December Newsletter!

Things to do for the rest of the year!

12/10 Adult Holiday Party

12/16 The Night Before Christmas for kids

12/17 Santa Breakfast

12/31 A Family New Years' Eve Celebration

Adult New Years' Eve Celebration

There are many others, but mark your calendars for these, please! Erin 

Did you know that we have a Facebook page? 

We have our Toys for Tots box in the Formal Room of the Clubhouse! Bring your unwrapped toys, leave them in the box and help make a child's holidays a little brighter!

Is anyone interested in working to make a Briar Chapel Rock band? So far we have a bass guitar player, lead guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, and drums, and are looking for more! We are off to a great start! We will see how many we can get to sign up, and then schedule a meeting of the minds!

Briar Chapel Star Program!

Do you know someone that cuts their neighbors lawn just because?      

Or someone that rolls someone trash out? Or that watched your children because you had something to do? Or maybe just someone that you love the way they take care of their lawn? Or maybe their beautiful garden? Or Maybe................ 

Please help us find them! We want to help them SHINE!

December 12 - Featured Briar Chapel author and holiday brunch: Deadly Cypher: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series Book #7), by USA Today bestselling author - Kate Parker.

January 9 - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, facilitated by Jo Corro and Donna Mergliano



February 13 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, facilitated by Val Vickers and Miriam Kennard.

March 13 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, facilitated by the dream team: Cheryl Champ, Carole Stromburg and Judy Benson.

Breakfast with Santa!

 Santa will be back at Briar Chapel this year! Santa will be in the clubhouse on December 17th

from 8am - 12pm.

We will have professional Photographer Peter Peets here in the clubhouse and he will provide you with pictures of your children with Santa! There will be a fee of $40 for this breakfast and your pictures. You will be able to choose from either a high resolution digital negative that you can use how you like, or a set of prints. You will choose when you see Santa!



If you have more than one child, and you want them all to go to see Santa at one time and have one picture taken, then it would be $40 for the family.

We will be offering reservations for Santa every 15 minutes, with the first spots for the children of the community with special needs. You will sign up for the 15 minute spot you prefer. Please use the link below to sign your child up, and pay for your visit.

Children's Hanukkah MOVIE NIGHT Free to All!

We will be hosting a Hanukkah movie night on December 19th at 7pm.

All are welcome! Have some popcorn, listen to some stories, and learn something new about Hanukkah! Learn to play the dreidel game!

Family Hanukkah Menorah Lighting on December 22 at 5:30pm

The Treasure Hunt for the kids starts at 5:30pm and the Menorah lighting starts at 6pm! Photo Booth, goodie bags, and fun for all are expected at this event!

We welcome all Briar Chapel Residents and their families at this event!

This means you, Grandparents! This is a free event.

Who of you will be voted the Gingerbread Genius? Let's find out at 7pm on December 14th! Join us in the social room of the clubhouse!

Do you love to bake but don't want to bake all your cookies? Let's swap them!

You will need to bring 5 dozen cookies to swap and you will leave with 5 dozen other cookies!

Join us in the social room of the clubhouse on December 14th at 7pm!

Tai Chi for Seniors led by our own Evelyn Craig! 

The meetings will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Rec Room of the Clubhouse on the bottom floor starting at 9am. No previous experience is necessary. You can stand or sit for these meetings. The program is free! There will be meetings on December 6th and 8th of December, and we will resume a regular schedule on January 10th.

There is no registration needed, just come and join!

Food Trucks for December at Great Meadow Park

Sundays Three Waters Café 

12/2 Big I's Backward Crab

12/14 Cousins Main Lobster

12/16 Dubz Grub

12/21 Pop Pops Pierogies

12/ 23 Bird Man

12/30 Ta Contento

Please see the BC Life Calendar for all information.



Briar Chapel Life Food Trucks

Canasta Mondays at 1pm and Thursdays at 4pm in the clubhouse! Everyone is welcome to join!

Poker Night on Tuesday Night starts at 6:45pm in the Social Room. There is a $5 max loss for the night! Great Fun!

Mahjong happens in the Social Room On Tuesday afternoons at 1pm. All are welcome!

Feel and look better for the Holidays! Join Daniela at her Prime Barre Class at the Clubhouse Fitness Room!

Barre is a transformative, strengthening and muscle-elongating workout. You will maximize muscle burn with no joint impact using a minimal range of motion. Improve your posture, and core strength and prevent injury. Please bring grippy socks (or you can borrow a pair at the studio), a yoga mat, and a set of light weights.

Convenient class times offered: Monday 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm

Wednesday 6:15 am to 7:15 am

Thursday Express Class 6:15 to 7 am

First class: Wednesday 12/7/2022 at 6:15am

Need a NEW fitness option?

We listened, and partnered with Cor4 Fitness, conveniently located just 9 miles from our neighborhood! 

For more details and to book a complimentary class with them, go to Cor4Fitness.com, or call Laura at 817-992-9450. Address: 50051 Governors Dr. Chapel Hill, 27517