HAIG POINT
HAPPENINGS Winter 2024
FROM THE CHIEF
ADAM MARTIN Interim Chief Executive Officer
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s the year comes to a close, I look back on our many accomplishments this year. Our community has joined together to prioritize improving our road infrastructure, our physical buildings and our marine docks. Throughout the year we focused on a commitment to transparency, to listening and to engaging our Membership in determining our Club’s strategic direction. We have made great strides in uniting and strengthening our community.
Next year will bring changes in leadership as a new CEO takes the helm of our community. I am excited about our potential and I truly believe 2024 will be a wonderfully transformative year for Haig Point Club and Community.
I thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Interim CEO and wish each of you a Happy Holiday. Adam
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS*
| SIGNATURE | Lynn & Pete McAllister
Buena Vista, Georgia
Alexandra & Robert Smith
Centennial, Colorado
Vanessa & Joseph Underhill
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
Justine & Victor Vanderlugt
Savannah, Georgia
| NATIONAL | Donna & Jim Carris
Charlestown, Rhode Island
* Joined during the fourth quarter of 2023
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Membership has its PERX!
Haig Point PERX was created to reward Members for helping us build our Membership stronger and better. We all know a referral is the greatest compliment you can give to your community. With PERX, you also have the opportunity for amazing rewards: • For each new Net Signature Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $5,000 • For each new Non-Property Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $1,000 • For each Existing Property with a Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $1,000 Club Credit • For each National Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $500 Club Credit
ONLINE EXTRA To learn more or to refer a Member, scan this code with your smart device
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When you become a Haig Point Member, you become part of a wonderful circle of Affiliate Clubs. With select privileges such as dining, golf, fitness, business centers and more, your membership is even better than you imagined. LOCAL AFFILIATE CLUBS Our agreement with each club gives you access and you’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs. South Carolina Yacht Club Learn to sail, join a cruising fleet, enjoy dining and special events with a decidedly nautical flair.
Harbour Town Yacht Club Take a quick water taxi trip for a change of scenery and enjoy cocktails and weekly dinners overlooking the marina.
Palmetto Bluff Book a spa appointment, play golf, enjoy several dining options or join the Shooting Club.
Savannah Yacht Club - NEW! Variety of recreational activities including sailing, boating, tennis, swimming and fine dining
NATIONAL AFFILIATE CLUBS The agreement with each club gives our members full access for 10 days no more than 2 visits each calendar year. You’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs. Before traveling, please contact Adam Martin, VP of Sales and Marketing. He may be contacted at amartin@haigpoint.com and will provide a letter of introduction to the affiliate club of your choice ALABAMA The Club of Birmingham, Alabama CANADA Derrick Golf & Winter Club Donalda Club Granite Club Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club Toronto Lawn Tennis Club DELAWARE Greenville Country Club FLORIDA The River Club GEORGIA Idle Hour Country Club
MARYLAND Kenwood Golf and Country Club MASSACHUSETTS The University Club of Boston MICHIGAN Detroit Athletic Club MISSOURI Missouri Athletic Club NEW JERSEY Park Avenue Club NEW YORK The Belvedere Club Huntington Yacht Club Long Island Yacht Club
The New York Athletic Club Scarsdale Golf Club Westchester Country Club NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte City Club North Hills Club OHIO Maketewah Country Club OREGON Multnomah Athletic Club - NEW! PENNSYLVANIA Union League Club of Philadelphia UNITED KINGDOM University Club, London
INVITED ALLIANCE (formerly ClubCorp) ClubBenefits is included with your Signature Membership, no action is required to enjoy these tremendous privileges. When you travel, you will enjoy complimentary golf and dining. BNG CLUBS BNG Hospitality owns a group of City Clubs around the country that are premier Business and Social Clubs. Members may book their visit to any of these Clubs by contacting the Front Desk of the respective Club. MEMBERS CAN LEARN MORE by visiting haigpoint.com and clicking My Club > Affiliate Clubs
