Well, believe it or not, aside from a whole bunch of paperwork, the National has been put to bed! What’s next? Oh wait, of course! It’s the Annual Awards Banquet! Since everyone who attended last year gave it a big thumbs up, we’re repeating the venue and the time of year.

It will be on Saturday, November 22, at the Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave Gate 1, West Springfield, MA 01089. We are planning for noon, but that’s subject to change, depending on judging time for Gordons, where we all have go and cheer them all!

Attendees will be asked to pay for their meal individually. Please RSVP to Coleen Banks at coleen.banks@gmail.com and let her know you’re planning to attend. We can remember last year, when people trickled in over the course of the Banquet and we kept asking for more chairs! We really would like to know how many to expect.

Attached is a Annual Award application. If you refer to the form sent in the email blast, that is an interactive pdf, so you can type right into the desired areas. No worries about your handwriting! You can print it out, or save it with YOUR NAME and email it right to Coleen. Please note the eligibility dates. The deadline for both the RSVP and the Award application is November 15. Sorry for the short notice!