The annual Hoop Pole Creek clean up this year helping out the Coastal Federation on March 7th was a great success. We had a total of 28 parrot heads participating including parrot heads visiting from Virginia. (friends of Jack and Renee). The weather cooperated nicely. Afterwards 19 of us Parrot Heads had a delicious lunch at the Monkey Bar Café’. W e thank everyone who made it a great success.
Jean Jensen.
March 6th, at 7:00 PM
Wannabe leprechauns Anne Schrott and Wendy Rouston are going to get us all ready for the St Paddy’s Day Festival! There are two planned activities: Kilts and Limericks…Wings will be provided by the Emerald Club and Eddie from Piggly Wiggly. All are encouraged to bring a snack or sweet to share. As usual, you will be able to buy T-shirts (until 8:30) and purchase tickets for the 50/50 raffle. (the winner gets to pick the charity from a list and 50% of the take…really you don’t have to donate it back….) So, friends “Get your Green on” and then Continue reading March 2015 Phlocking
March 14th (Saturday)
Coordinators :Jason Holland & Ken Stone.
We will have a Riff Raff Raffle where we have up to 20 items (donations from Parrot Heads and local merchants) and folks buy tickets and put them in the basket of the item(s) they want to win. We are in need of 15-20 items with a value of $15 and up. People buy tickets and put tickets in the basket of the item they want to win. So there are lots of winners. THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY NEED SOME HELP!!!!! Items can be from merchants, if you have connections or are a frequent buyer or it can be something that you make with your Parrot Head skills…..but nothing can contain alcohol (so no baskets of wine etc.) Gift certificates work great as well. The fundraiser raffle will benefit a fairly new organization Family Promise,that serves homeless families. A group of churches in Morehead City rotate housing the families at night and serving them an evening meal and in the morning the families are transported to their day center where children are picked up for school and parent(s) work on finding jobs and shelter and working to resolve their homeless situations. Come on out and help us, help this organization that is filling a vital need.
The sign up sheet to work a shift will be at the PHlocking or you can email Maggie Rauschenberg at maggie.rauschenberg@gmail.com to add your name to the list. We have all slots filled but want a list of alternates if something comes up and has to back out.
Saturday March 7th at 10 AM
Coordinator: Jean Jensen.
Morning trail and woods litter pick up/cleanup at Hoop Pole Creek near the Food lion in Atlantic Beach in coordination with NC Coastal Federation. Sign up at the March PHlocking or email Jean at belguimboy@aol.com
Ready For Some Fun in the Sun? The Beach Bike Poker Run is coming up Saturday, May 16. Dress up your bicycle in a selected theme, ride around town and collect the best poker hand! There will be prizes for the best poker hands along with the best decorated bicycles in each category. Join us for a hysterical good time!
We need your ideas! Have a new or original bicycle decorating theme for this year’s poker run? Let us know today! email your idea to info@emeraldisleparrotheads.com.
To get your creative ideas flowing here are some themesfrom past poker runs: “It’s all about the weather”, “Hula girl at heart”, “Carnival”, “Growing older but not up”, “Cowboy in the jungle”, “Boat drinks”, “Coconuts”, “Fruit cakes”, “Gypsies”, PHeather PHriends”, “Tropical Vacation”, “Ocean Critters”, “Tropical fruit”, “Tiki bar drinks”, Sea creatures”, “Pirates”, “Fins”, “Feathers”
If for some reason the video isn’t appearing below, here’s the link: Jimmy Buffett Key West Contest Announcement
If you didn’t make it to our February Phlocking celebration of Valentine/Heart Day, you missed one heck of a party with about 150 attending! The Emerald Club favored us with a grand assortment of chicken wings from Eddie at Piggly Wiggly complemented by various sweets prepared by our very own Parrot Heads. DJ Rob got us all on the dance floor with a variety of songs from the past to the present and dancing the Cupid Shuffle was a highlight! Oh Yeah! And how about the “Crazy Hearts” game and our talented participants? The lucky winning pair, Lindsey and Clint, won chocolates of course and announced that they were recently married so we helped them celebrate! Our 50/50 winner and favorite bartender, Matt, won $67. Since February represents National Heart Month, the American Heart Association was chosen as our charity and, after additional donations were made later, a contribution of $80 was made. So if you missed the fun this month, don’t worry, you can catch up at the next Phlocking on March 6! Who knows what’s in store?