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Hawaii Ski Club – September, 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
– Geof Chu – 330-7432
Vice President – Anita Hodges, 486-8667
Secretary - Kathlyn Wong
Treasurer - Wanda Sowell – 487-7485
Craig Shaffer - 261-5989
Gordon Ng (See
Contacts)
Toby Kravet – 224-1065
Wanda "Wandi" Sagum - 523-0982
Linda Giers
Sylvia “Sam” Wright
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 2 (Sunday): 4:30 p.m, Pool Party, wine tasting, and early General Meeting at the Hodges’ house (See Address below).
September 20 (Thursday):
Board Meeting,
Pinky's Broiler.
September 23:
Lion King
performance at 6:30PM; cocktails and
refreshments preceding.
September 27 (Thursday): Annual Season Kick Off Dinner and General Meeting, Sam Snead’s Tavern. IMPORTANT: Please respond to Anita (See email address in Contacts or tel: 486-8667) by Sept. 15th if you plan to attend the Kick Off Meeting as we need to order the correct amount of food.********
October 4 (Thursday): Jimmy Buffet Concert,
October 4 – 12:
Hot Air Balloon Festival,
October 19 (Friday): 5 P.M. Pau Hana at Longhi's in the Ala Moana Shopping Center
November 9 (Friday):
November 15 (Thursday):
Board Meeting.
Location TBA.
November 17 or 18
(Saturday or Sunday):
Pre-Thanksgiving Pot Luck at Bill
Roth’s house.
November 22
(Thursday):
Annual volunteer assistance to Salvation
Army’s serving of Thanksgiving meals at
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Summer’s
almost pau, which means the start of another promising UH football
season and the annual Labor Day Pool Party.
This year’s wine tasting theme should kick things into high
gear early. Hope to see
many of you there.
As a
reminder, September marks the end of the Membership year and dues
for the next year are due again.
Our Annual Kick-off Meeting is set for September 27, 2007 @
Sam Snead’s. I
encourage you to take the time to attend a free dinner and renew
your membership. As an
added incentive, those who renew and are present will be entered
into a drawing for prizes which include free air travel.
Please refer to write ups for further info.
Hope
summer was as good for you all as it was for me and now we look
forward to SKI SEASON!
Aloha,
Geof
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
HAWAII
September 2
FOOD - DRINKS - WINE TASTING - GAMES - PRIZES
Enjoy the final days of
summer AND lots of great food Share time with old and new
friends Swim in the pool - Relax in the hot tub
This is one of the club's best-attended and most enjoyable
activities each year, so make sure you and friends join
these festivities!.
NEW THIS YEAR: WINE TASTING EVENT: Prizes awarded to the
winners of the best white and best red wines. Everyone
can taste the wines and vote on their favorite.
However, if you wish to qualify for a prize for the best red
and/or best white wine, you must bring a bottle of wine for
the tasting. The red and white wines with the most
votes wins a prize for the person who brought that wine.
RETURN OF A CROWD FAVORITE FROM LAST YEAR: Wanda's chocolate
dessert fountain. More chocolate was consumed last
year than anything else!!!!!
TIME: 4:30 - 8:30
Wine Tasting contest
begins at 5:30 so have your wine ready for the beginning of
this event
LOCATION: Bill and
Anita Hodges
98-1006 Palula Way
Aiea , HI
486-8667
98-1006 Palula Way
WHAT
TO BRING: a potluck dish to share, BYOB, a lawn chair,
bathing suit and towel, and,
of course, a
bottle of red or white wine for the wine tasting event.
Anita
DISNEY'S LION KING
Sunday, Sept 23: Lion King
performance
and pre-show cocktails and/or dinner
Approximately 40 ski club members, family and friends have tickets for the Lion King at NBC Concert Hall on Sunday, Sept 23 for the 6:30 PM performance. Prior to that performance we are organizing a pre-show cocktail and/or dinner "party" outside the concert hall for those with show tickets and for other club members who just enjoy partying. We plan to gather about an hour before the show (5:30PM) to have cocktails, a light meal and/or dessert (Wandi LOVES the chocolate desserts they serve) in front of the main entrance. Caterers serve a variety of dishes and refreshments before each performance. In addition, by arriving early you'll find a good parking spot for a quick exit after the show. There will be a suprise drawing for Lion King Items at the pre-show cocktail/dinner "party" so make sure you arrive early !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anita
The biggest
Hawaii Ski Club event of each year (except for Ski Week!) is the
ANNUAL KICK-OFF meeting. This year the Kick-Off will happen
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 27th at Sam Snead's Tavern. Food is provided by
the club, but members are responsible for paying for their own
beverages. Happy hour ends at 6PM so arrive early to take advantage
of the reduced prices.
