THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – Dec. 2022

 

THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – Dec. 2022 has been sent to the membership:

All are welcome to this month’s in-person meeting!

at the Mulbury House Senior Center located at 62-70 West Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940.

All are welcome.

Dear IOCCNYSAA Members,

The Holiday season is upon us. We hope you have wonderful times with family, friends, and all as this season gets underway.

In fact, if you want to celebrate with us, we will hold our annual “Holiday Grab Bag” on Friday December 16 at 7:30 pm at the Mulberry House Senior Center. Please see the general rules below.

If you would like to bring a dessert too, please let us know in advance by emailing Stephanie at stephanie.tice@yahoo.com.

Let’s not let old acquaintance be forgot! (By the way, did you Robert Burns didn’t write Auld Lang Syne – it was an old Scottish folk song that he happened to be the first to write down and publish?)

Sending warm wishes from my family to yours this holiday season.

Take Care,

Veronica Ditko, VP, IOCCNYSAA 

December Special HOLIDAY GRAB BAG GENERAL RULES

1. You can attend the meeting and not participate in the grab-bag and everyone, member or not, are all welcome to take part in the grab-bag!
2. Anyone who wishes to participate in the grab-bag needs to contribute a gift.
3. Although archaeological themes are welcome, other gift ideas are also acceptable such as baked items. In other words, simply use your imagination.
4. We are suggesting the value of the gift be up to $15. 
5. All gifts need to be wrapped and identified as to gender-specific, if needed.
6. All participants draw a number.
7. Number 1 goes first followed by consecutive numbers.
8. Upon taking a gift it needs to be opened and shown to the group.
9. Following number 1 each of the other participants can either take a gift from the table or from one of the other participants with a lower number, however you cannot take the same gift back twice in the same turn.
10. If your gift is taken you can go back to the table and take another gift, or take a gift from another person.
11. After all the numbers are completed and gifts opened, the person with number one can exchange their gift with anyone they choose.
12. All participants are encouraged to take a gift from another person 
13. If they like that gift. This is what makes it more interesting. So don’t be bashful.

### Should weather force us to cancel the meeting this month, please check your email, the blog (https://ioccnysaa.blogspot.com/), or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IOCCNYSAA/) for any updates/cancellations on the morning of the meeting!