• Hello Fellow Gators!

   

  Our Kayak/Paddle Board Event at Mac Arthur State Park on Singer Island was a lot of fun.  Kudos to Sharon Pryel for organizing this! 

   

  Please join Sharon Pryel this Saturday on a special night fishing event on a chartered boat.

   

  I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

   

  We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

  • Margaritaville/Lake Tahoe on August 17-21, 2025
  • Scandinavia on September 3-12, 2025
  • Mantova, Italy Bike and Barge on September 4-15, 2025
  • Vienna to Budapest Bike and Barge on July 25-31, 2026
  • Budapest to Vienna Bike and Barge on August 1-8, 2026
  • Spain Parador Trip on April 24-May 5, 2026

   

  We have some local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

  ·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

• ·         Turtle watching at the beach in Jupiter on Saturday, August 9^th    

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  Some other events I am working on include:

  ·         Pontoon Boat Event coming up in late September organized by Lisa Mango

  ·         Pinball Event at Pinball Dudes in Jupiter followed by lunch at Jumby Bay in Abacoa

  ·         Go Kart Event at K1 Speed in Riviera Beach

  ·         PopStroke Mini Golf in West Palm Beach when the weather gets cooler

   

  We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• ·         Happy hour this Friday at Asian Fin
• ·         Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^th at Juno Park
• ·         Holiday Dinner on December 13^th at Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

I will continue to plan our weekly Friday night happy hours.  Our new VP of Socials, Lisa Smelcher, will be organizing some occasional Saturday happy hours.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

We have a fun Kayak/Paddle Board Event  at Mac Arthur State Park on Singer Island this Saturday at 9:00 AM.  Thanks go to Sharon Pryel for organizing this.  Please join us for a great time! 

I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We have some local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

·         Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur Beach State Park on Saturday, July 26^th  

·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

Some other events I am working on include:

·         Pontoon Boat Event coming up in late September organized by Lisa Mango

·         Pinball Event at Pinball Dudes in Jupiter followed by lunch at Jumby Bay in Abacoa

·         Go Kart Event at K1 Speed in Riviera Beach

·         PopStroke Mini Golf in West Palm Beach when the weather gets cooler

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

•             Happy hour this Friday at Ceviche Arigato

•             Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^th at Juno Park

•             Holiday Dinner on December 13^th at Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

I will continue to plan our weekly Friday night happy hours.  Our new VP of Socials, Lisa Smelcher, will be organizing some occasional Saturday happy hours.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

We had a marvelous time tubing down the Rainbow River last weekend.  Thanks go to Lisa Smelcher for organizing this event

I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We have some local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

·         Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur Beach State Park on Saturday, July 26^th  

·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• Happy hour this Friday at Yard House
• Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^that Juno Park
• Holiday Dinner on December 13^that Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

I will continue to plan our weekly Friday night happy hours.  Our new VP of Socials, Lisa Smelcher, will be organizing some occasional Saturday happy hours.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

We are going to have a fabulous time tubing down the Rainbow River this weekend.  I am joining a group of Gators for this wonderful weekend trip.

I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We have several local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

·         Tubing trip on the weekend of July 12^th at Rainbow River 

·         Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur Beach State Park on Saturday, July 26^th  

·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• Happy hour this Friday at Rafiki Tiki
• Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^that Juno Park
• Holiday Dinner on December 13^that Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

As the former VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours.  If you are interested in serving as VP of Socials, please contact our President, Ed Boatright.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

We had a great time at the kayak/paddleboard event.  We enjoyed paddling along the shore of the Intracoastal and stopping at the sandbar.  We were fortunate to have beautiful weather and a nice breeze.  We had even more fun afterwards at Blue Pointe Bar and Grille.

I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We have several local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

·         Tubing trip on the weekend of July 12^th at Rainbow River 

·         Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur Beach State Park on Saturday, July 26^th  

·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• Happy hour this Friday at Rafiki Tiki
• Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^that Juno Park
• Holiday Dinner on December 13^that Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

As the former VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours.  If you are interested in serving as VP of Socials, please contact our President, Ed Boatright.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

• Hello Fellow Gators!

   

  We had a great time on the pontoon boat event.  We enjoyed viewing the intracoastal, partying on the boat and walking on the sandbar at low tide.