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LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION Preserving the history and culture of Daufuskie Island The Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation was founded in 2000 with a mission to preserve the cultural heritage of Daufuskie Island through the acquisition, restoration and maintenance of historical structures, documents, and artifacts. Since that time, the Foundation has established and maintained historical buildings, an historical trail with a printed guide, a community library, archives of island documents and photos and many other preservation projects. Golf cart tours of prominent historical sites on the island are offered several times a year. Field trips to Lowcountry locations are offered by the Foundation each Fall and Spring. These trips expand our members appreciation of our island’s unique history. The Foundation and its wonderful Volunteers served close to 75,000 visitors last year. There is no charge to visit any of the historic buildings or use the Rob Kennedy Trail. We distribute over 20,000 brochures
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through various island outlets, again at no charge. This year National Geographic stated in one of their publications that if you want to see some of the best natural beauty in the Southeast, you should travel by ferry to Daufuskie Island, SC and take the Rob Kennedy Trail on a bike or golf cart. The Foundation was very proud of that accolade. The Daufuskie Island History Museum, originally the Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2, was moved and rebuilt in 1940, serving as a church, school and gathering hall until a private owner purchased the building. In 1999, the owner planned to sell the building to a real estate developer for an office. This did not settle well with the 60 or so local residents of the island, and within the 60 days required, the necessary sum of the purchase was collected, and the Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation was established! Then came the task of writing grants (a new task for all of us) and raising the money to go with the “sweat” labor that it took to make the Museum what it is today. We all uncovered talents that we never knew we had. It soon became obvious to the Board of the Historical Foundation and island residents that we needed more space. We visited the Beaufort County Board of Education to ask if we could lease the Janie Hamilton School, which we are still doing. For $1.00/year, it is quite a bargain, especially since no one has come to collect the fee! The “Janie” is a replicated Rosenwald School. Mr. Rosenwald, who was Chairman of
Top - Jane Hamilton School Bottom - Oyster Union Society Hall
Sears Robuck, donated 5,000 of these school “kits” to over 5,000 neighborhoods who could not afford to build schools on their own The school was built by the WPA and local Daufuskie carpenters. Unfortunately, not many of the Rosenwald Schools are left standing. Through more fundraising, we managed to gather enough funds to make the school The Gullah Learning Center, including the Community Library.
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The next project, one that is still a work in progress, was to
by a terrible labor shortage! Once again, we stopped progress
create Daufuskie Island Archives with a goal of making historical
and continually answered questions from members as to when
information available to the public electronically. For this project,
the Oyster Hall would be opening. We finally were able to move
we again approached the Beaufort County Board of Education, to
forward and last Fall, we managed to have a fun-filled Oyster
lease the Daufuskie School for our Archive project. The Daufuskie
Roast at the Oyster Hall, with four members of the Board of
School, sometimes called the Little White School was a school that
the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry as our guests of
was built over 100 years ago for the few white students on the island
honor. It was a very heartwarming evening, especially for oyster
at the time. They agreed and once again we are still waiting for a
aficionados! Hopefully, in 2024, we will have a loyal volunteer in
bill! Recently, the new Daufuskie Middle School used the building
the Oyster Hall.
for classes until their final location is finalized. Our most recent project for 2023 is the production of a movie on The brochures and the signage of the Rob Kennedy Trail have
the history of Daufuskie Island. After many months of research and
been updated this year (abbreviated version on following pages).
weather challenges, this production is complete and soon to be on
The Foundation is very lucky to have loyal Board members who
display at the Museum. We also plan to make copies of the movie,
can do remarkable things regardless of moving along in ‘ life
for purchase in the Museum. This movie is extremely well done and
experiences”. We have new locations and signage. The trail has
we are excited to present it to our visitors.
