Sportsmen Yacht ClubNewsletter January 2008

Well, it’s a new year already and,by the way, what have I done tomyself? Just kidding. I am reallylooking forward to a great year.I, with the help of a lot of people,have some great ideas for themonths to follow. We have somegreat cruise “outs” and “ins”planned along with a calendar fullof events at the Club.

This whole experience is verysurreal to me because it has onlybeen three years since I wasintroduced to the SportsmenYacht Club. Since then, I havemet a ton of fantastic people allof whom have the same interestsas my family and me.

We are looking forward to theInstallation Dinner, which is onlyin a few short weeks away. Ithink I have everything in linebut I am “sure” that if I haveforgotten something, someonewill let me know. Oh well, I willjust have to “wing it.”

I would like to thank all of thepeople who have agreed toadvertise in our monthlyNewsletter. I am sure they will allrealize a considerable return ontheir investment.

I would also like to thank all ofthe new as well as the returningpeople who have said O.K. toanother year of commitment tothe several positions that makethis Club “tick.” I wouldespecially like to thank PatSebers and Steve Martinez forbeing my right hands next year.We’re going to have a lot of fun.

Please feel free to come to mewith any suggestions andimprovements you would like tomake at the Sportsmen.

And last but not least, I want tothank Sherry Lively for a great2007, and the wonderful job shedid last year. I hope I cancontinue to keep this Club funand successful.

Have a Wonderful and BlessedNew Year. God Bless America!

Safe Boating

Another year slips by as we lookahead - 2008 promises to be a goodyear.

The New Years Eve party was a goodway to start things off. I think thisyear we will hide the lampshades inorder to tone things down.

The Sunday after our Decembermeeting, Dave MacDougall had aheart attack. I went to visit him at

John Muir Hospital in Concord.Fortunately, there was not any heartmuscle damage, however, therewere 3 major and 3 minor arteriesall but blocked. I guess that is calleda sextuple bypass (or a thri-pass ifyou just count the major arteries).The day after surgery, the doctorshad to reopen his chest to stop somebleeding. Dave and I came to theconclusion that the surgeon probablyleft his car keys in there…

I waited a few days after his surgerybefore I called him becausewhenever we talk, there is a lot oflaughing involved – it is very painfulfor him. I can tell it is painful by theway he curses at me as he is

laughing. His scheduled date homewas December 17th.

Dave said that was pretty much alife changing event – anyone whowants to offer words ofencouragement, feel free to call hiscell at 925-437-1180. By the way, Ihave Dave’s permission to writeabout him.

Friends are hard to replace - soeveryone go to the doctor. Greatpeople; I am honored to be able toshare the Sportsmen Yacht Club witheach and every one of you, evenDave MacDougall.

CommodoreCasey Curry

Vice CommodorePat Sebers

Inside This Issue

Rear Commodore’s Article 2

Upcoming EventsCongratulations to Darlene DawsonLighted Boat Parade Results

Installation Dinner & Dance 3

Historian’s Notes 4Fleet Captain’s Article

Port Captain Comments 5Harbor Captain’s Reminder

January Meeting Dinner Menu

Work Party Corner 6PICYA Report

2008 Calendar 7

Crab Feed Information 8NCPCA ReportGhost Article

January Birthdays 9

Member Information CornerReminders from the Treasurer

Santa’s Elf Application 10

We hope you enjoy theNewsletter—now in color!

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I am looking forward to anexciting year as RearCommodore and also taking onthe responsibilities as BarManager. Both of these areexciting and new adventures.

For the bar, I will be looking fora lot of help and volunteersbehind the bar. I have somegood ideas and fun activitiesthroughout the year.

As Rear Commodore, I will needlots of help and understandingas this is new ground for me.

