State Parties

Iowa
It is now time to make your plans for the Iowa Party set for Wednesday, February 26, 2014. We have set out the details of the evening and are in hopes you can attend. Originally we had planned a potluck; however, because of the number of people who want to attend, we have reserved the Vistas Dining Room for the gathering.

If you have any questions, please call Jerry or Mary Jo Gamble at 825-2295. There is a limited amount of space; please get your reservation in early by mailing or delivering your check made payable to Mary Jo Gamble at 65102 East Brassie Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85739. Please include the name of each person who will be attending and the city from which they hail. Your ticket can be picked up the evening of the party.

Mark your calendars!

Wednesday, February 26. Social hour with a no host bar will begin at 5:30 p.m. follow by a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Vistas Dining Room at HOA 1 Clubhouse. Tickets are $32.00 per person with reservations and payment due Monday, February 17; no refunds.

Let’s party!

Michigan

Richard Martin
Michiganders, you have only until Friday, January 17, 2014, to get your tickets to our February 1, 2014, Michigan Party. If they haven’t already done so, please tell your Michigan friends to buy their tickets before the deadline.

Our Michigan Party will be held in the newly renovated MountainView Ballroom and will start at 5:45 p.m. with a cash bar and time to socialize and view some beautiful pictures of our Great Lakes State before dinner. Starting at 6:30 p.m., Chef Robert, a Michigan man, will be serving us a very special Michigan themed buffet dinner. It will include a salad with Michigan cherry and blueberry dressing, pasties, Harsens Island cracker crusted whitefish, chicken scaloppini with asparagus and a surprise Michigan dessert. Following dinner we’ll learn some things about our flag, play some Michigan Trivia and discover that you might be a Michigander if. We’ll end the evening with dancing and more socializing.

The Michigan Party tickets are $30.00 a person. This ticket price covers the cost of dinner including tip and taxes and dancing with DJ Ken Holland. The $30.00 ticket price will also help us cover all the other expenses involved with putting on this party such as decorations, name tags, a ticket sale fee and many other miscellaneous items.

The tickets can be purchased between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the HOA 2 Administrative Office. The Administrative Office’s address is 38735 S. MountainView and it is located on the west end of the HOA 2 Clubhouse. You must come in person to purchase your ticket as there will not be any online ticket sales. You can pay for the tickets by cash, check or credit card.

When you purchase your tickets, you will be asked to fill out a short form giving us some information for your name tag, including your Michigan hometown. We will assign tables to the attendees. If you have a strong preference for sitting with people you know, we will accommodate you. However, before asking us to do so, think about how much fun you will have meeting fellow Michiganders that you haven’t previously met.

Based on ticket sales to date, we are going to have a great turnout! If you have ever lived, worked or attended school in Michigan, please join us for what is sure to be a fun filled evening.

New York

Anthony and Maureen Benigno
There’ll be festive accordion music during our no host bar from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. while you browse venues such as Pampered Chef, Dove Chocolates, Miche, Cookie Lee Jewelry and Tastefully Simple. From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. partake of traditional San Gennaro foods at various locations. There’ll be dancing to the tunes of D.J. Warren and fantastic door prizes. Select a table or let us seat you with others from your home town.

Where: SaddleBrooke Country Club in the Vistas Ballroom at HOA 1. Dress is smart casual. Ticket price is $30.00 per person and are on sale January 16 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., January 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and February 11 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. at the HOA 1 SaddleBrooke Clubhouse Lobby.

The menu will be chicken parmesan, baked ziti, sausage and pepper heroes, meatball heroes and five types of pizza with desserts of zeppoles and gelato! Dietary restrictions will be accommodated.

Question? Leave a message and we’ll get back to you; 520-235-3068.

Don’t miss out; if you have ever lived, worked or gone to school in New York State, please email [email protected]. Include your name, email address and the New York town or borough you want on your name tag. We’ll email you a flyer.