Tall Club of Long Island

We are a social organization whose goals are to promote friendship and good fellowship among tall people, and sponsor activities of interest and benefit to all members. The Tall Club of Long Island (TCLI) is the Long Island, New York, chapter of Tall Clubs International ® (TCI).

Membership Requirements:
Minimum Age: 21 years old
Minimum Height: Men 6' 2" Women 5' 10"
(in stocking feet)

For More Information
Call/text: (718) 843-2623
E-mail: TallClubOfLongIsland@nyc.rr.com
Postal: Tall Club of Long Island
P.O. Box 1653
Valley Stream, NY 11582-1653

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June 2021 Social Calendar

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TUE JUNE 1 TCLI FIRST TUESDAY @ APPLEBEE'S - BELLMORE 7 PM

It's back! After more than a year of no monthly socials, TCLI is glad this event is back on the calendar. Hooray! Everybody knows Applebees and its vast menu. This restaurant is conveniently located on Sunrise Highway, right across the street from the LIRR Bellmore station. Please call/text Arlene at
718-843-2623 to let her know that you'll be there. This is an open event. It promises to be a fun time!
See the map below for business address and phone number.

FRI JUN 4 TCNYC FIRST FRIDAY @ BEER AUTHORITY - MANHATTAN ** CANCELLED **

For the time being, this event is put on hold until the Coronavirus is no more.
Stay safe.

TUE JUN 29 BOARD MEETING @ GOLDEN REEF DINER - ROCKVILLE CENTRE 7 PM

We invite you to joine the TCLI Executive Board at the Golden Reef Diner. All members are welcome to give their input for which events TCLI will put on our social calendar. This is YOUR club. We want to have events that YOU enjoy. The more members that are active, the better club will become, and the more members we will have. See the map below for business address and phone number.

FRI JUL 2 TCNYC FIRST FRIDAY @ BEER AUTHORITY - MANHATTAN ** CANCELLED **
For the time being, this event is put on hold until the Coronavirus is no more. Stay safe.

TUE JUL 6 NO TCLI FIRST TUESDAY THIS MONTH - AS MOST OF US WILL BE AT THE 2021 TCI CONVENTION

Save the Date

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July 2-5 2021 TCI Pre-Convention in Louisville, KY. Click here for the flyer.
July 5-11 2021 TCI Convention in Louisville, KY. Click here for the flyer.

Recent Events

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May 15, 2021

As you know, the monthly lunch outing is a favorite TCLI activity. For our most lunch event, TCLI went back to Umberto’s of Bellmore. Once again, we dined al fresco in the back patio. Why not? It was a bright, sunny day. The temperature was 71 degrees. Take advantage of a great opportunity, I say.

Once again, the food was excellent, starting with the bread. Eating so much bread and having a large bowl of Caesar salad resulted in me not finishing my huge portion of chicken francaise with penne pasta. I boxed the rest to take home. Our very pleasant server provided a side salad gratis for anyone who desired one. You know my priorities; there's always room for dessert. My tartufo was so yummy.

As the contact person for so many TCLI lunches, I have learned to go with the flow. I gave the restaurant an approximate headcount when I made the reservation. Sure enough, two people had to bow out. But I was glad to find out later that Eleanor would be there. And as a surprise, her son Leon and her daughter Sarah were also coming.

There were more surprises. Laurie announced that she will be going to the pre-con and convention in Louisville. It will be her first, so Arlene, Carol, Karen and Eleanor gave her some practical advice about what to expect and what to pack. The same applied to Rich. We all assured Rich and Laurie that they will have a great time in July.

Here’s another surprise. Karen and I recently got our first dose of the Moderna vaccine. So, the entire TCLI contingent will be fully vaccinated in time for the Louisville festivities. Following Arlene’s and Carol’s advice. I pm’ed Jayne Utter, who is on the convention committee, to share the good news. It was the right thing to do.

News alert: TCLI will be back in Bellmore on June 1st. No, not at Umberto’s. Try Applebee’s. The occasion? The return of our club’s First Tuesday social. It has been more than a year since the last social. Things are returning to normal, bit by bit.

Speaking about food, when and where will be the next lunch outing? Well, TCLI has events planned for June and July. Let’s say some time in August. We’ll choose a place that has both indoor and outdoor dining. Keep your fingers crossed for clement weather.

All good things must come to an end. Time to depart, say our goodbyes, and make our separate ways back to our cars, right? Surprise! Some of us walked over to Leon’s van. He’s involved with the House of Good Deeds foundation. We made a donation to his charity and took home cookies and other baked items he had in the back of his van.

