Orbiting Meeting

Wow, was today a great meeting or what??? A huge thanks to Corrie and Joie for finding so many fun things for us to orbit to.

Another kudos goes to the Moppet workers who brave the costume parade. It was such fun to see all the kiddos in their costumes.

October Newsletter and Calendar...

Sorry for the delay, but here are the October newsletter and calendar links.

Don't forget to check out MOPS on Facebook and SCV Mom's Blog!

Newsletter

Calendar

September Newsletter and Calendar

Hey ladies,

You can check out the VUMC MOPS newsletter and calendar online!

Click HERE for the September newsletter (PDF version)
Click HERE for the September newsletter (issuu version)

Click HERE for the September/October 2009 calendar (PDF)

More Mentor Mom Tips...

In the newsletter you will find two Back-to-School tips from our Mentor Moms, but they had lots more to share with us. Please enjoy a few more bits of their wisdom:

Diane Schmidt from the South America table:

My favorite back to school tradition and tip has to be breakfast time. Even if I feel rushed I try to be calm on the outside. One boy just wants to eat and read the sports and doesn't talk. I try to give him the hug of welcome. I don't expect a reaction. My other son is a talker- everything about the day or sometimes important stuff. He doesn't eat as much but drinks tons- 2 tall glasses of water, 1 tall of milk and orange juice. When I run out of OJ it seems to throw him a little. He doesn't talk as much at the end of the day, focuses on homework more than events. Get to know those kids of yours and it is easier for you to adapt to them. It actually is more fun to throw a curve, especially April 1st.

Suzanne Bowman from the Australia table:
(This piece of advice is actually passed down from Suzanne's Mom!)

Write the teacher(s) - handwritten for early years, email for older grades - simply offering the teacher your support as well as sharing a teeny bit about your child's interests, learning style, idiosyncrasies or habits or anything that you think the teacher may want to know that will help your child excel in school.

Make it a light, friendly note and include your phone number and email if they ever need to get in touch with you.

Welcome back!!

Hello ladies! We are so excited that you are back to join us in sisterhood for another year. Our blog is the spot where you can find past newsletters, our event calendar, and lots of other exciting information. Check back regularly so you don't miss anything!!

Sincerely,
The MOPS Communications Team:
Lisa, Christine, Suzanne and Heather

August newsletter

Newsletter for the MOPS Moms of VUMC

August 2009

Hello MOPS Mommies!

Summer seems to be a time for reunions, whether it’s elementary, high school, college or even a family. I was invited to attend two separate reunions, but did not have the opportunity to attend either, but just the thought of a reunion took me back to those "glorious" days. I thought of my "best" friends and how important each of them were in my life. Then I thought of my "best" friends in my life now and how I would be lost without them. I thought of how much my life has changed in the last 10 and even 20 years and how different I am as a person. A new church, a new neighborhood, MOPS and children have changed who I spend my time with. Since my children have been born, I have invested time in relationships with people who are right there with me: in church, in school and in the trenches of motherhood. I've found that the bonds I am forming with my girlfriends now are just as special as those during elementary, high school and college.

Have your circles of friends changed? Have you changed? As you reflect on how your relationships have changed, you'll think of how your physical appearance has changed, your family has grown, your home has changed, your friends have changed, even your relationship with God has changed. The foundation of being Together on Planet Mom is that God is with us and we are created for relationship with him and each other. We are created to ―"do life" together. The more we draw together in community, the better we are able to thrive as women and moms. This life together is underlined in our theme verse for the year, where Jesus promises: ―"For where two or three come together ... there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20)

Remember God did not put us on this planet to raise our children alone! He gave us our husbands, our extended family, our friends, and yes...our girlfriends! So don't spend the last days of summer trying to figure out what to do or who to do it with. Call on your fellow MOPS Mommies, it only takes two or three mommies!

Blessings to you,

Corrie and Joie

Registration

Letters with registration paperwork have been sent to all returning members and to many new Moms as well! If you haven’t received yours, please contact Amy Young at A77young@ca.rr.com.

If you have friends who would like information, please refer them to the church (VUMC) as they have extra paperwork on hand.

Photo Directory news

We will be publishing our photo directory in October, so our Communications team will be taking photos of our new moms or re-taking pictures for any of you who didn’t like yours from last year. Please come to the first few meetings looking gorgeous and ready for a picture. J

We are also including the business directory in the back of the photo directory. If you are a Mommy with a home-based business, please e-mail Heather Ippolito at hippolito@gmail.com with your business information. Our members will be excited to learn about what discounts or special offers MOPS moms get from you!

