BANCROFT NEWS (OUR OFF YEAR PICNIC RALLY)

                        FORT  DESOTO  PARK  CAMPGROUND  

 

    

MOST OF THE CAMPSITES ARE RIGHT ON THE WATERS EDGE

 

         

THE WHOLE PLACE IS RIGHT ON THE BEACH

THE LATEST "BUZZ" (as of JAN 16, 2010))

OK! HERE IS THE LATEST SCUTTLEBUTT  

RALLY DATES ARE MARCH 26, 27 & 28, 2010  AT

FT. DESOTO PARK, PINELLAS PARK,  FLORIDA

HERE ARE THE REST OF THE PLANS

WE WILL GATHER AT THE DESOTO PARK LOCATION (look for a banner) STARTING FRIDAY  AFTERNOON. THEN WE'LL HAVE A COCKTAIL HOUR (?) AT A PLACE CALLED "BILLY'S STONE CRAB RESTAURANT" AROUND 6PM AND WE WILL HAVE FUN TILL THEY THROW US OUT. CAMPERS CAN CHECK IN AT THE CAMPGROUND THERE AND COME MEET US LATER FOR THE SOCIAL HOUR. FOR THOSE WHO WANT A HOTEL IN THE AREA, I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF SOME OF THE NEARBY HOTELS.

DON CEASER RESORT-727-363-5034:   BEACH HOUSE SUITES-727-363-0001:    HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE-727-867-1151:   BAY PALMS WATERFRONY- 727-360-7642

PLAZA BEACH HOTEL- 727-367-2791:   TRADEWINDS ISLAND-727-367-6461:   SANDPIPER HOTEL & SUITES- 727-360-5551

NOTE: ALL THESE HOTELS ARE AROUND 7-10 MILES FROM DESOTO PARK AND REASONABLY PRICED FOR THE TOURIST SEASON IN FLORIDA

THIS IS ONLY A SMALL SAMPLING; THERE ARE DOZENS MORE. GO TO EXPEDIA.COM AND SEARCH FOR "HOTELS IN ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA"

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DIRECTIONS TO "BILLYS STONE CRAB RESTAURANT"

AND THE PICNIC AREA

FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE TAMPA AREA, TAKE I-275 TO EXIT 17 (PINELLAS BAYWAY, RT. 682). GO WEST ON PINELLAS BAYWAY & GO THROUGH THE TOLL ($.50) BOOTH. GO TO THE 2nd RED LIGHT (SR 679S) AND TURN LEFT. NOW YOU ARE ON PINELLAS BAYWAY SOUTH. KEEP GOING & GO OVER THE BRIDGE PLUS ABOUT 3 MILES. NOW YOU ARE IN THE "DOWNTOWN" TIERRA VERDE AREA AND THE STONE CRAB RESTAURANT IS ON YOUR RIGHT. FT. DESOTO PARK IS ABOUT 2 MORE MILES DOWN THAT SAME ROAD. YOU WILL COME TO A TEE WHERE THERE IS A GIANT FLAGPOLE WITH "OLD GLORY". TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUE TO THE PAVILLION AREA. LOOK FOR OUR "BANCROFT PICNIC" SIGN ON THE ROAD AND JOIN US

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SATURDAY, WE WILL HAVE A COOKOUT AT THE PAVILLION AT DESOTO PARK STARTING AROUND 11:00 AM AND WE WILL HAVE GAMES, A 50/50 RAFFLE OR WHATEVER ELSE WE PLAN. NO OFFICIAL REUNION MEETING IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME BUT WE WILL HAVE A FEW MINUTES OF SKUTTLEBUTT ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION .

SUNDAY AM WILL BE MAYBE A BREAKFAST GET TOGETHER OR WHATEVER WE ALL CHOOSE TO DO WHEN WE ARE ALL TOGETHER.

THE COST FOR THIS GATHERING WILL BE $20.00 PER PERSON AND THAT WILL COVER THE COST OF HAMBERGERS, HOT DOGS, THE BASIC SOFT DRINKS (soda, cola, water, etc), MACARONI & POTATO SALAD, CHIPS, ET ALL. YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN BEER OR ? YOU CAN ALSO BRING SOMETHING ELSE TO GRILL SINCE THE PITS WILL BE OURS TO USE.

CAMPERS WILL HAVE TO CONTACT THE DESOTO PARK OFFICE TO SETUP YOUR RESERVATIONS . WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ALL THAT FOR YOU. THE LINK BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO THEIR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN PRINT ALL THE DATA AND GET A MAP OF THE CAMPGROUND AS WELL. THEY WILL TAKE RESERVATIONS STARTING IN NOVEMBER

http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/pdf/campinfo.pdf    THIS ONE IS FOR THE PARK OFFICE AND INFORMATION

http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/pdf/campground.pdf   THIS ONE WILL GET YOU A GOOD MAP OF THE CAMPSITE AREA.

FOR HOTELS IN THE AREA. GO TO ORBITZ OR EXPEDIA.COM, OR PRICELINE, AND SEARCH FOR HOTELS IN "TIERRA VERDA, FL." AREA.

YOU WILL FIND LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM. PUT IN THOSE DATES AND SEARCH AND YOU WILL GET SOME GOOD RATES OVER JUST CALLING THE HOTELS DIRECTLY. JUST CONCENTRATE ON THE "DESOTO PARK" AREA.

THERE IS ALSO LOTS TO DO IN THIS ENTIRE TAMPA BAY AREA

TO SIGN UP FOR THIS "RALLY" SEND YOUR NAME AND CHECK FOR $20.00 TO:

BILL BADALUCCA   PO BOX 6868    NORTH PORT, FL.  34290

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO " BILL BADALUCCA".       Please include your address so I can send a receipt.

FOR MORE INFO YOU CAN REACH ME AT 828-735-0831 (cell phone) OR BY E-MAIL AT:

NCBILLNC@HOTMAIL.COM

SO FAR THE FOLLOWING GUYS HAVE COMMITTED TO COMING:

BILL BADALUCCA    DOUG BISHOP   WILLIAM BOWES   BENJI BRAYTON   JIM BRUCE   JACK BUXTON   GEORGE DALY    J.P. HEMMER   STACEY LEONE   RON LONG   JOE McCLEARY   PAUL MONACO   J P OLSSON   BOB PATE    RON RYLAND    TOM SCHIFFGENS    JOHN WANALISTA    PETER WILCOX    RON ZENTEK   

  MORE WILL BE ADDED AS THEY SIGN UP --22 ARE COMING  AS  OF  FEB  13TH-

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