Final 2011 Ranger Rendezvous meeting

[j&lgray]

The planning committee for the 2011 Ranger Rendezvous met yesterday. First off a big THANK YOU to so many of you for helping to make the rendezvous a success and a big THANK YOU to the Ranger Tug factory! We came in under budget and have donated half the silent auction funds to the Sea Scouts and have the other half to use as seed money for next year's rendezvous.

The planning committee has disbanded to make room for a new planning committee for 2012's event that will happen again in Bremerton on Sept. 6-9, 2012. New ideas, fresh perspective and new energy will make next year's event another success. A number of you indicated that you'd like to be part of planning for next year and there is plenty of room for anyone else that wants to be involved. Use this forum to connect with each other.

Members of the 2011 committee are available for assistance with suggestions generated from the survey and our lessons learned. Send me a PM and I'll be happy to send information to you. This year's committee is confident that new leadership will emerge from this great family of Ranger Tug owners!

Laurie and John
Kathy and Craig
Bob and Nita

 

[Stella Maris]

Maureen and I are more than willing to lead the 2012 Rendezvous committee.

 

[johnniethek]

How much were we able to give to Sea Scouts and use for seed money for next year's shindig? 🙂

John

 

[walldog]

Maureen and I are more than willing to lead the 2012 Rendezvous committee.

You have my vote. Thanks for starting the 2012 list.

 

[walldog]

How much were we able to give to Sea Scouts and use for seed money for next year's shindig? 🙂

John

Good question John, if there was an accounting, I missed it also.
It maybe difficult, as so many things were donated. Kathy and Craig, David and Maureen, Bob and Nita, and many others, donated things that a dollar value was not attached, but the value was substantial.

 

[patrick]

Patrick and I will gladly help wherever possible. I can assist with administration stuff and we are both happy to do whatever is needed. We will likely arrive on Thursday, hopefully with an even larger Canadian contingent than last year!!

Gail and Patrick
That's It
R-25

 

[Stella Maris]

Gail and Patrick,
Thanks for volunteering to assist.

As we organize a committee, I will let you know where your assistance will be needed.

Laurie has sent me a recap of the feedback sheets. While we will attempt to incorporate everything we can into the rendezvous, please remember that this is a volunteer based operation and the majority of the costs will have to be absorbed by all of us, the owners that attend. In order to keep the cost to a minimum, not everything that everyone has asked for can be done.

Examples are:
There were a couple of requests for more "healthy" alternatives for breakfast. The muffins and scones were all donated by one of my supplier resulting in no charge to the group. I am afraid I do not have a supplier of fruit and yogurts......

The Friday night dinner was again donated by one of my suppliers as well as the cheesecakes.
The Saturday night dinner was donated by the Ranger Tug Plant.
The fixin's for the Margaritas were supplied by Bob and Nita on Nellie Too.
Their were others that also donated items to make this event the success it was.
The musical entertainment was provided by one of the Ranger Tug Suppliers

All of the above items added no cost whatsoever to the group.

We would like to keep the cost to the attendees at a minimum. Once we get an idea of what the actual costs are going to be, we will let everyone know what the per person cost for 2012 will be.