Bakersfield

Hello Everyone!

As I was driving around the county today for my usual business-related stops, I couldn't help but notice how nice the mountain tops looked with a dusting of the first real snow of the season. Looking at such a beautiful spectacle reminded me that I'm flying back East on Thursday for the Holidays. While I'm gone, Tom will be resuming his post as our group host for this week's meeting. We have a room reserved - it's the one next to the Sports Arena (closest to the back of the building.

It just occurred to me that the first Thursday in January happens to be New Year's Day! Since I'm sure many of us will be busy that week with other obligations (family, etc.), I'm thinking we should change the schedule for January (and only January) to the 2nd and 4th Thursday, especially since there is a 5th Thursday that month. If anyone has an objection with this change, please let me know. If not, let's plan accordingly!

I hope each and every one of you have a safe and happy Holiday season - and always remember, if you intend to drink liberally, make sure you have a designated driver!

Cheers,

Andrew

Hi everyone,

This is just a reminder that we'll be meeting Thursday night (Dec. 4), 6 PM at Cataldo's as usual. Tom reserved the Sports Arena area for us (if you walk in the front door, hang a left and we'll be in the room closest to the front of the building). Speaking of the room reservations, a few members mentioned they'd be willing to chip in a few dollars to help cover the continual reservations - it's a $40 deposit - so if 4 people were willing to pitch in $10 each, or 8 people $5 each, we can insure that we'll continue to have a space reserved when possible. If you're interested in pitching in, shoot me a response back, that way I can keep tabs on who's money will be going towards the deposit.

I hope to see some fresh faces tomorrow. If you've been wanting to come to a meeting but haven't yet done so, now is a great time! We won't bite!

I'm looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Thanks,

Andrew