Suncoast Winnie-Gators
Submitted by:
Donna M. Haynes - Secretary

Our Chapter meeting was held September 15th – 17th, 2006 at Encore RV Park, Lutz, Fl. 

We had a turn out of 19 coaches from our Suncoast Winnie-Gators chapter this weekend.  Members attending were: Blakeney, Brant, Busch, Cipolla, Copenhaver, Davis, Franzen, Hartwell, Haynes, Maenner, McKay, Millard, Myers, Peterson, Schmittzeh, Sofarelli, Tuzzolo, Wacker, and Wood (J). 

Friday we arrived ready for a great weekend of seeing our friends after the summer travels.  We all gathered for a social hour in the afternoon where we shared snacks and stories of our happenings since we last met.  After Happy Hour we on our own for dinner.  Some went out while others cooked at their coach.  Later that evening, our host for the weekend, (Brant, Copenhaver, & Tuzzolo’s) showed the movie “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” which many of us attended.  It was a hysterical movie and we enjoyed it very much.  Some of the others in our group played games and just visited. 

Saturday started with our host serving us a hearty breakfast of Scrambled eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, coffee and juice.  Shortly after breakfast a Chapter meeting was held and after that we had a 50/50 drawing with winners Louise Maenner and Helen Meyers winning $24 dollars each.   During the day many enjoyed the amenities of the park, (horseshoes, shuffleboard and the pool). At 3:30 we enjoyed Happy Hour and socializing with all our friends.  That evening we went to the clubhouse which was decorated to the hilt for a Western theme evening of food and fun.  When we went in there was a slide show featuring the 2006 GNR and many pictures from our other camping adventures.  After that great presentation we enjoyed a delicious BBQ dinner with all the fixins’.  We had BBQ sandwich, Baked Beans, Potato salad and for desert BROWNIES… YUM!!!  After dinner we had horse races… but these were not the normal camping horse races.  Our host surprised us and we had live jockeys riding stick ponies that we put bets on.  It was hilarious and the highlight of our weekend.  So much fun we’ll never play the horse races the same old way. 

On Sunday there was a Continental breakfast of muffins, juice & coffee served by our hosts.  After we said our good-byes, we went to pack up our rigs to head home…looking forward to our next exciting campout, which will be a state meeting at the Sun & Fun Resort in Sarasota, Florida

Thanks again to our weekend host Mike & Irene Brant, Jim & Gloria Copenhaver, & Dan & Linda Tuzzolo for a spectacular Western weekend full of FUN!  Happy Trails to you all from the Suncoast Winnie Gators. 

Contact: President – Terry Busch

Telephone number  (813-362-5091)