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President's Message, February 16, 2025
Our 2025 ski season has gotten off to a great start this year. Nine of our trips were sold out and the remaining five trips have one or two spaces available. The Canaan Valley ski enhancement program has continued to be very popular with our members. Kudos to Charlie Lorenzetti and Mike Cavallaro for expanding our ski instruction and ski enhancement program following several very poor years of snowfall and Vail taking over many ski resorts in the Mid -Atlantic area. In addition, for the first time in several years, we have had two significant snow events in our area and are expecting another one this week.
Our weekly indoor events including volleyball, tennis parties and Sunday tennis are also thriving.
In addition to our Annual Meeting/Election party, summer picnic and Back to the Slopes Party, for the first time since Covid, the Board of Directors hosted a Volunteer party in November 2024. It was a successful event and allowed our club to show appreciation to our volunteers.
During the past few years, our travel programs have grown thanks to Ying Prince, our Travel Chair. In addition to continuing to schedule two Club Med trips a year, we entered a partnership with OAT (Overseas Adventure Travel) a few years ago. In October 2025, we will be going to Thailand. In the fall of 2026, we are offering 2 trips to Africa: Safari Serengeti: Tanzania Lodge and Tented Safari. The first trip filled so quickly that we decided to offer an additional trip which will be leaving eight days later.
Our Biking Program is also providing new opportunities for our members in addition to the one-day bike rides. Sylvia Harris contacted Road Scholars and arranged a 3-day midweek bike trip to the Eastern Shore this September. In addition, our club is participating in a VBT (Vermont Biking Tour) trip to Italy in June. Also, Bill Rakow is leading another rafting trip to Colorado in June. Since Geoffrey Pennoyer moved to Florida last November, Whitney Weber has become the golf Chair. Seven golf trips have been set-up for the upcoming golf season. There are midweek and weekend golfing destinations and a week-long golf trip to Hilton Head, SC. The weekly Ski and Sports Gram Newsletter has information on upcoming events.
Weekday golf will be offered again this year as well as Sailing, Biking and other events Co-ordinated by volunteers.
Our limited number of volunteers have worked diligently to keep our club going during the last few years. We have not had a Social Chair for many years. Also, since last September when Brigid O’Brien retired from her job and moved out of state, we no longer have a Sports and Recreation Chair. I have been assuming those responsibilities for the past few months.
If you are interested in either of these positions or in leading an event or any other activity, please contact us at the Ski Club office at (703) 532-7776 or email us at scwdc@scwdc.org. We welcome your input and suggestions.
I hope to see many of you at our Annual meeting on April 10, 2025, at Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, City.
Sincerely, Ruth D’Alessandro
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