Dave Bushey

Club. We’re a club of

volunteers. And we’re a

growing club. Is it time

for YOU to step up?

Enough of that stuff.

Right smack in the middle

of Election Season, we

need ANOTHER Party!

So, put SATURDAY,

October 12 on your

calendar! We’re going

back to The Fairfax Hunt

Club for one more dance!

And this time, we’re

adding a DJ. Invite your

friends!

While your calendar is

out, check again to be

sure you have Sunday

November 3, the NVSC

Shag-a-Thon, at the Elk’s

(upstairs, where we are

on Wednesday), with the

CBMA Award winning Rick

Strickland Band, and

Saturday December 7 at

Kingstowne Community

Center for the NVSC

Holiday Party.

As we close August, let’s

take a look back at

summer 2013: NVSC

picnic at The Hunt Club,

Temps/Tops at Wolf Trap,

big beach bands in

Winchester, Doo Wop

show at Wolf Trap,

including The Tymes who

gave NVSC a big Shout-

Out, the Capital Classic

Reunion Weekend –

Kicking Off 20 years of

NVSC, a return of beach

music and shagging to

Tommy’s Place, and one

heckuva Pig Roast at The

Hunt Club a few days

ago.

Ah, September ... SOS

Fall Migration time.

Thousands (I am NOT

exaggerat ing !) w i l l

descend on North Myrtle

Beach from September 13

-22. FunSunday and

F u n M o n d a y a r e

extraordinary times to sit

back on your beach chair

and enjoy the music of

our favorite bands — for

FREE! Well, kind of.

Every ACSC club sells

raffle tickets each fall to

help pay for them. Here’s

hoping someone from

NVSC wins the $7,500

grand Prize! NVSC is

having its SOS Party in

the ‘back room’ at Fat

Harold’s on Tuesday, Sept

17 from 3PM until 5PM.

And don’t forget the All-

Virginia Party on Friday

from 1PM until 4PM at

Duck’s.

On a more serious note,

with the Fall comes the

nominations and elections

process to select officers

and directors to lead us in

2014. In the coming

weeks, you should be

contacted by someone on

the Nominations and

Elections Committee to

ask if you have interest in

serving as an Officer, as a

Director, or on one of the

many committees that we

maintain to see that

things happen in our

President’s Corner by Dave Bushey September 2013

Volume XIX, No. 9

Shag Rag

Special points of interest:

SOS Fall Migration (p. 9)

Dance to Jackie and Terri Gore (p. 4)

Junior Shag Jam

(p. 4)

Saturday Evening Social(p. 6)

How I Discovered NVSC (p. 3)

Pig Roast Pics (p. 5)

Elections Coming Up (p. 10)

Inside this issue:

When and Where to Dance

2

Lessons and DJs 2

Top 10 Hits 3

Birthdays 3

New Members 6

News and Announcements

6

Contact Information 12

A Proud

Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music

Through the National FastDance Association,

our club dance

activities are licensed

by:

NVSC Members at the Beckley Area Shag Club’s Hangar Party

Every Wednesday, 6:30 –

10:30 p.m. at the Elks

Lodge, 8421 Arlington

Blvd., Fairfax, VA (on Route

50 near Prosperity Avenue).

Cover charge: $4.00; free

lessons start at 7:30 p.m.,

no partners needed. Buffet

dinner 6:45 – 8:00p.m., or

order from the Elks menu.

Sept. 6, and then every Friday

beginning Sept. 20, 6:00 – 10:00

p.m. at Tommy’s Place, 8910

Mathis Avenue, Manassas, VA

(near Rte. 28 and Liberia Avenue);

DJ: Gene Griffin;

no cover charge.

September 8th and

22d at

JW & Friends,

6531 Backlick Road,

Springfield, VA,

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.;

no cover charge.

Every Thursday at Shannon’s Bar & Grille (Fredericksburg); Battlefield Boogie Club (battlefieldboogieclub.com).

SOS Fall Migration at North Myrtle Beach, September 13-22, 2013. More info on p. 9.

