The Washington, DC Fagowees are Dedicated to Having Fun! The Fagowees offer trips and events year around for skiers and non-skiers who want to make new friends and enjoy the advantages and championship of group travel. While our members enjoy skiing, we really enjoy traveling with like minded folks who just want to have a good time while exploring new places and adventures. Why the Name Fagowees? Dutch Mueller, our founder, started the ball rolling in 1966. He was in the business of selling F-U-N at the Hecht Company Ski Shop. He had the opportunity to start his own ski club for "publicity" reasons and after several meetings in local pubs with like minded individuals a ski club was born. In order to standout in the sea of 106 local ski clubs, an unique name had to be found. Dutch had used the Fagowee name back in California for a defunct social club and some suggested the Fagowees return. So Fun And Games On Weekends Especially Skiingwas born. Join Us! The club is open to the general public. Anyone 21 years of age and older can join the club. Monthly Meetings The club holds monthly meetings, the first Tuesday of every month at local watering hole. You do not have to be a member to attend the meetings. Upcoming meetings are listed on the meetings page. Membership Has Benefits Club members also enjoy the benefits of membership in the Blue Ridge Ski Council and the National Ski Council Federation. Our members can participate on ski and other trips "sanctioned" by other BRSC member clubs without having to join other clubs. this gives our members access to a wide range of trips to choose from. UPCOMING EVENTS Jan 24-Golden Knights v. Capitals Hockey Game Jan 25-BOM-JV's Restaurant Feb 18-BOM-Bad Axe & Caboose Commons Pub Feb 27-Jesus Christ Superstar-Kennedy Center For more details, click here Ski Trips Feb 4-6, 2022-Canaan Valley Weekend Feb 18-26, 2022-BRSC Mix Solden, Austria March 6-11, 2022-BRSC Jay Peak, VT trip.-CANCELLED For More details, click here
2021 FAGOWEE(S) OF THE YEAR & THE UNSUNG HERO Fagowee(s) of the Year: Congratulations to John Morrison. John and his wife, Marilyn, joined the tribe in 2015 after learning the Fagowees were cruising the Mediterranean in 2016. john jumped into the club immediately and started running activities and offering a helping hand wherever needed. John became our Activities Coordinator and Bar of the Month guru. Congratulations on your well deserved award! Unsung Hero: Congratulations to Chris Carlson. This year's recipient is a long term Fagowee who has contributed much to the club both in front and behind the scenes. most of you know Chris "Crash" Carlson as our fearless leader of Canaan and other trips. But, this is for her contributions has our long running newsletter editor. What most don't see is the effort to wrangle all of the pieces out of the rip leaders, club President and others every month: and then to put it all together into a polished final project, in a timely manner. A well deserved award! Hopefully, we can toast these well deserved award winners in person soon! | FAGOWEE UPDATES ATTENTION FAGOWEES: A Message from President John McIntire! Well, the Big C-19 strikes again. Our on again-- off again Fagowee Cruise to the Caribbean was ultimately cancelled by NCL; BUT no before the majority of us were already in Florida. The notice came the afternoon prior to our sail date (Thanks Norwegian!). As a result, our group was left along with thousands of other cruisers were left stranded and had to make alternative arrangements. Most of us ended up staying in Miami for two nights and were able to enjoy each others company while we contemplated next moves. Some of us then decided to turn this into a Florida vacation while others scrambled to find flights home. Hope everyone is ready to descend on Canaan Valley Resort to enjoy a long weekend of skiing, tubing, sledding, skating, swimming, hiking and partying. It's been quite cold lately and, with any luck, the conditions will be good this year. It should be another fantastic Fagowee event. The trip has closed and we are almost at our max, if you procrastinated too long and need to go, call Chris to see if there is a spot available. On Feb 18th, you can channel all of your aggression and frustration by throwing axes at targets (not people, please). We're joining John Morrison at Bad Axe in Fairfax. Then, also join us after at the Bar of the Month at nearby Caboose Brewing Co. Later on Feb 27th, Tim Gordon has scored us some great tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar at the Kennedy Center. The 50th Anniversary of a great musical. Don't miss it. Happy Valentine's Day and enjoy a relaxing President's Day. Membership Drive: It's time for our annual recruitment drive. if you have friends, fellow skiers or co-workers who are not yet members, encourage them to sign up now! New memberships will be good until May 2023, giving you extra months of Fagowee fun for your new member fee. NOTE: Some events have limited availability, so if you can't make it, please make sure you cancel your registration, so another can take your place. RSVPing via Facebook does not ensure, you a spot. Click over to the events tab to see the latest upcoming events. Meetings: The February 2022 meeting will be at Glory Days Grill in Alexandria, VA. Be sure to follow us on social media to get the latest Fagowee updates and if you haven't paid your dues, climb out from under that rock and please do it! See you in person on February 1st. John
NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: February 1, 2022 Doors Open: 6:00pm Social time: 6-7:30pm Meeting Time: 7:30-8:30pm Location: Glory Days Grill, 3141 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314. |