Activities/Clubs News

You may recognize me as Mary Davis, Badge Checker, or perhaps as Mary HCB Security Guard. I will now put on another hat, Mary Davis, Recreation Committee Chair…  
Under my direction, your Recreation Committee Volunteers and I, remain committed to working together to make HCB a wonderful place to call home!
I'd like to thank everyone who participated in our Holiday Celebrations!  Pictures with Santa in conjunction with the Melodiers Concert was wonderful!  We really have the best Santa!  
The Toms River Multigenerational Orchestra was a huge success!  The kind donations of those in attendance raised over $1000 to help keep that program going! 
Despite the weather challenges, we had a good number of houses participate in the House Decorating Contest.  This year’s Winners are: 
Overall Judges' Favorite: Linda Bauer
So MUCH Stuff Thomas Gengaro
Best Overall Theme, Michael & Joyce Ramos
OH so many lights, Pecoraro & Moore
HCB Favorite:  Our Maintenance Crew 631 Jamaica Blvd
The winners received a beautiful Golden Light Award to proudly display.  There were so many beautifully decorated houses that didn’t enter, and were left out of being voted on! Please help us get more homes signed up for our 2026 Contest!
Just a reminder, some of the big events coming up including our Share the Love Pancake Breakfast with all 6 of HCB’s Sanctioned Clubs!  Out ‘Tuesday at 8” concert, and of course, our St Patrick’s Day Dinner in March!   Craft Night, Game Night, Wed. Seminar, Book Club, Cooking club, Ceramics, and the Library Volunteers all continue to meet. Look for the announcement about forming a dart & shuffleboard league in this month’s paper.
Keep track of all Rec Committee Activities through our Facebook group, the HCB Website, the monthly paper, and our bulletin Board across from the game room in CH1. The Rec Committee will be meeting on the first Tuesday of the month in the Arts & Crafts Room at 4:30.
I look forward to working with the Rec Committee Members, Board, and the entire community to keep HCB smiling!
If you have any questions or ideas, please email me at maryhcbrec26@gmail.com

Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 12th, at 12:00 PM in Club House One. We are excited to announce that a guest speaker from our very own Holiday City Rescue Squad will join us to discuss emergency protocols and the importance of having GO-Bags prepared. As this is our first meeting of the year, we will also be collecting 2026 dues and issuing new ID badges. The dues will remain at $10 for the year. If you plan to renew your membership, please be prepared to do so at the meeting. We also warmly welcome new members to join our club.
Members are invited to enjoy coffee and donuts at 11:30 AM, just before our meeting begins at noon. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow members in a relaxed setting.
We would like to remind everyone that while fishing is a part of what we do, our club is, at its core, a social club. Many of our members enjoy fishing, but it is not a requirement to join. We welcome anyone interested in social activities, whether or not you fish.
As we welcome the New Year, we hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to an exciting and engaging 2026.
Upcoming Events and Meetings
•    February 9th Meeting: Join us to learn about the “Hindenburg,” an important part of our local history.
•    February 22nd: Come to Clubhouse One and relive your high school years! There will be an audio/visual presentation on American Bandstand Philadelphia, a high school cafeteria lunch, era music, and a surprise entertainer. The cost is $20 per person. Tickets will be available on the first and third Tuesdays in Clubhouse One between 12:00 and 1:00 PM. Dress in the style of the era!
•    March 9th Meeting: The Berkeley Township Senior Center will provide information about services available to seniors and explain how to apply. This will be followed by a pre-Easter luncheon (cost to be announced).
•    March 21st, Saturday: Join us for our Fishing Luncheon at noon in Clubhouse One. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased at our meetings or during ticket sales in Clubhouse One between 12:00 and 1:00 PM on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
•    April 13th Meeting: Chris, an Ocean County Parks Naturalist, will present a program on Barnegat Bay.
Stay tuned for more information on future meetings and programs!
For additional information about our club or to inquire about upcoming fishing trips, please contact John Gindhart at (907) 671-0460.