Leadership Positions still Open

We are still in need of a few helpers on the leadership team. There are openings in Moppets and Communications teams. You know you’ve been thinking about joining a team, so now is the time!! Contact Joie or Corrie for more information about Moppets, or Heather Ippolito if you are interested in joining the communication team.

Helpers needed

We have two events that will require some Mommy power behind them. Please pray on it and see if your gift of gab or organization can be used to help our MOPS sisters.

Block Party—In an effort to encourage Mommies living near VUMC to join our MOPS group we will be participating in a block party at the church. We would like to ask some of our current and past members to help us work our booth. If you are available on Sunday, August 16 to take a shift during the 4-7 p.m. event, please contact Corrie (clilnibes@aol.com) or Joie (jroc1174@aol.com). Let's welcome some new MOPS sisters with open arms!

Antiquities-- We will once again be hosting the Antiquities photography fundraiser. It is a great fundraiser for our group where we organize time slots for darling vintage pictures of our kids. We will need many volunteers to do lots of different things—prior to and on the days of the event. This will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17^th, with the possibility of extending it to Friday the 15^th if we have enough participation. If you are a great organizer—we can use your talent! Please contact either Joie or Corrie for more details.

Hospitality Wish List

We are looking for following donations for our Meetings:

Tea bags - green tea, black teas, herb teas

Sugar packets

Splenda, Equal or other non sugar sweeteners

Ball point pens

If you have any of these items please contact our hospitality chair, Lucy Beasley, at lucy_beasley@yahoo.com

Calendar of Events:

August 5—Wendy Pohl hosts a pool day at Fair Oaks Ranch Community Pool 17554 Dove Willow Street Canyon Country, CA 91387. 10 a.m. to when the kids (or the moms) get tired. Bring Swim Suits / Towels / Snacks or Lunch / Drinks / Sunscreen / etc. (FYI: It's a Jr. Olympic sized pool with a Waterplay Area & also there is playground near by.) Please call or e-mail Wendy to RSVP: wljazzi@earthlink.net or 251-8226.

Directions if needed (by freeway)

Take the I-5 SOUTH toward LOS ANGELES

Merge onto 14 Freeway NORTH towards PALMDALE

Exit VIA PRINCESSA

Turn RIGHT onto VIA PRINCESSA

Turn LEFT at LOST CANYON ROAD

Turn RIGHT at WINTER PINE WAY

Turn RIGHT at BEECH WILLOW LANE

Turn RIGHT at DOVE WILLOW STREET

Go to end of road and turn left up driveway to Fair Oaks Ranch Community Pool

August 11—Tara Johannesen is hosting a pool day. Please contact her for details at TRITCHMAN@YAHOO.COM or 263-1368.

August 27—Beach Day at Marina Park in Ventura. Colleen Rosales is inviting us to join her and Lucas for a day of fun at this beach that also has a park with a kids play area. For details or to RSVP Contact Colleen at colleen6819@sbcglobal.net or 702-0209.

Thanks to Wendy Pohl and Mindy Cope, we were also informed about some other family events around town:

Orange County Fair

Date: July 10 - August 9, 2009

Time: Friday to Sunday 10am to midnight; Tuesday to Thursday noon to midnight (closed Mondays)

KIDS FREE THURSDAYS ~ Kids 12 & under receive FREE admission every Thursday. Valid all day

Address: 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

Website: http://www.ocfair.com/

Ventura County Fair

Date: August 5th - August 16, 2009

Time: 11am to 10pm daily

Youth Day ~ Friday, August 7th - All Children 12 years of age & younger will be admitted free all day)
Dollar Days ~ Wed. August 5 & Wed. August 12th - Entry to the Fair is $1.00 'til 3:00pm

Address: 10 W. Harbor Blvd. Ventura, CA, 93001

Website: http://venturacountyfair.org/pages/3441/

Antelope Valley Fair

Date: August 20 - August 30, 2009

Time: Weekdays 4pm to 1am; Sat. noon to 1am/Sun noon to 12pm

Kids Day Monday ~ Aug. 24th, kids 12 & under FREE admission. Opens at 4:00pm.
Carnival Happy Hours good for ALL ages from 4pm - 7pm, ALL rides & games $1.00 each.

