SANDYS SCRIBBLES
The Anniversary Rally is now finished and I am very pleased to say, it was a great weekend! 26 coaches arrived Friday afternoon and we all gathered in the Barn for Happy Hour at 4 PM. Pot luck dinner was another example of what great cooks we have in our Chapter. There was plenty of very tasty food. After clearing our dinner dishes and wiping up, we enjoyed the movie “Last Vegas” with a cup of popcorn and some good laughs.
We started out Saturday with Monte Cristo breakfast sandwiches, fruit and yoghurt. The General Meeting started at 10:00 AM, and as usual we endured some heavy discussions. I am sure Barb Lucas will post the minutes soon for all to read. Upcoming rallies are Buttle Lake June 25 to 29th, a Roving Rally August 8th to 21st or we get tired, and we will be returning to Seal Bay, September 19 to 22nd.
Elections produced only one change, Joe Blogg is replacing Wayne Quesnel as Alternate National Director. Audrey Hauge will continue as Treasurer and I will remain as President.
Once again we played Baseball, ladies against the boys. Once again, the ladies cleaned their clocks! It was a really fun, noisy game! I am sure the score was something like 14 to ??? 8??? Lots of laughs.
Happy hour again at 4 PM, another RV joined us, and we were all looking forward to our catered dinner. A fabulous meal was prepared for us by Vancouver Island Event Catering and I would certainly recommend their business and use them again. Personally, I did not hear of anyone disappointed and many of us really enjoyed not having to prepare or clean up. We had a bit of a scare when the ambulance was called for Wayne Hendricks who wasn't feeling well, but is now back to his normal self, and feeling fine.
Kathie Balogh presented the Chapter with a Certificate for our 15 years of Membership with FMCA. The Charter members still active and present were introduced and given a years free dues.
After dinner we did a little quiz about table centrepieces and previous rally themes over the past 15 years. Prizes were given to Linda Williams, Stella Blogg and Laurel Macauley. The youngest and oldest at each table were given twinkle lights, plants or centrepieces as door prizes. Laurel Macauley kindly donated 4 very nice door prizes as well. 50/50 draw of $118 was won by Bill Sutherland, and Alan & Nancy Dand won the Ken Williams Memorial Award. After dinner, we had some interesting visiting with some of the Charter members who had joined us for dinner. The intention was to play Pass the Ace later, not sure what happened.
A Celebration of Life hosted by the local Kinsmen with a Lobster-fest was happening in the large hall beside us, so we had great music until 1 AM. Again, I asked and not one person from our group had a complaint about the noise or party. I am also very pleased to pass on that over $10,000.00 was raised on Saturday night, for local charities. Worth listening to good music!
I was approached by the Kinsmen this morning, and they have asked to share the venue with us again next year. They are offering to cut the cost of $55 a plate in half for our group only, to install fans in the South doorways so as to keep the West door closed, provide us with our own Security person and pretty well whatever we can think of to ask for, if we share the venue. If the attendance isn't too large, we will be able to use the Scout Hall and be a little further from the action. Thought provoking!
A Continental breakfast Sunday, quick tidy up, and most of us were out by noon. A few stayed another night, for a cost.
Now, on to prep for the Buttle Lake rally! There are still a few spots left. If you are interested, please email me or send a cheque for $100 payable to Sandra Quesnel before June 10th.
Email is smquesnel@gmail.com
Address is 3819 Cavin Road, Duncan, BC V9L 6T2
The Roving Rally is fully booked, but if you can't make Buttle Lake, please start working on joining us at Seal Bay.
