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 Dec 3-Beyond King Tut Experience-National Geographic Museum Dec 11-Theater Night-Wicked-Kennedy Center-sold out Dec 15-Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals Hockey Game-wait listed Dec 17-Christmas Party Jan 19-BOM: Ned Devine's-Herndon, VA Mar 29-NY Islanders v. Washington Capitals Hockey Game For more details, click here Ski Trips & Beyond 2022-2023 Season. January 3-13, 2023-Carribean Cruise February 3-5, 2023-Canaan Valley, WV Weekend March 3-10 BRSC Winterfest Lake Placid, NY Sept 22-Oct 2, 2023-Oktoberfest-Munich/Berlin For More details, click here
2022 FAGOWEE FUN IN PHOTOS! 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! The holiday season is upon us and there is a chill in the air. Time to get ready for the ski season and holiday celebrations. Congratulations to Fred Krambeck, Fagowee of the Month for October. He did an excellent job hosting our picnic at Washington Sailing Marina, his first Fagowee event. Also, many thanks to Stacy Hickman for hosting our annual foray to Freddie's for Beach Blanket Bingo. Always a good time with the "ladies." Coming up: King Tut: Come join Miriam Alonso on December 3rd for an immersive experience that explores what archeologists have learned about his life at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC. Kennedy Center: Tim Gordon has secured tickets to Wicked the Musical at the Kennedy Center on December 11th. This show is sold out. Capitals Hockey: Thurs, Dec 15 is the first of 2 hockey games, we are attending this winter. First is the Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals. Go CAPS! This event is sold out. Wait list only. Christmas Party: Sat, Dec 17 at PJ Skiddos. This party is not to be missed and if you haven't signed up DO IT NOW! Deadline to sign up is Dec 4th. We will be dancing to DJ Ryan, enjoying a buffet dinner and prizes. Sign up for the party of the season. Cruising-Jan 3-13 : A strong contingent of Fagowees will be joining Sharon Blackwell sailing the Caribbean on NCL. See you on board. Canaan-Feb 3-5: Chris "Crash" Carlson has put together another great trip to Canaan. Be sure to sign up and join us for this fantastic weekend of skiing, tubing, ice skating, hiking and partying. Always a great time. Lake Placid: Mar 5-10: Join your fellow Fagowees and the BRSC for the annual Winterfest trip. mike Stumpf is leading our group of Fagowees to this former two time Winter Olympic site. Always a good time with our BRSC friends Octoberfest 2023-Sept 22-Oct 2: Lisa Vignerot has put together another fantastic package for Oktoberfest '23 including three days of fest tents in Munich, a side trip to innsbruck, and 5 days in Berlin. Lisa is the Oktoberfest whisperer for the club. You will not be disappointed. Fagowee Website Registrations: 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 or other means does not ensure, you a spot. So login, Click over to the events tab to see the latest upcoming events and register. Meetings: December 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 Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays See you in person on Dec 6th. John
NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: DEC 6, 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. Bring a new unwrapped toy for kids 0-18 years old to donate to Children's National Hospital to the meeting.
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