8600 Raintree Lane Charlotte, NC 704.542.8150
For up to date information and menu items please visit
www.raintreecountryclub.org
Easter Sunday Brunch
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 8 $24/Adults $12/Children
Saturday, April 7 12:00pm
Breakfast Buffet
Fresh Fruit Display
Assorted Breakfast Breads & Danish
Apple Wood Smoked Bacon, Corned Beef Hash
Waffles with Assorted Toppings
Mixed Greens w/Assorted Dressings
Deviled Eggs/Crab filled Deviled Eggs
Petting Zoo
Egg Hunt at 12:30pm
Raffle / Prizes
and the Easter Bunny will be there!
PLUS IT’S FREE!!
Lunch Buffet
Rosemary Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Southern Green Beans w/ Bacon &Onions
Seared Salmon, Lobster Brandy Cream Sauce
Beef Tenderloin, Shittake Mushroom Pan Sauce
Manned Omlette Station,
Carved Honey Baked Ham,
Pineapple Cherry Jam,
Assorted Desserts
Kid’s Buffet
Chicken Fingers/Baked Mac-n-Cheese
*No blue jeans are permitted at this event*
“Easter and Springtime”
Friday, April 6th
We would like to congratulate our Grand
Prize Winners, from March’s Bingo
night! The dinner buffet will begin at
6:00pm and will include Sloppy Joes,
Fritos and cookies at $6.00 per person.
Bingo begins at 7:00pm, eight games
will be played. Three cards cost $7.50.
Reservations “The grand prize this year
are limited
was $300 (Lisa Simmons),
$400 (Sylvia Ingle),
to 120.
& $500 (Lanora Jo Wagner)
in Gift Cards!”
WEEKLY GRILLE SPECIALS from 5:30 - 9:00pm
Wednesday,
April 11th
Raintree is
“Up in Smoke”
$17.50
Our “Smoke Plate” will
include Pulled Pork,
Chicken Quarter,
Baked Beans,
Cole Slaw,
Corn-on-the-Cobb,
Hush Puppies
and a complimentary
Strawberry Cobbler.
Every Friday: $17.00
Linguine & Clams Dinner Special
Your choice of Soup or Salad.
The entrée is Little Neck Clams
sautéed with garlic, basil, tomato
and white wine tossed with
linguine and parmesan cheese.
Includes a Cherry Almond Tart
Every Tuesday is
“Burger Night”…
8oz. char broiled Black Angus Burger
French Fries or Sweet
Potato Fries, Banana Pudding,
and a Soft Drink for $8.75
April Wine Feature–Evolution $8 Glass/$24 Bottle
Evolution’s off dry, somewhat tropical wine with a crisp finish is
like no other blend or single varietal wine. They carefully merge
Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau, White Riesling, Semillon, Muscat
Canelli, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, and
Sylvaner. That’s nine different varietals which add up to a flavor
greater than the sum of its parts.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, April 25th
6:00pm in the Main Dining Room
CLUB NEWS
Welcome New Members
Committee Member’s Needed
Please extend a warm welcome to the
following new Members: Jim and Mary
Roupas, Alec and Wendy Polites, John and
Georganne Walters, P.J. and Dawn Bonfilio,
William and Kathleen Maryman, Sanj and
Beth Topiwala, Terry Brennan, Brett and
Leigh Myers, Butch and Suzanne Mielke, Jeff
and Karen Macko, Joe Hanson, and Ed and
Betty Sagedy. Welcome back to Elaine
Nevins, Sharon Rose and Andy and Judy
Penning. A special thank you goes out to the
following Sponsor Members: Bob McLendon,
David Perrone, Tommy Williams, Tom
McCain, Jay Jacobs & Ted Cox!
We started last month, and will continue through April, looking for
Members who may be interested in serving on one of Raintree’s
Club Committees. Raintree’s Committees are in place to help in an
advisory capacity to the Board and Club Management. Our nine
standing Committees are: By-Laws, Finance, Golf & Green, House/
Social, Long Range Planning, Membership, Property & Insurance,
Rules & Grievance and Tennis, Athletic & Pool Committee. Active
participation and involvement by the Members is of paramount
importance to the success of the Club. Your commitment to your
Club will be of great value and very much appreciated. If you are
interested in volunteering, please stop by the Front Desk to sign up.
