Luau report & upcoming

The weather was SUNNY and VERY warm to say the least for Travelites' annual Luau at Ms. Evelyn's property in Graniteville, SC. The welcome mat was definitely out for us with the gate unlocked at the requested time and five fans circulating the air brought out a nice breeze. . Members arrived from not only the Midlands, but the Upstate, Low Country, and Georgia. The pond was refreshing but really not as chilling as in previous years. Most of the food was consumed with few leftovers including 2 kinds of coleslaw, pickles, homemade macaroni and cheese, a wonderful hors d'oeuvre with shrimp, tomatoes, and herbs was brought by a prospective Upstate member. There was also mango salsa, and the obligatory garlic/spinach dip, and a trail mix. Dessert included a huge iced carrot cake and brownies. . The last attendees left the park @ 8pm, and we are welcome to return whenever we can schedule the time. The next planned event there will be October 29th for our Halloween party. . We did learn that some times if a car doesn't start, a "smart" car might think it is being attempted to be stolen. Should that happen to anyone, you should use the actual key to lock and unlock the door to confirm it's you. . Travelites' next events scheduled are the Toga(optional) party on Aug. 13 in Hopkins, SC at 2:30 with an international flair potluck supper and a Goodbye to Summer gathering in Camden, SC on August 27th. . Here's the Auction (benefiting the Naturist Action Committee, AANR Education Foundation, American Nudist Research Library, and Sistercare, a charity for abused women and their chidren) update: 1. **Walton Automotive, Greenlawn Dr, Columbia, SC Oil change $10-Allen 2. **Walton Automotive, Oil Change #2 - $5 3. ** Heather gray USC tshirt (XL) - $3 4. **Riverbanks Zoo – adult admission for two $10 Wade 5. **Bonefish Grill donated gift certificate dinner for 2 (any location) $30 Paul B. 6. **"At Your Service" double-walled insulated travel mug - $1 7. ** Shear Perfection hair cut, Two Notch Rd., Columbia, SC $5-Allen 8. ** Bottle (750 ml) of Gnarled Vine 2007 Merlot (member donated) $5 9. ** Domino's Pizza (any location) 2 certificates for one-topping large pizza. $7 Mark K. 10. **Domino's Pizza (any location #2) 2 certificates for one-topping large pizza $7 Mark K. 11. **Tool box, yellow & black, 15"W x 12"H x 8"D $5 Allen 12. ** Mar del Sur & Surf Point chardonnays, 2 bottles, 750 ml(member donated)$35 Al/Marian 13. **Shoney's donated two buffets $3 14. **Griffin Pool & Spa donated: 67"ride-on fish, Underwater scope & kickboard - $5 15. ** Soft-sided backpack cooler(member donated) $25 Ruben H. 16. ** Only in America, by Harry Golden, 1959, with forward by Carl Sandburg. Paper is in good condition, but beginning to brown on the edges. $2 17. ** COBY CD Home stereo system w/ AM-FM turner (donated by Interstate Battery) - $50 Ruben H. 18. **Panera donated two $25 gift certificates for Garners Ferry Rd. location - $15 Bob E. (VA) 19. **Travelites ceramic mug w/logo $15 Albert 20. **Travelites (bath-sheet) towel w/your name $30 Albert 21. ** Travelites multi-pocketed tote (orange) $15 Mark 22. **Travelites beige medium tote with logo $29.50 Al/Marian 23. **Travelites women's black polo embroidered with club logo $6 24. **Travelites lightweight royal blue ball-cap w/gold "Travelites" $20 Jack C(TX) 25. **Tsunami Restaurant $25 gift certificate (Gervais St. location) –member donated $5 26. **AANR "Caution Clothes May Come Off w/o warning" 2XL tshirt $5 Andy C. 27. **AANR grey tshirt size XL $5 28 **Serendipity merchandise logo Royal blue tshirt size XL $15 Mike C. 29.**Serendipity merchandise logo Brown sweatshirt size XL $5-Allen 29a. *Serendipity merchandise logo white tshirt size L $7.50 Mark C 30.**Serendipity merchandise logo Bright pink beach towel $5 Mark C 31. **AANR tan/blue jacket size XL $7.50 32. **AANR green apron "Nude Cooking Adds Spice to Life" $5 Wade 33. **AANR blue/white towel-$20 Albert 34. **AANR Nudist zippered ball cap $10 Albert 35. **AANR red tshirt "Life begings w/your clothes off" (XL) $15 Jack C (TX) 36. **AANR olive tshirt "live free live nude" w/eagle size XL $15 Jack C (TX) 37. **Steam buddy clothes steamer $2 38. **Douglas Fir planted in a 5-gallon nursery container $20 Mike B. 39. **Ace survival/multi-purpose tool. $8 Mike B. 40. **Krispy Kreme - card entitling you to one dozen/month for a year. Garners Ferry Rd. Location only. $5 41. **Cypress Cove green ceramic coffee mug (member donated) $4 Cheri

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