Upcoming Events at Sportsmen

January

4 Club Meeting & Dinner5 Work Party19 Installation Dinner

February

1 Club Meeting & Dinner2 Work Party3 Super Bowl Party9 Crab Feed16 Marine Garage Sale

(weather dependent)

March

7 Club Meeting8 Work Party15 St. Patrick’s Dinner22 Easter Egg Hunt &

Brunch29 Cruise-Out to Rio Vista

To Darlene DawsonFor her recent appointment to the

Delta Protection Commissionby Governor Schwarzenegger

Awards Results

Best of ShowDan & Sherry Lively (SYC)

1st Place Over 35 FtJoe & Wrenda Sabino (BMYC)

2nd Place Over 35 FtKevin Pack (Los Rios YC)

1st Place Under 35 FtDennis & Sharon Higgins (SYC)

2nd Place Under 35 FtCarl & Elaine Rasmussen (SYC)

Judges’ First AwardWally & Laurie Young (BMYC)

Judges’ Second AwardLee Peretti (BMYC)

Parade SponsorsLloyd’s Holiday HarborBridgehead Dry Dock

Behind the Scenes (Jackie Steele)New Bridge Marina Harbor

Worrell’s Automotive

Our JudgesThomas West – Dragon’s Lair

Arne SimonsenCurtis Helzer – Farmer’s Insurance

Ken Gray – City of PittsburgJim Conley

Gift DonationsStarbucks (18th & A Street)

Humphrey’sHannah Nicole Winery

Allstar Sports Bar & GrillRivertown CaféFMS Associates

Celia’s Mexican RestaurantAmerican Trophies

CommitteeGeorgine Schunk – Chair

Kay PowerJane Parsons

Darlene Dawson

Parade MarshallChris Lauritzen

Jim Dawson

Congratulations to the Lighted Boat Parade Winners andThanks to All Participants!

Left: Dan & Sherry’s Boat—Best of Show WinnerBelow: Dennis & Sharon Higgins’ Boat—1st Place Under 35 feet

Rear CommodoreSteve Martinez

You are invited toSportsmen Yacht Club’s

2008 Installation of OfficersDinner & Dance

Saturday, January 19, 2008

The Evening’s ScheduleCocktail Hour 5:30 p.m.Dinner Served 6:30 p.m.Awards for 2007 8:00 p.m.

Dancing to music by theRomano Marchetti Orchestra

immediately following theAwards Presentations

Entrée choices are:Veal Scallops Sautéed with Mushrooms

Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast

Please specify your choice when making reservations

$30.00 per person

Please RSVP by January 13, 2008Online at www.sportsmenyc.org

or contactCindy Mammon at 625.0590

~ Raise your bed to within 6 inches ofthe ceiling, so you can't turn overwithout getting out and then gettingback in.~ Sleep on the shelf in your closet.Replace the closet door with a curtain.Have your spouse whip open the curtainabout 3 hours after you go to sleep,shine a flashlight in your eyes, and say"Sorry, wrong rack."~ Make your family qualify to operateeach appliance in your house -dishwasher operator, blender technician,etc.~ Have your neighbor come over eachday at 5 am, blow a whistle loudly, andshout "Reveille, reveille, all hands heaveout and trice up."~ Have your mother-in-law write downeverything she's going to do thefollowing day, then have her make youstand in your back yard at 6 am whileshe reads it to you.~ Submit a request chit to your father-in-law requesting permission to leaveyour house before 3 pm.~ Empty all the garbage bins in yourhouse and sweep the driveway threetimes a day, whether it needs it or not.~ Have your neighbor collect all yourmail for a month, read your magazines,and randomly lose every 5th item beforedelivering it to you.

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No cruise outs are planned forJanuary, as we have our newOfficer Installation Dinner, SuperBowl festivities, etc. I would liketo do a ‘garage sale’ of ourexcess boating stuff in February,towards the end of the month.

As for our first official cruise out,I’ll be checking with the Rio Vistadocks to plan a March gatheringto include our RV contingencyfrom the club. With enoughpeople, we can use the party areaas well as the docks to enjoy ourcelebrations. If you’d like to doanother Scavenger hunt, let meknow – because otherwise, I’dlike to plan a Chili Cook-Off forthat cruise out. (or a rib cookoff?)

If any of you have ideas forspecial cruise destinations, pleaseemail me or the Commodore withyour ideas and we will certainlyentertain most any brilliant idea!In the meantime, please boatsafely and have a great 2008!

See you on the river,Jackie Oh!