ATTENTION ALL SWIMMERS
JOIN THE RAINTREE STINGRAYS IN 2012
Swim Team registration:
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All registrations made after Monday, April 30th, 2012 will be charged an
additional $15 per child late registration fee. Your member account will be charged
accordingly on April 30th, 2012.
Your child's name,
Date of birth,
T-shirt size,
Practice begins Monday, May 21st through June 8th
Member number
Monday – Friday: 5:00pm - 5:30pm for ages 10 & under and 5:30pm - 6:30pm for
to [email protected]
ages 11 & up. Monday, June 11th, practices move to 8:30am - 10:45am.
BY APRIL 30TH!!!
Home meets: June 7th, June 11th and June 28th
“Stingrays”:
Away meets: June 14th, June 18th and June 21st
$100 per child
(for the first two children)
If you’ve been a member of Raintree's Swim Team in the past, please extend our
$75 per additional child
invitation to your friends (who are Members of Raintree Country Club.) Please look
“Shrimpers”: (age 6 & under) for emails on upcoming clinics and lessons that Coach Brian conducts.
$75 per child
Questions: contact Kevin/Tricia Thompson at [email protected]
BOWLING SEASON ENDS WITH AWARDS LUNCHEON
Raintree Ladies Bowling Association, had their Annual Awards Luncheon meeting on March 19th at the Red Rocks Cafe. 2011-2012 was
a great season which combined long-time members and new bowlers in a renovated Park Lanes Bowling Center .
Awards were presented in the following categories:
First Place Team: Mitsu Schultz, Linda Rose and Clara Hachen. Second Place Team: Karen Covington, Gale Atta, Phyllis Rawson.
High Average went to Betty Davidson with a 163.87 average and most improved went to Linda Rose who improved 15.27 pins.
High Game Handicap and scratch winners were Susan Fritsch, Debbie Levine, Mary Evans, Anne Traxler and April Williams.
High Series Handicap and scratch winners were Irene Share, Karen Covington, Gale Atta, Linda Rose and Laura Covington.
200 Game Winners were recognized. They are Susan Fritsch, Debbie Levine, Anne Traxler, Gale Atta and Karen Covington.
Thank you to MaryAnn Johnston for all you did to help make our Bowling season so successful.
At the meeting, members elected the 2012-2013 officers. They are: Karen Covington, President 704-366-4759;
Gale Atta, Vice-president 704-562-0651; Kim Martin, Treasurer 704-364-3900 and Debbie Levine, Secretary 704-996-7635.
Members also voted to extend a two-year contract with Park Lanes. The kick-off meeting for the 2012-2013 Monday league will be in
late August. Please call any of the officers with questions you may have regarding the league.
GOLF NEWS
RAINTREE NINE HOLERS… Spring is Here!
Free clinics: April 4th, 11th and 18th
Play Days:
The Raintree Nine Holer’s 2012 season opened with a rules seminar presented by our
club pros and a delicious luncheon provided by our catering staff. If you are interested Apr. 3 9am South #1,#2, #12-1
in joining the Nine Holer’s, complete and mail the sign up form (copies are in the ladies Apr. 17 9am South #3-11
locker room and online), with a check for $50, made payable to Raintree Nine Holer’s, Apr. 10 9am North Back
to Carol Fletcher, 10127 Patrick Henry Lane, Charlotte, NC 28277. Please contact Anne Apr. 23 8:30 Ringer Tournament NB
Traxler 704-541-1384(h), 980-230-3229(c), [email protected] with questions.
SENIOR WOMEN’S GOLF
“Forever Young”
We are open to any Raintree woman golfer 50 years or older who would like to play 18 holes of golf in a non-competitive
format. We help each other clarify USGA rules, but you must have an established handicap. Our focus is on FUN and
fellowship. We play on Monday morning’s at 8am starting in May through August. Walkers are welcome!
A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Ladies Locker Room two weeks prior to our first play day.
