Thursday, March 3, 2022

The YA YA Divas March Newsletter

 

 

                                  The Ya Ya Diva’s Chapter News

 

Good morning, Ya Ya Divas!

 Now for the News YA YA’s

Wow, we have been busy! 

In February we celebrated the Chinese New Year, a Valentine Dinner at Verdiles, Annual Wretched Excess luncheon, and welcomed our newest Ya Ya, Linda (Dolly)!


Looks like March will be just as busy.

March 1 – Mardi Gras -

For those of you who were able to attend it was a great time.  

There were 74 red hatters and their friends in attendence. 10 chapters were represented.  Janet is a joy to co-chair with. She did so much on her end, collecting checks and keeping track of payments and meeting with the manager at Fairways. 

I can not thank you to those of you who came early that morning to set up the room to make it festive and ready for our guests. You all worked together zooming around and making it happen. You transformed the room into the Mardi Gras Party we enjoyed.  

We had great helpers from the Sparkling Scarlets to who were zooming too!  Sue Asher was our resident photographer once the party got started, she got some great shots of the fun we were having.

Special thanks goes out to Chucky and Ade for selling the raffle tickets, (Chucky also selling 50/50) Susan, Mary, Ade, and Chucky for your help  at the raffle table that day as runners of the baskets to the winners, shaking and pulling the winning tickets and keeping it moving smoothly.  We had 17 baskets to give out.

One of which was a beautiful red hat designed by our Chucky Liska! She also helped me with getting the baskets together and wrapped and bowed.  We had beautiful baskets made up for those who were lucky enough to win.

I don't want to forget to mention, I so appreciate everyone's help at the end of the event, staying and picking up all the decorations from the tables and room and bagging them so we can use them for our next mardi gras, collecting and bagging up the food donations for Janet, and your help in loading up my car and Janet's car after you had already put in a full day of helping out.

I am truly blessed to have my YA YA Divas.💓


 March 8 - Ya Ya Monthly Meeting

 Place: Bellevue Cafe, Broadway, Schenectady, NY  (Rotterdam)

 Time: 1PM

 We will be ordering off the menu and receive separate checks.

 Please let me know if you are planning on attending by March 6th.

 Call me at 518-355-3334 or text me at 518-727-4380.

  

 March 27 – Black Hat Attire - Merrily We Roll Along at Schenectady Light Opera

  The full event flyer is in the Black Hat DD and Ya Ya Divas February Newsletter and also in your red folder  Presently, Gayle has twelve tickets left.

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Ya Ya Garden Party Luncheon

Grecian Gardens – Route 9 Clifton Park, NY

Date March 29, 2022

Time 12 Noon

To celebrate Spring, we will be meeting for lunch at Grecian Gardens.

It will be a garden party theme and requested that our attire be garden party.  Pastel solid colors and/or flowery prints, and/or sundresses in your springtime favorite outfit.  Hats are a must, it can either match your outfit or not.  It is all about celebrate Spring in a Garden party theme.

If you are planning on attending, please contact Chucky Liska at 518-355-9005 or text her at 518-728-1318 or email her at kathyliska57@gmail.com by March 20th

Please note Chucky will be out of town next week but she will be reading her text and emails and will respond to you.

We hope you are able to join in on this fun and relaxing afternoon as we celebrate the anticipation of our colorful spring.

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April 1 – To Celebrate April Fool’s Day –  

Lunch at the Plum Blossom Chinese Restaurant  Flyer will be sent out shortly on this event.  Wait until you read what Susan have planned.

the Plum Blossom is located on Hoosick St, Troy Time: Noon, Please contact Susan if you are interested in attending at 518-915-4552

  

 May 5th – Save the Date – Cino De Mayo  Luncheon at Casa Real in Rotterdam

Tentative plans are in the process. with Susan planning out our festivities that day

May 14 – La Tri O’s Red Hatted Spring Fling 2022 – Triton Hose Company, Tunkhannock, PA

The full event flyer is in the Black Hat DD and Ya Ya Divas February Newsletter and was also in your red folder.
 
