President's Message

April 18, 2009

Fellow PAGA Members,

Our 2009 National PAGA Winter Meeting & Tournament hosted by the New Braunfels, TX Chapter are

history and I would like to commend their officers, members and all their hard working committees that

wholeheartedly contributed to their super activities, excellent hospitality and for running an exceptional

successful tournament.

Congratulations to all tournament winners and congratulations to the New Braunfels PAGA chapter for

being our 2009 National PAGA Winter Meeting & Tournament host's.

Our attention now turns to our 2009 National PAGA Convention & Tournament that will take place in

Noe Guerrero president of the Corpus Christi chapter and Terri Longoria chairperson for The National

Convention along with all their sub committees are working hard together to insure that everyone enjoys

their stay in Corpus Christi during the convention as they excitedly await your arrival.

Several updates on The National Convention were passed out by the Corpus Christi delegation in New

Braunfels and a member of the Corpus Christi Convention & Tourists Bureau presented the delegates

The updates included the lowering of the entry fee of the Single Ladies Golf Package to $160.00, the

lowering of the Senior Tournament entry fee to $5.00 and the lowering of the Social Package to $75.00.

Mrs. Longoria announced that in order for them to get a better handle on expenses and due to the fact

that some corporate sponsors have limited their contributions and support during these economic trying

All entry forms for the convention have been finalized and should start appearing on your e-mail

All delegates that attended our National Winter Meeting in New Braunfels received an informative

package from Mrs. Longoria with all pertinent information regarding the convention with all contact

names and numbers. Please contact your local chapter delegate should you have any questions on the

convention or you can directly contact:

Terri Longoria – 2009 NPAGA Convention Chairperson: 361-537-9187

Noe Guerrero – President Corpus Christi Chapter: 361-537-6830

Rudy Cuellar – Vice President CC Chapter: 361-688-9429

Janie Garcia – Chairperson for Ladies Activities: 361-834-3454

Lina Guerrero – Brochure Chairperson: 361-215-3701

The Corpus Christi chapter is ready and prepared to host our 2009 national convention and is offering a

support them by placing an ad in their convention brochure and by sending in as many members from

your chapter as soon as your time permits.

due to the Waco PAGA chapter dropping their plans to host this event due to sickness and unforeseen

circumstances in their club.

place on Friday and a Saturday tournament will take place at 8:00AM plus an open tournament will take

place on Sunday. A complete package is being worked on by the Seguin chapter at this time and will be

activity package will be presented to all delegates at the national delegates meeting in July.

I want to congratulate Mr. Robert Garcia from the San Antonio, TX chapter and Mr. Dan Ortiz from the

Brownsville, TX chapter for having been selected as inductees into our National PAGA Hall of Fame

for 2009. Both these gentlemen will be officially inducted into our Hall of Fame at our awards

ceremony during our 2009 national convention in Corpus Christi.

Your chapter delegate has an abundant amount of information that was discussed and approved during

our 2009 NPAGA Winter Meeting in New Braunfels. Please check with him on our newly passed and

amended National Senior’s Guidelines, passage of our NPAGA Formalization of our future Winter

Meeting Tournaments, information on our national trophy proposal, passage of our National PAGA

Fund Raising Golf Ball Drop, and a list of all candidates that have filed for our national officer’s

election that will take place during our convention in July.

On another quick note, I recently asked our national secretary to forward an attachment and letter to

everyone pertaining to our National PAGA Ring Modified Proposal that was introduced by Mr. Joe

Rodriguez from Wichita, Kansas. This modified proposal is in response to the tabling that took place on

this proposal at our NPAGA Winter Meeting in New Braunfels. Please read the letter in its entirety and

be ready to act on it as soon as your time permits. Please contact Mr. Rodriguez or me should you have

any questions pertaining to any subject described on the letter.

I look forward in seeing all of you at our 2009 National PAGA Convention in July.

Until then, hit them long and straight!

Toyo Amador

National PAGA President

2008-2009