Letter From Our President:

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1 June, Letter From Our President: 2018 Board Members: President: Patricia Trujillo Vice President: Norman Russ Corresponding Secretary: Joyce Carlton Recording Secretary: Peggy McLamb Treasurer: Johnny Boyles Sergeant of Arms: Bruce Carlton 2018 Committee Chairs: Telephone Tree: Dwayne Baggett Publicity: Kathi Baloyot Entertainment: Joyce Ramos Membership: Dwight Vinson Ways & Means Coordinator: Dwayne Baggett 2018 Support Personnel: Web Master: Kathi Baloyot Photographer: Steve Miller DJ Coordinator: Beverly Hobgood Newsletter; Ricci Fuller Hello, It is hard to believe the end of May is here but it has been a fun and beautiful month. The dogwoods and flowers have been breath taking this year. The May party was great! Rosemary and Robert Haney, Nancy Wrenn, Joyce and Richard Ramos, and Twayna and Jonnie Ramos (Richard, Rosemary, and Nancy s brother and his wife) did an outstanding job planning and hosting the party. The carnival theme was fun and everyone enjoyed the Kissing Booth! Rosemary provided the items for the auction, thank you for your generous donation. Everyone was excited with their winnings. DJ Ashley Holland s great choice of shag music kept the dance floor full all night. I finally had to tell him to stop playing because it was past time for us to leave the Elks Lodge. Thank you to all that came out, brought food, and helped honor s Past Presidents. Nine Past Presidents attended, 1993 & 1997 David Sessoms, 2004 Joyce Ramos, 2006 Steve Miller, 2007 Steve Dawson, 2008 Eric Rowe, 2012 Dwight Vinson, 2014 John Adkins, 2016 Andy Privette, and 2017 Peggy Perry. All of the hard work and dedication the Past Presidents contributed to forged the way for the success of the club. Thank you to all 31 Past Presidents. Fun Monday and Sunday will be here before you know it, September Norman Russ is in charge of the tickets for. Sell, sell, and sell tickets to friends, family, and strangers for a chance to win $ , $ , $ , $500.00, and $ After expenses all (continued on page 2)

2 Our Accredited Affiliations: and interesting news: Through National Fast Dance, our club dance activities are licensed by: and and Letter From Our President: (continued from page 1) proceeds go to the Caring for Kids Charity and the SOS Charitable Foundation. Congratulations to our own James Parker for being inducted into the Living Legends at Fat Harold s!! What an honor. Make sure you mark your calendar for the 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Party, June 23 rd. This will be a very elegant party hosted by the Perpetual Board at the Highland Country Club. Doors will open at 7:00pm and the party begins at 8:00 pm. Pre-registration is $20.00 per person, payment must be received no later than June 15, 2018, at the door is $25.00 per person. David Sessoms will be the DJ for the evening. The month of May always ends with Memorial Day weekend. Please don t forget the reason we celebrate this National Holiday. Without the brave soldiers that have laid down their lives for us we would not have this wonderful country, the United States of America. Please take the time to remember those brave soldiers not just during the holiday but all year. Be sure and thank a family member of a fallen soldier, they live with that sacrifice every day. Dates to remember in June: June 12 th -- 7:00-7:30 Basic Shag Lessons; 7:30-8:00 Line Dance Lessons; 8:00 Meeting. June 23 rd -- Hall of Fame Induction Party- Doors open at 7:00 and party begins at 8:00 Come out, join the fun, and bring a friend! Pat

3 Membership Application: Meet cool people, dance, eat, have fun: If you are interested in joining, please fill out the application below and send with your check or money order for $30 made payable to to the following address: Fayetteville Shag Post Office Box Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville Shag

4 Meeting Minutes: MEETING May 8, 2018 President Pat Trujillo called the April meeting of the Fayetteville Shag to order. There were not enough members present to establish a quorum (we needed 3 more members); therefore, no business decisions were made, voted on or approved. Committee Reports: Membership: Per Dwight Vinson we have 112 members including past presidents. Treasurer s Report: Johnny Boyles has bronchitis, so the treasurer s report was red by Pat Trujillo DJ s: Beverly Hobgood reported that DJs have been confirmed for all of the parties for the rest of the year. Ashley Holland will be playing at our May party; and David Sessoms will be playing at the Hall of Fame party in June. Publicity: Kathi Baloyot talked about the Hall of Fame party that will be held June 23 at the Highland Country Club. Tickets are $20 in advance (cutoff is June 15 th ); or, $25 at the door. Entertainment: Rosemary Haney discussed the May party. It will be a carnival theme. There will be a Chinese auction. You can purchase 26 tickets for $20 and you will have a chance to win several prizes. It will be a potluck party, so everyone is encouraged to bring a dish to share. It is also our Past Presidents Recognition party. Newsletter: No report Photographer: Steve Miller brought pictures that he has taken at our parties. Host/Hostess: A sign-up sheet to work the door at our May party is being passed around. Please signup. Old Business At our April party, Cindy Giaccone won $63.00 in the 50/50 drawing. Our Past Presidents Recognition party will be held on May 19 th. It will be a Country Carnival theme. We have 28 living past presidents. Invitations have been sent out, and a RSVP was requested by May 5 th. Please invite any of our past presidents to the party if you happen to see them. Our DJ for the evening will be Ashley Holland. Dwayne Baggett has the new phone tree system up and working. It is called the Call Multiplier. Pat applied for a credit card for the sole purpose of paying the monthly bill. This way Johnny will have a bill/receipt for the service. This is a more convenient and less risky way of paying for the service. There is no access to cash or withdrawals. Members will receive a call from the number: If you receive a call from this number, let it go to voic , listen to the message, and then save the number as the contact number for. We would (Minutes continued on Next Page)