Address: 2551 W. Avenue H Lancaster, CA 93536

Wedsite: http://www.avfair.com/

Los Angeles County Fair

Date: September 5th - 7th then ~ September 9th - October 4, 2009

Time: Mon. - Thurs. 11am to 10pm; Fri. 11am to midnight; Sat. 10am to midnight; Sunday 10 to 10pm

Labor Day Weekend ~ Sept. 5th - 7th 10:00 am - 1:00 pm only - Admission Only $1.00

A Day for Heroes ~ Fri. Sept. 11th, Military, Police, Fire & Paramedics, with ID, along with one guest can attend the Fair for $1.00 (which will be donated to the local & national disaster relief fund)

Address: 1101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768

Website: http://www.fairplex.com/2009/

Avocado Festival
Date: October 2 - October 4, 2009
Times: Fri 4-9pm; Sat 10am-9pm; Sun 10am-6pm
Address: Carpinteria & Linden Ave, Carpinteria, CA.
Website: http://www.avofest.com/
The Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals in California with three days of fabulous food, terrific music, and great family fun.

Recess Monkey from Seattle

Date: August 15 and 16, 2009

A children’s music group (and friends of the Cope family) will be performing at the Getty on August 15 and 16. Check out the Getty website for more details http://www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/days/08152009.html

MOPS of VUMC has a blog AND we’re on Facebook….

Don’t forget to check us out on-line.

All of our summer newsletters are on our blog and as we get closer to our first meeting there will be many more exciting things posted there, so check it often! http://vumcmops.blogspot.com/

You can also find our group on Facebook—search for “MOPS of VUMC” and join the group. All of our meeting dates are in the calendar on the page, we have a marketplace for Mommy-home-based businesses, and it’s a great place to connect with your sisters!

If you need any help accessing either of these, please contact Heather Ippolito.

Happy 4th of July!!

To all my MOPS sisters,

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! Be safe!!!

Love,
The Communications Team and all of Leadership!

July newsletter

MOPS July Newsletter

Hello MOPS Sisters!

As our friend Tracy Klehn writes - "The first step in making a daisy chain is to go outside...that's where the flowers are!" We have enjoyed seeing some of you at our MOPS summer play dates and watching friendships grow, new ones begin and welcoming some new mommies to our group! You are well on your way to creating that daisy chain of friendship.

Summer is officially here and we hope you are finding time to enjoy and build memories with your family! Your Leadership Team has been busy praying and planning in preparation for our 2009-2010 year and it is exciting to see God working in our group in a number of ways. We can't wait to see the awesome things in store for us as we learn Together on Planet Mom!

Don't be afraid to call one of your MOPS sisters just to chat, plan a play date or girly lunch! It is through "going outside" that you will find your rewards! We look forward to seeing you throughout the summer as our sisters open their homes for swim dates or host a park play date -- don't forget to check out Crocodile Dock VBS at VUMC July 20-24! You can find out all of the scoop as well as other summer events happening with MOPS and VUMC at www.umcv.org or http://vumcmops.blogspot.com/

"I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Rev 3:20

Blessings for a sisterhood summer!

Corrie and Joie

Positions Open for the Fall:

Ladies we still need some help with the following teams—Moppets, Communications, and Hospitality. If you are interested please contact the team leader or Joie and Corrie.

Registration Update:
Several of you were asking about the fees for next year so you can budget—so here they are:

Mom only-$65

Mom + 1 kid-$80

Mom + 2 kids-$90

Mom + 3 kids-$100

The first child is $15.00 with the $65.00 Mom fee. Each additional child is $10.00.

Amy Young will be mailing the packets on July 25th. If you have not received them by July 30^th contact Amy via email a77young@ca.rr.com or call her at 775-1413.

July Events:

July 8—11 a.m.-2 p.m. Pool play date at Corrie Nibarger’s house: 26066 Bates Place Stevenson Ranch. RSVP to Corrie for directions and further instructions.

July 14—9:30 a.m. Ferris Wheel Friends Reunion at Todd Longshore Park in Canyon Country. We hope to see lots of Moms and kids there—Ferris Wheel Friends met in room 2 with Miss Sarah and Miss Ann, but all kiddos are welcome!!! Please send Heather an e-mail so I know to look for you.

