Skyway Sams Fl #118 Chartered February 6, 1988 Volume 3, Issue 7 October November 2016 Chapter Officers: President: Jerry Bourque 813-690-0063 jerry@alarmsystems.com Vice President: Phil McKenna 941-721-8828 mckenna.phil@yahoo.com Secretary: Kathy Brassard 941-592-5279 harleygrandma2@msn.com Treasurer: Barbara Kroll 813-754-8187 skldiver@tampabay.rr.com Chapter Representatives: Sunshine: Sally Brennan 813-956-8376 misspiggy1944@live.com News Editor: Nita Brindley 540-428-2785 rsbrindley@msn.com ******************************************************************************************* State Director: Joe Weston forestjr@bellsouth.net Area ASD: Robin Murray robmar80@earthlink.net State Website: http://goodsams-florida.org/ ************************************************************************************ What is Coming Up Next? FLORIDA STATE RALLY Nov 9-13, 2016 Early Bird Nov 8 th Southern Pines RV Resort 1 Avocada Lane Eustis, Florida 352-357-8882 Directions: From Jct of SR-19 and CR-44 (N of town) West 0.5 miles on CR-44 1
PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Please see the attached Rally Information and the the Christmas dinner menu. Please let Mike and Linda know what you will be bringing so they can coordinate the food effort. Hope to see you at the Rally. SECRETARY S REPORT Location: Tampa East RV Resort Dover, FL. Skyway Sam s of FL. Chapter #118 Meeting Minutes October 8, 2016 Meeting called to order: 10:06 AM May 7, 2016 by President Jerry Bourque Opening Prayer : led by Russ Brindley The Pledge of Allegiance: led by Jerry Bourque Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: by Phil McKenna: There were 21 members present with 9 rigs and no guests Secretary s Report: by Kathy Brassard: John Weaver made a motion that the minutes as posted in the newsletter be accepted as written. Motion was seconded by Russ Brindley. Vote taken and motion accepted. Treasurer s Report: by Barbara Kroll: The balance of our account as of the last statement is $1,133.48 (Check for Dogs for the Deaf cleared) not counting cash collected this weekend. Motion made to accept the treasurer's report by Julie Bourque and seconded by Theresa Redgrave. Vote taken motion accepted. Committee Reports: The Sunshine Report was given by Sally Brennan. She apologized for any she missed since she spent a lot of time out of town. She also was unaware that Richard Garcia's Mother had passed and asked members to let her know via email when something like this happens so she can send cards. There were no other committee reports. 2
Old Business: No old business was discussed. New Business: Door prizes for the Rally were discussed and it was decided that the two items donated (one from John & Dora and one from Dick & Kathy) be used as well as Two $25 Gift Certificates from Wal-Mart! In other Rally Business John said that the Bloodmobile was all set up for the Eustis Fall Rally. He also requested that someone else please volunteer to do the Blood Drives since he had been doing them for the last 6 years. Many thanks to John for all his work in making the Blood Drives a huge success. Truly the meaning of a Good Samaritan! Mention was also made by Russ Brindley that paperwork needed to be mailed to Director Joe if we plan on having the Popcorn Sales. Jerry said he would take care of it! For the Good of the Club: More people are contributing to the Newsletter and Granger and Sam mentioned that they weren't getting it. Kathy will check on email dodo to make sure all email addresses are correct. Jerry thanked Theresa and Granger for the help they gave Wagonmasters John and Dora. They did all the decorating in the Hall for the German Oktoberfest! A wonderful time was had by all! Great Food, Great Fun and Great Friends always make a great time! John and Dora were thanked for the great job they did as Wagonmasters! 50/50 held this campout was won by Bill Smith! Boner Award Nominees: Phil McKenna while getting his motor home out of the storage lot clipped another RV and damaged one of his doors. Nancy told him to wait for her, but he said, no he could take care of it! NOT! Faye Pillows was also nominated by Lois Smock! She forgot to pack her undies! Faye won by a landslide! A request was made by Jerry to close the meeting. Motion made and passed! Meeting Adjourned! Respectfully submitted by Kathy Brassard Secretary 3
TRAVELS AND CHATTER I would like to thank all that came out to our last campout. I would like to say thanks to all of you that let Dora play beanbag baseball with her wheelchair. I don't get that many smiles out of her lately, but when she was able to throw that beanbag thru that hole the smile was something to make tears come to my eyes. Thanks for being a caring and a loving group John I had an awesome two weeks in Illinois with my Great Granddaughter Evelyn Faye! She was born Sept. 2nd and I got up there on the 20th of Sept and had a wonderful time with her, my daughter (and son-inlaw) and granddaughters! Evie was 4 lbs 10 ounces and was 18 1/2 long! She s a very good baby and my granddaughter Kristy is thrilled with her. Here s a few pictures of Evie, Kristy and my daughter Brenda! Here s another handy thing to know! NEVER BUY JEWELERY CLEANER AGAIN! 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon dish detergent 1 cup water 1 piece aluminum foil 4
Directions: 1. Heat water in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes. 2. Cut a piece of aluminum foil that roughly covers the bottom of a small bowl (like a cereal bowl). 3. Pour hot water into bowl. Place salt, soda, and dishwashing liquid into bowl. Place jewelry on top of foil and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse jewelry in cool water and dry jewelry completely with soft cloth. Discard solution after use and make a new batch next time. 4. According to wire-sculpture.com, "this works well for gold-filled, brass, German (nickel) silver, and sterling silver. This even works with freshwater pearls, shell cameos and mother of pearl with no problem." Hope everyone has a great time at the Rally! We ll be playing trains and enjoying train friends! Kathy WAGONMASTERS AND CAMPOUT SCHEDULE 2016 Camping Schedule DATES LOCATIONS WAGONMASTERS January 7-9, 2016 Red Oaks RV Resort Bushnell, Fl Club Members February 3-7, 2016 N Florida Fairgrounds, State Rally Tallahassee, Fl March 3-6, 2016 Winters Quarters Resort, Lutz, Fl Bill & Joanie Smith April 6-10, 2016 Okeechobee RV Resort, State Rally Okeechobee May 5-7, 2016 Blueberry Hill RV Resort George & Lois Smock Bushnell Fl June, July, August, September No Camping On Vacation October 6-8, 2016 Tampa East RV Resort Dover, Fl John & Dora Weaver November TBD Southern Palms RV Resort, Eustis State Rally Fl December 1-3, 2016 Tampa East RV Resort, Dover, Fl Mike & Linda White Upcoming Christmas Party - 1-3 December 2016 Hosted by Mike & Linda - Tampa South, Dover, Florida 5
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES November Birthdays December Birthdays November Anniversaries December Anniversaries Dick Brassard 11/10 Nancy McKenna 11/12 Barbara Price 12/26 Mike & Linda 11/08 George & Lois 12/03 George Smock 11/19 Bert & Faye 12/26 Phil McKenna 11/22 Dick & Kathy 12/30 Dora Weaver 11/23 Aggi Mularoni 11/26 All members are encouraged to participate in the newsletter chatter box. PLEASE feel free to email or call me at 813-922-4770 or on my cell 540-428-2785 with any suggestions, ideas or corrections. I appreciate any and all help, and will welcome all contributions. Nita 6