2009 RED HAT SPRING FLING ITINERARY AND RESERVATION INFORMATION 

2009 RED HAT SPRING FLING

HOSTED BY THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RED HATTERS

2 NIGHT/3 DAY PACKAGE

Wednesday, June 10^th - Friday, June 12^th, 2009

GAVIN'S IRISH COUNTRY INN

118 Golden Hill Road, PO Box 6, East Durham, NY 12423

Call: 518.634.2582 Email: reservations@gavins.com

FOR THE WHOLE STORY GO TO WWW.GAVINS.COM

 Red Hat 2009 Package Rates:

Red Hat 2009 Package Includes

2 nights/ 3 days

$199 per adult in Plan B (mountain view, smaller room)

$229 per adult in Plan A (poolside, larger room)

$309 per single occupancy in Plan B

RESERVATIONS LIMITED:  TO BOOK YOUR RED HAT GETAWAY TODAY

CALL (518) 634-2582 OR EMAIL RESERVATIONS@GAVINS.COM

A $50.00 PER PERSON DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED FOR A CONFIRMED RESERVATION.  GAVIN'S IRISH COUNTRY INN ACCEPTS VISA, MASTER CARD OR PERSONAL CHECKS.  RESERVATIONS ARE BASED ON A FIRST COME BASIS, SO CALL NOW!!!

ITINERARY

Wednesday

12 Noon                      Check-In ....Relax.....Welcome in Tea Room

Sign Up in Tea Room for Door Decorating Contest

(Bring Your Materials to decorate your door for judging on Thursday)

1-2 PM                        Lite Lunch Buffet in the Dining Room

2-3 PM                        Red Hat Craft Making in the Tea Room

3-3:30 PM                   Horse Racing Game in the Tea Room...Bring your dollars!

3:30-4 PM                   Ice Cream Social on the Tea Room Deck

4:30-6:30 PM              Irish Pub Party in Gavin's Pub

                                    Live Irish Entertainment with Irish Step Dancers

                                    All Guests Receive a Complimentary Ticket for a Glass of Wine or Beer,

Cheese & Cracker Assortment

6:30 PM                       Dress Up Night Dinner Banquet in Dining Room:

Choice of Prime Rib au Jus, Chicken Marsala or Baked Salmon

                                    With Door Prizes & Raffle

8:30 PM                       Live Irish American Show in Pub with the "Andy Cooney Band"

Thursday "New" Hawaiian Luau Party Day

7 AM                           Complimentary Fresh Coffee & Tea Available in the Tea Room

8 AM                           Pool-side Morning Stretch/Yoga

8:30-9:30 AM              Pajama Breakfast - Wear your Pajamas'! Full Country Breakfast in the Dining Room!

10 AM-12 Noon          Vendor Presentations to include Red Hat boutiques & Country Crafts

                                    (we encourage any Red Hat groups to vendor your products if desired!)

12:30 PM                     Hawaiian Luau Luncheon (wear your Hawaiian colors) on the Lawn with

Fruit Salad, Pulled Pork, BBQ Ribs & More.

1:30-4 PM                   Hawaiian Party with Karaoke Craig featuring Hula, Karaoke, and

Best Dressed Contests with Prizes!      

4-5 PM                        Door Judging  with 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Place Prizes

6:30-7:30 PM              Dinner in Dining Room:

Choice of Corned Beef & Cabbage, Chicken Parmesan, or Baked Scrod - 50/50 Raffle

8 PM                           Place your Irish Soda Bread or Brown Bread orders in office to bring home tomorrow...$8.00 for a whole loaf

9 PM                           Entertainment in the Pub: Elvis Show featuring Joe Eigo

Friday: NEW Western Day!

7 AM                           Complimentary Fresh Coffee & Tea Available in the Tea Room

8:30 AM                      Western Hoop-Di-Doo Breakfast - wear your western gear!!!! & Complimentary Bloody Mary's to all the Red Hat Ladies!

11 AM                         Check-out Time returns keys to office, followed by

Complimentary Coffee, Tea, & Cookies in the Tea room before departure

OCTOBER  2 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2009, CONVENTION 2009.  Planning HAS BEGUN FOR the "Third Long Island Red Hat Convention".  Once again it will be held at the wonderful Huntington Hilton Hotel in Melville, L.I., New York the weekend of October 2nd through the 4th of 2009.   It WILL be even bigger and better than the two before it!  There will be new vendors as well as old favorites, all new entertainment, workshops, shows and activities.  We will present an exciting new theme and all new, stunningly beautiful decorations to delight you!  Those of you who were at the last one know that it was the "ultimate girlfriends getaway weekend", and you are not going to want to miss this coming one.   So START SPREADING THE NEWS!!!!!! and get ready to come play, sing, dance, learn, craft, meet, greet, share, shop and just have the BEST Red Hat exPerience of your life!   At this time we are looking for anyone who might be interested in sharing their talent in crafting, demonstrating or teaching in a workshop or seminar at the convention.  If you or anyone you know of fits this request please contact chairwoman- Joan Cavanagh at - 516-826-4346 or at joancavanagh@msn.com.  Please watch for the many updates that will follow.  RESERVATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.  As always it will be on a first come, first serve basis.  Don't be left out!  Yours in Red Hat Sisterhood, Queen Johanna Rose  (Dyckman).Chair.