WRISTBANDS: Just a reminder, wristbands are now mandatory when on the HSC property including parking lots, sound, first floor porches/walkways, and the snack bar area. Wristbands are not needed inside on upper floors. If you have not picked up your wristband, stop by the office during office hours Monday through Sunday. The person picking up the bands must be an adult member and can pick them up for the entire family. They come in two sizes – 7 inch and 8 inch.

UPCOMING MENUS: Reservations must be made by 4:00pm the day before you would like to eat dinner. For special events, reservations may be required earlier – dates will be listed. Don’t forget, we have a full breakfast buffet Monday through Saturday.

6/29, Tuesday: Beef or Chicken Tacos or Taco Bowls

7/1, Thursday: Grilled Shrimp or Lasagna

7/2, Friday: Fried Flounder or Shrimp

7/5, Monday: Fried Chicken or BBQ Shrimp

7/6, Tuesday: Taco Bowls or Tacos

7/8, Thursday: Chicken Parmesan or Garlic and Herb Shrimp

7/9, Friday: Fried Flounder and Fried Shrimp

7/12, Monday: Fried Chicken or Chipotle Citrus Shrimp Skewers

7/13, Tuesday: Taco Bowls or Enchiladas

7/15, Thursday: Chicken Parmesan or Lasagna

7/16, Friday: Fried Flounder or Fried Shrimp

UPCOMING EVENTS:

7/4, Sunday ~ July 4 Celebration! Opening Ceremony at 11:00am. See earlier blog for details. Pulled pork lunch reservations due by Wednesday, June 30 at 5:00pm. Lunch will be served from 11:30-1:00. Just call the Club office when you are ready for your take-out to be brought downstairs. You may eat in the dining room if you prefer. Only the BLUE sticker will be allowed in the parking lot, and no guest parking passes will be given until 4:00pm.

7/7, Wednesday 7:00 ~ Bingo hosted by the incomparable Steve Lee! Please bring a baked good or other prize. Bingo prices ~ Adult – 4 cards for $3, Children – 4 cards for $1.

7/21, Wednesday 7:00 ~ Bingo hosted by the Collins brothers! Don’t forget to bring a prize!

7/24, Saturday 6:00-9:00pm ~ Full Moon Party with cash bar and A&M Red Food Truck!

More details will follow.

EVENTS: Thanks to our Social Committee, our June events have been extremely successful!  On June 19, we had a crowd at our first Family Fun Night. A hot dog supper was served along with a cash bar and lots of fun and games for the kids. The kids absolutely LOVED the dragon obstacle course. We feel sure he will make another appearance. Thanks to our volunteers Cher and Mike Pridgen, Suzanne and Freddy Harrell, Susan Milholland, Jean and Eddie Lawler, Lisa Price, Peggy Russell, Joe Browning, Tanner Konrady, Maria Stasios, Debbie Whitman, and Jan Sheppard.

Don’t forget the Father’s Day Special in the Snack Bar on Sunday!  Come enjoy a delicious Prime Rib Sandwich with thinly sliced prime rib on a hoagie bun with Swiss cheese, pepperoncini, and horseradish cream cheese. Cost of the special is $8.99. Add fries and a drink and get a Father’s Day Special Meal for $10.99. You may eat your meal in the dining room, snack bar, on the porch – or take it on the beach or to the pier! As always, you can order your Snack Bar food online at hanoverseaside.club or by calling the Club office

UPCOMING MENUS:

Monday June 21: Fried Chicken or BBQ Pork

Tuesday June 22: Beef or Chicken Tacos or Taco Bowls

Thursday June 24: Shrimp with Feta or Chicken Cacciatore

Friday June 25: Prime Rib and Fried Shrimp

Monday June 28: Fried Chicken or BBQ Pork

Tuesday June 29: Beef or Chicken Tacos or Taco Bowls

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Wednesday June 23, 7:00 ~ BINGO! Hosted by Mark and Julie Wilson. Be sure to bring a prize to share.

Saturday June 26, 6:00-9:00 ~ Full Moon Margarita Party! Bring your friends and enjoy a cash Cocktail Bar, Pepe’s Taco Food Truck, and music by DJ Lee Pearson. Call the Club office by June 23 to RSVP.