What a great time was had by all on May 15th. I'm sure our club will return here for lunch. Enjoy the slideshow below, which appears after the next blurb......Brian

April 10, 2021

No doubt about it, TCLI loves to eat. Lunches are a popular event. Apparently, there are two factors in making a successful TCLI lunch outing. First, eat in the early afternoon before the place gets packed. One o’clock works just fine for us. Two, listen to Carol’s and/or Arlene’s suggestions. We haven't been disappointed yet. We'll stay with this winning formula.

Carol suggested the Orient in Bethpage, and so we went. My parents and I ate here often, and it does gets crowded in the evening. The same can be said for Patrizia’s of Long Island, which is practically a stone’s throw away from the Orient. I love Patrizia’s. Maybe TCLI will do another lunch event here in the future.

Speaking of future lunch events, we discussed where to eat in May. The weather may or may not be warm enough for outdoor dining. With that caveat in mind, we are going back to Umberto’s of Bellmore on May 15th. The restaurant has spacious indoor dining area AND an outdoor patio. Sounds great to me. Carol contacted me later that day. She suggested Margarita’s Café in North Wantagh sometime after May. I did a quick research; the place has both indoor and outdoor dining. Sounds great to me.

In addition to future lunch outings, we reminisced about our dear friend, Denise, who left us too soon in April 2020. She was such a wonderful person; to know her was to be truly blessed. Where did the year go? On a lighter side, Rich is looking forward to the TCI convention (his first) in Louisville. He asked if there is a deadline for payments. Arlene later contacted the TCI committee on Facebook. The TCI committee would prefer to have all outstanding balances paid by June 1st.

The food, the food. The Orient never fails in this department. Egg rolls were a hit. I don’t eat eggs, except egg drop soup, which I had. My soup was part of my lunch special, the main dish being chicken with cashews. Yummy! Come to think of it, everybody in our group ordered a lunch special. Decent portions at reasonable prices. You can’t go wrong with that.

Indeed, it was a relaxing lunch with good friends at the Orient. Oh, yeah, I have good news to share. The monthly TCLI Board meetings are back. This is a great chance to let your voice be heard.

That’s all for now. Enjoy the slideshow below, which appears below......Brian

Instructions: For each slideshow below, move your cursor over the image and click 'Play'.

April 10, 2021

May 15, 2021

More Past Events

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On the Island

Off the Island

Maps

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06/01/21 TCLI First Tuesday @ Applebee's - 7 pm
2660 Sunrise Highway (Route 27)
Bellmore, NY 11710
Phone: (516) 783-9014
www.applebees.com

06/29/21 Board Meeting @ Golden Reef Diner - 7 pm
329 Sunrise Highway (Route 27)
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Phone: (516) 764-9273
www.goldenreefdiner.com

Bulletin Board

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Click here for the TCLI Bylaws.
On behalf of the Church of Good Deeds, Eleanor Feingold and her son Leon are accepting donations of gently used shoes and clothing for the needy. Donations are tax deductible and should be placed in black plastic bags. Donors should contact Eleanor for additional information.

New York Times Article

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THE ISLAND: IN THIS CLUB, YOU HAVE TO MEASURE UP

It may be a long island, but it's a tall world -- at least for the members of the Tall Club of Long Island. The club's formal mission, according to its Web site, is ''to promote friendship and good fellowship among tall people.'' More practically speaking, the mission is to eat, drink and meet other tall people at club dinners, dances, holiday festivities, barbecues and pool parties.

Members must measure up: 6 feet 2 inches for men and 5 feet 10 inches for women. Applicants are carefully measured against a large ruler that club officials hang from a doorway or ceiling. If a married couple wants to join, both have to measure up. A too-short spouse can become an associate member. Certain people who do not measure up but whose contributions to the community exemplify ''the goal and spirit'' may become honorary members.

Club members fight for tall causes, including opposing the shrinking of headroom in cars and legroom in airplanes and for the right to buy a decent-fitting suit at a clothing store. The club raises money to fight Marfan syndrome, which affects tall people.

By Corey Kilgannon. Published on 2/25/2007.
Copyright © 2007 by The New York Times Company. Reprinted with permission.

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Tall Clubs International™ (TCI) is a social organization for tall adults! Our stated purpose is “to promote tall awareness among tall men and women, and in the community." With dozens of member clubs and over 1,000 members across the U.S. and Canada, we are truly an international not-for-profit organization.

Every year Tall Clubs International™ engages in social activities of mutual interest, travel for gatherings of members from several TCI clubs, a convention to conduct the business of the Corporation (with representatives of all clubs) and the selection a new Miss Tall International®, the official public representative and goodwill ambassador for TCI.