Interest Groups
We have quite a lot to offer through our Interest
Groups. You can learn about the groups that are currently active
by choosing any of the links below. New groups are created often,
so stop back from time to time to see what's been added!
Do you have an idea for a new Interest Group? Would you like to
host a new group? Please let
us
know! Some suggestions for new groups are below.
Daddy Day
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Photography Club
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Dog Playgroup
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Scrapbooking Club
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Fitness Club
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Sewing Club
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Golf Club
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Walking Club
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 Baby Club
Come and meet other moms with infants in our area. We will
be getting together at least once a month for coffee and grown-up conversation.
Older siblings are welcome.
Please RSVP to Kate no later
than the day
before each event. If nobody RSVP's, the event will be canceled.
Monday, September 20th - 10:00AM
Altemose Home
Please RSVP to Kate
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Babysitting Co-Op 
Want FREE BABYSITTING? Join B.A.B.E.S., By
Agreement Babysitting Exchange Services! It’s a great way to make
new friends for you and your children, while getting free
babysitting! You no longer need to feel guilty about asking
friends (and neighbors) to help watch your children when you need to go
to the doctor, run errands, or even enjoy a night out!
Members use coupons in exchange for free babysitting with other members
of the coop. As coupons are the "method" of payment, there's no need to
trade babysitting with only one person - the entire coop is a pool of
available babysitters! New members must attend the monthly
evening meetings to meet other members.
To register, or for more
information, contact Debbie.
Tuesday, Sept
7th - 8:00PM
Monahan Home
All are welcome. Please RSVP if you would like to
join us.
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 Book Club
We hope that you all had a wonderful summer and we’re
looking forward to seeing a lot of old and new faces this
year. Once again, we are very excited about the list of
books selected for the year. We were given great feedback in the
spring and we’ve heard that a lot of you have already started reading.
Since
some of you may be new to the club, we’d like just to review how our
group is run. In June the group decides together on the books for
the
upcoming year. In order to include everyone interested, we
pretty
much alternate between evening and daytime meetings. The meetings
usually fall on the last week of the month. This can vary as the
person
hosting chooses the date. Due to the holiday schedule our
December
selection is not discussed until the beginning of January.
Evening
meetings start at 7:30 and daytime meetings start around Noon.
For
daytime discussions we all bring something to share and have lunch
together – children are always welcome during the day. You can
choose
to read all of the books or just a few; there’s no commitment
required. If you are having difficulty finding a book, please
contact
us as we have one set which can be borrowed on a first come, first
serve basis.
Book Club Selections 2010-2011
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Sep
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Daytime Discussion
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Oct
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Elizabeth Howe
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Evening Discussion
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Nov
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Daytime Discussion
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Dec
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fiztgerald
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Evening Discussion
at beginning of Jan
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Jan
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The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
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Daytime Discussion
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Feb.
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Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
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Evening Discussion
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Mar
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Molokai by Alan Brennert
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Daytime Discussion
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Apr
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Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Evening Discussion
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May
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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolick
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Daytime Discussion
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June
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Selection of Books for 2011-2012
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Daytime Meeting
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 Bunco
Bunco is
a simple dice game, if you can
roll 3 dice, you can play! We will meet once a month & the day/date
will be determined by the members. The hostess will supply hard &
soft drinks and the other players will bring appetizers and desserts.
If you are interested in playing or being a sub, please contact Amy.
 Community
Service 
Community Service
offers you an opportunity to help a variety of local groups and get to
know your fellow members at the same time.
The Halloween Parade - Tuesday, October 26th
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Grab
your
costume,
either
sweet
or
scary!
Everyone
is
welcome,
every
ghost
or fairy! Please join the fun at the Halloween Parade at the Senior
Community Center on Calais Road. The parade begins at 4pm.
If you would like to volunteer as a judge or can donate either apple juice or paper
products, please contact Tracey Drazek. Thank you!
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Helping Hands
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Helping
Hands
is
a
group
that
provides
either
homemade
or
store
bought meals to
members in a time of need – a new baby, an illness, or the loss of a
family member. Any assistance is welcome! We’ve really made
a difference in the lives of our fellow members, and they truly
appreciate a “helping hand”. Contact Cindy
Burke to volunteer or to notify the club of a member in need.
