Next Chapter Meeting: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Topic: TBD

Nick Weber
Speakers Program

General Chapter Meeting Info

A featured part of almost every month's membership meeting is the guest speaker program.  The Board of Directors spends a lot of time planning and arranging for the featured speakers.  We begin by designing a general theme for each month's program and then follow up by identifying and booking potential speakers. 

The recent Program Themes were:

Theme	Speaker	Meeting Date
Fly Fishing Patagonia	Gonzalo Cortes	September 19, 2007
Project Healing Waters	Captain Eivind Forseth and John Colburn	October 17, 2007
'Ask the Fly Fisher' Forum and Fundraiser	Panel of PPTU Members	November 14, 2007 (note exception)
Annual Fly Tying Demonstrations	PPTU Members	January 16, 2008
Maryland Trout Rivers - Video Presentation	Jason du Pont	February 20, 2008
Cumberland Valley Update	Tom Baltz	March 19, 2008
Four Seasons of Salt Water Fly Fishing	Norm Bartlett	April 16, 2008
Whirling Disease in Maryland: Past and Present	Susan Rivers	May 21, 2008

Time: 7:00 PM, Third Wednesday except December, June, July and August

Place: Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, Maryland

Directions: From Capitol Beltway -- North on Georgia Avenue (Rte. 97). First right onto Forest Glen Road. Pass Holy Cross Hospital and go across Sligo Creek Parkway. The Center is on the right, approximately one quarter mile.

The 2007 Annual Fundraiser

Our 2007 Annual Fundraiser and "Ask The Experts" Forum was held on November 14, 2007. Thanks to the efforts of Bruce Eberle who organized the fundraiser, PPTU raised almost $2500 that will be used to fund future conservation efforts. George Gains won the Grand Prize, 2 days guided drift boat fishing/3 nights lodging for 2 anglers at West Branch Anglers (Delaware River, NY). A friend of Dave Wittman's won 2nd prize, the 8' 6" 4 piece 5 wt. Winston Boron Fly Rod and Orvis Battenkill Mid-Arbor Reel. Dennis Covert won the 3rd prize, a Pentax Waterproof Digital Camera. Paul Vicenze won the door prize, a 9' 4 piece 4 wt. custom fly rod built by Jim Greco. Some photos of the event taken by Bob Culver are posted below.

The following establishments donated items or gift certificates to our fundraising event. Please stop by and thank them. [Your patronage was not a condition, but would be appreciated.]

Backwater Angler (Monkton)	Mad City Coffee (Columbia)
Bagel Bin (Clarksville)	Niko Japanese (Ellicott City)
Bare Bones (Ellicott City)	Nissequogue River fishing (Long Island)
Bass Pro Shops (Arundel Mills Mall, Hanover)	Old Hickory Grill (Burtonsville)
Boarman's  Market (Clarksville)	Pizza Hut (Columbia HQ)
Cafe de Paris (Columbia)	Rocky Run (Columbia)
Chapala (Burtonsville)	Roots (Clarksville)
China Chefs (Columbia)	Safeway (Burtonsville)
Crab Shanty (Ellicott City)	Second Edition Books  (Columbia & Olney)
Daedalus Bks (Columbia)	Starbucks (Columbia Mall)
David's (Columbia)	Stonebow Inn (Grantsville)
Giant Foods (Clarksville & Burtonsville)	Three Brothers (Columbia)
House of India (Columbia)	Toby's Dinner Theater (Columbia)
Hunan Manor (Columbia)	Vintage Cellars (Clarksville)
King's Contrivance Liquor (Columbia)

The annual fundraising event could not have happened or been a success without the help of many PPTU Chapter members and friends; who are too numerous to mention individually. The following PPTU Chapter members contributed items to our fundraising event:

Craig Falk	David Haidak	Cathy Nutter
Jim Greco	Richard Lewis	Bob Serrano
Jim Greene

Bruce Eberle

Fundraising Chair

 

Dave Wittman & Bruce Eberle Setting Up The Silent Auction Items	Last Minute Raffle Ticket Sales	Larry Vawter Selling Hats & Other Goodies While Bruce Eberle Checks Status
Bob Serrano Checking Out Silent Auction Books	Rich Lewis & Gene Cyprych Checking Out The Booze!	Diane Black Sees If A Pair of Waders Fits At The Flea Market While Arnie Strand Assists
"Ask The Experts" Forum Starts	The Experts: Jim Greco, Charlie Gelso, Jay Sheppard, & Dave Pratt	Nick Weber Waiting To Ask A Question
Cathy Nutter Checking Out A Reel At The Flea Market	Dave Wittman Claims The 2nd Prize For A Friend While Bob Dietz And Paul Vicenzi Look On	Bruce Eberle Claims The Grand Prize Ticket He Bought For George Gaines While Nick Weber Looks On