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Welcome to New Friends Club of Frederick, Maryland ...
New to the Frederick area ? Entering a new stage in life and looking for something exciting to do ? New Friends Club of Frederick opens a door for women to make new friends and discover new activities.
New Friends Club of Frederick is primarily a social group. Promoting friendship is our goal. We also support humantiarian projects in the Frederick community through our annual fundraisers where all proceeds are donated to a local charity.
Join the Fun ... Breakfast Club ~ Coffee at Wegmans ~ Book Groups ~ Bridge ~ Five Crowns ~ Friends and Stepping Out ~ On the Town ~ Happy Hour ~ Poker ~ Mah Jong ~ Needlecrafters ~ Samba ~ Shanghai ~ and more.
If you are interested in New Friends Club of Frederick, you may attend any two activities as a guest before joining.
Luncheon and Monthly Meeting
*** Luncheon ***
- April Luncheon Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 Location: Holly Hills Country Club 5502 Mussetter Road Ijamsville, MD 21754 Time: 11:30 AM
- Celebrate spring with friends and guests at a plated lunch at Holly Hills! See lunch choices and prices below. All lunches include Warm Rolls and Butter and are served with a House Side Salad with Balsamic Vinegar. Also includes Regular and Decaf coffee, Hot Tea, Lemonade, and Iced Tea. Plus enjoy the table served dessert of Cheesecake with Caramel Drizzle. The Bar is open if you would like to purchase a drink.
- *Note the Earlier Due Date! Please have your check in the mail to arrive by the March 29 reservation deadline. Write your entrée choice on your check. If you have not received an acknowledgement of your check by March 31st, email Pat immediately to ensure that your reservation is recorded, patmckent2@comcast.net. If you know your check will be late, please email Pat to reserve a seat; unexpected checks received after 11AM on March 29th will go on a wait list. Make your check payable to New Friends of Frederick. Mail to New Friends Club of Frederick at P.O. Box 3007, Frederick, MD. 21705.
- Need to cancel? Email Pat McCargar as she may have a wait list.
- 1. _____ $30 Steak and Cheese Sandwich
- 2. _____$30 Chipotle Chicken Wrap
- 3. _____$30 Eggplant Rollatini
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- At our April 8th luncheon: Speaker Joshua Vickery, CEO of Encore Creativity for Older Adults, will talk about Encore’s mission and history. Joshua is very entertaining, informative and well-liked among the 1,900 singers in Encore’s 55 nationwide ensembles! They have a chorus here in Frederick that has grown to 58 members! They lunch together (about 24 peeps) and have a book club, go on trips to Europe and the US, and generally have a ball sharing their love of music! And it is non-audition!
- Encore’s mission statement is:
- To create meaningful arts experiences supporting lifelong learning, wellness and fun for all older adults.
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- Heartley House Gift Cards - Easier Than Ever to Donate During our monthly luncheons, a basket near the entrance is always ready to receive your gift card donations to Heartly House. At our April luncheon, for your convenience, $25 and $50 gift cards for groceries or gas may be purchased by check or cash. Look for Diane Ivins at the entrance to purchase the card(s). (This is made possible under a Clustered Spires Chorus program.) You can also make a contribution to Heartly House from the comfort of your own home, any time, day or night. Simply click on the Heartly House Amazon Wishlist to choose items to that are needed by survivors. Your contribution will be delivered directly to Heartly House. Just be sure to choose Donation Drive FREDERICK, MD as the delivery address. AND Stay tuned for information on our Fundraising Game Day and Lunch in the fall!
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Special Events - April
Celebrating April Birthday Girls
Birthday lunches are a cherished New Friends tradition. Former presidents now take turns hosting this popular event!
Friday, April 25 at 11:30am, all you Aries and Taurus birthdays are invited to join Terri O’Sullivan at the Dungeon of Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant for a birthday celebration. Separate checks. The celebration includes a sweet complimentary birthday treat! Meet other April celebrants at a table reserved just for the New Friends birthday gals.
Dutch’s Daughter is located at 581 Himes Avenue in Frederick. And there is plenty of parking right outside the restaurant.
