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Remember your Rounders Holiday Party at the Gulfport Casino Saturday, December 10th.
Potluck. Cash Bar. Music. Savannah Information. Fun!
It's time to see your Rounders friends and celebrate the Holiday season.
Calgary participants...prepare your photos to share with the rest of the band. See you at the Casino! |
| Rounders 30th Anniversary Party at the TradeWinds Resort St. Petersburg Beach | |
Read all about it here:
30th Anniversary Link
Click the link above for detail!
There are no more rooms available at the Tradewinds Island Resort but we have reserved 25 SUITES at the nearby (couple of hotels north) TradeWinds Sandpiper Beach Resort at the same price!
This will be much more comfortable (and highly recommended!) for those band members with 3 or 4 in a room.
Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-808-9833. Remember to reference the "Second Time Arounders May 4-6" dates for your $159.00 rate!
Don't miss the 30th! This will be the "social event" of your Rounders season!" |
| Look...a Volunteer! | |
Volunteer Opportunity - St. Pete Oktoberfest
The Grand Central District is hosting the 2nd Annual St. Pete Oktoberfest on Saturday, 10/15. They are in need of volunteers to staff the beer tents, and have offered the Rounders an opportunity to staff a beer booth 4-9PM.
All volunteers receive an event T-Shirt as well.
Your Rounders will be able to keep any tips received from the event patrons, often a significant donation by the end of the day.
If interested please contact Barbara Keighley at 727-420-5717. Limited positions available at the FUN event! |
Other "Fun" Dates (
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Your Rounders Awesome Original "Chili Cook-off" will be held this year on Saturday, February 4th at Ferg's in St. Pete. Always a fun event!
And, since you'll likely still be hungry later that month, join us also for our annual Rounders Spaghetti Dinner; this year combined with our New Member Meet 'n' Greet Friday, February 24 at St. Luke's Church.
Both events are "not to miss!" Detail to follow!
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| Your Rounders at the Stampede! |
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Second Time Arounders Touring Band Calgary Stampede July 2011.mp4 |
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| You Tube Showbands Live Link | |
The Calgary Visiting Bands Committee has greatly delayed the "professional" copy of our performances in the Sadddledome...the same video seen on the big screen there! We had aspired to have received this by now and to have made it available to you.
In the meantime...here is a You Tube link taken from the stands. Note the other links to the right when you play this one!
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Second Time Arounders 2012 Savannah Trip Announcement |
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| Calgary Pics | |
Rounders Facebook Page (Must have a Facebook Account to View)
Rounders Website Photos
Lee's Picasa Link
Have another link? Send it to lee@lafleur.us for publication! |
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| | Wednesday, October 5 2011 | |
| | 2012 Rounders Schedule and FUNdraising events available at www.secondtimearounders.org | |
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Greetings!
Have you booked Savannah yet? Take a read belo w for further detail!
A lot of work has gone in to planning the season ahead.
Savannah looms. Music has been finalized. Our Holiday party is scheduled, Fundraisers have been planned, and the Tradewinds await us to celebrate our 30th!
Click on the link above for the 2012 Calendar. This is always available on your Rounders website.
Hope you had a great Summer...and we'll see you at the Holiday party!
Bill
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| Rounders Car Wash October 15 at Bringe! | | |
According to a recent internet article, drivers of "clean" cars are 41% more likely to prosper and have "good Karma" than drivers of dirty ones.
With that in mind...Lynn Weigand has offered the parking lot of  Bringe Music on Saturday, October 15 from 10am to 2pm (3pm if we have a line!), to wash cars, trucks, boats, RV's, maybe even pets, towards Rounders funding.
Volunteers wanted!
Contact Barbara Keighley at 727-420-5717 if you'd like to help. If you can't help...bring your vehicle for the same precision in car washing as your Rounders produce marching on the street.
A clean car is a "happy" car! |
| Remember Savannah! | | |
Join the Parade!
Your Second Time Arounders will be marching in one of the finest St. Patrick's Day Parades in America...in Savannah, Georgia on Saturday, March 17.
Details are "coming together" but what we can tell you is that  bus transportation will be available from St. Pete leaving on Thursday, May 15th around 7AM and arriving in Savannah near 3PM. Fares aren't firm yet...but should be in the $79-$94 range. We'll announce actual fare once confirmed. You are of course welcome to drive or car pool to Savannah as well (we'll be asking you soon!).
We have arranged three different hotel options for the group depending on your desire...and budget!
