Ravens Roost #115 – Meeting Minutes – April 28, 2011

Scott Albright, Sergeant At Arms started us off with the Pledge of Alliance followed by a “Go Ravens”. 

Chris noted that the major topic from the Baltimore Council meeting was regarding the upcoming Annual Council Ocean City Convention which is June 2nd-June 5th. The Days Inn at 23rd Street and the Boardwalk still has rooms blocked for our Roost. We only have 3 rooms booked to date. If you plan to attend, please call the Days Inn to reserve your room immediately. The hotel will start to utilize rooms that have not been booked for other guests in early May. The Days Inn number is (800-926-1122) and you need to mention that you are with Ravens Roost #115 so that you will get our discounted rate. The convention is sure to be a great time!
Our first annual Golf Outing will be held on Friday, May 20th at the Links at Gettysburg. We currently have about 8 hole sponsors and 10 teams signed up to play. We have a lot of people telling us they are going to play, but we need to have the money and form completed in order to reserve a spot. Great Moments has agreed to have auction items available for the golf outing. We are exploring the possibility of getting a Barnes Victory bike for a hole in one prize. We are still in need of golfers, hole sponsors, door prizes and silent auction items. We have some beer donated, but are looking for additional beer sponsors as well. We need to have all hole sponsors lined up no later than May 13th so that signs can be made. We will need volunteers to help with the event. Golfers can sign up on our website (www.ravensroost115.com). Get your teams signed up and don’t miss out on a great time! All proceeds from the event will benefit our two charities.  
We discussed the fact that attendance at monthly meetings has been light which is typical during off season months. We encourage members to come out to Roost meetings and to get involved in upcoming events. In addition to our charity causes, a big aspect of our Roost is social interaction with one another.   
Dennis Colson has graciously agreed to help us put together a crab feast in the fall. Details will follow, but Dennis needs 3 additional Roost members to help him with the crab feast. Please email me at lblake6675@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping out. Dennis has a lot of experience in this area so it is sure to be a great event.
We discussed other summer activities such as a pub crawl and a motorcycle poker run. Raul volunteered to look into the motorcycle poker run. 
We finally have selected our Charter Member shirts. They are available for order at this time. The shirts are polo shirts in both men’s and women’s styles. Shirts run pretty true to size. The logo will be screen printed on the shirt with “charter member” printed below the logo. The men’s shirts are $27.50 and the women’s are $34.50. The women’s shirts are more expensive because the shirt we originally picked is out of stock. The ladies shirt is a bit heavier. We want to get our first order of shirts in so that they are available for our golf outing on May 20th. In order to do this, orders will need to be placed by Friday, May 6th. Additional shirts will be available at a later time. T-shirts, hats, koozies, etc. will also available in the near future. If you are interested in purchasing your charter member polo shirt with this first order, please email Lori Blake at lblake6675@yahoo.com. I will make arrangements to get your check and order prior to 5/6. I will also take pictures of the shirts and send a separate email for members who were not present to see the shirts.              
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 25th at 6:30 p.m.
With no other business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lori Blake
Secretary