Activities & Events Top Left: Captain’s Cup Awards Luncheon. Top Right: Captain’s Cup First Place Winners Mike Beckwith and Rob Bennett. 2nd Row Left: Captain’s Cup Participants. 2nd Row Right: Sue Rosebrook and Susan Toker all smiles at The Craft Show. 3rd Row Left: Cindy Rogers wins 1st Place Women’s Overall in Tiger Bass 5K. 3rd Row Right:Tiger Bass 5K Peter Bromley presents Enrique Baez award. 1 • www.hamptonlake.com
<strong>Dec</strong>ember - <strong>Jan</strong>uary Events Book Club Meetings THURSday, DEC 1st & <strong>Jan</strong> 5th ~ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM The <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> Book Club meets the first Thursday of every month in the <strong>Lake</strong>house. Everyone is welcome to join. The reading list for 2012 will be decided during the <strong>Dec</strong>ember meeting. Contact Joan Grayson for more details, 843.706.3792 or jgrayson1@hargray.com. Gingerbread Houses & Santa Visit FRIday, DECEMber 9th ~ 5:00 pM - 7:00 PM Join us for a fun night of making Gingerbread Houses! Will your house be Lowcountry style, a log cabin or a Swiss chalet? That’s for you to decide! Bring your decorating ideas, we’ll supply the Gingerbread Houses and decorating materials. Santa will also stop by for a visit. Cost is $15 per Gingerbread House including supplies. Contact Catherine, Director of Fun to sign up by Friday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2 nd at 843.836.7463 or cguscio@hamptonlake.com. Boat Parade/Music/Holiday Dinner saturday, december 17th 2nd Annual Boat Parade & Music ~ 4:00 pM - 5:00 PM Holiday Dinner ~ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join us at the <strong>Lake</strong>house for holiday festivities! We encourage <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> boat owners to decorate their boats and participate in the Boat Parade. Prizes will be given for boat decorations. Boats will meet at the <strong>Lake</strong>house docks at 4:00pm. We will have music in the <strong>Lake</strong>view Room and light snacks from 4:00pm- 5:00pm at the <strong>Lake</strong>house. Following the music and boat parade, we will have a Holiday Dinner prepared by Chef Tim and the Backwater Bill’s team starting at 6:00pm. Contact Catherine, 843.836.7463 or cguscio@ hamptonlake.com to be in the Boat Parade and participate in the activities. Reserve your seat for the Holiday Dinner with Danielle, 843.836.7475 or dhohl@hamptonlake.com (48 hour cancellation policy). Christmas Bird Count friday, december 16th ~ 8:00 aM - 10:00 aM The Christmas Bird Count, the CBC, is an annual event sponsored by the National Audubon Society in over 2,160 “count circles” from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean. Count circles which must be registered are 15 miles in diameter and cannot overlap. Our circle is named Sun City/Okatie Circle and includes Sun City, Rose Hill, <strong>Hampton</strong> Hall, <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>, Spring Island, Callawassie, Oldfield, Belfair and Hilton Head <strong>Lake</strong>s. Cost of the program is offset by a donation of $5 from each participant. Contact Ron Roth to sign up and for more information at 610.207.5532 or patronroth@ hargray.com. Meet Your Neighbors FRIday, dec 16th & jan 20th ~ 5:30 pm - 7:00 PM Meet Your Neighbors night continues to be a hit every 3 rd Friday of the month! Grab a drink at Backwater Bill’s then head into the <strong>Lake</strong>view Room and visit with your fellow owners! We encourage you to wear holiday attire <strong>Dec</strong>ember 16 th . Prizes will be given to the most festively dressed! Reservations are appreciated especially for newcomers, contact Catherine, 843.836.7463 or email cguscio@hamptonlake. com. Complimentary snacks will be served and Backwater Bill’s will be open for dinner so be sure to call Danielle for reservations, 843.836.7475 or dhohl@ hamptonlake.com (48 hour cancellation policy). Fishing Club Meeting saturday, dec 10th & jan 14th ~ 2:00 PM Join us for our informative Fishing Club meetings. The Fishing Club meets every 2 nd Saturday of the month and covers a seasonal fishing topic and/ or a demonstration. Anyone is welcome to join at anytime! Contact the Tackle Box, 843.836.7458 or email brhame@hamptonlake.com for more details. New Year’s Eve Party saturday, december 31st ~ 8:30 pm - 12:00 aM 8:30pm-9:30pm Drinks & Hors d’oeuvres ~ 9:30pm Dinner Ring in the New Year with us at <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>! We will have a lovely dinner prepared by Celebrations Events, Backwater Bill’s will be serving drinks including a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, with live entertainment featuring the Cellus Band. The band is comprised of several vocalists, a saxophonist, keyboardist and drummer. They’re a real crowd pleaser, and play a variety of music from Motown to Beach Music to popular dance hits. They have opened for many well known artists including the Temptations, Oakridge Brothers and MC Hammer. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes for this popular event. Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact Catherine for more information. The deadline to RSVP is <strong>Dec</strong>ember 23rd at 843.836.7463 or cguscio@hamptonlake.com. Chili Cook-Off saturday, january 14th ~ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Join us for our annual Beer & Chili Cook-Off! Bring your best chili recipe for a fun competition with fellow owners. Backwater Bill’s will have special beer selections to pair with the chili. Everyone is welcome to join in and vote on their favorite chili recipe. Prizes will be given to the winners. Entry fee for chili contestants is free, $5 per person to participate and judge. Reservations are required for this event by Wednesday, <strong>Jan</strong>uary 11 th . Contact Danielle at 843.836.7475 or dhohl@hamptonlake.com for reservations (48 hour cancellation policy). Italian Night saturday, january 28th ~ 6:00 pM - 8:00 PM Mama mia! Join us for one of our most popular evenings of the year, Italian night! Chef and his Backwater Bill’s team will prepare an array of Italian dishes for your dining pleasure. Danielle will have some special wine and drink selections to compliment the food. Patrick will top it off with some delectable desserts! Please check the Blog for menu and pricing closer to the event date. Reservations are required for this event as space is limited. Contact Danielle at 843.836.7475 or dhohl@ hamptonlake.com for reservations. Backwater Bill’s will not be serving the normal dinner menu for this special evening (48 hour cancellation policy). *For reservations or questions please contact Director of Fun, Catherine Guscio, 843-836-7463 or email cguscio@hamptonlake.com. www.hamptonlake.com • 2