About Club Padre

[ClubPadre]

Club Padre is a non-profit organization, founded in 1988. Its purpose is promoting friendship among Laguna Madre area residents and our winter visitors through social, recreational, cultural and educational programs designed for adults.

The club serves as a social community center providing a welcome setting for people to meet and mix.

Several organized activities are offered, but any member wishing to spend some leisure time at the club, can choose to do so, read, (we have a good selection of books), listen to music , play cards, or watch that football game at his/her convenience.

Club Padre members have become well know as a force of comunity volunteers.

Members donate numerous hours for Island social functions, to name a few: helping at the Town Hall during Spring Break, organizing an constructing the Island of Lights Christmas Parade, Voter Registration, providing help at Golf and Fishing Tournaments, beauty pageants, and varions other events in our community.

Annual permanent membership varies between 110-130 members. During the Fall, Winter and Spring months our membership grows to approximately 300 members. Current membership dues per person:
$50 @ calendar year, or $12 @ month. We look forward to being your new friend!

Organized Activites
Bridge, Bingo, Mah Jongg, Mexican Train Dominoes, Fishing trips
Tours- Valleywide and Mexico, Bay/sunset cruises, Cruise ship travel
UTB Lecture series, Theater/concerts
Special theme dinners, Luncheons/Style shows/Brunches,
Pot luck dinners, Social Mixers

For more information call (956) 761-2582. clubpadre@aol.com
For more information about Winter Texan events call (956) 761-6433
5800 Padre Blvd South Padre Island, TX 78597

The club room is conveniently located across from Ted's, a favorite breakfast and lunch spot with locals. You will will often find various local organizations holding their meetings in the facility, which can seat 75 persons.

[islandprincess]

Fun and interesting Spanish classes are now being held at Club Padre at 9 am on Monday mornings. Come learn Spanish that you WILL use to help you get a better experience out of life in this beautiful, bicultural and bilingual part of Texas. Essential phrases and cultural knowledge, games, discussions about the culture and language specific to this area. Call Club Padre or Island Princess Enterprises at 956-572-6667 for more info.

[Seashell]

Maybe they should start offering English classes too so that you can
come learn English that you WILL use to help you get a better experience out of life anywhere in the world!

[Joan]

Considering moving to the area end of the summer and never been there, don't know anyone. Looking for someone that has the time to be a friend to move and help me out, once I get there. I'm a female in my 40's, enjoy the beach, don't smoke or drink. Thanks

[Tim]

Ok, Kraft Kamp gals, this sounds right up your alley.

Also, Joan, the Chamber of Commerce (located in the Visitor's Center) has information packets to help newcomers.

Welcome to the area!

[Joan]

Tim,

Looking for someone to be friends with me, once I relocate there. Can you use any more friends?

[Tim]

Everyone is very friendly here, Joan, you'll have no trouble finding friends. Check the Events Calendar of this forum for things that are happening and get involved.

The Island Breeze is a free newspaper and it will tell you what is going on, too. My wife learned about a lot of things from that paper.

[lillian]

Club Padre has changed lately. It is a more mixed age group and they are doing more things. Like they now have movies on a Super Screen TV.

[Mariposa]

How about Club Padre, one of the jewels of SPI, good people and lots of fun. Keep on keepin on.

Mariposa