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The FaGowee International, Sacramento Chapter

July 2008

BE A PART OF THE ACTION
By: Jim Van Riper

What:             Eppie's Great Race
Day / Date:     Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Location:        Goethe Park
Contact:          Jackie Chesi at 916-344-8413 or EMAIL

It's volunteer time again. Mark your calendars and plan to join us as the FaGowee's volunteer again to help serve the Sacramento County Therapeutic Recreation Services by working at the finish line at Eppie's Great Race, the world's oldest triathlon. This 35-years-old event features a run-bike-paddle competition along the beautiful American River Parkway. Competitors start with a 5.82 mile run, followed by a 12.5 mile cycle ride, and finally a 6.35 mile paddle race down the American River to the final finish line.

Many of our faithful club members have volunteered to serve at this event for over 12 years and we have always had a great time. Our volunteer duties include congratulating the finishers as they cross the finish line, remove their bib numbers, staple their tags and record the overall times of the individual contestants or teams.

For our efforts, we receive a complimentary event T-Shirt (AM to XXL), FREE drink (water, soft drinks or beer) and FREE food (hot dog or chicken sandwich) coupons and a FREE parking permit for the day. We also receive an abundance of "Thank You's" from many of the contestants and from the race officials.

After our duties are completed, we will once again meet at the home of Diane Wilson for a BBQ & Pool party.

Please contact Jackie Chesi with your name, phone number, e-mail address and your T-shirt size if you'd like to volunteer for such a worthy cause. Your day will not be wasted, I promise. See you there!!

http://www.thegreatrace.org/

JULY IS POOL PARTY TIME!!!

Grab your swim gear, beach towels and a camp chair and head for Diane Wilson’s on Tuesday evening (7:00 pm), July 22nd ‘cause it’s time for a pool party.

Anyone want to play Marco Polo in the pool? Just float around and cool off? Diane’s address is 9716 Elmira Circle, Sac. 95827. Check out directions on Map-quest if you need to.

Be sure and bring your favorite dish to share and as always, it’s BYOB. This is always one fun event and this year will be no exception. Meet the new Board members, make new friends and relive all the other outrageous things we’ve done in the past.

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US AT THE
SOCIAL MEETINGS!
See Page 4 for times and places!

Board Members

PRESIDENT
Dick Persons
977-0559

VICE-PRESIDENT
Jon Johnson
457-7743

PAST PRESIDENT
Jon Johnson
457-7743

SECRETARY
Volunteer Needed

TREASURER
Lee Johnson
967-5903

MEMBERSHIP
Volunteer Needed

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
Kati White
804-3991

RACE
Andrea Woelfle
487-9052

NEWSLETTER/ WEBMASTER
Tracee Carter
509-279-8454

HISTORIAN
Bob McDonald
817-4277

Discount Ski Tickets
Rob Rice
984-1567

Prez Says

HERE WE GO INTO ANOTHER MONTH. THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL. THOSE NOT PRESENT, YOU MISSED A HAPPENING! THERE WERE SUNDAES, FLOATS AND CONES. THE GRILL WORK WAS GREAT BY ALL THE SELF STYLED CHEFS. THERE WERE BAKED BEANS, CHICKEN SALAD, MINI TACOS, POTATO SALAD AND MUCH MORE.

A BRIEF MEETING WAS HELD, GOING OVER UP COMING EVENTS. WE HAD AN OPEN FORUM TO HEAR WHAT MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AND IN WHICH DIRECTION THEY WANT THE CLUB TO GO. THE HOT TOPIC OF THE NIGHT WAS MEMBERSHIP. HOW TO RENEW INTEREST AND HOW TO GET NEW MEMBERS? WE DID GROW BY TWO (2) THANKS TO KATI WHITE. OF COURSE MEMBERSHIP CHAIR IS VACANT, SO HELP IS NEEDED. A COUPLE OF MEMBERS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS, AND ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS IS JOINING THAT GROUP. MAYBE A CHAIRPERSON WILL COME FORTH FROM THERE.

A DISCUSSION ENSUED ON HOW TO GET PRESENT MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE SOCIALS AND EXTRA EVENTS COMING UP ON THE CALENDAR. WE NEED MEMBERS WHO ONLY DO THE SNOW AND SKI SEASON TO ALSO BE APART OF THE TOTAL CALENDAR SOCIALS. WE NEED ALL YOUR SUPPORT ALL YEAR AROUND.

TO PAST MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT US, WE WELCOME YOU BACK AS WE MISS YOU AND YOUR INPUT. AS OF YET I HAVE NO UPDATE ON THE ABALONE DIVE BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES COMING UP.

