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| LIFE IN SOLERA | JANUARY 2023 | 27 This is a weekly group made up of generally men, but women are always welcome. Our focus is on conversation and friendship. We meet every Wednesday in the Clubhouse between 8 and 9 am in the Arts & Crafts Room. It is typically a group of 10 to 20 people. The group is led by a facilitator who ensures that everyone will have the opportunity to talk and encourages conversation. We have very interesting and diverse conversations. There are countless benefits you'll enjoy by joining this group, and they can vary from person to person. For more information about The Coffee Group, please contact George Vawter at (909) 253-3318 or via email hbwisenheimer1@yahoo.com. Come and check us out, and feel free to bring your favorite coffee mug! COFFEE GROUP BON APPETIT CLUB Happy New Year 2023 from Bon Appetit. We are a club that features food demonstrations, guest speakers, and other fun events revolving around cooking and food. Our yearly Holiday Luncheon was held in December at Yucaipa Valley Golf Club. We had a delicious catered lunch that began with tray passed hors d'oeuvres and ended with a caramel drizzled cheesecake. We had our largest raffle of the year with 10 wonderful baskets. A big thank you to the members who graciously donated baskets. This year's proceeds will be donated to Beaumont High School's Culinary program. Starting the third week in January, we will be at the Clubhouse for the 2023 membership sign-ups. The dates are as follows: • Mon., Jan 16 from 9 to 11:30 am • Wed. Jan 18 from 9:30 to 12 noon • Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 9:30 to noon • Thursday, Jan 26 from 12 noon to 2:30 pm Membership dues are $25 per year. Our first meeting for 2023 will be Fri., Feb. 3 from 1 to 3 pm. At this meeting we will have a Soup Cook-Off, and as of this writing, we have four members who will be participating. Monthly discussion topics include: All Thing Potatoes, Chili Cook-off, Native American Month, and Cinco de Mayo. Beaumont High School Culinary teachers will tentatively be demonstrating meals for one or two and in the fall a healthy-breakfast demonstration. We are still looking for suggestions to fill the other months, or, if you have something you would like to demonstrate, please talk to a Board member during membership sign-ups in January. Board Members for 2023: • Pam Davidson, President: davidson.pam@gmail.com • Eileen Kosmicki, Vice President: mrskos1@aol.com • Mary Puchalski, Treasurer: marypuch2019@gmail.com • Bianca Ralston, Secretary: kbsyayia@aol.com We hope to see many old and new faces at our first 2023 meeting on Feb. 3. ~ Pam Davidson, (951) 264-3368