Happy New Year to you and your families! 

As we near the end of 2025, it’s time to start thinking about who we want to lead our club in 2026/27. The nomination period is January 1-31, 2026.  

Our club had a great 2025; lots of fun activities/parties/house concerts, we raised money for several worthy charities and walked to end Alzheimer’s & Save the Manatees. We couldn’t have done any of those without the leadership of our board of directors!

You can nominate yourself or any PHoPS member in good standing for any of the positions. ‘Good Standing’ means you’ve been a club member for at least six months and you are current on your dues. 

The board positions are: President, Treasurer, Membership Director, Social Director, and Communications Director. The Board position descriptions and election information are on our web site phops.com. Please familiarize yourself with how the election works and the position duties before you accept a nomination. You can always ask the person currently in that office.

Please send your nominations to Bobi Atlee*, starting 1/1/26.

Thank you! 

*Bobi’s email address is available from any board member via the ‘contact us’ page.

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Greetings Parrot Heads …

As you are certainly aware, Western Washington is currently seeing devastating record flooding that is impacting many communities.  If you have been affected by the flooding, as a member of the Parrot Heads of Puget Sound, you could be eligible for financial aid from the Lone Palm Foundation Emergency Phund.

The Lone Palm Foundation is the charitable arm of Parrot Heads in Paradise, our national governing body.   The purpose of the Emergency Phund is to aid Parrot Heads with financial difficulties resulting from a natural disaster.  If you are in need and believe you are eligible to apply, please visit www.lonepalmfoundation.org for more information or contact me directly for further assistance.

I wish you all the best this holiday season, and I look forward to seeing more than 100 PHoPS members and friends tomorrow evening at our annual Christmas Party.

Sincerely,
Phil Pompeo
President
Parrot Heads of Puget Sound

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Even if you missed the RSVP deadline, don’t worry! You can still come to our party! The only catch is that you won’t be able to partake in our pasta buffet. Check the info and plan on coming for a fun evening!

PHoPS Members,

There may be no such thing as a free lunch… but there IS a FREE Pasta Dinner just waiting for you at our club’s Christmas Party on Saturday, December 13th! 

All you have to do is RSVP by midnight tonight (Dec 3) !

Just go to our website, read the info, click on the RSVP link, and let us know you are coming! A few clicks later and you will be all set! It only takes a minute!

Not only will we feed you, but we will have LIVE MUSIC with a 10-piece band! (kind of like the Blues Brothers, but more fun!). We’ll also have dancing, games, fun, and you get to socialize ~ all FREE just for being a member of our club.

This is the last chance / final call !!! Don’t let this evening slip by… RSVP now!

AND … non club members are welcome to join us for just twenty dollars.

All the details are on our website… phops.com/calendar/christmas-party

Dinner and a show! What more could you ask for?!

Hope to see everyone there!

PHoPS Fins Up!

Hello Parrot Heads!

December 3 is coming up fast – get those Christmas Party RSVPs turned in!

To RSVP for the Christmas party, to RSVP please click on the link https://phops.com/calendar/christmas-party, where you will be able to RSVP and sign up to help at the party (selling 50/50 raffle tickets, Heads or Tails wristbands, silent auction helper, front door check-in, decorate, etc.)

Come and join us while we "Party with a Purpose!"

On Saturday, December 13th, we will be returning to the Burien Elks Lodge #2143 for an evening of food, music, dancing, fun, and of course, a "Party with a Purpose." This year we are pleased to present "Turn Left on Blue", a 10-piece band rockin’ the greatest hits from to 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.

This party is FREE for PHoPS members and once again will include a pasta buffet dinner!! Non-PHoPS members are welcome to attend for $20.00 per person, but that fee includes a PHoPS membership for 2026!! So bring your friends and welcome them into our "Party with a Purpose"!

It is absolutely critical that you RSVP for this party no later than December 3rd, as we need to provide the Elks Lodge chef a head count for the dinner!! If you do not RSVP by December 3rd, you can still attend, but you will NOT receive the dinner. To RSVP for the Christmas party, to RSVP please click on the link https://phops.com/calendar/christmas-party, where you will be able to RSVP and sign up to help at the party (selling 50/50 raffle tickets, Heads or Tails wristbands, silent auction helper, front door check-in, decorate, etc.)

PHoPS Annual Christmas Party

*Official PHoPS Event* — Be sure to wear your club badge!!! — This is a 21-and-over event!!

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Time: 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm – Happy Hour (no host bar) 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Pasta Buffet Dinner served 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm; Live Music/Dancing/Fun/Games 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Place: Burien Elks Lodge #2143, 14006 1st Ave. S., Burien, WA

Music: "Turn Left on Blue", a 10-piece band rockin’ the greatest hits from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s
Cost: FREE to PHoPS members; $20.00 per person for non-PHoPS members (fee includes a PHoPS membership for 2026)
Details: We will "Party with a Purpose" collecting unwrapped toys/gifts or gift cards for the Forgotten Children’s Fund. Please don’t forget about the older kids!!
We will also be holding a Silent Auction, a 50/50 raffle, and our infamous "Heads or Tails Game" with all proceeds benefiting the Elks’ Children’s Therapy Program. In addition, we will continue our annual tradition of holding a Parrot Head/nautical/beach-themed ornament exchange. Those who want to participate in the exchange are asked to bring a wrapped ornament.
Lodging: The Burien Elks Lodge is located 4.2 miles from the Sea-Tac Airport. The airport is surrounded by hotels representing every major hotel chain. We recommend booking the hotel of your choice.

Note: NEW WAY TO RSVP!!!RSVP’s MUST be received by December 3, 2025. To RSVP please click on the link https://phops.com/calendar/christmas-party, where you will be able to RSVP and sign up to help at the party (selling 50/50 raffle tickets, Heads or Tails wristbands, silent auction helper, front door check-in, decorate, etc.)

Contact: Katie Van Buren phopssocial