Roost #44 Poop
Frank’s note: All items subject to change/cancellation
From the Prez:
Greetings from the Prez:
Our next meeting will be this Tuesday May 5th @ 7:30 at the American Legion in Ocean City..as always come early for food and drinks..
The NFL draft is now officially completed and our Ravens guru Steve Szlasa will have his take/opinion and insight on the Ravens picks..
I’m sure that you have received the Beach Wagon raffle tickets in the mail ..let’s all get out there and sell to family, friends and neighbors..this benefits our Roost’s general fund for charitable donations..
As a reminder to have your membership dues sent to Sue Berterman..and please read all reports for any update’s and information…
I delivered all convention forms and material to the Council of Ravens Roost..anything new from the council I’ll definitely pass on to you..
Contact me for any concerns or questions regarding our Roost # 44 @ rjm73054@gmail.com..
If you are cruising this Saturday in Ocean City stop by the Ace Hardware and pick up your household needs and to mingle with your fellow Roosters members members..see flyer for details:
That’s it for now and LETS GO RAVENS and HOW ‘BOUT DEM O’S
Dates to Remember:
5/2/26 – Ravens Roost #44 @ The Ocean City Ace Hardware
5/5/26 – May Meeting/Cinco de Mayo
5/28 - 5/31/26 – Ravens Roost Convention
5/30/26 – Ravens Roost Convention Parade
6/2/26 - June Meeting
8/17/26 (Monday) - August Meeting
9/1/26 - September Meeting
10/6/26 - October Meeting
11/3/26 - November Meeting
Membership:
I will continue collecting dues up to the May meeting for the 2026 year. If you haven’t paid by then, you will be removed from the membership roster.
Dues are still $40. Please make checks payable to Ravens Roost #44. Thanks to all that have paid so far. We currently have 84 paid members.
You can pay me at the May meeting, or you can mail your dues directly to me:
Susan Berterman
12290 Dixie Drive
Bishopville, MD 21813
Susan
Convention:
Thanks to all that have registered and paid for the convention. It should be a great time – let’s hope for good weather! Bob has turned all paperwork in to the Council.
I’m making up a basket to Donate as Bingo prize. Doing beach theme. If anyone has anything to Donate to that, it'd be appreciated. In past put in things like salt water taffy, beach towels, sun screen, Fishers pop corn.
Parade:
Conventioneers – This year’s parade theme is “Purple Waves & Island Days”. Wear your RR44 or favorite Hawaiian shirt. We’ll have the Panama hats, some purple and white leis, and some personalized mini purple Frisbees to throw! If you are not attending the convention, you can still come down to Baltimore Avenue on Saturday, May 30 and cheer us on. Parade starts 10am.
Apparel:
The Roost Online Store is closed and will reopen May 1, 2026. Any February orders will ship in the month of April.
For new members the link to the store is: ravensroost44.itemorder.com
Note you can only access the site when the store is open.
Entertainment:
Things being considered for future are a Bull Roast and a fall dance. These would be Roost fundraisers and open to family and friends.
We had a request from Panthers about group tickets for game. We won't be able to make any plans til schedule is out, but keep that in mind. Brazil looks like its happening.
Entertainment mtgs will be at 6:30 before every monthly Roost mtg. Please consider joining so we can plan more fun things to do in the coming year.
Any ideas, text Donna 410-627-7697.
Our permanent meeting host is the American Legion Post 166 located at Coastal Hwy and 23rd Street. At the request of the Legion, meetings will now be on the first Tuesday of each month.
Roost members please enter through the handicap door on the 23rd street north side.
Be sure to sign in at the table at the door.
The general membership meeting starts promptly at 7:30. There may be some committee
meetings going on before that. However, members are invited and encouraged to arrive as
early as 6:00 to enjoy drinks and food specials The Post kitchen stays open until 7:30 on
our meeting nights to accommodate us. This is a great time to enjoy the facility and engage
with other members. The Post accepts cash only.
Meetings for the rest of 2026
May – Tuesday 5/5 @ 7:30pm
June – Tuesday 6/2 @ 7:30pm
July - No meeting at Post
Aug - Monday 8/17 @ 7:30pm
Sep - Tuesday 9/1 @ 7:30pm
Oct – Tuesday 10/6 @ 7:30pm
Nov – Tuesday 11/3 @ 7:30pm
Dec - No meeting at Post
Ron
AGH Penguin Swim:
Scholarship Golf Tournament:
The 2026 Scholarship applications were submitted to the High Schools the middle of February. The deadline for Seniors to submit the applications is April 30, 2026. The Scholarship committee will meet the 1st week of May to determine the winners. The scholarship awards will be given at the Senior Awards Assembly later in May.
Constitution and Bylaws:
Bylaws are available at our website ocravensroost44.com. They will be updated soon to reflect the monthly meeting change.
Game Bus:
Elections:
Football Sweepstakes:
Ticket Exchange:
Good of the Roost:
RR44 is having a Fundraising Raffle and we need your help. The prize is a Large Collapsible Beach Wagon that will be filled with; a water & sand proof beach blanket, an extra large insulated cooler, and various bottles of wine, liquor, beer and more. The estimated value of the prize is $350. Winning ticket will be drawn at the Ravens Roost Convention on Sat. May 30th. You do not have to be present to win!!
The Roost is asking all of its members to bring donations of beer, wine, & liquor to our next meeting to add to the prize. We are also asking members to buy and/or sell 5 tickets.
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
Thursday thru Sunday - 36th Annual Cruisin Ocean City. Presented By: Special Event Productions Inc. When: 4/30/2026, 5/1/2026, 5/2/2026, 5/3/2026, Inlet Park - S. 2nd Street, Bayside, Ocean City, MD 21842
Price: $15 adult, kids under 14 free
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Get ready for one of the hottest car shows on the East Coast, the 36th Annual Cruisin Ocean City, as it returns to the beachside resort town of Ocean City Maryland, April 30-May 1-2-3, 2026. This nationally recognized event attracts more than 3,000 customs, hot rods, street machines, classics and more. The main events take place at the beachside Inlet Parking Lot and the OC Convention Center. There will be celebrities, vendors, live music, a pedal car show, boardwalk cruises and much more!
Thurs-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 9am-3pm
Funny Poop
A cab driver pulled up at a stop sign near Central Park in New York. A stark naked woman jumped out from behind a bush, opened the back door of the cab and demanded to be taken to the airport. The cab driver kept looking back at his passenger in the rear view mirror, and she became irritated and said, "Why do you keep staring at me?"
The cab driver replied, "Well, you don't have any clothes on and no place to carry any money and I am wondering how you are going to pay your fare?"
The woman opened her legs and pointed to her crotch and said, "How about me paying with this?"
The cab driver looked back at the woman and said, "Do you have anything smaller?"
Etcetera
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Life is short. Focus on the good.
Frank
And put that ball across the line
So, fly with talons spread wide
Go in and strike with Ravens pride
