Well Gang, We’ve had an interesting year.
We have some new officers and a bunch of new
members. We had some success making a few bucks
with a very successful raffle, and right now
we’re waiting to hear from Hudson Seafest
to see if they are going to team up with us for the May
Tournament. I have confidence they will join us again
this year.
We had some other successes this past year also.
The Kid’s Tournament was a blast and all the kids had
a great time. The Anclote Island Trip was also a blast!
Everyone enjoyed it so much, we might do two trips
this year if all goes well.
We’re still looking for more ideas from our members
for things we can do and trips we can plan, and also
make some money.
The Chasco Boat Parades, which are always fun, will be
coming up soon, so we need to get out there and start
collecting money for candy. Last year we over-spent
and we sent the left over candy to our troops in
Afghanistan. We live and learn, but we won’t be buying
as much candy this year.
We did so well with our fishing package raffle that
we’re going to try to do at least three this year.
We made some money on them and everyone did a
good job promoting and selling the tickets.
This year I started the President’s Award. David
Chambers was the first person to win this award. Dave
has worked so hard for the club this year, he was the
clear choice for this award. His background as a
executive chef is a great asset to the club. He bought
and donated the tackle boxes that we gave the kids at
their tournament. Along with is work at Anclote
cooking for us there and the Kid’s Tournament, as
well as the many nights he spent setting up and
breaking down the booth at the Angelus Halloween
sware’ was invaluable to the club.
This award may not be given out every year, and
will only go to a member(s) who’s performance for the
club is exceptional.
I think this year, in spite of the economy, we’re going
to have an exciting year and I look forward to doing
more things and having a lot of fun, as well as making
more money for the club.
Thanks you for your support and God Bless you all
for the New year.
Your President,
Emil
