NEWZ SEZ
So good to see that smile again....
And make a toast to you, to speak with you, and dance with you! We celebrated all this and more at Action's Member Appreciation Bash this past weekend. A huge rainbow crashed our party, and we all know that true sign of Good Things to come!! See the story and images in this issue — A "Thank You" to all our old and new members, that stuck with us through this tough year and a half of solitude and masks.
And now a little pat on the back for Action's Board......Revving up for our 2022 Ski + Board Season
The Board has not stopped since the early days of 2020. We kept our monthly board meetings Zooming. We started with planning Zoom happy hours. Then, when the time allowed, we planned our outdoor General Meetings, all the while, planning our 2022 ski + board season, outdoor events, happy hours and the Member Appreciation Party. We kept our website updated, and followed through with our communications, emails and newsletters. It's a lot of volunteer time, but we love doing it, and as a result our membership has been growing in spite of the c-word!
So now we are getting closer to the real fun stuff — Snow 2022
We have our General Meeting + Happy hour Tomorrow August 4th, at Arterra Del Mar. Many members showed up last month to our first indoor/outdoor meeting. It's great to see everyone, and you'll want to get warmed up for the September 8th General Meeting + Happy hour + and finally — Ta Da....Trip Sign ups!!!! You don't want to miss it.
Scroll down, See what we have planned for the rest of the summer and the great Party pix.
Looking forward to seeing you + your smile tomorrow at Arterra Del Mar.
Suzanne | THE SUMMER MEETINGS + EVENTS | August Happy Hour + General Meeting
Tomorrow
August 4th, 2021 — 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Arterra Del Mar
Registration is required. Sign up HERE
See You Tomorrow!
| September TRIP SIGN UPS + General Meeting + Happy Hour
Wed. September 8th, 2021 — 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
| Hit the Slopes with Action 2022
click on the links below for more trip details | | Utah Fly-Away Trip
Thursday Jan 6 - Monday Jan 10, 2022
Join Action and your trip lead Cindy Luchetti on a 4-day fly-away trip to Salt Lake City.
Mammoth Super Bowl Trip
Friday Feb 11 - Monday Feb 14, 2022
Action’s annual Super Bowl Mammoth trip!
Whitefish Fly-Away Trip
Saturday, March 5 - Saturday, March 12, 2022
Six FUN days in Whitefish, Montana!
Zermatt Switzerland Ski Trip
Wait list
Wednesday, March 16 - Sunday, March 27, 2022
Ski Zermatt Switzerland.
Winter Park, CO Boutique Fly-Away
Thursday, March 31, 2022, 8:00 AM until Monday, April 4, 2022, 5:00 PM
Carole Badt and Rick Cole on a 4-day trip to Winter Park, Colorado.
| | |  | Raptor Ridge Hike, San Pasqual Valley
San Dieguito River Park
Saturday August 7 3:00 PM
You don’t want to miss this event!
Join Action Ski & Snowboard Club for a hike in beautiful San Pasqual Valley to the top of Raptor Ridge with spectacular views, The hike gains about 600 feet in elevation and is moderate in difficulty. Bring plenty of water and a hat.
A happy hour (appetizers available) will follow at the Orfila Winery in San Pasqual Valley, not far from North County Fair, and 15 minutes from the trailhead. Bring a jacket in case the temperature is cool.
Note: Unfortunately bathrooms are not available in the parking lot or on the trail so you might want to stop at a public restroom prior to arriving. Two gas stations at I-15 and Via Rancho Parkway are a good place to stop.
Date: Saturday August 7
Time: 3:00 PM
Meeting Place: Ysabel Creek Road Staging Area (Bandy Canyon Rd & Ysabel Creek Rd)
Happy Hour: 5:00 PM Orfila Winery, 13455 San Pasqual Road, Escondido CA
Please register on Club Express
|  | | Camp + Hike in Laguna Mountains
August 20-22, 2021
Camp host John Thomas
The campground sits at an elevation of 5,600 feet, forested with pines and oaks with plenty of shade.
