President’s Message – Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year to Everyone!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! The Faculty and Friends Club had a great year in 2015, and we are looking forward to another wonderful year in 2016! We have already had one successful club-wide event – the Billy Bowlegs run/walk – and plans are in the works for many more. The details follow below and in succeeding newsletters.
Thanks to your contributions, the scholarship program continues to be successful. We awarded six scholarships of $700 each for the Fall 2015 semester; with three of the students continuing during Spring 2016, we are awarding one full and two part scholarships this semester. This program depends solely on the Billy Bowlegs run/walk and your contributions. The more you give, the more we can award to needy, deserving students at FSU. Please consider giving more to this fund.
Linda Clickner
A new and easy to read format of the roster is included with this newsletter. Many thanks to Bob Clickner for getting it ready for print. Please send him additions and or changes to rpclickner@gmail.com, and e-mail him too if you wish to receive an additional copy via e-mail or ask Annelise.
Chinese New Year at Lucy Ho’s Masa The Year of the Monkey – Sunday, January 24 – 6:00 p.m. Social & 6:30 p.m.
1650 North Monroe Street
Cost: $30 per person, all-inclusive except for alcoholic beverages.
Come celebrate the Chinese New Year with delectable dishes especially prepared for the members of the Faculty & Friends Club. This popular, annual event will take place at Masa’s new location across from Lake Ella. Please let Annelise know by e-mail aleysieffer@gmail.com or call her at 893-1272 by Wednesday, January 20 if you are planning to attend. Please mail your check, made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU, to Annelise Leysieffer, 3720 Lifford Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32309.
Mardi Gras – Saturday, February 6 – 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Linda & Bob Clickner
3099 Shamrock North
We thank the Clickners for again inviting us to celebrate Mardi Gras at their festively decorated house. Please bring either an hors d’oeuvre, salad, dessert or a main course for this potluck. The Club is providing the wine and other beverages. Please let Linda know either at lindaclickner@gmail.com or call her at (703) 850-6893 by Wednesday, the 3rd to let her know if you are coming and what dish you are bringing to help Linda and her committee better plan the evening. Please be advised that the Clickners have a steep driveway so park below. There should be plenty of parking along Shamrock.
Winter Dance – Tuesday, March 1 – Beginning at 7:30 p.m
American Legion Hall at Lake Ella
Come dance or simply listen to the beautiful and lively music performed by members of the Tallahassee Swing Band including our own Bill Landing. Please mention that you are part of the Faculty & Friends Club to be eligible for the discounted price of $5.00. Beverages are available for purchase at the American Legion Hall with some light refreshments provided by the Club. Please let Annelise Leysieffer know at aleysieffer@gmail.com if you are planning to attend so tables can be reserved ahead of time.
Book Discussion Group
Monday, January 18 – 7:30 p.m.
The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Doña Gracia Nasi by Andrée Brooks discussed by Ursula Morgan
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Monday, February 15 – 7:30 p.m.
All the Light We cannot See by Anthony Doerr
At the home of Judy Goldman discussed by Donna Meredith
Please contact Kea Herron at kea.snuffy@gmail.com or at 566-5610 for more information about this evening and the group, and to request the list of books selected for 2016.
Globetrotters
Saturday, January 16 – 7:30 p.m.
In the Wake of the Vikings: seascapes, fjordscapes, and landscapes of Norway, Shetland Islands, and Iceland presented by Dale Olsen At the Maguire Learning Center at Westminster Oaks
Please contact Marge & Duane Meeter at duanemeeter@gmail.com or at 385-7633 for more information and to offer help with future meetings.
Gourmet Sampler
Friday, February 26 – 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Josephine & James Ang
Saturday, March 19 – 6:30 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day at the home of Barbara & Pete Cottrell
Please contact Barbara Elam at ble@neuro.fsu.edu or at 385-9856.
La Mesa Española
Thursday, January 28 – 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Jo Stepp-Greany
Please contact Jo Stepp-Greany at jstepp@fsu.edu or at 383-3970 for more information and to join this group.
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, January 26 – 11:45 a.m.
BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse – 1749 Apalachee Parkway
Tuesday, February 23 – 11:45 a.m.
