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2012 Trailblazers Keys Trip Memorial Day Week-End
Make your vacation plans now! Thursday, May 24, 2011 - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 The beds are 59% sold and only 3 master bedrooms left. The trip will be a 6 day vacation in the Cocoplum Resort on Marathon Key. There are 20 condominiums with kitchens and everything you need to prepare meals and drinks. Every condo has 2 bathrooms. Each condo is limited to 5 people for a total of 100 Trailblazers. Check in at 3pm Thursday and check out at 10am Tuesday. Check out their website at www.cocoplum.com for more information on the facility. If you've never been on this trip with us, click on "Property layout" on their website to help you decide which condo you might prefer. If you are early to bed you might want to avoid the condos surrounding the spa & clubhouse area. Early registration will have choice of preferred locations Each condo has a master bedroom with private bath ($640), one guest room ($280pp) with a double bed and a twin bed, and a pull out sofa bed ($230). Reserve your spot now. Click on the link below to download and print a registration form to include with your deposit ($100 minimum for sofa bed or guest room bed, $200 for master bedroom) or payment in full if you prefer. If needed, you may make your payments in no more than 3 total payments, with 2nd payment matching the deposit and balance required on last payment. 50% of your total is due by March 9 and full payment is due by April 13. After April 13 no refunds will be given unless a paid-in-full participant is substituted from a waiting list. Click on this link to download a registration form to print and mail. Mail your check & registration form to Trailblazers, Inc., P.O. Box 410256, Melbourne, FL 32941. Or go to our website at www.trailblazersclub.com, click on "Join Now", scroll to the bottom of the page & use the PayPal link choosing the miscellaneous option at the bottom. Please indicate exactly what you are payng for in the space provided. We need the registration form by either payment method for our records. Every effort will be made to accommodate your room preference.
If we sell out like we did last year, we will start a waiting list.
Questions? Call Judy: 321-259-8680 |
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Written by Tracy Carter
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Trailblazers Updates
December 21, 2011 |
May your Holiday Season be full of fun and fellowship while celebrating your individual family tradition and beliefs as well as sharing those of others. We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
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Merry Christmas Trailblazers! Wow! I'm still recovering from Judy's Christmas Party....or maybe I'm just feeling the years at my tender age of 56. It was fantastic to see so many happy and cheery faces Saturday Night. The food was abundant and delish. It was great dancing with the hot TBr ladies and break dancing with Mad Marv.....(and the sounds of smooth Jazz with Dan and Anita)...or so we pretended to Madonna and Michael Jackson...Don's favorite artist. Judy knows how to throw a party. The lights and decorations were first class. And you know how to play! I apologize for showing such zeal in public but when we all get together I can feel the mass energy. Every Kingdom needs a Court Jester eh?....or the realities of life turn us in to drones. Guess what? We're almost SOLD OUT for New Year's Eve! We have 155 confirmed prepaids and we gave the Caterer pretty much a final count yesterday. Last year we had 170 people. This year we want to avoid "last minute people" at the door and any crashers. We want the Caterer to have enough for all of you good folks who thought ahead and planned your future. Last minute folks put unnecessary and unfair pressure on us to make this a night to remember. Crashers will be readily ejected by my secret and private guard of thugs. The Center will seat close to 200 people but we'll be crowded and there won't be room to dance so we may have to close it up soon. Last year was crowded and food ran short. Not this year. Do not wait until next week or you may see a "Closed for the Evening" sign at the door. This year has been a smashing success because of all of you. Our membership is consistently strong at almost 350. A good percentage of you are new and positive about the whole experience. We keep getting referrals based on excellent recommendations. I hope next year we can continue the momentum and give each other the cheer and happiness we all deserve. Without a club community with a family feel life would be lonely. I look forward to seeing y'all this New Year's Eve. Finally, we will need volunteers for New Years. Please come forward and contact Judy. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukah. Happy Kwanza. Ommmmmm.....
B.T.
