WWW.FFOLH.COM NEXT MEETING APRIL 6, 2009 Social Time 6:30–7 Dinner at 7
EXCHANGE CALENDAR 2009 MAY 13 - 20, 2009 HERE Sydney, Australia….Susan and Bill Schafer EDs Montreal, Canada May 20 - THERE JUNE 23 - 30, 2009 HERE Auckland, New Zealand ....Skip and Barbara Walter EDs
POT LUCK Bring an entree, salad or side. Food hosts supply desserts
APRIL FOOD HOSTS Carol and Bob Beazley Claire and Frank Boylan Merilee and Richard Brister JUNE Kay and Jerry Cleveland Tim Czarniak Brenda and Jack Dixon
MAY Margo Carey, Paula and Pete Chambers Pat and Tom Christman July Jo and Bill Fritsch Kathy and Terry Garner, Jeanne Howe
FOOD HOSTING....If you cannot do your assigned food hosting date it is up to you to find a substitute. The substitute’s name will not be printed in the newsletter. If you inform the newsletter who your sub is, the name can be entered beside yours. It is up to you to check and make sure the substitute will be there for you. If there are extreme problems contact Judy Sanfilippo 706 376-7788
EXCHANGE BULLETIN BOARD HELP! HELP! HELP! Your help is needed for the South Sydney Exchange - May 13 - 20, 2009Specifically help is needed for the following activities: Day on the Lake on Saturday 5/16 – No one has volunteered to be in charge. We will also need a few boats to accommodate the Ambassadors. Day Hosting on Sunday 5/17- Marti Reckdenwald is in charge of this activity and needs volunteers. If you want a chance to spend some one on one time with the Ambassadors, this is a great chance. You get to design the activity for the day. It can be anything you want to do. Also Marti has some good suggestions if you need help in this area. Welcome Dinner on Wednesday 5/13 – Merilee Brister is in charge. Farewell Dinner on Tuesday 5/19 – Pat Christman is in charge. PLEASE THINK ABOUT LENDING A HAND AND MAKING THIS A GREAT EXCHANGE. Call the person in charge and volunteer! Susan Schafer....ED
Tentative Schedule of events for South Sydney Exchange 5/13/09 Wed ~ Pick up Ambassadors at meeting location. 5/14/09 Thu ~ Picnic and tour of Hartwell Dam 5/15/09 Fri ~ Tour BMW Zentrum during the day. 5/16/09 Sat ~ Lake outing during the day 5/17/09 Sun Day Hosts 5/18/09 Mon Biltmore House 5/19/09 Tue ~ Shopping during the day~ Lunch on your own~ Farwell Dinner at Sacred Heart Camp 5/20/09 Wed Ambassadors leave from GSP for Montreal on 10am flights
~ Welcome Dinner - at Merilee & Richard Brister's
~ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
~ Ambassadors can take Hosts to lunch or dinner
~ Greenville Drive baseball game at 6:30pm
~ Bluegrass Express at 6:30pm
VP NOTES
I will be traveling to Florence, SC to fill in for Skip at the FF Regional President's Meeting the last weekend in March. If you think of any matters concerning our club's operation, any questions about how other clubs in the region operate, or questions for FFI, please let me know. Kathy Thomas from FFI will be in attendance. Thanks.
Bobbie Jones
TREASURER’S REPORT
Report is located under Members Only webpage.
MEMBERSHIP MUSINGS BY MERILEE
Since a freaky snow storm caused 10,000 folks in Hartwell to lose electrical power, we were forced to cancel our March meeting with Anderson University visitors. We were also planning to celebrate the fifth anniversary of World Friendship day with Friendship Force International. We will re-schedule the event with our visitors at another meeting.
I am compiling cell phone numbers for our members to be distributed with the new directories at our April meeting. If you have not emailed your cell phone number to me, please do so ASAP. We realized a need for these numbers when we lost electrical power and had difficulty contacting our members that the March meeting would be cancelled due to loss of electrical power in Hartwell.
Please continue to think about inviting guests to our meetings from your daily lives. Remember participating in exchanges will reward you with experiences and friendships you will cherish forever.
In Friendship,
Merilee & Richard Brister ml7777@yahoo.com or merilee@ffolh
Greenville Drive Baseball Games
I have contacted the Greenville Drive about tickets for this season. Box seats near home plate are $8.00 each. To confirm saving the seats we must pay for them when they are reserved. I have two outings scheduled so far: one in April and one in May. The April 16th game is on Thursday at 7 pm. The game for the Sydney Exchange is on Friday May 15th at 7 pm. I have ordered 32 tickets for the April 16th game. But I can get more so if you want to go, bring your money. If you cannot attend the April 6th. meeting and you want to go to one or both of the games, please call me immediately.
I will bring the tickets for both the games to the April 6th meeting for distribution.
Bill Schafer
GOLF
The people responsible for the '09 and '10 golf outings are listed below. Please visit FFOLH Golf Members within the Members Only Section at ffolh.com for courses to choose from and other Guidelines. It is your responsibility to change with someone else if you aren't available on your month. Remember you can invite friends to join us.
2009
February – Carol & Bob Beazley
March – Frank Boylan
April – Merilee and Richard Brister
May – Pete Chambers
June – Jack Dixon
July – Pat & Tom Christman
August – Jim Jones
September – Zust Open – Hosted by Barb Zust
October – Karen & Tom Komatz
November – Jackie & Shelly Kuppersmith
2010
February – Mary Lou and Dave Leverette
March – Bonnie & Al Olsen
April – Chris and Darrel Panner
May – Candy & Dave Pursell
June – Marti & Rich Reckdenwald
July – Gayle & Bob Reynolds
August – Bill Schafer
September – Zust Open – Hosted by Barb Zust
October – Arminda & Chuck Thorne
November – Barb & Al Watson
Dave Pursell
MINUTES MARCH 2, 2009
Meeting cancelled due to winter snow storm