When and Where to Shag

September Dance Lessons at the Elks on Wednesdays

Beginner lessons are FREE to non-members,

but membership is required for the Intermediate class.

Lessons begin at 7:30 p.m. Social dancing from before and after lessons to 10:30 p.m.

Please remember to ask Red Dot beginner dancers to dance.

It takes lots of practice to become a better dancer!

Beginner Level Shag Steps Intermediate Level Shag Steps

9/4 – Basic and Female Turn 9/4 – Crossover Basic (from Male & Female Turns)

9/11 – Basic and Start 9/11 – Behind Sailor and Side Pass

9/18 – Basic and Male Turn 9/18 – Applejack

9/25 – Basic, Half Turn and Triple Basic 9/25 – Stutter Basic & Kick Basic

Page 2 Shag Rag

DJ Schedule

9/4 Dennis Gehley

9/11 Craig Jennings

9/18 Gene Griffin

9/25 Gene Griffin

Annual membership

dues for NVSC is

only $25.00, a pretty

good deal when you

consider all of the

event discounts

members receive!

Bill “Willie C” Swanke on Live365.com

Nominated for 2012 CBMA ‘Internet Radio show of

the Year’ Award

1. Touch of Your Kiss – Calabash Flash

2. I’m Back – Billy Scott

3. Old Friends – Phil Wilson & Jackie Gore

4. Woo – Craig Woolard Band

5. Where the Boys Are – Rhonda McDaniel

6. Savin’ It Up – Beach Brothers

7. Don’t Wait Around – Rhonda McDaniel

8. Take My Love – Marin Davis Band

9. Every Now and Then – Rick Strickland Band

10. Think It Over – Sea Cruz

11. Lucky Me – Tommy Black

12. Mercy – Cindy Floyd

13. Smooth Steppin’ Pappa – Night Move Band

14. Goody Goody – Mel Carter

15. Second Chance – Carolina Breakers

16. Double Delight – CC & the Reno Revival

17. Where No Love’s Gone – Johnny Cobb

18. Friends – Dink Perry

19. Do You Love Me Like That – Steve Owens &

Summertime

20. Cheery Groove – Big Time Party Band

Top 10 for July 2013

Bob Matthews, how did you first discover NVSC?

novice, and intermediate

classes, which I thought

sounded great. THANK YOU

LIBBY! Well, after the first

night, seeing all those people

having fun doing the shag, I

guess you could say I was

hooked.

I know other people who say

they like to shag because it

takes them back to when they

were younger and danced all

the time. Actually, when I

was in college at East Carolina

College at Greenville, NC, just

about everybody did their own

version of the shag at the

outdoor "Patio", which was

right on the outskirts of town,

in Greenville, NC. Later, I

changed schools and wound

up in Charlotte, North Carolina

at the University of North

Carolina (UNC). And, even in

Charlotte, there were a lot of

kids who did the shag! I

never took any formal lessons

in doing the shag. I just

improvised the whole time I

was in college, going to the

CELLAR CLUB every weekend.

However, Libby encouraged

me to learn the actual steps

ve r su s c on t i nu i n g t o

improvise. And, I feel much

better now, knowing how to

do the actual steps, rather

making up steps on my own.

Bottomline: Shagging is great

mental and physical exercise.

And, if you really like the

beach music, you just have to

get this dancing out of your

system, so to speak. First, I

think the smooth/relaxed beat

of beach music really inspires

me to just get up and dance.

A really good song, with a nice

smooth beat, takes me back

to the good old days, and

makes me feel young again.

Shaggin is the best therapy

any body could ever ask for.

And, all of the people who

shag are always the nicest/

down to earth people you will

ever meet!

So, there is my story. There's

nothing more relaxing and

enjoyable than dancing the

shag to beach music! To a lot

of people, it is just the best

therapy nowadays, while we

continue to live in a stressed

out world!

One day at work, while visiting

the snack bar to get a cup of

coffee, I was talking to

someone about how much I

love beach music. Ms. Libby

Ash, who was a member of

our club, (overheard me) and

asked me if I liked to shag. I

told her, yes I did, but I really

didn't know all the right steps.

