Florida Branch

Contacts:
Branch President:
Roland H. Bogardus
no e-mail
Phone Number: 561.575.7553 (Florida - Winter)
914.271.9262 (New York - Summer)

Communications Coordinator:
Christine Snedaker: e-mail: chrisnfrank@comcast.net

ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION

The Florida Branch of The Holland Society of New York will host its annual winter meeting on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 12:00 noon at the Atlantis Country Club & Inn in Atlantis, FL.

Click here for the full invitation and reservation "tear sheet"

PRESIDENT ROLAND H. BOGARDUS HOSTS FLORIDA BRANCH MEETING

On a sunny Florida March 8, 2008 Saturday afternoon, President Roland H. Bogardus called the Florida Branch Meeting to order at the beautiful private Atlantis Country Club in Lake Worth, Florida, near West Palm Beach.

Sixteen Holland Society Members, Friends and family gathered together to enjoy each other's company. Cocktails, an excellent lunch and dessert were served in a private room fronting the golf course, and a program following was presented by President John B. VanDerbeek IV who attended the event with his lovely wife Diane.

John spoke about the Initiatives of the Holland Society of New York and the events outside of Florida available to the members, including 5 Dutch Days and the Holland Society Medalist Banquet each year in November. He also answered many questions from the participants about the organization including the current Hudson Membership Campaign, Henry Hudson Capital Campaign and 2009 NewYork Celebration in New York next year. A discussion took place following the luncheon about topics including possibility of once again dividing the rather large Sunshine State into two HSNY Branches because of the size of the state, or alternatively hosting additional Florida Branch future meetings in locations in western portion of the state.

President Roland welcomed Frank C. Snedaker, Christine B. Snedaker, Frank Snedaker, Jr. and Karen Snedaker, Trustee Emeritus John R. Voorhis III and his wife Janet, James Lansing, Jim Ringo, Carter Nevius and Patricia M. Anderson and the VanDerbeeks.

Also in attendance were Friends Sara Yates, Dorothy Van Winkle Tremaine (sister of past President Bill Van Winkle), President of US Coast Guard Branch Lou Bragaw and his wife Kathy, Friend of the Holland Society Sir John van Kesteren and his wife Louise.

Following lunch, the VanDerbeeks traveled to meet members of the Florida Branch who were unable to attend the luncheon, including John Walker Zabriskie, son of our Capital Campaign Chairman and Trustee Charles Zabriskie.

Christine Snedaker is serving as Communications Coordinator for the Florida Branch. Her email address is chrisnfrank@comcast.net

Plan to attend the next event for the Florida Branch, a wonderfully warm venue in the middle of Winter!