Events

Calendar of Events and Meetings

Membership Meeting Information
Time: Meetings begin at 8PM with the business session followed by the program session.  Schedule: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month during September  through March
                 1st Thursday of the month during April through August
*Program not determined.  Please check again.
Location: The Reading Liederkranz, Spook Lane & Hill Rd (Next to Stokesay Castle) in Reading, PA.  You're welcome to arrive early to purchase food and drinks.
Only the 1st meeting in Nov, Winter Sports Night, is held at the Riveredge in Reading, PA.
New Members:  Visit the New Member table or ask for a board member

FDSC Hotline: 610-370-2760

Tentative Happy Hour Schedule

7/4 Patti's Deck - CANCELLED, will be rescheduled at a later date
7/11 Railroad House, Sinking Spring
7/18 Lori Henne's House, Mexican Theme, Call for directions: 610-927-1369, bring 6-pk and/or munchies
7/25 Giannotti's Country Manor, Pricetown Rd
8/1 Beverly Hills Tavern

Meet around 630pm ish for food, spirits, and conversation. Check the bulletin board section for changes.

Biking this Summer
Get your bicycle and join your fellow Dutchmen on Tuesdays evenings at 5:45pm.  See the bulletin board for details.

Members Appreciation Picnic - August 7

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS AND FRIENDS...

On Thursday, August 7th, we are holding the Members Appreciation Picnic in the Liederkranz Grove before the general meeting.  The grove will "open" for food and drinks at 6:30pm.  The menu will be a choice of chicken or steak, salads, corn on the cob, and desserts.  For your thirst, you have a choice of beer, wine, soda, or water. 

For those Volunteers who have received an invitation, your cost will be $5.00. All Members who wish to come and enjoy a night of good food, the cost to you is $12.00. This does entitle you to all of the "goodies" mentioned above... and there's more... the Board will be doing the cooking!  So come and see your favorite board member...  serving you, with a SMILE!!

If you plan to join attend, you MUST RSVP to Patti Spitler by Saturday, July 26th, so she can order the food.  Send her an email: social@fdsc.org.

In honor of our 50th Anniversary and to show your support of all the volunteers who make our FDSC events so great, wear your GOLD at our Members Appreciation Picnic.  See you there,, and don't forget the BLING!

FDSC Night at Reading Phillies
Friday, Aug 8 (8/8/08)
Reading Phillies Deck Picnic & Buffet with Post Game Fireworks
Buffet Served 6-8:30pm, Gametime 7:05pm
Price $20
For Tickets Contact Ed Soja 610-914-2843
Flyer Details

FDSC Annual Golf Outing
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Green Acres Golf Course, Bernville, PA

Attention golfers and golfer want-to-be's! It's that time of year again. Join us for the annual FDSC Golf Outing.

As always, the price will be reasonable and include: 
$43 for FDSC members - $48 for non-members
Golf (price will be based on walking. Cart fee is $10 per person additional, paid at the course that day if you want to ride.)
Munchies and beverages at the first and tenth tees
Food, beverages, and prizes in the pavilion after golf

Tee off times will be between 10:45am -1:00pm

Team Format (your choice):
Play your own ball
Scramble format (The scramble format is lots of fun, as your foursome plays as a team, picking the best tee shot out of four and everyone playing from that spot, etc.)

Sign up with your own foursome, or sign up individually and you will be paired with a compatible group of Dutchmen golfers. Remember, you don't need to be a really accomplished golfer to play that day, just willing to have some fun and participate. Let us know when you sign up whether you prefer the individual score division or scramble team format.

Contact Ed Soja (610- 914-2843 or esoja@comcast.net), Diane Ferro (610-373-5602) to sign up for the golf outing, and make check payable to FDSC.

Golfers will be assigned a specific tee time and notified the week before the event of your tee time and playing partners, so please include your phone # and/or e-mail address when you sign up. 

If you have any extra time and can help to solicit prize donations from area businesses,
merchants and restaurants, please call Ed or Diane to volunteer.

Motorcycle Rally   
September 14

Meet: 8:30 a.m. at Pinnacle Sports
Bring: Money for breakfast and
Motorcycle with full tank 

Any questions call: 
Paul Prutzman 610.374.3743  or Henry “Trust Me” Drasher 610-636-1789

Wildwood 2008
September 26-28

Some of you may be thinking about putting away your skis and getting out the summer stuff. We're not putting away our skis, but we are thinking about the end of summer already. Of course, that means planning for the FDSC's monumental annual trip to Wildwood. September may seem a long ways off, however you need to plan now if you want to be a part of this great annual event. This year's event will be from September 26th to September 28th. (Arrangements can be made if you want to arrive earlier or stay later.) Once again we will be staying at the American Inn in North Wildwood. The hotel is ideally located on the beach just off the north end of the boardwalk.

On Saturday morning, we will be continuing the tradition with the Fourth Annual Flying Dutchmen Volleyball Tournament. Saturday afternoon will be the Second Annual Shot Key West shot party and contest. You've got the summer to perfect your shot creation. We'll supply the serving tables and shot
cups. You bring the fixings for your favorite shot. (Remember - presentation is 1/2 the fun.) We'll vote and have some fun prizes for the winner. We've heard a lot of rumors about what you are scheming up to make this contest even more interesting (and we encourage it.) Saturday night we have a great dinner on the beach and entertainment by the pool. On Sunday, there will be our "soon to be world famous" brunch followed by the Sand Sculpture contest. If this sounds like way to much energy for the beach, then just hang out on the boardwalk, beach or by the pool.

We have kept the price the same for 3 years. However, due to the New Jersey special FDSC "Fun" Surcharge, we have had to adjust the prices. The cost per person is $170 per person for a double, $155 per person for a triple, and $145 per person for a quad. (If you have a house in the area and just want to stop by for a while, let me know and we can work a price based on what you attend.) The incredibly cheap price includes:

• Lodging Friday night and Saturday night

• Breakfast Saturday

• Dinner on Saturday

• Brunch on Sunday

• Endless munchies

• Endless Beer, Wine, Soda and Water

A deposit of $50 per person holds your space and rooms go quick. If you have not made a deposit then you do not have a reservation. Final payments will be due by September 1, 2008. Payments (made payable to FDSC) can be mailed to Stan Miller or Erick Confer at 66 Glenview Drive, Fleetwood, PA 19522. Give us a call at 610-944-3617 for more information. There will be no refunds for cancellations after September 4th, 2008.

Mr and Ms Flying Dutchmen Contest and Fashion Show on Dec 6

Mr. and Ms. Flying Dutchmen 2007 – 2008

Congratulation to Jeff Rapp and Sherry Vazquez

We had a great time this year bringing back an oldie but goodie. Our contestants strutted their stuff wearing the latest in ski and snowboard apparel in this year’s FDSC Fashion Show. Thanks to the nominees for making it such a great night. We would also like to thank Jim Dolan and Kyle Moyer for being stand-ins for Jeff Rapp and Neal Kline who were off skiing in Vail.

We would like to send out a very special thank you to Buckman’s and Pinnacle Sports for their contribution of prizes. They also provided the outfits for our contestants to wear for the fashion show. Each contestant modeled two outfits from the ski shops, and then they came out with one of their own unique creations.

Here’s how the night ended:

Winners - Sherry Vazquez and Jeff Rapp
1st runners up - Holly Trout and Neal Kline
2nd runners up - Kim Wittich and Kevin Claypoole
3rd runners up - Debbie Pasquale and Dave Stottlemyer
4th runners up - Suzanne Claypoole and Dale Kilpatrick

In addition to the prizes donated by Buckman’s and Pinnacle Sports, Bear Creek donated two off-peak season passes. We also received voucher from the following ski areas: Ascutney Ski Area, Belleayre Mountain, Blue Mountain, Elk Mountain, Jack Frost/Big Boulder, Loon Mtn Recreation Corp, Mount Snow, Park City Mountain Resort, Seven Springs Mtn Resort, Shawnee Mountain,
Liberty Mountain, and Stowe.

