March 2010 Newsletter

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AIRBOAT ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA

March 2010 NEWSLETTER

ELECTIONS

^{Our annual election of officers and
executive board for the year 2010 was held at the October 2009 general meeting.
Elected at this meeting were:}

^{President, Keith Price}

^{Vice President, Dave Balman}

^{Secretary, Charlie Erwin}

^{Treasurer, Mark Kendall}

^{Board members Paul Bailey, Mike
Larkins, Bill Miner, Donnie Onstad, Eric Raistric, and Robbie Taylor.}

^{They were each elected to a term of 2
years.}

^{Board members with 1 year remaining on
their terms are; Jack Cook, Frank Dennis, Buck Felton, Todd Hardwick, Richard
Larkins, Bobby McEwen, and Todd Nyman.}

^{We would like to thank those of you who
ran, and we wish the club another successful year.}

POKER RUN

The Airboat Association of Florida will be having its annual St. Patrick’s Day airboat poker run March 20, 2010. It will be held behind the club between 10:00am and 2:00pm, with corned beef and cabbage served from 2:00- 3:00pm in the cookhouse. Registration will begin around 9:30.

The first boat out will be at 10:00. The last boat out will be at 1:00. All hands must be turned in by 2:00.

Come on out and help us make this another great airboat club outing!

Any members new or old, who would like to volunteer their services to help with this outing, get in touch with Paul Bailey.

BBQ

_{Members and guests,
it is that time of the year again. That’s right it’s time for our annual
bar-be-que. It will be April 24, 2010 at the Airboat Association of Florida club grounds, 7
miles west of Krome Avenue
on US41. This year’s should prove to be
even bigger and better. We will have more to do and more to see.}

_{At this years bar-be-que we will try to have a big poker
run. The more boats the more fun it will be.}

_{We will have raffles going on all day long. Anyone
wanting to donate anything to the raffle, it would be appreciated. The more we
have to raffle, the better.}

_{You will probably have someone walking up to you during
the day asking for money for the 50/50 raffle. Dig deep, 50% of the money collected
goes to the club, 50% of the money goes to the lucky winner. It might be you.}

_{There are spots available for anyone wishing to put up a
display booth.}

_{We will proudly be presenting Boogie Man George
Entertainment for your listening and dancing pleasure. So why not come on up to
the dance floor and cut a rug. The DJ will be playing all day long.}

_{There will also be plenty of things for the kids to do.
Remember this is fun for the whole family, so bring them all out.}

_{The food will be served from 12:00 to 4:00. Meals will
be $15.00 each for adult rib or chicken plates. Pulled pork plates will be
$10.00, and pulled pork sandwiches are $5.00. Kid’s meals are $7.00. Hot dogs
will be available for $2.00.}

_{Call BBQ Chairman James Hitchens if you have any suggestions
or want to volunteer your services.}

_{ATV’s will not be allowed on club grounds the weekend of
the BBQ. This is for everyone’s safety.}

_{Also, we are limited in space for parking, so try and
bring your boats out early in the week and take the trailers home, and try to
get your guests to car pool. This will make it easier on everyone involved.}

AIRBOAT MUFFLING REQUIREMENTS

Here is a link to the FFWCC Website that gives all of the information you need to know about the issue. http://myfwc.com/Boating/AirboatMufflingRequirements.htm

I will also post the information on our website at www.aaof.com.

BROWARD COUNTY AIRBOAT SHOW

The Broward County Airboat Association will hold their 21st annual airboat and buggy show with numerous classes for both airboats and buggies. There will be continuous live entertainment and activities for all age groups. Drawings for raffles will be held hourly. This will be the largest concentration of airboat venders in one place ever. If you have an airboat question the answer will be here. It will be held Saturday March 13th from 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM and Sunday March 14th from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds 4271 Davie Road in Davie, Fl. Admission will be $5.oo; Children under 6 will be free. The awards will be given out at 3:00 pm Sunday with an airboat being raffled off Sunday at 4:00. For more information go to the Broward County Airboat Club website at: www.browardairboatclub.com.

DATES TO REMEMBER

9

Board Meeting 8:00

13

Workday

Broward Airboat Show

14

Broward Airboat Show

20

AAOF

Poker Run

25

General

Meeting 8:00

Airboat Association of Florida

PO Box 650611

Miami, FL 33265-0611