NEWS FROMFLEET CAPTAIN

JACKIE STEELE

*How to Simulate the Life of a Sailor*

~ Buy a steel dumpster, paint it grayinside and out, and live in it for sixmonths.~ Run all the pipes and wires in yourhouse exposed on the wal ls .~ Repaint your entire house everymonth.~ Renovate your bathroom. Build a wallacross the middle of the bathtub andmove the showerhead to chest level.When you take showers, make sure youturn off the water while you soap down.~ Raise the thresholds and lower theheaders of your front and back doors sothat you either trip or bang your headevery time you pass through them.~ Disassemble and inspect yourlawnmower every week.~ On Mondays, Wednesdays, andFridays, turn your water heatertemperature up to 200 degrees. OnTuesdays and Thursdays, turn the waterheater off. On Saturdays and Sundaystell your family they use too much waterduring the week, so no bathing will beallowed.

HISTORIAN’S NOTESKATHIE HAMMER

DRIFTWOOD MARINA

MICHAEL DAMERONHARBOR MASTER

6338 BRIDGEHEAD ROADOAKLEY, CA 94561

OFFICE (925) 757-9449CELL (925) 759-1530FAX (925) 757-9491

Commodore Lively shows off hernew grandson - starting a new

tradition for her family ofcoming to the Club for Santa’s

visit!

Thanks to Sherry and all herhelpers, the Club was decoratedwith a festive flair just in timefor Santa and the children and

their families.

More Santa photos are on our website!

Kathie Hammer has led thechildren in singing Christmascarols for many years. Being apre-school teacher, she has justthe expertise needed to keep thechildren occupied while they’rewaiting for Santa’s arrival! It’salways an exciting moment whenannounced that Santa’s boat is inview and the children dash to thedecks to get their first glimpse ofSanta’s boat on the river.

See Historian/Page 9

January Page 5

Dinner will be servedbefore our January Meeting!

Our MenuTri-Tips

Vegetables, Salad, Bread$10 per person

Prepared bySteve Martinez, Mike Stroer,Danny Kipp, Isaac Barrett,

and Floyd Simpson

Come join us!We are limited to 50 reservations,

so contact Cindy Mammon (625-0590)or make your reservations on-line

as soon as possible

A job well done to Commodore Sherry Lively andher 2007 crew. Congratulations to Casey Curry andhis 2008 Board and crew. One of the things Caseyand I discussed last month was changing thecaretaker’s days off from Tuesdays and Wednesdayto Saturdays and Sundays off. As of January 5th,the caretaker’s time off will be starting Friday at8pm and ending Sunday 8pm. I want to thankeveryone who volunteered for the Tuesdays andWednesdays caretaking last year. Casey and I arein hopes that this change will get some new folkscaretaking so the few who graciously handled 2007will have some relief.

We will be changing the batteries in the smokealarms at the January Work Party. Batteries will beavailable for any cabin holder who wishes to changetheir batteries themselves. The hall and top deckalarms will be serviced Saturday as well as anyremaining cabins. We will have batteries availableat our January meeting.

Roof patch will be available for Saturday’s WorkParty, so please earmark any leaks so we canattempt to repair them.

PORT CAPTAIN’SCOMMENTS

JIM DAWSON

From our Harbor Captain

The Harbor Captain will be assigning the DryStorage spaces for boat trailers during the JanuaryWork Party.

If you have a boat berthed at our harbor, pleasesend a copy of insurance confirmation for yourvessel to the Club—my attention.

Thanks,Lonnie Gibson

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Commodore Curry has invitedme to be his Work PartyChairman this year and seeinghow the Club has such a greatmembership and a solid Flagand Board of Directors, I amactually excited about our Clubachieving some of Sportsmen’sgoals for next year. Some of themore pressing items are toaddress a few roof leaks, bothsides of the ferry, a newelectrical main, installation of anew dishwasher in the galley,and berth repairs. And, ofcourse, the grounds andbuilding maintenance are alwaysa constant necessity. Our Clubhas been blessed with so manytalented new members over thelast few years so that when wemake an effort, we really havethe resources to get much done.

Our next Work Party will be onSaturday, January 5th, and welike to start at 7AM (but trustme, we’ve never sent anyonehome if they’re late). We like to

start picking up about 1:00 andthen serve lunch at 1:30 whichmeans we’ve been at it forabout six hours. Then we gatheron the patio for a cool one.

The folks you usually want tocheck in with to see whatprojects are going on for theday are myself or the HarborCaptain (Lonnie Gibson), PortCaptain (Jim Dawson), GroundsKeeper (Al Alcorn), or any of theCommodores. Charlie Katusichdoesn’t hold any official title atthe Club this year, but you canusually find him running a jobsomewhere. Also, everybodywho brings their own tools isappreciated as the two rustedscrewdrivers and one brokenhammer at Sportsmen reallydon’t go very far.

