SHAG TIME NEWS April 2018 SOUTH STRAND SHAG CLUB

PRESIDENT’S

CORNER Dance with the SSSC

at the VFW Sat. Nights

7:30P.M. – 11:00P.M.

GREETERS If you are interested in being a

greeter contact Board members

Angela Lackey or Gary Livesay.

This is a great way to meet other

members, and help the club on

Saturday nights.

BOARD MEETING The board will meet at 7:00

P.M. on Tuesday, April 3 at the

VFW. All Members are

welcome to attend.

2018 MEMBERSHIP Current Members: 261

NAMETAGS & CLUB

SHIRTS

The first Saturday of each

month is Club Shirt Night.

This helps our members get to

know each other. Wear your

nametag to every club

function. Better yet, promote

the club by wearing a club

shirt whenever you go out

shagging.

2018 SOS CARDS

The SOS Spring Safari will be here

before you know it. It runs April

20 – 29, with the big parade on

Saturday, April 28. Without a card,

you cannot enjoy all SOS has to

offer. Cards are on sale now for

$30 to club members - a $5 savings

from the regular price of $35.

Contact Merwin Moore or Deborah

Mangan to purchase.

TIME TO RENEW

If you haven’t renewed your

membership for 2018, it’s time to

do so. You’ll be able to enjoy all

the club events throughout the

year. Membership fee of $25 per

person remains the same as last

year. You won’t find a better deal.

Join today. Use the Membership

Form attached and either mail in

your renewal, bring it to one of our

VFW meetings, or give it to any

board member. If you have some

friends who are interested in

shagging, encourage them to join.

You don’t have to be a great

dancer to come out and have fun.

MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT I’m running a little late on the

newsletter. We took a little

vacation. (Yes, you can be retired

and still take a vacation.) We left

the morning after our St. Paddy’s

Party and just got back on the 30th.

Speaking of the St. Paddy’s Party,

it was great! Our parties seem to

get better and better. We had a

record breaking crowd and the

Holiday Band really outdid

themselves. They have become one

of our favorites. They played some

of the best music and kept the

dance floor full. Bob Furr won the

candy jar and Bonnie Neal had the

lucky number in our split the pot

drawing. It was another great and

fun evening for our club!

Our club parties take a lot of effort

to put together. Thanks to

everyone who helps with the food

organization, decorating, and

handling the door duties. A special

thanks to our members who

provide the delicious foods and to

Debbie Ledford for organizing the

food and decorations.

Now it is time to get ready for April

and - what else? - Another party!

Our Spring SOS Party will be on

Friday, April 20th at Pirate’s Cove

in North Myrtle Beach. Food will

be provided by the club. We’ll have

our famous 50/50. Though not

required for entrance to the party,

don’t forget your SOS card. So if

you are excited about going to the

party make sure your membership

has been renewed.

DANCE WITH ME LABELS

Singles and those who love to dance

with everyone - did you know that

“dance with me” labels are

available at the Greeter Table? Put

one on and everyone will know that

you are looking for someone to

dance with, and with our club you

will have no lack of partners.

MUSIC REQUEST FORMS

It is easy to let the DJ know what

songs you want to dance to. Just

fill out a song request form located

at the Greeters Desk. All of our

DJ’s will be glad to play them for

you. We hope to see everyone on

the dance floor on Saturday.

BITS & PIECES

In Our Prayers are all Service

Women and Men, Serving Our

Country

PRIZE DRAWING EACH

SATURDAY Each Saturday, one of our active

members will win a $25 door prize.

The winner must be present and

we’ll draw until we have a winner.

GET WELL Please keep Sallyann Salerno

(upcoming surgery), Al Trice (heart

issues) and all of our members who

are recovering from illness and

surgery in your prayers.

Please let us know if you know of

someone in need.

SYMPATHY

Please keep Joe and LeAnn

Greshem and their family in

your prayers. Their 8 year old

granddaughter, Mary Harbor

Watson, died of injuries from

an auto accident in West

Ashley.

Also, Robert Braswell, one of

our charter members, passed

away on March 26. Keep his

wife, Carol, and the family in

your prayers.

WHERE TO DANCE

Can’t make it to the VFW for

Saturday night then try the Beaver

Bar in Murrells Inlet on Wednesday

nights. DJ Bill Jones keeps the

music playing and the dance floor

full from 7-10 pm.

Don’t forget that Bill and Brenda

Barber offer free shag lessons at

7pm.

Castaways, on Front Street in

Georgetown also has shagging on

Friday nights from 7 to 10pm.

Shaggin’ on the Sampit will start in

Georgetown on the first Friday of

the month from May through

September. It kicks off on May 4th

with the Embers.

SUPPORT THE VFW

We’re lucky to have the VFW

available for our weekly dances.

There’s no cost to our club; they rely

on our bar purchases for support.

