September 2007 Newsletter
Redskins Raffle Drawing Dinner: The annual Raffle Dinner Drawing took place last night (September 6th) at Mount Vernon Country Club. Sam, the Banquet Manager, drew a winner for the Redskin's Season Tickets and the Barajas family won two season tickets to all the Redskin's home games this year. They live near Mount Vernon High School. Also, our new Club Officers were installed last night after unanimously being voted in at the August Dinner Meeting; Jim Martin - President, Chick Little - Vice President, Bob Wade - Treasurer, Frank Gulino - Sergeant-at-Arms, and Joe Gililland - Club Secretary. We had a fun, lively Sportsmen's crowd for the event.
Nationals Raffle Tickets: At the August Membership meeting we drew raffle tickets for the Nationals games. They were won by Michael Wade of Arlington. Michael won 2 tickets to 5 different National's games, along with two new Nationals baseball caps. Eric Henderson, Head Coach of the West Potomac Wolverines Football Team gave us a preview of the Wolverine's season and then drew the winning ticket.
Raffle Sales: We don't have the totals for this year's raffle yet. Our Raffle Chairman, Jim Martin, will be busy totaling up our take for 2007. As you know, our annual raffle is our single biggest source of income for the Club. Unfortunately, the demand for Redskins season tickets is low and has hurt our raffle totals for the past few years. The Sportsmen's Board has been discussing ideas for new sources of income for the Club, including renewed emphasis on our annual Golf tournament. YOUR ideas for fundraising are always welcome. If you have ideas, please contact our 2008 Raffle Chairman, Chick Little - littlecj@cox.net or our new Club President, Jim Martin - jmartin221@cox.net.
Annual Golf Tournament: Rick Genuario is coordinating our Sportsmen's Golf Tournament again this year. It is set for Friday, October 19th at Fort Belvoir. Please enlist interested golfers and 'form some foursomes'. See the attached file for more details. Save the date for some Sportsmen's fun and help us with our fundraising efforts.
The Redskins Tailgate Party: Is set for Sunday, November 11th - an NFC East game against the Philadelphia Eagles. It is a 1:00 PM game. Robert Hines is coordinating the event, so mark your calendars and plan on participating. We usually ask members to bring a dish to share and gather early in the parking lot to share some food and camaraderie. More details to follow.
FHSA Website: Please check the Fort Hunt Sportsmen's Website for the latest photos and news. Contact Scott Daley, our webmaster @ scott.daley@navy.mil if you have anything that you would like to see on the site. We are establishing links to various local businesses and athletic groups. Please check our website and share with others - especially those that may have an interest in joining our Club. It's www.forthuntsportsmen.com
New Members: If you know of other potential Club members, talk to them about the Club. Invite them along to our next membership meeting in October and have them meet the Sportsmen. Membership applications are on the website. New members are always welcome.
Personal: This will be my last Newsletter to you. Last night at the Raffle Dinner, we officially installed our new officers (see above) and I am stepping down after a year as your president. It was a pleasure serving as the president of the Fort Hunt Sportsmen and I hope that my "message" to the Club has made it's way through; Participate, Volunteer, and Stay Involved. The more you put into the Club, the more you'll get out of it. I'm proud of our service to the local schools and sports organizations and I'm proud of the Club's long and generous history in the Fort Hunt area. Our new president, Jim Martin, is a friendly & capable guy. Please provide him with the same cooperation and support that I was able to enjoy. Best of luck and much success to our hard working Officers and Board!
Joe Gililland
Former President, Fort Hunt Sportsmen's Association
Joe Gililland
Former President, Fort Hunt Sportsmen's Association
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