Ravens Roost #44 Beach Life: Weekly Poop 12/29/21

Roost #44 Poop

· Frank’s note: All items subject to change/cancellation

· From the Prez –

Greetings to all…

Not much I can say or will say after that debacle on Sunday, but rest assured the Ravens will battle back this Sunday with an upset of the Rams..

Please mark our Roost meetings for 2022..they are the second Thursday of each
month and are held at Ocean City’s American Legion..

The results of the President, Vice President and Some Board members will be
announced at the next meeting..along with the officers..

Another year has come and gone and I want to wish all of our Roost members a
safe, healthy and Happy New Year’s..

GO RAVENS

· Dates to Remember:

o 1/1 – Penguin Swim

o 1/13 - Monthly Roost meeting

· Membership: Membership roles have been updated and I’m pleased to announce we have 139 members. Thanks to all!

Applications for membership continue to be received, and introductions/votes will be made at the January meeting.

· Wellness: Please contact Carol Munroe at carol.munroe@hotmail.com if you know of a Roost member in need of a message of encouragement or a sympathy card for a family member.

· Entertainment:

o We are now taking suggestions for 2022 activities and event ideas. Bring ideas to next roost meeting or email them to ksimseder@gmail.com. Anyone interested in helping on the committee please let me know. Kim

· Roost #44 Football Sweepstakes 2021 – We are LIVE!

Ravens Roost #44 – We sold 128 tickets this year for a profit of $1,531.97 – Thank you so much for all your support!

Week 1 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – D. Fohner

Week 2 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Les McKee

Week 3 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner - Gerard Stanczyk

Two Bonus Winners for Week 4!

Week 4 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner - Stephen Szlasa

Week 4 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner - Paul Neal

Three Winning Scores Runner Ups for Week 5 – Great week!

Week 5 Winner - $25 Winning Scores Runner Up – 129 points – Marc Grimes

Week 5 Winner - $25 Winning Scores Runner Up – 125 points – Brian Lancione

Week 5 Winner - $25 Winning Scores Runner Up – 124 points – Carol Munroe

Week 6 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Kimberly Eder

Week 7 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Eric Waterman

Week 8 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Doreen Nolan

Week 9 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Cathy Wills

Week 10 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Rick Brandenburg

Week 11 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – George Buschman

Week 12 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Mary Frankowski

Week 14 Winner - $25 Bonus Winner – Cynthia Brought

Week 15 Winner - $25 Winning Score Runner Up - 96 points – Carol Munroe – Two Time Winner this season!

Congratulations to all the Winners!

Sweepstakes Details – Revisions in 2021. Very sorry for the oversight:

· Sweepstakes run for 17 weeks – From September 9 thru January 3

· We will have at least one guaranteed $25 bonus winner each week

· Prizes are awarded each week to the highest 15 game cards that score the most points

◦ First place - $400

◦ Second Place - $100

◦ Third place - $50

◦ Next 12 Runner ups - $25

· Prizes are awarded each week for the lowest scoring 3 game cards

◦ Lowest score - $50

◦ Next 2 Runner ups - $25

· Grand Prize Season ending

◦ Highest Valued Card of the Season - $600

◦ Lowest Valued card of the Season - $250

Cash Prizes will be awarded at the Monthly Meetings or by mail.

If you have any questions, please each out to Michele by email, text or phone: Michele.brill@aol.com; 443-928-8286.

· Season Bus: Individual Game Bus Tickets will be sold online this year. Here is the link: Ravens Roost Bus at Bus to Ravens Games event tickets from TicketSource

This will make it a lot easier for folks that want to go to single games.

Thanks, Billy

· Penguin Swim Team:

We want to thank everyone who registered for the swim and helped us raise money for AGH, our local hospital. If you go to the Penguin Swim Website (aghpenguinswim.org) and look at the donations raised by our Team members so far, the total is close to $5,000. In addition to those donations, we have additional funds raised by our annual end of year raffle and the Burley Oak Brewing Fundraiser, which will put our total a little over $6,500. There is still time to register for the swim AND to get more donations, so that number may go even higher.

Both the RR44 Penguin Swim Team Members, and supportive Roost members have done a great job helping raise money this year. Fortunately, we have all been lucky to avoid any major issues with the COVID pandemic so far. Unfortunately, in an effort to keep everyone safe, THE RR44 PENGUIN SWIM TEAM has decided to NOT have a hospitality room this year. Although the individual Team members, all the Roost members, and everyone else involved with the Penguin Swim enjoy the camaraderie of getting together and cheering each other on, the new COVID variant, and the fact that it is spreading much faster than previous ones, makes gathering inside much more problematic.

