JUNE'S

Jean Lepkowski:

On Saturday, June 26th, 16 members or friends of the American Club had an adventurous day at Pena Escrita.  Through the generosity of the Town Hall of Almunecar we were provided with a free bus and an extraordinary driver.  The road to the top is windy and narrow and we were all glad someone else was doing the driving.  Antonio drove us to the top of the park and we walked down stopping at the many animal areas on the way.  When we reached the bottom he was there to transport us up to the restaurant where we had a very nice menu del dia.  We saw lions, tigers. buffalo, hippopotamus, Basque ponies, bears, zebras and other animals and birds as well.  It was a great day enjoyed by all who went.  Click here to see photos 

GRAB YOUR BALLS!

We're Going Bowling!

NEXT BOWLING EVENT Autumn 2010

This monthly event is always a blast!  We meet at 4:30 OZONE Bowling. The LAST bowling this season will be June 16th.  Cost is 20 Euro which includes shoe rental, drinks AND dinner afterward!  We will begin again this autumn. For more information phone Jean 952 53 8019 or Monna  634 80 6457

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE

 Lorca Performance Bus trip in Granada

Friday the 25th of September rolled out the barrel and had a barrel of fun!  

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO SEE SCENES FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT!

AGM MEETING SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD

 Our annual general meeting took take place on Saturday October 1 at the Lions Club in Nerja.

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LETTER FROM CHRISTOPHER

Our separation from the previous organization was successful for our group; however, extremely stressful  from the personal attacks from the other organization. My number one priority is that our fantastic group continues to thrive. At the end of this term I will be stepping down as President. I have had this role for 3 years now and it is my personal belief, that it is unhealthy for any organization to function under the same leadership for long periods of time thus preventing stagnation and allowing for change.  This was the basic principle that made a group of us demand change four years ago.  Growing up in Lubbock Texas we witnessed the cotton fields being planted with peanuts every two years... reason for this "crop rotation"... it produced better yields of cotton.

At the business meeting today, I shared that we must have our AGM meeting and election of officers close to the date we had the first meeting to separate. We are required to have this meeting close to the filing date. We filed our first meeting, September 26, 2009. We must have another meeting close to this date, record the minutes in Spanish and have it notarized.  At the meeting today, we agreed that we would have our annual general meeting on Saturday October 3rd have hold election of officers.  We also agreed to allow proxy votes. We plan to pass out ballots at the Oktoberfest gathering as well as send out on-line. We do not anticipate an issue with proxy votes since we all know the members exist!  The list of officers running are as follows:

President: Peter Snyder
Vice-Pres: Jean Lepkowski
Secretary: Monna Moller
Treasurer: Monna Moller
Member Rep 1: Mike Patrick
Member Rep 2: Paula Mackey

Although I am not running for office, I would like to continue managing the website and continue relations with the press and media. Of course, I plan to be involved planning an event and getting other members involved in the process.  Like with crop rotation, I would be happy to hold a position on the board in the future.

I truly believe we have developed a very nice group that has a commitment to generating funds for Spanish charities and have fun in the process. I remember when I became president, someone said, "Now YOU have all the power"... I cannot disagree with this statement more. The club President has no power but rather that person's job is to encourage and motivate others. The "power" is a membership, that is empowered and feel they are heard and can effect change within the organization.

 4th of JULY CELEBRATION

Reserve now because this event sells out!

Come join the American International Club for a fun evening of camaraderie and consumption on Sunday July 4th at Sicile Restaurant in Torrox Costa.

 WHAT WE WILL HAVE: Chicken, Ribs, Hotdogs,  Hamburgers with all the trimmings, Ribs,Pizza Sangria, Beer, Soft Drinks and Live Music!

HOW TO RESERVE: Send an email letting us know how many people to nerjaclub@yahoo.com

WHAT TIME: 8:00 PM

WHERE: Sicile Restaurant Private Terrace Room

Paseo Maritimo, C/los Pinos Bloque 76 (Above Ice-Cream Parlour Buena Vista II)  Torrox Costa

COST: 25 Euro Per Person (with member discount 15 Euro pp)

WATCH LAST YEARS 4TH OF JULY PARTY CLICK ON THE FIREWORKS! 

 MARCH

March 3rd          FANTASIA DE FERIA
With Andalusian outfits, men and women (on horseback), trained horses with cowboy saddles walk and gallop simultaneously, doing various crossings and circles bringing us back to the happiness and colourful scenery of our Andalusian Fairs.

Join us as we take a private coach to spend an evening watching a spectacular show. Tickets are 20 Euro PP. For more information contact Jean 952 53 8019 send us an inquiry under the contacts tab.

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Almuñécar

 Get to know Almuñecar With   “The Costa Tropical Express”

Thursday 25^th March 2010

We will meet at the Friday Market place at 12.00 pm at the western end - where MacDonald is situated.  Here you can park your car free of charge.

“The Costa Tropical Express” will take us for a tour around Almuñecar town and the surrounding area – La Vega (the chirimoya plantations) Plaza Carrera, the new part of Almuñecar called P4, Avenida Andalucia, Paseo Altillo and Cotobro. The tour takes about 1 hour 30 min and costs 6€ per person (= members price – guests 8€) – profits will go to charity.

After the ride we will all have lunch at the “Restaurant ASIA” on the corner at the Market place.  They have an excellent “Menu del Dia” that costs only 5.25€ excl. drinks. 

If you want to participate send an e-mail to: nerjaclub@yahoo.com or contact Monna 634 80 6457

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This event is one of our best functions for earning funds for Spanish charities (O.N.G.).Please visit our booth or even voilunteer to help! The event is from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. There will be food, drinks, activities, music and more.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE EVENTS!

MAY SAN ISIDRO

JUNE PENA ESCRITA ANIMAL RESERVE

JULY 4th of July BASH

AUGUST LORCA

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