Page 91 - Lubbock Senior Link Magazine Summer 2022 - Online Magazine
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THE FRIENDSHIP FACTOR























                Twenty-two years ago, a few     fine organization. Everyone
                beautiful ladies in Lubbock     had a wonderful time, with
                formed two local Red Hat        lots of laughter and chatter,
                Society chapters. That small    especially meaningful since
                group of women has evolved      many had been confined inside
                into seven chapters, with over   their lonesome four walls for
                100 members, ranging in age     two years, since the pandemic
                from 30 all the way up to the   began in March 2020.
                youthful age of 95. Many
                have been together since the    If you would like to know
                beginning; many have passed     more about the Red Hat
                away or moved on to other       Society and how to become
                things and places. All-in-all,   a member, making grand
                everyone involved has been      memories with old friends
                touched by lots of laughter     and new ones as well, you
                and tears because they have     may visit redhatsociety.com
                been part of such a wonderful   or contact Patsy Cardona by
                sisterhood of women who have    email at patz2lubb@aol.com.
                made great memories as they     There are groups for everyone.
                have learned what it means to   Some travel together to events
                “Grow old Gracefully”!
                                                across the nation. Many meet
                On Saturday, April 2, over 90   monthly and have special
                of these gorgeous girls, from   gatherings at tea rooms,
                all over the area, gathered at   restaurants, and area homes.
                the MCM Elegante Hotel &        Several chapters use the Red
                Suites in Lubbock to celebrate   Hat Society platform to serve
                the 2022 Spring Fling Red Hat   others as well. Everyone can
                Society Red Carpet Awards.      find a special place, right
                They gleefully walked the       where they
                red carpet, as they were able   belong. Check
                to at last be together again in   them out,
                a large group. They donned      whether you
                their purple outfits, with red   are 10 or 100
                hats and accessories (or their   and learn what
                lavender fare, with pink hat    it means to have
                and accessories if they have not   a “Hattitude of
                yet “Reduated” to the ripe old   Gratitude.”
                age of 50.) Many strutted their
                stuff as they proudly accepted
                awards in categories reserved
                for the members of such a




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