I’d like to say that I’ve beenattending Work Parties here for25 years and in all that time I’venever once seen it whereeveryone was not deeplyappreciated for showing up. Sodrag your pretty mug down hereand lets “get er done”!!

See you on the patio afterlunch,Chuck

WORK PARTY

CORNERCHUCK CARROLL

PICYA ReportLarry Draper

Fred Goodwin of San Joaquin YC willbe installed as PICYA Commodoreon January 26th. Fred has chosen“Lighting the Way in 2008” as histheme. Also being installed is BillNeedham, (St. Francis YC) as ViceCommodore, and Reginald Smith,(Treasure Island YC) as RearCommodore.

The 16th annual Commodore’s Balland Installation of Officers will beheld at the Hilton Garden Inn inEmeryville. No host cocktails at6:00 PM, d inner at 7:00PM. Installation and program at8:00 PM will be followed by musicand dancing. Reservations areavailable at $80 per person. Mail acheck payable to PICYA to: LindaBreninger, 1325 Avenida Alvarado,Rosev i l l e 95747 . C he ckw w w . p i c y a . o r g f o r h o t e lreservat ions and addit iona linformation.

At the November meet ingSportsmen YC was awarded acertificate as a One Star Club. Therewas no PICYA meet ing inDecember.

Sportsmen Yacht Club2008 Calendar

January4 Club Meeting5 Work Party

19 Installation Dinner/Dance

February1 Club Meeting2 Work Party3 Super Bowl Party9 Crab Feed

16 Marine Garage Sale(weather dependent)

March7 Club Meeting8 Work Party

15 St. Patrick’s Dinner22 Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch

29-30 Cruise-Out to Rio Vista

April4 Club Meeting5 Work Party

12 Opening DayTheme: Children’s Fairytales

19-20 Diablo YC Cruise-In

May2 Club Meeting3 Work Party

24-26 Memorial Day Cruise-Out“Chili Cook-Off”

June6 Club Meeting7 50s Bash/Tower Park Cruise-In

21 4S Try-Outs

July4-6 4th of July Cruise-Out

to Three River Reach11 Club Meeting12 Work Party

18-20 4S at Stockton YC

August1 Club Meeting2 Work Party

16 Poker Run & Potluck30-31 Labor Day Cruise-Out to

Decker Island

September1 Labor Day Cruise-Out5 Club Meeting6 Club Picnic

October3 Club Meeting4 Work Party

18-19 Discovery Bay Cruise-In

November5 Fishing Seminar & Dinner7 Club Meeting

7-9 Weekend Fishing Derby15 Work Party

December5 Club Meeting6 Lighted Boat Parade

13 Kids with Santa & Potluck31 New Year’s Eve Party

This calendar schedule is subject to change.Please check your monthly Newsletter for the most current calendar schedule.

12-19-07

The Ferry fairly shook with all the goings onaround here Saturday afternoon and eveningon December 1st. I saw sno…tappingpenguins, waving Santa’s and even a few rednosed reindeer…there was even a campfire onthe pointy end of one of your boats…Hey! Itwas the Lighted Boat Parade! What fun! Therewere so many pretty boats…WOW! Cat curledup with me as I leaned back against the wheelhouse and we watched a great view of theshow below. There was a small boat with ahuge candy cane and a soldier guarding awaving American Flag!! Impressive! The VirginSurgeon and his Commodore wife won Best ofShow!!! THAT is really impressive because ofthe number of entries…They really had theboat looking great! The music and singing wasa key element and I must say you really puton a show.

The delightful Miss “O” hosted a largecontingent of “Sisters” and since she hastrouble in the wind with the boat she acquiredlast year, she hired the “husband part” of oneof our newer associates (she had the “wifepart” join the ladies) and he drove while theyall sang songs …the funny part is they keptreferring to themselves as “Sister Mary this”and “Sister Mary that”, including the Skipper’swife …(so I guess that makes him an EpiscopalPriest) as they kept referring to him as “FatherBob!!” Any way, one of the “Sisters” broughtan industrial size bottle of Vodkaaahhh andthey were all in their vespers by the end of theevening…all except “Father Bob” who they say,