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This calendar is provided for you to have a quick look at what's coming up. Due to space limitations all of the details are not included here. The details and host contact information can be found in the text version of the events. If you see an event here that does not yet have a long text version.....hold your horses....it will be there usually by 2 weeks prior to the event.
If this calendar doesn't work for you, try clicking on this link to download and save to your files and/or print: December 2011 (Updated 12/21) If you get a message that it's out of print range, try anyway, it prints for me.
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Christmas Day Lunch or Dinner and a Movie Anyone interested in getting together Christmas Day to go to eat and then to see "New Years Eve" or the movie of your choice (maybe do a double header), or see the movie first and then eat? We can wrap up the day with dessert and coffee at my house.
If interested call me and we'll plan to suit the majority. So far there are 8 of us.
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Pics From the Christmas Party Have Been Posted For Your Viewing Pleasure by Photog Marv Hatten.To view the Pics go to www.shutterfly.comSign in with username/email
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, password: trailblaze Click on Album titled "2011 Trailblazers Christmas Party" Click on "Play Slideshow" |
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2011 New Years Eve Party
December 31, 7PM Indian Harbour Beach Recreation Center Buffet Included With Entrance Fee:
Choice of Crabmeat Stuffed Chicken Breast with Mango Glaze or Sweet Potato Encrusted Cod Green Bean Almondine Penne Marinara Mixed Green Salad Rolls/Butter Assorted desserts Champagne Toast at Midnight. BYOB
Door Prizes
With the club going electronic we continue to save money and are again able to give back to you with a low entrance fee. Your advance payment will assure that we plan for enough food. Advance payment pricing is no longer available. Entrance Fees are now:
Members: $20 (cash at the door) Non-Members: $35 (cash at the door)
Entertainment will be provided by DJ Tracy Come dressed to impress. (See separate posting for music requests) You may pay through Paypal by going to www.trailblazers-club.com and clicking on the "join now" tab in order to access the miscellaneous paypal option at the bottom of the page. Paypal payments must be made by Friday evening, December 30. Payments may also be mailed to:
Trailblazers, PO Box 410256, Melbourne, Florida 32941 Payments made through snail mail must be postmarked early enough to be received by Friday, December 30. Remember the mail is slower during Christmas season. We need volunteers to help with set up/clean up and to take a turn at the sign in table at the door. Contact Judy
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Music, Music, What's Your Pleasure? Trailblazers New Year's Eve Party Here's your chance to help choose the music for the New Year's Eve Party. Our DJ Tracy has provided an avenue for your input. A special web page has been set up just for our event where guests can go to submit music requests. You can access this web page at http://www.djtcar.djintelligence.com/request/nye2011Please be aware that the number of song requests can exceed the available time to play all of them. The DJ will play a mix of song types as much as possible. |
Saturday, January 21, 2012 9th Annual Pirates At The Pier Costume Bash! http://www.PiratesAtThePier.com Inside Marlin's Sports Bar and on the Pier beyond at the Cocoa Beach Pier! 401Meade Ave., Cocoa Beach Event Videography Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iew-nOXzJo Door Prizes, Costume Contests, 50/50 Drawing! featuring Brevard's BEST all 'round Party Band. PERSONAL DRINKING VESSELS ARE NOT ALLOWED! FULL Caribbean DINNER BUFFET (7:00 to 8:30 - GET THERE EARLY): Fresh Island Fruit & Assorted Cheese Platter, Plank Chips & Mango Salsa, Shark Bites, Tossed Greens, Jerk Chicken, & Island Veggies, Wild Boar, & a FREE Draft Beer or Rum Punch! $20 in advance - includes dinner buffet & a draft beer or pirate punch until 8:30 pm $25 at the door - includes dinner buffet & a draft beer or pirate punch until 8:30 pm $12 after 9:00 pm - includes a draft beer or pirate punch I will mail you advanced tickets IF you send your check payable to MadHatterPromotions.com and a self addressed & stamped envelope to 340 Myrtlewood Road, Melbourne, FL 32940, no later than January 18, 2012. Sooner is better! Advance tickets available soon at OceaNotions on the Cocoa Beach Pier http://www.CocoaBeachPier.com , The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce http://www.CocoaBeachChamber.com , and Fairvilla Megastore http://www.http://www.fairvilla.com/featured/happy-holidays-from-cape-canaveral in Cape Canaveral. FREE PARKING I can now take Credit Card info over the phone! DISCOUNTED Rooms ($69/night+tax) at the Days Inn across the street! (Offer expires Friday Morning!) Call 321-784-2550 Extension 0. Ask for Pirates At The Pier Rate! DISCOUNTED Rooms also available at the Best Western around the corner for $79 + tax. Call 321-783-7621 Extension 366 or 377. (Advance ticket purchase option expires Friday morning!)