The Chapter hosting putting on a fun event, we have gone to many of the events
they previously hosted. If you are interested in attending. Linnie will be sending
in checks for anyone planning on attending so our checks all go in together. Or if you rather send in your checks directly, the contact person is listed below and whom the checks should be sent to.

Please let Linnie know if you are planning to go as soon as possible as the event
will fills up quickly and I will ask that you are seated at the Ya Ya’s table.

Please make out your check in the amount of 30.00 to La Tri O, and please
refer to the flyer, it is included in your red folder, more information.

Several of us are thinking about leaving early on Saturday morning,
to register and attend the event and then staying over Saturday evening
and driving home Sunday or Monday morning, making it a girl’s weekend.

  

  August 26-August 28 

 2022 Virginia Funvention Convention, Richmond, VA

 The full event flyer is in the Black Hat DD and Ya Ya Divas March Newsletter

 

This is the YA YA Diva News as of now. I will be updating it after our chapter meeting on March 8 with any new happenings.

Please bear with me as I get familar with using the blog again. It has been a long time but hopefully you will be able to view it ok. Let me know if you are having problems.  As you can see, there are many posts over the years of us and our Glitzy Chicks sisters.  We did alot of events and hope to more.

Hugs

Linnie

Your Queen

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The Ya Ya Divas February Newsletter 2022

 

Celebrating Birthday in February 
   
                                    Joanne Collins - February 6
   
                                    Linnie Pflieger February 8
   
                                    Marian Puma- February 10
   
                                   Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday!
   
  We certainly are getting the winter freeze and wind. 
  
  Sure makes you thankful to be warm and inside. If you do go out,
  make sure you bundle up as you get real cold real quick even for a quick run
  from your car to a store. 
  
  Several of us ventured out to celebrate Chinese New Year at the Chinese Buffet.
  Everything was hot and delicous and we all sampled some new items on their buffet.
  The desserts we to die for.  We also had a chapter meeting which we covered many of the 
  upcoming events.  We discussed the following:
   
     
  February 11th Friday
- Valentine Dinner at Verdiles, Troy, NY 
  The restaurant opens at 3 PM we will be able to enjoy an early dinner and can be back 
  on the road before 5PM  We will order off the menu and receive separate checks.
  If you are interested in attending please let Linnie know by February 5th so I can make our 
  reservationa.  
  We plan to carpool and tentative plans is one car will be leaving from rotterdam at 2:15pm and one
  car will be leaving the Clifton Park area. travel plans are in presently in process depending on how many 
  YA YA Divas will be attending.
   
  February 15 - Annual Wretched Access Luncheon at Linnie’s home at Noon.
  This was rescheduled from the orignal date of January 25th. It will be begin at noon 
   
  February 19 – Black Hat Attire - Golden Girls Show at Proctors Tickets are 45.00 –. The show is a
  Golden Girls puppet show. Show time is 7pm. If you are interested in
  attending, please contact Ade Birchler at 518-688-7999 as soon as possible,
  she only as two tickets left. We are planning on meeting at the Whistling Tea
  before the show. Please let Ade know if you are attending or plan to. She will
  provide you with the time we should meet at the Tea shop. 
   
  March 1 – Mardi Gras
   
   
  Red Hat Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) Celebration Sponsored by The Sparkling
  Scarlett’s and The Ya Ya Diva’s 
  March 1, 2022 (12:00 noon to 4:00 pm) FAIRWAYS OF HALFMOON (Banquet House Entrance) 
  17 Johnson Road, Mechanicville, New York
  
