• 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