My Fellow Scots:
Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of
this “one of kind” society that recognizes and promotes the values
and accomplishments of our Scottish heritage through our fellowship
and relationships with others. Our Board of Directors is working
hard to provide you with a venue and a calendar of events that will
allow each of you to participate at all levels within our
organization. We strive to provide you with the events that we can
all enjoy together and we encourage those that would desire to take
a more active role in our Society, to respond to our request for
participation as Board members, committee chairpersons and/or
committee members.
First and foremost, over the next few weeks we have, for your
benefit, the following
two scheduled events.
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SUNDAY - October 31st, 2010, Kirkin’ O’
Tartans
The First Presbyterian Church of Naples, 664 3rd Avenue South.
We will meet at 9 am for the service at 9:30. Please contact
Kirkin’ Chairperson, Dave Wallace, 403-2209 or
davew@premiermail.net
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Sunday - November 14, 2010, ST. ANDREWS
BALL
6:00 PM at The Club at Pelican Bay, 707 Gulf Park Drive, Naples.
Highland dress, black tie, or military dress. Dancing to Perry
Fotos Quartet. The St. Andrew’s Society of Southwest Florida,
Inc. annual meeting will be held at the ball. Contact
Director-Chairperson David Smith 566-9486
lcdfsmith@comcast.net
DECEMBER 2010 EVENT
Friday, December 10, 2010
Kilted Golf & Croquet Tournaments.
For golf - Moorings Park CC, 2500 Crayton Road.
Golf Chair Dick McKay, 262-1258
rmckay8526@aol.com.
For Croquet at Etudes de Ballet, 3285 Pine Ridge Road.
Croquet Chair Carol Stuart, 598-9829
caroljstuart@hotmail.com.
More information available
HERE.
JANUARY 2011 EVENT
BURNS SUPPER - Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Strand CC, 5840 Strand Blvd. Co - Chairs, Ian Wright and Carol
Stuart. Invitations will go out mid December.
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS
Currently we have two (2) openings on the Board that will be
voted on at the next Board meeting in November. We are encouraging
you to contact us if you would like to be considered for a position
on our governing Board. Please contact the Chairperson for the
Nominating Committee, Don McGee, 659-5312,
pamcgee1234@aol.com or
myself, Dave Wallace, 403-2209,
davew@premiermail.net for
further information.
In addition, we are actively soliciting members who would be
willing to lend their God given creative talents to assist us on the
Marketing Committee. This newly formed committee, chaired by Ed
Parsons, 591-0049,
parsonsflorida@yahoo.com, will be meeting at 4pm Monday,
November 1st at my office, 1395 Panther Lane. The focus of this
meeting will be to:
- organize the marketing contacts we have available to us
within our Community
- organize & prioritize the information that we should be
getting out to the members
- assigning tasks to accomplish our goals.
Please consider sharing the benefit of your years of experience
and knowledge as well as your interest in our Scottish heritage with
our Society. Your contribution either as a Board member or Marketing
Committee member is very much appreciated.
In closing, we are grateful to each of you for taking time from
your schedules to support and participate in our Society. We look
forward to meeting and greeting you at the upcoming functions and
meetings.
Your Board of Directors,
Dave Wallace,
Vice President
