If you would like to learn more about the club, or if you are thinking of joining, we cordially invite you to attend one of our prospective member coffees held monthly from August-May except December & March on the second Friday of the month
These coffees are optional informal gatherings that let you learn more about the club and meet a small group of current members.
Welcome to Lake Bluff & Lake Forest!
The Lake Bluff/Lake Forest Newcomers' Club was founded to promote friendship among new residents as well as to help them become active members of our community. The Newcomers' Club has approximately 300 members and a wide variety of ongoing activities. Getting settled in a new community can be a daunting task, and we hope that the Newcomers' Club can be of some help to you in making you feel right at home and part of the community.
You have come to the right place whether you're looking for a playgroup for your children, finding a golf or tennis partner, joining a book discussion group, touring historic homes in the area, attending the latest play downtown, making new friends or have an interest you'd like to share with others.
Again, we welcome you to the community. We hope your life here will be filled with happiness and friendship. And toward that end, we feel that the Newcomers' Club can be of assistance. We know what it’s like to move to a new community and are here to be helpful and supportive. I'll personally look forward to meeting you, but, in the meantime, if I can be of assistance to you, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, Kirsten Maxwell, 2009-2010 President
Member Eligibility:
- Eligibility for initial membership is open to anyone who has been a resident of
Lake Bluff or Lake Forest, Illinois for no more than 18 months.
- Membership is limited to five consecutive years.
- The Membership year runs from July 1 through June 30.
- Membership dues are $60 per year.
- New members joining between January 1 and March 31 will pay partial year dues of $30.
(Note: A partial-year application counts as the applicant's first year of membership.)
- The club offers a 10% discount ($54/year) to new and renewal applications received
between April 1 and June 30.
- New member applications processed in April and May are eligible for the 10% discount
and immediate participation in club activities with their first club year commencing June 1.
- Members are provided with a Membership Directory and monthly newsletters.
- Moving within the LB/LF allows you to maintain your membership, but not extend it beyond five years.
- If you do not qualify for Newcomers' please consider our sister organization Encore.
