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Florida State Winnie Gators May 2010 Outing May 14 – 16, 2010
was the weekend for the Winnie Gators to once again share a few days of
meetings and FUN! Early arrivals began on May 12th at Southern Palms RV Resort in
Eustis, FL. with a total of 51 coaches attending. Thursday evening Happy
Hour was held at 4:00pm. Many members found local restaurants for dinner
and returned to the Clubhouse to play cards and games and spend time
together. Friday morning the
Executive committee meeting was held at 9:30am. The activity of the day
was chapter competition building and decorating a balsa wood airplane to
be used in the Flying Contest later in the evening. At 2:00pm the Board of
Directors meeting was held with 9 chapters represented. At 4:00pm Happy Hour
commenced with a raffle in progress. Damaris Travers, Butch & Pat
Crosby, members of South Florida Winnie Gators chapter
made a grand entrance to sell tickets dressed in costumes made from
lamp shades, and a curtain rod complete with drapes! You HAD to be there
to see it! Ticket sales were brisk and the winners were drawn and claimed
lots of great prizes! Our THANKS to our trio for providing so much FUN for
the group! Dinner was served
at 6:00pm by our favorite caterers, Rainbow Catering. At 7:00pm the contest
for the chapter Airplane Flying Contest was ready to start! The judges
awarded prizes to the best decorated plane which was given to South
Florida Winnie Gators! Next it was time to FLY…. And fly they did! There
was loud cheering for each team and the winner was Funtime Travelers John
Lanham! Medals were presented to the entire Funtimers team! The remainder
of the evening the group played various games for fun. Saturday morning
dawned bright and sunny, breakfast was served at 8:30am, followed by the
General Membership Meeting. Reports and reviews of the March rally were
discussed. We were delighted with the results. THANKS to everyone who
participated at our rally, especially our tireless workers! The afternoon
offered free time to explore the area and spend time visiting with
friends. 4:00pm Happy Hour was
on tap for the group, a money raffle was held with 3 happy winners! After
a delicious Ham dinner we were ready for the evening activity. The Winnie
Gators Horse Races – complete with horses decorated that were made from
string mops! Each horse had a
volunteer “jockey”, complete with cowboy hat and feather duster
“whip”. Bets were placed from the audience and the races were off and
running! There were so many people laughing and cheering on their favorite
horse the noise level was just wonderful! People having FUN!! At the
conclusion of the races things calmed down to a dull roar with cards and
games enjoyed by all! Sunday morning
Southern Palms displayed their hospitality and thanks to our club by
providing us with donuts and coffee. Soon it was time to say “Happy
Trails” to all our friends – until we rendezvous at GNR, or in the
fall. We invite any
Winnebago/Itasca owners to join us at any of our meetings which are on our
website: www.winniegators.org. as well
as Who’s Inviting Travelers on the WIT website. Come visit with us at GNR in the Florida Row! Submitted by Nancy
Miller
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