She encouraged me and my

wife Susan to come to Rene's

and check it out. She also

mentioned the free beginner,

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September Birthdays

Ernie Garcia 2

Bill Collins 5

Debra Parrish 5

Ed Mixon 7

Mary Taylor 7

Carol Heinze 8

Bari Duda 9

Beverly Larson 9

Marty Lazarte 10

Lanny Blaine 12

Pamela Hamer 12

Sharon Geyer 13

Luis Lazarte 13

Frances Meckel 13

Gene Procopio 13

Pete Campbell 14

Linda Rodgerson 15

Connie Buckley 16

Bonnie G. Camp 16

Marian (Nancy) Cox

18

John Dever 18

Barbara Jones 19

Ron Warner 19

Cecile Warnock 20

Audrey Borja 21

David Lee 21

Glenn Materia 21

Ralph Tedesco 21

Warren Maslar 22

Don Szyszka 24

Lorraine Rohlik 26

Edward Land 27

Cont’d

Bob and Susan

Contest: Beginners Division 6:00 p.m.; Jr. 1 and Jr. 2 to follow (over $1,200 in prize money) Open dancing for all following contest Exhibition by members of Shagtime2 Junior Dance Team

Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4:00 p.m. — until? Workshops - Sam and Lisa West — 4:00 p.m. Fun and easy steps for Juniors and Adults

At the Hopewell Moose Lodge again, like last year. For more information, contact: Joyce Burnley at CVJShaggers@yahoo.com or 804-931-9040

Coming to the Fredericksburg Elks Lodge,

Saturday September 14th - Jackie and Terri Gore

2nd Annual Central Virginia Junior Shaggers Shag Jam

Gore:

In 1958, at the age of

16, Jackie Gore and Bobby

Tomlinson started a band that

later became known as The

Embers. 

There are some

who feel that the Embers’

clubs and Jackie Gore in

particular may be “ground

zero” for Carolina Beach

Music. In 1979, Jackie wrote

the Beach Music anthem and

biggest Beach Music record of

all time “I Love Beach

Music.”

He continues to sing

not only with his daughter

Terri, but also with the

Legends of Beach. A little

about Terri Gore:
Terri has

been awarded 8 CAMMY

Awards. She was voted

Female Vocalist of the Year 5

consecutive times.

Terri has

won “Solo Album of the Year”

awards for her “Carolina Girl”

and “It Don’t Get Better Than

This.” 

Terri has recorded

with such artists and groups

as the Embers, Russell

Thompkins, Jr. & The

Styl ist ics, Jay & the

Techniques, The Softones,

Jim Quick, the Catalinas, the

Holiday Band, General

Johnson and the Chairman of

the Board and Jackie Gore

and the Legends of Beach.

Jackie and Terri Gore will be

performing in the Ballroom, 7

till 11 p.m. This event is

open to the public! Tickets

are available at the Lodge,

11309 Tidewater Trail,

Fredericksburg, VA, or by

contacting Bill Frostick 540-

834-7124.

Tickets will be

$10 in advance / $12 the day

of the event and at the door.



Beer, wine, and mixers will

be available for purchase and

it is also a BYOB event.



Proceeds from this event will

go to help support our "Take

a Warrior Fishing" event that

will be held at Lake Anna. 

A

little something about Jackie

Page 4 Shag Rag

Support our

Juniors! They are

the future of Shag!

September

Birthdays cont’d

Bonnie Arms 28

Wes Kirchner 28

Carolyn Payne 29

David Solomon 29

Kristin Stone 29

Karla Brischke 30

Mary Ann Davis 30

mailto:CVJShaggers@yahoo.com

A good time was had by all Sunday, August 25th at NVSC’s Pig Roast at the Fairfax Hunt Club.

We had 100 shaggers attending.

The Pig Roast

Page 5 Volume XIX, No. 9

Where do I Get a Copy of

the Shag Rag? Go to the

NVSC website,

www.nvshag.org, click on

Newsletters tab, click on the

month you want. It’s in PDF

format. Or, for a yearly fee of

$8, you may have it mailed to

your home. Also, copies will

be available at the Fairfax

Elks on Wednesdays.

