Thursday, January 8, 2009

22nd Annual Rabun Rendezvous

The 22nd annual Rabun Rendezvous will take place on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at the NEW Dillard House Conference Center. Program presenter will be Commissioner Noel Holcomb, Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

The cost is $30 for adults and $25 for youth of 15 and under. Payment may be made with cash, personal check, Visa or Mastercard. Reservations are not needed. Just pay at the door.5 PM Social, 6:30 PM Dinner;

There will be a special auction for a framed pen & ink Tom Landreth original: Brook Trout (never before offered). All the proceeds from sale of this striking original will be donated to the Georgia Back the Brookie program in Tom’s memory.

There will be door prizes, over 80 bucket raffle items, and over 100 silent auction items including art, crafts, rods & reels, fly tying materials, fly vests, tackle packs, fly assortments, a Big Green Egg, goodies from the kitchens of the Rabunites, the famous Rabunite map of THE RIVER and much, much more. Special items include: Three different framed limited edition Tom Landreth prints, Broderick Crawford’s 1st place Commemorative Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp print, a framed limited edition TU Special Edition print, and a rare duck stamp print; An Orvis Zero Gravity Rod 906-4 with Mid Arbor III reel, SAGE Z-Axis rod 905-4, Orvis CFO III reel, plus 4 or 5 other rod and reel outfits;Â hand-crafted fly tying desk by Ray Kearns; fishing vests by Cabela’s, LL Bean, & Woolrich; woodworking, sewing & knitting crafts.

For more details about the Rendezvous, click HERE or E-mail edadams1@alltel.net; For lodging call toll Free 1-800-541-0671. Mention you are coming to the Trout Unlimited Rendezvous for the best rates.