FOR MORE UPDATES ON THE COMING EVENTS, BE SURE TO CHECK THE EVENT PAGE. KATI IS HARD AT WORK POSTING SOCIAL THINGS. JACKIE IS LINING UP PEOPLE FOR EPPIE'S GREAT RACE.

ENJOY AND SEE YOU AT THE JULY POOL PARTY AT DIANE WILSONS
SO SAYS THE PREZ…

Table of Contents

Eppie's Great Race...............................…Front Page

Pool & BBQ Social..............................…Front Page

Prez Says………………..………………….Page 2

Birthdays……………………….…….…….Page 3

Pictures Wanted………….………..……….Page 3

Correct Email? Article………….………….Page 3

Trips, Trips & More Trips………..………...Page 4

Social Corner……………………..………...Page 4

Italian & Mini Golf..........................................Page 4

Luau..................................................................Page 4

FaGowee Bucks............……...……………...Page 4

Car Rally 2008 & Reservation Form..……….Page 5

Abalone Dive.................……………...…….. Page 6

Need Ad Space?...............................................Page 6

Code of Conduct.............................................Page 7

Event/Trip Refund Policy……....….….…....Page 7

Fun in the Sun Cruise.....................................Page 8

Share the Fun Article…………..…………...Page 8

Calendars…………………..……....………..Page 9

Snow News is published monthly for the FaGowee International, Sacramento Chapter members. Articles or photos MUST BE to Tracee Carter by the 20th of each month. You may e-mail the information to Tracee or call (509-279-8454). Editor has the right to edit or omit submitted material because of content or space, with Executive Board oversight.

Special Announcements

Birthdays

9	Jackie Chesi	21	Jon Johnson
10	Sandy Lange	22	Judy Herzer
17	Fred Conjour	30	Ellen Page

Pictures Wanted!!!
Bob McDonald

We keep a photographic record of FaGowee events. In case you weren't aware, I do bring the FaGowee photo albums to each and every FaGowee function for all to look at, enjoy and remember those times they depict. But I cannot keep up with the albums unless I have your photos to include in them. I depend on you, the general membership, to supply those photos for the albums.

So please take pictures when you're at a FaGowee function and get copies of the prints to me so I can add them to our archives.

For the sake of ease in creating and displaying the photo pages, I'd prefer the prints to be formatted to be 4"x 6" in size. Also, I would like the event photos to be in groups of 6 so they will take up an entire page in the album.

If you have any questions or photos you'd be willing to part with, please contact me at 916-817-4277.

PICTURES WANTED:

Although I am always looking for photos of all events, right now I'm specifically looking for pictures of FaGowees skiing and racing and having fun at the ski resorts this past ski season.

See Photos Online!!!

ALSO looking for pictures for the newsletter!!!

Do you have information about a special event, interesting news or a
sale that is relevant to the interests of club members?
Email Andrea and it can be forwarded on to all the FaGowees.

Do We Have Your Correct Email Address???

The club sent out a lot of email in July. If you didn't get them, it is because we don't have your correct email address. WE are sending out a lot of updated information that isn't in your newsletter and we don't want you to miss out.

If your email has changed, please contact Andrea NOW!! Word will be passed on to membership chairperson, Karen Fountain-Benedict. If you have other changes, such as address or phone number, be sure to contact membership directly.

Trip, Trips and more Trips

August 14 - 17, 2008	Annual Abalone Dive and Dine	Nancy Glebov 487-1150
October 11-12, 2008	FaGowee Car Rally	Dick Persons Kati White

Join us for a Pool Party & BBQ at our Next Social Meeting!!!
July 22 @ 7:00 pm ~ Diane Wilson's

Social Corner
Please mark your calendars now for the following dates. There is always room for more.

July 19 Eppie’s Great Race @ 8:00 am to 11:00 am ~ Goethe Park
Jackie Chesi at 916-344-8413

July 22 Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm Diane Wilson's
9716 Elmira Circle, Sacramento

July 22 Social Meeting Pool Party & BBQ @ 7:00 pm Diane Wilson's
9716 Elmira Circle, Sacramento ~ 361-3140

Aug 27 Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ Strings Italian Cafe
Madison & College Oak, Sacramento

Aug 27
Social Meeting Italian & Mini Golf @ 7:00 pm ~ Strings Italian Cafe (See Below)
Madison & College Oak, Sacramento

Sept 20
Luau @ ~ 4:00 pm TBA (See Below)

MEAT BALLS & GOLF BALLS…

D’ere’s a lotsa of peoples outta d’ere who like a meata balls and d’eres some that like-a ta whack a leetle white-a ball too! And there are lots who like to have a choice of 8 different types of pasta and sauces, plus soup or salad and tasty bread. Especially when they can have all the pastas they can eat for only $8.00 plus tax & tip per person! Mix and match the pastas and sauces ‘til you are stuffed! It’s a Strings Italian Café special deal at their Madison & College Oak location.

