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The Parrot Head Press A monthly publication reporting the news and fun goings on with,
The Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club, Inc.
Volume 21 Issue 4 April 2017 Mary McClure, Editor
Another successful Music on the Bay! Gorgeous weather greeted the 1,300 Parrot Heads who converged on Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill the weekend of March 2-6. 39 states and Canada were represented. MOTB has raised 150k in 5 years for the Shriners and we will know about 2017 totals in a few weeks. On Friday, there was a “Rumbrella” parade, Saturday there was a Hat
contest - Shandra Settlemyer’s hat came in 2nd! As usual our Pirates, Jerry and Dennis, shot out some great T-shirts. Raffle prizes were fantastic!
The Sir Walter Raleigh MOTB Club award, a traveling award that goes to the "most attended club" at the event, went to Charlotte Harbor Parrot Head Club this year.
There were so many great musicians there, and as usual they all joined each other on stage to create some unique Trop Rock Superbands. By popular request ... 2018 MOTB Registration will open in the next 2 weeks. Thanks to Dorothy Bedlin and all the MOTB Committee and Volunteers for a PHantastic event!
Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club, Inc. P.O. Box 48814 Sarasota FL 34230 www.sbphc.org
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello SBPHC!
If you didn't make it to Music On The Bay...all I can say is WOW! It was a great event again this year. Dorothy and her MOTB committee did a great job. The weather was perfect and I believe it was the largest attendance of all time. We are still waiting on the final numbers. All the bands did a great job and they also had some incredible door prizes and raffle items. Dennis did an awesome job once again on the board he created just for this event.
We have reserved a bus to take concertgoers to the Jimmy Buffett concert and tailgate. Details will be coming soon. If you don’t have a hotel room, we recommend going on the bus and letting someone else do the driving. The bus trip is a great party all in itself!
Speaking of a great party, don't forget about our 21st Birthday party coming up June 9th-11th at the Magnuson Hotel and Marina in St Pete. If you have not checked this hotel out yet, I highly recommend you do so. It is an incredible hotel and it is going to be a great party. The headliner playing Saturday night is Southern Drawl Band and as we all know they are great! Check out the flyer in the newsletter and get registered. You do have to be registered BEFORE you can get your hotel room. It's going to be an awesome event!
Don't forget to check out the newsletter, Facebook and web site for all the information on upcoming events. VERY busy year coming up.....so don't miss anything.
SBPHC....What time is it?
It’s time for a team drink!
Mike Fontaine President
Sarasota Bay PHC 2016/2017 “Not Bored”
of Directors
Executive Board Mike Fontaine—President
Dennis Schnack—Vice President
Lucie Przybylowicz— Treasurer
Katie Fogarty— Secretary [email protected]
Rich Myles—Past President
General Board Laura Dobkins
Craig & Cheryl O’Brien
Ron Lange
Mary McClure
Dave Swartz
Mike & Sharon Higgins
Tom Przybylowicz
Dick Dobkins
Our Club Mission Statement:
The Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club, Inc. is a not-for-profit, social organization formed to participate in community and environmental projects while providing a variety of social activities for people with similar interests.
Our Purpose:
To foster awareness and understanding of local environmental issues and to provide an organized means for active participation in projects which benefit Sarasota’s environment. We are all fans of the music and lifestyle of Jimmy Buffett.
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2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
APRIL MONTHLY SOCIAL BENEFITS THE SBPHC BIRTHDAY PARTY
12 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
18 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
21 Happy Hour—location TBD
22 Island Cleanup
27 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
MAY MONTHLY COLLECTION—FOOD BANK
10 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
13 SURVIVOR
16 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
19 Happy Hour—location TBD
24 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
JUNE MONTHLY COLLECTION—PET SUPPLIES
9-11 SBPHC 21st Birthday Party—Magnuson Marina Cove, St. Pete
14 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
16 Happy Hour—location TBD
20 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
24 Raft-Up Party at South Lido Beach
29 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
JULY MONTHLY COLLECTION—SCHOOL SUPPLIES
8 LeBarge Cruise
9 Raft-Up Party at South Lido Beach
12 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
15 Island Cleanup
18 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
21 Happy Hour—location TBD
27 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
AUGUST MONTHLY COLLECTION—FOOD BANK
9 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
12 Raft-Up Party at South Lido Beach
15 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
18 Happy Hour—location TBD
31 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
SEPTEMBER MONTHLY COLLECTION—RAFFLE PRIZES AND BASKETS FOR ALZHEIMER’S
13 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
15 Happy Hour—location TBD
17 Raft-Up Party at South Lido Beach
19 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
28 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
OCTOBER MONTHLY COLLECTION—FOOD BANK
7 The Patti Myles Open—Alzheimer’s Golf Outing
11 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
13 Happy Hour—location TBD
14 Island Cleanup
17 Tuesday on the Island—Siesta Key Beach
21 Last Raft-Up Party of the Season
26 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
31 Halloween
NOVEMBER MONTHLY COLLECTION—PET SUPPLIES
1-5 MEETING OF THE MINDS—KEY WEST,
8 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
11 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
17 Happy Hour—location TBD
23 Thanksgiving
30 Monthly Social at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
DECEMBER NO SOCIAL IN DECEMBER
3 SBPHC CHRISTMAS PARTY
13 “Not-Bored” Meeting—any member can attend!