July 16—10- a.m. Santa Barbara Zoo Trip. Meet in front of the zoo at 10 a.m. Please let Heather Ippolito know if you can attend.

July 21— 10 a.m. Village Homes North community pool date hosted by Genia Roberts and Lisa Howard. RSVP to the girls for more specifics.

July 28—9:30 a.m. Roller Coaster Racers Reunion at Valencia Heritage Park in Valencia. Roller Coaster Racers were in room 1 with Miss Sandy and Miss Marge and Miss Mary. We hope to see lots of friends—all are welcome! Please let Heather know if you’re coming so I can look for you.

Fun Family Adventures:

Pandora Estrada who is going to be an amazing table leader next year e-mailed me some great suggestions of things to do near the SCV. I will post it to the blog, but if you would like it e-mailed to you please drop me a line at hippolito@gmail.com

VUMC Vacation Bible School (VBS) July 20-24:

It's VBS registration time....your kids will LOVE this week -- come join us at the "dock" Where Fearless Kids Shine God's Light!!!
Perfect timing for a great week in the middle of the summer!
Ages 3 (potty-trained) thru 6th grade will enjoy this energetic week!
New this year -- 5th and 6th graders will have their very own special activities which will keep them fully engaged in a new way throughout the week!!!

Registration is as easy as a Steamboat Whistling or a Fiddle Fiddling -- just click this link http://www.umcv.org/events.html, print, fill out and send to the church with payment to:
VUMC
28716 McBean Pkwy
Valencia CA 91381

Did your lantern light up????

Any questions -- please contact Michelle Andrews at 661-255-1301

Fun Things to do near Santa Clarita

Blueberry Picking - Underwood Family Farms - Somis, CA - May 23-mid July - 9am-2pm

Cherry Picking - Leona Valley, CA June 6,7,13,14 - call 661-266-7116

Griffith Observatory - Free Star Parties - 5/2, 5/30, 6/27, 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, and 12/19

Hollywood Bowl - Summer Sounds For Kids - $7 for adults/kids for show - $5 kids only art before or after performance - fills up FAST! 3 programs

Ford Theatre - July 4-Aug 29 - free kids concerts and workshops - $5 adults and $1 parking - have to order tix.

Ventura County Fair - August 5-16 - Dollar Days Aug 5/12 ($1 admission) - Fri, Aug 7, all kids under 12 are free

Disney Concert Hall - four-concert Saturday series with workshops - 10-11am workshop - 11am-12 concert - $80 for series of four per person/child. Oct 17- April 17

Peach Picking - Tyler Family Farmers - Lancaster, CA - Sept/Oct

Free Movies - Every Tues and Wed during summer at 10am - regmovies.com

Avocado Festival -Carpenteria, CA - Oct 2-4

Gilroy Garlic Festival - Gilroy, CA - July 24-26

Always Free Things to Do

California African American Museum - Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles - California Science Center, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles - $6 parking

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - Los Angeles

The Getty Center - Brentwood, Los Angeles

The Getty Villa - Pacific Palisades

Hollywood Bowl Museum

The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum - Hollywood - only open Saturdays 10-4

MOCA Pacific Design Center - West Hollywood

Museum of Television and Radio - Beverly Hills

Muckenthaler Cultural Center - Fullerton

The Nethercutt Collection and Nethercutt Museum - Sylmar

Santa Monica Museum of Art - suggested $5 donation - Santa Monica

STARS Center Sheriff's Museum - 11515 Colima Rd. at Telegraph Rd., Whittier

Weekly Free Museum Days



Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology - Claremont - free Wednesdays

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) - downtown Los Angeles - free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm

MOCA Geffen Contemporary - downtown Los Angeles - free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm

Skirball Cultural Center - free Thursdays noon - 9 pm

UCLA Hammer Museum - every Thursday

Japanese American National Museum - Little Tokyo - Los Angeles - every Thursday 5 to 8 pm, and 3rd Thursday all day

Free Every Friday

Long Beach Museum of Art - free Friday

Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach - Free on Fridays, check website for Free Family Sundays

Bowers Museum, Santa Ana - Free for the first 100 visitors per hour on Fridays from 4 to 8 pm

Monthly Free Museum Days

George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles - free the first Tuesday of the month

Natural History Museum, Exposition Park - downtown Los Angeles - free the first Tuesday of the month

