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Notice of Annual Business Meeting

On Sunday 05 May, at 1100 hrs at the Waller Creek Boathouse, Austin OCC, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, will hold its annual business meeting.

At that time, election of the leadership for the next year will take place. Members in good standing (i.e, dues paid-up) are eligible to vote.

Members who cannot attend the meeting can appoint a proxy in writing or can e-mail your vote to our secretary, Joy Emshoff.

Further instructions will follow via e-mail.

Nominees are :

  • Justin McGuire, president
  • Denise Scioli, vice president
  • Joy Emshoff, secretary
  • Tracy Quon, treasurer
  • Wolf Dilworth, Mike Scioli, co-quartermasters

Austin OCC meets the Girl Scouts Of Central Texas

2017-05-27

Members of Austin Outrigger Canoe Club were thrilled to take on the mighty-women-in-training from the Girl Scouts of Central Texas this morning! A baker’s dozen of young women turned-out for this opportunity along with about one-half that number of adult supervisors.

This is part of our outreach, and part of our mission (both as an outrigger club and as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation). It was an unqualified success!

Denise Scioli oversees some on-land paddling drills
Denise Scioli oversees some on-land paddling drills.

Austin OCC members demonstrated some basic water safety, some basic paddling technique, and away they went in Mimi (our OC-4) and Makalani (one of our OC-6s).

We even ran them through a couple of huli drills (the canoe huli’d … intentionally overturned) and they performed spectacularly.

I saw a lot of smiles and I heard a lot of “I want to do that, again!” … from the Girl Scouts and from Austin OCC members.

Thank you, so much, ladies, for your visit! We look forward to doing this, again!!

Thank you, Justin McGuire (president), Chris Almaguer (treasurer), Wolf Dilworth and Mike Scioli (co-quartermasters), Binh & Hong Hua, Len Sorese, and the rest of the crew who labored, over the past several months, in the pursuit of getting our OC-4, Mimi, ready to go back into the water!

The Girl Scouts of Central Texas practice twisting and reaching.
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas practice twisting and reaching.

Thank you to the Austin OCC members that were able to help with today’s event :
Justin McGuire (president), Denise Scioli (vice-president), Chris Almaguer (treasurer), Wolf Dilworth and Mike Scioli (co-quartermasters), Joy Emshoff, Stu Fields, Binh & Hong Hua, J.D. Martinez, Tracy Quon, Murray (& Dawson) Sagal, Phil & Angie Schafer, and Len Sorese!

The Girl Scouts hit the water!
Joy Emshoff and Chris Almaguer in Mimi (foreground) race with Justin McGuire and Denise Scioli in Makalani (background).

Thanks, too, to our sister organization, the Austin Coolers Dragon Boat Team for their cooperation in photographing the event!

All images courtesy of Phil Schafer and copyright 2017 Austin Outrigger Canoe Club.