The Twenty-Fifth Woodies on the Wharf goes down in the history books as an awesome event! Thanks to all of you who were able to join us as we celebrated 25 years of Woodies on the Wharf! A special thanks to the members of the WOW Planning Committee and the many volunteers that made this event happen.The WOW weekend got …
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Woodies in the Valley
A wagon train of Santa Cruz Woodies folks headed to Woodies in the Valley on March 15th for a couple of days celebrating with our woodie ohana in Visalia. Wayne and Mary Jane Yada and their crew, once again, were gracious hosts to us all! SCW members who made the journey to the valley included: Arlene and Joe Solis, Dorma and …
Read More »2019 Installation Dinner
Saturday night, January 19th, was an epic time at the Santa Cruz Woodies’ Installation Dinner. The silent auction was over the top, with many great collectibles, memorabilia and one of a kind items. The live auction led by our very own auctioneer, Rowland Baker, was raucous, fun, lively and raised a heck of a lot of money for the club. We’ll …
Read More »Santa Cruz Holiday Parade
Ho-Ho-Ho, We made it through the Santa Cruz Holiday parade with nary a drop of rain during the walk, but there was a deluge right before the start of the parade! The sun was shining as we walked Pacific Avenue. We carried the banner proudly while many parade attendees were wondering where the cars were! Well, like a piano, we …
Read More »Santa Cruz Woodies Donations
The 24th Woodies on the Wharf turned out to be an exceptional event. This was especially true because of the proceeds generated by the raffle. Thanks to the many particapants who bought tickets, we were able to donate to a number of nonprofits this year. The club officers personally visited five of the six organizations to present the donations. …
Read More »Woodies at the Rock 2018
First of all, thanks to Joe and Janice Cosgrave for their absolutely wonderful leadership in getting us down to Cambria; they lead the wagon train. Although, there were a few glitches along the way such as: the Solis’ car wouldn’t start, the Hilton’s blew out a few under the hood items, and eventually at the end of the event the …
Read More »24th Annual Woodies on the Wharf
The 24th annual Woodies on the Wharf began early Thursday evening with our own Alan and Jule Hilton graciously hosting a meet and greet at their beautiful home on the cliff overlooking the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. A buffet dinner was served and everyone enjoyed the beautiful ocean views and enticing sights and sounds of the Boardwalk. On Friday morning …
Read More »WOW 2018 – Poster in the Making
Over the years, Santa Cruz Woodies has been known for creating unique posters for our annual gathering, Woodies on the Wharf. Our posters involve selected artists working in tandem with our own, talented Dave Welles for technical assistance. Our goal is always to work closely with the artists to make a unique work of art that captures the soul of …
Read More »Spring Cruise
The Santa Cruz Woodies held its annual spring cruise on National Drive your Woodie Day which fell on Saturday, May 19th this year. A large group of us met at California Surf City Coffee in Aptos to kick off the cruise on what was invariably one of the best cruises we’ve taken in the past few years. Over 25 Woodies …
Read More »Alameda Point Antiques Faire
Santa Cruz Woodies Ohana shared another fun day at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire. We walked our legs off and filled up our shopping carts to overflowing. Kathryn and Kristina Benson again set the record for the most overfilled cart. While Joe and Janice Cosgrave were not able to make it, Joe’s personal shopper Phil Iatomase found Joe an Arizona …
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