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Daylight Saving Time is HERE !!!

“Good day, Mr. and Mrs. Parrot Head, and all the ships at sea . . .

Daylight Saving Time starts TONIGHT! 


Here’s a quick how-to explanation…

The hard way: (don’t do this) 🚫
You set your alarm clock for 2am, then go around your house and set all your clocks an hour forward. Only then you can go back to sleep, with the knowledge that you’ve fully completed at least one task for the day, which should make getting back to sleep relatively easy. And you probably would have been very well rested in the morning, had you remembered to reset your alarm clock to get you up at a reasonable time. But now you’ve overslept, and you’ve started to run around like crazy trying to get ready, nearly falling down the stairs and stubbing your little toe on the corner of your bed. And after adding the extra hour because of the clock change, you decide that the breakfast date you had arranged just wasn’t worth the risk today. So you crawl back into bed and hope for a much more leisurely afternoon.

The easy way: (do this) 👇🏼✅
Most of our clocks and watches change themselves. You can adjust the ones that don’t, later, over the next few months. And just don’t even bother with the car dash clock!

Stay safe out there!!!

Fins (one hour) to the Right !


Time to Renew Your Membership for 2026!

“Now is the time for all good parrot heads to come to the place of the party!”

If you are a PHoPS member, you need to renew your club membership yearly. It’s easy – simply go to our Membership page on this website and click your way to another year of phun and phriendship!

The deadline to renew is February 15th. But don’t delay! We’ve got some interesting activities planned for this year, and you really don’t want to be left out!

If you’re not a member, you can join our group at any time during the year.

Fins Up !


Christmas Party Fundraising Update

Greetings Parrot Heads …

I am happy to announce that the final totals are in from our fundraising efforts at the PHoPS Christmas Party on December 13th at the Burien Elks Lodge.

In total, our silent auction raised $860, the 50/50 raffle brought in $761 (which includes a $250 kickback from the winner Missy Wheat), and the “Heads or Tails” game another $383 (which includes a $100 kickback from the winner Scott Radford), for a total of $2,004. As we have been doing for the past couple of years with our fundraising efforts, PHoPS will be adding $500 in matching funds.

In addition, we collected 102 unwrapped toys, 2 bicycles, and $475 in gift cards for the Forgotten Children’s Fund!!

We will be presenting the Elks Children’s Therapy Program with a check for $2,504 at the Burien Elks Lodge Meeting this evening. I would like to thank everyone who attended the Christmas party, participated in the fundraising efforts, or brought gifts for the kids!! I also thank everyone who volunteered to help at the event and those who donated to the silent auction. We couldn’t “Party with a Purpose” without you.

Cheers,
Phil Pompeo
PHoPS President