Name: Pack & Paddle Holiday Party is Saturday, December 13 at Okeeheelee Nature Center
Start: 2025-12-13T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-13T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Okeeheelee Park Nature Center

**Attendees will be asked to bring a wrapped gift, plus either an appetizer or dessert to the festive afternoon event.**

The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club’s Annual Holiday Party will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Okeeheelee Nature Center, part of Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33413.

The Holiday Party is free and open to everyone -- current and past club members, club visitors and guests and the public.

Attendees will be asked to bring an appetizer **OR** a dessert.

In addition, attendees will be invited to bring a wrapped gift (of about $10) for the Yankee Trader Gift Exchange.

**HOLIDAY PARTY HIGHLIGHTS**

--**Appetizers**: At the start of the party, attendees will enjoy appetizers from the Appetizer Table. (Attendees are asked to bring either an appetizer OR a dessert to the party.)

--**Yankee Trader Gift Exchange:** During the middle of the party, attendees will participate in a Yankee Trader Gift Exchange. Each attendee is asked to bring a wrapped gift that is approximately $10 in value. (Those who do not bring a gift will not participate in the exchange.)

**--Desserts:** Near the last portion of the party, attendees will enjoy desserts from the Dessert Table. (Attendees are asked to bring either an appetizer OR a dessert to the party.)

**Special note:** The club will provide beverages, plates, utensils and napkins.

**Special note:** There will be no raffle or events slide show at this event.

**HOLIDAY PARTY REMINDER**
**--Who:** Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club
**--What:** Annual Holiday Party
**--Events:** Appetizers, Yankee Trader Gift Exchange, Desserts
**--When:** Saturday, December 13, 2 p.m.
**--Social time:** Starts at 1:30 p.m.
**--Where:** Okeeheelee Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33413
**--Directions:** From Jog Road, take Forest Hill Boulevard 1.2 miles west to Eshleman Trail (the second Okeeheelee Park entrance). Turn right (north) and follow the signs and road 1.6 miles to the Nature Center, which is in the back of the park.

**PRODUCE**

**Before the meeting: Please bring produce to support Okeeheelee’s ‘Animal Ambassadors’**

Please bring your extra produce to each meeting. Produce can be placed on the table in the back of the meeting room.

(Note: Please do not bring citrus or iceberg lettuce.)

Produce donations help to feed animals throughout the beautiful natural area at the park. And our club receives credit for our produce donations! Our largest donation to date: $50 worth of produce on Dec. 11, 2023.

**REMINDER: We also have a donation jar on the table. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase produce for the next monthly meeting.**

The Nature Center gratefully thanks you for your generous donations at each meeting.

**Questions?**

For questions about the Pack & Paddle Club Holiday Party, please call or text 561-312-2765.

**Okeeheelee Nature Center** is part of Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413. From Jog Road, take Forest Hill Boulevard 1.2 miles west to Eshleman Trail (the second Okeeheelee Park entrance). Turn right (north) and follow the signs and road 1.6 miles to the nature center, which is in the back of the park.

**Special note:** Please bring your donations for future raffles to the meeting! We accept camping, hiking, paddling, bicycling and snorkeling items, of course. We also accept your household goods as well.

**WANT TO JOIN THE PALM BEACH PACK & PADDLE CLUB?**

**Renew your P&P membership – or join for the first time!**

The Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club’s annual membership drive for 2025 began on October 1, 2024.

**WHERE TO FIND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:**

--Pick up a membership application at a club meeting or event.

--If you are a Meetup member, click on this link:

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PZ0uoq5SE90o2qugXXoOGNlFUpHOCaY/view](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PZ0uoq5SE90o2qugXXoOGNlFUpHOCaY/view)

**HOW TO TURN IN FORMS, MAKE PAYMENTS:**

--IN PERSON: Bring your completed form and payment in cash or check to one of our events or meetings.

--VIA U.S. MAIL: Send the completed form with check payment enclosed to this address:

Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 16041
West Palm Beach, FL 33416

--VIA EMAIL: Send the completed form as an email attachment to:

[palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com](mailto:palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com)

Note: If sending an email application, payment will be required in person, mail or via PayPal.

--PAYMENTS VIA PAYPAL: Submit the form in person, via email or mail, then pay by PayPal at this link:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/wpbpnp

**PALM BEACH PACK & PADDLE CLUB INFORMATION**

The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club, founded in 1975, plans several events each month for exploring and appreciating nature.

Trips last a day, a weekend, a week or longer. They are local, within Florida and long-distance. Activities include kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, hiking and biking, snorkeling, car camping and wilderness or river camping.

In addition, club meetings are held on the second Saturday afternoon of each month from September through May at the Okeeheelee Nature Center in Okeeheelee Park, with experts speaking on nature-related subjects and other topics of interest.

**VISIT US ONLINE**

**Meetup:**
[www.meetup.com/Palm-Beach-Pack-Paddle](http://www.meetup.com/Palm-Beach-Pack-Paddle)

**CONTACT US**

**President**
561-312-2765

**Membership Chair**
Home: 561-582-3653 (leave message)
Cell: 561-602-7502

**Mail membership forms, checks to:**
P.O. Box 16041, West Palm Beach, FL 33416
(Forms can also be turned in at club meetings.)

**Club email:**
[palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com](mailto:palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com)

**Newsletter Editor**
804-869-6228

--Email newsletter submissions, photos to: [newsletter.pbpp@gmail.com](mailto:newsletter.pbpp@gmail.com)

--Deadline for newsletter submissions is the 22nd of each month.

Bruce Moore

Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club

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