1) The Inn at Ellis Square www.innatellissquare.com: This will serve as the HQ hotel for the band. $21 9.00 per night with no charge for a 3rd or 4th person in the room. $10 daily parking. Continental Breakfast included. 407-641-0627 (call 8am-6pm reservation "Rounders"). MC/V only. 50% of first night charge needed by 1/16/12. Paid in full by 2/6 but you can reserve NOW w/no fee. Excellent location in the middle of the "action." 125 Rounders rooms being held.
2) Savannah Riverfront Marriott www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/savrf-savannah-marriott-riverfront: Also on the Riverfront but several blocks from the Inn at Ellis. Thursday $189.00 per night sgl/dbl; $209.00 triple/quad.  Friday and Saturday $259 sgl/dbl; $279 triple/quad. Very nice accommodations (hey, it's a Marriott). $10 daily parking. No free breakfast. 800-285-0398 for reservation. 50% refundable deposit due at reservation. Full amount due 2/1 then non-refundable. 25 Rounders rooms being held.
3) Holiday Inn Express Savannah Airport www.hiesavannahairporthotel.com: A nice, comfortable hotel near the Savannah Airport. Caution : Transportation to/from Riverfront Activities and traffic is very heavy during this event! $135.00 sgl/dbl. $155.00 triple/quad. Free parking. Hot breakfast included. One night charged at 60 days prior, balance due on arrival. 912-925-2700 for "Second Time Arounders" rates. Parade transport available but hotel is likely best for those driving. 25 Rounders rooms being held.
All reservations for this amazing long-weekend event are to be  made by the traveler (that would be YOU). Other activities and potential side trips will be shortly announced.
This parade was so much fun; large crowds, lively nightlife, etc, that you simply won't want to miss being with us this St. Patrick's day! Let's do it a "Second Time!"
Make your hotel reservation now...and be certain to clarify the deposit and refund policies of the individual hotels. There are other hotels in the area if you are driving...but you'll find relatively expensive rates for this weekend blast.
Remember Savannah? Join us again or experience it for the first time. Rooms are available now! |
| A Letter From Your Board... | | |
Why do Your Rounders Fundraise?
Ok, we've each done it since childhood, and likely every school year for our kids. Two dollar candy bar sales for that $.50 piece of chocolate, car washes in 100 degree heat, benefit concerts, and bake sales. Chipping away at the band or soccer team budget a couple of dollars at a time. Maybe funds for the cheerleader trip or to defray the church camp weekend costs. Fundraising is as American as Friday night football and as Canadian as Hockey night (still thinking Calgary...!).
But why do your Rounders fundraise you may ask??
Well, since you asked, did you know that the average Rounders annual budget, excluding trips, runs over $20K per year? Rounders costs include, but isn't limited to, insurance, facility rentals (can you say "Coliseum"?), musical arrangements, supplies, refreshments, Gulfport Casino rental, instrument purchase, repair, and maintenance, postage, internet hosting, E-Mail software, and forms/music printing among various other business operating costs!
In a typical 300 participating-member year this comes to $67 per person! Much of this is offset by the generosity of our members (those that donate at registration) as well as by a few outside donors, but significant shortfall needs reconciliation by Rounders fundraising efforts which require member volunteer time, participation, and financial support.
A big thank you to all of you who have done "your part" in our fundraisers, by volunteering or participating financially toward sustaining this wonderful organization. Your Rounders need your generosity of time and/or funds to keep the organization healthy. And, we need more of you to follow suit!
While participating why not bring a friend or two to our events! They like Chili too! You'll be hearing about many FUNdraising opportunities soon.
We welcome your participation (and money), your friends participation (and money), as well as your ideas toward raising additional funds for the Rounders. Thanks in advance for your help come registration time (Reg fees) and at our many upcoming events. |
| Bill's Island Singers | | | It's almost Holiday time...and Bill has a musical offer just for you!
For the past few years Tierre Verde's Island Chapel has presented Holiday Performances that have warmed many hearts. This year's "Joy, Joy, Joy" featuring the "Island Singers" and the "Second Winds" stands to be the best one yet! Pastor (and Rounder) Mike Wetzel is certain of it!
The Island Singers is made up of, well, singers from throughout Pinellas County Churches (last year 17 of them); plus "good  voices" from the community at large. We are asking all Rounders who have ever sung in a school or church choir...or who even sing well in the shower (sorry, little water at rehearsal) to join us this year for "Joy, Joy, Joy."