CLUB CLEANLINESS:  The season is young, but we are already seeing a few problems around the Club. Please remember that the chair storage racks are ONLY for those renting rooms on the 3rd floor. If you do not have a chair locker (and there is a waiting list) you are not allowed to leave your chair at the Club if you are not renting a room that day. Also, clothing (including wet suits), chairs, and beach toys should not be left on the porches, in the picnic area, or anywhere on the property. Please don’t place surfboards or other personal items on the picnic tables – leave them open for memberes to eat. Also, don’t leave wet towels draped over picnic tables and chairs to dry. There are clothes lines with clothes pins on the north side of the buiding for your use. Make sure you place all trash in the approved receptables located in and around the building. When you eat at a table in the snack bar, wipe it off when you are finished. Ants and other undersirable pests become a very large problem when food and scraps are left on tables and chairs. Thanks for helping us keep our facility neat, clean, and orderly.

WRISTBANDS:  Don’t forget to stop by the office to pick up your wristband as soon as possible. For more information on wristbands, look at the last blog on hanoverseaside.club. Wristbands will be required beginning June 25. If you are planning to come to the beach for July 4, try to get by the office in advance to get your wristbands. If you are not able to do so, we will have tables set up to pass out wristbands as quickly as possible on July 4. More information will follow.

NEW TEE DESIGNS:  We have been waiting impatiently for our new Club tees and hats. Supply chain issues have made our order take longer than normal, but the wait is nearly over. The plan is to have them in stock and ready for you on Tuesday, June 22. We will have all colors (light blue, green, white, gray, and navy) in all sizes. However, quantity in each color is limited, so get your shirt early! We will not be holding shirts for members. We do not have the staff to take telephone orders, nor the space to store them. You can get your shirts iin the Club office or in the downstairs Snack Bar during weekend hours. We think you are going to love the quality and design of our new merchandise. Shirts are a soft, triblend material. Hats are embroidered, not screen printed. The increase in quality equates to an increase in price, but we have kept prices as low as possible.

Adult short sleeve (S-XL) ~ $18

Adult short sleeve (XXL) ~ $22

Adult short sleeve (XXXL) ~ $24

Adult long sleeve (S-XL) ~ $24

Adult long sleeve (XXL) ~ $26

Adult long sleeve (XXXL) ~ $28

Youth and toddler short sleeve ~ $20 (Very small inventory)

Fully Embroidered Hats ~ $25

STADIUM CUPS HAVE RETURNED:  Back by popluar demand – 22 ounce stadium cups with lids and straws for $4! We have royal blue and purple in stock and ready to sell. You can buy them in the office, the downstairs snack bar on weekends, or add them to your Snack Bar order.

100 GOLDEN SUMMERS:  We have found a few copies of Ann Hutteman’s book about the Hanover Seaside Club entitled 100 Golden Summers. It was written to honor the first 100 year of our Club – 1898 to 1998. The book provides a history of the Club from when it was founded at Carolina Beach to 1998, along with pictures of the old facilities and members. This book contains many treasured memories. You can purchase copies for $20 at the office.

Over the past several years, there has been a tremendous increase in trespassing/non-members accessing our Club property. It is a real problem that the Board has examined for years. To date the Board has increased security measures through a paid security guard, additional parking lot staff, additional gates, and no-trespassing signs; however, these measures have not been effective.  The Board has spoken to other clubs and discussed this with the town of Wrightsville Beach.

At the last Board meeting, the Board approved the use of reusable wristbands as a security measure.  After careful review of various options, the Board determined that it is necessary to move forward with a method to identify members. We recognize that this change will not be celebrated by all, but it truly is the best method the Board could find to meet Club needs.

Wristbands as a security method have been adopted because they are:

·        An easy, visible method to identify members.

·        Cost effective

·        Customizable

·        Reusable and easy to replace

·        Available in a disposable version for guests

·        Available in multiple sizes (we have 7 inch and 8 inch)

The Board will be monitoring usage and compliance with the wristbands over the next few weeks. We ask the membership to embrace this new security measure. An enforcement policy will be implemented as needed. Ideally, the membership will adopt the new policy and wear their wristbands as requested. You don’t have to wear wristbands on the beach – just on Club property. If you choose not to wear the band on your wrist, there are options. You can attach it to a beach bag, your key ring, your cell phone, etc. It just needs to be obvious that you have a member wristband.

The effective date of the new policy is June 25, but we recognize it will take time to adopt. All members will be required to wear a wristband. Minors (under the age of 18) are asked to wear wristbands when not accompanied by an adult member. The procedure for obtaining wristbands, are as follows:

1.     Pick up wristbands in the office during regular office hours (Monday 10-2, Tuesday-Friday 10-4, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 10-4). Wristbands will be available beginning Thursday, June 17.

2.     An adult family member (18 or older) can pick them up for the entire family.

3.     If a member did not return a Member Survey previously, they must update family information in Jonas, which can be done at the office as well.

