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10 | SUN CITY CORE COURIER | JULY 2025 | Travel Club Happy Birthday America! We recognized all fathers at our June meeting. We had a beautiful cake to help celebrate. Members and guests were treated to snacks and coffee. There was a lot of excitement about the current and upcoming trips. There is no club meeting on July 2 because we are having our Summer Picnic Party! Party doors open 12 pm, and the party starts at 12:30 pm. Everyone MUST have a ticket to attend. NO tickets given/sold at the door. Nini's BBQ is catering our party, serving BBQ chicken, pulled pork, coleslaw, and corn on the cob. Members and guests can volunteer to bring cookies for dessert. My mouth is watering already. Day trips: • "The Night the Music Died" lunch & show 7/17: Enjoy the music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Big Bopper • Casino Hop (Pala/Pauma) 7/28: Take in two casinos in one day • Del Mar Racetrack 8/09: Enjoy live horse racing while sitting at your reserved table in the shade • Sunset Luau 8/14: This is a memorable luau experience, all-you- can-eat buffet, entertainment, and more. • 8/25-Harrah's Casino, slots, gaming tables, and electronic games • 9/15-SD Harbor Cruise/Seaport Village, a two-hour narrated cruise, north and south harbors, and lunch/shopping at Seaport Village 9/24-ValleyView Casino, free t-shirt Wednesday where new players get free play money and more. UPCOMING: October includes Warner Bros. Studio Tour/City Walk, Octoberfest in Big Bear, and Fantasy Springs Casino Multi-day trips: • Canadian Rockies Adventure 8/17-23 (7 days/6 nights) where you will explore Hells Gate AirTran, Blue River Safari, Columbia Icefields, and more. • Tuscan Culinary-Italy 9/23-10/01 (9 days/8 nights) where you will learn to make pasta, taste wine and gelato, visit galleries, and more. • New Mexico Balloon Fiesta 10/3-10/8 (6 days/5 nights) where you will watch the Dawn Patrol Mass Ascension and Evening Balloon Glow as well as visit Taos, Santa Fe, and more. • New Year's Eve & Rose Bowl Parade 12/30-1/1/26 (3 days/2 nights) where you will see floats being built as well as visit the Huntington Library/Art Collection/Botanical Gardens, Santa Anita Racetrack; trip includes New Year's Eve Party, reserve seating at the Rose Parade We meet the first Wednesday of every month. Our next meeting is Aug. 6 in North Town Hall. Doors open at 12:15 pm, and meetings start at 12:45 pm. Dues are $20 a year to join and includes two free parties. SCCA residents with a current Activities photo ID card may join. Guests are always welcome at our meetings, events, and trips. Everyone gets a free ticket for a drawing. Trip sign-ups are done after the meeting. See you there! Travel Club's Eileen Johnson & Pat Campbell standing next to a model of the Queen Mary. Model is 25'11" long, weighs 604 lbs, and is made of approximately 250,000 Legos! On May 12, the Travel Club went to the Queen Mary for the Glory Days Tour and Lunch at their Promenade Café. e QM asked us to limit it to 39 guests to make sure there was enough room for everyone in the dining room!