2013 SOS Cards are

available—see Kathy Norris.

Hello Shaggers Emails Are

you getting the Hello Shagger

e-mails? If not, you visit our

website at www.nvshag.org.

On the left side, click on the

blue box that says "Hello

Shagger e-mail list" and give

us your e-mail address!

Keep Your Membership

Information Current Have you

moved, changed phone numbers or

email? Contact Bonnie Arms at

bjrwa@verizon.net or Dave Bushey at

dbushey99@gmail.com.

Shag Rag The deadline for Shag

Rag input is the 25th of every month.

Please send content (including humor

and recipes!) to Jim Scanlon at

jamesscanlon@me.com.

News and Announcements

Welcome to

our New

Members

Anne Benson

Brad Benson

Bob Brambilla

Bob Henry

Stephanie

Sanchez

Delores Senus

Joe Tippett

Page 6 Shag Rag

http://www.nvshag.org

(No humor in this edition)

My brother was visiting in 1970 with his wife, young son and daughter. I took them to a museum on the Mall. Both children needed to go to the restroom, so father took son and mother took daughter, leaving me to wait for them. While standing there I

observed a mother trying to get her obviously retarded teenage daughter to step onto the escalator. Standing nearby and watching their difficulty was a security guard who was not offering any assistance whatsoever. I was furious and headed toward him to give him a tongue-lashing. Just before I reached

him, he turned to me and said: "Isn't that something, they are from the hills of Appalachia and had never seen an escalator before, I taught them how to get on it about an hour ago and now I can't get them off." I thanked him for his assistance and sheepishly walked away.

A Story

RECIPE (From Jim Scanlon)

frying pan over medium heat.

Do not grease the pan. Fry

one or two cheese pieces at a

time for about 1 minute on

each side (or until they are

lightly browned) and place

them on a heated, shallow-

rimmed serving plate. When

all of the pieces have been

fried, warm the reserved

brandy. Place the fried

cheese in the serving plate on

the table, pour the warmed

brandy over them and

carefully flame the liquor.

Add the lemon juice. Serve

with the pita bread and olives.

Note: The cheese slices may

also be grilled to a light

brown, but make sure you

remove them before they

soften too much.

Season both sides of the

cheese with salt and pepper.

Place the cheese in a glass

dish with lid, cover with

brandy and refrigerate for 2

hours. Remove the cheese

slices from the dish (reserving

1/4 cup of the brandy) and

dredge them in flour

seasoned with salt and

pepper, coating completely.

Use a large Teflon-coated

Kasseri cheese

may be found at

Wegmans or

Whole Foods; I

have only found

Kefalograviera at

Aphrodite Greek

Imports, 5886

Leesburg Pike, in

the Bailey’s

Crossroads area.

Page 7 Volume XIX, No. 9

Other ACSC Virginia Shag Clubs

Battlefield Boogie Club, Thursdays @ Shannon’s Bar & Grille (Fredericksburg)(www.battlefieldboogieclub.com)

Boogie On The Bay Shag Club, Sundays @ Big Woody’s, (Chesapeake) 6 – 11 w/ DJ Don Ruth (www.boogieonthebay.com)

Colonial Shag Club, Saturdays @ Amy’s Dance Studio, 7 – 10 w/ DJ’s Greg Howell, Jerry Hardy, Cindy Black, David Miller (Newport News) (www.colonialshagclub.com),

Danville Shag Club, Fridays @ Highlander Restaurant Lodge & Pub (www.danvilleshagclub.com)

Lynchburg Shag Club, Fridays (1st & 3rd) @ Phase 2 (www.lynchburgshags.com)

Richmond Shag Club, Tuesdays/Thursdays @ Visions Club, Holiday Inn Select, Koger South (www.richmondshag.homestead.com)

Roanoke Valley Shag Club, Tuesdays @ Billy’s Barn, 6 -10 w/ DJ Jerry English, (www.rvsc.memberlodge.com)

