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It’s that time of year. The International Idiots Club will have it’s Annual Memorial Day Boot Camp on Sunday May 27, 2012. The time is 2:00 PM. The location is at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar, 2612 Gulf Blvd, in South Padre Island, Texas.

Remember – It’s on Sunday, Not Monday

This annual event is a lot of fun. The competitions will include an obstacle course, a rifle range, and a grenade throw. You can sign-up for the competitions in advance or sign-up at the event. There will be time to register for each competition when you arrive at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar.

Volunteers are needed to help setup the competitions. If you’re inclined to volunteer, contact John Rogers at 757-871-7761.

Here’s some photos of previous Memorial Day Boot Camp fun!

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A total of 40 ballots were submitted, with 31 being valid and accepted. 7 were not acceptable as the persons signing the ballots were not “CURRENT MEMBERS” and 2 were rejected because the ballot was not signed by the person who submitted the ballot.

The results from the acceptable ballots were unanimous for the following nominees:

PRESIDENT – LEONARD MCCARTHY
VICE PRESIDENT – SHERRY MORREY
TREASURER – LORA MCCARTHY
SECRETARY – LORA MCCARTHY
MARKETING – JERRY KLEIN
ENTERTAINMENT – LESLIE BLASING

The new Board assignments will become effective on April 1 ,2012 and members were elected for a one year term.

A big “THANK YOU” to all of the persons who took the time to submit a ballot.

For those who are not aware of their Membership “expiration date”, which is printed on their issued Membership Card, they can do a name search on this Web Site under Advanced Idiot Search. It will list the date they were issued their current card and the Clueb Membership is good for one year, therefore, if the date listed in the Search List is over one year, then they will need to “renew” the Membership.

If you have questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. regarding anything doing with the Club, events, donations, etc., you can use the “Contact” form on this Web Site to send a message directly to us and the appropriate Board Member will respond. You can also send a message to the Club using our email contact form.

Congratulations to all of the newly elected Board Members and we can look forward to another year of providing a fun atmosphere while helping the local area charities.

The Friends of Animal Rescue – SPI were in dire need of a machine called an Autoclave, that sterilizes the surgical instruments used in the treatment of animals. Because the Friends of Animal Rescue (which is a Registered Non-Profit) did not have the funds available, Leslie “promised” she would somehow raise the estimated $3,000 needed to purchase one.

Her love for animals and their care, is well known on the Island as she has personally helped and paid for the medical treatment, food and housing for numerous stray and abandoned animals.

As Leslie pondered how she was actually going to keep her promise the words to a song went flittering through her mind (which happens quite often I am told) and it went like this:

“What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song,
And I’ll try not to sing out of key.
Oh, I’ll get by with a little help from my friends”

Those words became the idea to have this past Sunday be an event for those that could help her “keep the promise”. So, as she sang her little heart out for the cause, in a period of 4 hours, she somehow managed to meet her goal and collect the $3,000 in donations.

Several challenges from the audience, such as, to see if the men or women would provide the most funds began.  The International Idiots Club, on behalf of its members, presented Leslie with a check for $500, one of the Idiots long-time members, Sherry Morrey, personally donated $350 and even a personal friend of Leslie’s sent her a text message promising $250 (although I think the friend assumed it was for bail money). Sometimes the money was in $20 bills sometimes it was just pocket change, but it all paid off.

If your are interested in helping out the Friends of Animal Rescue – SPI, please visit them on FACEBOOK FRIENDS OF ANIMAL RESCUE or their web site: www.friendsofanimalrescuespi.com.  If you can, stop by to make a donation or even mail it to them, please be sure to tell them, “Leslie sent me!”

If you would like to add your name, or any other nominee that you know who would be interested in the position, please let us know via E-mail response as soon as possible so the names can be verified.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES AND VOTERS ARE: Candidates and voting members must be “in good standing with the Club and have been a member for at least 12 months prior.”

The deadline for submitting names is March 15, 2012. The voting can then begin with the deadline for ALL VOTES TO BE COUNTED being March 29, 2012.

The final results will be announced on April 1, 2012 when the current Board assignments expire.

You can use the CONTACT US form on this Web Site for nominations or questions.

Thanks to Kent for sharing these videos through Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOi2pQdKRYs

Thanks to Kent for sharing these videos through Youtube.

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Size SM, Med, LG, XL, and a limited number of XX and XXX.

Koozies are $2.00 each or our special Idiot deal, two-for-five. Lanyards are $3.00 each and are perfect for keeping your Idiots Club membership card handy for drink discounts at Boomies. Find more information about our Idiot Gear by clicking here.

T-Shirts, Koozies, and Lanyards are available at any of our club meetings at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar. If you need us to mail you a shirt, contact us for more information on shipping and handling charges.

If you are feeling unloved, here is your opportunity to be APPRECIATED FOR BEING AN IDIOT.

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On Sunday, January 22, 2012, the International Idiots Club will be holding the annual Idiot Appreciation Day during our regular business meeting hours from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (remember we are still on Island Time, so plan accordingly) at the Club Headquarters located at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar and Grill, South Padre Island, TX.

Included will be assorted Idiot games with the chance to win awards, there will be raffles for some fantastic prizes and gift certificates.

The highlight of the day will be announcing the person who was voted as the 2011 IDIOT OF THE YEAR. Who knows, it could even be you or some other Idiot you know.

Make a Nomination for Idiot of the Year!

If you have a nomination as to who think is deserving of this very prestige award, please send the following information via e-mail to:

internationalidiotsclub@gmail.com

Please include the following information in the message you send:

• Your Name (you must be a current member of the Club)
• The Name of the Idiot You are Nominating  (they must also be a current member. If you don’t know, we will check using our highly sophisticated data tracking system, consisting of scraps of paper and brightly colored crayons)
• Also, a short explanation of what, when and where. We do not need to know why because if they are members of the Club we all pretty well know the answer to that one.

Please send in your nominations not later than Midnight on Wednesday, 01/18/12 as we will announce the winner at the APPRECIATION DAY EVENT.

Your donation will directly assist with the distribution of Quality of Life packages mailed to our RGV Valley troops overseas.

You may send your donations to:

American Military Support

P.O. Box 533365

Harlingen, TX 78553

You may also make a cash donation at the International Idiots Club meetings at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar.

Registration begins at 10 AM at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar behind the Surf Motel on South Padre Island. The dip starts promptly at noon. Don’t miss this years SPI New Years Day Polar Bear Dip.

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