NW chapter January 7 event update

[Kurt]

At the November meeting we had discussion about. a January 7 BBQ event. Subsequent discussions left me with the impression that we needed to postpone this to a later date. I appreciate Steve's offer to use his place and have accepted a rain check for the event. We schedule the BBQ for our regular meeting day of last Monday of the month. I need some chapter support to make that happen. If you are interested please p.m. or post a reply.

[paddledog]

Ok,
Let's flesh this out a bit and see what we can do.
In years past, the NWA chapter has thrown a "Pizza Party" every January to encourage members to return and bring new paddlers into the chapter. We have recently moved our usual monthly meetings to a BBQ restaurant that logistically doesn't present it's self with the same flexibility to feed the group as before. In the interest of something new, the vote at the last meeting was to hold a party at a private residence.
After several different proposals, the format now stands like this.
Instead of the regular monthly meeting at the BBQ restaurant, we will hold a party/meeting at my house for all NWA members and guests on January 30, 2012. Current members are invited to attend and to bring new and potential members to dinner and a movie. This will allow us to show potential members who we are and what we do. This meeting is for the express reason of getting current members back into the active side of the club and to increase memberships in general.
In conjunction with this is a push to have a larger more public gathering later in the spring when the weather will be milder and more conducive to outdoor activities. This gathering will be more oriented to getting those in the public who have never heard of our group but have always wanted to "try kayaking, canoeing and such".

Getting back to the party meeting later this month, we have had the services of locally famous BBQ cooks offer their skills to cook for us. We were thinking a few pork shoulders and some chickens. This would be complemented with some traditional sides, Pot sal, benz, and the like....
As for amenities at the house, I have plenty of room for what we need. There is almost an acre in front of the house for camping and or games (weather dependent.) If we move the rafts, there is a heated double garage for indoor games, washers and the like. I have the smoker needed. Horse shoe pits are here but no lights, daytime only. We have the projection room for watching videos. There are several guest rooms with double beds and a bunk room that will sleep 7 or more if someone wanted or needed to stay.

We need the local movie makers to bring their best whitewater videos from the last year for the group to enjoy. I can put almost any format through the projector. Contact me if you have any questions about that.

These are a the things we have talked about and have been suggested.
If you have any further input or suggestions post back here.

[summerbee]

time?

[Ryan Center]

Put me down for some of that "pot salad"!

[paddledog]

time?

Sorry, just got back to the 'puter.
As for time, I will be at the house all that day.
So anytime is acceptable.
Normal time for the meetings are 6:30
So let's start there.
We will be cooking earlier so come on out if your bored.

[JasonK]

Rats! I'll be flying in that night from the east coast, so I'll have to miss.

Y'all have fun!