| Caloosa Winnies
December 2011 Outing
Outing pictures by Nancy Miller
A Christmas
celebration welcomed the Caloosa Winnies December 1 – 4, 2011 at Oak
Have RV Park near Arcadia, Florida. The weather was perfect, warm and
sunny, the recreation hall decorated in red and green, and 26 coach
families attended! We had guests, Ben & Yvonne Hart from River City
Winnies in Ohio. We also welcomed Phil & Pat Hardy who visited with us
from the Ft. Myers area. Co-hosts for the weekend were Jack & Lorene
McGregor, John & Ella Thurston, Ron & Betty Kunze. Thursday at 4:00pm
Happy Hour was celebrated at the rec hall followed by a Chicken dinner
and Ice Cream Social. At 7:00pm the bingo games began with the residents
of the park also joining us. THANKS to Bud Swift who called the games!
Friday morning our
cooks were at work making pancakes and cooking sausage. After breakfast
was cleared the ladies got together to work on costumes for the March
rally. THANKS to the “pinning and sewing team” we got the body armor
vests completed along with some great conversation! At 2:00pm our
honorary member Kathryn Griffin joined us and brought a craft project
for the ladies to make. It was so great to see Kathyrn and she always
has something fun to make! At 4:00pm it was Happy Hour time and at
5:00pm we caravanned to Alli-Gators restaurant for dinner out! The food
and service was great – we had a great time! Back at the rec hall many
people played cards and games!
Saturday morning our
Potluck Breakfast was amazing with so many different dishes prepared by
the members! The business meeting began at 10:00am called to order by
President Charlie Zucker. As usual, it was a lively meeting with the
business getting done along with laughs and fun included! Butch and
Becky Moore, our WIT Eastern Area Reps joined us at the meeting and for
the remainder of the day. Our guests Phil & Pat Hardy were introduced as
new members as they joined our chapter! At the end of the meeting our
Installation of Officers for 2012 took place. Butch did the honors
installing Pete & Corinne Wightman, President; Bud & Sue Swift, 2nd
Vice President; Jim & Sally Rayburn, Secretary; Jim & Jane O’Neill,
Treasurer. Our 1st Vice Presidents, Ed & Pat Tyndall were
absent due to Pat’s knee surgery. The afternoon was free time and
members spent the time visiting and shopping.
A Ham Dinner was served at 5:30pm with the members bringing wonderful
side dishes!
At 7:00pm it was
time for our “Pass The Buck” auction. Charlie Zucker and Bud Swift were
the elves taking bids on the wonderful packages! It was a loud and fun
event with members “buying” various items and Bill Fuss got his annual
package of bathroom tissue! We ALWAYS get you, Bill! We raised over $1000
to be contributed to our charity, Joshua House.
Sunday morning our
traditional breakfast of donuts and bagels was served at 8:30am. With
everyone in the Christmas mood it was time to pack up and look forward
to our next meeting in January. Some of the members weren’t going home
just yet – we traveled to a local Camping World! They hosted a 2 day
event for our group, plus members from some other Florida chapters
joined in the fun!
Sunday at Camping
World was spent relaxing and enjoying the nice weather and friends!
Monday we played Bingo in the afternoon.
At 4:00pm everyone gathered at a tent on the lot for Happy Hour. Wine,
beer, soft drinks and snacks kept everyone busy and tickets were sold
for a money raffle. A catered dinner was served in the showroom at
6:00pm. THANKS to Ryan Hollan, General Manager we had a great dinner.
Tuesday morning a continental breakfast was
served in the showroom. At 10:00am there was a Scavenger Hunt with clues.
At 4:00pm it was Happy Hour time, and at 6:00pm dinner was served
in the showroom. The evening entertainment was provided by “LeDeux” a local
couple. They played music for listening and dancing. THANKS again to Ryan
and his staff for an enjoyable outing!
Nancy Miller
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