THE GHOST OF

THE SAUSALITO

hid his face at the awards dinner. The delightfulMiss “O” couldn’t get a single word in, edgewise,…Yeppers…you didn’t hear me stutter… SHEcouldn’t get the “Sisters” to clam up longenough to tell them where to hang theircassocks, and when she did…they all startedlaughing again… honestly, some people justdon’t know how serious boating on the “SEA” is.Meeting night was a fun affair – The bunch ofyou was involved in lots of issues concerningthe goings on around here and how to bettersee them. I sure hope you can’t see ghosts withthe “special optics” available…One of the newmembers voted in was so excited he rang thebell twice…Then it was rung again …and again…the dice games went on, well into the night;some folks are slow learners…

Tool Man was out back drying his boat coversthe next day and Uf-Dah took some branchesout to the trash pile and I overheard Uf-Dahtelling some funny looking guy back at the ferrythat Tool Man came over to help him unload thebranches and said he couldn’t be happier to bevoted into the club…Good thing he wasn’t therefor your roasting! Such fun, this place!

So the next night, this ferry was rocking…notfrom a band, but a huge load of kids all deckedout in their best clothes and behavior— well…behaving as well as they could. For who wascoming as a special guest? The Jolly Old Elfhimself and an added bonus…Mrs. Claus…Theywere a very happy pair. The children all werescreaming when the lighted and then not lightedand then the lighted …seems that Bronco’s PCwifeypoo, put the heater plug into the inverterplug…anyway, once it was figured out …thelighted boat…carrying Santa was spotted andthe yelling didn’t stop until Santa and Mrs. Clauscleared the front door…The fun was quicklyunderway and the interviews were thorough andMiss Kathy and Miss Elaine got all the names

down, with the wishes for under the tree.Santa got spotted a coupla See-Gars fromone of the little tykes and Mrs. Claus a boxof some tempting goodies…The tyke nevermisses a beat …she knows who brings thegoods…and sees to it that they REMEMBERher! I am still laughing over that one.

Y’know something really nice happened thatnight…Next year Santa will have a newcadre of elves helping him…It seems that“Tinkerbelle” (Happy Holly) is leaving youfor a while…she is joining the ARMY!! She isgoing to nursing school and wants to be anurse. There are some very good peoplearound here and they do many good,unsung, things…I wish I wasn’t a ghostsometimes, so I could hug you guys nowand then.

Well the campfire got a good workout thisyear…last summer there were ghoststories…(I had to laugh at that one) andthen there were howling contests when themoon was full…then on the Parade night…there were musicians singing …morehowling at the non-existent moon…andfunny jokes told.

I think I am going to find a place where Ican hang out more often out there, as I amcertain there are good stories to be heard.

The New Commodore is the kinda guy whois gonna live up to the name “Casey”…nowthe tough part is going to match him upwith the character; “Casey at the Bat” ...or“Casey the Engineer”? There are nightswhen each could be employed …Come on,Kitty, let’s get some winks…things are goingto get interesting…

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Newsletter articles are due by the 20th of each month.Send articles to:Shari HortonEmail newslettereditor@sportsmenyc.orgPhone 778-1680

Newsletter design, layout, and final editingby Freda Lucido

The Northern California Power CruiserAssociation (NCPCA) held their Change ofWatch and 2007 Season Awards Banqueton Saturday, November 3rd. This event washosted by the Vallejo YC.

The Master of Ceremonies for the eveningwas Past Commodore, Ken Whitham, SanJoaquin YC, who did a fantastic job (jokesand all).

The 2008 NCPCA Officers were installed byPast Commodore, Ken Whitham. They are:Commodore, Nancy LeBoeuf, Vallejo YC,Vice Commodore, Mark LeBoeuf, Vallejo YC,Rear Commodore, Diane Lasher, OxBow YC,Secretary, Betty Gordon, Coyote Point YC,and Treasurer, Sue Praytor, San JoaquinYC. Congratulations to our new officers.They are already working hard for NCPCA tohave a great year in 2008.

Come on out and join us next year.

