Laura Baker (19643)
Florida Manatees – President
Greetings from our February Rally in Gainesville, Florida, hosted by Rolf & Anne Kuhns at the new Santa Fe Palms Resort, a new resort that has welcomed our Florida Chapters. We held our somewhat delayed annual meeting at the rally, where our new International Directors, Duane Paige & Laurie Hunt, visited with us and updated us on some of the projects they are working on. We also introduced our newest honorary member of the Chapter, Ariel, a 51-year-old Manatee in Homasassa Springs, Florida, home to “Save The Manatees.” Ariel is part of the Adopt-A-Manatee Program, and we are happy to have her back with us. We visited the lovely Kanapaha Botanical Gardens where we toured the various horticultural areas, including the largest bamboo garden in the Southeast US.
Geoff & I will be traveling westward this summer and hope to see many of you at the International Rally in Pueblo, Colorado. Duane & Laurie have promised us an innovative agenda with some very interesting excursions.
The Florida Manatees encourage our members to step up and get involved with our Chapter events. Please contact me if you are willing to be a Chapter Officer. And of course, we are always looking for hosts for future rallies, so raise your hand, and jump in, and have some fun! All that is required is the desire to participate. We have mentors who will show you the way.
We can be reached at nkkflmanatees@gmail.com Cell: 610-747-6966.