We kindly ask you to purchase your

drinks, wine, beer, soft drinks, and

bottled water from the bar. Please

refrain from bringing your own.

OFFICERS

Merwin Moore President

843-314-4124

Deborah Mangan

Vice-President

843-546-4301

Jim Runion

Treasurer

843-299-0495

Jim Brown

Secretary

843-934-5113

Frank Capaldo

Sergeant at Arms

843-293-7442

BOARD MEMBERS

“Zac” Zaccagnini

843-651-5621

Richard Johns

724-344-5419

George Middleton

248-670-8387

Alvin Hill

843-455-0523

Angela Lackey

843-947-0279

Frank D’Antoni

843-458-1805

Gary Livesay

843-238-1718

CLUB

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jo Ann Hickman &

Bill Sweeny

BEACH MUSIC RADIO

STATIONS

94.9 SURF

105.3 Endless Summer

WEB MASTER

“Zac” Zaccagnini

651-5621

www.southstrandsc.com

Club E-mail:

Southstrandshagclub@

yahoo.com

SHAG WEBSITE:

www.shagdance.com

South Strand Shag Club

April 20 – 29, 2018 SOS Cards available from the SSSC for only $30.

That’s less than the $35 at the beach.

See Merwin Moore or Deborah Mangan.

It’s great to have you with us!!

Wayne & Judy Bennett

April 28

7:00 PM

The first Saturday of each month is Shirt Night. We ask all

members to wear their favorite club shirt. But, the best time to

wear it is when you go out dancing, to promote the club. Many

club members have asked where they can get a club shirt. This

is easy to do. Just go to any store and buy a shirt you like then

take the shirt to Surf Water Promotions (see their ad) and they

will apply the SSSC logo to any location you want on the shirt.

They charge very reasonable prices and do a great job. This

also helps support one of our key advertisers. Now there is no

excuse not to have a SSSC shirt on the first Saturday each

month.

See Calendar for information about our weekly get-togethers at the VFW.

Carlos Carrasco

Mo & Linda Davis

Bob Deming

Bill & Lou Shaw

Red & Carol Shelton

Barry & Georgette Suskie

Susan Swink

Ray Temple

Diane Watson

As of the end of March, we’ve had 51 new members join the club

for 2018. Anytime you see unfamiliar faces, be sure to introduce

yourself and make the new members, as well as visitors, feel

welcome.

ST. PATRICK’S PARTY

ST. PATRICK’S PARTY

SOUTH STRAND SHAG CLUB

APRIL 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1

Birthdays: Bill Shaw

2

3 Birthdays: Jon Howard

Michelle Allen

Patti Sutula

Dianne Gaddy

Board Meeting 7:00 pm VFW

MembersWelcome

4 Birthdays: Mark Swygert

Robin White

Karen Anne

Blakey

5

6

7 DJ: John Smith

SSSC Shirt Night

Host: Jim Runion

Greeters: Jim & Lori

Runion

8 Birthdays: Jeanne Burke

9 Birthdays: Jack Sell

10 Birthdays: Jon Burwell

11 Birthdays: Frankie O’Donnell

Charlotte Parrish Fred Poplin

Barb Nelis

12

13

Birthdays:

Nancy Long

14 DJ: Bill Jones

Host: Merwin Moore

Greeters: Butch &

Jeanne Burke

15 Birthdays: George Fogel

Billy Wilson

16

(I’d Rather Shag!)