Hope everyone had a happy holiday and are ready for the new year.
Congratulations to the club’s new Vice President, Diane Villanti, and thanks to our out going Vice President Lynn Lubanski.
As a reminder, sign up schedule is January 13, February 10 and March 10 at 4 pm in Clubhouse 1. Cost is $10.00 per person. Hope to see you all in the new Bocce season.

The Holiday City Berkeley Melodiers want to thank everyone who came out to our holiday concert on December 7! We do these concerts for the love of music and for all of you! We truly appreciate you all.
After taking a short hiatus, we will be back in January to start preparing for our spring concert, which will be held May 3rd. More info to follow!
Our next meeting will be January 7, 2026 in Clubhouse 2 from 5pm-7pm.
If you have a love for singing and would like to join this fun group we would love to have you! For information please contact Linda Roth at 201-873-1185 or email Melodiershcb@gmail.com.
Hope to see you soon!

The Variety & Drama Club are currently rehearsing for our next show which is scheduled for Saturday, February 21st at 2pm.
The show is called “Sunshine Village”.  Join The Honeymooners, The Beverly Hillbillies and Lucy & Ricky as they adjust to retirement living in sunny Florida.
The Variety & Drama Club are very happy that we can continue to provide this wonderful amenity to our community.
As always, we are continuing to plan exciting fundraising events to help offset the costs of productions...so please support us when you can.
New members are always welcome! 
Please call Pat Tartaro 908-309-6478 with any questions.

Happy New Year!
As we enter into 2026, we look forward to another banner year with many of our annual fundraising events to look forward to. We will start preparing for the gift auction which takes place in June, the High Tea at the Mathis House in August, the $500 Visa Gift Card raffle in November, just to name a few.
Holly Twig continues to accept donations of new, soft yarn which is used by Holly Twig members to make baby hats for the newborns to wear home and chemo hats, shawls and lap blankets for the patients in the oncology department. We also accept donations of new or gently used items which we consign to the Second Time Around. Call Marylou for more details or to arrange to donate to us.
Holly Twig meets the second Wednesday of the month at Clubhouse 2 at Holiday City Berkeley at 9:30 a.m. We start with coffee and socializing and often have an interesting program before we get to the business meeting. 
Pres - Marylou (908) 770-5176, 
VP - Jeanette (201) 240-0204,
Membership - Elizabeth (732) 349-5857
Holly Twig, 270 Bonaire Drive, 
Toms River, NJ  08757

The HCB Veterans Committee has decided to honor veterans in our HCB Community with military banners on our light poles throughout the clubhouse property.  If you received a special commendation (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Medal of Honor and/or Purple Heart), we would like to invite you to have a banner hung in your name free of charge.  To all others, you can be honored for your service as well, for a nominal fee.  We will have room for 44 veteran banners, but there’s a possibility of more in the future. We estimate the cost to be approximately $50. It’s a great gift idea for a birthday or Father’s Day.
We would like to have these banners on display in time for our Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony on May 26, 2026.   If you would like to participate, we would need the following:
Please drop these items off at the HCB office by March 31, 2026.  We will contact you with the cost after receiving these items.  Any questions, please call 732-382-7158.

The Holiday City Berkeley Melodiers are hard at work, rehearsing for our 2025 Holiday Concert. The concert will be held on Sunday, December 7, at 2 pm, in Clubhouse 2!
Tickets are $7 and will be available at the door on the day of the concert. Doors open at 1:30 pm. Each year we also have a toy drive for children in need and would appreciate anyone, attending the holiday concert, to bring an unwrapped toy to help this cause.
If you have a love for singing and would like to join this lovely group we would love to have you! For information please contact Linda Roth at 201-873-1185 or email Melodiershcb@gmail.com

The Variety Club is very proud of its members and volunteers! We are happy we can provide this wonderful amenity to our community. Plans are well on their way for our next production, which is planned for Saturday, February 21, 2026. As always, we will continue to plan exciting fundraising events to help offset the costs of productions… so please support us when you can. New members are always welcome!
Please call Pat Tartaro 908-309-6478 with any questions.