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President’s Letter – June, 2008Greetings Fellow Skålleagues! Our June 2008 joint meeting with members of ASME was held at the Buca di Beppo Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. Thank you to their entire staff for making this a most enjoyable meeting! Great camaraderie was felt by all who attended the cocktail reception and the dinner following. Twenty-five members and guests were in attendance. The opening toast was presented by Carlos Banks which was followed by self- introductions of all present. Charlie Newton, Past President & SIUSA Representative from the Dallas SKAL Club was a special guest. Rae Milne Goetz from the Orlando SKAL Club also joined us for the evening. Also in attendance were prospective members, Gail Gruenbaum - Sr. Sales Manager / Sheraton & Westin Grand Bahama, Peter Adamowich - Regional Sales Director / Silversea, Jack Brown - President / Atlas Travel Group, Steve Crist - Vice President Sales / Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Crystal Green - Operations Director / Worldview Travel. Our growth continues with the commitment that each of you have made to bring new members into our club! Dick Stafford, our SIUSA Representative attended the recent NAASC Congress in Jamaica. All members are invited to attend these meetings in the future. Become more informed, plan to attend a future NAASC / SKAL World Congress! The Region IV Summer Golf Tournament is being held in Orlando, July 25 - 27. As you know, Bill Pullen and our club founded this event and we highly encourage golfers in our membership to plan to attend the outing this year. SKAL Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beaches banners were presented to Charlie Newton & Rae Milne Goetz and the closing toast was presented by James Hanson. The Board of Directors' are working on several new and interesting ideas for our fall meetings. Please share any ideas / suggestions for meeting venues which you may have with Teresa Nix or Dick Stafford. Congratulations to Carlos Banks on being honored this week with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Future meeting locations:
Upcoming SKAL Events:
Check out our clubs website at www.skal-ftlauderdale-palmbeaches.org for additional club news and the great pictures from our June dinner. Have a safe and wonderful summer! See you all in the Fall! SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER! SKAL!
Theresa Nix |