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GATOR TALES AUGUST 2015 THE OFFICIAL MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE PALM BEACH GATOR SNO W S K I C L U B B O A R D MEMBERS PRESIDENT President’s Message Check our web site for lots of Gator activities Evie Houston coming up. We have lots of socials and spe- 561.762.2628 Hello Gators, [email protected] cials activities for all your enjoyment. It has been one hot July VP SKI TRIPS Yes, our ski trips started selling last Abe Tessler topped off by thundering 561.633.3551 month. Yea! [email protected] rain storms. Between all the rain Gators sure VP SPECIAL ACTIVI- We have outstanding ski deals: Breckenridge; TIES seemed to find sun- Beaver Creek; Whistler, our FSC (Florida Ski Debbie Haselmire shine. 561.281.3431 Council) Trip; New Park City; Keystone and [email protected] Italy (Andalo-Paganella, Trentino). "Some dif- Captain Hiram's was a super weekend, and VP SOCIALS when you are having so much fun no one ferent exciting places to ski plus our all-time Dorothy Rettay favorite ski resorts.” 561.964.0243 realizes it's sizzling hot. Debbie Haselmire [email protected] and her handy helpers did an outstanding job Sign up on-line or come to our general meeting with a well-organized event with plenty of TREASURER on August 13th at the North Palm Beach Coun- Allicyn Winchester home cooked food. Of course, I do believe try Club to check out all our wonderful ski and 561.308.7571 we went through a lot of ice cold beer. Great allicynw social trips. They are selling fast, so don't you @hotmail.com Job, Debbie and all helpers. be left out in the sun when you could be skiing SECRETARY Some of us visited Mel Fisher’s museum. It in the snow. Sharon Long was very interesting and educational. No one 561.626.0406 We have an Energized, Enthusiastic, Excit- wmarussich@comcast volunteered to go diving and look for treas- .net ing, Excellent club. Don't you be left out! Bring ures, but we all had better insight on what your friends and family. We have members all PAST PRESIDENT the treasure hunters went through. Just un- Richard Wennet ages. Remember, you don't have to ski to be a 561.776.7729 believable! member; we have fun and trips for everyone. [email protected] Our Friday Happy Hour had a huge turnout at YOU, the member is what make our club so MEMBER AT LARGE The Islander Room, a perfect place for Happy Estela Basso GREAT. And I love meeting all of you. 561.214.1603 Hour. You can enjoy the Tiki Bar outside, [email protected] where there was actually a cool breeze com- I'm proud to be your President. COMMUNICATIONS ing off the ocean. Or the inside bar where DIRECTOR Thank You Wendy Angelastro they served some appetizers. Some danced 561.401.8430 to the rock and roll music with some old time [email protected] favorites, Steve and Angela. Just being Sincerely, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR with Gators and socializing makes a fun filled EVIE HOUSTON, Pam Strickland evening. 561.346.6855 [email protected] PRESIDENT EVENT COMPTROL- LER DIRECTOR Next General Membership Meeting: Ray Collie Thursday, August13th at North Palm Beach Country Club 6:30pm Social Hour 7:30 pm Busi- 754-264-4364 ness [email protected] Next Board of Directors Meeting: Thursday, August 6th at Double Tree Hotel ,Palm Beach Gardens, 6:30 pm P A G E 2 AUGUST 2015 Your Club Needs Volunteers! Your Club Needs Volunteers! We are looking for volunteers in several categories to help our Club succeed in the 2015-2016 year that started on June 1st. Social and Special Activities Planning Committee— We need more members to help with our events and activities. If you have ideas for new events that you would like to help implement, come to our next meeting. We meet on the Tuesday before the Board Meeting at the Village Tav- ern inside of the North Palm Beach Country Club. Come at 6:30 PM to order food and drinks, and the meeting starts at 7:00 PM. For more information, please contact Debbie Haselmire at 561-281-3431 or [email protected] or Dorothy Rettay at 561-964-0243 or dret- [email protected]. Trip Leaders and Assistant Trip Leaders—For Ski Trips, contact Abe Tessler at 561-633- 3551 or [email protected]; for other trips, contact Debbie Haselmire at 561-281-3431 or [email protected]. Event Leaders—If you are interested in leading one of our events, please contact Dorothy Ret- tay at 561-964-0243 or [email protected] or Debbie Haselmire at 561-281-3431 or [email protected]. Officer Assistants — Volunteers are needed to be assistants to the VP/Ski Trips, VP/Special Activ- ities, VP/Socials and Treasurer. Must be members in good standing and comfortable with comput- ers, with experience using e-mail, Excel and Word. Membership Renewals for New Club Year Starting June 1, 2015 Our 2015-2016 membership year began on June 1, 2015. In order to participate in most of our trips and weekend events, you must be a member. Please take the time to renew your membership. Your dues are used to pay for our operating expenses, our Membership Picnic and the free food you get at many of our meetings. Please support your Club. Member name tags are available upon request at our general meetings. Membership applications can be downloaded on-line at our website at www.gatorsnowskiclub.com. They are also available to fill out at our general meetings. Dues are $40 per year for single memberships and $60 for family memberships. You can mail in your application, turn it in at the meeting or pay on-line with a credit card. For your convenience, a membership application is included on page 4 of this newsletter. P A G E 3 AUGUST 2015 Please Visit and Like Our New PBGSSC Facebook Page The Palm Beach Gator Snow Ski Club is proud to announce our new Facebook page. Please visit us at https://www.facebook.com/palmbeachgatorsnowskiclub and “like” our page. You are encouraged to post pictures and comments. GATOR TALES P A G E 4 AUGUST 2015 P A G E 5 AUGUST 2015 Look for our Mascot Events Planning at Happy Hour Committee: Meets the FIRST TUESDAY before the Look for our Gator sign and Board Meeting the alligator head full of candy, seen here at the June 12th Join Debbie and Dorothy the happy hour at Carmine’s Tuesday before the Board Ocean Grill in Palm Beach Check us out Meeting at 7 PM at the North Gardens. Palm Beach Country Club . on Facebook Create your own free Facebook account, then search for Debbie Haselmire Dorothy Rettay Gator Snow Ski VP / Special VP / Socials Activities Club. You can join the group Join Us at Our Events Volunteer for Club or just "like us". Activities Betty Williams, Walter Karl and Debbie Haselmire Marussich and Wendy Ange- pose in front of the Club ban- lastro enjoy the happy hour ner at the Capt. Hiram’s trip at the Waterway Café in that Debbie led on July 17-19. Palm Beach Gardens on July 10th. GATOR TALES P A G E 6 AUGUST 2015 Visit Our Website Take a tour of our new website. We hope you like it ! It features: Event Information: on ski trips and all social activities. Blogs: each of your Board Members can keep you up-to-date on the news from their area of responsibility. Event Registration: register online and pay with credit card (or checks). Join/Renew: your membership online. Members Only Area*: a password protected area with a searchable Directory and other content. Forums: where members can discuss topics of interest with other members. Surveys: where members can vote on preferences. Customizable Member Profile: You can add a head shot of yourself, and set your privacy settings (what information would you like to share and what to keep private). Photo Albums: pictures taken at our events...are you there? *In order to access the Members Only area, your membership for the current fiscal year (June 1, 2015- May 31, 2016) must be current, or the system will not let you in. If you need to join or renew your membership, you can do so online. Your login is your e-mail. Each member needs a unique e-mail. If you are logging in for the first time, click "Forgot Password" and a password will be e-mailed to you, from [email protected]. If you do not see the e-mail shortly, check your spam/junk folder. If you have joined/renewed recently via check, and you cannot log in, your check may be being processed. Otherwise, we may be missing your e-mail or there may be a typo in it. Please contact Estela Basso [email protected] for help. GATOR TALES AUGUST 2015 P A G E 7 June Meeting Recap — June 11, 2015 Gators members gathered for our June general membership meeting at the North Palm Beach Country Club. Our 2016 ski trips were put on sale to an enthusiastic crowd. President Evie Houston greeted the members. She introduced our new members and guests, and each gave a brief introduction. Next VP / Ski Trips Abe Tessler introduced the trip leaders who spoke about some of the trips, We watched a presentation by Mike Agnew of Sports America Tours on their ski trips for next winter. Then Marco Dallapiccola spoke about our trip to Italy.