October 2013 – President’s Message
Hey Gators, Happy October! But before we leave September, let me tell you what a great month it has been!
Let’s start with the absolutely fabulous Gator Snow Gala held at the awesome, glass enclosed, West Palm Beach Pavilion. Delicious food was provided by Bradley’s, there were drinks and a whole lot of dancing. Over 150 members and guests attended the Gala, which resulted in 16 new members. Yes, I said sixteen!! This spectacular event was planned, coordinated and executed by Sheri Agnew, V.P. of Skiing and her committee, who devoted countless hours of work to make it the resounding success it was. Further, the gala was free to all attendees, compliments of Vail Resorts ($2000) and Sports America ($500), whose contributions were obtained by Sheri.
If you didn’t attend the September Member Meeting, at the North Palm Beach County Club, then you missed a pizza party! The board of directors has decided to change the format from Business Meetings to Parties, where you can still sign up for all ski trips and events, but with little talk and lots of fun. This month will be a taco party with music! See you there!
I am sure you have seen our awesome new web site courtesy of Estela Basso and Sharon Giannotti. Let me give you a report on how well it is doing. In August we has 15,048 page reviews, 1,854 visits and 743 unique visitors; some from as far away as France, Mexico, Argentina, Japan, Peru, Switzerland and Germany, with an average of 8 pages per visit and a visit duration of 6 minutes!! Unbelievable!!
Let me apologize for the spate of negative, nasty, untrue and accusatory emails that many of you have been receiving. These derogatory messages come from a very small group of unhappy people who seem bent on hurting the club. I intend to ask your board to take action so we can be the happy, fun loving club that we joined, without further acrimony and discord.
This month is full of fun events and happy hours, all of which are contained in the following pages. So read on and don’t forget the lobster feast.
See you there!
It’s good to be a Gator!
Warmest regards,
Rich Wennet
President