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November 1, 2011 - Meeting Minutes

Secretary’s Report: Steve called the meeting to order at 7:00. The minutes from October were read and accepted as reported.

Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer’s Report was read and approved. Steve discussed the income and expenses for the month. A detailed Treasurer’s report is available to all members upon request.

Introduction of New Members and Guests: Not tonight, but since it’s here I have to report it. No new members or guests in attendance, yep, just as I said....

Past Events: First up, the Picnic. That’s right Clubies. We had a great turnout and the weather held out for most of the day making it a truly restful and exciting day. What with all the bids going back and forth, wow! Turned out an impressive 806.00 generated with all the auctions and the 50/50. Congratulations to us all.

On October the 22nd was the Oceans 11 Cruise In. We had a number of Clubies representing this month including, Tk and Robin, Sam and Frances, Joe and Kim, and of course what made the show, the ’71 VW Bus! Way to represent guys..

Old Business: As you can guess, it’s the Toys in the Sun Fun Run!! That’s right, and it’s coming up fast. On December the 11th we will once again sponsor the car show portion of the Toy Run. This is where YOU come in. We need your help! We have a host of opportunities and jobs that you can do; from helping to park cars, there’s registration, collecting toys, judging cars and all those little things that help in making a show a success. Please come out, EARLY, and help your club. The best part of it is that we will have all the cars parked by 10:00 and we can enjoy the rest of the day with our club members and a sea of leather! I heard that the JoJo the BBQ man was coming out to make sure that no one goes hungry and will be cooking up a storm.

Oh and for those of you that don’t know, Travis Tritt and David Allen Coe are the headliners this year. Big names and great talent in the Country music world. Come on and help your club!

And if you can’t make it to the show, try coming out and helping distribute the show fliers on Friday nights at the Towers Shopping Center. We can always use a hand out there passing out flyers and talking up the show.

...insert the Jeopardy theme here while we wait on TK, his margarita, and all those knockers or was it knocking round, walking around, going around, around and around, whew I just made myself dizzy..... Dang, who was drinking the margaritas?

New Business: Yes there was and I bet you can figure out the new business was the Toy Run. Yes sir, it’s fast approaching and on Dec the 11th,,,, Wait a minute, just read Old Business again, you’ll catch the drift.... Need any more hints, check out the web pages and your e-mail, geez...

As you may remember because of the hectic days of the holidays between now and the end of the year, we won’t be having a December meeting but wait... That’s right I said wait... wait for it,,,,, wait for it.... See the Social Event section for more information.. hahahahaha... got ya!

Social Events: By the time you get this, if you didn’t make it to Sonny’s BBQ and the Davie Rodeo on November the 5th, you missed a heck of a night of good food, cowboys, COWGIRLS and a whole lot of bucking going on. That’s right, I said bucking as in bronco horses, and bulls (somebody oughta go and wash their mouth out with some soap)! The rodeo was a whole lot of fun and that’s no bull! Too bad if you didn’t make it, maybe next year. YAHOO....

On December the 10th, (that’s the Saturday before the Toys in the Sun Fun Run (didn’t think I was going to go without adding it again did you???)) we will be meeting up at Bella Roma’s about 4:00 for another great Italian dinner with your Club friends, family or whom ever you want to invite. But I can assure you, you won’t leave hungry. Then it’s off for a cruise through the Festival of Lights in Tradewinds Park just to get everybody in the holiday spirit. You can bet this will be a great time for a wonderful dinner and family time.

November the 19th is another Ocean’s 11 Cruise In, so try to make it out there and represent your club for a few hours on the beach at Hollywood, some great food at Ocean’s 11 and of course great company with your fellow Clubies.

Charity: For the month of November, we will make our donation to the Wounded Warriors Project charity. This group helps those injured veterans coming back from the war and help them cope with their disabilities and mental anguish. God bless them and all of our Veterans!

General Discussion: The big topic of discussion was where was Pimp Daddy and how was Barbara doing? Hopefully we will have an update or they will come to Bella Romas for dinner. (If you guys need transportation to the events, just give this writer a call, we’ll be glad to come and get you!)

Another topic was the Cruiser's Banquet. This coming year it’s the 10th anniversary of the club and the Social Committee has decided upon, “Love”. (yeah I know but I’m not in the committee.) So there you have it. All things in love, for love, about love, love, love, love... get it?

As usual, there will be a 35.00 deposit per person to reserve your space for the banquet. But, know that as soon as you walk through the doors, your deposit check is promptly returned. You may invite some guests as well, and their cost is 35.00 per person. I can assure you that you will have one heck of a good time, a fantastic dinner, a couple of drinks, and some lively dancing if you’re so inclined.

Remember it’s at the new Nikki’s on the Green at Orangebrooke Country Club not at the other place.

Our unspoken but spoken charity for December has always been with your kind donations of clothes and toys for the underprivileged kids at Evie’s school. Under-clothes for the kids from 6-10 years old, toys for girls and or boys, anything that you can afford to help make some child’s Christmas a happy one. See the webpage or your email for more information.

The very important motion was made to adjourn at 7:50, seconded and let’s call it a night. Whew!

Diane San Anton won the 50/50 and donated it back to the club, you go girl! The club really appreciates it.

Your Southern language skill for the month is:

guff: a large body of salt water with land on three sides. “My Uncle Junior told me we ought to take our own bait with us when we go fishing downt the Guff. Says you can dig in that white dirt all day long without finding so much as one red wiggler.”

Until January the 10th, a special meeting date, the second Tuesday of the month, because of the new year, keep your rubbers on the road and clean,,,,,, just in case.

See you then....

Alan Rooks, Secretary

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