$50.00 Event Registration Fee
TENT CAMPING ONLY – No RV’s. Mostly flat, shaded tent sites.
The $50.00 registration fee includes camping fee, meals, beverages (Friday dinner, Saturday morning full breakfast, Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday continental breakfast.) and parking*. Such a deal!
Campground is available beginning 2 pm Thursday but bring your own food and drink for Thursday and Friday morning. John will arrive on Friday August 20.
August 20-22, 2021
|  | Action North County
A September Weekend Happy Hour
Private Residence
Address: near Hwy 78 & El Camino Real
September 18th, 2021
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Registration and $5 payment is required to attend this event
Please join up to 30 Action members at this North County private residence event hosted by long-time Action members, Elizabeth and Rein Dressel at their home’s outdoors patio area (near highway 78 and El Camino Real). We will be able to enjoy the views outside during a relaxing afternoon happy hour with fellow Action members. Bocce ball and corn hole games will be available for some stiff competition.
Bring your favorite beverage(s) and a chair, so everyone has a place to sit.
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Action Ski & Snowboard Club
General Meeting
Membership Drive + Happy Hour
For the first time since February 2020, Action Ski & Snowboard club held their General Meeting and Happy Hour at Arterra, Del Mar on July 14th. It was refreshing to see so many folks (old and new) joining us at our old favorite General Meeting location for the first time since the pandemic impacted all of our lives. This initial meeting also included a membership drive, where all new faces received a free raffle ticket for the 50/50 raffle. 50% of the proceeds are going towards Action’s local charity of choice, which as been Encinitas Spay and Neuter. Congratulations to Tom Sullivan’s wise investment in raffle tickets that scored him a whopping $33 in cash.
|  | Quite a few experienced skiers greeted us for the first time at this meeting, and many showed great interest in joining our 2022 ski trips. Everyone contributed to a very high-energy ambiance at Arterra, rekindling some of the good old times that used to be common place. Here are a couple more pictures from that event, where we greeted the following newbies to our Action membership team: Laura, Lisa, Michael, Teresa, Judi and John.
Thank you all for helping us initiate this successful membership drive! The next General Meeting is on August 4th, and please mark your calendars with our September General Meeting and 2022 Ski Trips Sign-ups, which will be on September 8th at Arterra, Del Mar.
Roger
| Action's Member Appreciation BBQ Bash | A Big thank you, a little Rock + Roll and a pot of Gold...
Really, could a Rainbow so full and colorful, timed it any better?
Saturday July 24, 2021 we got a little face to face time with our loyal members. The night was filled with live music, joy, and excitement to see everyone's smiling faces. It was a beautiful night at Janet's house, and we thank her for hosting, once again.
Rock of Ages, played, you guessed it, Rock + Roll. Leah poured wine and more wine, but made the beer drinkers pump their own beer from the keg :). John Thomas manned the grills and the Grill men. Real men with tongs! All the food was cooked, baked, sauted, flipped and mixed, with love, by the Action Board.
What else can I say, it was a well-deserved and needed party — again to thank our loyal membership — The pix below will tell the rest.
Suzanne | The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) |  | | The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Community Weekend, featuring the San Diego Triathlon Challenge (SDTC) is an event unlike any other in the world.
Join athletes of all abilities for a weekend of sports, community and celebration. Together, we’ll raise funds and empower athletes with physical challenges. Check out this video to give you an idea of what the event looks like.
Our 27th Annual Triathlon Challenge this year is set forSunday, Oct. 24 at Bonita Cove – a NEW LOCATION. We have volunteer needs on Friday, Oct. 22 through Monday, Oct. 25.
Everyone deserves to feel the power of crossing a finish line. By volunteering at this one-of-a-kind event, you help CAF put on an event of a lifetime and we could not do it without you!
The volunteer link for SDTC is live, so sign up today! http://support.challengedathletes.org/weekendvolunteer
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