GREETINGS TO FEDERATION MEMBERS!

Each year, we reflect back to our accomplishments for the year.  This year will be no different as we have had impressive successful venues that the host clubs have staged for your enjoyment.  We are grateful to the Los Angeles and Seattle Cascade Clubs for their respective events on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.  The fellowship and camaraderie was evident in these hosted Federation sanctioned events.  Many thanks to the Sacramento and Los Angeles Clubs for the open invitation to their respective annual events at Reno and Las Vegas.

With the rotation at Memorial Day alternating between Sacramento and Los Angeles and at Labor Day between Seattle Cascade, Vancouver, Portland and Victoria, there are many venues that members can plan for 2012 and beyond.  In addition to these two weekend dates, this year the Tucson Club will be hosting their every three year Federation Invitational event in April.  See the particulars below.  Added to the five year plan, it was announced by the co-host clubs Hawaii and Oakland that they are planning a Maui Invitational event in 2013.  Watch for further announcements on Maui.

The competitiveness of the inter-club events which included the Battle of the Bay, Challenge Cup and Valley Cup in California as well as the Inter-City matches in the Northern clubs have created a great rivalry over the years.  Four qualifying clubs from the California competition meet at the Northern California Cup (NCC) to determine the NCC champion. 

The four clubs for the Battle of the Bay were Dragons, Oakland, Monta Vista and Marin was a tight match with Oakland edging out the Dragons by one point.  Both Oakland and Dragons qualified.  The Valley Cup between Monta Vista and Santa Clara was won by Monta Vista.  The Valley Cup between Sacramento and Weekend Drivers was won by Sacramento.  The NCC saw the Dragons winning going away.  It was the host club Seattle Cascade winning the Inter-City team matches on Labor Day weekend.

Again, as in the past, the objectives that have been to continue the Federation’s quest to help the member clubs improve or maintain their active membership through our twice a year Federation meetings.  Also, to improve the invitational participation by encouraging club members to honor the host club’s hard and laborious job to provide participants with great venues and activities.

Hugh Lee, Federation President