Our next
meeting is WEDNESDAY, June 4th..
it's WEDNESDAY...AT Kahuna's
on Gandy Blvd
!!!
READ ON FOR
EVENTS COMING UP...including our 14th Birthday
Party...
Parrot Head Street Party THIS
Saturday
Saturday, June
7th is the
Palm Harbor Parrot Head Street Party. This is always a GREAT time of dancing in the street to Buffett
tunes, and we have made a lot of new friends who become a part of our
flock at this yearly event. The event runs from 2pm
-10pm and Jason Webb and The Caribbean Chillers are again
the headlining band.
We do need
volunteers for this event. We will have a TBPH
tent set up and can use help in that.
Saturday, June 21:
Raft Up at One Tree Island, Clearwater Harbor
Captain Dom is organizing our next raft up on the
day of the Summer Solstice, official beginning of
Summer and the longest day of the year to
party! Location is One Tree Island. For navigation details, link to
http://www.finsup.com/raftup08.html. BYOB and a dish to share, sunscreen,
beach umbrellas, etc. Cheeseburgers will
be provided by the club.
*** Late breaking news***
One of the Dolphin Watch boats will be able to provide shuttle service. More information will be given in an email coming to your mailbox soon that is dedicated strictly to the Island Party. We'll try to get that info added to the website as well.
Saturday, July 12: Summer Beach
Clean Up
The After Party
will be at Café 13 on McMullen Booth Rd in Clearwater. You must attend the cleanup to get a
wristband to enjoy the free post-cleanup Buffet. More details
about the clean up itself will
follow soon.
SATURDAY, JULY 26: BOWLING &
KARAOKE
Save this date for
an encore display of bowling skills,
with awards for best
bowlers, and
worst bowlers, followed by Krazy
Karaoke at Dunedin Lanes. Cost is $6.00 per person.
AUGUST 2: WAZOO
Lowry Park Zoo's 13th annual WaZoo beer and wine tasting celebration is
on Saturday August 2nd. It's ranked as one of the ten best beer and food
festivals by USA Today. There
will be food from local restaurants, a wine garden, and of course lots of
beer.The event
itself is from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. Volunteers get to participate for
free - but YOU HAVE TO WORK THE
LATE NIGHT CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS SO THE ZOO IS READY FOR THE NEXT DAY. Expect
to be there until about 12:30AM. Only 20 volunteers are needed, so if this event is FOR YOU,
please sign up at the meetings... OR, please
contact David, Chief Officer of Community Events, at dolp...@verizon.net or call 727-734-8263 (h) or 727-543-6548 (c)
We must
have everybody signed up by June 20th to report
attendance to the Zoo.
Friday-Saturday, August 8-9:
Tubing
Trip Down the Ichnetucknee
The Ichnetucknee River is a
little north of Gainesville, about a 2+ hour drive
from Tampa Bay. For this event, we will drive up Friday night and stay at
the Saraha
In (formerly theEconoLodge) where rooms are $39.99/night plus tax. Call (386) 755-9311 for reservations. Then, we
get to the park for the 8am Saturday tubing run. The Tubing Trip is a
Partnering event with the Sarasota Bay Parrot Head Club. The tube ride is followed by
a cook out -- Parrot Head style -- at the hotel pool This
is a not-to-be-missed outing. If you have never gone tubing down the Ichnetucknee, you will be amazed at how
much fun the ride can be! And Sarasota PHolks know how to party!
Friday-Saturday, September 12-14: 14th Birthday
Party!!
Ground Zero for the Tampa Bay
Parrot Head Birthday Party once again is the Holiday Inn on Indian Rocks Beach.
The property is now called Holiday Inn Clearwater
South by the hotel chain, but we know it as
the Harborside. GET YOUR
ROOM RESERVATION SOON! THE HOTEL IS STARTING TO BOOK UP! Rates start at
$89+tax/night for a standard room; a king or 2 queen kitchenette room is $99;
one-story suites are $169 and $179, and the 2-story suites are $189. Call 727-595-9484. Ask for the Parrot Head rate. You can book online at Holiday Inn but the web will NOT give the
Parrot Head rates. More details about the birthday party coming
soon...stay connected.
SEARCHING FOR MIKE &
FLO...
Our Chief Officer of Membership, Rachel Keller, is looking for two
members of the Tampa Bay Parrot Head Club -- Flo Riggie and
Mike Warrah. Please email Rachel about your membership at gravityn...@aol.com.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
It
takes a lot of oars in the water to keep this ship afloat and we have a lot of
rowing spots where we need YOU!!
The club is looking for a few Parrot Heads to
work at the Phins Store, the
Raffle, and the Membership
Table. If you can offer some time to help
make the best club in the world even better, please see Biker Steve, our First Mate and Volunteer Coordinator .
REMEMBER...THE PARTY
CONTINUES...
This WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY night...
FINNNNNNNS
UP!
NanaBabe