History of Krewe Babalu….

KREWE BABALU
GALVESTON, TEXAS
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
From the President
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Just for Fun
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Krewe News
2
Epiphany Party
3
Babalu Ball
4
Balcony Parties
5
Membership Form
6
Board Members
7
2015 Schedule &
Prices!
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Epiphany Party
Saturday, January 10th
Ball
Saturday
Jan. 31st
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I S S U E
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F E B R U A R Y
Hello Krewe,
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
It’s already almost Christmas and then it
will be Mardi Gras Season! What we wait
and work for all year long. I would like to
thank everyone who showed up for our
Krewe Christmas party and for the awesome amount of donations we received for
the children. Just seeing everyone together, for a great cause was a great feeling.
We appreciated your generosity and we
will post pictures when we get them.
Next Meeting:
We have a busy season with a lot of fun
Tues, Jan. 6th
ahead of us. Our Epiphany Party is scheduled for Saturday, January 10th from 610pm. This is one of the best parties of our
Mardi Gras season, open to the public and
only $20 per person! Our annual Krewe
Our 2013
Babalu Ball is set for January 31st and again
King
Baba
& Queen Lu
will be held at the beautiful, historic Tremont Hotel. We will be celebrating the
Kevin Croft &
beautiful history of Galveston Island and
Sandra Resendez
some of it’s famous landmarks such as the
Balinese Room. Ginger is our Ball Chair and
I’m sure this will be one of our most nicest
balls yet. Tickets are on sale now and are
$25 (registration fee) for members and
$125 for non members.
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See the flyer on page 4. This is always a
great Mardi Gras event and all members
should definitely not miss it. We have renegotiated and blocked 20 more rooms for the
night of the ball, so call the Tremont Hotel,
ask for ‘In-House” reservations and the
Krewe Babalu rate of $179.
After the ball, Mardi Gras will be in full swing
with parades and parties. We hope that all
of our members, old and new, will get involved and help make this a successful and
fun season for all of us. We need help selling
tickets for our balcony parties (info on page
5) and our float rides. If you would like to
help sell Balcony Party tickets, contact Gladden Walters at [email protected].
Our parade prices will stay the same as last
year.
I hope to see you all at our next meeting on
Tuesday Jan, 6th and then at our Krewe
Epiphany Party on Saturday, January 10th at
6pm, I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas holiday and New Year!
Your President,
Jason Honeycutt
Den Party
Friday, February 6th
History of Krewe Babalu….
Gambrinus Parade
Saturday, February 7th
Babalu All
Krewe Parade
Friday,
Feb. 13th
Krewe Babalu of Galveston was
founded in 1995 by Guy Taylor.
The purpose of our organizations
is to promote Mardi Gras festivities on Galveston Island and to
promote civic and social activities
within the organization and the
city of Galveston. We are a Texas Non-Profit organization and on
November 16th, 1999, we received our certificate of incorporation and became officially known
as Krewe Babalu, Inc. We are a
member of the Galveston
Chamber of Commerce. From a
very small membership with big
dreams, we have grown into the
best and most fun Krewe in
Galveston today. Our scheduled
events include Epiphany, with
the crowning of the Royal Court
and the start of the Carnival
season, a Den party, the Krewe
Babalu All Krewe Parade, Hal-
loween party, Christmas party,
Bowl-A-Thon, a Bar Crawl and
of course, Mardi Gras with all
the parades and parties, including Fat Tuesday! Each year is
new and exciting and you don’t
want to miss a minute of it!
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Sausage Cheese Biscuits
4 Cups Shredded Hash Browns, thawed
4 Tbsp. Butter, melted
1 teas. Salt
1 teas. Pepper
8 Eggs
1 ½ Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Cup Sausage, cooked and crumbled
Preheat oven to 400˚.
In a large bowl combine the Hash browns, Butter, Salt
and Pepper.
Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill the cups about ¾ of the way full
with the Hash browns.
Press with your fingers to mold the Hash browns to the cups all the way to
the top. Don’t worry if they stick out a little. Try to make the sides the same
thickness all the way around for even cooking. Make sure there are Hash
browns on the bottom of the cup.
Bake 20-25 minutes, or until they are starting to brown. Let cool slightly.
Reduce oven to 350˚.
Take half of the Shredded Cheese and sprinkle in the bottom of the cups.
Repeat with half of the Sausage Crumble.
Whisk the eggs together and fill the cups until almost full.
Top with the second half of Cheese and Sausage.
Bake until eggs are set, 20-25 minutes.
To Freeze: Let cool and place on cookie sheet in freezer. After two hours,
place them in a ziploc gallon bag until you're ready to enjoy. Microwave for
a few minutes before serving for breakfast!
