COMMENTS
FROM SEC/TREAS
Happy holidays!!! Here’s hoping that Santa brings you everything on your
wish list!
Our new 2015 cards are green and so far 71 members have renewed and we have
15 new members. This time last year we had 16 new members so we’re on track to
either meet or exceed our membership additions in 2015. I know each club is
focusing efforts on attracting new pitchers and increasing membership. It’s
working!
You still have time to get your 2015 cards – you’ll need it to pitch in your first tournament in January. Please remember that dues are now $28 $17 for NHPA and $11 for FSHPA). That extra dollar is going to maintenance of our
Florida Hall of Fame.
Most of you know that our monthly newsletter is available at
http://fshpa.com If you have internet access please start looking for the
newsletter there. At some point in the not too distant future we will need to
go to an all-digital format. Postage and printing costs are rising.
If you have an email address please let me know. I can add that to your
player profile so that we can include you on horseshoe news and notifications.
Please know that all of your information is used only for FSHPA business and is
not disclosed to any outside parties.
Anyone on Facebook? There are a few horseshoe-related groups you can check
out:
1.) National Horseshoe Pitcher’s Association (NHPA) has 669 members in
the Facebook group. Pitchers share articles, tournament information,
photos and videos.
2.) Florida Horseshoe Pitchers Assn is an organization page on Facebook.
Check it for tournament updates and results. Share your successes and
tips with other pitchers.
Hope to see you on the courts and on Facebook!
Marcela Santoyo Sec/Treas
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COMMENTS FROM THE THIRD VP
Horseshoes, horseshoes, horseshoes...spread the word!
We should all be talking about our Horseshoes Clubs whenever and wherever
we can. Try to promote the sport of horseshoes among your neighbors, friends,
social groups, church groups, and any new comers to your communities. Maybe
your club has some promotional ideas that are working, please share the ideas
with the rest of us. Feel free to call or email me and I will get the ideas
out to the other clubs. Chuck Johnston from
good ideas from their club. The officers of the
up a stand out side a local store with information about horseshoes, where they
met and invited anyone
interested to come and pitch with the club.
club information to try to get the word out in our area. Flagler is also going
to participate in a local Home & Lifestyle Show handing out informational
brochures and answering questions. Anything to get the word out and encourage
new pitchers. These are all great ideas, I am sure that your club has some
wonderful ideas also so please share them with us.
I hope everyone is enjoying the new tournament season. Take a look at the
Tournament schedule often (as it does change); make some plans to pitch at a
new club or two this tournament season. Also, it is not too early to start
thinking about the Florida Club
Team Tournament being held in
Saturday, January 31, 2015. Vicki Marteney is the Tournament Director for the Florida Club Team Tournament, therefore you will need to send your Team entries
and fees to Vicki no later than the Wednesday before the tournament. So start
gathering your Teams together and making plans for January.
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