play as a "regular," sign up for our substitute list. You will be reminded about 2 weeks in advance of each month's game. Call Jeanne for more information or to make a reservation.

The Canasta group will not be meeting during the summer. The games will resume in October. Have a great summer!

Once a month, let's go on a daytrip. We can visit a museum, see a foreign movie, shop in a unique spot, pursue an art or craft or cooking class, etc. Our adventures will be only as limited as our ideas!

Save Our Seabirds (S.O.S.) mission is to work with injured or disabled seabirds to rectify their misadventures with mankind.

Lee Fox founded Save Our Seabirds back in 1990. The facility, now located at the former Pelican Man facility on Ken Thompson Pkwy., has been awarded permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Lee continues to guide efforts to rescue and rehabilitate hundreds of native and migratory birds each year. Whether from oil spills, fishing line entanglement, or the consequences of feeding of these wading and migratory birds, education and outreach are the keys to save these beautiful seabirds.

On Thursday, September 2nd the Garden Group will have a special guided tour of the facility to see firsthand how these birds are rehabilitated and also how this facility is aiding in the cleanup of the enormous tragedy of the Gulf oil-spill. Our tour will begin at 10:30; please meet in the Club car park for carpooling about 9:45. Following the one-hour tour we will have lunch at The Salty Dog, a rustic old Florida landmark across the street. Please RSVP to Lorraine MacDonald. There is a ‘wish list’ of common household laundry items on their website www.saveourseabirds.org that are constantly needed. Please consider donating some of these items; we will collect them when we meet and present these during our visit. There is no fee for this tour; however, you will find donation boxes throughout the facility if you wish to support.

A Garden Group note – Our interests go well beyond the backyard garden to include education and conservation of our beautiful preserves, parks, estuaries, coastline, rivers, the Florida native habitat and sharing our space with the vegetation and wildlife around us. All members of UPWC are welcome to participate in any of our programs. If you wish more information please contact Polly Curran.

Barbara Bawab will host the Needlecraft Group at her house on September 20th, 10 am til noon. Please phone Barbara if you have any questions.

The Larks are on hiatus for the summer. In October, we will begin rehearsals for the holiday season . If anyone is interested in joining our group, please contact Pat Marshall as soon as possible, so that you can work on your music over the summer.

*Be a resource for photo-related opportunities: exhibitions, classes, field trips

*Organize field trips for members to pursue their interests and improve their skills

The Photography Group will suspend monthly meetings until October. The group may do occasional field trips during the summer. If you are interested in joining the group during the summer or if you would like further information, contact Judy Kramer or Jane Greenfield.