15 Happy Hour—location TBD
25 Christmas Day
31 New Year’s Eve
Hey Parrot Heads!
Occasionally we change the calendar as we
book new events or find a discrepancy in
the timing of an event. Please be sure to
check the calendar each month, here in the
newsletter as well as on the website,
www.sbphc.org. We also send out our “Five
O’Clock Update” every week to let you
know what is coming up, and we also have
our Facebook page for those of you who
use social media.
We want to keep you informed of our
events!
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https://sarasotabayparrotheadclubinc.wildapricot.org/
BOLO! BOLO! BOLO! BOLO!
Parrot Heads, please keep an eye out for emails from the club’s new membership site. The Bored has worked very hard on this project to make joining or renewing your membership a breeze! The Club now has a Paypal account that can be used to pay your membership or event registrations online. This is still a work in progress! More events will be added so that you can see who will be attending. Take a moment to check out the site. Any and all questions or feedback, please contact Lucie Przybylowicz at [email protected].
ISLAND CLEAN UP #1
We as SBPHC members all promised to “cleeeeean the beaches”! On Saturday, February 25th, 20 members made good on that promise. It was another beautiful day in paradise as we picked up tennis balls, bottles, cans, a flip flop, a tennis shoe…. you name it, we picked it up! Because of our efforts, Edwards Island and Coconut Island are cleaner for all to enjoy. Thank you to all that participated and a special “thank you” goes out to our 2 boat captains. Without them, we could not do island clean ups. Mark your calendars for the next clean up on April 22nd, when there will be a cookout following the island clean up. This is a Keet-friendly event and a must do for all members, at least once, to attend! Sherry Swartz
Tuesday on the Island
We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month on
Siesta Key Beach, by the big tree, about an hour
before sunset. Click the link below for a video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c38Biy8yqI&feature=youtu.be
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“The White Lei” If you see someone wearing one, that means they are new members to the club.
Welcome them and tell them how much fun they are going to have as a member of the Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club! Every month I spotlight the new members that I have met at the meetings. Next time you see someone wearing a white lei, ask them to join your group! They all joined to make new friends, clean the environment and have a lot of fun along the way.
This month I asked each new member what their favorite Buffett song is & why!
MIMI SNYDER is the daughter of Don & Gina Snyder. She joined because she is always with her parents at the club events and wanted to be a bigger part of the fun. She wants to go the Buffett concert as a SBPHC member. Mimi is currently working 3 jobs, mostly dealing with marketing. Mimi’s favorite Buffett song is “Fins” because it is a catchy tune! GLORIA McQUILLAN is a friend of Evelyn Martin. She is a second generation Florida Cracker. Her family has been in the area since 1910. She remembers when the water was blue in the gulf, not green as it currently is. Gloria’s favorite Buffett song is “Cheeseburger in Paradise” she says it speaks to her Island life!
Sherry Swartz – The Profiler
We need more Fruitcakes in this world & less bakers! Do you love to mingle, jingle, being a social Parrot Head? Well, do we have a job for you! Fruitcakes are members that help new members get acquainted with the club. Fruitcakes help new members learn all the ways our club communicates to the members, understanding all of the club events and charities.
We want to make sure that every one of our members knows who, what, where, how and why about our club and to make sure they meet and make new friends.
Please contact Lucie at [email protected] if you are interested in being a SBPHC Fruitcake.
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Here is the MAGIC TICKET FOR THE MARCH SOCIAL, for Renewing members! Cut this out or take a photo of it with your phone and show it to a Bored member, who will give you your FREE REAL TICKET.
Congratulations!
February/March Renewals
Joe & Pam Bailey
Jane Beley
Claudia & Phil Benz
Lisa Cece
Katie Fogarty
Mike Fontaine
Ron & Kathy Hermann
Chaz Rickman
Richard & Betty Ritter
Lorraine & Eric Rosen
RC & Mary Ryan
Thank you for taking another trip around the
sun with us!
We’re so glad you decided to stay!
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWER Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
Linda Sabatino
Ken & Heather Settlemyer
Don & Gina Snyder
Steve Tolliver
Bonnie Keegan & Jeff Travis
Terry & Sheila Varvil
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Saturday, June 3, 2017—Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
The club has arranged for a bus to transport ticketholders to the concert.
