Florida Association of Retired Troopers / NYSP

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The 21st Florida Association of Retired Troopers/NYSP Reunion

From all reports throughout the FART world, the recently concluded 2010 REUNION held on March 6^TH was a very huge success. It all started on the evening of March 5^TH at the HOMEWOOD SUITES where the BYOB PARTY was held. A record 123 people attended that portion of the REUNION, and we had 200 at the REUNION itself on Saturday, March 6^TH, which was yet another attendance record, but also NOTE that there will be a big change for 2011. We must cap the reunion at 200 and the Friday night BYOB at 115 due to fire laws and crowd control.

 Retired NYSP Superintendent TOM CONSTANTINE addressed the attendees, as did NYSP PBA President TOM MUNGEER.

The variety and super quality of food offered at the REUNION was the subject of conversation until the raffle portion of the REUNION commenced. All in all FART raffled off about $2,800 in gifts to the gathered throng and that included a raffle for LADIES ONLY, that was very well received by the ladies in attendance.

The 50/50 segment featured a giveaway of $550.00 to one very happy attendee. TIM RUDD accepted his winnings with a huge smile, but before he could put his new found treasure into his wallet, his wife SUE interceded and took total control of the situation. Condition normal.

At the conclusion of the REUNION proper, the large crowd headed back to the hotel where the leftover food from both the BYOB and the REUNION was set out for anyone brave enough to eat yet again. Yes, there were many brave souls who partook.

And so another year has come and gone for the FART REUNION staff. There were many first time attendees who advised they cannot wait for the next year’s bash to take place. All in all, it was a very good year for the FART ORGANIZATION. We accepted 19 new members which was still another record. We gave away a record number of gifts and prizes not counting the 50/50 monies.

Perhaps this important information should have gone into the first part of this update that being there will be NO CHANGE in prices for next year. Yes, you are reading correctly. For the 5^th successive year there will be NO RAISE in any of the prices for any of the events or yearly dues. We at FART think this might be our greatest success taking everything into consideration especially the economy.

Along with our great success we have had in attendance we find we may need to start limiting the number of participants as we are about maxed out at the facilities we currently use. Fire laws dictate just how many people can be put into a room. We will tackle that problem at our next FART DIRECTORS meeting. Stay tuned.