As we prepare for elections of the BOD, I would like to take this opportunity to bring everyone up to date on the club's progress to date.

In the eight months since March, we have:

1. Received approval for provisional status from the national BOD of HMGS.
2. Gained 192 members, many of whom had never belonged to any chapter of HMGS.
3. Established a chapter bank account with a balance in excess of $2200.00.(see copy, this issue)
4. Planned and executed our first flagship convention, HURRICON.
5. Began distributing this quarterly newsletter.

Although I am proud of my own contributions for these accomplishments, I would like to make it clear that many people were involved and that we could not have done all of these things without a lot of help. I would especially like to thank the members of your BOD for all the hard work they've contributed. They are (currently):

Curt Dees- Vice President
Jeff Lista-Treasurer
Rhett Scott- Secretary
Paul Risner- Member liaison and legal counsel
Dale Marcum- Member Liaison

I would also like to mention Doug Bohannon, who has been largely responsible for assembling and getting out our newsletter and other mailings.

As elections come up I would appreciate your consideration for myself and the standing members of the BOD.

THANKS!

Flag:

The Bonnie Blue was the original state flag for Florida, now adopted by HMGS South.