3. Rear Commodore's Report
What a great club: a Born in ’38 dinner (a lot of old-guys did this one), a predicted log race (QCYC gets hardware), Don and Judy Wilson’s fleet cruise to a bowling alley (some balls were actually going backwards), Chris Benson’s Boat Show booth (really a great job) Brian and Carolyn Barton’s Sweetheart Dinner (they are already on-board for next year), Linda Roehl’s yard cleanup with 11 helpers (Gary and Elaine Halvorsen, Walt and Yvette Doolittle, Greg Scott, Craig Ranta (we had to show him what weeds look like), Dale Roberts [your commodore got his knees dirty], Tracy McPhee, Nancy and I). Check our website, the Bilge Pump and flyers around the club for all of the events and work parties that make our club great.
Grounds – Linda Roehl chaired the Feb 7 cleanup and we pulled a few weeds and planted fresh flowers. Our club looks great with the bright colors. Two big cleanups are coming into view, April 18th at Winslow and April 25th for the “Pride of Queen City.” Please mark your calendars and give Linda or Art a heads-up so they can plan what to get done.
Security – Rod Hilden is taking charge and while chairing the Security position he also is helping Art with dock ideas. Give him your support, his experience is invaluable.
Membership – We have openings for 28 new members. The boat show is done and the open house will have given interested applicants a chance to visit our in-station. For those who don’t join immediately we may have to check with them every now and then to see if they are interested. Keep an eye out for new ideas about membership classes that are being discussed (this may convince some applicants that we care about their concerns). Don’t forget about the yearend raffle for $1,000.00 for those who bring in new members.
Remember our Vice Commodore’s famous saying “The number one reason people don’t join an organization is that they aren’t asked,” so ask the prospects to join. We are a first class organization. Be proud to fly your burgee and have fun.
George Austin
Rear Commodore