Please RSVP Terri O’Sullivan at terosul@aol.com by Monday, April 21, so that she may confirm her reservations for you. Remember if you missed your birthday month for any reason, you are welcome to join another birthday month of your choice. And Happy Birthday!
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April Showers, Flowers, and Happy Hour!
With spring officially here, it’s time to enjoy warmer temperatures, rain showers, flowers, and Happy Hour! Please join us at Ricci’s Italian Restaurant located at 1021 Mill Pond Road (in Worman’s Mill) on Tuesday, April 22, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Weather permitting, we hope to be outdoors on their beautiful patio. Ricci offers Happy Hour signature cocktails for $10.00 each as well as by-the-glass wine for the same price. Bottled beer and draught beers are $2 off the regular price. A special and varied happy hour menu includes such items as mozzarella caprese, flatbread, bruschetta and more. And of course, you can also order a complete dinner if you wish.If you are able to join us, please RSVP by April 18 to Judy Hubbard at juhubb43@gmail.com or Beth Callahan at 17bethelc@gmail.com. If for some reason, you need to cancel, just let us know so we might update Ricci’s with an approximate number of attendees. We look forward to seeing you on April 22nd!_________________________________________
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- Elaine Junker
- July 3, 1933 - February 22, 2025
- Our Club mourns the loss of longtime member Elaine Junker, whose generosity and dedication touched so many lives. Elaine earned her master's in library science at the University of Maryland. She spent 30 years being a stellar librarian, ending her career as the manager of the Gaithersburg library, the busiest in Montgomery County. Elaine shared her time and talents on countless projects, always willing to lend a helping hand. An avid knitter, she created beautiful pieces to be sold in support of Hospice, where she volunteered for many years. Her lifelong commitment to service was recently recognized by the Community Foundation of Frederick, a testament to the impact she made in our community. Elaine’s kindness, spirit, and unwavering dedication will be deeply missed.
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Stepping out to Leesburg Spring Flower Festival
Join us on Sunday, April 27th for the Leesburg Spring Flower & Garden Festival, followed by lunch at Tuscarora Mill Restaurant. We were able to increase our lunch reservation so we have room for a few more!Embrace Spring with EVERYTHING flower and garden plus music and shops and an array of pre-lunch nibbles in historic Downtown Leesburg. We will carpool to Leesburg and shuttle to the 10:00 show opening. Details to follow. RSVP to Denise Morrow at 301-801-4756 or dpm17kent@gmail.com. Walking shoes a must😁!______________________________________________
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Stepping Out in June
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th for a visit to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown. Admission and parking are free. The museum opens at 10 AM. If you are a fan of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, this is a wonderful opportunity to view a major exhibition providing rare and moving insight into the personal life of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists. Through 115 photographs selected from her private albums, Frida Kahlo: Picturing an Icon allows us to see Kahlo through the eyes of friends and family, and introduces us to her complex, enthralling, and often heartbreaking life. It’s a story of tenacity, creativity, passion, and politics—with imagery of personal friendships and her alliances with global impact. The exhibition also addresses the power of Kahlo’s image today and why she has only grown in impact since her lifetime. Weather permitting, their grounds are magnificent at this time of year. Time permitting, there are 6500 items in their permanent collection and there is also the option of visiting the Jonathan Hagar House/Museum, which is just a short walk from the art museum. Our visit to the museum will be followed by lunch at Rik’s Café. RSVP to Denise Morrow at dpm17kent@gmail.com. Itinerary and travel details to follow._________________________________________
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Kari Swan-McKittrickJuly 2, 1956 — March 8, 2025
Our New Friends member, Kari Swan-McKittrick passed away recently. She was head of our New Friends Breakfast Club and a regular member of the Coffee at Wegman’s Group. After years of dedicated teaching in the Baltimore Schools as a middle school teacher, she retired to Woodsboro, Maryland. Kari was a talented artist. She was incredibly proud of her home studio, filled with many art and textile supplies. She was a highly skilled Mixed Media Artist and Quilter. Her artistic skills afforded her the opportunity of a mixed media art display at the Delaplaine Arts Center. Her daughter, Erin, described her mom as very positive and fighting hard to get better. We will miss a loving member of our Club.
Photos from the May 2023 Hat Day, and a photo of the Needlecrafters