The two performances will be on December 19th at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Palladium in downtown St. Pete.
We are looking to stage well over 100-voices...and need your membership toward accomplishing that goal. Our own Bill Findeison will conduct!
Want to join us? Call the chapel office at 727-866-7362 anytime Monday through Thursday. Register with the secretary and reserve your music and CD.
Here's a Video Look at part of last year's performance with the Second Winds:
Island Singers 2010
Music books and voice-part CD's will be available for pickup next week at the Island Chapel on Tierre Verde (telephone above) We provide these early so you have time to learn your part by seeing the music and hearing the dominant voice part. It is expected that you come to the first practice with a reasonable understanding of your part. This saves lots of rehearsal time.
The cost for the music book and CD is $10.00 and due at the time you pick up your music. Checks are payable to the Island Chapel.
The rehearsal dates are as follows: November 1st, (Tuesday), and every Tuesday thereafter leading up to the performance on December 19th. Practice starts promptly at 7:00 p.m. and is over at 9:00 p.m.
The Second Winds are also performing again this year and will join you for three selections, "Lead On, O King Eternal", an audience sing-a-long, and finish with "The Hallelujah Chorus".
Rounders...we want to "hear" your presence. Come sing along! |
| Wanted: Your musician friends! | | |
AND THE BEAT GOES ON.....the RECRUITING BEAT, that is!!!
Actually, recruiting never stops. While we were totally immersed in our regular season, followed by our simply INCREDIBLE trip to Calgary and all that that entailed, Rounders folk like you and me continued to help us recruit new members, and we'd be remiss we failed to recognize them for their efforts!
Special thanks go out to LINDA BUTTS who made a Rounders' presentation back in May to a Ladies' auxiliary group in the Bradenton/Sarasota area. Rounders posters were prominently displayed at the 'show and tell', and we're certain that many seeds of excitement were planted!
Later on in June, SHELLY ANDERSON, ALICEN BARRETT, and BILL FINDEISON called on Jefrey L. Traster, Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Tampa. They discussed several topics, such as the UT Band Camp, and they also made it a point to pitch the Rounders, and to 'flash' our latest "GOT BAND?" poster! They left extra copies for placement in their several locations on the campus. (By the way, if you want posters, we got 'em!!).
Ok...so now...(and you just knew this was coming).... what are YOU doing to sign up new members? Our Holiday gathering will be upon us before you know it, and the 2012 will shortly follow! ACT NOW!!! We all know that the best referrals come from YOU, the current members, and we always need new musicians, twirlers, and non twirling auxiliary!
Oh, and if you have already been recruiting, be sure to tell us what it is you've done, so we can share it with everyone. Also, if you have any ideas on what else we can do (or if you want to help us), please let us know.
New Rounders don't just magically appear..... we have to wave our own flag and get folks EXCITED and off their couches!!! That's where you come in. If just 50 of you brought a friend...just think of what that would mean to OUR band!
A recruiting story:
Rounders Linda and Lee Butts have been communicating with multiple college alumni bands around the country. This year they are participating in a home-and-home leadership exchange with Ohio State University in Columbus. Linda and Lee went to their alumni reunion in September and met with their leadership and experienced their alumni reunion. Representatives of their Alumni Band are coming to Athens to see the UGA alumni band at Homecoming in November. Many of these folks will end up in Florida one day (didn't we all come from somewhere else?) and now have been exposed to the Rounders organization!
In addition Linda was able to arrange an email to be sent to the approx. 600 OSU alumni that live in Florida and added a recruiting page on the web site just for them - www.secondtimearounders.org/osu.asp .
What is YOUR Rounders recruiting story?? |
| Touring Band... | | |
Remember that "great" picture from the Saddledome steps? Well, as a fundraiser for the band, Lee Lafleur is making this available to you for your wall, nightstand, or even just to cover-up other goodies on your refrigerator door as an 8X10 keepsake. Printed and mailed to you for just $13.00. All proceeds from the sale to go to the Rounders general operations fund.
Lee still has a "limited number" of prints available!
To order...please send a check made out to the Second Time Arounders for $13.00 to:
Lee Lafleur
5334 Las Flores Via
New Port Richey, FL 34655
Support your band and
have a terrific souvenir all at the same time!
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This newsletter compiled for the Rounders by Lee Lafleur. Please contact Lee with any future news or announcements for consideration at lee@lafleur.us |
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