WHITE
CHRISTMAS
DREAM
(1 glass)
1 oz. amaretto
1 oz. cream
1 oz. vodka
Rim with Christmas sprinkles
and add nutmeg to garnish
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 6th, 2014
at the Buckshot Saloon
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We have more rooms blocked for the Tremont Hotel on Ball night! Call today and reserve
yours at (409) 763-0300, ask for “In-House Reservations” and tell them you are booking under the Krewe Babalu Ball rate of $179.
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If you would like to donate an item or basket for the Raffle Drawing/Door prizes for our upcoming Epiphany Party, please bring it with you and give it to one of the BOD members or
volunteers at the party. Email Ginger Kieckbusch at [email protected] and let her know
the monetary amount of any donation you bring so you can receive your points.
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Saturday, January 10th, 2015
6PM-10PM
Gladden & Michelle Walters’ House
4201 East Bayside Way
Jamaica Beach
(281) 703-3331
$20 per person
(members & non members)
Cash or Check ONLY at the door
Open Bar and delicious food
provided!
Raffles, Door Prizes & Music!
Meet our 2015
Royal Court
and watch the King
Cake Celebration
where we will crown our
2015 Mardi Gras King & Queen!
Bring your cash or checkbook and be
ready to purchase your 2015
Krewe Babalu Mardi Gras events!
For a map, email Terri at
[email protected]
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Friday, February 13th
All Krewe Night
$45/Member $60/Non Member
5pm-Midnight
Includes: Entrance to the Strand,
Sandwiches, Music and a Cash Bar
Saturday, February 14th
Momus Night
$75/Member $90/Non Member
Noon-Midnight
Includes: Entrance to the Strand,
Sandwiches, Music, and a Cash Bar
Our balcony parties are held in the DargonTobyn building, on the corner of 23rd and
Strand (Above Gracie’s Gifts)
Entrance will be in the front of the building.
We will have beads available for purchase.
For tickets or more information,
contact Gladden Walters at
[email protected]
or call (281) 703-3331
To purchase tickets by mail, please send
names of guest attending, date of balcony
party and a check for the amount, made
payable to Krewe Babalu and mail to the
address below.
Krewe Babalu
9246 Jamaica Beach
Galveston, Texas 77554
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How To
Join!
There are many ways to join Krewe Babalu!
Simply complete this membership application and give it to any member
or come visit us at our monthly meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of
every month in Galveston or you can also print this
application on our website at www.krewebabalu.com and
contact any board member for help!
Membership Application
Applicant Information
Name:
Date of birth:
Phone:
Current address:
City:
State:
ZIP Code:
Work Email:
Personal Email:
$150/person
Includes Ball ticket ($125 value)
Payment Method:
Cash
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Check & Number:
Emergency Contact (optional)***
Name of a relative not residing with you:
Address:
City:
Phone:
State:
ZIP Code:
Relationship:
Spouse Information if joint membership
Name:
Work Email:
Date of birth:
Phone:
Personal Email:
Signatures
Signature of applicant:
Date:
Signature of spouse (only if for a joint membership):
Date:
Recruited by:
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President:
Jason Honeycutt
[email protected]
(281) 229-2572
Vice President:
Ginger Kieckbusch
[email protected]
(409) 256-4313
Secretary:
Terri Honeycutt
[email protected]
(281) 229-2569
Treasurer:
Kathy Fisk
[email protected]
(281) 992-0130
Parliamentarian:
Jeff Carman
[email protected]
Ambassador:
David Thompson
[email protected]
(409) 739-2382
Parade Captain:
Curtis Klosowsky
[email protected]
(713) 416-5329
Member At Large:
Connie Thompson
[email protected]
(409) 739-2382
Member At Large:
Tammy Goodwin
(409) 256-1675
[email protected]
Member At Large:
Sandra Resendez
(409) 939-4559
[email protected]
Events Chair
Gladden Walters
[email protected]
(281) 703-3331
Newsletter Editor: Terri Honeycutt
[email protected]
Krewe Meeting
Epiphany Party
$20/person
6-10PM
Babalu Ball
$25/members $125/non-members
Den Party
TBA
Gambrinus Parade
$140/members $180/non-members
All Krewe Balcony Party $50/members $60/non-members
All Krewe Parade
$80/members $110/non-members
Momus Balcony Party $80/members $90/non-members
Momus Parade
$140/members $205/non-members
Fat Tuesday Celebration
TBA
Fat Tuesday Parade
$80/members $110/non-members
Tuesday, January 6
Saturday, January 10
Saturday, January 31
Friday, February 6
Saturday, February 7
Friday, February 13
Friday February 13
Saturday, February 14
Saturday, February 14
Tuesday, February 17
Tuesday, February 17
For more information on Balcony Parties, please contact Gladden at
[email protected].
For parade float rides,
please contact Sandra Resendez for location and times at
[email protected]
Additional events and information may be added, notifications will be sent out
to Krewe members.
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month.
Bring your friends!
Check our website for updates!
www.krewebabalu.com