Skip to main content
Date: 10/21/2025
Subject: NFC Newsletter November 2025
From: New Friends


November 2025   THE CAROLINIAN
 
 Editor:  Sandee Henricks   nfcnewsletter2024@gmail.com   
NOTE:  This newsletter contains hyperlinks for you to view club events.
  Prior to reading the newsletter, it is advisable that you log into the
New Friends of Carolina website.  Have your Username and Password available.

Welcome to November...
I can't believe I am almost halfway through my presidency and Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  I am so happy to have met many members I didn't know well, in addition to welcoming new members each month.  I have also been a guest at Winers and Diners, attended Brews and Bites for the first time and was a substitute for Dining with Divas.  As the year continues, I plan to attend each of our club events that I haven't attended in the past.
 
As we all know, November brings Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season.  New Friends has a lot going on so fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the ride.  Pretty soon, we will be talking about 2026 and I'll be announcing the Nominating Committee for the next slate of NFC officers!
 
I am so pleased that each month we continue to gain new members.  Slow and steady is always good.
 
If you haven't registered for Friendsgiving, your time is running out.  Don't forget to sign up for the cake or pie contest.  Call or email Susan Brandenburg to let her know which one you will bake.  Good Luck!
 
A few recurring events will cancel due to Thanksgiving.  Better Homes and Gardens has added a Christmas Decor Exchange...so please check the calendar for events that are happening this month.  Also, please do not register unless you are sure you can attend.
 
December will also have limited events due to the Christmas holiday.  Please plan to attend the annual Holiday Luncheon on December 11th at the Ballantyne Country Club.  This year, we will begin at 10:30 am for Social and at 11:00 am will begin a delicious Brunch Buffet.  The brunch will include fresh fruit, pastries, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, home-style potatoes, pancakes, shrimp and grits, salad, desserts coffee, tea and juice.  This luncheon is highly subsidized by the club.  Members $40.00 and guests $50.00.  We will NOT be having a gift exchange this year, but Santa says, "Don't worry, I have something for everyone!"  There will be a fun short program entitled "The Night Before the Holiday Luncheon" so please plan to register starting November 1st.
 
Don't forget to pass out treats to the ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood on October 31.  Send pictures to our Historian to be added to our home page.
 
Jeanne Deiger, President
New Friends of Carolina
 
If you are one of our November birthday ladies listed below, don't forget to sign up for the next Membership Luncheon.  Your birthday will be acknowledged, and you will receive a special birthday gift!
Monya Thomas  11/1
Audrey Herman  11/7
Lisa Byrne  11/10
Karen Dykes  11/14
Paula Lyle  11/17
Anne Verville  11/19
Frankie McDonald  11/19
Susan Betters  11/21
Carole Griffin  11/25
Sheryl Hollander  11/26
Hello all, hope you are enjoying the lower temperatures and the crispness of Fall.
 
As mentioned in last month's newsletter, we had a great turnout for prospective members at our Welcome Coffee in September.  I'm happy to report that we have two new members who attended that Coffee.  Our newest members are:
 
Patricia Rumbley - Patricia resides in South Charlotte and previously lived at the NC coast and the Florida Keys.
Suellen Chandler - Suellen is originally from California and now lives in Waxhaw.
 
Please make a point of welcoming Patricia and Suellen if you meet them at one of our events.  I'm sure our new members would also love a welcoming phone call or email.  Their contact information can be found on our website under "Directory."
 
Our new membership total is now 161...11 new members since the beginning of our fiscal year in June and a total of 17 new members since January 1.
 
For those who celebrate the ghosts and goblins - Happy Halloween!
 
Dee Drobonick, VP of Membership
nfcmembership2025@gmail.com
CARE AND CONCERN
 
Get Well cards were sent to
 
Sandy Cherrybone (Fractured Hip)
Janice Mueller (Back Surgery)
  
 If you know of anyone in our club who could use a card, a call, or a meal due to illness, hospitalization, and etc., please let me know.
 
Diane McCartney
(917) 399-9189
dianemccartney1@yahoo.com
Friends,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you from the bottom of heart for the extraordinary kindness shown to me during and after my hospitalization in July and August. Your cards, text and phone messages and meal train provisions truly aided in my recovery, and I am overwhelmed. Additionally, thank you to all of you who inquired about my Dad after his brief hospitalization. It means a great deal to me that many of you always ask how he is doing.

With gratitude and friendship,
Christine Roach
Fun events in and around Charlotte in November...
 

Six The Musical  11/4 - 11/9  Belk Theatre

The Color Purple  11/7 – 11/8  Halton Theatre

Nutcracker! Magic of Christmas Ballet  11/15  Ovens Auditorium

Sound of Music  11/18 -11/23  Belk Theatre

Nate Bargatze  11/20  Spectrum Center

Air Supply  11/22  Ovens Auditorium

Fortune Feimster  11/28  Ovens Auditorium


Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints 11/9  1PM  BOA Stadium

Carolina Panthers vs. Los Angeles Rams 11/30  1PM  BOA Stadium

 
 

Monthly Board Meeting
and Special Events
November Board Meeting
 
The Board Meeting is for Elected Officers and Standing Committee Chairs
 
Thursday
November 6, 2025
10:00 am to 12:00pm
 
The Home of Laurel Chivari
 2226 Old Evergreen Parkway
Indian Trail, NC  28079
 
Event Contact:
Jeanne Deiger
704-607-3105
November Special Membership Event
It has been said "It's the friends we meet along the way
who help us appreciate the journey."
Please join us in celebration of all of your NFC friends who are on that journey with you...
 
