MURPHY
December 18 - Boy Scout Troop 1812 meets at Murphy's Activity Center 3:00-4:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Boys 6th grade and older are welcome! Contact Scoutmaster Jere Ward 214-263-0388 or visit www.troop1812.org for more information.

January 17 – Murphy Chamber of Commerce –. To make your reservations, please visit the Chamber website: www.murphychamber.org Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m., Community Room in the Murphy City Hall, 206 N. Murphy Road, Murphy, TX 75094.

December 26 - TaleSippers Book Club, There is no meeting in December. Join us January 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the back room of Saxbys Coffee, Murphy to discuss the book: Paris Wife by Paula McClain. Newcomers welcome!

December 27 - Exchange Club of Murphy - There will be no meeting on Dec. 27th due to the holidays.

January 2 & 15 - Exchange Club of Murphy now meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Country Burger in Murphy Marketplace, FM 544 and North Murphy Road, 12 noon to 1 p.m. No reservation necessary. Call Cheryl Collins, President, for more information at 469-463-6950. Visit: www.exchangeclubofmurphytexas.org

January 7 – Cemetery Assoc. of Murphy Cemetery Clean-up Day– The public is invited to join members at 10 a.m. at the Decatur-Maxwell-Murphy Cemetery for a clean-up day of the grounds. Please bring gardening items such as rakes, weed eaters, clippers, gloves, etc. Every hand helps!

January 11 - Murphy Realty Connection meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:45 a.m. (meeting and lunch) at the Standard Pacific model in Maxwell Creek, 626 Waters Edge Way, Murphy. Tours start at 12:30 p.m. for local Murphy homes on the market for sale. Open to area Realtors and Brokers. Email lynne@lynneclash.com for reservations if you are coming for the first time and not a regular member.

January 19 - Sit, Sip and Stitch Group meets the 3rd Thurs. of each month at 11 a.m. the Murphy Starbucks, corner of FM 544 and Murphy Road. Come gather with us to knit, crochet, and to do other needle work. Artists of all experience levels are welcome. For more information, call Rhonda at (972) 423-1672.

January 20 – Murphy Chamber Annual Banquet – Hyatt Place Dallas on George Bush/190, North Garland.

January 30 - TaleSippers Book Club, Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the back room of Saxbys Coffee, Murphy. January book is: Paris Wife by Paula McClain. Newcomers welcome!

Thursdays - Murphy Chamber Business Card Exchange meeting 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. every Thursday at Elke’s Market Café Express, 158 W. FM 544 Suite 118, Murphy, 75094. (Behind Wells Fargo Bank). Please note this new location for networking! Open to members and non-members.


MOMS Club of Murphy/Sachse - An international non-profit support group for mothers who stay at home with their children. Join us for park days, playgroups, field trips, MOMS Night Out, our general meeting with guest speakers, and more each month. The MOMS Club also participates in service projects throughout the year benefiting local organizations. Visit www.murphysachsemomsclub.com for more information.


PLANO

December 17- Free Genealogy Show & Tell Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc. free Show & Tell program. Join us and share the results of your hard work. This session will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Program Room at the W. O. Haggard, Jr. Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano, TX 75075-3712. For additional information, please check our website at http://www.genealogyfriends.org. For questions, please e-mail genfriends@genealogyfriends.org. Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc. is a non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Mondays - Plano Frontier Toastmasters Club. The club meets at the VFW post 4380, 3420 Ave. K, Suite 122 in Plano each Monday evening at 6:15 pm and is open to the general public. For more information visit their website at: http://planofrontier.freetoasthost.cc/

Wednesdays/Thursdays - Wednesdays/Thursdays - MOMS Connection meets twice a month, your choice of either Wednesday or Thursday, 9:30am to 11:30am. Chase Oaks Church, Plano. Registration required -- for more information please contact Lori Eubanks at leubanks@chaseoaks.org, contact the church office, 972-783-8800, or visit www.chaseoaks.org. 15 meetings are held from September through May, $50 per year.

Wednesdays – 2 Change U Toastmasters meet every Wednesday from 6:45pm to 8:15pm. (6:45- 7:05pm Social/Dinner time, 7:15-8:15pm Meeting time) at Custer Road United Methodist Church - Room B11, 6601 Custer Road, Plano 75023 (North of Spring Creek Parkway on Custer at Cumberland Drive). Visitors are welcome. Contact info@2changeu.freetoasthost.us or visit http://2changeu.freetoasthost.us

1st/3rd Wednesdays – MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Come join our MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group on the 1st/3rd Wed. mornings from Sept - May from 9:15 - 11:30 am. We meet at Hope Fellowship Church in Plano at 3405 Custer, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75023 (northwest corner of Parker and Custer Rd). Come join us as we live life together as Mothers of Preschool children. Registration required but you can join anytime during the year - go to http://mopsofplano.web.officelive.com/default.aspx for more information and contact information. Childcare included in bi-annual dues.

RICHARDSON
Mondays – Toastronix Toastmasters Club #942489 – Dist. #50, Est. 8/10/2006. Sharpen your speaking and leadership skills! We meet every Monday from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. at the Tektronix Building on 3033 W. President George Bush Highway, Plano, TX 75075. Club status: Open to al (4.8) miles. Contact us: info@toastronix.freetoasthost.us

WYLIE

December 16 & 17 & 23 Christmas Lights Tours – In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue. We will host evening tours on Fridays and Saturdays, starting after Thanksgiving. Come see the cats, while walking through a winter wonderland of lights, and enjoy hot chocolate!

January 5 & 19 - Wylie Evening Lion’s Club, meets 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the American National Bank Community Room, Wylie on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. For more information contact Carl Bodine 469-951-4344.

Wednesdays - Wylie Wisecrackers Toastmasters Club meets every Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at American National Bank, 301 Highway 78 in Wylie. Join us and have a great time while overcoming your fear of public speaking or honing your speaking skills. For information please call: 972-333-7022.

Thursdays – Rotary Club of Wylie meets every Thursday, 12 noon to 1 p.m. at Woodbridge Golf Club, 7400 Country Club Drive, Wylie.

Saturdays & Sundays - In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center, 3430 Skyview Drive, next to Lavon Lake Dam, Wylie. Open to the public on Saturdays & Sundays - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is a requested donation of $10 per adult and $7 per child. This donation goes directly to pay for the cats’ care and is tax deductible. Group tours are available daily but must be scheduled in advance. Come and see the tigers, lions, cougars, lynx, bobcats, servals, leopards, cheetahs, coatimundi and “Kahn” the Murphy Messenger adopted lion! www.insyncexotics.com.

To have your meeting or event listed in the Calendar of Events, send your information to: marcia@murphymessenger.com