THE SOURCE             ISSUE  3

The official NEWSLETTER of the REILLY RAIDERS                        May 4, 2016

 

No smoking or drinking alcohol allowed on school property

 

Reading Buccaneers Show “Spring Preview”, Elverson, PA - Saturday, May 7, 2016

           

10:30 pm           Bus Arrives in Kmart parking lot at 2620 West Moreland Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090

11:00 pm           Bus departs for Twin Valley High School

  1:15 pm          Warm-ups       

  2:00 pm          Stage Rehearsal Time

 

3:00-6:30pm     Wristbands for the Dinner Extravaganza will be available for purchase all afternoon in the lobby. The cost is $9.00 The Dinner will run from 3:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the high school. Drink is included with the dinner. Tickets will be on sale prior to the dinner.

 

7:10 – 7:15 pm  Set up back stage

 

  7:25 pm          Perform Show and Rock the house!

 

The bus will return to Kmart immediately after our performance.

 

**12:00 pm       Reporting time for members who will be driving to Elverson

 

**** NOTE:  TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ****

 

Directions from Philadelphia

Follow PA Turnpike WEST to exit 298 (Morgantown).  After passing through the tollbooth, follow signs for Route 10 SOUTH.  At the first traffic light there will be a McDonald’s on the right.  Continue straight to the next traffic light, which will be Route 23.  Turn left at this light heading EAST on Route 23.  Travel approximately 2 miles to the second traffic light on Route 23 at Twin Valley Road.  Turn left at the light and you will see the High School in front of you on top of the hill.

 

Directions from West Chester area

Follow Route 100 NORTH to Route 23.  Turn left at light on Route 23 WEST.  Follow Route 23 WEST to the next traffic light at Twin Valley Road (approximately 10-12 miles).  Turn right at the light and you will see the High School in front of you on top of the hill. 

 

Lottery tickets have been distributed for the month of June, please make returns to Harry Hook on or before June 1st, if Harry is not present please give returns to Butch Myers.

 

Membership Shares DUE

All members are required to pay membership shares.  Each member is $15.00 or $25.00 per Household per month and January, February, March and April are overdue and May is due now.  You can pay monthly, a few months at a time or pay for the year.  Please see Butch Myers to make your payments as soon as possible.  If there are special circumstances preventing you from paying your share timely, please talk to any board member about your situation.

 

Elks Weekend – June 3rd, 4th, and 5th

The hotel for Elks weekend will be the Diplomat Beach Club, 225 E. Wildwood Avenue, Wildwood, NJ.  Please call Kathy Hook as soon as possible to reserve your room. The cost for Friday and Saturday nights will be the same as

 

 

last year $300.00 tax included for the weekend.  At the present time your reservation is all that is required.  Additional nights are available by request. There will be an additional cost per night.

 

On or before May 30th payment will be due in full or your reservation will be cancelled. Please make checks payable to Reilly Raiders Civic Association and give to Kathy Hook.

 

Saturday the same plans as in the past.  We will have food and drink after the corps returns to the hotel following the parade.

 

This year’s Elks Weekend Theme to be determined.    We will have two separate contest, just kids category 1-17 and Adults 18 - ???   

 

Donations and food contributions will be greatly appreciated.  The food list will be forthcoming.

If you need additional info, please see Kathy or contact her at her contact information:

hook0168@comcast.net - (410) 569-8624 home - (443) 570-6603 cell.

 

 

Reilly Raiders

Practice, Parades and Shows

Schedule for 2016

 

 

 

Event

 Venue

Time

5/7

Reading

Elverson, PA

TBA                         

5/21

Phoenixville parade

Phoenixville, PA

TBA                    

5/28

Parade

Penndel, PA            ( No Bus)

TBA

5/30 - Monday

Parade

Hawthorne, NJ

TBA                   

6/3, 6/4 and 6/5

Elks weekend

Wildwood, NJ

TBA                   

6/12

Centennial Parade

Elmwood Park, NJ

TBA                   

6/26

Corps Practice

Norristown, PA

TBA

7/4

Rockledge, PA

Parade

TBA                  

7/4

Skippack, PA

Parade

TBA                  

7/17

Corps Practice

Norristown, PA

TBA

7/23

Bridgemen Show

Bayonne, NJ

TBA                  

8/7

Corps Practice

Norristown, PA

TBA

8/21

Corps Practice

Norristown, PA

TBA

9/2, 9/3 and 9/4

DCA

Rochester, NY

TBA                   

9/23, 9/24 and 9/25

Irish Weekend

Wildwood, NJ

TBA

10/9

Corps Practice

K of C

1 pm to 5:30 pm

10/23

Corps Practice

K of C

1 pm to 5:30 pm

10/29

Parade

Medford, NJ

TBA                   

10/30

Parade

Bordentown, NJ

TBA

11/12

Corps Practice

K of C

1 pm to 5:30 pm

11/18, 11/19 & 11/20

Plymouth, MA

Parade & Concert

TBA                   

12/10 or 12.11

Corps Practice

And Christmas

Party

K of C – Glenside, PA

TBA

 

Reilly has a block of rooms for the following:

 

Weekend practices – Best Western – Fort Washington, PA  $65.00 per night plus tax $70.20

Wildwood weekends – Diplomat Beach Club

Rochester, NY – Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, 120 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Plymouth, MA – Comfort Suites