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CIB:

As you well know, there's an enormous variety. I like to tell outsiders about "The Pink Button Collecting Club" because it seems like a very unlikely entity! On the other hand, if you were into collecting pink buttons, I'm sure you could find others here who do likewise!

My memberships are mainly social entities. The Sunset Pointe Social Club and Fenimore Friends (my Village and my street). The Saint Louis Club (whence I came to TV) and the Lake County Chapter of the Military Officer's Association of America (MOAA) reflect a bit of my past. The Villages Homeowners Association (VHA) attracted me at the very first, and I certainly belong, and attend meetings. However, it is far more of a "follow-the-agenda" organization than a social one!

Of course, I consider TOTV a sort of club, so I'd include it here. I did belong to the Independent Voter's Club, but it never did get off the ground and seems to have died a slow and agonizing death! I also meet with the Mensa Club, not because I necessarily qualify for membership in Mensa, but because the local members are so nice and we have some fascinating meetings - plus some of us go out for dinner afterwards!

Support groups are also club-like venues. I meet regularly with the "Airheads," a group of folks afflicted with some sort of breathing problem. Many are on oxygen, either at night only or even 24/7, and so have some limitations to their activities. Most have emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis and/or asthma, etc.

I also meet regularaly (once a month) with folks suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We have good, informative meetings, and a good time, too!

I've often considered joining one or more of the various singles clubs, but have not yet done so. Similarly, I've thought about joining up with one or more travel clubs, but somehow seem never to get around to it!

All TOTV-ers hope you can shed yourself of your Oregon roots and return to Florida!

SWR