Keep checking your email and Facebook for details!
<—— Now available on DVD and Netflix!
Directed by Bryce Wagoner (“After Porn Ends”), the film chronicles what started out as a small group of friends. It eventually grew into a worldwide organization known as Parrot Heads in Paradise, which encourages members to “party with a purpose.” And they practice what they preach, having raised more than 40 million dollars in charity donations.
Traveling the globe from Key West to Paris, Costa Rica to California, the international phenomenon even inspired its own genre of music, Trop Rock (short for Tropical Rock).
Let us know if you see yourself in the film!
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ANYTHING GOES
NOVEMBER RENEWALS
Joe & Kathy Bergeron
Mary Boisclair
Chris Catanzaro
Dick & Laura Dobkins
Rick & Tracy Farnand
Rodney & Regina Koon
Mary Jo & Fred Lueders
Steve & Susan Spangler
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MEMBERSHIP [email protected]
Do you receive emails from this address? If you do, then you are aware of all our club happenings. If you are not subscribed to this email group, please visit our webpage www.sbphc.com and follow the link to join. This is an announcement only forum to promote SBPHC activities and other Parrot Head Club events we think our members may be inter-ested in. We do not post private parties, yard sales, individual busi-nesses, Non-Parrot Head Club events, musician schedules, candle parties, house parties, etc. There are many places you can surf the web to find these things without the club overloading your mailbox. You can also join the National Parrot Head email group to keep up with all things Parrot Head. Send an email to: [email protected] and tell them you are a member of the Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club.
Ongoing Community Service Projects
Pop Tops/Pull Tabs: Don’t throw them away! Save them all and bring them to the monthly meetings. We collect them and turn them in for cash which is donated to Alzheimer’s Association towards our Memory Walk Fundraising. Just another reason to drink more beer and Party with a Purpose!!! Ink Cartridges: What do you do with your empty ink cartridges? Bring them to the next meeting, we collect these and donate them to local schools that get $3.00 per cartridge for school supplies.
The “Not Bored” of Directors meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month. If you have any ideas that you would like the board to look into, please contact any Board Member with your thoughts. Volun-teers are always needed. If you are interested in getting more in-volved, please let us know!
Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club Inc. And Parrot Heads In Paradise Inc.
Member Renewal and New Member Application Form
Mail to: Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club Inc. ; P.O. Box 48814 ; Sarasota FL, 34230
Member 1_______________________________________________________
Member 2_______________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________
City___________________________State____ ________Zip _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
Phone # (____)________________________Cell #(___)__________________
Email __________________________________________________________
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______NEW MEMBER or _____ Late Renewal
______Couple $40.00
______Single $30.00
______Keets $5.00 each
Early or On Time Renewal (within 30 days of due date- see your address label)
______ Couple $35.00
______Single $25.00
______ Keets $5.00 each
Today’s Date______/______/_____ Amount Enclosed $__________________
NEW MEMBERS:
Where are you from?__________________________________________
How long have you been a Jimmy Buffett fan?______________________
What is your favorite JB song?___________________________________
How did you hear about SBPHC?_________________________________
Are you a member of any other Parrot Head Club?__________________
What is your occupation or hobbies?_____________________________
What club activities/events are you interested in? Please check as many as
you like!
___Alzheimer’s Walk or Golf Outing ___Relay for Life ___Toys For Tots
___Food Bank ___Youth Shelter ___Women’s Shelter ___Humane Society
___Island Clean-ups/Environmental ___Eternal Reef ___Raft-ups
___Party Planning ___Happy Hours ___Bowling ___Night Golf
___LeBarge Cruise ___Jimmy Buffett Concert tickets
Mail to: Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club Inc.
P.O. Box 48814
Sarasota FL, 34230
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OUR BULLETIN BOARD Everyone is invited to attend a Board meeting. Please let
a Board member know in advance that you will be attending so we can add you to the agenda.
The Board Meeting Minutes
MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ALWAYS ENTITLED TO SEE THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
If you would like to see them, just send a request IN WRITING to:
Mike Fontaine: [email protected]
*****RAFFLE***** For our monthly socials and special fundraising
events, we are ALWAYS gratefully accepting donations! See Sharon Higgins!
NEW members will receive 5 free tickets. RENEWING members receive 1 free ticket.
We REALLY need some members to write some articles. Remember, this is YOUR newsletter!
The mostly Bored members write great articles, but if you want the newsletter to be fresh and interesting, we need your thoughts and opinions
of our events.
PLEASE HELP US OUT! VOLUNTEER TO WRITE JUST ONE ARTICLE...WHO KNOWS? YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT!