March 9, 2006

CURB APPEAL's Bill Dugan Saturday at the Home & Garden show! Come see us and meet our new friend DOT ... surprise!
Every year the Home & Garden show is a "must see". Not only for the hot tubs and patios but maintenance free yards and building products and services and home and gardening tips that make it entertaining and educational. The Master Gardeners are three too with information on good plants and this year's seminars tap into the subject of water. Click here for seminar schedule. Click on ad (right) for more too.>>

HAPPY SPRING BREAK ... everyone!
Spring Break is this coming week and since many of us will be a bit out of our schedule, I've put a little more in this Postcard's "A Look Ahead" column than normal. Don't worry ... it's all good stuff! Wow ... who would ever imagine so much is going on in Lubbock?! We are so blessed to have so many entertainment and education options. Let's enjoy the time with our kids, our families, our friends, and "kick up a little dust"!

If you’ve attended or worked at Texas Tech University, TTU Health Sciences Center or the TTU System, then you are eligible to enter the "From Here, It's Possible" campaign whose purpose is to collect stories about the successes and accomplishments of Texas Tech's alumni, faculty, students and staff. These stories will be used to let people in distant parts of Texas and beyond know what is so special about Texas Tech University and TTU Health Sciences Center. Contest winners will receive box seat tickets to football and basketball games, Texas Tech University Press books, student scholarships and will be feted at a "From here, it's possible" party in April. Enter your story for a chance to win recognition and great prizes and pass it along to your Texas Tech friends and colleagues. Deadline is March 27. Click on BIG SKY image below for more details.

Noteworthy Parties is a series of fundraising events by the Symphony Guild between now and June. Space is limited. Make reservations soon. Click here to see complete list.

This weekend and next ... HUGE Garage Sale
This garage sale benefits My Father's House that helps women and children in our community. They are taking donations of items Mon-Fri between 9:30-Noon at 4835 50th (next to The Picket Fence) or call 799-0990 for other arrangements. Then ... the SALE BEGINS this weekend March 10 and continues on to next weekend through March 18. Call with any questions.

Would you like to volunteer ... but need childcare?
Have we got a deal for you!
The Lubbock Fun Club is looking for a few happy Moms who would enjoy volunteering on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 ... and guess what? We're providing the child care just a few rooms over in the same building at Lakeridge Baptist Church's wonderful First Steps program. Beginning March 21 ... for 6 weeks ... we're going to try it. Volunteer tasks would be anything from thinking and brainstorming, to typing, to folding, to phone calling, to who knows what. But Moms can be close to their children ... and also enjoy some "adult interaction" while they volunteer to help the Fun Club! If you're interested, click here to send us an email. We'll get back with you on how to confirm your spot!

Single Friends ...
After a short "lag" after the Holidays ... the SOS group is planning more fun! Click here to see what's planned in the next few weeks and check that page often. (Note: now the LINK to the SOS events page is right on every page in the blue navigation bar on the left ... making it easier to find.)

THIS WEEK'S FUN!
For the details on these and MANY MORE UPCOMING EVENTS ... visit our CALENDAR OF EVENTS and look up the event BY DATE.
March 9 - 2006 "Relay Idol" Finale in Plainview features great entertainment.
March 10-12 - THE ROCK & THE RABBI
March 10, 11, 12 - Home & Garden Show at the Civic Center. Booths show the latest in home related items from patios and hot tubs, to gardens and lawns. This is an annual favorite of the Lubbock Fun Club.
March 10 -18 - HUGE Garage Sale benefits My Father's House
March 10 - 12 – Single Square Dancers Round-Up 2006
March 11 - Saturday Night Cinema features Greed!
March 11 - Children's Songwriting Workshop & Tour Buddy Holly Center
March 13 - 17 - Lubbock ISD Spring Break
March 13 - 17 - The Lubbock Model Railroad Association at Godeke Library
March 13 - 17 - Spring Fling at Garden and Arts Center
March 13 - 17 - Spring Break Camp and Athletic Fitness Camp at Maxey
March 13 - 17 Spring Break Camp at Mae Simmons Community Center
March 13 - 17 - Spring Break Camp at Maggie Trejo Supercenter
March 13 - 17 - Fun N' Sun Spring Break Camp at Hodges Community Center
March 18 - Praise on the Plains Day of Music more>
March 18 - Don't miss the Harlem Globetrotters as they battle it out on the hardwood at United Spirit Arena. Junior Achievement has savings coupons for $4.00 off! Click here to find out about coupons.
For details on all of these events and many others, visit our Calendar of Events. This is just a sampling!

Bring the Green to the Cactus Theater March 17 for the 2nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Family Celebration! Contests! Prizes! Alcohol Free/Smoke Free, 7:00 p.m. Cacus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. For TIckets: 806.762-3233, $20, $15, Students 1/2 Price

Ribbon Cutting Update ... We had a great Ribbon Cutting and lots of friends came out to celebrate with us. We'll highlight some photos next week ... just didn't get them back in time for this week. Thanks, everyone, for well wishes.

The Lubbock Model Railroad Association will be at the Godeke Library during spring break from March 13-17. There will be a club layout for people to come enjoy model trains running.

An inspirational message from our proud past with an eye on the future. Click on BIG SKY picture below for more information.

A LOOK AHEAD ...
Click here to visit other events!

March 21 - World-renown opera singer and Plainview native Terry Cook takes to the stage

March 22 - Tabana Yuane - Festival of the Winds at 6:30 a.m. in Post City Park.

March 23 – Poetry Reading by Gjertrud Schnackenberg in the new English Department Auditorium is in the new $43 million complex that houses English/Philosophy/Education.

March 24 - Rodney Carrington Don't miss Rodney Carrington as he brings his comedy show to the Hub City! Patrons must be 18 or older to attend.

March 24/25 - Two One-Act Puccini Operas at TTU. Suor Angelica

March 25 - Model Plane Building Workshop. Children of all ages are invited to the Silent Wings Museum for an afternoon of model plane building.

March 25/26 - Texas Outdoor Adventure! The purpose of the event is to provide sports and outdoor fans with a chance to see new equipment and new features.

March 30 - Kenny Chesney Live in Concert at the United Spirit Arena with Special Guests Sugarland and Dierks Bentley

Mar 30, 31, and April 1st - The 64th Annual ABC Pro Rodeo at the Municipal Coliseum.

March 31 & April 1 – Jazz Festival Concerts.

(March 31) April 1 – 2 - Sesame Street LIVE!

How do you like our new "look"? (see above)
The Dot Com Directory will now be the MIDDLE TAB on the top of every page of our Lubbock Fun Club web site. This will allow sponsors to promote their products and services to you as well as help us make some money to continue to provide our neat services. To incorporate that new logo while also streamlining our appearance, we needed a new design for our LOOK and Matt at Melogo came through for us. I hope you like it. And if you ever need graphics for a logo, brochure or any printed materials, let us know. We would be HAPPY to refer you to him! He's a true-blue, service oriented and talented man! We have grown to depend on his consistent and top notch work.
Click here for more information about being in the Dot Com Directory.


Come on, Lubbock ... let's live it up in 2006!
Sandy
"The FUN Lady"

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