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1 April, Letter From Our President: 2019 Board Members: President: Patricia Trujillo Vice President: Kathi Baloyot Corresponding Secretary: Denise Rowe Recording Secretary: Cathy Fann Treasurer: Tom Hobgood Sergeant of Arms: Dwight Vinson 2019 Committee Chairs: Telephone Tree: Dwayne Baggett Publicity: Kathi Baloyot Entertainment: Leslie Dumas + Membership: Dwight Vinson Ways & Means Coordinator: Dwayne Baggett 2019 Support Personnel: Web Master: Kathi Baloyot Photographer: Ray Baloyot DJ Coordinator: Beverly Hobgood Newsletter: Ricci Fuller Hello, It is hard to believe that April is already here! That means that SOS Spring Safari is just around the corner, April 26-May 5. Ten days of great friends, shag music, and lots of dancing. Make sure you purchase a SOS ticket from Beverly Hobgood before you go. She will have tickets for sale at our April 9 th meeting. If you were unable to attend our March party you missed out on a great time. Leslie and Don Dumas transformed the room into a Leprechaun s paradise. Sidney Giaccone found the pot of gold when she won the 50/50 drawing. Congratulations Sidney!! DJ Billy Cook was fabulous. He kept everyone dancing the entire night. The food was out of this world. There is no doubt that has the best cooks ever! Thank you to everyone that brought food, decorated, sold 50/50 tickets, worked the door, took memberships and helped clean up. Everyone worked together to make it a great party. I also want to thank all eight of our guest for sharing in our fun and hope you will join us again. You are always welcome. The April 13 th party will be our Reverse Raffle. This is our annual fund raiser. The DJ for the night Letter from our President continued on the next page.

2 Our Accredited Affiliations: and letter from our President continued: Through National Fast Dance Association, our club dance activities are licensed by: and and Letter from our President continued from the first page. will be Chigger Woods so you know the music will be great! Admission for the party will be $10.00 each. If you have purchased a reverse raffle ticket you will get into the party free only if you show your ticket stub. If you arrive before 9pm and have not pre purchased a raffle ticket you will receive a reverse raffle ticket with your $10.00 entry fee. After 9pm if you do not have a ticket stub the entry fee will be $10.00 but you will not receive a reverse raffle ticket. All ticket sales end at 9pm and the drawing will begin. All ticket packets are due no later than April 9 th at the meeting. Dwayne Baggett will be at the meeting to collect ticket packets and money. ALL tickets and money must be turned in. If you have sold your tickets and want to turn them in early call Dwayne at He will make arrangements to pick up your packet. When you see Dwayne be sure and thank him for his hard work, he has spent many hours on this project! I want to thank everyone for buying and selling tickets and wish you luck in winning the $ prize. I look forward to seeing everyone at the April 9 th meeting, 6:30pm, Elks Lodge. Safe travels if you are going out of town for the Easter Holidays and or SOS Spring Safari. Happy Easter! Pat

3 Website Usage: and Schedule of Events for 2019 DJ Billy Cook DJ Chigger Woods DJ Mike Hudson DJ David Sessoms

4 Membership Application: Meet cool people, dance, eat, have fun: If you are interested in joining, please fill out the application below and send with your check or money order for $30 made payable to to the following address: Fayetteville Shag Association Post Office Box Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville Shag Association

5 Meeting Minutes: March Business: MARCH 12, 2019 The Fayetteville Shag Association met March 12, 2019, 6:30 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 3269 Gables Drive, Fayetteville, NC. Twenty-six members were present. President Trujillo called the meeting to order. Minutes The minutes were approved as given on the website. Treasurer s Report Tom Hobgood, Treasurer, distributed the current Treasurer s Report; it was approved as given. Committee Reports Membership. Membership renewal letters have been mailed. Anyone who has not renewed will pay $10 admission to parties. Publicity. President Trujillo presented a Website Usage Statistics Report (January and February 2019) prepared by Kathi Baloyot showing s page views and first-time visitors. The total to date: 6,389 page views and 2,936 first-time visitors. Newsletter. No report. Photography. No report. Entertainment. The March 23 party (St. Patrick s Day theme) will be a pot luck party. Members with last names beginning with A to M, please bring a main or side dish; members with last names beginning with N to Z, please bring a salad or dessert. The DJ for March Billy Cook. Fifty packets of Reverse Raffle tickets for the April party have been distributed to members to sell. The Reverse Raffle Party will be Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3269 Gables Drive, Fayetteville. Reverse Raffle monies and tickets are due to Dwayne Baggett by Friday, April 5. For free admission into the April party, you must show your Reverse Raffle TICKET STUB; otherwise, the admission is $10 at the door. BEFORE 9 p.m., purchasing a party admission for $10 will get you into the party, and you will receive a free Reverse Raffle ticket a chance to win $1,000! After 9 p.m., the April party admission is still $10, but no Reverse Raffle ticket will be included in the admission, and no more Reverse Raffle tickets will be sold after 9 p.m. The Reverse Raffle drawing will be at 9 p.m., Saturday, April 13. Old Business February party. Peggy and Sammy McLamb provided delicious refreshments for the February party. Present: 38 members; 15 guests; 2 renewals; 2 new members. Tom and Beverly Hobgood won the half-and-half drawing and donated $50 to. After expenses for the February party, showed a profit of $122. SOS Cards (2019). Beverly Hobgood is selling the 2019 SOS cards for. The price is $30 for members; $35 for non- members. New Business Symphony Beach Music Project. President Trujillo indicated that the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Band of Oz will be performing March 20, 2020, at McCormick Farms, Spring Lake ($40 per ticket includes appetizers, beer, and wine; food trucks Minutes continued on next page

