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 May 14-Dinner Night-House of Dynasty May 21-BOM-Mark's Pub July 10-To Kill A Mockingbird-Kennedy Center July 23-Kayaking on the Occoquan Sept 19-26-Ocean City Week/Weekend 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! Happy May! It's election time again! ELECTIONS: It's that time again. Our annual election will be held at the May meeting. You will need to attend in person to cast your ballot for President, Vice President and Board of Directors. I encourage everyone to consider voting for the candidates that you believe are most capable and likely to provide positive leadership and creative contributions to the Club. We need active participation. We are continuing the process of fleshing out the Spring and Summer activities schedules and we have several new offerings. In May, sign up for our dinner night at House of Dynasty in Alexandria on May 14th and the BOM on May 21st at Mark's Pub in Falls Church Later in the Summer, we have added Kayaking on the Occoquan, and a Fall horseback riding to the calendar. Also in the works, the return of the annual Float Trip, Additional bars of the month, dinner nights, Nationals games, zip lining and a rail bike tour. Keep checking for more updates Membership Drive: It's the last month of 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 May 2022 meeting will be at Glory Days Grill in Alexandria, VA. Come join us 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 May 3rd. John FAGOWEE STORE IS HAVING A SALE! CLICK HERE Election Results from the May Meeting: President-John McIntire Vice President-John Morrison Board of Directors(2 year term) Miriam Alonso Chris Carlson Fred Krambeck Board of Directors(1 year term) Bill Steinhour Molly Stumpf Mary Ellen Feldcamp and Sandy Mcintire are finishing up the second year of their 2 year terms. Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Board of Directors. NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: ELECTION NIGHT! MAY 3, 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.
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