If you have any questions, please call Judy DiGregorio 704-969-3878.
RWGA TOURNAMENT: The first women's tournament for the year
April 4 Golf Clinic 10:30
April 5 T’s and F’s (mixed pairings) 9:15 SG South
April 11 Golf Clinic 10:30
April 12 Senior Men’s Invitational 9:15 North
April 18 Exchange Day at Providence Country Club
April 18 Golf Clinic 10:30
April 19 Low Gross, Net and Putts 9:15 SG South
April 19 NCSWGA Low Net State Tournament
April 22 Couples golf 1:00 North
April 25 Exchange Day at Ballantyne Country Club
April 25 Golf Clinic 10:30
April 26 Criss-Cross/informal Guest Day 9:15 SG North
April 27 Monthly Mixer 5:30 SG Front of the North
will be the Derby on May 17- 18. The qualifier will be a shotgun start at
9a m on the North and the Qualifiers will tee off at 8:30a m on Friday.
This is a fun tournament and a great way to start the season!
CHARITY EVENT: On May 31st the RWGA will hold a charity
event to raise money to help support the Women's clinic at the Matthews
Free Medical Clinic. All Raintree women are invited to participate in this
event. You are welcome to play 9 or 18 holes with the RWGA on our
Thursday play day. In addition, ladies may play golf anytime during the
week of May 31st - June 7th and be considered part of the event. Non
RWGA Members and RWGA Members that can only play after May 31st
can sign-up in the pro shop with their check. Donation for this event is $20
per person (tax deductible) and should be made out to “Matthews Free
Medical Clinic”. Questions: Call Nancy Sabo, 704-540-9110
The first monthly golf mixer will be held April 27th with a
5:30 shotgun on the Front Nine of the North Course. The
format will be Captain's Choice with a wrinkle. Prizes will be
awarded for one third of the field. There will be door prizes.
Different formats will be played
“Mark these Fridays
each month sometimes with a
on your calendar for fun
"wrinkle" added to spice up the
May 25,June 15, July 20, events. All Raintree golfers, male
and female, (you don't need a
August 17 and Sept. 21”
partner) with an established
handicap are invited to play a FUN-FILLED nine holes on the
North Course. Sign-up sheets with details are posted on the
bulletin board outside the Pro Shop. After playing, join your
fellow golfers in the clubhouse for a Happy Hour get-together
and the awarding of prizes. Just a reminder, the plan is to have
FUN. Questions call: Nancy Sabo at 704-540-9110
The first Couples Tournament of the year will kick off
on Sunday, April 22nd with a 1pm shotgun on the North
course. Couples golf is open to all Raintree Golf
Members with an established handicap. Golfers will
play to a 36 or less handicap. Once again mulligans may
be purchased and prizes will be awarded. This month's
event will be the better ball of each couple combined in
the foursome. A sign-up sheet for golf and optional
dinner will be posted on the Couples bulletin board
outside of the Pro Shop. Signing up for Golf Only may
be done on the Raintree website under Couples
Tournaments.
Tees to be played: Ladies RED tees*Men WHITE tees
Exception: Men age 72+ or 20+ handicap may play
GOLD tees*
*When signing up you must designate if playing from the GOLD tees
Any questions, please contact, Kathleen Lebedz
@[email protected] or 704-849-0577
The couples golf schedule is: April 22 1pm North * May20 2pm South * June 10 2pm North * July 15 2pm South
August 12 2pm South * September 9 2pm South * October TBA Club Championship * November 4 12pm North
COUPLES GOLF
MONTHLY MIXERS
GOLF NEWS CONT. & GOLF SHOP NEWS
RAINTREE’S HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
Raintree’s Hole-In-One Club, new last year, is available to all Club Members. This is the Club’s way of
rewarding your great accomplishment when you make that fabulous Hole-In-One on one of Raintree’s courses.
This Club is an annual program beginning the 1st of April. The initial fee to join will be $5.00 with an
additional $2.00 fee per month thereafter for Hole-In-One insurance. If you are signed up and make a Hole-In-One, you will be
rewarded funds up to $200 towards your celebratory bar bill in the Lakeside Grille and $200 in Golf Shop credit. At the end of
the fiscal year, all unspent bar funds will be divided equally as Golf Shop credits among those who made a Hole-In-One that
year.
