Ravens Roost #44 Beach Life: May 2023

Roost #44 Poop

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

From the Prez –

Dates to Remember:

· 6/1-4/23 – Council Convention

· 6/2/23 – Scholarship Golf Tournament

· 6/3/23 – Convention Parade

· 6/24/23 – Tangier Island Trip (tentative)

· 7/16/23.- Summer Picnic

· 8/3/23 – Duckaneer Cruise

· 8/17/23 – Shorebirds Game

· 9/6/23 – Booze Cruise (tentative)

· 1/7-1/14/24 - Cruise to the Bahamas

Membership:

Collection of 2023 dues will continue at the June meeting. We have 97 paid members so far. We will be collecting Dues up to the June meeting. If you have not paid by then, we will consider you resigned from the membership, and you will no longer be able to enjoy membership benefits.

Dues are now $40 per year.

If you cannot attend, you can mail your dues as always to our PO Box: Ravens Roost #44, PO Box 4161, Ocean City MD, 21843, or you can mail them to me at: Susan Berterman, 12290 Dixie Drive, Bishopville, MD, 21813. Please make all checks payable to Ravens Roost #44.

Apparel:

On line store is now closed. April orders will ship in May.

http://ravensroost44.itemorder.com/

Entertainment:

· Cruise to Bahamas out of Baltimore aboard the Carnival Legend: Jan 7th thru 14th, 2024.

o Inside cabin $831.20pp,

o Ocean View $956.20pp,

o Balcony $1036.20pp,

o Suite $1617.20pp.

Text or call Donna for availability, 410-627-7697. Irene needs to know so they can hold these rooms. The cabin rates include taxes, fees & port expenses. Charges for prepaid gratuities & travel protection would be extra.

· Anyone interested in attending a movie on a Tuesday night along with dinner, please contact Donna.

Donna Chaplinski 410.627.7697. chapshouse@comcast.net

Convention:

If you missed signing up for the Convention, you can still attend; you won’t get the goodie bag but you’ll still get 3 days of fun and fellowship with Ravens fans from all over.

Contact Donna for more information.

Donna Chaplinski 410.627.7697. chapshouse@comcast.net

Parade:

The theme for this year’s Convention is : ’Yo-ho-ho, It’s a Ravens Life for Me!’. The Parade is June 3^rd so put on your best Pirate outfit and join us. We’ll decorate the truck and have pirate music.

House:

Just a reminder that our permanent meeting host is American Legion Post 166. Meeting start at 7:30pm, but all are welcome to arrive early for food and drink specials.

AGH Penguin Swim:

Scholarship Golf Tournament:

26th Annual Scholarship Golf tournament

Date: June 2, 2023

Place: Ocean Pines Golf Club

Time: 7:45am registration, 9:00am shotgun start

Tee sponsorship $100.00, Signature Sponsor $2,000.00 and Major Sponsor $1,000.00

Golfer costs: $120.00

Continental breakfast with lunch to follow after golf

50-50 winner and putting contest winner

Silent auction items needed

Mailing have went out to sponsors and golfers through the scholarship committee. Please let members know that they can go to our website www.ocravensroost44.com to download letter to sponsors and golfers as well as tee sponsorship forms and golfers registration forms.

A total of six scholarships are awarded by Ravens Roost #44 to the three local high schools. To fund those six scholarships, the Roost donates $15,000. Each year the goal of the Roost’s golf Tournament is to raise at least $15,000.

Most of the proceeds from the Golf Tournament are raised through sponsors and individual Tee sponsorship. The Roost’s golf tournament can support up to 128 golfers. Last year there were 96 golfers. Most of the entry fee for a golfer is used to defer the cost of running the tournament. The portion of the golf entry fee after expenses are deducted to help fund the $15,000 donation is between #20-$30. Depending on the number of golfers participating on the Roost’s tournament, a total of between $3000 to $3800 would be applied to the fund.

Golf Entry Fee	$120
Golf Fee	-$45
Continental Breakfast & Luncheon	-$30
Half Keg Beer ($350/120)	-3
Golf Towel with OP Logo (provided at cost)	-8.50
Srixon Ravens Roost #44 Golf Balls	-3.45
Amount available to support the yearly fund-raising goal per golfer	$30.05

Thank you to the members who have sent in your Tee Sponsor form and donation. There is still time to Sponsor a Tee. Perhaps you can reach out to family members or consider sponsoring a Tee if you have not sent in the Tee sponsorship form.

Tee sponsorship reduces the reliance on sponsorship. 100 Tee sponsors provides $10,000 toward our goal. That gets us 2/3 of the way to the goal.

Please consider sponsoring a Tee and reaching out to family and friends for tee sponsorship and to play in the tournament.

Thank you for your attention and your support of this major fund-raiser.