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Senior Holiday Dinner - Randolph
High School Cafeteria
TBD
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Calling
all
those
willing
to
help
out
with
Randolph’s
Senior Holiday Dinner! Anyone willing to contribute a dessert
(homemade or store-bought is fine) and/or time to help serve the
courses of the sit-down meal, please, contact Tammy
McConnell.
We always have a great time at this event, getting to know each other
and interacting with the seniors. Hope to see you there!
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Senior Picnic - Brundage Park
TBD
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We
provide dessert - home-baked or store-bought are welcome. In
addition, we help set up the buffet-style barbeque starting around
11:30AM
and serve the food. Any and all assistance is welcome!
Please contact Tammy
McConnell if you are willing to help or for more information.
Thanks in
advance for your participation!
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There
are
a
great
many
opportunities
for
our
club
members
to
get involved
with MHfH. To see how you can contribute, visit the Habitat for
Humanity Volunteers section
of this page.
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 Dinner Club
Travel
the globe without leaving your town,
Expand your culinary
horizons...
Come have some fun, see old
friends, meet new people, and enjoy a good meal and a fun night out!
Dinner club is forming. This year will offer creative themes
(such as, Harvest Meal , Spain : Tapas Party, Rustic French Cooking,
Winter Warm-Up Dinner, Italian Alfresco Dinner, Southern Accents and of
course the favorite- Secret Ingredient Dinner) with suggested
menus. We will start out with the easier recipes and then
progress to slightly more difficult recipes as the ‘dinner group’
desires.
Rules of Engagement:
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People will be asked whether they want to bring a
main course, side, appetizer, or dessert. We will track who
brings what – so that the same people are not constantly bringing main
courses.
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We will assign each couple a suggested recipe for
which substitutions are allowed.
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We would like an RSVP 14 days in advance, if
possible – so that we can properly plan the event
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Hosts – need only provide soft drinks, tea, coffee,
and a fun place to be.
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BYOB- let’s not forget to bring a bottle of
wine, beer or whatever else goes with the theme of the night
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If you sign up for a dinner and for some reason
can't make it, please have the courtesy to let the coordinators and
host know as soon as possible so that we can make other arrangements
for your dish.
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Suggestions for menus or any improvements are
always welcome.
If you are
interested in joining us, or receiving information about Dinner Club,
please contact Doreen Cohen
or Patty Yeakel.
October 2010 - Details coming...
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There is so much
opportunity for our
members to work in their community with MHH, that we have decided to
make it an interest group. Please email Nancie Ludwig if you and your
family would like to be on the email list to hear about monthly events
and how you can help. There will be opportunities for children 5
years old to adult throughout the year.
Ongoing Opportunities
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Recycle cell
phones and ink cartridges at Pink’s Pharmacy in Randolph. Look
for mailing envelopes under bulletin board and please thank Pinks for
supporting MHH!
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The ReStore in Mine Hill still
needs daily volunteers. Call (973) 366-3357 or 3358 for more
information.
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If
you would like to be trained to help in Out Reach, contact Anna Masker, Development
Outreach Chair. Anna offers training sessions at the Mine Hill
office (very close to Randolph). For more
information call Anna at 201-213-8720 to find out the date of the next
session. People trained in outreach can participate in
informing civic and social groups about Morris Habitat for Humanity.
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The following
Professional Volunteer
Positions are also available:
Contact Anna Masker for
additional information.
Kids
Korner
Kids Korner was created
by the Baby
Club, Mommy
&
Me, and
Kids Coffee leaders so that that parents with kids under 6 might be
able to find opportunities
to meet each other across interest/age groups. Make
sure to check out the information below for Kids Coffee and Mom’s Night
Out. In addition, announcements about
possible activities for different age groups are listed at the
bottom.
Kids Coffee
Kids Coffee is a great way to meet new friends for your kids as well as
yourself, find out about the schools, doctors, businesses, etc. in the
area, and anything else you might have questions about regarding life
in Randolph or just as a mom in general.
The laundry can hold! New (and our lovely old) friends await!
If
you’d like to host a Kid’s Coffee,
contact {here}.
Wednesday, Sept 22nd -
9:30AM to
11:30AM
Brown Home
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 Ladies'
Night Out 
Stay tuned for
details of our next outing!