  50/50, RAFFLES, and DOOR PRIZES 
  Red Hat Attire with Mardi Gras Colors (as little or as much as you like) 
  Music by Chris Dollard GUMBO SOUP (served at 12:30 pm 
  BUFFET (Served at 1:00 pm including
  2 Salads Slow Roasted brined Turkey Breast with Sage pan gravy 
  Char Grilled Beef Tip with Balsamic Syrup 
  Chef’s choice of Seasonal Vegetables, Roasted Potatoes French Rolls and Butter
  Coffee and Tea Station *Soda extra 
  *CASH BAR AVAILABLE 
  King Cake for Dessert Limited Seating:
  Reply by February 18, 2022 and Money Due February 22, 2022. Cost: $35.00,
  including tax and gratuity fee. CONTACT: Linnie Pflieger at
  lmpflieger@gmail.com or call or text her at 518-727-4380 
  MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO JANET CARROLL and send to: 31 Manchester Drive, Halfmoon, NY 12065
  
   **Please bring a donation of non-perishable food for the NYS Food Bank. 
   
  March 15 –
  IRISH COUNTRY ST. PATRICKS CELEBRATION STARRING DEIRDRA REILLY
   
   Where: The Delaney House, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke, MA.
  (413-532-1800) $59.00 includes, meal, tip & show. Hors d’oeuvre start at
  11:30AM, Meal at 12:00 PM, show at 2:15PM and is over by 3:15PM. If interested
  in going, please contact Susan Carmack by February 18th. Phone: 518-915-4552 or
  email: susucarmack@aol.com Money is due by February 25th. Please make check
  payable to Susan Carmack and mail to 7 Pico Road, Clifton Park, NY 1265. Dress
  is Red Hat, but you can add a little green to your outfit. Depending on how
  many are going we will need drivers. Passengers, please remember we will be
  reimbursing the drivers for our share of gas and tolls. Meet at Latham Farms
  parking lot near Sam’s Club at 9:30AM. I anyone is interested in stopping at
  the Lee Outlets on the way home, please let me know so we can arrange rides
  accordingly. (Rides for people shopping and those coming home after the show.
       
  March 27 – Black Hat Attire - Merrily We Roll Along at Schenectady Light Opera
  Company – Gayle presented SLOC is presenting the show Merrily We Roll Along.
  It is a matinee show and we need to be there by 1:15pm to have our photo taken
  with the performers. It was decided that we will meet at the Whistling Tea at
  11am for lunch before the show. If you are planning on attending, please
  contact Gayle at 518-703-0080 by March 10 Tickets to the show are 24.00 per
  person. Parking is available that day in the parking lot across from Pinhead
  Susans (corner of Liberty Street and Broadway)
  
  April 1 – To Celebrate April Fool’s Day – Lunch at the Plum Blossom Chinese Restaurant 
  located on Hoosick St, Troy Time: Noon, Please contact Chucky if you are interested in attending
  Her number is 518-355-9005.
   
  April 8 - Ya Ya Monthly Meeting and Luncheon at the Bellvue Cafe, Broadway, Rotterdam, NY
  Please let Linnie know if you are planning on attending at 518-355-3334. 
   
  May 14 – La Tri O’s Red Hatted Spring Fling 2022 – Triton Hose Company, Tunkhannock, PA 
  
  The Chapter hosting putting on a fun event, we have gone to many of the events
  they previously hosted. If you are interested in attending. Linnie will be sending
  in checks for anyone planning on attending so our checks all go in together. Or if you 
  rather send in your checks directly, the contact person is listed below and whom the checks
  should be written to.
  
  Please let Linnie know if you are planning to go as soon as possible as the event
  will fill quickly. 
   
  Please make out your check in the amount of 30.00 to La Tri O, and please refer to the flyer, 
  it is included in your red folder, more
  information. 
   
  Several of us are thinking about leaving early on Saturday morning, 
  to register and attend the event and then staying over Saturday evening
  and driving home Sunday or Monday morning, making it a girl’s weekend.
   
  August 26-August 28 – 2022 Virginia Funvention Convention, Richmond, VA (information
  is included in your red folder) 
  
  This is a test run of using the blog again.   Feedback is very much welcomed and needed.
   
  In the past, I was able to include pictures and change the font.
  
Work is Progress
Linnie