Become an Italian for one night! And the ONE NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27^TH AT 7:00 PM, not on the usual 4^th Tuesday of the month.

Den…yousa gotta work off da full tummy feeling. So, let’sa all head across da bigga bridge to Scandia and whacka da leetle white-a balls around da course. Dodge the windmill, zig around the curve, get the ball past the flap and miss the pond. Anyone need a handicap for their score card? Let’s see who can get the lowest score. There’s a prize for the one who does.

Come on! Come have a good time with a bunch of really nice and fun people. The Italians can be a rowdy, noisy group. Why can’t we… if we’re Italians for the night? Remember, it’s at Strings Italian Café, Madison & College Oak on Wednesday, August 27^th at 7:00 pm

PULLED PIG & HULA GIRLS COMING TO SANDY LANGE’S HALL

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 20^th starting about 4 pm and lasting until the pig is gone.

The Luau is back!!!

More details will be coming in the next newsletter and we’ll give you something to look forward to!

Want to have fun and earn “FaGowee Bucks” at the same time?

Just host a FaGowee party or organize a FaGowee event of more than 5 members.

(For instance if you host the Abalone Dive and Dine you can make around

50 FaGowee Bucks, host a party at your home gets you 10 Bucks.)

You can use these “FaGowee Bucks” at most FaGowee events that are not “fundraisers”.

Interested? Contact any Board Member for more information.

Chapter One

GERMANY INVADES POLAND

Her Mother, Sophia, opened the paper and shook her head, a sad premonition buzzing in her brain. Susie’s brother, Antonio, was nineteen and already talking about going into the Army Air Corps. He wanted to fly away from the hot California summer and away from the back breaking work of the vineyard. What would they do if Antonio left? Would Susie get to go to college like she wanted? Would Antonio’s friend, Kenny go too? Her dear husband, Luigi, would he leave the vineyard and go to work at one of the ports or bases?

OK…now you have a taste of what’s coming for the
2008 FaGowee Car Rally!

THE PRICE IS RIGHT IF YOU ARE A FAGOWEE MEMBER!!! Cost is $75.00 per person.

Otherwise, the cost for non-members/guests or late comers will be $125.00 per person.

TOTAL IS DUE AUGUST 15^th

The club is actually subsidizing YOUR COST on this Car Rally.

It amounts to about a $50.00 savings for you.

Send the completed form along with your check made payable to FaGowees to: Kati White, 9449 Appalachian Drive, Sacramento, CA. 95827. The earlier you send in your check, the better room you get (but they’re all pretty nice!). And, don’t worry about us sticking you in a hammock or walking to a pit toilet but you do need a CD Player.

REMEMBER! YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO GET THE $75.00 RATE SO GET THOSE DUES IN NOW TO FaGOWEE TREASURER, LEE JOHNSON, P.O. Box 15058, Sacramento, CA. 95851.
By joining now, your membership will carry over into 2009 so you can get the benefit of
nearly a year a year and a half of membership for the price of five months.

Usual FaGowee rules on refunds will apply so read those in the newsletter

PRINT & FILL OUT THE
Official 2008 FaGowee Car Rally
Reservation Form From General Quarters

(Requires)

ANNUAL ABALONE
DIVE & DINE

Nancy Glebov, Trip Leader

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!!

You’ve only got a little more than 3 weeks to get your money in for the Abalone trip! (And what a relief it’s going to be to breath in clean air that isn’t sweltering!) We still have space available but will have to release our reserved RV and tent sites by July 31.

Please get out your calendars, pencil in Aug 14-Aug 17, and give me a call. You will fall in love with this place.

Caspar is halfway between Ft Bragg and Mendocino on Hwy 1, so head in either direction and you'll find something to do. Wine tasting, golf, sea kayaking, hiking, shopping, fishing-- just to name a few. If you just want a place to sit and relax, enjoy a drink,

listen to the ocean, taste the salt air, and watch beautiful sunsets come with us.

WHERE:	WHEN:
Caspar Beach R/V Park & Campground	Arrive: Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
14441 Point Cabrillo Dr, Mendocino, CA 95460	Depart: Sunday, Aug 17, 2008

YOUR PARTICIPATION COSTS:

· Those in RV sites will pay their camping fees directly to Caspar RV Park and Campground when they get there. (Full hookup fees are $38/night for
the first 2 people. Additional guests are $5/pp 16yr and over; $3/pp 6-15yr.