Birthdays: Tom Long

17

18 Birthdays: Dennis Murphy

Stan Pulver Lease Ratchford

19 Birthdays: Frank D’Antoni

Darlene Hejl Sandy Pembleton

20 SOS Party at the

Pirate’s Cove in

North Myrtle

Beach

4 – 7pm

Birthdays: Debbie Rae

Bill Barber

21 SHAG CLUB DOES

NOT MEET AT

THE VFW

Georgetown Shag

Festival to benefit

Alzheimers Reseach

7 to 11pm

22

23

24 Birthdays: Charles Pinson

25 Birthdays: Laurette Fogel

Carol Shelton

26 Birthdays: Kim Rayburn

27

28 DJ: Wayne Bennett

Host: Deborah

Mangan

Greeters: Marty &

Jean Abbene Shag Workshop -7 pm

Wayne & Judy Bennett

Birthdays: Buzzy Weed

29 Birthdays: Peggy Stokes

30 Birthdays: Allen Rogers

MAY 1

Board Meeting 7:00 pm VFW

MembersWelcome

2

3

4

5

DJ: Tootie Brown

Host: Frank Capaldo

Greeters: Ed & Meri

Huggins

Birthdays: Maureen Homme Pat Wilson

BLESSING OF THE

INLET

SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS

APRIL

1 Bill Shaw

3 Jon Howard

3 Michelle Allen

3 Patti Sutula

3 Dianne Gaddy

4 Mark Swygert

4 Robin White

4 Karen Anne Blakey

8 Jeanne Burke

9 Jack Sell

10 Dr. Jon Burwell

11 Frankie O’Donnell

11 Charlotte Parrish

11 Fred Poplin

11 Barb Nelis

13 Nancy Long

15 George Fogel

SHAG LESSONS

15 Billy Wilson

16 Tom Long

18 Dennis Murphy

18 Stan Pulver

18 Lease Ratchford

19 Frank D’Antoni

19 Darlene Hejl

19 Sandy Pembleton

20 Debbie Rae

20 Bill Barber

24 Charles Pinson

25 Laurette Fogel

25 Carol Shelton

26 Kim Rayburn

28 Buzzy Weed

29 Peggy Stokes

30 Allen Rogers

Judy Duke $10 per person per class

Fat Harold’s, North Myrtle Beach Mondays at 7 pm, Beginners - Advanced

Bill & Brenda Barber Free Beginner Shag Lessons

Beaver Bar, Murrells Inlet Wednesday Night – 7:00pm

Al & Patty Guazzo Lessons start the First Tuesday of each

month.

$40 per person for 4 lessons ($35 per person for SSSC members)

Murrells Inlet Community Center

Beginners : 6:30 to 7:30pm

Beginners Plus: 7:30 to 8:30pm

DJs for April 7 John Smith

14 Bill Jones

21 CLOSED

28 Wayne Bennett

We’re lucky to have the VFW available for our weekly

dances. Other clubs meet only once or twice monthly and on

weeknights. We rely on the VFW for a great place to dance

and they rely on us for our support. Their bar is their main

source of income. Our bar purchases help them remain

viable. We kindly ask you to purchase your drinks, wine,

beer, soft drinks, and bottled water from the bar. It’s a

“Win/Win” for us all.

Like many similar organizations, our VFW is struggling to

stay viable. Beginning in January, and each meeting

afterwards, we’ll be asking you to make a voluntary

donation to the VFW. Any amount will be appreciated.

April 20 Spring Safari Party (SOS)

May 5 Blessing of the Inlet

May 5 Cinco de Mayo Party

May 18 SSSC Golf Outing

June 9 Summer BBQ / Reunion Party

King Street in Georgetown on April 21

st from 7 to 11pm.

Featuring Music by “Heart ‘n Soul”. Free lesson at 6pm.

Proceeds to benefit Alzheimer’s research. Tickets are $20 in

advance from Rotary Club members or at

www.shagfestival.com or $25 at the gate. Come out, dance,

have fun, and support a worthy cause. Remember: No dance

at the VFW on this Saturday night.

There will be shagging and beach music at Francis

Marion Park in Georgetown with some of the best bands

around on the first Friday on each month from May

through September. The Embers kick it off on May 4th

.

The following months feature The Band of Oz, The Tams,

Jim Quick and Coastline, and The Fantastic Shakers.

SHAGGIN’ ON THE SAMPIT

Music in the Park

Membership dues are $25.00 per person

Memberships expire December 31st

Make Check Out To SSSC and Mail To:

South Strand Shag Club

P.O. Box 3204

Pawleys Island, SC 29585

SOUTH STRAND SHAG CLUB

2018 MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL APPLICATION

The South Strand Shag Club is a non-profit social organization established for the entertainment, fellowship, and

interest of the constituent members in the promotion and preservation of beach and shag music and the shag dance.

Name: ______________________________________________ Birthday: Month ________ Day ________

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I/we am/are renewing my/our membership and none of the information has changed (Please fill in the following information unless

box is checked.)

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Please list any special talents, skills, comments or recommendations you can offer to help the South Strand Shag

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South Strand Shag Club

P. O. Box #3204

Pawleys Island, South Carolina 29585

SPECIAL NOTICE

The South Strand Shag Club is giving away a one week stay, September 15-22 2018, at The

Ashworth in North Myrtle Beach for SOS Fall Migration. This is a beautiful 3 bedroom, 3

bath ocean front condo just a short walk from Main Street.

Proceeds from this raffle will be evenly distributed to the Junior Shag Association, Shad

Alberty Scholarship Fund and the Ellen Taylor Foundation. Last year’s raffle was very

successful and we able to donate $ 2,400. We will be mailing tickets to our members, as well as,

all shag clubs asking them to sell to their members. This raffle is open to anyone who would

like to spend a week at the beach. Tickets are just $10 each. You must be at least 25 years of

age to purchase and win this raffle. Drawing will be held April 28th

. Please plan to support this

worthy fundraiser. Consider asking family and friends if they would like to purchase a ticket.

Help pass along to the next generation the dance we enjoy so much.

DON’T FORGET!

GET YOUR TICKETS IN. THE

DRAWING WILL BE AT OUR VFW

DANCE ON APRIL 28th

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