4.     Out of town members can pick up wristbands on their first visit to the Club. The wrist bands will not be mailed.

5.     The date received and the number of wristbands supplied with be documented and members will be asked to acknowledge receipt.

6.      Disposable wristbands will be available for your guests. You can pick one up either in the office or from the parking lot attendant, if there is one on duty.

7.     If you get to the beach and realize you forgot your wristband, no problem. Just stop by the office and pick up a disposable guest wristband for the day.

The Board thanks its membership for supporting this initiative and will be reviewing its adoption on an ongoing basis. Changes or updates to the policy will come as we receive feedback from the membership. Please help make this a success so we can better protect the interest of the membership.

Please do not respond to this e-mail with questions and comments regarding wristbands. You can e-mail Board members by clicking on their names under Board of Directors HERE.

NEWS ~ JUNE 5, 2021

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION: All members who joined the Hanover Seaside Club since May of 2020 are invited to join us for Muffins with the Manager on Saturday, June 12 at 10:00am. At this time, you will meet our new manager, learn interesting history about the HSC, hear an overview of our rules and policies, and gather an understanding of our family culture. Please reserve your spot by calling the Club office at 910-256-2726 no later than noon on Tuesday, June 8. We hope to see all of our new members there.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT: Come one, come all! Saturday, June 19, 5-8pm is Family Fun Night at the Club! Upstairs there will be a cash cocktail bar for the adults. In the snack bar area, we will be serving a hot dog plate with all the fixings – pasta salad, chips, ice cream, watermelon, and lemonade. The cost is $5 per child and $10 per adult. There will be an inflatable Dragon obstacle course, bubbles, and games to play. The price for this event will help defray the cost of the meal and obstacle course. Dinner will be served from 5-6 with games and activities to follow. Please call to make reservations by Tuesday, June 15 at noon. No kids? Come have a drink and rock with us on the porch!

FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL: Since all Snack Bar food is cooked in our kitchen, we are not able to offer the Father’s Day Buffet this year. But we want to honor our fathers, so on Father’s Day, we will be offering a very special meal in our Snack Bar. Come enjoy a Prime Rib Sandwich with thin sliced prime rib on a hoagie bun with Swiss cheese, pepperoncini, and horseradish cream cheese. Cost of the special is $8.99. Add fries and a drink and get a Father’s Day Special Meal for $10.99. You may eat your meal in the dining room, snack bar, on the porch – or take it on the beach or to the pier! As always, you can order your Snack Bar food online at hanoverseaside.club or by calling the Club office

UPCOMING MENUS: The dining room is operating at full capacity. Make reservations to enjoy a delicious dinner on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday – or a complete breakfast Monday through Saturday.

Monday June 7: Fried Chicken or Chipotle Citrus Shrimp Skewers

Tuesday June 8: Beef Enchiladas or Taco Bowls

Thursday June 10: Shrimp with Feta or Chicken Paprikash

Friday June 11: Fried Flounder or Fried Shrimp

Monday June 14: Parmesan Crusted Chicken or Garlic and Herb Shrimp

Tuesday June 15: Beef or Chicken Tacos or Taco bowls

Thursday June 17: Chicken Parmesan or Lasagna

Friday June 18: Fried Flounder or Fried Shrimp

BINGO! Ron Stott and Brantley Moore will be hosting our first Bingo of the season on Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00pm. Come early because after nearly 2 years without Bingo – it’s going to be WILD! Please bring baked goods for prizes.

PARKING: Remember, our parking lot is being is being closely monitored this year. Any car without a member sticker or a guest pass will be towed. If the office is closed and you can’t obtain a guest pass, place a sheet of paper with the guest’s name, member’s name/number on the passenger side of the dashboard.

OFFICE HOURS: The office will be open the following hours during the summer:

Monday ~ 10-2

Tuesday through Friday and Sunday ~ 10-4

Saturday ~ 9-6

Please keep in mind that to save us money and keep our dues as low as possible, we are running our Club this year with a smaller staff. If you step in the office and no one is behind the desk, please wait patiently. The office attendant may be helping another member away from the desk. If the door is locked, no attendant is on duty. If you call and nobody answers, leave a message and someone will return your call. Occasionally, you may get a message that the mailbox is not able to take a message. Wait a few minutes and try again. We are training new staff all over the Club, so please introduce yourself and be polite and friendly while the staff learns their new jobs.

PILLOWS: For those renting rooms, remember that the Club no longer supplies pillows – you must bring your own. Guess who forgot this last weekend? Yep, me! Thought I should remind you so you aren’t in the same boat.

CURRENT BOAT AND CAR STICKERS MUST BE IN PLACE!

IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS YET, DO IT QUICKLY.