· RV campers will pay the club the "Saturday Night Dinner Only" fee for their attendance. This is $25 for members and "Wildcard" guests and $35 for
guests. (FYI a "Wildcard" guest is the member's significant other)

· Tent camping fees will be paid to the club. These fees include the Saturday night dinner. $40 for members and "Wildcard" guests and $50 for guests.

· Saturday night dinner only will be paid to the club. This is $25 for members and "Wildcard" guests and $35 for guests. (This is for those of us who
reserved our own tent site, stayed in a hotel or house, or drove/flew over just for the dinner.)

· Divers are free.

· Children 15 and under are free (must be accompanied by an adult).

· Pets--$2 per night per pet paid directly to Caspar RV Park and Campground.

I hope to hear from many of you soon. Truly, the only way to have a bad time on this trip is to miss it. Please, do not forget the sign-up deadline is July 31st!!! You can e-mail me or call and leave a message. If you do, please indicate if you need a tent or RV site, the size or your RV, and the dates you will be staying.

Nancy Glebov 3725 Las Pasas Way Sac, CA 95864. ph#487-1150; EMAIL

Please note that any refunds for this trip will be made strictly in accordance with the current
FaGowee Refund Policy as published in each and every monthly issue of the Sacramento FaGowee Snow News newsletter.

NEED ADVERTISING SPACE? WANT TO SELL SOMETHING?

Several club members have recently made inquiries as to the possibility of placing personal advertisements in the Snow News. The Executive Board addressed that question at the January ’05 Executive Board Meeting. Effective immediately, we will be accepting personal advertisements for publication in your newsletters.

If you have something to sell or if you want to advertise your business, you can now place your personal advertisement in the Snow News, and your cost of placing each ad will be as follows:

AD SPACE SIZE:	MEMBER PRICE:	NON-MEMBER PRICE:
*Business Card Size* (2-1/8”H x 3-1/2"W)	$ 5.00 per month	$10.00 per month
*¼ Page Size* (4”H x 3-1/4”W)	$10.00 per month	$15.00 per month
*½ Page Size* (4”H x 6-1/2”W)	$15.00 per month	$20.00 per month

The Usual Small Print:

Personal ads will be published one-time per month for the above-indicated prices. Please include your payment along with your ad and mail it to the FaGowee post office box.

Your ad and payment must be received at the FaGowee post office box on or before the 10^th of the month to be included in the following month’s newsletter.

The Publications Editor has the right to refuse any advertisement that may be deemed inappropriate.

CODE OF CONDUCT AT FaGOWEE EVENTS
(Adopted and Approved by the FaGowee Executive Board on November 13, 2007)

At each event, the event chairperson has the final say. Therefore, if you have a problem or concern with the event, you may approach the event coordinator and express your concern in a constructive manner. If it is not resolved to your satisfaction at that time, do not argue or make a scene. You may present your concern to the Executive Board in writing or in person at any Executive Board meeting.

All FaGowee events are planned to be fun for all those in attendance. The Board, as outlined in Article VII, Section 2 of the By-Laws of the FaGowee Constitution, may discipline those persons who unnecessarily or excessively disrupt the fun for others resulting from their rude or obnoxious behavior.

FaGOWEE FUNCTION OR EVENT SIGN-UP LATE FEES
(Approved and Adopted at the Executive Board Meeting on July 11, 2006)

SIGN-UP LATE FEES: On each and every advertised FaGowee club event published in the Snow News newsletter, a sign-up due date will be listed as well as the member and non-member prices to attend that function or event. Any person who signs up and submits their payment for attendance after that published due date will be assessed a 50% late fee penalty. In addition, any person who does not sign up at all to attend a function or event and just shows up at the door will be assessed a 100% late fee penalty (payable in full at that time) before being allowed admittance to that function or event.

FaGOWEE EVENT / TRIP REFUND POLICY
Revised, Approved and Adopted at the Executive Board Meeting, October 8, 2003

The following Refund Policy applies to any Club event for which a fee is charged.
You will automatically receive a 100% refund fur any trip or event cancelled by the Club.
If you cancel and someone takes your place from the waiting list, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid, less a cancellation fee. The cancellation fee will be $10.00 or 10% of the event/trip fee- whichever is more, unless a specific cancellation fee is advertised for the event/trip.
If you cancel and there is no waiting list, or no one on the list takes your place, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid less a cancellation fee and less any expenses that the Club incurs due to your cancellation.
If you arrange for someone not on the waiting list to take your place, you will be responsible for full payment to the Club plus any transfer fees or costs the Club incurs because of the change. Other money transactions are between you and your replacement. You must provide that replacement with a note for the trip leader or you must confirm the replacement directly with the trip leader prior to the event/trip. The person who submits payment must request all refunds from the Executive Board in writing within 60 days after the completion of the event/trip. The Executive Board will review the final financial report from the event/trip and may approve refunds in accordance with this refund policy.
Any member may appeal to the Executive Board for refunds greater than provided by this policy if special circumstances warrant.
There will be no refund for events that are designated as "Fund Raisers" unless they are cancelled or rescheduled by the Club.