Craft and Folk Art Museum - Mid Wilshire - Museum Row - Los Angeles - first Wednesday

Huntington Library - Collections and Botanical Gardens - Pasadena - free first Thursday of the month - free advance tickets required - available beginning the 1st of the preceding month (i.e. August 1 for September 6)

Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena - 1st Fridays from 6 to 9 pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Mid-Wilshire, Museum Row, Los Angeles - 2nd Tuesday - check for other sponsored free days - NEXGEN program is membership for kids under 18 for free - the adult who brings them gets in free, too - www.lacma.org/programs/NexGenKids.aspx

Autry National Center: Museum of the American West in Griffith Park - Los Angeles - the 2nd Tuesday of the month

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden - free every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Japanese American National Museum - Little Tokyo - Los Angeles - 3rd Thursday all day

Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena - 4th Friday

One more summer activity to add to your calendar...

Cherry picking next Friday June 19th at 10 a.m. If you want to go let Heather Ippolito know. It is located at 9300 Leona Avenue Leona Valley, CA 93551. Cash only-- $3.25 per pound of cherries you pick. Ron, Libi and I hope to see lots of you there!

June newsletter

Hello MOPS Mommies!! We hope your summer thus far has been fun and relaxing! Here are a few notes from the new leadership team and the calendar of June events. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the leadership team member directly!

Thanks!

Leadership Team for 2009-2010

Co-Chairs: Corrie Nibarger 253-1121

Joie Fried 775-0699

Membership: Amy Young 775-1413

Group Leader: Laura Young 309-6532

Finance Leader: Wendy Pohl 251-8226

Hospitality Leader: Lucy Beasley 255-0713

Communication Leader: Heather Ippolito 252-1425

Prayer and Care Leader: Michelle Jones 284-2564

Service Leader: Myra Gibson 222-7405

Craft Queen: Sabina Kosek 513-0599

Mentor Mom Leader: Kari Dahlquist 263-0973

Moppet Coordinator: THIS POSITION IS STILL OPEN

A Message from Prayer and Care Chair, Michelle Jones:

If anyone has prayer needs over the summer, feel free to email Michelle at mjonesharp@earthlink.net. We are happy to support you in prayer during our summer break.

A note from Amy Young—Membership Chair:

Join us in the fall for another amazing year of sisterhood. Registration information will be mailed out on July 25, 2009. Please make sure it is returned by August 8, 2009.

If you have a friend that would like to be added to the mailing list for fall registration please contact Amy Young at 775-1413 or a77young@ca.rr.com

A message from Heather Ippolito and the Communications Team:

In an effort to try to improve our communication we have a few newer things we would like to share with you.

First of all, for those of you on Facebook we have a MOPS of VUMC group. On the group there are discussion questions, a marketplace, and soon there will be a calendar of events. The marketplace is the perfect area to advertise your business or to sell or trade those items that the kids have outgrown. To access the group, just search for MOPS of VUMC and it should pop up—if not, please contact either Heather Ippolito or Suzanne Collins!

Secondly, our blog at http://vumcmops.blogspot.com/ is full of summer-time information. The entire summer calendar is posted as well as vacation Bible school information and all of the summer newsletters will be there.

If you are away for the summer, but want to feel connected, we hope

these two communication tools will help! If you have any questions or suggestions for us, please let Heather know!

June Events:

June 1—10 a.m. Los Angeles Zoo Trip. Meet in front of the zoo at 10 a.m. We will spend the morning visiting our animal friends. Heather Ippolito is coordinating this event—please RSVP so she knows to look for you.

June 2—9 a.m. Oaklane Townhomes Pool hosted by Nicola Foley. Please bring towels, sunscreen, favorite pool toys etc. There is a bathroom/shower and plenty of tables and chairs on site. Nicola will supply refreshments and snack—please RSVP to njfoley@sbcglobal.net so Nicola knows how much to bring.

Directions from VUMC:

Left of McBeanLeft on Orchard Village. Left on Wiley (Or it might be called Via Princessa). Left on Oakridge. Left on Oaklane (1st left and only left you can make). Gate code is 4008.Parking is marked visitor and is in green, however all parking is a free for all during the day (you can park in any spot).

June 9—9:30 a.m. Snow Cone Sippers Reunion at Valencia Glen Park. All former Moppets (especially those from room 6) are invited to a park day! Bring your hats, sunscreen, drinks and snacks and we’ll see you at Valencia Glen Park. Let Heather Ippolito know if you’re coming!