Virginia Beach Shag Club, Wednesdays, 6:30 – 10:30 @ Upper Deck (www.vbshagclub.com)

SAGANAKI (Greek fried cheese)

8 slices Kefalograviera, or Kasseri cheese 1/3-inch thick

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 to 2 cups brandy

4 tablespoons butter

Juice of 2 lemons

Pita wedges

8 rounds of pita bread, brushed with olive oil, grilled and quartered

Jim is running out of recipes and humor! Send him your favorites at

jamesscanlon@me.com.

http://www.battlefieldboogieclub.com/http://www.boogieonthebay.com/http://www.colonialshagclub.com/http://www.danvilleshagclub.com/http://www.lynchburgshags.com/http://www.richmondshag.homestead.com/http://www.rvsc.memberlodge.com/

A thank-you note from one of the DJs

Angela & the Northern Virginia Shag Club:

Thanks so much for inviting me to the Capitol Shag Classic! Ivy and I had a great time playing

music, dancing, catching up with old friends, and meeting new friends. I hope you enjoyed the

music I played and maybe we’ll see each other down the road.

Sincerely, Gerry Scott

More Feedback from the Classic...

tlefield, Sum-

m e r v i l l e ,

C h a r l e s t o n ,

and Islanders

Shag Clubs,

the Savannah

Dance Club,

the Charleston

Beach Music and Shag Festi-

val, and many other private

parties and events.

Since 2005 Gerry has lived in

Summerville, SC and has

been a regular DJ at JB Pivots

in Charleston. He is a mem-

ber of the Charleston and

Summerville Shag Clubs, the

Lowcountry Parrothead Club,

and the Beach Music & Shag

Preservation Society of SC.

You can check out what Gerry

is up to by visiting his web-

site: gerryscott.net.

ABSCDJ member Gerry Scott

grew up in the Pittsburgh

area listening to “soul music”

– the sounds of Motown and

Memphis in the 1960s. As a

teenager he was influenced

by one of radio’s legendary

DJs, WAMO’s Porky Chedwick,

who played old R&B before

the current “oldies” format

was even thought of. During

college Gerry began to trace

the roots of rock and soul

music back to the blues. In

1989 he moved to Virginia

and over time came to know

and love “beach music”. By

1997 Gerry had found his way

to Beach Music Weekend in

Virginia Beach and SOS in

North Myrtle Beach. Shortly

afterward he joined the NVSC

and started DJing in 1998.

He was the house DJ at

Parker’s in Colonial Beach, VA

for 3 years, has played at

Pirates Cove during SOS, par-

ties and socials for the North-

ern Virginia, Richmond, Bat-

Advertise Your

Business in the

Shag Rag!

CONTACT

Dave Bushey at

dbushey99@gmail.

com

for details.

Page 8 Shag Rag

About Gerry Scott:

Gerry & Ivy Scott

Some helpful advice on going

to SOS:

If you are single, consider

asking other singles and

couples if they would like to

go to SOS with you as a

group and rent a suite. Most

accommodations at Myrtle

Beach are designed for

families or groups.

Make your hotel/motel

reservations well in advance;

if you didn't do that, try

anyway because sometimes

there are cancellations. And

ask about SOS discounts. If

you still have difficulty

getting a reservation,

contact other NVSC

members to see if they have

room for you in their suite.

It is recommended that you

select an accommodation

within walking distance of

the intersection of Ocean

Boulevard (formerly Ocean

Drive) and Main Street so

you don’t have to drive and

find a parking space.

Share your cell phone

number with others who are

going so that you can

communicate with them

while there.

Buy an SOS membership

card from NVSC ($30.00).

SOS members have

unlimited access with no

cover charge to the following

lounges during BOTH of the

ten day SOS events each

year and the Mid-Winter

Break. Please visit each of

the SOS lounges during your

beach trips: Ducks & Ducks

II, Fat Harold's, The OD

Arcade, The Pirate's Cove,

and The Ocean Drive Beach

& Golf Resort (includes

Spanish Galleon, The Beach

Club and the OD Café.

Develop a packing list to

ensure you will have the

items you need while there.

