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Caloosa Winnies
February 2011 Outing
Pictures by Nancy Miller
February 3 6, 2011 the Caloosa Winnies celebrated
a pre-Mardi Gras theme at Lazy Days RV Park in Seffner, Florida. 30
coaches were in attendance and the weekend kicked off with Happy Hour in
Thursday at 4:00pm. This was also our Friendship Rally and we welcomed
some visitors for the weekend. Due to some scheduling conflicts in the Rec
Hall our schedule was changed and we all went out to dinner at Brandon Ale
House. After dinner some of the members returned to the Rec Hall and
enjoyed the band that was playing in the hall while playing cards and
games.
Friday morning was our traditional Pancake
Breakfast and our cooks showed off their talents, even with a few
electrical problems, breakfast was served on time and enjoyed by all!
After lunch the dancers appeared to practice new dances for our March
Rally. We really had a great time and lots of laughs! And we figured out
it IS good exercise!
4:00pm Happy Hour was on tap, followed with a
Turkey Dinner prepared by the hosts, Frank & Diane Cipolla, Doris & Bill
Palmer, Chris & Bob Ross. Dishes were also prepared by the members and we
had a joyous feast!
About 7:00pm we kicked off our 2nd Annual Mask
Parade! The members had some pretty elaborate costumes and masks and
paraded around the room for the contest judging. Dick & Mikki Dodge, Dan &
Linda Tuzzolo were trying to pick winners from a really tough field of
players! The winners were chosen, Bob Coy, Gene & Lois Hogan, Gary & Gail
Darner were the winners! THANKS to everyone who participated we really
DID have fun! The rest of the evening we all played cards and games.
Saturday morning was our Potluck Breakfast again
great food provided by the members! The business meeting was held at
10:00am led by Charlie & Ellen Zucker, our Presidents. The details of our
upcoming March Rally were discussed including our chapter duty of Parking.
Charlie has done an outstanding job of streamlining the job and has the
volunteers involved in the process. Diane & Frank Cipolla gave a
presentation about Joshua House, a home for abused and abandoned children.
The members then voted to make that our charity
for the upcoming Pound Auction later that day. After the meeting the rest
of the day was spent viewing new coaches at Lazy Days, and shopping at
Camping World.
At 4:00pm Happy Hour commenced followed by dinner
of Sweet & Sour Meatballs prepared by the hosts. Side dishes were again
provided by members we have the best cooks in this chapter!
At 7:00pm it was center stage for our annual Pound
Auction. This event we have each year with all proceeds given to a
charity. This time the charity would be Joshua House. With that in mind,
the members and guests were WELL entertained and GENEROUS with their bids!
Mike Sofarelli entered the room dressed in a white tux and mask as Guido
from Las Vegas, and had the room in hysterics before the auction even
started! His masked marauders, Charlie Zucker & Ed Tyndall who both
dressed the part all three began the antics of auctioning packages of
unknown content! The laughter and jokes were just wonderful to watch, and
the great thing was we raised $1605 to present to the charity! The
generosity of this group was overwhelming and so appreciated by Diane &
Frank who are close to this charity. They also matched the amount
themselves the total amount given to Joshua House was $3210, which they
will use to help the children. It was such a fun event and we are all
still laughing at the antics of the 3 Mardi Gras Marauders!
Sunday morning was our traditional breakfast of
donuts, bagels, rolls & fruit before we said our goodbyes. The
anticipation of our next meeting our annual Rally was on our minds as
we parted.
If you are traveling in our area, consider
yourselves invited to any of our camping weekends. Our schedule is on the
website:www.winniegators.org/caloosawinnies. Also our schedule is in the
WIT magazine. Were always happy to have guests!
Nancy Miller
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