Please bring a dish to share, and to help save on waste, bring your own plates and utensils. We will provide water and some non alcoholic drinks.
For this meeting there will be no fruit tasting table or raffle table, just loads of great food and fun with our fellow club members. If you have not yet signed up and would like to attend, please either
1. Contact Sarah Mitchell at 941-725-1568, no later than December 4th, and let her know what you would like to bring and how many will be attending, or
2. Complete this brief online form with that same information: Holiday Potluck RSVP Form.
Setup begins at 5:00pm, and If you would like to arrive early to help, that would be welcomed.
If you would like to participate in our white elephant gift exchange, please bring one wrapped gift, value under $10. Be creative and fun in your gift choice. We will draw numbers to determine the order and then the fun begins. The first player picks a gift and shares with the group. Following players can either pick a new gift or take a previous player’s gift.
We hope to have several other fun activities, and will certainly have great food and companionship. We hope you can join us!
Palma Sola Winter Nights Under the Lights
The annual Winter Nights Under the Lights event at Palma Sola Botanical Park will be December 18, 19, 20, and 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Admission is free, with donations accepted to support the Park. There will be acres of lights, Santa and Mrs. Claus, holiday music, gift market, hot cider and cocoa, food trucks, decorated trees, crafts, Toys for Tots and more. More details are here. The MRFC is a proud sponsor of this event.
Palma Sola Survey – Take it and share it please
The fruit tree collection at Palma Sola is a major effort of this club, and since the damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton last year, we need to redesign and replant much of the collection. But we, the Palma Sola sub-committee need your feedback on how to make it better. What trees do you want to see? How do we inspire more people to plant fruit trees? Click here to take the survey, it only takes a few minutes: https://forms.gle/qEZdNGcQmGd9ebN27
2026 Dues
We are now accepting 2026 dues (which are still only $12), please click here for more information about dues and to pay online. You may also pay with cash or check (made payable to MRFC) at this or a future meeting. If you are not sure whether you have paid yet, please ask at the membership table at the meeting, or email a query to MRFCemail@gmail.com.
