Our next Meet and Greet: Wednesday, Dec. 12:
Lake House (on Highland Street) in Mount Dora!
Important Breakfast Group Updates Thursdays: Geronimo's Restaurant is back in business on Highway 441! Look for them in the Plaza shared by the JoAnn store and the Twistee Treat (with the big Ice Cream Cone). We'll see you there at 8 AM! Mondays/Tuesdays/Mondays: We're back to Monday morning at 8 AM! Also at Barnwood Barbeque! Announcing: The William A. Sievert Scholarship In early 2017, the Steering Committee of The Triangle Connection agreed to explore the possibility of establishing a scholarship for area high school students pursuing further education. We are pleased to announce that one or two such scholarships in the amount of $500.00 will be available each year. After the untimely passing of one of our founders, Bill Sievert, in 2018 we decided to name the scholarships after him. The William A. Sievert Memorial Scholarships are administered by the Triangle Connection through the auspices of The Mount Dora Community Trust. The successful applicant will be a graduating senior with a 2.5 or higher grade point average who has been a member of his or her high school's Gay/Straight Alliance. The funds will be paid directly to the institution (university, college, or trade school) to defray the cost of the student's tuition, fees, or books. A delegation from the Steering Committee participates in the selection of the winner or winners. Announcing the winner of The 2018 William A. Sievert Scholarship: Margaret Greystoke The 2017 Triangle Connection Scholarships: Paige Dignoti Finnian Spencer Students interested in applying for The 2019 William A. Sievert Scholarship should contact their Guidance Counselor for the application form. For further information, email: scholarship@thetriangleconnection.com Links to Pulse-related websites:   Make a donation  V ictims' Names  THESE FINE BUSINESSES CONGRATULATE OUR MEMBERS ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MARRY The Triangle Connection encourages you to patronize these supporters and to thank them for their encouragement.  ATTENTION! Some of our members have not been getting their E-Mail reminders of the Meet and Greets. If you do not have our address listed in your computers address book, the mail will not go through and it will end up in your trash/junk/spam file. If you have not been getting our E-Mails, check your address book. If it is still a problem, please drop us a line, webmaster@thetriangleconnection.com. Thank You. Follow us on Facebook!  Our E-Mail Policy The Triangle Connection will be trying to send fewer e-mails to its members, trusting that our new website and calendar will keep you tuned in to what's happening in our community. Let us know what you like and don't like. Drop a line to webmaster@thetriangleconnection.com Our Privacy Policy: At no time will our address list be made available, in whole or in part, to any group or individual. "Blind Carbon Copy" will be used in sending messages to our membership to ensure that no member's address is inadvertently shared with other members. There is no financial obligation in being a member of The Triangle Connection, Inc., a nonprofit social and service organization. The mention of any person's name or depiction of them on this website is no indication of their sexual orientation. If you want to know, you'll have to ask them. | Our Next Meet and Greet Lake House Another new venue! Come try out their relaxed bar and their great food! 315 North Highland Street Wednesday, December 12, @ 5:30 Please remember--We always collect for Lake Cares. Any and all non-perishables, including
They're all of use! And of course, there will be another exciting 50/50 drawing! Forthcoming Meet & Greets: Watch this space!  DINING OUT Our purpose is to bring good people together, and it all starts at our monthly Meet-and-Greets. Many of our terrific Triangle Area restaurants open their doors to us as we make new friends and reconnect with those whom we call family. Click on the calendar entry for more details. Eat your heart out, Key West, we've got the deck at Pisces! Many of our members gather informally each Friday evening at Pisces Rising (click on the calendar entry for more details). Come raise a glass or two with our neighbors, gay and straight, young and--seasoned. The week doesn't end until Happy Hour at Pisces! The drinks flow agreeably at Ruby Street Grille in Tavares, too! Breakfast groups meet Monday at Barnwood BBQ and Thursday at Geronimo's, both mornings at 8:00 a.m. Feel free to join us any time, rain or shine. The new Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard is looking for musicians, flag twirlers, baton twirlers, Band Aides, sponsors and supporters! Get your Instruments Out of the Closet! For more info: www.cflsfband.org.  SOCIAL GROUPS This group meets for coffee & free wi-fi on the 3rd Friday of each month from 7pm-10 pm at Starbucks located on US 27 in front of Lowes in Clermont (2 miles north of Hwy 192 & 35 miles south of SR 44 in Leesburg). OVER THE RIVER Volusia & Seminole counties' gay, lesbian, transgender, & straight supportive social group; meets twice a month. One event is on the 4th Sunday of every month and is usually held at La Hacienda Mexican Grill, 2260 South Volusia Ave, Orange City, 386-851-0966. To contact the group, email: overtheriver@yahoogroups.com or call: 407-928-8376. RAINBOW FAMILY & FRIENDS For activities of interest to LGBT people in The Villages, go to www.rainbowfamilyvillagesfl.org. SPORTS  GOLF A Central Florida LGBT Golf League is forming. Here is an opportunity to meet other family golfers and make new friends. All levels of players welcome. The organizers would like to start out with a once a month golf outing; if the interest is there to play more often it will be arranged. The days will alternate between Saturdays and Sundays. If you are interested call Maryann at 352-516-8941 or e-mail golfer1179@yahoo.com.  HORSEBACK RIDING Horseback Riding: Anyone interested in organizing some outings? Register your interest by emailing: horsebackriding@thetriangleconnection.com.  RAINBOW PADDLERS Rainbow Paddlers, Central Florida LGBT kayak paddlers: We explore our springs, rivers and coastal waterways at least monthly, often with rentals available. Novices welcome. For information on upcoming events, register at groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbowpaddlers. WOMEN'S GOLF Women's Golf League & Just Plain Golf: If you are interested in playing golf and would like to join a women's golf league at the Country Club of Mount Dora, call Heather Earnest at 325-735-7183 or email earnesth@ci.mount-dora.fl.us. ANYTIME GOLF Any men or women who would like to golf at any time, contact Glenna at 352-383-9189 or glennaburch@mac.com Want to form a group or organize an event? How about organizing a couple carloads to go see a show in Orlando? A cooking club? A bowling night? While the organization's distribution list is confidential, we'd be happy to distribute your plans and have interested members contact you. Email: events@thetriangleconnection.com.
Watermark Barrel of Books and Games 128 West 4th Ave, Mount Dora, FL Betty’s Greenhouse Grill 3725 Old Hwy 441, Mount Dora, FL Bowersock Gallery 137 E 4th Ave, Mount Dora, FL Pisces Rising 239 W. 4th Ave, Mount Dora, FL Sew-Mini-Things 3820 N Hwy 19A, Mount Dora, FL A letter to our group from the Executive Director of Lake Cares: The reason I'm writing today is to thank The Triangle Connection for supporting our cause. I know that your membership has been donating canned goods and other items on a monthly basis for several years now, and you deserve to be recognized for that. Please pass on my appreciation to all the fine people in your organization. Let them know that the recipients of their generosity are really thankful for what your members are doing. Lake Cares is fortunate to be staffed by more than 175 dedicated volunteers. And, because of actions taken by groups such as yours, we were able to provide much needed food in 2017 to 36,201 children and adults in 10,695 families*. With your continued support, there's no doubt we will exceed those numbers this year. I urge you to keep up the spirit of giving. Needy people in Lake County depend on the goodness of kind-hearted individuals such as the folks in The Triangle Connection. You are making a difference. Once again, thank you very much for what you've accomplished thus far and for all your future efforts. Sincerely, Irene O'Malley Executive Director *Irene O'Malley updated her letter with 2017 statistics. |