20 marked locations across the whole of the island. Each marker corresponds to the brief summaries on the Trail Guide and may also have additional information on the onsite panels. We also have an upgraded Gullah History Brochure, a Daufuskie Teachers Guide, and a Timeline. Again, all of these brochures are complementary to our guests.
Now on to the future. After over 20 years, we have decided that the Museum and the Janie Hamilton School need the proverbial facelift. We are going electronic and will have computers on stands where visitors can watch displays and information on the culture of the island. Display cases will be upgraded and displays will be refreshed. The Foundation is very proud to be an ALL
Our final project has been the never-ending project of the Brothers
VOLUNTEER organization, with over 45 volunteers, including 15
and Sisters Oyster Hall. As soon as we started that project in
loyal souls who comprise our Board of Trustees.
the Spring of 2021, with a wonderful grant from the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and member donations, Covid hit and we discontinued the project. We started up several times,
- Nancy Ludtke DIHF Executive Director
and once again closed down due to supply chain issues, followed
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1. MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH NO. 2 (Billie Burn Museum) The church building and its predecessor were built by the Cooper River residents of the north end of the island. The first church was destroyed by a hurricane in 1940. This building was built shortly after that. In time, the declining population of the island caused the church to close. JANE HAMILTON SCHOOL (Gullah Learning Center) The one-room Jane Hamilton School was then built and was open for ten years. After that, transportation was provided to take the children to the Mary Fields School. This historical structure is currently home to the Gullah Learning Center and the island's community library.
next to moving water in keeping with the Gullah belief that the soul would travel home to Africa via the water. 4. HAIG POINT Haig Point was known as Haig's Point in plantation days. It is home to the Haig Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1873 and was in operation until 1924. Haig Point also has extensive tabby ruins and a Gullah cemetery on the property.
2. TABBY RUIN Tabby is a building material made from a mixture of ground oyster shells, sand, and water. This material was used for buildings on Daufuskie Island, especially on Haig's Point Plantation.
5. MELROSE Daufuskie Island was divided into eleven plantations at the start of the Civil War, varying in size from two hundred to eleven hundred acres. The island was abandoned at the start of the Civil War and was subsequently occupied by Union soldiers. After the war, freed slaves (Gullah) returned to the island, where some lived in the old slave quarters and worked for landowners, while others purchased land and built small cabins of their own.
3. COOPER RIVER CEMETERY A very important segment of Daufuskie Island Gullah life was providing a proper burial for loved ones. Cemeteries were usually set
6. OYSTER UNION SOCIETY HALL From the turn of the 20th century until pollution in the Savannah River ruined the oyster beds in the 1950s, the primary economy of the
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island was the harvesting and shucking of oysters. The oyster workers established the Oyster Union Society, a benevolent and burial society that held meetings and social events in this 1893 building. The Society was dissolved after the oyster beds were closed. The building was restored by the DIHF in 2012. 7. HINSON WHITE HOME This charming 1916 house is representative of Daufuskie Island Gullah architecture. Residences were enhanced by porches which provided cooling shade in the hot, muggy summer. Residents could rock on the porch and enjoy the breeze. 8. MARY FIELD CEMETERY Mary Field Cemetery is the largest Gullah cemetery on the island. There are grave markers dating from 1926 to the present. Earlier wooden markers have disintegrated from all the Gullah cemeteries, and the only indications of those graves are low areas where wooden caskets have collapsed. 