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A message from Commodore Carl Garmhaus...
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed my holiday ditty. It was fun to do something different than report on club business. But now it is the beginning of the calendar for 2012 and we are all gearing up both personally and as club directors for this event season.
As I begin my second term as your Commodore I would like to also welcome to second terms Vice Commodore Ann Guldemond and Secretary Mike Adam and first term officers Rear Commodore John Adams and Treasurer Allen Willey. We are all very excited with the growth of our club as we are adding new membership to our roll call and are very close to cracking the 400 mark.
The year kicks off with our annual display at Cobo Hall in Detroit and will wind through the season until our last event of the year, our fall dinner and general membership meeting. Sandwiched in between will be boat shows and other events as a means to gather together, trade stories, catch up on news, learn something new, and promote antique and classic boating.
As always, your chairpersons are looking for volunteers to donate some time at a show or event. We love to have you come and participate. A couple hours of your time enhances the quality and promotion of an event to make it more enjoyable for all. There are many "behind the scenes" activities that can be done ahead of an event or a little time on show day lightens the load for all. I promised in an earlier article that I would be asking all members to step up and volunteer some time, so I am reminding you once again. Flyers are out for Cobo Hall and The Cottage and Lakefront Living Show. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Carl Garmhaus, Commodore
Michigan Chapter