For example, many of the

accommodations there

include a range, refrigerator,

plates, glassware, etc.;

contact your hotel/motel to

see what they provide. Take

beach clothes (even if you

are not a sand person),

sunscreen and big hat (for

outdoor day events), etc.

There will be dance lessons

and workshops conducted by

the experts during the day at

the various venues. This

information can be found by

going to the venue websites.

There are additional dance

opportunities at some of the

hotels, for example, the

Avista hotel has a dance

area outside at its swimming

pool with a DJ playing beach

music.

If you haven’t planned and now

wish you did, all is not lost. Just

contact one of the NVSC

directors and they will put you in

touch with someone who may

have room for you!

Ocean Drive Beach and Golf Resort 98 N. Ocean Blvd. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 800-

4389590 www.oceandriveresort.com

Century 21 Thomas Beach Vacations 866-895-9313 www.century21thomas.com

Elliott Realty Beach Rentals 401 Hwy 17 N., N Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 800-525-0225

www.northmyrtlebeachtravel.com

Avista Resort 300 N Ocean Blvd, N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 800-968-8986

www.avistaresort.com

Maritime Beach Club 400 N Ocean Blvd. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 843-249-3414

www.defenderresorts.com/maritimebeachclub

Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort 1819 N. Ocean Blvd. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 888-280-0913

www.tilghmanresort.com

Peppertree Ocean Club 1908 North Ocean Blvd. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 843-249-1421

www.festiva.travel

Grand Strand Resorts 1908 North Ocean Blvd. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 800-334-5016

www.northmyrtlebeach.com

Vacation Rentals of NMB 1021 2nd. Ave. North, Suite 6 N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 843-663-

4455 or 888-488-8588 www.vacationrentalsofnmb.com

SOS Fall Migration, September 13-22, 2013 at North Myrtle Beach

Accommodations At The Beach (Partial list)

NVSC will provide

a “Free Pour” for

its members

attending SOS on

Friday Sept 20th

(1-4pm).

Page 9 Volume XIX, No. 9

Official SOS web-site: http://www.shagdance.com/migration.htm

A second free pour

will also be available

to NVSC members.

The Virginia Shag

Clubs Free Pour for

Fall SOS will be on

Friday, September

20th, 1:00 - 4:00

p.m. at Ducks. Food

will be provided by

Ducks at 2:00 p.m.

and music provided

by various Virginia

DJ's. Note that drink

tickets only good

until Free Pour

money runs out.

Tickets do not

guarantee drinks.

Membership is the

best bargain in

town at only $25/

year – so be a part

of something

great, and join

today!

Page 10 Shag Rag

Why NVSC Membership is Important...

Why be a member?

Most of us joined The North-

ern Virginia Shag Club (NVSC)

so that we could improve our

dancing in the Intermediate

level classes. But why join

(or renew) if you aren’t inter-

ested in taking classes? After

all, you are still welcome to

come dance with us, even if

you are not a member. There

are important reasons to join

beyond the obvious benefit of

discounted admission to NVSC

events!

Membership enables NVSC

to remain tax-exempt.

Many years ago, the IRS ac-

cepted NVSC, a Virginia cor-

poration, as a 501(c)(7) So-

cial Club, which basically

means we don’t have to pay

corporate income taxes on

any Net Income we may have

from year to year. But

there’s a catch – no more

than 15% of our revenue can

come from non-members.

So, if too many non-members

attend our events, then we

could lose our tax-exempt

status, and that would mean

higher costs for everyone.

The club allows us to host

events. Some people have

questioned why we even need

a club – after all, we could

just meet at Tommy’s and

take up a collection for the

DJ. But would Charlie and

Jackie come to teach? Could

we have a Classic, or any of

the other dances? Having a

club gives us the infrastruc-

ture to enter into contracts, to

reserve facilities months in

advance, to obtain liquor li-

censes, to hire bands and to

pay for all of the other ele-

ments of a great party. Your

membership dues support

that infrastructure and make

it all possible. Behind all of

the great social events that

we have is the legal structure

that involves lots of people.

