D19 2013 Spring Conference

Please excuse this blanket email but I have been given the dubious honor of putting together a raffle for the upcoming D 19 Conference and Council meeting. We will still be having the traditional auction to help defray expenses at the conference. Please advise all the new Commanders that there is a required donation from each squadron Normally the host squadron also tries to solicit donations from other sources to donate to the auction in order to make the entire event more interesting. Please let your squadron members know that any and all donations would be greatly appreciated since there is no host Squadron. For you old timers please speak to your fellow members about being creative in approaching the auction and request that they be generous in their donations. Secretaries please let your new Commanders know that this will be happening.

if anyone has any questions please contact me. The donations do not have to be expensive but should be of interest to the nautical community. It seems from auctions in the past that items such as books, quilts, bags and articles of a nautical theme rather than boating equipment seem to be things of interest. Also anyone who can get donations from local marinas, restaurants and supply houses will be greatly appreciated. Hopefully you will all be creative. See you all there.

Fraternally

D/LtC Chip Meany AP

Secretary D19

Plans are underway for the combined Council and Conference in the Spring of 2013. The location will be the North Conway Grand Hotel, which is situated just next to the Settlers' Green shopping complex. The dates will be April 26 and 27.

This hotel is quite new and has beautiful rooms. The block of rooms will keep our Conference attendees located in the same part of the hotel, and we will have a spacious hospitality room for reception purposes. The hotel has an indoor as well as a heated outdoor pool, hot-tubs, exercise facilities, facility-wide wi-fi, and plenty of other amenities. I think that you will find the room rates as attractive as the rooms themselves. Details to be posted soon.

Settlers' Green will provide some alternative interest and activity for us all. The White Mountain region of New Hampshire is loaded with other attractions and scenic areas.

So, please block out those dates on your calendars, and stay tuned for details, coming soon to a District 19 website near YOU.