The plan currently is to have all of the Team members meet at the beach end of 92nd street on the north side of the Princess Royale Hotel no later than 12:45pm. The Team will walk onto the beach as a group when the swim takes place at 1pm. Be sure to bring a towel and a robe or sweat pants to change into before you drive home. Friends and Team supporters are welcome to join us outside as well. EVERYONE should wear a mask!

PLEASE NOTE THAT, CURRENTLY, THIS CHANGE APPLYS ONLY TO OUR TEAM.

If any Team member is still uncomfortable doing the swim due to COVID concerns, you have an option to do a “Cyber Swim”. Just take an ice-cold dip wherever you are and post a photo or video of your Personal Penguin Swim on social media using “#OCPenguinswim”. Be sure to make the post public so we can see it. An ice-cold shower in your own home will suffice (just be sure to wear a bathing suit!).

Thanks again to everyone who has helped OC Ravens Roost 44 raise money for this very worthy cause! We sincerely hope that for next year’s Penguin Swim, our ability to gather together safely inside will be less of a concern.

Thanks,

Gary

443-618-9972

· 25th Annual Ravens Roost #44 Scholarship Golf Tournament

This 9:00am shotgun golf event is scheduled to be held at the Ocean Pines Golf Club on June 3^,2022, with a luncheon, silent auction & golf awards following at the Ocean Pines Bar & Grille. This is a special year since it is our 25th Anniversary of raising funds for College Scholarships for Indian River, Stephen Decatur & Worcester Prep High School 2022 Seniors.

Please consider on being on the Scholarship committee as we plan to have the 1st meeting Monday, January 24th at The Original Greene Turtle.

We need major sponsors, $100.00 Tee sponsors, golfers, in kind donations, certificates from your favorite local businesses, restaurants and golf foursome donations. Please contact Don McMullen, Eric Waterman, Fritz Lahner and other golf committee members if you can join us this year. We're still searching for a Chairperson.

Happy New Year!!

Don McMullen

· Elections:

From: Terri Schaefer, Chair, Nominating Committee. Nominations were made at the December meeting and are now closed. Elections will take place at the January meeting.

· Good of the Roost:

o Whomever is interested, we will meet at the Greene Turtle midtown OC for lunch, then if anyone’s interested, we can see a movie at Sun n Surf after lunch. Movies are $6 every Tuesday. Text Donna @ 410.627.7697. Let’s have some fun and get to know each other!

Ravens Poop

· Good daily dose of Ravens news notes and nuggets here. I can hardly stand ESPN, but you can go here to stay up to date with all of the AFC North news.

· Follow all the Orioles news @ MLB here, and on MASN here, from columnist Roch Kubatko.

· Into Maryland Terrapins basketball? Get your Terps fix here.

Local Poop

· Now thru January 1, 2022 - Winterfest of Lights. The 2021 Winterfest of Lights will return as a walking holiday event with an even larger path route!

Northside Park - 200 125th Street, Ocean City, MD, 21842
Wednesday - Sunday from 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Admission is only $5 for guests 12 years and older and FREE for children 11 years and younger.
The Winterfest of Lights is subject to closure for inclement weather. Please always check the Town of Ocean City Facebook for updates before planning your visit!
Call 410-250-0125 for more information
Pets are welcome on Wednesday evenings!

See how Ocean City, MD, sparkles this winter and visit the Winterfest of Lights! The 2021 Winterfest of Lights will be an expanded walking tour that takes you through thousands of sparkling holiday lights and many animated light displays located along a paved path in Northside Park. Sip hot chocolate, take a photo with Santa, visit our gift shop and enjoy the array of holiday exhibits – including many surprises. Come see the 50-foot Christmas tree put on a show for you and soak up all of the holiday spirit at Winterfest of Lights. So grab your family and friends, and don't miss this award-winning holiday event.

Funny Poop

· A man and his wife were getting dressed for a big event. After putting on her dress, she asked her husband, "does this dress make my ass look fat?"

The husband sighed, and asked his wife, "Honey, do you promise me you won't get mad, no matter how I answer?"

His wife said, "I promise, whatever you say, it’ll be forgotten, and I'll never bring it up again."

The husband looked her over and said, "I slept with your sister."

Etcetera

· Got Poop? Let me know! I’m going to try to get this out every Wednesday so if you get it to me by Tuesday, I’ll try to include it. Your input is appreciated.

· Our website is up and running. Be sure to bookmark our address - www.OCRavensRoost44.com or go to our blog @ http://ravensroost44.blogspot.com/ for the latest news, notes and nuggets.

· Life is short. Focus on the good.

· I hope everyone has a safe and prosperous New Year!