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Saturday, January 28, 2012, all day! Party Bus Trip to Gasparilla Pirate Parade, Tampa & Ybor City Country's LARGEST Pirate theme Event, a Pirate MARDI GRAS! 9:00 am: Leave Wal-Mart Viera Murphy Gas Station Parking. Pickups also in Cocoa (I-95, exit 201) and Orlando along travel route. $69 includes reserved viewing seats. Half is for ticket! Only 45 seats available Park in Ybor City, ride trolley to waterfront, visit Ybor City after parade - dinner option. Party on bus going over! Bus has bathroom & video system. BYOB permissible on bus. Bring a cooler! Ride INCLUDES VIP bleacher seating by marina: room to move around, private port-o-lets, concessions & celebrities nearby! We can hang out at other party areas & STILL be guaranteed parade seats at 2:00 pm.Parade lasted hours last year & we bagged TONS of beads! Parade is 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm! On the way home we'll Party & Dine in Ybor City then return home around midnight. Refund Policy: MUST find substitution! Check payable to: Mad Hatter Promotions and mail to: 340 Myrtlewood Road, Melbourne, FL 32940 I can now take Credit Card info over the phone!
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Pinochle Anyone?
Anyone interested in getting together in the evening to play pinochle? I'd like to get together a group of pinochle players to meet once a month to play cards, enjoy conversation, drink wine and eat appetizers. Bring a snack, BYOB, and we can rotate houses. Call Beverly Morgan
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BE SURE TO CHECK THE LISTINGS AT THE END FOR EVENTS THAT REPEAT MORE THAN ONCE EACH MONTH. |
2012 Trailblazers Keys Trip Memorial Day Week-End
Make your vacation plans now! Thursday, May 24, 2011 - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 The beds are 54% sold and only 4 master bedrooms left. The trip will be a 6 day vacation in the Cocoplum Resort on Marathon Key. There are 20 condominiums with kitchens and everything you need to prepare meals and drinks. Every condo has 2 bathrooms. Each condo is limited to 5 people for a total of 100 Trailblazers. Check in at 3pm Thursday and check out at 10am Tuesday. Check out their website at www.cocoplum.com for more information on the facility. If you've never been on this trip with us, click on "Property layout" on their website to help you decide which condo you might prefer. If you are early to bed you might want to avoid the condos surrounding the spa & clubhouse area. Early registration will have choice of preferred locations Each condo has a master bedroom with private bath ($640), one guest room ($280pp) with a double bed and a twin bed, and a pull out sofa bed ($230). Reserve your spot now. Click on the link below to download and print a registration form to include with your deposit ($100 minimum for sofa bed or guest room bed, $200 for master bedroom) or payment in full if you prefer. If needed, you may make your payments in no more than 3 total payments, with 2nd payment matching the deposit and balance required on last payment. 50% of your total is due by March 9 and full payment is due by April 13. After April 13 no refunds will be given unless a paid-in-full participant is substituted from a waiting list. Click on this link to download a registration form to print and mail. Mail your check & registration form to Trailblazers, Inc., P.O. Box 410256, Melbourne, FL 32941. Or go to our website at www.trailblazersclub.com, click on "Join Now", scroll to the bottom of the page & use the PayPal link choosing the miscellaneous option at the bottom. Please indicate exactly what you are payng for in the space provided. We need the registration form by either payment method for our records. Every effort will be made to accommodate your room preference.
