Connections Club Journal March_April

Hello from Connie

Calendar and Contents

Calendar 2021 March 13 Lee Brice/Five Flags Arena March 24 Travel Preview-South America (p.21) March 26 135 LIVE! PianoMan/The Grand Opera House (p.6) April 9 Midsummer Night’s Dream/The Grand Opera House (p.6) April 16-20 Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Outer Banks April 25 The Numbers Game/Bell Tower (p.7) May 5 Cinco de Mayo Party/Diamond Jo (p.8) May 22 Air Supply/Five Flags Arena (p.7) May 25 Financial Wellness Webinar (p.5) June 6-10 Niagara Falls & Toronto (p.14-15) June 13 Matilda The Musical/The Grand Opera House (p.9) June 17 Travelers Trek-Kalona (p.10) June 30 Beehive/Circa 21 (p.11) July 14 Celebration Belle Oldies Cruise (p.9) July 21-23 Mystery Trip (p.22) Aug 3-4 Green Bay Experience (p.12) Sept 7-16 Enchanting Ireland (p.16-17) Sept 23-Oct 3 Danube Delights Nov 19-23 Holiday Time in New York City (p.18-19) Dec 5-6 Winter Getaway/Elkhart, WI (p.13) Calendar 2022 Feb 15-26 South American Adventure (p.20-21) Sept 29-Oct 12 Greek Isles, Croatia & Italy

Hello Everyone,

We have the first two months of 2021 under our belts and things aren’t looking a whole lot different so far. Remem- ber my resolutions from the last Journal? I vowed to embrace this year with enthusiasm, courage, confidence, and a positive attitude. I need you guys to hold me to it. We had to cancel a couple of events, but I added some new adventures and will

Save the Date! 10-day Greek Isles, Croatia & Italy Cruise, plus... 2-day pre-cruise package in Rome Sept. 29–Oct. 12, 2022 Balcony $5,499 p er person double Interior $4,995 per person double

just keep plugging away until we find our way through this. Fireside Theatre had to postpone our March 17 performance of What Happens In Vegas until next year. Our Nashville Getaway is also postponed. The Heritage Center decided to limit in person attendance to “students only” for this season. It’s okay, we can do this. You know what this reminds me of? Have you ever been in a vehicle or motor coach in a big traffic jam? You look ahead and see a long line of vehicles. You wonder what happened, what is up ahead, what is going on but slowly things start moving. You feel happy for about 10 seconds and then your vehicle slows down, maybe even stops. I feel like that’s what’s happening in life right now. We are in a pandemic jam, and just like a traffic jam they always clear up, and the pandemic jam will too. I have heard from people who question why I’m doing what I’m doing. Why keep planning and then postponing. This is a great question and jets through my mind too. The effects of the pandemic will change us forever, but the pandemic won’t last forever. We will need each other to get going again. I want to have choices and exciting adventures to offer you. We might feel safer traveling in a group when we get back together again. I want to be ready to go when you are. Some people say, “let’s go tomorrow” and yet others may never travel again. That is okay. No one should be judged. That is the beauty of the world we live in and the freedom we have to make our own decisions. Stick with me. We have mountains to climb and oceans to sail. We have miss- ing word contests and prize drawings to win. We have a friendly voice on the end of the phone to reserve a seat at a local performance for you or to request a reservation for an adventure of a lifetime. The choice is yours. We are here for you!

Contents

Notes from Connie

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Bulletin Board Local Events

p. 4-5 p. 6-9

One-Day Ventures

p. 10-11

Green Bay Packers Exp. Winter Getaway-Osthoff Niagara Falls/Toronto

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p. 14-15 p. 16-17 p. 18-19 p. 20-21

Ireland

New York City

South American Adv.

Make someone smile today!

Mystery Trip

p. 22 p. 23

Missing Word Contest

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