Holes-In-Ones must be “official” and made at Raintree. Your round must be a full 9 holes, or a full 18 holes in order to
be counted. The Hole-In-One must be made according to USGA rules. A provisional ball, mulligan or shot after the first goes
in the water or is lost, does not count as a Hole-In-One. You must have witnesses, who must sign your scorecard and present the
card to a Golf Shop Employee on the day of the Hole-In-One.
The bar celebration must take place on the day of the Hole-In-One and cannot be carried forward (exceptions would be if the
Hole-In-One was made on a Monday or if the Lakeside Grille was closed after your round).
CALLAWAY DEMO DAY Friday, April 13 from 11am - 3pm
THURSDAY NIGHT DOGFIGHTS
All Raintree Male Member 18 years old and older with an established handicap is eligible to play. The format will be 9 holes of
Captain’s Choice, with ABC&D players in each group. As the season progresses, other formats will be announced, in order to
keep everyone interested. Cost is only $10.00, plus cart fee. Signup on Thursdays in the Men’s Locker Room by 4:30pm, play
begins at 5:30pm. This event is great fun and fellowship every week. After play everyone meets in the 37th Hole.
RMGA NEWS: April brings RMGA two tournaments to our members. First is the Low Gross, Low Net tournament on
April 14. The format is individual eighteen hole stroke play, with 2 Gross and 2 Net winners in each flight. There will be
approximately 12 players in each flight. Players will each receive two drink tickets good for soft drinks or beer in the Grille or
37th Hole the day of play. The Derby will be played April 28 and 29. This is a 27 hole qualifying event, with 18 holes on
Saturday and 9 holes on Sunday. The low 12 gross and low 12 net scores play in the Shootout. Lunch is served immediately
after the final 9 holes of the qualifier on Sunday, while the qualifiers are determined. The high scorer on each hole of the
Shootout is eliminated, with the winners determined on #9 of the North course. Beverages are served with lunch, and on the
course during the shootouts. The Derby is the most popular of all our tournaments, so be sure to sign up! If you have not yet
registered on the Club’s new website, please do so ASAP. Be sure to complete your profile, including your e-mail address,
because this is how the RMGA will be communicating with you this year.
RESULTS OF 2012 RMGA OPENING SCRAMBLE: Played Saturday, March 17 on the North Course
1st Place: Matthew Logan, Brian Traxler, Drew Pappas and Joe Facciolo. Three teams Tied for 2nd Place: Jay Herring, Bryan
Forbis, Richard Runde and Si Iyoob. Bob Fritsch Jr., Chris Ions, Gary Fulmer and Roy Wiggins. Bob Lawson, Paul Danielson,
Mike Yuill, and Jerry Fisher. Four teams Tied for 5th place: Trent Vaden, Blair Bolen, Ben Huneycutt and Allan Smith Lewis
Wolhar, Roosevelt Blackwell, Ed Sagedy and Jeff James. Peter Fowler, Glenn Wright, Mike Montemurro and Bryan Setzer.
Dolph Janis, Tim Scheuppert, Brad Tomlinson and John Welcker
RSMGA NEWS: With the start of April we are rapidly approaching the heart of our season. In March we completed our
first Qualifier for an away match with Carolina CC to be played on April 4. We also had practice matches at home and away
with Ballantyne CC. April is proving to be a very active month with our annual RWGA Invite and Qualifiers for matches
with Cabarrus CC and River Hill CC. We invite all male members if you are 50 years old to play with us on Wednesdays and 55
years old to play in the OMEGA matches.
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HANDICAPS
By: Raintree Handicap Committee
Handicaps are revised twice a month, on the 15th and last day of the month
All acceptable home and away scores, 9 or 18 holes, must be posted
There are penalties for failure to post or posting incorrect scores
Score posting stations are in the Pro Shop and Grill building
Handicap adjustments are allowed by the Handicap Committee (only) for unusual circumstances such as temporary disabilities
Scores in “Tournaments” must be posted as such. As always, if you have any questions please contact the Handicap Committee.