5 Meeting Minutes: (continued from previous page) like to try to sell the old phone tree equipment or we could donate it to a needy organization. We are open to all suggestions. was well represented at the spring ACSC meeting. Those in attendance included Norm, Dwight, Dwayne, Paula Sue, Pat, Brenda, and Hollis. Three new clubs were voted in for a total of 96 clubs. Five ICON award winners were announced. Nominees for the ACSC Board were presented. They will be voted in at the summer ACSC workshop that will be hosted by the Eno Beach Shag Club in Durham, NC, July 13-15, The Hall of Fame Party will be held on June 23 rd at the Highland Country Club. The date of the party was incorrect in the original April newsletter, so Ricci re-sent the April newsletter to correct the date. Operation Inasmuch sent a thank you letter for the donation we made in memory of Tommy Sandrock. Jake and Julie Jacobs helped Andy Privette at the St. Pat s Family Shag Hop. They attempted to teach the kids how to shag dance. New Business: Norm has Fun Monday raffle tickets for sale and distribution. There will be a $7500 grand prize. Other prizes include: $2000; $1000; $500; and $250. After expenses all proceeds go to the Caring for Kids Charity and the SOS Charitable Foundation. See Norm if you would like to help sell these tickets. Announcements and Concerns: Party in the Park will be held May 18 th and 19 th in Stedman. The Rivermist Band will be playing on Friday night, the 18 th, and the Tams will be playing on Saturday the 19 th. There will be street vendors all day Saturday. Norm s band will be playing at the 4 th Friday (May 25 th ) in downtown Fayetteville. They will be located at the library. Norm had business cards made. They include the dates of our meetings and parties. Please help to hand these out to potential new members or anyone interested in our club. Pat announced the birthdays for May. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Peggy McLamb, Recording Secretary

6 Invitations for Shag events: ongoing from nearby clubs: SASS meets the 3rd Friday of each month with few variations. Find meeting dates on the web page calendar at sanfordshags.com. Member cost is $5 each month and guests are $8 each visit. Meetings held at VFW Post 5631, 1500 Webb Str., Sanford, NC, from 7:30-11:30 PM. DJ s vary each month SamCo Shag Club Events for SamCo Shag Club for 2017 will be held at either Coharie Country Club, 101 Coharie Drive, Clinton NC or at the Clinton Moose Lodge located at 2720 West Main St. in Clinton NC Please see our web site calendar for details: com/ Moore Shag Society PO Box 992 Southern Pines, NC The Southern Pines Elks Lodge is the home of the Moore Shag Society. The regular dances are held the 1st Saturday of each month downstairs in the lounge where there is a nice 18 x 18 wood dance floor surrounded by mirrors on 3 walls. Seating is available between the dance floor area and DJ and the bar. Cover charge is $7 and the club provides appetizers and desserts for members and guests. Approximately members attend each monthly social starting at 7 pm. The Moore Shag Society also sponsors 2 to 3 larger parties each year held upstairs in the ballroom. (HASA) Dance Parties are held on the second Friday of every month at the Shrine Club in Dunn located at 211 North Clinton Ave. For more information please see web site:

7 Birthdays for June: and other important stuff: Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! 1 Rosemary Haney 2 Ricky Price 3 Linda Horne 12 Sherry Privette 13 Terry Krotzer 20 Renate Tibbett 24 Cathy Fann 27 Don Bunn Have fun! before every Tuesday Meeting 7:00-7:30 for FREE basic shag lessons and from 7:30-8:00 for FREE line dance lessons! Meeting starts at 8:00 pm.

8 Parties & Meetings: June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Carolina Lumberton Harnett Shag Moore Shag Society SAS Sanford Meet Meeting Hall of Fame PARTY DJ David Sessoms

9 Parties & Meetings: July Meeting July 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Moore Shag Society Carolina Lumberton Harnett Shag SAS Sanford Meet PARTY DJ Raymond Rigsbee

10 Parties & Meetings: August 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Meeting Carolina Lumberton Harnett Shag SAS Sanford Meet Moore Shag Society PARTY DJ Robbie Farrell

11 Parties & Meetings: September 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Carolina Lumberton Moore Shag Society Harnett 15 Shag Meeting Sanford SOS Fall Migration Meet PARTY DJ Steve Miller

12 Parties & Meetings: October 2018 October 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Moore Shag Society Harnett Shag Meeting Carolina Lumberton Sanford Meet PARTY DJ Mike Harding

13 Parties & Meetings: November 2018 November 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Meeting Carolina Lumberton Harnett Shag SAS Sanford Meet Moore Shag Society PARTY DJ David Sessoms

14 Parties & Meetings: December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Moore Shag Society Meeting Carolina Lumberton Harnett Shag Sanford Meet Christmas PARTY DJ Roy Childress