Parrot heads having fun at the Plash Phlocking.
Phlash Phlocking at Stir It Up – Saturday, January 24th
WHAT: The Phirst Phlash Phlocking of 2015
WHERE: Stir It Up coffee shop (Emerald Plantation Coffee Shop, 8700 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594)
WHEN: Saturday morning Jan. 24th at 10:00 AM ish
WHO All Parrot Heads and Phriends
WHY: Because Stir It Up has proven to be a Phriend of the Parrot Heads and “Why the Heck Not?”
See you all there for a beverage, whether hot or cold, and possibly one of their tasty pastries or desserts. Bring your own flask if you want to spice things up!
Hope 4 Holly
You have probably already heard that a young (29) local woman and nurse with 2 young children has ovarian cancer and the community is rallying around this family. The Emerald Club is hosting the first fundraiser on Saturday January 17th starting with a Community Yard Sale from 8 am to Noon (at the E-Club), Barbeque Plates for $8 (food donated by the E-Club and Piggly Wiggly) from 11 AM to 2PM, 50/50 raffle, plus 4 bands starting at 5 PM (cover is $10) All cover, tips and proceeds will be donated to Hope 4 Holly. (see attached flyer). How can the Emerald Isle Parrot Head Nation help? We need items to be donated for the yard sale, shop at the yard sale, work at the yard sale, sell and purchase raffle tickets, help with serving BBQ, come and eat and listen to some great bands who are donating their time for this cause. Donated items for the yard sale can be brought to 117 Arthur Dr. Emerald Isle (on the ocean side, off Craig St.) Contact Travis at 252-503-1571 for info or donation pick up. You know we have 387 members in our Club right now and we can have a major impact on this fundraiser so let’s get out the Parrot Power. Check the flyer for more details and we will keep you posted on Facebook as well.
New Info for Yard Sale Item Drop Off!
The Emerald Club now has a storage trailer so you can drop off any items there. If someone is in the Club, you can let them know and if not (if they are not open) you can leave the items outside the storage container if it is locked and they will check periodically to load items. Date of event is Saturday, January 17th. Several of you have asked about clothing donations and yes they will have a table for good used clothing.
PHiP Scholarship Essay Contest
Here’s the poop on the Essay Contest direct from the PHiP: Know someone going to college? This is a great opportunity to earn some $$$ for tuition, books or living expenses. The PHiP Scholarship is for current Parrot Head Club Members of an officially Chartered Chapter or their children, grandchildren or wards of Parrot Head Club Members, for post secondary education. The funds may be used for tuition, books or living expenses, at an accredited four-year university or college of the student’s choice. The award will be paid to the winners’ school account, when a student account is established. PHiP gives 3 awards in the amounts of: First Place: $5,000, Second Place: $3,000 & Third Place: $2,000
Eligibility, scholarship instructions and application can be found on the PHiP Website at: http://www.phip.com/club-scholarship. Application deadline is March 15, 2015, for enrollment for fall term (summer terms not applicable). Students may apply yearly; awards are given annually, based on a new application process. Good Luck to all applicants! – David Cohen, Secretary – Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc., 2015 Scholarship Chair
PHluff the PHlock Party
Let’s Get PHluffy! January 14 at 6:30PM – join us for this annual meeting. It is your chance to be more active in club activities, provide some PHeedback and help to make some positive changes to the club. If you would like to attend the PHluff the PHlock Party, please see Sue Stone at the January PHlocking to get the full poop on where the meeting will be held. There will be plenty of food and drink, and no pressure, just fun and sharing of ideas.
Happy New Year Parrot Heads!
Come Phlock with us! The January Phlocking is January 2, 7pm at the Emerald Club. DJ Robbie Jones will be hosting our inside gathering (’cause baby it’s cold outside!) Come join us as we hang out, listen to some good tunes and munch on food provided by Eddie Peterson from Piggly Wiggly Deli! Thank you Eddie!
A little ‘dues’ goes a long way! We will hopefully be collecting our budget friendly annual dues from returning and new members. Dues are $10 per person for 2015 for your continued membership. Please bring your dues to the Phlocking and don’t forget to check the club roster to assure we have your info correct.
Can’t attend the Phlocking? No worries, you have until March to pay your dues. You can bring them to the February or March Phlocking, or mail them to Sue Stone, at 9701 Ashley Place, Emerald Isle. If you join after March we will ask that you fill out another membership form, as we purge the list yearly.
How many members are in the EIPHC? We currently have 376 members! Wow, not bad for a small area like ours. We ranked 10th nationwide in size for 2013 out of 238 clubs world wide. Those clubs raised $33.9 million in funds for charities. We are past the $11,000 mark as a club for 2014. We will keep you posted on the final numbers!
First “Phirst Phriday Phlocking” of 2015
Come hang out at the January Phlocking this Friday at the E-Club as usual. Convening at 7PM we can share Christmas and New year’s Eve stories. I’m sure there will be laughs and leftover holiday cheer! DJ Robbie Jones will be spinning some tunes, free food buffet as usual, and some beer specials. Remember to bring some cash to pay your dues (still an inexpensive $10 annually) for 2015; this allows us to update our rolls for reporting membership to national and we won’t have to keep bugging you, haha. We look forward to seeing everyone there, have a Happy New Years celebration and everyone be safe.
Parade Winnings donated to Hannah’s Hope
Our parade winnings of $250 were donated to Hannah’s Hope. They were so grateful for the donation as they just received their non profit 501c3 status. The money they raise for their new organization goes to needy children. Since Kelley and Erin were the “big birds” (organizers) of the parade float, we asked them to pick the charity. Erin and Kelley table at Salty Air Market in the summer and so know the family and their story well. We will try to follow what they do with their organization for the future. They are still selling Christmas trees at the Salty Air Market in Cedar Point, $5 from each tree goes towards Hannah’s Hope. Renee now has $680 from Parrot Head donations that she and her elves will use to shop for 5 needy families. What a generous group of folks we have! Merry Christmas all.