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Personal Greeting
and Agenda
BLUE KNIGHTS SRC SPRING 2010HOSTED
BY FLORIDA XVIII SARASOTA / MANATEE
COUNTIES FLORIDAContact spring2010src@verizon.netWEB SITE www.blueknightsflxviii.com UPDATED FOR CHANGE
TO HOST HOTAL LOCATION Hello my
name is Rory Mac Connell. I am the President of Florida XVIII Manatee and Sarasota counties. Our membership is hosting the
2010 Spring SRC, and we are very excited to have our Blue Knight Brother’s, Sister’s and family traveling to our
beautiful area for the conference. The host hotel had to be changed due to
circumstances beyond our control. The new host hotel is a brand new Holiday Inn located in Sarasota / Manatee counties. They
have 105 rooms that will be $70 + tax for $80.50 per night. Breakfast will not be included in the room rate, our chapter needed
to keep the room rate down, the hotel will issue a discount breakfast card to SRC member’s for the breakfast buffet
for $9.99. Our secondary hotel, a Hampton Inn is 1 ½ mile from this property. Motor coaches will
be given space for the conference at the host hotel parking lot (no hook ups). The adjacent parking lot is huge. We will have
a hospitality room set up in the Ballroom, an indoor heated pool, whirlpool spa, coed steam room and sauna pool side, a massage
suite / service is also available. They have a large outdoor deck for lounging in the sun and a fire pit surrounded by an
outdoor sofa for 20 plus, for the evenings. The lobby has an atrium area with lots of seating and a bar
/ lounge and restaurant. All rooms have a small fridge and the usual equipment (no microwave). Wifi throughout the facility,
pet friendly, handicap accessible and hired security from 11 PM till 7 AM for the parking areas will be provided as well.
The local Budweiser distributor will be assisting with decorations and libations for our event. The facility is located 10
minutes from the Gulf of Mexico for the most beautiful West Coast ocean sun set’s outside of the California Coast. This
location is closer downtown Sarasota and St Armands circle than the Venice location. You must ask for group code BKL when registering for the low rate.Holiday Inn Sarasota Bradenton Airport8009
15th Street E (old 301)Sarasota, FL. 34243941-355-9000 Holiday
Inn Sarasota Bradenton Airport -Blue Knights Law Enforcement
We are planning a ride for Friday and a BBQ
lunch on south Lido beach; bring your bathing suits. We have many beach rides planned as well as many local attractions. For
the animal lover’s we have the Mote Marine Research facilities and aquarium and the Big Cat Preserve. At Myakka Park
they have the largest air boat in Florida; it can hold 35 people to tour the lake and view the gators and wildlife. We have
2 daytime sea marine tour boats and the Le Barge sunset cruise. We have arrangements with the Flying Fish Fleet for a Saturday
1/2 day fishing trip (reduced FEE). We
have a large Art District in Sarasota and Bradenton which includes the John Ringling Museum and Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota,
and the South Florida Museum in Bradenton. We have a world renowned Botanical Artist in our club Olivia Chiusano and Victoria
Anderson is known nationally in the art world and run’s a gallery in the Art District in Sarasota and will assist our
guest’s in navigating these areas. We will have a guided ride on Saturday by Florida XVI Ft Myers /Port Charlotte to
Punta Gorda harbor and a guided ride casino by our chapter. We will be providing maps to popular local ride spots such as,
The Rosa Fiorrela winery, the Ellenton Outlet Center, Downtown Sarasota with St Armand’s Circle, Linger Lodge on the
Bradenton River, Boca Grande Island, as well as the many scenic restaurants and of course ride the beaches from Anna Marie
Island to Manasota Key. I hope to see you at the SRC
Spring 2010
Thank You
Rory Mac Connell, President
Blue Knights Florida XVIII BLUE KNIGHTS SOUTHERN REGIONAL CONFERANCE SPRING 2010HOSTED BY FLORIDA XVIII SARASOTA / MANATEE COUNTIES FLORIDATENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY April 29th 10:00 AM –
5:00 PM Registration @ Ball Room / Corridor 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Ball Room
CHAPTER SALES and Raffles, Banquet seating chart to be available for choices of seating 1st come 1st
pick, all ride sign up and maps
Self guided rides and dinner on your own, maps and directions at Ball Room 5:00 PM Guided ride to Le Barge for Sunset Cruise departs (Prior
Reg. FEE) 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM Ball Room Hospitality open 7 PM appetizers
MUST DISPLAY SRC BADGE/PASS
Chapter sales, raffles, 50/50, silent auction
Tri-cycle races patio area track
FRIDAY April 30th 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM optional Breakfast Buffet available $9.99 per person,
9:00 AM – 12:00
PM Registration @ Lobby Banquet seating chart to be available for choices of seating/ last chance 10:00 AM Ride to depart beach lunch; bring your bathing suits WE WILL BRING THE towels
BBQ at South Lido Park and beach 1 PM11:00 AM self guided rides;
see sign up for any other participants to same locations, FL XVIII set up the line ups out front. At 2 PM a BBQ lunch @ South
Lido Park (wear colors) DISPLAY BADGE/PASS for all FL XVIII members and registered guest. 4:00 PM Presidents Meeting @ introduction of new
SRC board and International representative @ back up hotel meeting room tentative All Holiday Inn guests assemble at front lot to ride over to meeting @ 3:45 PM 5:00 PM- 11:30 PM Garden Room
Hospitality open 7 PM appetizers Tricycle races patio area FINALS, Chapter sales, 50/50 Raffles, door prizes
and drawings 10:30 PM SATURDAY May 1st 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM optional Breakfast
Buffet available $9.99 per person
7:00 AM self- guided ride to Marina Jacks
the Flyin Fish charter fishing
(Prior Reg. FEE) 10:00 AM BK guided ride departs to Punta Gorda by FL XVI 10:00 AM BK guided ride departs to Manatee County by FL XVIII
10:30 AM self guided rides; see sign up for any other participants to same locations,
FL XVIII set up the line ups out front. 12:00 – 3 PM Chapter sales,
Raffles, silent auction, door prizes
ATRIUM / limited Hospitality open 6:00
PM – 7:00 PM Cocktail hour appetizers, D.J. Lounge (CASH BAR)
MUST SURRENDER THE SRC BADGE/PASS TO ENTER 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Banquet / D.J. lounge
(CASH BAR)
AT THE CONVENTION CENTER OPPOSITE HOLIDAY INN
9:00 PM FINAL HOSPITALITY all raffles, 50/50 and silent auction till 11:00 PM
AT THE CONVENTION CENTER Sunday May 2nd 6 AM- 9 AM optional Breakfast Buffet available $9.99 per person
NOON Check
out and farewells
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