🐢 Virtual Pond Gathering Recap
Our latest virtual Pond gathering brought Turtles together from across the country for an evening of camaraderie, laughs, and a little friendly competition!
Welcome New Turtles!
We were thrilled to welcome Kenneth from Georgia, who shared his Masonic and Shriners connections. Kenneth is launching the Woodstock Turtle Pond near North Atlanta and has big plans to get his chapter involved in local parades. We’re excited to see this new Pond grow!
Vincent, also from Georgia, joined us as a brand-new Lifetime Member—welcome to the Order, Vincent!
Around the Ponds
Lucretia and Pam checked in with updates on their travel schedules and weather challenges. Gigi and her mother popped in briefly between shopping adventures. Jeff from Michigan confirmed he’s holding it down in the Great Lakes region, and Alan represented strong as always.
Mike shared exciting news—a military magazine has expressed interest in featuring the Turtle Club! Stay tuned for more on that.
🏆 The Main Event: Turtle Race!
The highlight of the evening was our Turtle Race! Members picked their turtles, placed their bets, and cheered as Flash, Storm, Turbo, and the rest of the shell-backs sprinted for glory.
After several thrilling rounds of strategy changes and nail-biting finishes, Alan emerged victorious and claimed the prize—a Turtle Club t-shirt! Congratulations, Alan! 🎉
The group reviewed enhancements to the race game, including trophy design improvements and adding sound effects. Vincent even suggested making the trophy stand upright relative to the winning turtle’s position—great input!
Tech Talk & Laughs
The group explored email marketing tips, appointment reminder systems, and even watched a demo of an AI image editing tool. Francis shared a hilarious video clip of two AI voices having a conversation, and of course, plenty of dad jokes made the rounds.
Until Next Time
The evening wrapped up with hockey chat, holiday wishes, and plans for the next gathering.
Are YOU a Turtle? 🐢
Dave
YBYSAIA!
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