We will honor our Veterans and the men and women who serve our country. Let’s show our support by wearing a yellow ribbon, a patriotic hat, or waving a miniature flag on Friday night! We will celebrate with good music and food and as always at the Emerald Club, there will be games and lots of fun. Also don’t forget to bring your leftover candy for our upcoming parade. Hope to see you there, Jan H.
Category Archives: Event
Parrot Head Float Meeting
The Emerald Isle Christmas Parade is coming up soon, and we need to move full steam ahead with our float planning and construction!
The group that met last week got the creative juices flowing and the next meeting is on Wed October 21st at 6:30 at Ken and Sue’s (Stonesend) 9701 Ashley Place, EI. Plans for the float design will be finalized, list of materials needed established and a schedule of work days will be set up.
The first work day will be Sunday, October 25th 12:30 , at Stonesend and we encourage anyone to participate for as many or few days as you can spare. It is truly a team building activity. We ask folks to bring a bit of food to share and your beverage of choice. Meet your fellow Parrot Heads and enjoy a good laugh and get your creative side in play. No experience necessary…..there is always enough to do.
Phall Phestival with Apple Butter & Divas Run for the Roses
Here is all your information for the Phall Phestival extravaganza!!
October 16th – starting at 5 pm, Apple Peeling Party – we will be peeling apples from 5 till whenever at Flipperz while we enjoy the entertaining sounds of Wild Honey. The more volunteers we have the easier it will be to get all the apples peeled and ready for Saturday morning.
October 17th – starting at 6 am, Apple Butter Extrravaganza – we will be making apple butter at Flipperz before, during, and after the Diva’s Run for the Roses. We need help all day with stirring and later jarring the apple butter. Contact Renee Synan (renee.synan@yahoo.com or 919-697-3799) or Jack Synan (jack.synan@gmail.com or 919-697-3794). Jars will sell for $8 each and all proceeds go to Fishin’ for a Cure.
October 17th – 9-11:30 am Divas Run for the Roses (Breast Cancer – Fishin’ For A Cure – Fundraiser) Tu-tus for Ta Tas and Apple Butter Making & Sale. Coordinators: Renee Synan, Jack Synan, Jessie Holland, Jan Hicks. Divas 1K Walk ($10 registration; children welcome) from Flipperz to the Emerald Club & back in the AM, apple butter making & partying all day with sale at the end of the day. Prizes for various categories of pink themed costumes. Last year was our first year and we raised $1700 for Breast Cancer Research. Registration is the day of, and is $10 per person and is open 9-9:45 with the “race” starting at 10. You will get a race packet, token rose and victory champagne toast.
October 17th – Late afternoon Finishing the Apple Butter and jarring time! (We need volunteers to be on hand to help with the jarring process for the Apple Butter. Last year this was around 5-6 pm, so hang around and help out. Then you can be one of the first to get your own jar(s) or Parrot Head Apple Butter! Jars will sell for $8 each and all proceeds go to Fishin’ for a Cure.
October 2015 Phlocking
October 2nd, 7 PM First Friday PHlocking at the Emerald Club – This will be the start of a great weekend! We will be working on some fun apple peeling activities to get ready for making apple butter the next day. We won’t be peeling all the apples at the PHlocking like last year, but we will have a few contests that are “apple related”. Instead, we will have a group of volunteers who will be peeling at the Synan household from 4:30 to PHlocking time. If you can help with the prep work of apple peeling for the apple butter project starting at 4:30, please contact Renee at renee.synan@yahoo.com or call or message her at 919-697-3799.
Diva run coming this weekend; Check it out!
Coast is Clear Under the Pier Party reminder
Just a quick reminder so that you don’t miss this tomorrow’s fun….Sunday September 20th – Noon – The Coast is Clear Under the Pier Beach Party. Coordinators: Michael Moyer, Mendy Barrows. Our annual Beach party to celebrate return of the beaches to the locals held to the left of the Pier near the Cedar St. lot with food (hot dogs, chips, condiments provided, other food & beverages brought by PHolks), games, raffles, beach fun. Mendy and Michael have decided that this year’s proceeds will be split between the Humane Society Animal Shelter and Island Cat Allies.
Bring: chairs, shade, suntan lotion, a little something to share that goes with the yummy hot dogs, your beverage of choice and of course money for raffle tickets and donations for food. We don’t charge for any of the food, but rely on your donations! Hope to see you all there! Sue
ZING ZUMM FUN!
EIPHC hosted a mini golf tournament this past Sunday at Emerald Forest Putt Putt and an awards ceremony following at Carolina Wine Mixer. With over $600 raised and 44 participants, it was huge success with fun had by all. The fundraiser benefited the campaign for the Zing Zumm children’s museum of Jacksonville. 
A brief article/ photo will be featured in the Neighbors section of the Jacksonville paper this coming Sunday. Thank you all for your continuous generosity and support for our community!
Mini Golf Tournament Time Change
We were just notified that Emerald Forest Mini Golf just found out that they must close early due to the Jewish holiday (non local business owner decision). For that reason, the Putt Putt golf tournament will need to start earlier. Open registration (sign up or if you are already signed up….time to pay up) will now begin at 4:30 with the shot gun start at 5. Please let me know (for those previously signed up) if you will no longer be able to attend.
We will continue with the Awards ceremony at Wine Mixer with light appetizers and one free drink, immediately following the tournament. Sue