Hello Gators,
I am both honored and proud to be serving a second term as your President. Our new fiscal year has begun and I am excited about everything we have going on. Our membership picnic was a big success with many members and guests attending. I would like to thank everyone who helped: Betty Williams, Randy Czapkewicz, Walter Marussich, Rocco Pelligrino, Doug Zeidler, Evie Houston, Damien Bednar, Estela Basso, Tim Dai, Mark Vidas, Ben Smith and others I would like to welcome our renewing members and those who have newly signed up. All of our memberships expire at the end of May, so if you have not already done so, now is the time to renew your membership. Please invite your friends and coworkers to check us out.
The North Palm Beach Country Club plans to close on July 5th, and will not reopen for at least 18 months. Our final meeting there will be in June. It will also be the first meeting of the new fiscal year. To bid farewell to the meeting place but welcome the new year, this meeting will feature a taco dinner.
Starting in July we will be moving to the Marriott in Palm Beach Gardens. A lot of you may remember that we used to meet there before coming to the Country Club. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to bring snacks. They will give us happy hour pricing from 6:30 PM until the end of the meeting. This will include a $2.50 draft beer, and we will have discounts on house wines and well drinks
Our 2018 Ski trips are selling well. Sign-ups began in late April for our next ski season. Destinations available include Winter Park, Colorado, Steamboat, Colorado; Andorra and Barcelona, Spain; Taos, New Mexico; Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Sierra Nevada, Spain. Still in development is a luxury trip to Vail, Colorado. Please sign up soon to get the trip of your choice. Please visit our website, read our weekly email blast and download our newsletter regularly to keep up with our trips.
Our bike and barge trip to Southern France has just returned, and it was an incredible experience. Gators had an amazing time bicycling through the French countryside, stopping at castles, Roman ruins and wineries. Kudos to trip leader Estela Basso!
The positions of VP / Socials and Treasurer are not filled. In addition we are looking to fill the positions of Event Comptroller Director and Communications Director. I invite any qualified members who are interested in volunteering for these positions to please contact me.
Betty Williams hosted her final Memorial Day Party on Saturday, May 27th, since she will soon be downsizing to a condo. We had a good turnout, and also enjoyed casino night with separate roulette, blackjack and craps tables. Betty will generously open her home to entertain the Gators for her Fourth of July Party on Saturday, July 1st. Please do not miss out on Betty’s last party.
Come to our Friday night happy hours, arranged for you by Debbi Haselmire with input from the Social and Special Activities Committee. Happy hour is an great way to start the weekend with your Gator friends. We have including some new and exciting venues mixed in with Club favorites. We will have our first Sunday happy hour on June 18th at Two Drunken Goats – “Sunday Funday for Father’s Day”. If you have any ideas for happy hours, please contact Debbi.
The volunteers on our Social and Special Activities Committee meeting are working hard to bring you fun parties, events and trips this year. If you have an idea for an event, please bring it to the committee. If you would like to get more involved, please join the committee, volunteer to lead an event or trip, or offer to assist other officers. We are looking for volunteers to help us with our events, so please watch for our next meeting. With your help we can make your Club even better.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
Sincerely,
Sharon Long
President