**** IMPORTANT: PLEASE RSVP TO ANITA (See e mail address in
Contacts or
phone 486-8667) by SEPT 15 IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND so that we can
order the correct amount of food.****
The KICK OFF Meeting is also time to renew your memberhship.
Complete the attached membership renewal form
(it can also be downloaded from the club website). Don't
forget to include a check with your renewal form. The
membership fee hasn't changed in over 9 years, and the club uses
this money for newsletter mailings to those without access to email,
this kick-off party and other ski club activities.
One highlight of the Kick-Off meeting is lots of door prizes, and
this year President Geof Chu will donate AIRLINE TICKETS! In
addition to door prizes, Wandi will draw the winner of $100 from
those members who have already paid in full for the Whistler trip.
Donations of door prizes from other members are always welcome!!!
****In order to qualify for door prizes, you must have renewed your
membership for 2007-2008 and must be present to win.
Location of Sam Snead's Tavern:
Navy-Marine Golf Course Clubhouse, 2nd floor
943 Valkenburgh Street
Phone: 421-7267
Anita
At
the August 20th
pau
hana at
Campadres, a group of ski club members decided to
attended the Jimmy Buffet concert at the Waikiki Shell on
Thursday, Oct 4.
This morning (Saturday, July 21),
I bought 6 seats (the max allowed per order) for
open seating on the lawn (these are the cheapest seats at $38.50
plus handling fees) on ticketmaster.com. If you
haven't attended an event at the Shell, it is always a great
outdoor experience with BYO refreshments, seating under the
stars and a view of the adjacent Diamond Head .
Buy tickets and join ski club friends and Parrot Head fans of
Jimmy Buffet. Tickets sell out fast for this one-night event, so
buy yours today.
Anita
So far we have 13 people who have committed to going on our club trip to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Please contact Wandi at (See e mail address in Contacts as soon as you decide to join us for this trip to New Mexico because the hotel situation is starting to get tight. Here again are some of the details of the trip:
WHISTLER, CANADA SKI TRIP: January 25 to February 2, 2008
Please plan on attending our September 27 general membership meeting when we will find out who the lucky winner is of our $100 drawing! Everyone who has either paid for their trip in full or has chosen the full trip package (air, lodging, and lift tickets) will also receive something! And please don't forget to wear your club shirt for this special kickoff meeting! Everyone who is wearing their club shirt at the September 27 meeting will be given a gift of appreciation of your choice for helping to promote our club!
Just a reminder that September 15 is the deadline for the second incremental deposit of $400 payable to SKI.COM.
THE WILDEST SHOW IN TOWN/AUGUST PAU HANA
Wanda
IMPORTANT: PASSPORT RENEWALS
If you will be joining us on the January ski trip to Whistler or plan on traveling outside the USA within the next 6-12 months, apply as early as possible for either new or renewed passports since some countries, including Canada, require that a U.S. passport be valid for six months after a planned stay.
Travelers face the prospect of lines at local post offices and regional processing centers and should allow 10 to 12 weeks to receive a routine passport vs. an earlier standard of four to six weeks. Those who are willing to pay an extra $60 can expect to receive an expedited version in three to four weeks(up from 1-2 weeks)
Currently all Americans must carry passports when returning by AIR from another country, including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
As early as January 2008, the regulations will be expanded to cover foreign travel by car or cruise ship. Processing delays stemming from the boost in demand have forced some travelers to postpone or cancel trips. Remember our trip is January 2008, so even if you drive over the Canadian border, you may have to have a US passport by then.
Anita
ALOHA FROM GARY ODA, FORMER HAWAII SKI
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Kathy Mulledy received a thank you card and many photos of
club activities (circa 1990s) from Gary and Kim Oda. Gary was
former Hawaii Ski Club president and met his future wife, Kim,
through the ski club activities (yes, we do have several couples who
are together today after they met through the club!!!). Gary
adn Kim have sold their family business, Arts Hawaii, and are moving
to Missouri to be closer to family on the mainland. This is
their message to club members:
"Dear Ski Association of Hawaii!!!
Mahalo to all our wonderful friends! Wish we could be there to
say "aloha" to all of you. Gary and I are together because of
YOU. 16 years now and 2 children later. Hawaii will always be
a special place for us. I love you. Come visit us in
KC(Kansas City). Aloha, Kim"
Future address:
Gary and Kim Oda
4313 East 105th Terrace
Kansas City, Missouri 64137
garynkimoda@yahoo.com
cell: 808-233-1175
This thank you card and photos will
be able for all to view at the pool party/Sept meeting and Kick-Off
meeting on Sept 27.
Contributions from the membership to future newsletters are
encouraged and will be greatly appreciated: Please e mail them to me
(see
Contacts)
no later than 7 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com