We had not been to a Spring Convention in a number of years and we really enjoyed ourselves at this one. Thanks so much to all of you that worked so hard.
Sheryl On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Linda Palit <[email protected]> wrote: > Stefan! > > Huge thanks for the cooking work you organize and do! > > The lack of CRISES and the AMAZING food is Wonderful! > > And I know how hard that is to pull off. > > We all appreciate it. > > > > > > *From:* Stefan Creaser [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 11:11 AM > *To:* [email protected]; ellie :); [email protected] > > *Subject:* RE: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks! > > > > Get well soon Mark, we missed ya! > > > > I would like to thank, again: Chris, Leslie and Vico for spending most of > the day in the kitchen (as well as time before cooking and shopping), and > the various other people who stopped by and were given a knife to use! > Thanks!! Also to Stephen Bryant for organising the serving line so y’all > could get fed efficiently. > > > > Big thanks to Crash for taking and returning all the cooks equipment in the > TSA (TSS?) trailer, allowing me to enjoy (?!) the ride out there on my > ‘Bike. > > > > Cheers, > > Stefan > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 9:53 AM > *To:* ellie :); [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks! > > > > I especially want to thank Ellie for a great job, once again, and for > Michael for holding down registration. > > > > And a HUGE thanks to Fritz Holt for pinch hitting for me for the Kickapoo > Cavern trips Sunday. > > > > I really wanted to be more active in the whole Convention weekend, but a > rude wakeup call at 3 AM from a 6-7mm size kidney stone changed my plans. > > > > Instead, my lovely wife accompanied me to Val Verde Hospital in Del Rio > where I spent most of Saturday in a morphine-induced haze until a stent was > inserted. > > > > I came out of surgery around the time of the TSA Business Meeting and would > have much rather been at the Convention than in recovery. > > > > All in all, it was a very interesting weekend and thanks to all who helped > and, thank God, my wife, who never goes to caving events ordinarily, decided > to come to this one! > > > > > > Great location, as well, and I hope we go there again! > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > *From:* ellie :) [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 9:20 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks! > > > > We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville > with over 100 in attendance. > > > > Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention > a success! > > > > I would like to give special thanks to the following: > > - Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for > entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction. > > - Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers > for the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the > convention > from Spoetzl Brewery. > - Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work > involved with that. > - Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday > dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before. > - Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. > Yum. > - Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the > Saturday dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and running the AV > system > during talks and the evening show. > - Michael Cicherski for doing registration and for taking care of all > the money. > - Mark Alman for finally getting out of my hair so I could be president > for a day...and for all the help leading up to convention. > - Marvin Miller for chairing the Map Salon and for soliciting lots of > entries. > - Don Arburn for chairing the Photo Salon and making sure the photos. > - Fritz Holt for stepping up at the last minute to organize and lead > the convoys of cavers through Kickapoo Caverns. > - Rod Goke for willingly providing AV for the Convention. > - Jim Kennedy for the TCMA auction. > - Andrea Croskrey for displaying Texas spirit while assisting the TCMA > fundraising auction. > - Saj Zappitello for organizing the TCMA auction and soliciting for > items, and for lending me that red dress. > - Joe Ranzau for being at my beckncall. > - Vendors for making sure we all know whats going on. > - David Ochel and Becky Jones for putting on the Gear Adjustment > Workshop. > - Bill Steele for hooking cavers up with Shiner beer!!! > - Diana Tomchick for Margarita Happy Hour. > - Pete Strickland for making sure no caver camp goes without a > campfire. > - Bexar Grotto for lending an ear and a hand during and before the > convention. > - EVERYONE else who helped out...Im sure I have left someone out. > > > -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are > confidential and may also be privileged. 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