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 Lunch Bunch
The Lunch Bunch
group is always
happy to see old friends and make some new ones. If you have any
suggestions for restaurants, please let us know! We usually meet
on the 2nd Thursday of each month. We would love to
see you there, so please contact
us for more information.
TEA HIVE
Friday, Sept 17th at noon
Contact
Valerie
for more information
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 Men’s
Poker
The Men's Poker Club is always
looking for some new
players. We meet monthly, on the first Friday of each month, at a
different host's home. We play a friendly game of Dealer's Choice - if
you can explain it (the same way, twice) we'll try to play it! Some
games we've played recently include Hold'em, Omaha, 7-card stud (also 6
and 5 card stud), Bingo, Rags and Royal Hold'em.
We keep it friendly with a
3-raise limit and no
check-raising. A $50 buy-in gets most players to midnight -usually!
Come try your luck and see if your Poker Face is up to the challenge !!
Invitations are handled via Evite.com, so forward you email address to Andy or Chuck for more
information.
Come
and
join
us
for
some
entertaining
outings and activities with the kids!
Mommy and Me is a great way to get out and meet other moms while the
kids get a chance to play. These are always kid friendly
activities, targeted for the 2 – 6 age range. So take a look, hopefully
we will see you at one of these upcoming activities. Visit here for
directions to local parks,
links of interest, and other resources.
Friday, Sept 10th
- 11:00AM
Freedom Park Playground
Wednesday, Sept 15th -
4:00PM
Brundage Park
Wednesday, Sept 22nd -
9:30AM to 11:30AM
Kids Coffee
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Please RSVP
to Amy for any of the scheduled events.
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 Playgroups
Playgroups are
a
great way for your child to interact with other
children and an even better way for you to make new friends, share
parenting tips, and have some stimulating adult conversation. Here's
how
the
process
works.
A
parent
contacts me
to ask for
placement in a group, and they are placed on a list for that age
group. When enough names have accumulated on a list, I will
contact each person in that group and let them know. One person
will be asked to be in charge of pulling together the first meeting of
the group. At that initial meeting the group will collectively
decide upon which day, time, frequency and such the group will meet
each week. Afterwards, you just let me know how it went, and your
playgroup is formed!
There
has
been
some
interest in an afternoon playgroup for children in
morning kindergarteners. Email Theresa to get involved!
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Please contact Theresa if you are
interested in becoming part of a playgroup or if your existing
playgroup is open to new members. Happy Playing!!!!
Running Club NEW!
Do you love running? Or would you
like to get started
running? Are you looking for fun people to run with?
Whether you are looking to run for fun, exercise or to train, please
consider joining us! Our goal is to establish weekly 2-6 mile
runs on a set day/time during the week. We will keep runs on
local roads and Randolph trails. We'll also target a few 5K or
10K races during the year that we can run as a team or individually -
purely optional for those who like to run races to spice up their
training!
Runs
will be on alternating Saturday and Sunday mornings. We will email those interested
each week as to the time/location of each run.
If
you are interested please contact Alicia and Carol.
 Tennis
Come
out
to
get some exercise, sun and fun with the gals. All levels
welcome. If your game is hardly the best, you can fray your opponent’s
nerves by methodically
bouncing the ball at least ten times before your serves.
We decide the day and time as a group weather permitting. Contact
Irene today to
get on the
email list and just respond when you can play.
Wine Club 
Welcome to
Wine Club! We are
looking forward to a fun year of meeting new friends, eating delicious
food and drinking spectacular wines! We meet casually,
bi-monthly, at a host member's home to socialize with friends and enjoy
tasting a number of wines (non-alcoholic beverages will also be
available). Participants provide an appetizer or dessert of their
choice and
split the cost of the wines.
Oct 2nd - 7:30PM
Trezza Home
Theme: Host's Choice
Attendance will be limited to 30 people, so get your reservation in
early! Cost will be $15 per person. In the interest of
fairness, we will not take any reservations for this event until September 7.
To RSVP to this event, please send an e-mail to Laurie. Laurie will
then confirm your spot on the list and assign you either an appetizer
or dessert to bring to the tasting. After you receive your e-mail
from Laurie, you will need to send her a check or cash for $15 per
person attending to hold your spot on the list. We’ve had lots of
interest in this event, and without a check, we will not be able to
hold your spot.
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Habitat
for Humanity Volunteers
Mommy
and Me