Far East – 3425 Thomasville Road #17
Please contact Denise Ellingson at mdeniseel15@yahoo.com or
at 907-9992 by the Monday morning before to attend.
La Table Française
Saturday, January 23 – 6:30 p.m.
Potluck at the home of Regine & Tim Lynch
Saturday, February 27 – 6:30 p.m.
The always delicious and popular La Soirée Crêpe
At the home of Elise Bollier & Anuj Srivastava
Please contact Annelise Leysieffer at aleysieffer@gmail.com
or at 893-1272 to attend and for more information.
PUC – Faculty Luncheon Series
For more information, please visit http://facultyluncheon.cci.fsu.edu/
Restaurant Roulette
Will be joining the Chinese New Year at Masa on Sunday, January 24. Please mail your reservations to Annelise Leysieffer for Masa and otherwise contact Jan Flake at 383-7505 or at janiceflake@comcast.net for future dinner information.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Friday, January 22 – 7:30 p.m.
Justice for the Palestinian People.
At the home of Maelon & Reiner Kirsten
Friday, February 19 – 7:30 p.m. with home and program TBA
Please contact Toni Fuss Kirkwood-Tucker at tkirkwoodtucker@comcast.net for more information and to attend.
Stitch & Chat
Please contact Cherie Fenstermaker at 386-1000 or at cheriefenstermaker@gmail.com to attend and to learn more about the projects being knitted or sewn this semester.
Alice B. Nichols Scholarship
As Linda Clickner mentioned, we awarded six scholarships for the fall semester and are awarding three this spring. All the students have sent grateful thanks for these awards.
The Bowlegs race on Saturday, January 9 was a huge success with 201 runners and 9 walkers. The weather was perfect, and we thank all the volunteers who helped at this event in particular the co-chairs Larry Giunipero and Bill Hillison. A delicious Brunch followed at Renegade Grill for 18 members.
Fitting in with our successful Bowlegs 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk, our member Mark Mahoney writes a health/fitness blog for the Tallahassee Democrat pretty much every Tuesday. The one on January 12 dealt with the issue of physical activity, either running or walking and focused on the health benefits to be accrued from these types of activities. The article is titled Whether walking or running, exercise routine will get results. Please contact Annelise at aleysieffer@gmail.com if you would like a copy via e-mail.
An Afternoon of Musical Delight
Come join members of UMA (University Musical Associates) in the Ruby Diamond Auditorium on Sunday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m. to listen to the newest College of Music professor Ian Hobson, a British pianist, conductor and educator. Light refreshments will follow the concert.
Please support our Bowlegs Sponsors

We much appreciate Alison & Mark Riley as our major sponsor through Alison’s company Sunshine State Tax & Accounting Services, LLC. Sunshine State Tax & Accounting Services, LLC provides quality, personalized financial guidance to local individuals and businesses as well as clients throughout the world. Sunshine State Tax & Accounting Services, LLC’s long standing expertise ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as tax and financial planning. Alison and her company have over 20 years of experience helping people with international connections such as FSU faculty, staff, post-doctoral researchers, and students; and accordingly they are a trusted tax resource for the FSU Center for Global Engagement.
We are grateful to Lucy Ho for providing us with a number of gift certificates. Do visit her two restaurants, Azu, located at 3220 Apalachee Parkway, and Masa, located at 1650 North Monroe Street. Both are popular venues for delicious Sushi, Chinese, Japanese and Southern Asian Style Cuisines.
Target Copy has been supplying us with race fliers for years. Go to Target Copy for all your printing needs and receive 15% off when showing your faculty ID card.
SHAW’S Athletics. Each year, Shaw graciously donates several gift certificates to be used as prizes to race participants. Visit his store at 1415 Timberlane Road to see his wide range of athletic apparel, shoes and sports equipment.
Renegade Grill, located in the Seminole Golf Course Clubhouse across from the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, serves delicious meals at reasonable prices in pleasant surroundings. We appreciate their free lunch certificates and free rounds of golf raffled off after the Bowlegs race.
The general manager of the local Jimmy John’s franchises provided us with many coupons for free subs. Do frequent their restaurants around town and taste their delicious sandwiches.
Do visit Hopkins Eatery, our newest sponsor. The owners provided us with numerous gift certificates to use on healthy meals.