Aug. 22, 2007 Kick-Off!

Over 150 Gators attend our 2007 Kick-Off party. Steve Babik of WRUF gave us a brief stroll down memory lane and then gave us all a reason to think that 2007 will also be the Year of the Gator!

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• "There was this one time....."
• A close up of Steve Babik's 2006 National Championship Ring - look at all those diamonds
• A great big thank you to our Gator Vendors for giving us a private shopping opportunity
• Another happy raffle winner
• Baby Gators are the cutest!
• Checking raffle tickets for the lucky winner
• Cheryl displaying one of our many fabulous raffle prizes
• Cheryl is ready to sell raffle tickets and raise money for scholarships!
• Chris pulling the winning raffle tickets
• Diane is very happy to win a raffle prize!
• Emily & Chris, all smiles about the upcoming football season!
• Gator fans have a lot to smile about!
• Gator fellowship & good food - who can ask for more?
• Gator goodies at every table!
• Gator vendors
• Gators are Number 1!
• Gators enjoying dinner during announcements
• Gators find a way to work orange and blue into their wardrobes!
• Gators have a right to be happy this year!
• Gators meeting new Gator friends
• Gators, Gators everywhere!
• Good food & good Gators!
• John & Fran are perfect models of Gator style!
• John & Fran enjoying Kick-Off
• Loyal member Al making new friends!
• Mic Huber sharing his insight with Steve Babik into the upcoming season
• Mike & Lisa with their beautiful Gator in Training!
• Orange & Blue are just perfect together - as are these two Gators!
• Orange and Blue just look so right together!
• Our speaker Steve Babik with Tom, our V.P. of Athletics
• Palm Tree Paperie - our Gator stationary vendor
• President Chris making Gator annoucements
• Raffle prizes!
• Regional VP Pam with Janella
• Regular scholarship donor Peg wins a raffle prize
• Steve Babik showing off his massive diamond encrusted 2006 National Championship ring
• Steve Babik swearing on the name of Urban Meyer that what he's saying is true
• Steve Babik with his 2006 National Championship ring - which Merry is happily holding
• Steve entertaining us with inside stories
• Suncoast brought some new model cars to show
• Thank you Coast!
• The Elwells are lucky winners, again!
• Treasurer Emily & Secretary & Young Alumni Council rep Janella show they know the Gators are #1!
• Treasurer Emily & Secretary Janella getting ready to welcome Gators
• VP Jeremy, wearing his Gator tie, at the podium