Events
Members, please check your Weekly Activities email for all event details.
October and November Birthday Celebrations
November
No-host breakfast and free coffee for the birthday kids.
See details in your weekly email.
Let’s Get Wicked!
November
“Wicked,” the movie version, hits the movie theaters next month, and we’re planning an outing to see it. Afterward, our host will gather you up and head out somewhere for a nosh.
See details in your weekly email.
Mandarin Ranch Visit
December
This has become a Lavender Friends tradition, with a local ranch owner laying out a mandarin-infused spread for us as he weaves the tale of the orange fruit with a very personal history of the area.
See details in your weekly email.
16th Annual Holiday Dinner & Dance
December
Enjoy a holiday buffet and dancing to music by Jammin' Jo Productions. Reservations are being taken now.
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Sun Senior News
November 2024
By Joan Lacktis
The decision to form our club wasn’t easy. Several in the informal group of LGBTQ residents, who had been meeting in each other’s homes, weren’t in favor of becoming official. They weren’t ready for others living here to know they were gay. Some were still working and feared losing their jobs.
But the other side maintained they had simply grown too large for house parties, and it was time they got to benefit from the clubhouses’ rooms for social gatherings and for conducting business. And, some said, maybe it’s time to stand up and be counted. In September 2009, the application was filed with the HOA. Some left the group. Those who stayed had begun a sixth-month process to becoming the Lavender Friends Club. The HOA’s board of directors gave their stamp of approval in March 2010.
Today’s members heard this and more about our history at our Founders Tribute Dinner, held September 28th at Kilaga Springs Lodge. Sixteen founders are still club members, and they were honored at this dinner with applause, awards of gratitude and much admiration from those of us who came after them. Fourteen were at the gathering; two are RVing across the country.
At one point during the evening, president Sandi Dolbee spoke of one of the missions the original members put into writing in the bylaws as they formed Lavender Friends: to create a legacy for future LGBTQ residents moving into Lincoln Hills. Sandi asked the men and women who were there to turn around and survey the nearly full room. “Mission accomplished,” she reported.
This wonderful evening will soon join the ranks of another one that’s coming up: the annual holiday dinner-dance at Turkey Creek next month. And guess what? It was a founder who originally set up that venue for us many years ago — and a trio of founders continue to organize it for us today. Just another example of legacy in action.
Lavender Friends is a club for LGBTQ residents and their allies.
About Us
The Lavender Friends Club is a group of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and those in friendship who reside in beautiful Sun City Lincoln Hills, California.
Our primary goal is to create and sponsor social gatherings and events that will appeal to the broad base of our members who enjoy getting together with others and sharing quality time and their experiences. Equally important is our goal of supporting one another and offering service to our community.
We believe that strong communities begin with solid relationships and our primary purpose is to build a greater sense of community through social interaction, open communication and shared information.