9. SARAH GRANT HOME Sarah Grant was midwife, Sunday school president, and PTA president during her influential life. Sarah Grant was married to the island undertaker. When he passed away in 1962, she took his place. As she was already the island midwife, someone remarked that "Granny bring 'em 'n she take 'em away." 10. PUBLIC DOCK In 1883, near this location, Maggioni & Company opened an oyster cannery that provided employment for many islanders. After the cannery closed in 1903, islanders continued to harvest and shuck oysters and transport them to nearby canneries. Daufuskie Island oysters were sold all over the world. This enterprise continued until 1959, when pollution in the Savannah River ruined the oyster beds and curtailed the harvest of oysters. 11. WHITE SCHOOL HOUSE The White School House was built in 1913 by the Beaufort County Board of Education for white children who lived on Daufuskie Island. Whether there were twenty students or just one, a teacher was sent to the island. The school closed when the last white child graduated in 1962. Currently, the White School House is home to the Daufuskie Island Bruce Allen Archival Learning Center. 12. THE COUNCIL TREE After Sunday church services, men would gather under a tree such as this stately oak and talk at length about non-church topics: their families, animals, oystering, crops, and other island issues. The men felt it improper to discuss these matters on church property. 13. FIRST UNION AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH The church was built in 1884 near the site of the 1881 church that was destroyed by fire. It has stood as a center of worship and faith on the island, with only one significant break in services since that time. The
building was restored in the 1990s. A replica of a traditional praise house is located behind the building. Sunday services are open to all who come to worship. 14. MARY FIELDS SCHOOL The two-room Mary Fields School was built for the island's black children in the early 1930s. Leftover wood was used to construct desks for the students. The school was integrated after the last white child graduated from the White School House in 1962. The school was immortalized by Pat Conroy in his book: The Water Is Wide. When the Daufuskie Island Elementary School was built in 1997, the Mary Fields School was closed. The building was recently renovated and is used for church and civic activities. 15. FRANCES JONES HOME The core of this vintage Gullah Home is believed to have been built in the late 1860s by freedmen who moved to the island. The house was the home of Frances Jones, beloved teacher of the AfricanAmerican children on the island from 1930 to 1969. 16. MOSES FICKLIN COTTAGE AND OAK TREE The enormous ancient live oak fronting this restored Gullah home is thought to have greeted Spanish explorers when they first came to Daufuskie Island. Moses Ficklin was a deacon of the First Union African Baptist Church and the Gullah undertaker, assisted by his wife, Grace. 17. MARY DUNN CEMETERY This cemetery is the only historic cemetery for white people on Daufuskie Island. There are gravestones in this cemetery dating as far back as 1790. The cemetery is privately owned and still used today. Please be respectful. 18. BLOODY POINT April 15, 1715, was the date of the first of three skirmishes at this site between the Yemassee Indians and settlers. It was said that there was blood in the water from the dead and injured—and the name Bloody Point has been engraved upon this beautiful shoreline ever since. Robert Watts built ships on Bloody Point in the 1770s and was known to be an excellent shipwright. 19. BLOODY POINT CEMETERY The Bloody Point Cemetery, one of the six Gullah cemeteries on the island, was established along the Mongin Creek for the burial of slaves during the plantation era and was used until late in the 20th century. 20. BLOODY POINT LIGHTHOUSE & SILVER DEW WINERY In 1882, the U.S. Government paid $425 for land for the Bloody Point Light: a front range lighthouse and a rear range light tower. The lighthouse had to be relocated inland a number of times as the shoreline receded. The small building that stored kerosene for the light is now known as the Silver Dew Winery.