NCPCA ReportBarbara Chapman

Tony ChapmanDave De Cato

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~ Watch no TV except for movies played in themiddle of the night. Have your family vote onwhich movie to watch, then show a different one.~ Make your family menu a week ahead of timewithout consulting the pantry or refrigerator.~ Post a menu on the kitchen door informing yourfamily that they are having steak for dinner. Thenmake them wait in line for an hour. When theyfinally get to the kitchen, tell them you are out ofsteak, but they can have dried ham or hot dogs.Repeat daily until they ignore the menu and justask for hot dogs.~ Bake a cake. Prop up one side of the pan so thecake bakes unevenly. Spread icing real thick tolevel it off.~ Get up every night around midnight and have apeanut butter and jelly sandwich on stale bread.(midrats)~ Set your alarm clock to go off at random timesduring the night. At the alarm, jump up and dressas fast as you can, making sure to button yourtop shirt button and tuck your pants into yoursocks. Run out into the backyard and uncoil thegarden hose.~ Every week or so, throw your dog in the pooland shout, "Man overboard port side!" Rate yourfamily members on how fast they respond.~ Put the headphones from your stereo on yourhead, but don't plug them in. Hang a paper cuparound your neck on a string. Stand in front of

(Historian/Continued from Page 4)

01 Harry Parker01 Rich Trantham03 Richard Mello04 Jan Harrington05 Alma Wood07 Elaine Davis09 Bob Williams09 Jerry Calhoun10 Carl Rasmussen10 Ray Murphy13 Ismael Ramirez14 Joli Dunbar14 Thom Dias14 Tyler Dias16 Darrell Lackey16 Don Lucido17 Borise Larson17 Chuck Carroll18 Dorothy Carroll18 George Greer18 Kevin Wickman20 Bob Lenz20 Elaine Rasmussen21 Mardi Haines22 Vincent Rafanan23 Dan Lynch23 Lou Zobb26 Belynda Zobb26 Ted Brown27 Tony Siino28 Bill Pato28 Janet Abon28 Ruth Trombetta28 Tina Tapp29 Maxine Veloz30 Arlyce Siino31 Max Wheeler

HappyBirthday

to ourJanuaryBabies!

the stove, and speak into the paper cup "Stovemanned and ready." After an hour or so, speakinto the cup again "Stove secured." Roll up theheadphones and paper cup and stow them in ashoebox.~ Place a podium at the end of your driveway.Have your family stand watches at the podium,rotating at 4 hour intervals. This is best donewhen the weather is worst. January is a goodtime.~ When there is a thunderstorm in your area, geta wobbly rocking chair, sit in it and rock as hardas you can until you become nauseous. Make sureto have a supply of stale crackers in your shirtpocket.~ Make coffee using eighteen scoops of budgetpriced coffee grounds per pot, and allow the potto simmer for 5 hours before drinking.~ Have someone under the age of ten give you ahaircut with sheep shears.~ Sew the back pockets of your jeans on thefront.~ Lock yourself and your family in the house forsix weeks. Tell them that at the end of the 6thweek you are going to take them to Disney Worldfor "liberty." At the end of the 6th week, informthem the trip to Disney World has been canceledbecause they need to get ready for an inspection,and it will be another week before they can leavethe house.

Reminder!1st Quarter

Dues & Feesare due as ofJanuary 1st.

MemberInformation

Corner

Dave MacDougall had open heartsurgery in early December. He isfeeling pretty good now and islooking forward to coming to theClub! We wish you a continuedspeedy recovery, Dave!

Thanks to the Dawson’s forsafely piloting Santa’s boat

to our Club each year!

Notice60 Day Notices will

be sent by emailwhenever themember has

provided an emailaddress

I approve of this message.Freda Lucido, Treasurer

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We would like to thank Cassie Moody for helping Santa as an Elf over the past four years.Santa will be looking for one or two young ladies who are willing to serve as his elves next year.

(Elves should be between 7th-12th grade)If you are interested, or know of someone who is interested,

please complete the application and answer the questions below.Send it to Santa’s HR Department at the Club address or drop it in the Treasurer’s box at the Club

Application to be Santa’s Elf

Name ___________________________________ Grade ________

Phone ______________________ Are you a good student? _______

Do you like to help children? ____ Do you mind wearing an Elf hat? ___

Do you have your parents’ permission to help Santa as a Elf? ________

How does Santa arrive at our Club? ___________________________

Elves are required to help Santa and Mrs. Claus read the names of thechildren receiving gifts and assist children who are a little afraid ofSanta to help them feel more comfortable with their visit to Santa.

Disclosure: This position does not pay any money, but the rewards ofknowing you have helped children are great!

Santa Claus is an equal opportunity, non-profit Santa!