Fun in the Sun Cruise
November 10-20, 2008
From ski to shining sea in the southern Caribbean

Join the FaGowees as we cruise the southern Caribbean in November 2008! Our 10-day cruise sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale on the Emerald Princess stopping in Aruba, Grenada, Bonaire, St. Thomas and the Princess Cays with 3 fun and relaxing days at sea. Details on club-planned activities will be forthcoming as the trip date nears.

Itinerary

Monday, November 10, 2008	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	12:00 AM	05:00 PM
Tuesday, November 11, 2008	At Sea	--	--
Wednesday, November 12, 2008	At Sea	--	--
Thursday, November 13, 2008	Aruba, Caribbean	08:00 AM	05:00 PM
Friday, November 14, 2008	Bonaire, Dutch Antilles	07:00 AM	02:00 PM
Saturday, November 15, 2008	Grenada, Caribbean	12:00 PM	07:00 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2008	Dominica, Caribbean	07:00 AM	05:00 PM
Monday, November 17, 2008	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	08:00 AM	06:00 PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2008	At Sea	--	--
Wednesday, November 19, 2008	Princess Cays, Bahamas	09:00 AM	04:00 PM
Thursday, November 20, 2008	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	07:00 AM	--

* Cabin pricing:

Inside $1,156.00

Window $1,408.00

Balcony $1,696.00

Optional trip insurance is recommended and can be purchased individually at the discretion of each traveler. Princess adds a gratuity of $105 pp which may be adjusted up by personal preference. A $100 pp deposit will reserve your spot now. A payment of $200 is due March 10 and another of $200 is due April 20. That totals $500, your deposit. A mid-term payment is due June 30 – ½ the balance is recommended, but we’ll accept whatever you can pay – and a final payment is due August 26. The trip is fully refundable until that time. Send a check made out to FaGowees to Marcia Hackett at 1301 S. Walter Reed Drive, #102, Arlington, VA 22204. If you have questions or suggestions, you can reach me at 703-920-4515 or e-mail at Marcia.

* Prices are per person, based on double occupancy and include taxes and fuel surcharge. There’s no guarantee gov’t taxes won’t increase. Travel is not included to/from Ft. Lauderdale and is the responsibility of the individual traveler. If you need assistance with a roommate, please state your preference with your deposit. Theresa Marker and I will try to help you find someone suitable, but ultimately the responsibility is yours.

Bowling, Camping, Waterskiing, Horseback riding. kayaking.
What do YOU want to do?

It’s your turn to help out the club. Please refer to the article in Snow News from February 2005: http://www.sacramentofagowees.org/Archives/Jan2005NewsletterArchive.htm. It will give you a blueprint on what to do. Call any board member if you need help.

We are looking for someone to put together a bowling activity. It will be easy too. Make a reservation for 4 lanes at a conveniently located bowling alley and then give FaGowees enough time to sign up in advance. This will give you time to cancel any excess lanes you might have reserved. The bowling could be followed by a dining event if you like. Reservations are not available in most bowling alleys Tuesday thru Thursday evenings because of league play. Another activity that should be popular is a camping trip. Figure out dates and location and everybody can make their own reservations. This is the summer, pick any kind of activity you enjoy and you’ll find other FaGowees eager to participate!

Hopefully, you can schedule your event in time to get an article in the newsletter!! Articles are due the 20^th of the month; email your article Andrea and your email will go out to all our members. Make sure the event doesn’t conflict with any major FaGowee events.

July 2008

July Events

7/19 - Eppie's Great Race @ 8:00 am ~ Goethe Park
7/22 - Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ Wilson’s Residence
7/22 - Social Meeting Pool Party & BBQ @ 7:00 pm ~ Wilson’s Residence

August 2008

August Events

8/14 - 8/17 - Annual Abalone Dive ~ Mendocino, CA
8/27 - Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ Strings Italian Cafe
8/27 - Social Italian & Mini Golf Meeting @ 7:00 pm ~ Strings Italian Cafe