Lift Line. President s Message NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS

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Thanks to the social committee for giving our meetings some additional flavor. Next month we will give you the opportunity to donate to our official charity for this year, the Rice Depot.

1 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 Next Meeting: Tues. Nov. 13th, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL Lift Line Established Follow us on Facebook LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE President s Message Everyone seemed to enjoy the October Fest theme last meeting. I wore my Austrian hat and a semblance of Lederhosen and enjoyed a hotdog & sauerkraut. Thanks to the social committee for giving our meetings some additional flavor. Next month we will give you the opportunity to donate to our official charity for this year, the Rice Depot. We hope you will show up and help this worthy cause. Donors will have a chance at a $20.00 ski club voucher. Thanks to Carlyn and a hard working crew for putting together a wonderful Lobster Boil. Yum! We still have a few spaces left on both the Tahoe & Italy trips. This may be the last month to sign up, so contact the trip captains ASAP and get on board. Those who are signed up should send or bring their next payments to the November meeting. It won t be long before we will have our annual Snow Ball on Dec. 14. See Cheryl Nesuda or Linda Frisbee for tickets. Think about signing up your family & friends for this great holiday party. If you know of anyone who would like to help the board of directors serve our club with their time & talents, please contact us. Think Fun. Mike Graves, President COMING EVENTS November Meeting Nov. 13 th 6 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Lobby Friday Night Flights Nov. 16 th Bar Louie See page 3 Complete Agenda for Meetings & Activities for See page 3 Profiles of Ski Club Members Lynda Graham See page 4 Lake Tahoe Ski Trip Feb See Patti Lucarz- page 5 Tour Italy March See Mike Graves -page 6 Club Photos See page 7 Snowball Dec. 14 see page 8 Volunteer Application form See page 9 Rice Depot Message See page 10 Membership information and ads See page 11

2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Office/Committee Name Phone President Newsletter, Ski Trips Mike Graves (501) Vice President, Social Cheryl Payne Nesuda (501) Secretary, Social Kay Marsh (501) Treasurer, Audit Chair Roger Nesuda (501) Audit Dave Sullivan (501) Ski Trip Chair, Audit Patti Lucarz (501) Membership Ann Neeley (501) Membership Carol Thompson (501) Advertising Chair, Social Ronnie Jones (501) Social Chair Carlyn Yancey (501) Advertising, Ski Trips Mary Moore (501) Social Linda Frisbee (501) Ski Trips Larry Storthz (501) Web Master David Bentley (501) If you want to ski, party and have all kinds of fun this coming year, then you have come to the right place. If you would like to help, fill out a volunteer form on page 10 and give to a board member. November Birthdays Mike Graves 3 DeeDee Boniecki 4 Cindy Fuegerson 8 Cathy Harris 9 Richard Petrus 10 KittyBarrett 16 William Raney 22 Debbie Hayes 23 Tom Clifton 27 Diane Thomasson 30

The Board is planning the following for 2012-2013 club year Meeting date & Meeting theme Other Activities November 14 Meeting Rice Depot Night Nov 16 Friday Night Flights-Bar Louie December 11

3 The Board is planning the following for club year Meeting date & Meeting theme Other Activities November 14 Meeting Rice Depot Night Nov 16 Friday Night Flights-Bar Louie December 11 Meeting Prepare to Party Dec 14 SNOWBALL-Crowne Plaza January 8 Meeting Italian Night Jan 18 Friday Night Flights-TBD February 12 Meeting Valentines Feb 2 Tahoe Ski Trip Feb 15 Friday Night Flights-TBD March 12 Meeting St Patricks March 15 Friday Night Flights-TBD March 23 Oaklawn Trip March 5 Italy Trip April 9 Meeting Elections April 19 Friday Night Flights-TBD May 14 Meeting Summer Party? May 11 Buffalo River Float Trip June No Meeting June Larry s Houseboat Party OUR NEXT FRIDAY NITE FLIGHTS Will be held at the Bar Louie located at Cantrell Friday Nov. 16 th at 5:00 pm This is the perfect way to end the week with friends. Guests are always welcome See you there! If you get there early, grab a BIG table!

4 Profiles of Ski Club Members By Ronnie Jones Each month we will interview some members for you to get to know better. Lynda Graham Number of years in Ski Club 33 (of course I joined when I was 5 Occupation Retired Office Manager/Bookkeeper Favorite place to ski Never learned. (knees just would not cooperate) Favorite Place to travel something new. I ve been to Savannah, GA many times & always find Favorite LRSC event The Lobster Boil Most people don t know I wanted to be a professional dancer, but legs too short How did you find out about the LRSC From Cathy & Wayne Harris Your idea of a romantic evening Quiet candlelight dinner & dancing My dream vacation Had it. Friends & I rented a Villa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Most memorable LRSC moment Trip to see the Dallas Cowboys play, where Nancy Ratcliff taught me to play Shanghai Rummy. Favorite foods T-Bone steak & Portabella mushrooms Favorite drink Southern Ice Tea, Bourbon I drive a Nissan Altima

5 Ski Lake Tahoe Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood February 2-9, 2013 $ per person ( Payable in three equal installments of $ ) 24 total spaces are available double occupancy, four people to a condo Includes Air, transfers, lodging, 5 day lift ticket ( Lift ticket is good at Heavenly, Northstar & Kirkwood ) Come with us to beautiful Lake Tahoe Nevada/California. Yes, you will be skiing both states! We will be staying at the lovely Lakeland Village Condos that are just a short distance from all of the action, both on and off of the slopes. First payment due with signup & total due by November 13 Trip insurance is available and recommended on all LRSC trips Additional information will be available at ski club meetings at The Crowne Plaza Hotel on the second Tuesday of each month Get your ski buddies and sign up now! Contact Trip Captain Patti Lucarz patti@pattilucarz.com

