Upcoming Events:
* Nov 1 - Meet & Greet in Donnelly Park, 5th & Donnelly streets, downtown Mt Dora - 1:30 pm (Sunday event). See more details below.
* Nov 2 - Meet & Greet in Donnelly Park, 5th & Donnelly streets, downtown Mt Dora - 12 noon (Monday event). See more details below.
* Nov 3 - Election
* Nov 4 - Meet & Greet in Donnelly Park, 5th & Donnelly streets - 4 pm (Wednesday event). See more details below.
* Nov 7 - Lake Cares non-perishable drop-off at the LakeSquare Mall in Leesburg from 9-11 AM - 10401 Hwy 441, Leesburg. Please wear your masks, be safe, and look for your Triangle friends to drop off your donations. This is a Saturday morning event. Look for the the TC volunteers collecting the non-perishables in the parking lot near the old Sears store.
details: “Meet & Greet Week in Donnelly Park." Triangle will offer three options below and ask that you select a day and time to attend and join us at Donnelly Park (near corner of 5th and Donnelly streets and within view of the park fountain in downtown Mt. Dora). For each event we are asking you to bring your own chair, mask, meal, and beverage. If rain occurs we will have to skip and hope for sunshine on the other two days. Please join us and wear your mask until you sit down. No need to make reserving space. Just plan to join us as your leisure at any of the three dates and times.
· Sunday, Nov 1st at 1:30 p.m.
· Monday, Nov 2nd at Noon
· Tuesday – we'll skip due to Election
· Wednesday, Nov 4th at 4 p.m.
Weekly Social and Entertainment Opportunities in the Area Note for the time being all of the belowTC physical activities and events are delayed until after we get past this pandemic. Your health and safety are our primary concern right now. Events on hold are as follows: Pisces Rising is the location for weekly Friday cocktails, starting around 5:30 p.m. - 239 W 4th Ave, Mt Dora. This tradition of gathering at Pisces on Fridays has been going on 14+ years. Two weekly breakfast groups look forward to welcoming you as follows: * Lake House is the place on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. - 315 N. Highland St, Mt Dora. * Geronimo's is the place on Thursdays 8 a.m. - 359 E. Burleigh Blvd, Tavares. Serendipity hosts Drag Queen Bingo weekly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. - 144 W 5th Ave, Mt Dora. Call Serendipity at 352-729-2213 to reserve your table. "Big Mama" is always ready for show biz on Wednesdays. Mt. Dora Plaza Live continues to feature some great LGBTQ+ shows. For more details see their website: https://www.mountdoraplazalive.com/ Also check out our friends at Rainbow Family & Friends in The Villages for their activities and initiatives. Our sister organization is just down the road a few miles NW of where most of us live. Their Thursday evening event at Bonifay is incredible. More details at http://www.rainbowfamilyvillagesfl.com/ Other TC News: Help Save our Website! Our current website is on an aging Google platform that is being retired in 2021. We need to create a new website and this costs $. If you can make a small donation that would be great! Any amount ($5, $10 $20) would be greatly appreciated. Since a large % of our community's friends rely on the Triangle Connection website to know about events and to connect with us in general, this website needs to be maintained. Plus often new people find us via this website. You can mail your check to Triangle Connection, P.O. Box 382, Mt. Dora, FL 32757. Any donations would be appreciated. The William A. "Bill" Sievert Scholarship Fund. So far this year we have raised about $1,300 for the scholarship fund. To donate, please make your check payable to “William A. Sievert Scholarship Fund” and mail to Triangle Connection, P.O. Box 382, Mt. Dora, FL 32757. While we have funds to manage the scholarship fund through 2021, we will need to bring in additional scholarship income to sustain long-term. |
