On Sunday, September 28th, USA members attended a FREE Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds concert at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale.  The concert began at 3:00 pm and continued to 5:00 PM.  Five USA members attended including John and Kathy F., Jeanne B., along with Julie and Russ M.

      

    

After the concert, our group relocated across the street to an Olive Garden restaurant where we enjoyed good food and camaraderie.

On Monday, October 6th, USA members and guests attended a FREE Green Team Ecology Tour at the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach in West Palm Beach.  Twenty-three USA members and guests signed up for the event, meeting outside the SWA Education Center at 12:45 PM.  

   

The tour began by SWA experts moving our group to the Education Center's rooftop where we observed an active Palm Beach County landfill in the distance.

Our group then walked across a 500-foot elevated footbridge to view interior sections of the waste management facility.

  

Group members took turns, sitting in a model chair normally occupied by operators of "The Claw".

  

A bus then transported our group to SWA's recycling facility a few minutes away.

  

Inside the SWA recycling facility, our group was provided details on how discarded solids, liquids and gasses are recycled.

  

The Green Team Ecology Tour  ended at 3:00 PM.  Group members drove a short distance to a nearby Cracker Barrel restaurant adjacent to Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach.

Our group enjoyed good food and more excellent camaraderie before splitting up and driving home to locations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties.

  

Don't miss out on socializing with your fellow USAers at our next social event.  You'll be amazed at how enjoyable it can be.

Russ Manhold, Event Coordinator