2022 Banquet

[Mike McKinney]

Here is a novel idea the board might or might not approve of; what if we had a volunteer to pick out a venue and pre-sell 100 tickets. The thing that gets left out in this thread is how much effort the board puts in to get an annual banquet, that all membership should be proud of, that tries to accommodate as many members as possible, somewhat separated from the Southern in years we have a foundation meeting, and inexpensive enough for all of our members while still maintaining a banquet atmosphere.
If there is a volunteer, please, step forward. If not make us aware of potential sites and we’ll try again.

[Mike Franzen]

I know I’ll be going to the 2022 Annual Meeting and Banquet even though I don’t know the date, place or time. There are some really good suggestions in this thread.

[Bill Murphy]

I would like to get back to the "old days" when all active members who were within reasonable travelling distance would attend the annual meeting. As far as venues go, how about the home base of a fraternal organization, like we did at Easton, Maryland at the American Legion hall I think it was. They even provided some if not all of the catering services, as well as clean up and related services. Many small towns have such venues that we can consider. I'm with Mike F., willing and able to attend, no matter where or when.