6 TOUR ITALY Get Your Passport Ready! MARCH $ per person Cortina extension March $ per person Trip Includes Air, Ground transfers, Four Star Hotels with daily breakfast, guided tours to the Roman Forum, Coliseum, the Vatican, a group dinner in Rome, day trip to Pisa, tour stops in Assisi, Siena, Padua. We will spend 4 nights in Rome, 3 nights in Florence and 2 nights in Venice for the major part of the trip. A four night add on is available to Cortina for those who want to ski or see this magnificent Mt. scenery. Payable in 3 equal installments with final payment due by Dec. 11, * Trip insurance is available for 6.5% of total price of the trip. Trip Captain Mike Graves Call mngraves@sbcglobal.net

7 Photos from this year Oaklawn Races Lake Ouachita Cruise Razorback Tailgate Party Lobster Boil Komen Race

8 Little Rock Ski Club s Annual SnowBall Friday December 14, :00 till 11:00 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom Buffett & Dancing to The Rhythm Shakers Cash Bar Cocktail attire $40.00 per person Members & Guests Tickets must be purchased in Advance Contact: Cheryl Nesuda or Linda Frisbee

9 Favorite foods: Chocolate, fruit and lots of cooked veggies. Favorite drink: A glass of sauvignon blanc. I drive a blue SUV. ter. We hope you will enjoy.

10 ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT Our Story Way back in 1982, a few caring Arkansans noticed there were a lot of children, families and senior citizens going to bed hungry right here in Arkansas. Many food pantries were struggling for supplies. The cupboard was bare at the shelters. Children were hungry. So these folks organized and looked for food. And they found rice. Home-grown, nourishing and inexpensive rice. They paid for it out of their own pockets and gave it to anyone in need. Soon word spread about this organization that provided free rice to any group willing to fight hunger in their community. And the Arkansas Rice Depot was born. Within a couple of years, nearly one hundred rice growers from Riceland and Producers mills were donating rice. This was just the kind of foundation the charity needed. By 1986, then-governor Bill Clinton helped the Arkansas Rice Depot distribute its one millionth pound of rice. For a while, rice remained the only food distributed, and though nourishing, it wasn't a complete meal. A Billy Graham Crusade changed all that. Six tons of food items were collected that year, and soon dry goods, canned foods, frozen meats and other items were donated, warehoused and distributed across the state. In 1994, an Arkansas public school nurse noticed some children arriving at school listless and hungry. They said their school lunch the day before was the last meal they had. She wondered if the Arkansas Rice Depot could help. Immediately, the Food For Kids program was launched, sending hungry children home with backpacks filled with food every night. Today the Arkansas Rice Depot serves around 600 Arkansas public schools and the Food For Kids backpack program has been duplicated across the US, helping feed hundreds of thousands of hungry kids. Every year the Arkansas Rice Depot feeds around half a million hungry Arkansans, distributing food to shelters, schools, disaster relief efforts and homebound seniors. All with minimal overhead. And in the summer of 2009, Arkansas Rice Depot received national recognition of our programs, when All Roker brought NBC's Today Show to the Depot, with his Lend A Hand program. Through Lend A Hand, Arkansas Rice Depot received a five truckloads of items with a value totaling over $600,000. Local dignitaries came out to join in on the fun. We were one of only five charitable organizations chosen through Lend A Hand. You see, we don't believe in big salaries or glitzy marketing campaigns 98% of all donations go to feeding the hungry. So you can be confident your donation fills an empty stomach. It's how this charity started, and it's how we'll continue our mission.

Membership Memberships are for a period of one year, starting in August and ending in July. A non-member or guest may attend only two meetings per year without joining.

11 Membership Memberships are for a period of one year, starting in August and ending in July. A non-member or guest may attend only two meetings per year without joining. Please help us keep your information updated by sending changes in addresses, phone numbers and to insure you receive reminders of special events, ski trips openings, and other items of importance. Any changes should be sent to Membership Chairman Gem Koski, at P.O. Box , Little Rock, AR , or lgkuyken@yahoo.com If you are interested in advertising in the monthly newsletter, contact Mike Graves at mngraves@sbcglobal.net or call Square Business card size ad for $150 for one year. Please consider doing business with our advertisers and to personally thank them for helping to support our club. We appreciate their willingness to partner with us. AMERICAN STORAGE, INC Covered & Open Boat & RV Storage -Many Mini Sizes -Resident Manager -Fenced and Lighted -All New Metal Buildings or Rixey/Kiehl Road, Exit 5 Sherwood, AR Call Cindy Imprinted, logo branded business promotions for your company or your special event. Caps, pens, mugs, calendars, etc. Web site: winnerscircle@cablelynx.com YOU COULD BE ADVERTISING HERE AND HAVING YOUR AD READ 300 TO 400 TIMES A MONTH, FOR AS LITTLE AS 3 TO 4 CENTS PER VIEWING Contact Mike Graves at or to mngraves@sbcglobal.net Square business card sized ads are $ per year. PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertisements that appear in the Lift Line are PAID advertisements. The LRSC does not endorse products or services advertised, but encourage you to consider them. Advertisements that may compete with or affect our members participation on trips or at functions sponsored by LRSC will not be approved for publication or distribution on line or promoted at meetings or functions. We want your input. We want all of your support and suggestions for trips and activities. We would like input on functions that we might offer that will be of interest to you. Please contact a board member with your suggestions and please respond to any surveys we send your way.

Lift Line. President s Message DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS

Lift Line. President s Message DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 Next Meeting: Tues. Dec. 11th, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL Lift Line Established 1967 www.lrsnowski.com Follow us on Facebook LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE