The opening lines of “A funny thing happened on the way to the forum” …

Something familiar, Something peculiar, Something for everyone: A comedy tonight!

Like a comedy, VYC events are Fun! Being part of the team that puts on each event is fun too. Here is a list of some of the events and the roles our helpers play to make them happen.

On Monday Morning January 23, at 9:30, all previous volunteers, future volunteers, and wantabe volunteers are invited to an informal "thank you" at the club.  Randy Hough, the VYC Rear Commodore, will treat you to a cup of coffee or juice while you have a chance to talk about all of our upcoming activities.  

As Rear Commodore, Randy holds the responsibility of head cheerleader what's in-charge of all volunteer activities, and he would like to hear feedback and ideas from everyone.  Other VYC members who are chairing volunteer events will be there as well. This will be an excellent time to discuss responsibilities of various positions and to ask all of your questions.

This is the first of ongoing articles about individuals within the Vallarta Yacht Club that give so much of themselves.  If you know
someone that deserves recognition, please send a note to membership@vallartayachtclub.org with your ideas. 

Standing on the boat ramp with hands outstretched, ready to help at every regatta.... who do you see but Jim and Marilyn Moxin!  Familiar faces, always smiling, and always ready to assist wherever needed, these two VYC members give a tremendous amount of time to the club.

Known as the "Bean Lady", Marilyn is a familiar face all over the northern Bay.  She donates her time not only to VYC, but to many other charities and organizations that we are all very familiar with.  This infamous nickname came from her efforts at the the Bucerias Rhythm and Ribs, where she has provided the best beans around for this annual event.  Among the many other organizations that these two work with are the Bucerias Recyclers, Philos Christmas and various findraisers, and Jim even works as a volunteer marshall at Flamingos Golf Course. 

The games are quickly approaching and once again the VYC members have demonstrated their willingness to become involved and ensure a successful event.  At this point, 87 members have volunteered to work on the Pan American Games Sailing Event.  They have donated a total of 24 boats to be used in support of the races; and we can expect close to 3,000 man hours worked of volunteer time!  These are some very impressive figures and the Vallarta Yacht Club should be proud once again.

In addition to volunteer hours, the VYC staff will be on over drive.  They will be providing over 1,000 lunches for on-the-water support teams as well as on-shore volunteers.  Additionally,