You become part of some-

thing special. Remember

the TV show “Cheers” –

where everybody knows your

name? NVSC is like that.

Where can you find a friendli-

er, more fun-loving bunch of

people? Doesn’t it make you

proud to belong?

NVSC is one of

roughly 100

similar clubs that form The

Association of

Carolina Shag

Clubs. In other

words, we are part

of something

bigger than ‘just’ a

little social club. We are part of an

organization

whose purpose is

to promote the

dance that we all

love and to

preserve the

heritage of shag dancing and of

beach music.

Our Elections are Coming up Soon!

Schedule:

October 16, 2013: General

Membership Meeting, where

a slate of Officers and

Directors-at-Large is

announced and formally

nominated.

October 23, 2013:

Nominees give Campaign

Speeches.

October 28, 2013:

Nominee platforms and

pictures must be supplied to

Jim Scanlon for the

November Shag Rag.

November 13, 2013:

Elections.

PLEASE READ AND CONSIDER RUNNING FOR AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF NVSC!

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND

ELECTION NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Jason Potter (703) 425-8916 jasonpotter2@msn.com

Bonnie Arms (703)819-9654 bjrwa@verizon.net

Jim Scanlon (703) 385-4334 jamesscanlon@me.com

Angela Bushey (703)273-2876 angelaabushey@yahoo.com

Loren Kropat (571) 213-3966 lkropat@gmail.com

Tom Brett (703) 642-1595 tombrettphoto@cox.net

Pat Cote (469) 733-8142 pacaboco@yahoo.com

The Nominating and Elections Committee members are:

If you would like to run for the board or would like to nominate

someone for the board, please contact a member of the

Nominating and Elections Committee. Their job is to obtain a

list of candidates for the 2014 Board.

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The Northern Virginia Shag Club is a corporation, and is governed by a Board of Directors. The

Board consists of nine Directors: the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and five

Directors at large. The Board of Directors is elected annually and each Director serves a term of

one year, from January 1 through December 31. Directors must have been members of the

Club in good standing for at least one year before taking office, and during their terms of office

must remain members in good standing. The President and Vice President must have served at

least one year on the Board before running for President and Vice President. The prior year of

service could have occurred at any time. Directors may serve multiple terms, which may be

successive. The general duties of each Director include the following:

To attend all regular and special meetings of the Board. Regular Board meetings are held

monthly. A Director who misses four or more regular meetings without a good reason can

be removed.

To serve as the Chairperson of a Standing Committee or as the Board's liaison to a Standing

Committee. The Standing Committees are the Nominations and Elections Committee, Audit

Committee, Dance Committee, Music Committee, Social and Hospitality Committee, Charity

and Fund Raising Committee, Membership Committee and Public Relations Committee.

Liaisons are appointed where the Chairperson of a Standing Committee is not a member of

the Board. Liaisons communicate Board policies and decisions to the Standing Committees

and report to the Board on the work of the Standing Committees.

To support Club projects and attend a reasonable number of Club functions, to personally

help conduct Club projects and functions, and to recruit volunteers to help conduct projects

and functions.

To provide viewpoints during the policy discussions of the Board.

To preserve and give to their successors all records and documents received in the course of

the Club's business. The officers of the Club have special duties, which include the

following:

President. The President is the principal executive officer of the Club and presides at all

meetings of the Board and meetings of the members at which he or she is present. The

President must attend all five (5) required annual meetings of Association of Carolina Shag

Clubs (ACSC) or ensure that the Club is represented at required ACSC meetings. The

President names the Chairpersons of Standing Committees and the Newsletter Editor and

Capital Shag Classic Coordinator. The President also exercises general supervision over the

affairs of the Club.

Vice President. The Vice President assists the President and performs the duties of the

President in the event of the President's unavailability.

Secretary. The Secretary keeps the minutes for the meetings of the Board and members,

sees to it that all required notices are duly given, and keeps a current roster of the

membership of the Club.

