Kay Moulton and Bob Smith

On Saturday, June 30th, our club lost its biggest booster, mentor, island icon, and most of all, our friend, Kay Moulton. Kay and her husband Ray opened Surfland’s doors in 1960, three short years after this club was founded, and the bond between the club and the shop was immediately formed. Kay’s generosity, especially to our Juniors’ program, was beyond description. She helped the club many times when times were tough for the club with her many donations of tackle and sage advice.

Kay was revered by those who knew her and even those who came to Surfland once in a while. And if you were lucky, you were known as a “Kay Customer”, emblazoned on a T shirt once sold at the shop. And you were even luckier if you ended up with her peanut brittle at our annual Yankee swap. But most of all you were blessed if you got to know this wonderful person as I did over the past 33 years.

Kay leaves a legacy that is beyond compare. Everyone along the eastern seaboard knew Kay. Anyone who knew fishing knew of Kay and Surfland. This clubs owes a debt of gratitude to Kay and Surfland. She and her crew were the recipient of the first Bob Smith Honorary award for their contributions to the club. That award hangs proudly over the window of the shop, so when you go in to pay your respects take a look up and you’ll be reminded of this remarkable woman and the mark she left on everyone who was fortunate to meet her. You are missed, my friend.

Georgette Henrich ~ President

You can read the full obituary for Kay at this link.

The board is proposing a few changes to the club by-laws:

• criteria to be made an honorary member
• criteria to be made a life member
• a formal code of conduct expected of members (like don’t poach fish or pollute the environment)

You can find the proposed new by-laws here.  A version with all changes underlined can be found here.

A shorter supplement with a roadmap to finding just the proposed changes is here.

The current by-laws can be found here.  These by-laws were last voted on in September, 2016.

Printed copies will be available at the meeting to view before the vote.  Please be prepared to vote on these changes at the January 16, 2018 meeting.

We are working on posting this survey online, but in the meantime if you haven’t taken it, please take the time to give us your input at our October meeting. It is vital we get your feedback so we can improve how we serve our members. And if you did participate last month, thank you for your time. We’ve gotten some really good preliminary input. Some people indicated they would be willing to volunteer but did not leave contact info. Please e-mail me at president@plumislandsurfcasters.org Most of our tasks involve 1-2 hours of your time but help the board tremendously. Survey runs through the end of the year.

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Dear Members:

It is with sadness I must report the passing of Mackerel, beloved Surfland mascot. Mack, as some of his friends called him, passed away after a brief illness last weekend. I found out about his passing while at our annual fundraiser. Mackerel could often be seen at the shop usually up on the counter or on his bed by the window. He even graced the front of a very popular T-shirt sold at Surfland.  A gentle soul, he would love his tummy rubs as he lay in the sun by the window. Please visit Surfland’s website for his full bio and when you stop by the shop, please give your condolences for the loss of this wonderful creature.

Georgette
President