Directions from VUMC:

Go South on McBean Parkway until you read Orchard Village Road. Go left on Orchard Village. Make the first left turn you can onto Via Gavola. Follow the street until it ends in a cul-de-sac and you will see the park on the right. The address is 23750 Via Gavola.

June 11—10 a.m. Carpenteria Beach Trip hosted by Sabina Kosek. For more information and details about where to meet for this trip, please call Sabina directly at 661-309-3349.

June 15—10 a.m. Disneyland Trip. Meet in front of the castle at 10 a.m. We have to visit the Magic Kingdom at least once this summer, don’t we?? This is an open day for every type of passport, so we hope to see lots of folks there! Heather Ippolito it organizing the trip, so be sure to call her when you get into the park (661) 755-7585!

June 23—9:30 a.m. Bumper Car Buddies Reunion at Valencia Heritage Park. It’s time for another Moppet reunion! This is primarily for kids from room 4, but all are welcome!! Bring your hats, sunscreen, drinks and snacks and join in the fun! Give Heather Ippolito a jingle if you can come!

Directions from VUMC:

Go North on McBean Parkway. Turn left at Newhall Ranch Road. You will see a driveway very soon on your right, turn in here and park. The address is: 24155 Newhall Ranch Road.

June 30—10:30 a.m. Northbridge Pool hosted by Laura Young. Bring your own food and drinks. No floaties are allowed in the big pool but there is a nice size baby pool. plenty of shade and picnic tables. No RSVP necessary
Directions from VUMC:
Take McBean to Fairview - turn right onto Fairview. Follow to Grandview. Pool located at the corner of Grandview and Fairview. Park in the parking lot.
Laura will let you in with a key, her cell is 661 755 3892

Vacation Bible School...

Hello ladies,
Many of you were asking for VBS information so I've placed it on our Facebook page and here in the blog. Hope you find it helpful!

Family VBS is the week of June 15th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. This one is for the whole family (Recommended for Pre-K and older, but all are welcome) and is a hands-on journey into the Bible. Registration is open through May 31st and cost is $50/family.

VBS is the week of July 20th, 9:00am - 12:15pm. This year's theme is: "Crocodile Rock: Where Fearless Kids Shine God's Light". Registration will be June 14th - July 12th. Cost is $40/1st child, $35/additional children from the same family. Adults who volunteer to help for the whole week get half off of the registration fee.

Summer Activities...

MOPS Summer Calendar

May 19—10 a.m. Santa Clarita Park Play date hosted by Joie Fried.

May 22—7:30 p.m. Robin Hood Movie Night at the Ippolito House 18502 More Court Canyon Country

May 26—9:30 a.m. Carousel Cutie and Tea Cup Tot Reunion at Fair Oaks Park

June 1—10 a.m. Los Angeles Zoo Trip. Meet in front of the zoo at 10 a.m.

June 2—9 a.m. Oaklane Townhomes Pool hosted by Nicola Foley.

June 9—9:30 a.m. Snow Cone Sippers Reunion at Valencia Glen Park

June 11—10 a.m. Carpenteria Beach Trip hosted by Sabine Kosek.

June 15—10 a.m. Disneyland Trip. Meet in front of the castle at 10 a.m.

June 23—9:30 a.m. Bumper Car Buddies Reunion at Valencia Heritage Park

June 30—10:30 a.m. Northbridge Pool hosted by Laura Young.

July 8—11 a.m.-2 p.m. Pool play date at Corrie Nibarger’s house 26066 Bates Place Stevenson Ranch.

July 14—9:30 a.m. Ferris Wheel Friends Reunion at Todd Longshore Park

July 16—10- a.m. Santa Barbara Zoo Trip. Meet in front of the zoo at 10 a.m.

July 21— 10 a.m. Village Homes North community pool date hosted by Genia Roberts and Lisa Howard

July 28—9:30 a.m. Roller Coaster Racers Reunion at Valencia Heritage Park

August 4—10 a.m. Fair Oaks Ranch Community Pool Day hosted by Wendy Phol

August 11—10 a.m. Creekside Community Pool hosted by Tara Johannsen

August 27—10 a.m. Beach Day at Marina Park in Ventura. This is a park as well as a beach so for those who may not like the sand, they can hang out on the grass and there is a nice kids play area too