Wisconsin Sno-Bird Club

INDIANA
Snow Bird
Club

FLORIDA
SNOWBIRDS

WALTON
Snowbirds

PENSACOLA
PERDIDO KEY

PANAMA CITY
Snowbird Club

CASINOS
Mississippi Gulf Coast

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WHAT
Wisconsin Sno-Bird Club

FOUNDED
1988

Membership Requirements
Must be or have been a Wisconsin resident.

2007-2008 OFFICERS
Pres. Kenn Krouse
Vice P Michael O'Rouke
Sect. Bob Sebanz
Trea. Alice Carson
Board Memebers
Ron Quarnstrom
Gene Lesinski
Fred Carson

Contact: wissnobirds@yahoo.com or

Kenn Krouse President
251 967 2463

Snowbird Winter Rentals

2007-2008 Calendar

Oct 24^th Breakfast: 8:30 Ducks Dinner OB

Nov 7^th Breakfast: 8:30 Island House OB

Nov 14^th Lunch: Mikee’s 11:30 GS

Nov 22^nd Thanksgiving Dinner: 3:30 5:00 OBCC

Nov 28^th Breakfast: 8:30 Pancake House @ Best Western GS

Dec 5^th Lunch: Calypso Joe’s 11:30 OB Special Menu

Dec 12 Breakfast: 8:30 Big O’s GS

Dec 19 Lunch: Original Oyster House 11:30 GS

Dec 25 Christmas Dinner: 12:30 2:00 OBCC

Dec. 31 New Year's Eve at Beau Rivage

Jan 2^nd Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00 Board Meeting following Meeting

Jan 5^th Wolf Bay Cruise

Jan 9^th Breakfast: 8:30 Giggling Grouper $7.00 FOLEY

Jan 16^th Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00

Jan 23rd Pot Luck: OBCC 11:30 OBCC

Jan 24^th Golf Fun Day

Jan. 30- Feb. 2 Fla Nature Trip

Feb 6^th Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00 Board Meeting follows Meeting

Feb 9^th Brat Fest: Eric Meyer Center 10:30

Feb 13th Breakfast: 8:30 Lester’s $7.00 OB

Feb 15^th Baldwin Cty. Museum Outing

Feb 16^th GSFD Pancake Breakfast: Eric Meyer Center 7:00

Feb 16^th Dog Track Trip $10.00

Feb 20^th Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00

Feb 21^st Golf Fun Day

Feb 22^nd LCB: Zoo 11:00

Feb 27^th Picnic: OBCC 11:30

Feb 28^th Mi/Wi/In Golf: Timber Creek 12:00

Feb. 28 - March 1 Cajun Trip, New Iberia

March 5^th Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00 Board Meeting follows Meeting

March 6th Zoo Fun Day: Zoo 1:30

March 12th Breakfast: 8:30 Jalapenos at the beach $7.00 GS

March 19^th Meeting: OBCC 8:30 9:00

March 23^rd Easter Sunday Dinner: OBCC 12:30 2:00

April 2^nd Breakfast: 8:30

WHY ALABAMA?
"Like most Snow Birds someone has been someplace and mentioned how nice the area is. So as Snow Birds we migrate there to the Pleasure Island Coast of Alabama as one of the places to come. The reasons why we come here: Dreams of retiring in warm weather. Places where friends are. It is a retirement minded community. The larger cities of Mobile and Pensacola are nearby. The beaches for some are the big draw. The people are friendly and Lastly- NO SNOW!!! "
Kenn Krouse, Current Wisconsin Sno-Bird President

CLUB HISTORY
Two separate groups with different interest from Wisconsin started meeting at the Dairy Queen in Gulf Shores. One club was formed from that meeting. They continued to meet at the Dairy Queen until the group increased in size to about thirty members. Several meeting places were used until settling at the Legion Club in Gulf Shores. This was about 1994. The club continued to grow to over two hundred members. At this time the Legion also became too small. In 1999 we started meeting at Wolf Bay Lodge. By the end of the 1999/2000 year we had 356 registered members. Since 2002, our meetings have been held at the Orange Beach Community Center.

WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS
Our members are active in many area groups and volunteer their time doing after school tutoring, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Libraries, Hospice of Foley; Gulf Shores Zoo, Habitat for Humanity and many others.