Welcome to Greenbriar Villas Social Club Community

Ho, Ho, Ho!  It’s that time.  Get your Clark Griswold on.  Get your decorations up, be careful on that ladder, start shopping for the Red Ryder BB gun and be careful not to shoot your eye out!  Record A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,  and The Grinch, and all the other animated classics which resurface every year at this time. Queue up your favorite Christmas movie and no, Die Hard is not a Christmas movie; it just takes place on Christmas.  Sorry Bruce Willis fans; any movie with 4,283(estimated) shootings is disqualified as a Christmas movie.  Now, Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thorton, that, is a Christmas movie.   So are Elf, Love Actually, A Christmas Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Holiday Inn, and Christmas in Connecticut.

Be on the lookout for the UPS golf cart towing their little wagon, and be careful whose lap you sit on because here in The Villages not every portly old guy with a white beard is Santa.

Friendsgiving – The initial Friendsgiving was a resounding success, with around 50  friends and neighbors breaking bread and socializing on Tuesday, November 25. Thanks to Marcea Seimears for organizing the event with help from Barb Millhouse, Janell Dankert, Terri Paris, and Jolan Thiele. Nice work!

Coming Up:

Toys for Tots -  Friday, December 5, from 5:00 until 8:00.   This event is a fund raiser to support the Toys for Tots charity campaign.  It  will be hosted by Dennis and Marty White and take place at their O’Brady’s Pub at the White House (8379 Hendricks).  You can gain entry to this event by giving a new, unwrapped toy or cash donation (per person, not per couple).  Once inside you can enjoy an open bar with cocktails, beer, wine, and soft drinks.  There will be plenty of delicious appetizers and snacks throughout.  We have been promised that one of Santa’s elves will be on hand, and there will be celebrity guest bar tenders.  You can be assured that every item contributed will go to Toys for Tots and the children.  There is no overhead, no administrative costs.   All the food and drinks are donated.   So, please come, eat, drink, and have fun with your neighbors, and know you are helping to make Christmas time a bit merrier for some kids in need.

The Christmas Ladies Luncheon will be on December 6 at 11:30.  The venue for this special event will be held at Legacy Restaurant at Lopez Country Club. This December event will be supporting the Girl Scouts Alumni PJ and Book Drive.  All sizes of PJ’s are needed.  If you are participating, you can drop off unwrapped gifts at Nancy’s Krabbe’s home, 17461 Cottonwood.  Please call or text Nancy at: 513-295-5531 and let her know your intentions 

Annual GBSC Christmas Party Tuesday, December 9, 6:30-8:50, entertainment Shows to Go will be 7-8 pm. Cost $10. CASH ONLY drop off at Angie Corbeil, 17473 Evergreen Ct from November 25-December 5. The food plan calls for heavy appetizers, and of course desserts.  Your Christmas Party committee is making every effort to give you a very special event.  I repeat that the sign-up deadline is December 5.  This has become a bit of a problem lately.  We had over 40 people sign up after the deadline for Friendsgiving.  While we want to include as many as possible, the late entries make things really difficult for those planning or running our events.   So, please respect the deadlines and help ensure a successful event. 

Turn over that 2026 calendar and mark it for the next Bunco night - Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 pm in the Chatham Rec Center  Chateaugay room.

Save the date:  Sue Avallone and Karen Smith let me know that everyone should save the date, January 23rd, for a special event to take place in the backyard of Karen smith.  No more details were provided.  What could it be?

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – GBSC January meeting.  Entertainment will be “Super Tenor Mark Steven Schmidt” The event will feature a chili cookoff.  The committee is still looking for a couple more volunteers. If interested, contact Renee.  Also, we need 5 volunteers to make chili (one meatless).  Others will be asked to give as follows:

A-K Chili toppings

L-Q cornbread or rolls and butter

R-Z desserts

The Office of the Treasurer:  Jim Caldwell states that GBSC  has $668.87, as of November 30, 2025, in our account.