End of Year/Holiday Meeting & Party December 8

As World AIDS Day falls on the first Tuesday in December this year, PFLAG of the Big Country has moved its monthly meeting to the 2nd week of the month (for December only), on December 8, at Exodus Metropolitan Community Church. This is our annual end of the year meeting where we elect new officers to the board.

If you are a dues paying member of PFLAG, you can either run or be nominated to serve for one year on the board (and yes, you can be nominated to be on the board again in 2010 if you were on the board in 2009 or previous years). Please note that this is a commitment, that you will be present at all board meetings and work to develop and continue in the moving of equality forward in Abilene and the Big Country. Non-board officer positions will also be open. To learn more about qualifications or to view the bylaws of the chapter, please contact PFLAG of the Big Country at pflag_bc@yahoo.com.

All those attending the December 8 meeting are encouraged to bring their favorite dish to share in a potluck. Entertainment will be provided by Shannon Roysden. Shannon is a powerful singer and plays flute including a collection of Native American wooden flutes. She is a student of Native American spirituality and currently enrolled in the Texas Master Naturalist program.

We look forward to seeing you there!

BUNCO for PFLAG!

We are having a fundraiser for PFLAG of the Big Country on Tuesday, November 10th beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Exodus Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) 1933 S. 27th. Entry fee is $20.00.

All participants will receive a gift! Come and enjoy the fellowship and fun!

For information call: Jamie Reyes at (325) 668-2526 or Phyllis Grubb at (325) 668-4472.

What is BUNCO?

•A team consists of 12 players (three tables).
•A table consists of four players. Your partner is the person sitting diagonal from you.
•The scorekeeper for each table rolls first and then proceeds to the left. The scorekeeper for each table will keep record of the cumulative score for each team.
•The tournament consists of four sets; each set consists of six rounds. Play is in three minute intervals with two minute move time in between. There are new rounds every five minutes.
•Play start and stop with the airhorn.
•Players earn points by rolling three dice. In each round, players are trying to roll the same number as the round or the target number. Example: In round three, you will receive points for only the 3’s that are rolled. One point is awarded for each target number rolled successfully.
•A player keeps rolling as long as they continue to roll the target number. Example: In round three, as long as you roll at least one three, you keep rolling the dice. When you roll the dice and don’t get a three, then it is the next player’s turn.
•When the round ends, each player will move one seat to the right. You will have a different partner in each round.
•BUNCO is when you roll three of a kind of the target number for that round. A BUNCO earns 21 points. Example: In round three, you roll the dice and roll ALL threes!
•Rolling three of a kind of any number in any given round earns five points. Example: In round three, you roll the dice and roll ALL twos.
•The team (partners) at each table with the highest score for the round will record a “W” (Win) and the other team will record an “L” (Loss) on their individual score sheet for that round. If a player rolls a BUNCO, they will record a “B” (BUNCO).
•In the event of a tie at your table, each player will continue to roll for the target number until the tie is broken (all four players must have a chance to roll).