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EVENT PHOTOS
Clockwise from Top Left: Roy Vineyards Wine Dinner, a fall Ride 'n Wine, Cheesesteaks + Cornhole at the Barn, 150th Lighthouse Gala, Holger Opderbeck's 80th Oktoberfest, Halloween Hay Ride, Wreath Workshop, Fall Bocce Tournament, Kids' Horsemanship Clinic, Haig Point Womens Golf Association Holiday Toy Drive
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EVENT PHOTOS
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CURRENT LISTINGS
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34 Forest Lake Drive $ 850,000 5 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 3,231 sqft
9 Beacon Place $929,000 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 3,705 sqft
14 Clubhouse Court $879,000 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | sqft
10 River Place Crossing $225,000 .26 acres
9 Lighthouse Court $1,070,000 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 2,937 sqft
9 River Place Crossing $868,000 3 bedrooms | 3.5 bathrooms | 2,008 sqft
ONLINE EXTRA View all our listings at 12 Savannah Walk $775,000 3 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2,695 sqft
https://haigpoint.com/real-estate Email info@haigpoint.com if you are interested in buying or selling
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2024 CALENDAR
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
1 - Golf Shop/Club Open Single Boat ServiceRound Robin
3– Equestrian: Kids Day Camp 7 – Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine
3 - Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine 6 - Equestrian: Kids Day Camp 8 - College Football Championships 5 PM | Grill Room Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover 12 - Daufuskie Island Marathon Pasta Dinner 5 PM | Clubhouse Ballroom 13 - Daufuskie Island Marathon 8:15 AM | Tabby Lawn 14 - Daufuskie Island Marathon Mimosa Brunch 9 AM | Grill Room 16 - Bingo Night 5 PM | Grill Room 17 - Wine Dinner 6 PM | Calibogue Club 19 - Golf: Divots & Drinks 20 - Golf: Two-Person Scramble 30 - Trivia Night 5 PM | Grill Room
10 – Golf: Tee It Forward Tennis/Pickleball : Super Bowl Match 10 AM | Tennis Center
MARCH 2 – Equestrian: Kids Day Camp Equestrian Center Feeling lucky? Partner tennis scramble event. Don’t forget to wear some green and bring a dish to share! 9 – Golf: 3-Club Challenge
11 – Superbowl Party 6 PM | Clubhouse 13 – Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover 14 – Valentine's Day Dinner 5 PM | Calibogue Club
11 – Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover 13 – Beach Club Deck Opens for the Season Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine 14 – Tennis: Dingles Tournament
16 - Golf: Divots & Drinks 19 – Annual Meeting 3 PM | Clubhouse 24 + 25 – Golf: Mixed Championship
15 – Golf: Divots & Drinks 19 – Pickleball: March Madness ANNUAL SPRING MEMBER WEEKEND 22 – Happy Hour Taco Night Beach Club Deck 23 – Golf: Member-Member Tournament 9:45 AM | Golf Shop Cookout 6 PM | Beach Club Deck 24 – Golf: Member-Member Tournament 9:45 AM | Golf Shopl 30 – Kids Easter Village 11 AM | Clubhouseef: 31 – Easter Buffete
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2024 CALENDAR
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
6 – Equestrian: Kids Day Camp
4 – Pickleball: May the Dink be with You Equestrian: Derby Day
3 – Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover
5 – Cinco de Mayo 12 PM | Beach Club Deck
10 - 24 – Signature Course Closed Aerification
6 – Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover
16 – Father's Day Dining 4 PM | Beach Club Deck
8 – Golf Shop and Club Open 10 – Masters Pick the Winner
5 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine
13 – Pickleball: Masters Tourney HERITAGE WEEK 15 – Golf Shop and Club Open 15 – 6th Annual Haig Point Foundation Golf Tournament Open to the Public and benefits the Haig Point Foundation. Enjoy lunch, prizes, tee gifts, and an awards party and support a great cause
17 – Heritage Pick the Winner 4 PM | Beach Club Deck 19 – Happy Hour + Live Entertainment 4 PM | Beach Club Deck 20 – Oyster Roast 6 PM | Beach Club Deck 22– Golf Shop and Club Open 24 - 27 – Golf: Men's Invitational 24 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine
8 – Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine 24 - 28 – Equestrian: Horse Camp 11 – Tennis: 3 Amigas Tournament 12 – Mother's Day Brunch 17 - Golf: Divots & Drinks 20 – Golf: Ladies' Closing Scramble + Lunch MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 24 – Caribbean Night 6 PM | Beach Club Deck 25 – 4th Annual White Party 6 PM | Clubhouse No Á la Carte Dining Equestrian: Kids Day Camp 26 – Lowcountry Boil + Live Music 6 PM | Beach Club Deck No Á la Carte Dining 27 – Golf: Memorial Day Scramble Golf Shop and Club Open
27 – Spring Beach Sweep
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2024 CALENDAR
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
2 - 7 – JULY 4th FESTIVITIES + DINING
5 – Equestrian: Kids Day Camp
1 - 5 – Kids Camp
7 – National Lighthouse Day Celebration
LABOR DAY WEEKEND 1 – Lobster Boil 6:30 PM | Beach Club Deck
2 – Pickleball Summer Classic
14 – Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine
3 – Welcome Party + Cookout Cornhole Tournament
16 – Golf: Divots & Drinks
4 – Freedom 5K / Cart Parade / Kids Zone / Family Lunch / BBQ Dinner
25 – Pickleball: US Open Tournament
5 – Red, White & Blue Scramble / Pizza Lunch / Toddler Pool Party / Happy Hour / Lowcountry Boil / HP Fireworks
31 – Saturday Football
6 – Equestrian: Kids Day Camp Tennis: Island Ball Tourney Taco Night + Live Entertainment Dive-In Movie 7 – Sundaes on Sunday Sunday Supper / Bingo Night 8 - 12 – Kids Camp 10 – Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine 15 - 19 – Kids Camp 19 – Golf: Divots & Drinks 22 - August 5 – Signature Course Closed - Aerification
2 - Golf Shop & Club Open Golf: Labor Day Scramble 3 - Logan's Lounge Closes for the Season 6 - 8 – Pickleball: Club Championship 9 - Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover 11 - Golf: Ladies' Opening Day 13 - Golf: Divots & Drinks 14 - 15 – Tennis: Club Championship 21 - Fall Beach Sweep 25 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine 26-28 – Golf: Ladies' Invitational 4 different nine-hole events over the course of two days with fun-filled games and a great dinner party with entertainment. This is themed event that everyone can dress the part and decorate their carts for the competition
2024 CALENDAR
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
5 – Tennis: Mini Tennis Tourney Fall Gala
8 – Golf: Signature Open
11 - 13 – Golf: Haig Point Cup 18 – Golf: Divots & Drinks 19- 20 – Golf: Club Championships 21 - November 8 – Signature Course Closed - Overseeding
9 – Veterans' Day Luncheon 12 PM | Clubhouse 11 – Clubhouse Open Golf: Pro-Am Practice Round 12 - 13 – Golf: Pro-Am
2 – Haig Point Tree Lighting 6 PM | Clubhouse 6 - 8 – Golf: Member-Member Match Play 6 – Lighthouse Lighting Happy Hour
13 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine
7 – Haig Point Holiday Open House 6 PM | Clubhouse
22 - Golf: Divots & Drinks
9 – Ladies Who Eat Play Discover
23 - Equestrian: Kids Day Camp Pickleball: Turkey Shootout
11 – Equestrian: Ride 'n Wine
23 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine 26 - Equestrian: Kids Day Camp 31 – Halloween Party 6 PM | Clubhouse
12 - Golf: Divots & Drinks 28 - Single Boat Service Golf: Open Play Shotgun Thanksgiving Dining 29 - Turkey Trot Clubhouse Holiday Shopping Event 2 PM | Clubhouse Calibogue Club Closed
14 - Breakfast with Santa Tennis/Pickleball White Xmas 15 – Grill Room Closes at 2 PM 16 – Helmus Caroling on the Beach 21 - Equestrian: Kids Day Camp
30 - Annual Fall Pig Roast 5 PM | Equestrian Center No Á la Carte Dining This year’s event will feature live music, college football, and lawn games by the Barn. Pony rides for ages 3-10 will be available until dark, and hay rides for all ages will begin later in the evening!
24 - Christmas Eve Service 25 - Single Boat Service Club and F&B Closed 26 - Club and F&B Closed 30 - Family New Year's Eve Festivities 6 PM | Clubhouse 31 - New Year's Eve Semi-Formal Dinner
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HAPPENINGS
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