The Herons Glen Travel Club has experienced significant growth this year, thanks to the dedicated leadership of Jim Gormley over the past 17 years. Jim has decided to “retire” from his club leadership position due to health situations for him and Darlene. So, Rhonda and I have taken over these responsibilities.
Our most recent travel activity this summer was our trip to the Ringling Circus museums and facilities in Sarasota on July 25. Forty-three of us took an air-conditioned motorcoach up to the Ringling facilities and experienced amazing circus memorabilia and live circus acts.
Our upcoming meetings and activities include:
Monday, September 16, 2024, from 6-8 pm in the Ballroom. This was our Fiscal Year 2024-25 Kickoff Meeting, which focused on Jim and his past leadership of the club, and also upcoming activities.
Monday, October 14, 2024, from 6-8 pm in the Ballroom. Our club members love to travel, have new experiences and learn about other cultures. Dr. Norma Hudson will be our guest speaker this month. She has lived in Saudi Arabia for 35 years and also in Kuala Lumpur (the capital of Malaysia) as an international School Superintendent. So, what is it like to have lived in a location where women’s rights are mostly nonexistent? Until recently, women in Saudi Arabia could not even vote or drive a car. It’s difficult, in our culture, to understand what it would be like to live there. How do Westerners, especially a female Westerner, succeed in this type of culture?
Wednesday/Thursday November 13-14, 2024 – 52 of our members will be traveling on November 13 via motorcoach to the Stetson Mansion in DeLand, FL to experience the “over-the-top” interior Christmas decorations in this 138-year-old mansion. This truly is a “you have to see it to believe it” guided tour experience. We will overnight in DeLand and then travel on November 14 to Winter Park to see the Morse Museum of American Art, which specializes in Tiffany glass works. Then we return to the Glen after the Morse guided tour concludes.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 5-8 pm in the Ballroom – our annual Christmas Banquet.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 – activity to be determined.
Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 2-4 pm in the Ballroom. Cruise preparation meeting for our Celebrity Caribbean Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean!
Monday, February 17, 2025, to Thursday, February 27, 2025 – our eleven-day, ten-night Celebrity Caribbean cruise to St. Thomas, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis! 87 club members are signed up to go, a club record signup for a cruise. All aboard the ship!
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – activity or trip to be determined.
Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5-7 pm in the Ballroom – our annual Club Potluck Dinner
May, June, July and August 2025 – activities to be determined.
We’d love to have you join our travel club if you aren’t presently a member. The dues are $5 per year per person, and we normally have monthly meetings or activities. We typically do one cruise per year to various destinations, the Caribbean, Europe, etc. We typically do one overnight in Florida and also local day trips per year. We normally advertise our meetings on the Google Group, so look for those notices and please join us to have new experiences. Or call me (cell 636-541-4561) or email me at [email protected] for more information.