Scholarship Golf Committee

Football Sweepstakes:

Ravens Roost #44 Football Sweepstakes 2023 – It’s BACK!!!!

Football Sweepstakes – Tickets on Sale!!! Ravens Roost #44 2023 Fund Raiser! Last year, we sold 136 tickets for a profit of $1,685.94!

Come see Michele Sardelis starting in the meetings or at the Ravens Convention for your Football Sweepstakes Ticket. For your $20 contribution you receive a chance to win every week during the regular season.

And we make it easy by offering an electronic way to get your game cards – Check out our website at: https://www.charitymania.com/give/AD027. Share it with family and friends to boost our fundraiser totals!

With the Full 18 Game Season chances to win, here are important dates to note:

· Tickets on sale NOW at the Roost meetings and Convention, as well as the website

· Sweepstakes run for the full regular 18-week NFL schedule.

· We will have at least one guaranteed winner each week – It could be you!!!!

· Prizes are awarded each week! More to come on the awards!

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

Michele Sardelis will be selling Sweepstake tickets at the Monthly Meetings and at the Ravens Roost Convention. We will have a table setup near the sign-up table prior to the meetings to purchase your Sweepstakes tickets. We will accept exact change and checks made out to Ravens Roost #44. Or get your game cards via the website at: https://www.charitymania.com/give/AD027.

If you want to get a “bundle” of Sweepstakes tickets to sell, contact Michele.

If you have any questions, please each out to Michele by email, text, or phone:

Michele.brill@aol.com 443-928-8286

Constitution and Bylaws:

A proposed Bylaw change has been submitted to the Board of Directors for consideration. The change was read and discussed at the May meeting. The change is thus:

Current Wording

ARTICLE VI OFFICERS

1. The Elected Positions shall be as follows:

OFFICERS TERM LIMITATIONS

President 1year 2 consecutive terms

Vice-President 1year 2 consecutive terms

Recording Secretary 1year 3 consecutive terms

Corresponding Secretary 1year 3 consecutive terms

Treasurer 1year 5 consecutive terms

Sergeant at Arms 1year 4 consecutive terms

BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERM LIMITATIONS

Chairman of the Board 3year 1 consecutive terms

Director #1 3year 1 consecutive terms

Director #2 2year 1 consecutive terms

Director #3 2year 1 consecutive terms

Addition Member 1year See ARTICLE VI, SEC. 8

ARTICLE VI SEC, 8

8, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

D. The Roost shall have a Board of Directors consisting of four (4) elected members. The past President shall automatically serve one (1) year on the Board of Directors after leaving office. Thus the Board of Directors will number no less then five (5) Board members.

E. If the President is elected to a second term of office, an additional member shall be nominated and elected from the body for a one (1) year term. Thus keeping the Board of Directors at five (5) members.

Proposed Change

ARTICLE VI OFFICERS

1. The Elected Positions shall be as follows:

OFFICERS TERM LIMITATIONS

President 2year 2 consecutive terms

Vice-President 2year 2 consecutive terms

Recording Secretary 2year 3 consecutive terms

Corresponding Secretary 2year 3 consecutive terms

Treasurer 1year 5 consecutive terms

Sergeant at Arms 2year 4 consecutive terms

BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERM LIMITATIONS

Chairman of the Board 3year 2 consecutive terms

Director #1 3year 2 consecutive terms

Director #2 2year 2 consecutive terms

Director #3 2year 2 consecutive terms

Director #4 2year 2 consecutive terms

Director #5 2year 2 consecutive terms

Addition Member 1year See ARTICLE VI, SEC. 8

ARTICLE VI SEC, 8

8, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

D. The Roost shall have a Board of Directors consisting of six (6) elected members. The past President shall automatically serve two (2) year on the Board of Directors after leaving office. Thus the Board of Directors will number no less then seven (7) Board members.

E. If the President is elected to a second term of office, an additional member shall be nominated and elected from the body for a two (2) year term. Thus keeping the Board of Directors at seven (7) members

The proposal will be read and discussed again at the June meeting.

Good of the Roost:

· Ravens Roost #44 has won many trophies over the last 25 years, a majority of which Gary Miller had graciously stored in his storage locker. Gary would like to find a new home for them. Anyone with any ideas where they can be stored (or displayed, preferably), please contact Gary @ 443.618.9972. garywm1952@gmail.com

Ticket Exchange:

· All tickets to this coming season's Raven's games available for purchase: Section 527 Row 15 Seats 17-18. Contact Kim Bankard 443.520.0430.

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

· Hard to believe, but no Town-wide events this week, other than it being Memorial Day weekend. There are still plenty of venues to eat, drink, and listen to live music!

Funny Poop

· A boss was complaining in a staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read, "I'm the Boss". He then taped it to his office door.

Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said. "Your wife called, she wants her sign back!"

Etcetera

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· Life is short. Focus on the good.

· Have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend. Please take time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.