Join the Virginia Pond on August 21 for it’s annual summer social, this year at Midnight Brewery in Rockville, VA. Family members and industry guests are invited to this event!
Midnight Brewery is located at 2410 Granite Ridge Road in the Rockville Commerce Industrial Center off Ashland Rd. – just minutes from Short Pump. The large indoor and outdoor spaces will allow for fellowship at a comfortable social distance.
The social officially starts at 5:30. The cost is $30/pp when paid in advance or $35/pp at the door. Included are 2 craft beverages of choice and an entree courtesy of Braise N Smoke food truck. A vegan option is available with advance notice (by 8/12).
We would like to thank the dedicated golfers and sponsors who came out for the Pond’s annual charity golf tournament on Thursday, June 25th. It was a great day, in spite of late afternoon thunder storms that cut some teams’ games short by a hole or two.
Proceeds from this event will be distributed to local charities like those listed on the Pond’s charity page.
Congratulations to our tournament winners:
Team: Rainbow International
Steve Roane
Kevin Ayscue
Tyson Clary
Aaron Fisher
Closest to the Pin: Larry Glidwell and Mile Blitz
Longest Drive: Keith Strohecker
We would also like to recognize the generous sponsors who supported this event:
FOOD AND BEVERAGE Sedgwick
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H. F. Bulifant & Sons, Inc. Belfor Property Restoration Rimkus Consulting Group U.S. Financial Group, LLC Midkiff, Muncie & Ross, PC Robson P.C. ERS of Central VA & Tidewater Piedmont Claims Services LLC Rainbow International Peerless Restoration Services Art Recovery Technologies Forcon International
The 114th Grand Nest Convention in Hartford, originally scheduled for July 2020, is now scheduled to take place July 23, 2021 through July 28, 2021.
Event registrations remains in place, and the price paid remains honored for next summer’s event. The Hartford Marriott is also honoring the 2020 published room rates for July 2021. Please know that we have added more rooms for this event as we expect a great turnout! Convention updates will be posted here: http://www.bluegoosehartfordpond.com/convention.html
We thank you all for your excitement to attend the Grand Nest Convention in Hartford, CT and we look forward to gathering again for fellowship and charity very soon! Stay safe until then!
Fraternally yours,
The Blue Goose Hartford Pond 202ONE Convention Committee!
Registration is open for the 114th annual convention of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International, from July 18-21 in Hartford, CT. There’ll be Plenty in 2020 – plenty of:
Blue Goose Tradition
Connections
Adventures
Laughs
Work to be Done
Amazing Meals
Friendly Faces
Giving Back
… and EVERYTHING!
Details and registration links may be found here. Sign up by 4/15 and save!
CONVENTION AGENDA:
SATURDAY 7.18
Grand Nest Officer’s Meeting
Grand Nest Spouse Activity & Luncheon
Optional Private Dinner for 20 @ V’s Trattoria
Grand Nest Officers’ Reception & Dinner
SUNDAY 7.19
Golf Outing at Tunxis Country Club
Parents & Youth Meeting
Optional Brignole Winery Tour
Youth Welcome Party
First Timer Meeting
1960’s Groovy Welcome Party
MONDAY 7.20
Opening Ceremony and Memorial Service
Model Initiation
Youth Tour @ USA Ninja Challenge & Nomad’s Adventure
Spouse/Guest Tour – Mark Twain’s Home & Capital Grille for lunch
Reservations are now being accepted for the Pond’s 2019 Christmas Social, which will be held on Wednesday, December 18 at the Virginia War Memorial. Family members and guests are welcome!!!
The event cost is $45/pp when paid by the RSVP deadline and $50 thereafter, and includes food, beverages (wine, beer and soft drinks), access to all exhibits, plus great fellowship! RSVP’s are requested by 12/13 in order to make sure we have enough food and beverages!
The venue will be closed to the public during the event. An optional private group tour of the memorial and new renovations is being offered at 5:30 pm, just prior to the social. For those who have not visited the memorial, it is a wonderful monument to the men and women who have defended our Country from WWII to the present. Its location offers a beautiful view of the James River and Richmond City skyline, which will be decorated for the holiday season. Â
December Charity – As is our holiday tradition, attendees are encouraged to bring a donation for the USO center at the Richmond Int’l Airport. The USO provides hospitality to thousands of troops and their families during the holiday season. Needs include individual size snacks and beverages, travel size toiletries, and cash/gift cards.
Prize raffle tickets will also be sold at this event with all proceeds going to the USO. Raffle prize donations are welcome!
We are very pleased to report another successful October social and charity fundraiser!
The weather unfortunately did not cooperate and forced us to move inside. But the room was very spacious and comfortable, and provided a cozy atmosphere for the event. The Richmond Country Club did an excellent job with the food and service. Our musician, Bethany Gates, is very talented and gracious. All in all, it was a wonderful evening and a very successful fundraiser for Comfort Zone Camp (CZC). Check out the album on our photos page.
We would like to thank everyone who came out for the evening and especially the event sponsors. Thanks also to the event coordinator, Rick Bulifant, who did an awesome job with the arrangements.
We are already looking forward to next year!
Below is a list of the generous who stepped up to support this event. Click the logo to visit a sponsor’s website.
The Virginia Pond’s 2019 Shuckin’ & Jivin’ event will take place on Wednesday, October 16 at the Richmond Country Club in Henrico, VA. Proceeds will benefit Comfort Zone Camp (CZC), a safe place for grieving kids.
Join us for an evening of fellowship, oysters and other items off the grill, and live music – all for a great cause! Our entertainer this year is Bethany Gates, whom Style Weekly readers voted one of this year’s best musicians in Richmond! Photos from last year’s event are online.
This event is open to family, friends and industry professionals. The cost is $32 when paid by October 12 or $35 at the door, which includes food and entertainment. A full cash bar will be available.
We hope you will plan to join us, along with your guest(s). Make your reservation now!
This year’s summer social at Isley Brewing was a great success! It was really nice to see so many new and returning faces.
The venue did a great job of hosting our group, giving us the entire venue. JW Thomas did an awesome job with the music. Many raved about the food provided by Gourmet Meltz. And everyone clearly enjoyed the fellowship. Check out the album on our photos page!
MANY THANKS to Jet Thomas to coordinating the event and to our generous sponsors who made it all possible:
Join the Virginia Pond on August 21 for it’s annual summer social, this year at Isley Brewing Company in Scott’s Addition, Richmond. Family members and industry guests are invited to this event!
Isley Brewing Company, located at 1715 Summit Ave., was the first craft brewery to open in Scott’s Addition and was listed in 2017 as one of the world’s best travel-worthy breweries in the world by USA Today.
The social officially starts at 5:30. The cost is $27/pp when paid in advance or $30/pp at the door. Included are 2 craft beverages/samplers of choice, food, live music, and (as always) great fellowship! Please reserve early and no later than August 19.