6 Meeting Minutes: March Business continued: Minutes continued from the last page will be available for meals; dance floor open all night). Christine Kastner, President/ CEO, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, asks for a letter from showing our support in order to help secure grants for this project. Shag Contest. NC Azalea Festival is hosting the Riverwalk Shag Contest, Saturday, April 6 (Hotel Ballast, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; contest begins at 12:30 p.m.). Sponsorships are requested: $7,500; $2,000; $1,000; $500; $75. The deadline, March 1, NC Music Hall of Fame. March 24, 2019, Wilmington, NC (Tickets, $30 in advance; $35 at door; Chairmen of the Board; Embers; Band of Oz). Dwayne Baggett needs help in selling 50/50 tickets. Shagging Opportunities. February 2020 SOS Goes to Mardi Gras, 2020 Sea8 (cruise) October 2020 Rolling on the River, Danube, 2020 SOS@ Sea8 (cruise) March 29-30, 2019 Capital City Shag Extravaganza X (featuring Band of Oz) April 11-14, 2019 Boogie in the Burgh 2019 (Pittsburgh Steel City Boogie Club) April 13, 2019 SC Hall-of-Fame 2019 Induction Party (Irmo, SC) June 7-9, 2019 Southern Comfort 22 Park & Party (Columbia, SC) June 20-22, 2019 Shag Fest (First Coast Shag Club, Jacksonville, FL) July 12-14, ACSC Summer Workshop (Rock Hill Shag Club, Charlotte, NC) July 18-21, 2019 Sparkle City Celebration (R&B Shag Club of Spartanburg) August 16-17, 2019 Feeling Groovy (Northern VA Shag Club s Capital Shag Classic) August 17, 2019 Columbia Shag Club, American Legion Post 7, Lexington, SC August 23-24, 2019 Come Shag Charleston (The Islanders Shag Club) Elks Lodge October 1-6, 2019 Shag-A-Rama 2019 (Panama City Beach, FL) Greeting Cards. One hundred greeting cards have been purchased. Concerns. Our sincere condolences to Gray Allen in the loss of his mother and also to Peggy Perry in the loss of her brother-in-law. Healing prayers for Renate Tibbett, who has broken both of her legs. Birthdays. Cathy Fann announced the birthdays for March: Ethel Cline, Norman Russ, Don Dumas, Linda Gurnik, Ernie Grooms, Kathi Baloyot, Hollis Britt, John Hood, David Sessoms, Bill Sessoms, and Jan Russ. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Cathy M. Fann, Recording Secretary

7 Invitations for Shag events: ongoing from nearby clubs: SASS meets the 3rd Friday of each month with few variations. Find meeting dates on the web page calendar at sanfordshags.com. Member cost is $5 each month and guests are $8 each visit. Meetings held at VFW Post 5631, 1500 Webb Str., Sanford, NC, from 7:30-11:30 PM. DJ s vary each month SamCo Shag Club Events for SamCo Shag Club for 2017 will be held at either Coharie Country Club, 101 Coharie Drive, Clinton NC or at the Clinton Moose Lodge located at 2720 West Main St. in Clinton NC Please see our web site calendar for details: com/ Association Moore Shag Society PO Box 992 Southern Pines, NC The Southern Pines Elks Lodge is the home of the Moore Shag Society. The regular dances are held the 1st Saturday of each month downstairs in the lounge where there is a nice 18 x 18 wood dance floor surrounded by mirrors on 3 walls. Seating is available between the dance floor area and DJ and the bar. Cover charge is $7 and the club provides appetizers and desserts for members and guests. Approximately members attend each monthly social starting at 7 pm. The Moore Shag Society also sponsors 2 to 3 larger parties each year held upstairs in the ballroom. Association (HASA) Dance Parties are held on the second Friday of every month at the Shrine Club in Dunn located at 211 North Clinton Ave. For more information please see web site:

8 Birthdays for April: Happy Birthday to: 3 E. Wayne Searcy 5 Penny Council 7 Rachel Dixon 8 Ray Baloyot 13 Bill Vivolo 21 Robert Dickerson 24 Sidney Giaccone 25 Chuck Graham 30 Johnny Boyles 2MS plays for SOS! LIVE! Friday, April 26 2:00 PM at Fat Harold s Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach!

9 Parties & Meetings: Meeting Carolina Club + Harnett Shag Association Moore Shag Society PARTY SAS Sanford Meet *DJ Chigger Woods +Sam Co

10 Parties & Meetings: Carolina Club Moore Shag Society Harnett Shag Association Meeting SAS Sanford Meet PARTY * *Mike Hudson

11 Parties & Meetings: Carolina Club Moore Shag Society Meeting Harnett Shag Association SAS Sanford Meet Hall of Fame PARTY *David Sessoms