|
Dear Purduers:
The next
event on the Club Calendar is:
THE ANNUAL PURDUE-INDIANA OLD OAKEN BUCKET PARTY
SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 23, 2002
NAPLES BEACH HOTEL & GOLF CLUB
LIGHT LUNCH AT 11:00 AM – KICKOFF 12:10 PM
COST $20 PER PERSON – CASH BAR
The game this year will be the 105th on
the gridiron with the Hoosiers since 1891.
Since the early 70’s we have had a joint meeting
with the Indiana Club of Southwest Florida for a broadcast,
or telecast, of this historic rivalry.
We have a replica of the Old
Oaken Bucket which
is retained by the winning team club.
It is our desire to regain possession of the Bucket
for the Purdue Club of Southwest
Florida come November 23rd.
We hope you will join in the fun and support the Purdue Club cheering
section for the 2002
Bucket Party. Round
up some Purdue friends to come with you and then send in the
reservation form on page 3 ASAP.
If you have any questions, phone Event chairman John
Harvey (239) 213-9203.
PURDUE-OHIO
STATE FOOTBALL GAME TO KICK OFF AT NOON
The
Big Ten Conference has announced that the Purdue-Ohio
State football
game on November 9, 2002 in West Lafayette will kick off at
noon EST. The game will be televised by ABC with Brent Musburger,
former
Purdue quarterback Gary Danielson and Jack Arute
doing the play-by-play and color commentary.
We
regret to advise The
Big Ten Golf Tournament & Dinner which was scheduled
for Sunday, December 1, 2002, has been canceled.
The reason for this, according to Tournament Chairman
Gene Fraley of the Ohio State Club, is lack of a corporate
sponsor. Fraley
is hopeful there will be another Big Ten Tournament in 2003.
2003 CLUB EVENTS
We
have some great programs scheduled for 2003.
(1) Our Annual Meeting Dinner is
Wednesday
Evening, January 22nd at Cypress Lake Country Club in Ft.
Myers. The Main
Speaker will be William E. Bindley, a 1962 Purdue graduate
and now Chairman and CEO of Bindley Capital Corporation in
Indianapolis. He
recently made a very generous donation to Purdue---in fact
it is the largest individual contribution ever received by
Purdue. Bill and his wife Mary Ann are now building a new home in
Naples and, we are proud to have them as the newest members
of the Purdue Club of Southwest Florida.
(2) The 27th Annual Mollenkopf Classic is
scheduled Monday, February 10th at Quail West
Country Club in North Naples.
President Martin Jischke, Athletic Director Morgan
Burke and Coach Joe Tiller will be guest speakers.
(3) Our Winter Dinner will be at the Naples Beach
Hotel & Golf Club on Tuesday, March 18th.
With Purdue known as “The University of
Astronauts” and the fact 2003 is the 100th
Anniversary of Orville Wright’s first manned flight, we
hope to have one of Purdue’s 21 Astronauts as our dinner
speaker. At the
dinner we will have the best entertainment anywhere anytime
with THE PURDUE
VARSITY GLEE CLUB UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRIAN BREED.
(4) For the “Purdue Day At The Phil” we have a
block of excellent tickets for the Saturday. April 19th,
matinee performance of the great Broadway Musical “42nd
Street” at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts.
(5) Our Annual Punta Gorda Luncheon will be on
Monday, May 4th at the Isles Yacht Club.
Additionally we intend to have the The Purdue Family
Picnic in June, The Purdue-Notre Dame Pre-game Luncheon on
Wednesday, September 24th, and the Purdue-Indiana
Bucket Party on November 22, 2003.
We
hope current dues paying members listed on Page 2 will want
to renew their membership for 2003.
Our club
operates on a calendar year basis---dues paid through the
end of this year will be applied to 2003 membership.
If you are not already a dues paying member, join us
and have fun with the Purdue Gang.
Sincerely,
|
Ron Graves,
President |
|
Ed Elliott,
Chairman of the Board |
|