Thursday, November 13th at 12:00 pm
at
The Clubhouse at Heritage South
2121 Old Evergreen Parkway
Indian Trail, NC
 
Ham, Chicken, Mashed Potatoes,
Fresh Green Beans and Rolls
Dessert will be Pies and Cakes
made by our wonderful members!
 
The celebration will include
games, prizes, and lots of fun! 
 
One special activity will be a pie and cake baking contest!  Pies and cakes will be judged by independent judges for appearance, texture and taste.  Following the judging...the pies and cakes will become our dessert!  Space for 10 pies and 10 cakes...and all MUST be homemade!  To sign up, contact Susan Brandenburg at susanb0424@gmail.com
One entry per person
**********
Cost: $25 per member
Space for:  60 New Friends "Sisters"

Getting To Know you...

Madam President Jeanne Deiger
What is your wildest animal encounter?   Well, let me just say that I am EXTREMELY PARANOID about having SNAKES nearby.  I don't care if they are the safe Black snake that eats the poisonous snakes or not.  Many years ago, while raking leaves on my back patio a baby copperhead decided it wanted to check out my kitchen. Well, you can imagine my reaction when I saw this baby curled up in the corner.  I jumped on the counter and screamed and my little dog, Susie, ran upstairs like, "I'm getting out of here!"  When I finally realized that I live alone and screaming would do nothing, I called my neighbor.  Poor Susie ran downstairs to rescue me and thankfully my neighbor got the snake with a shovel and removed it from my kitchen. No, I don't want to go see "Jungle Larry" ever again.   
 
The movie that you could watch again and again...and why.  Those that know me know I love a comedy and anything with music.  One of my favorite movies is "Home Alone".  I laugh every time and sing "Somewhere in My Memory" EVERY TIME. It never gets old.  In fact, my-partner-in-crime and I sat outside in the cold last December at the Ballantyne Amp to watch it on the big screen and we laughed and belted out "Somewhere in My Memory"...
 
What have you always suspected that you could do but you're too nervous to try?   I always thought I could go skydiving for a milestone birthday but haven't tried.  I think maybe if my-partner-in-crime and I are still kicking in another 7 years we should try this, and someone could push both of us out of the plane while we sing "Somewhere in My Memory"...
 
What woman, (past or present) would you love to have lunch with? I'd love to have lunch with my mother again.  I miss her every day.  She passed exactly 6 years ago yesterday.
 
What's next on your bucket list? Maybe a cruise through the Panama Canal or a trip to Scotland. I've been to every state including Alaska and Hawaii, Europe, Asia and the island of Guam for business. I'm happy to relax at home.
 
What's your most cherished childhood memory?  That's a tough one but I think it was the one and only surprise party I had when I was young.  My father took me to J.C. Penney's to buy a dress. (My dad never took me shopping). When we got home, all my little friends were there.  I can't remember if we even bought a dress, but I sure was surprised.  
Christmas Decor Exchange!
 
NOW is a good time to swap out for something
NEW TO YOU at our Decor Exchange.  Please bring a minimum of two holiday items in good condition.
This will be a FUN EVENT!
 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 
Home of Karen Bearss
8960 Challis Hill Lane
Charlotte, NC  28226
 
Please remember to give ample notice if you have to cancel so others can attend.
 
Capacity:  14 Christmas Elves
 
Event Contacts:
Sandy Cummings  704-321-0214
Karen Bearss  704-770-1542
Please use the links below to learn more about each event.
When you take pictures at one of our events...
 
Send them to:
 
  nfchistorian@proton.me
Food, Friends and Fun
Appetizers with Friends - Meet at member's home for appetizers and desserts
     
 
 
Better Homes & Gardens - Special events held every other month
         
 
Brews and Bites - Explore a new brewery/pub each month
 

  
 
Dining with Divas - An 8-member group who meet for lunch at a member's home on a rotating basis.  Contact Pauline Trautman (704) 507-5680 for information to be a sub or create a new group.
        
Ladies Night Out - FUN and FRIENDS
(Cancelled this month)
         
 
Lunch Bunch 1 - Meets on the 2nd Friday each month at a different restaurant
            
 
Lunch Bunch 2 - Meets on the 3rd Friday each month at a different restaurant
              
 
Matinee Madams - Meet for a movie and sometimes lunch
(Watch your email or President's Monday message for updates)
 

Winers and Diners
Meet at member's home for cocktails and then out to dinner
  
Books, Crafts and Service
Book Lovers - Meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month to discuss a selected title
          
 
Book Swappers - Sharing interesting books
(We meet every other month at a member's home)
 
 
Creative Adventures
(See you in January)
                  
  
 
Sip and Stitch - Bring your needlework...new members always welcome
       
 
 
Sports and Games
Bunco #1
         

 
Bunco #2
          
 
Contract Rummy
        
Five Deck Canasta
(Cancelled this month)
       
     
 Mexican Train 1
         
 
Mexican Train 2
           
 
Mexican Train 3
            
Mexican Train Evening
           
   
Rummikub
          
 
Samba
          

Scrabble
   
 
       
Any and all feedback is welcome.  Email your suggestions and comments to
 
Sandee Henricks at nfcnewsletter2024@gmail.com
Return to Previous Page