If we sell out like we did last year, we will start a waiting list. Questions? Call Judy:
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Yoga Classes Rodes Park Community Center in Melbourne 321-952-3215 Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 10 AM Flannigan Road off of Minton Rd (Across from Calvary Chapel) Bring a mat, towel and an open mind. $8 each class Multiple class discounts available Questions: Marie Degatina or Cynthia (Instructor)  Marie Degatina: 
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YOGA CLASSES IN CAPE CANAVERAL Every Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:45pm Beginning 12/14 classes are canceled and will resume 1/11/12 Kundalini Yoga blends powerful breathing techniques with dynamic and relaxing exercise. Dress comfortably and bring a mat and/or towel. Great for beginners! Additional class days and times are available. Location: Family Health & Wellness Center (next to Sunseed Co-Op) 6615 North Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL Cost: $10 per class (discount available for multiple classes) Contact: Kathy |
Golf Every Friday Note....this event is closed until daylight savings time begins next year or otherwise noted.  Bob Kaufman 
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Every Odd Numbered Wednesday
Matt's Casbah, 6:30 - 9:30pm Downtown Melbourne
Adam Azar & Friends Playing Originals and covers, Reggae/Rock
Contact Margaret Azar
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| Every Even Numbered Wednesday NOTE: This event has ended for the season. Watch for it to return hopefully in the Spring. 
Smooth Jazz Night at The Crowne Plaza 2605 Hwy A1A, Indialantic 5:30pm - 8:30pm Rain or Shine! Free Admission, Free Valet Parking DRESS TO IMPRESS for this Classy Upscale Oceanfront Jazz Party. Enjoy food and drink while you soak in the ambiance, listen to the music and chat with your friends and maybe dance a little too. Your Trailblazer host will be there every even numbered Wednesday. Bob Ritter: 
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 Singles Dances at the Melbourne Moose 1st & 4th Sunday of each month. No dancing on the 4th Sunday in December....Christmas Day. 6-10 PM. Just $5.00 Includes a 1/2 hour lesson from 6-6:30. Please arrive no later than 5:45 for the lesson. HUGE dance floor, and Plenty of seating, too. The drinks are super cheap. Bring your own snacks if you like. Live Music by Janice and Rene. They are outstanding. Address: 157 Dayton Blvd. Dayton is the street on the west side of the Target on 192. Overflow parking is in the Target parking lot. Enter through the double doors to the right of the main entrance. Dress is business casual or dressy. No shorts please. Moose membership is not required to attend this dance. We have between 80 and 120 singles at these singles dances, and could easily handle 150+. We'd like to have you join us.
Men Wanted - No experience necessary!
We will train you. 
Any man who comes to the lesson and dance for the very first time will be admitted for FREE. So what have you got to lose? Give us a try - the ladies are waiting for you. (Ladies, do not feel discriminated against - it is for you/us we need to get more men involved). Spread the word. For information please Contact Betty Johnson: |
Trailblazers Board of Directors April, 2011 - April, 2012 Serving you with a Smile........or trying anyway!  