Treasurer. The Treasurer is responsible for all funds of the Club, makes a report on the

financial status of the Club at every regular meeting of the Board, makes available to the

Board, all books and financial records of the Club for audits and verifications, and files all

documents and returns required by federal and state tax codes.

All of the information in this article comes from the NVSC Bylaws, which are available on the

Club's website, http://www.nvshag.org/bylaws.htm. A copy of the Bylaws can also be requested

from a Board member. (Reprinted from Sept 2007 Issue Note)

Duties of the Directors of NVSC By Vaughn Royal

Support your Club!

Run for a position

on the Board!

Page 11 Volume XIX, No. 9

If you would like

to run for the

board or would

like to nominate

someone for the

board, please

contact a member

of the Nominating

and Elections

Committee. Their

job is to obtain a

list of candidates

for the 2014

Board.

Board Meetings

are held each

month and are

open to any and

all members in

good standing

who wish to

attend. Unless a

certain matter is

placed on the

meeting agenda,

attendance is for

observation, not

participation.

Since board

meetings may

not take place at

the same time

and place every

month, please

alert the

Secretary at least

one week in

advance if you

wish to attend

(so that we may

accommodate

you). Copies of

Board Meeting

Minutes may be

available on the

www.nvshag.org

website, or you

may request

copy(s) from the

Club Secretary.

Page 12 Volume XIX, No. 9

2013 Board

President Dave Bushey 703-338-1563 dbushey99@gmail.com

Vice President Sue Young 571-340-0043 suey@theaeap.com

Secretary Angie Bushey 703-338-8377 angelaabushey@yahoo.com

Treasurer Kathy Norris 703-941-1889 klnorris99@msn.com

Director-at-large Sharon Geyer 240-447-7842 geyermd@yahoo.com

Director-at-large Ed Hamer 703-508-5974 ed_hamer@yahoo.com

Director-at-large Mark Hendrickson 703-282-1033 markandgolf@verizon.net

Director-at-large Fran Mong 703-283-6973 franmong@aol.com

Director-at-large Donna Romito 703-971-1618 donsabs@yahoo.com

NVSC COMMITTEES/CHAIRS FOR 2013

* Audit Fern Siegler

Capital Classic Angie Bushey

* Shag-A-Thon Not named

* Dance Vaughn Royal

Hello Shaggers Donna Romito

Historian Not named

* Membership Bonnie Arms

* Music Fran Mong

Newsletter Editor Jim Scanlon (jamesscanlon@me.com)

Newsletter Publisher Maryann Lesnick (mlesnick@mlesnick.com)

Photographer John Romito

* Public Relations Jim & Judy Metcalf

* Social/Hospitality Jeanne Potter

Sunshine Maryann Lesnick (mlesnick@mlesnick.com)

Web Site Loren Kropat

* Denotes Standing Committee

"The Internal Revenue

Service notified NVSC on

April 19, 1999, that we

have been accepted as a

non-profit social club

exempted from paying

Federal income taxes.

Anyone interested in

reviewing NVSC's

application and

supporting documents

provided to IRS, the IRS

exemption letter, or the

club's annual Form 990

to the IRS, please

contact the club

Treasurer."

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steps or tips on technique... our club has a constantly growing library of shag instructional DVD

or videos. These DVD’s contain more steps and tips than you can shake a stick at and they're

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Shag Rag

NORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUB

P.O. Box 2298

Merrifield, VA 22116

General Inquiries: shaglist@nvshag.org

Membership: membership@nvshag.org

Webmaster: webmaster@nvshag.org

About Our Organization…

Northern Virginia Shag Club (“NVSC”) was organized to preserve

the Carolina Shag Dance and its accompanying music— Beach Music!

NVSC dances the Carolina Shag every Wednesday night at:

Elk’s Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA

Come join us—learn the Carolina Shag! Free beginner lessons begin at

7:30 p.m. A Buffet dinner is available for purchase. Social dancing is

from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

COME JOIN US!

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Organization

WE ’RE ON THE WE B!

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AND ON FACEBOOK AT

“NORHTERN V I RGINIA SHAG C LUB”

Dedicated to the Preservation

of Carolina Shag and Beach Music

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