Thanks again to everyone who made the night a success and congratulation to Jeff Rapp and Sherry Vazquez.

Ed Soja and Patti Spitler
2006-2007 Mr and Ms Flying Dutchmen

Recruit New Members Contest
Recruit as many new members as you can by December 31, 2007, and be eligible to win a $25 FDSC gift certificate.  Make sure the new member lists your name on the application.  One winner will be drawn in case of a tie. The winner will be announced in January.

Help Wanted! Snowboard Instructors
If you are a solid intermediate rider, you can become an apprentice instructor with our lesson program. Come join us. We'd love to have you on the team!
Contact Dave McFarland, davemcf@comcast.net or Marianne van der Velde, amvandervelde@earthlink.net for more info.

Attention New Members
Come out to our general meetings and look for the New Member table! Someone will be there to greet you, show you around, introduce you to people and answer your questions. Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month during September through March and the 1st Thursday of the month during April through August. Meetings are at 8pm at the Liederkranz. Current members are welcome to stop by too!

2007 FDSC Golf Outing Results

It was another great day for the 23rd Annual FDSC Golf Outing. A great turnout of 62 Dutchmen members and friends took to the links at Green Acres Golf Course in Bernville, PA. There was plenty of food, drink, and fun for all. If that wasn't enough, we had the honor of congratulating one of our members for a feat dreamt by all golfers. Mark Kilpatrick had a hole-in-one on the 11th hole, a 145 yard par 3. Great job Mark! I'll be sending you the bill for all the beer. In additional to Mark's fantastic shot, the following winners earned the opportunity to choose from an abundance of prizes:

Low Gross Men:
1. Matt Lash 69
2. Doug Domeshek 69
3. Mike Mauger 70
4. Jim Flemming 73

Low Gross Women:
1. Flo Frazier 75
2. Sue McMullen 98
3. Michaelann Galiyano 98
4. Holly Trout 98

Low Net 1st flight (gross scores up to 84):
1. Kevin Centeleghe net 69
2. Craig Reed net 71

Low Net 2nd flight (gross 85-98):
1. Tim Hozza net 71
2. Paul Black net 72

Low Net 1st flight 3rd flight (gross over 98):
1. Greg Marshall net 73
2. Maddi Dondore net 73

Closest to the pin winners:
Maddi Dondore, Flo Frazier, Linda Miller, Mark Kilpatrick, and Mike Mauger.

Long Drive winners: 
Dave Yatsko, Michaelann Galiyano, Mike Galiyano, Flo Frazier and Theresa Vigoda (tied).

Least Putts:
Doug Domeshek (26), Jay Pezdirc (28)

Team (2 best balls of the foursome)
1. Dave Coffey, Kevin Centeleghe, Mike Mauger, Flo Frazier 136
2. Holly Trout, Trevor Hess, Jon Paris, Matt Lash 142
3. Dave Yatsko, Greg Marshall, Tim Hozza, Jim Flemming 146

Scramble Team
1. Shirley Lutz, Mike Lutz, Randy Engle, Jackie Engle 64
2. Dale Weyandt, Joe Harvan, Brad Shollenberger, Mike Delallo 66

A special thanks to Beth Glass, Sherry Vasquez, Carol Weller, Lori Sullivan and Jim Biancone for all their hard work supplying golfers with snacks and beverages before the round and at the 10th tee, and for serving the baked ziti, meatballs and cold buffet after the round. We had some awesome prizes to give out this year due to the very generous contributions by Pinnacle Sports, Green Acres Golf Course, Pagoda Golf, Penn Sterling, and Dave Yatsko.

Ed Soja