TENNIS NEWS
2012 Summer Camp information is on the website under the Tennis icon. We have camps from June 4th- August 17th. Join us
this summer for fun at Raintree.
Queen City and USTA leagues are in the middle of the season. Good luck to all who are participating. If you’d like to learn more
about the tennis programs at Raintree, contact us at [email protected] or 704-542-8095.
7TH ANNUAL BOSOM BUDDIES BENEFIT CLINIC
Bosom Buddies is a tennis/breast cancer awareness fundraising event. This benefit will be held at 10 participating host
sites, including Raintree Country Club. They are anticipating nearly 800 lady participants and 100 teaching pros this year from
all hosting sites. Raintree’s event will be held on Tuesday, May 15th. Check in will begin at 8:45am, Clinics will begin at
9:00am, and a Pro Exhibition will be at 10:30am. Clinics will then continue until 12:30pm with lunch to follow. So… please
join us! Registration forms can be downloaded by visiting www.bosombuddiesbenefit.org. If you have any questions, please
call Sandy Koury (704.351.1634).
FITNESS NEWS from Brian Cox
803.810.3123
[email protected]
"Are you a ‘boredom eater‘? A few weeks ago, I was home, it was Sunday afternoon, it was raining, it was cold. I was trapped inside
for what seemed like days - actually it was just a few hours, but it seemed like a lot longer. There was nothing on TV, the kids were shockingly playing quietly amongst each other. I was bored. I wasn’t hungry, I was just bored. So without even realizing it, I found myself looking
thru the refrigerator and the cabinets for a snack. Potato chips, Doritos, ice cream, pop tarts, crackers, cookies, etc. Sound familiar? So not
only are most things in our cupboards not healthy, we tend to eat too much of these unhealthy things. Check out what “one serving” is for
these items:
Thin Mint cookies (the girl scout variety): one serving is 4 cookies. 4 cookies! What a joke. If you can eat only 4 thin mints, more
power to you. So one serving is 160 calories, 70 of those calories are from fat. One serving has 5g of saturated
fat - that’s 25% of your daily total. YIKES! So if you’re like most people and have 8-12 of these little treats, you just consumed 320-480 calories and 50-75% of your daily allotted saturated fat. Not good.
Ice cream: one serving is ½ cup. Really? ½ cup is like 2 spoonful's. Anyway, one serving is 130 calories, 20% of your daily fat. If
you are like most, then you probably fill up your bowl - now we’re talking more like 500-600 calories and 80-90% of your daily fat - in this
one little snack. Reduced fat potato chips - ok, doesn’t sound too bad. 140 calories , 5% saturated fat. But you’ve got to be careful, one serving is only 13 chips.
OK, one more - peanut butter. Whether you put it on crackers or on bread, 200 calories per serving, 15% of your daily saturated fat.
And here’s the kicker - guess what ‘one serving’ is. 2 tablespoons. Next chance you get, check out how much (or how little) 2 tablespoons is.
I’ll save you some suspense - it’s not much. Most of us just spread it on until the bread is covered. That could add up to WAY more calories
and fat than you thought.
So, what did we learn? Number 1 - be careful of falling into the “boredom eater” trap. Keep busy. Find something to do other than
rummaging thru the fridge. Number 2 - READ LABELS. Find out what “one serving” is and measure it out. Only takes a minute. It’s worth
it. Number 3 - even if it says “reduced fat” or “low calorie”, still measure out one serving. They may be trying to trick you. Good luck! And
as always, feel free to contact me with any health or fitness related questions.
Yoga Classes
Want to feel less stressed? Join our Yoga Class on Tuesday Nights from 6pm-7pm. $8.00 per person with advance reservation
$12.00 walk in rate Classes are open to all members and their guests. Please call 704.542.8150 to sign up for each class.
Due to the advanced time frame in which this Newsletter is compiled and printed, all dates, times, events and other
information are subject to change. Please keep in mind that hours of operation are also subject to change due to unforeseen
circumstances. If changes occur, Members will be notified via email blast & Club postings.