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Written by President Bill
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:50 |
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It's already September and the Fall lurks upon the horizon. Brisk cold winds are brewing in the Arctic. The foilage will soon be blazing golden hues of red, orange, and yellow. The rolling hills will be a blanket of colors. Pumpkins are swelling for Halloween Jack O Lanterns and Thanksgiving pies. I can smell the spice already. I need to go to the shed and get my rake and put on a scarf and go in to the yard. Wait a minute....I'm in Florida. Soon the mosquitos will wane and the humidity will drop. I guess I'll just dream of the New England Fall and Arctic Northern Lights. Not too far off in time I'll be a leaf falling from the tree of life to be raked and burned....NAH!!... no way Jose!...I'm going to Savannah, camping, boating, picnicing, fine dining, drinking and gazing at TBr women. This ole boy has a lot of living to do before he gets raked. This Saturday Okie will be at the Meeting to promote the Savannah trip in December. Bring your checkbook. It will sell out quickly. I usually get the Tomoichi room in the wonderful Federal style B&B Okie has ready for us. I like wandering around the cobblestone streets of Historic Savannah whilst sipping my buttered rum and imagining the glory days of shipping in the 1700s and 1800s. The food is good and the night life is vibrant. I can't wait! Bob Mula will have Arthur at the Meeting as well to promote the "We Remember 9-11" event Bob is hosting September 9 at the Crowne Plaza. Please bring your cash and check so you can get your tickets at the Meeting. Dorn, Judy, and I have already purchased our tickets. Maybe we can all sit together. The event supports The Liberty Bell Museum and Remembers the good people who risked their lives responding to this tragic event in our history....and of course the thousands of beloved lives lost to a madman who is now fish fodder. The Devil awaits. Tracy Carter and his lovely Pam are having a Water Day at Sebastian Inlet this Sunday. He has a new Pontoon boat that seats 15+. Thanks Tracy for providing your boat and including everyone for this event. I hope she floats. That's OK....we know how to swim.....RIGHT???? Be kind to Tracy and Pam. It's not easy to haul a boat from Rockledge to Sebastian and then handle a bunch of clamoring TBrs. Joe Mchugh is having a Kayak/Pool party at his home on Labor Day. Thanks Joe for opening your home again to all of the Membership. It's very kind of you. We strongly appreciate your camraderieship. Please bring a side dish to share with Joe and your friends. Read your updates for details. I have 25 people coming to Matts Casbeh tomorrow night. Thank you everyone for RSVPing. I will be there early to make sure we are all set up. There will be live music by "23 Trees". Margaret of Melbourne Beach is the proud Mama of the musicians. Let's be supportive. Also, many Thanks to Patty and Dorn for hosting Happy Hour at Ichabods last Friday. The turnout was great. The food was excellent. Thanks Liz for sharing your Calamari with me. I hope we can all party together soon. Patty and Dorn will do the same next month 4th Friday. We'll see you at the Membership Meeting. Please bring a side dish to share. I'll bring Baked Ziti.....BT's Bistro...Ha Ha. Have a good week and take care this Labor Day Weekend. BT |
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Written by Bill T
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I suppose that as de facto President of an outgoing upbeat Club I should shy away from somber narratives but when we lose ANY member to the untimely whims of fate I do become sad....for the untimely loss of Joan Ricciardi of Suntree. I will miss her immensely for sure. I am definitely sad. I am not going to lose faith. It was just a few months ago we were having Martinis and dancing. Carpe Diem is the mantra of being here now.....and this Club. Her eggplant parmagiana was one of the best I have ever had and I lived in Rome for 4 years. She brought real food to meetings and functions which speaks volumes of her caring. Her attitude was inclusive and hopeful. She was an excellent Trailblazer. She will forever be a part of the landscape of our community whether earthbound or not. Goodbye Joan. As for the rest of you please take care and appreciate the fact that y'all mean a lot to us and others.....so please return the empathy to those around you and always extend that helping hand to your community.....whether it's us or not. I think I'll be scheduling a Long Point Park Campout the first weekend of November (not October)....4th-6th. The SECOND weekend will be our Membership Meeting at the usual place. The details will follow. I went to the Park last weekend and had the Ranger print out the available sites which you need to prepay directly to him and plan for it soon. The Ranger highly encouraged November because it's cooler, less bugs, clearer skies, meteor showers, and far more comfortable for camping. He sold me. A little whiskey, blazing fire under the celestial symphony, and good company.... the elements become tolerable. On Saturday of that weekend we'll have a bonfire and the Board will provide some finger food to the best of our ability...i.e. hot dogs, buns, and smores.....you bring a side dish to share....some real food please. Take care. Please renew soon. |
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