Yes, thank you, thank you, thank you Ellie! You always come through and the events you put together are amazing. I had a BLAST at this convention! Best weekend ever!
-Mallory On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Linda Palit <lkpa...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > And to ELLIE for putting it all together and holding it all together! > > Great Spring Convention, Guys! > > Many Thanks to All. > > > > *From:* ellie :) [mailto:ellie.tho...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 9:20 AM > *To:* texascavers@texascavers.com > *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. > >
