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Renovation Celebration - Hard Hat Party
October 5th 2008
Hosted by - Carl &
Terri Natale and Ron & Melodie Friedman
Refreshments provided by Club -
Mimosas, Bloody Mary, Champagne and juices
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The event: Second of four
planned Hard Hat Receptions
The Purpose: Allow members
into the construction area to
see first hand the progress to
date and hear about the next
steps of the renovation.
Overview:
On Sunday, October 5, the
club hosted our 2nd Hard Hat
Event. This event, coupled
with a special Jazz Brunch,
was the second in a series
of four. It provided over 60
club members and their
guests an opportunity to see
first hand the state of the
renovations taking place on
the first floor of our club.
Due to insurance and safety
regulations, these events
provide us the only
opportunity to see what's
happening -- up close and
personal. The universal
reaction was - "WOW!" The
progress since our last Hard
Hat at the end of August was
impressive. But more then
just the progress, what is
taking shape is exciting and
gratifying. Upon entering
the Club, the attendees were
given Hard Hats and
complimentary drink tickets.
Then they were escorted in
small groups into the
construction area for a
personal tour with one of
our "White Hats" (members
who are working with the
RPYC Mortgage LLC). While
everyone was enjoying some
Sunday morning libations,
our master of ceremonies,
Carl Natalie, introduced our
new commodore, Mar
Guveiyian, who made her
first public speech since
taking office last weekend.
Commodore Guveiyian
recognized the work being
put in by those members who
have contributed their time
and efforts to this venture.
She also praised the quality
of what we are seeing and
will see in the future.
Before turning the mike over
to our new Rear Commodore,
Terri Natale, the Commodore
led the group in singing
happy birthday wishes to
Terri (who was celebrating
her 29th birthday that day).
Terri then provided the
attendees with an update on
construction (which
continues to run ahead of
schedule) and what they'll
be seeing by the time the
next Hard Event happens in
mid-November. Ron Friedman,
one of the Mortgage LLC
managers, then reported that
we are pleased with the
members response with our
renewed drive to raise money
to loan to the Club so that
we can reduce our reliance
on bank borrowing. Ron urged
all members to look at their
personal finances and see if
they couldn't help their
club by investing in the LLC
-- an investment whose
guaranteed return and
security are looking more
and more attractive in these
difficult economic times.
Following this program, most
of the Hard Hat attendees
ajorneyed to our upstairs
dining room for the Club's
fabulous Sunday Brunch,
which was enhanced even
further by a some live jazz
scheduled by the
entertainment committee
especially for this event.
We look forward to you
joining us on November
12th for our next Hard Hat
-- a Wednesday night for a
"redneck" BBQ and an
appearance by the Blue
Collar comedians. Sign up
early for this one!!
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