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2024 End of Year Update for the Topanga Community Center
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2024 End of Year Update for the Topanga Community Center 

Board Members of the TCC are up for election/re-election every two years. Here are the current Topanga Community Center Board Members for the 2025-2026 tenure:

President: Terri Moriarty

VP of Maintenance: Rick Provisor

VP of Events: Nonie Shore

Treasurer: Kathleen Beegle

 VP of Fundraiser: Sophie Zeiler

 VP of Membership: Bridget Cook

Volunteer Chair: Sarah Jane Zarko 

Recording Secretary: Alexis O’Connor

Corresponding Secretary: James Webber

2024 Annual Swap Meet & Chili Cook Off

TCC reports that the annual Swap Meet & Chili Cook Off was a wonderful event, with a great turn out on a beautiful day.

The winners of the Chili competition are:

Meat

1 – Jon Siracusa 

2 – Sean Colgin 

3 – Autumn Huson 

Vegetarian 

1 – Julian Ritz-Barr

2 – Benar Geer 

Overall 

Jon Siracusa 

The winners of the annual Pie Contest are: 

Apple Pie: Jenny Crawford for her Apple Cream Crumble Pie

Savory: Juliet Montgomery for her Mushroom Pie

Non Apple: Rebecca Hill & Iset Powers for their Pumpkin Pie

Youth Pie: Phoenix Michaels-Rhodes for his Peanut Butter Surprise

Remaining events at TCC for 2024

TCC will be hosting a holiday party and skate night—roller skates, not ice skates—Friday December 13, 6-10 pm, with music, cookies and hot cocoa, and La Chingona Tacos. Members, $26, non members $40, non skaters free. Skate rental included. 

Channel your inner Olivia Newton John and come take a spin!

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