   

  I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

   

  Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

   

  We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

• ·         Margaritaville/Lake Tahoe on August 17-21, 2025
• ·         Scandinavia on September 3-12, 2025
• ·         Mantova, Italy Bike and Barge on September 4-15, 2025
• ·         Vienna to Budapest Bike and Barge on July 25-31, 2026
• ·         Budapest to Vienna Bike and Barge on August 1-8, 2026
• ·         Spain Parador Trip on April 24-May 5, 2026

•  

  We have several local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

• ·         Kayaking/paddle boarding event at Blue Pointe Marina on Saturday, June 28th 
• ·         Tubing trip on the weekend of July 12th at Rainbow River 
• ·         Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur State Park on Saturday, July 26th 
• ·         Night fishing event offshore on August 2nd 

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• Happy hour this Friday at Two Drunken Goats
• Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6th at Juno Park
• Holiday Dinner on December 13th at Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

As the former VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours.  If you are interested in serving as VP of Socials, please contact our President, Ed Boatright.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have just added some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We have several local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

We also have some Social events on our calendar:

·         Happy hour this Friday at Blue Pointe Bar & Grill

·         Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^th at Juno Park

·         Holiday Dinner on December 13^th at Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

As the former VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours.  If you are interested in serving as VP of Socials, please contact our President, Ed Boatright.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

• Hello Fellow Gators!

   

  I am looking forward to seeing you at some of our events and meeting our new members.

   

  Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.  We have a variety of fun trips and activities on our calendar. We have just added some new and exciting ones for your enjoyment.

   

  We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

  • Margaritaville/Lake Tahoe on August 17-21, 2025
  • Scandinavia on September 3-12, 2025
  • Mantova, Italy Bike and Barge on September 4-15, 2025
  • Vienna to Budapest Bike and Barge on July 25-31, 2026
  • Budapest to Vienna Bike and Barge on August 1-8, 2026
  • Spain Parador Trip on April 24-May 5, 2026

   

  We have several local Special Activities events that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

  • Pontoon boat event on Sunday, June 22^nd in Tequesta where we’ll travel along the Intracoastal Waterway and enjoy partying on the sandbar 
  • Kayaking/paddle boarding event at Blue Pointe Marina on Saturday, June 28^th 
  • Tubing trip on the weekend of July 12^th at Rainbow River  
  • Kayaking/paddle boarding at MacArthur State Park on Saturday, July 26^th 
  • Night fishing event offshore on August 2^nd  

   

  We also have some Social events on our calendar:

• ·         Happy hour this Friday at Double Roads
• ·         Boat Parade on Saturday, December 6^th at Juno Park
• ·         Holiday Dinner on December 13^th at Grande’s Bella Cucina

Please join us at our happy hours.  You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!  I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorain Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. 

As the former VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours.  If you are interested in serving as VP of Socials, please contact our President, Ed Boatright.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net 

Hello Fellow Gators!

I am thrilled to be taking over as VP of Special Activities. I would like to thank Ed Boatright for doing a great job as our former VP and I hope to continue his successful tenure.

Although I will no longer be VP of Socials, I will continue to plan our happy hours. I would like to thank Letti Falko, Lorraine Lyon and Ben Smith for their ongoing help as Gator Happy Hour Ambassadors. Please join us at our happy hours. You can meet other members and make new friends or reconnect with old ones!

Special Activities covers any out of town trips, trips that involve transportation and sports related events.

We have several exciting major trips on our docket that are mentioned elsewhere in this blast and are posted on our website:

• Margaritaville/Lake Tahoe on August 17-21, 2025
• Scandinavia on September 3-12, 2025
• Mantova, Italy Bike and Barge on September 4-15, 2025
• Vienna to Budapest Bike and Barge on July 25-31, 2026
• Budapest to Vienna Bike and Barge on August 1-8, 2026
• Spain Parador Trip on April 24-May 5, 2026
• We have several local events planned as well:
• We are planning a pontoon boat event on Sunday, June 22nd in Tequesta where we’ll travel along the Intracoastal Waterway and enjoy partying on the sandbar. Please contact Lisa Mango at (561) 396-0361 or mango.lisa@icloud.com for more information. Please watch for it in next week’s blast.
• We are planning a kayaking/paddle boarding event at Blue Pointe Marina on Saturday, June 28th. Please watch for it in next week’s blast.
• We have scheduled a tubing trip on the weekend of July 12th at Rainbow River. It can be found in this blast as well as on our website.
• We are planning a kayaking/paddleboarding at MacArthur State Park on Saturday, July 26th. Please watch for it in next week’s blast.
• We are planning a night fishing event offshore on August 2nd. Please watch for it in next week’s blast.

Thank you,

Sharon Long

VP of Special Activities

Mobile: (561) 768-6365

wmarussich@comcast.net