Join us on Sunday, October 5 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm and we celebrate 50 Years of Murraywood! Heavy hors d’oeuvres and light entertainment provided. There is no charge for this event but we ask that you RSVP so that we can have enough food on hand!
Save the Date for our 50 Years Strong Celebration to rejoice in achieving 50 years of Murraywood. The event will be catered and will feature lots of wonderful memories of Murraywood past.
Evites and sign-ups for very easy stuff to contribute (only for those that want to!) will be coming soon. But mark your calendar now!!
This week, Carol Paulson and Donna Saleeby delivered the 4th “houseful” of tennis can pop tops to the Ronald McDonald House, the organization that helps families whose children are hospitalized at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. Their pop top program generates revenue by recycling the aluminum tops. Many thanks to all the Murraywood members who remember to put their tennis can tops in the court-side bins, and a huge shout out to Donna Saleeby who collects lids from tournaments held all over the state, and to Carol Paulson who coordinates the delivery to the Ronald McDonald House. Doin’ Good in the ‘Wood, as we should!!!
Now that the weather is thinking about cooling off, it’s time to celebrate 50 YEARS OF MURRAYWOOD. Party Planning Committee Chair, Kelly Marlin, would love to have some energetic and creative members to plan the bash of the season. Ideas tossed about have included: Champagne! Food Trucks! Dancing! Tennis! Games! And more! One member has suggested the invention of a special cocktail for the event. (Thinking there might be alcohol involved 🤪).
If you would like to be a part of the planning, please reach out to Kelly Marlin at (803) 466-5207. We would like to have the party at the end of September or early October so it’s time to giddy-up!
A huge shout out to member Erica Pye who has led the calvary on this fundraising venture! And to all of you who have already donated! Thank you so much!
We only have $400 more to go! Woo-hoo!
You asked and we listened! There is sadness for some members when our lifeguard staff returns to school (high school and college) and we have no weekday hours due to limited or no lifeguards. However, our pool classification allows us to operate without lifeguards as a “swim at your own risk” facility. Therefore, we are going to have a test run of limited weekday hours staffed by check-in and concession attendants only. If this test run is successful (safe and used by members), we will continue for the rest of August.
Here are the details:
Please note that we will be open on a Friday evening through Sunday weekend schedule until we close after Labor Day Monday.
We have a big weekend coming up and wanted to share the event schedule for the next three days. In addition to the main activities (WATCH, EAT, and PLAY) we are also facilitating DONATE. As we often do, we have included an option for members to help out others in need. For our Wimbledon Weekend, we have chosen to support recovery efforts in central Texas in the aftermath of the horrific flooding. Flood recovery is something we have experienced here at Murraywood (click here if you would like to see pictures of Murraywood and the 2015 flood), and our heart aches for those facing this arduous challenge now. We have chosen to donate to the Salvation Army Texas Flood Relief Fund; Walmart and Sam’s Club are matching contributions up to $250,000 through July 20, 2025 so any monies donated now will have double the impact.
To donate directly to the fund, click here: Salvation Army Texas Flood Relief Fund.
You may also donate to Murraywood, either with a cash or check donation given to Martha Hanks this weekend, or via a credit card on our website: Murraywood Texas Flood Relief Donation Site.
Haven’t signed up for weekend events yet? Click here: Wimbledon Weekend at Murraywood. There are also sign up sheets in the kiosk!
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No need to register – just show up!
