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Note for all us plastic users! Cost: $30 for adults and $25 for youth of 15 and under. Cash, personal checks, mastercard, or visa are fine. !
Grandpa Adams & Calder Adams, A “Stream Explorer” TU Member
Crowd Checks Bucket Raffle & Auction
Bluegrass by The Foxfire Boys
Doug Mansfield checks The Mandolin
Story Telling In The Lobby
“Stream Explorer” Avril Adams Checks Her Raffle Tickets
At Mealtime – Former Rabun County resident Ralph Morgan and his wife Sandy come from St. Marys GA each year for the Rendezvous
Gettin Ready for the Rendezvous!! NASCAR rules!!....after fishin' of course.
Another Awesome Dillard House Buffet Dinner
Remember Babe - Everyone has a purpose...
As usual John Dillard, Jr. and the Dillard house made everything special. The food was fantastic, especially the fruit filled trout! Picture from 2005 - just couldn't delete it! All the above is still true!
No teepee this year - rained out.. Frank - are you and Gail just a fair weather tribesmen?
But the Rabunites don't just fish.....
It is amazing how much difference a few folks can make!
Thanks to all of you who made the 23rd Annual Rendezvous a success! WAAHOO!
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The Rabun Chapter of Trout Unlimited proudly presents: A Celebration Of Rivers, Streams, Trout, and Trout Fishing. The 23rd Annual Rabun Rendezvous Highlights......... “The Rendezvous was unlike anything before or since, a gathering of uninhibited men down from the mountains. The event attracted perhaps a hundred mountain men, their Indian wives, and assorted visiting tribesmen. Amusements included gambling, drinking, storytelling – continuing day and night." Quote from The Mountain Men by George Laycock
The framed #1 Print of "Trout" by Broderick Crawford was awarded to the highest bidder - Dick Albertelli!
The proceeds - $600 - of this fabulous print has been donated to the Georgia “Back_the_Brookie ” program.Thanks Dick! Charlie Breithaupt was the auctioneer... he wowed the crowd as usual!
The Winston fly rod, Ross reel and trophy trout fishing trip combo was awarded to the highest bidder - Rabunite Allison Adams!
The proceeds - $450 - will benefit the GA Wildlife Federation’s Camo CoalitionThank Allison!
Featured speaker David Cannon was awarded a Tom Landreth limited edition signed print. Be sure to get David's new Book Fly Fishing Georgia - but what was on the back was a special surprise - a coveted "Map" from Rabunite Doug Adams! 
 Special awards to special people A signed limited Tom Landreth print was presented to outgoing President Jimmy Whiten. "Hail to the Chief!"
Rabun Chapter President Larry presents Bill Kelly with the "Old Rugged Creel Award" for his lifetime of contributions to the Rabun Chapter. Thanks Bill!
Council of TU Executive Committee Member Josh Barnett presents the Georgia Council of TU's "Young of the Year" award to Elizabeth Farquharson - For exceptional leadership and dedicated work in pursuit of the mission of Trout Unlimited in Georgia.
 23rd Annual Rabun Rendezvous Summary For the past 22 years, funds raised by the annual Rendezvous have been used in local support of the Chapter’s mission to educate youth in coldwater conservation and to protect, preserve and enhance water quality and trout fisheries in Northeast Georgia. 2010 Rabun Rendezvous Report $7,315 received for 253 meal tickets $3,161 received for raffle ticket sales on 57 buckets & 82 items $5,543 received for silent auction sales for 102 items $600 for a special auction of the Broderick Crawford #1 print titled “TROUT” for GA Back the Brookie $450 for a special auction of a Winston rod, Ross reel & ½ day for 2 at Nacoochee Bend for the GA Camo Coalition $380 for Dream Trip raffle tickets sales for GA Council of TU $17,475 total gross revenue $12,116 net cleared after all expenses Plus $1,463 in cash donations & advanced sales A BIG “Thank You” to the 84 Donors for the 2010 Rabun Rendezvous Businesses & Organizations: Greg’s Tire & Service Center, David Cannon - Author, The Foxfire Boys, Dillard House, Unicoi Outfitters & Jimmy Harris; Atlanta Fly Fishing School & Mack Martin, Crawford Art Gallery - Michele & Broderick Crawford – Artist, Big Green Egg & Eggmania Central, Blue Ridge Music, Cabela’s, Reeve’s Hardware Dillard & Clayton, The Fish Hawk, Patagonia – Atlanta, Amrine’s Equipment & Rentals, Caylor Custom Flies, L.L. Bean, Rabun County Bank, Prater’s Books & Coffee Nook, Rabun County Concert Series, Gap Graphics & Printing, Mountain Nature & Wild Bird Supply, Cupboard Café, Feed Mill Restaurant, Kountry Vittles, Valley Café, Valley Drapery, Valley Pharmacy, Piggly Wiggly, Rabun Animal Hospital, Total Therapy, Mountain Physical Therapy, Clayton Reflexology Center, Mane Design, Butler Galleries, Dick Albertelli – Artist; Ray & Patsy Gentry – Artist, Tom Landreth Estate, Peaks Grocery, Southern Bank & Trust, Coosa Valley TU Chapter, & Blue Ridge Mountain TU Chapter Individuals: Russ Tyre, Emily Perry, Meta Armstrong, Margaret Hart, Alex Watson, Doug & Sheila Mansfield, Jeff Durniak, Steve Raeber, Don & Donna Thomson, Garland Stewart, Duane Stalnaker, Cindy Vigil, Leon Brotherton, June Landreth, Maria Rodeghiero, Pat Hopton, Gail & Frank Tolbert, Kathy & Charlie Breithaupt, Monte Seehorn, Amanda, Brooks, Avril & Calder Adams, Allison Adams, Eedee & Doug Adams, Emmilyn & Terry Rivers, Sandy & Ralph Morgan, Jim & Carolyn Kidd, Fritz Vinson, Doug Hickman, Larry & Beth Walker, Travis Barnes, Ron Robeson, Celia Finger, Summer Walker-Escoe, Barbara Goodier, Jimmy Whiten, Pat McWhinney, Ken Lambert, Steve Perry, Chris Whitley, Jill Welch, Diane Elliott & Anonymous All donations to Rabun TU (a Federal Tax Exempt 501(c)3 non-profit) are tax deductible. Join us for the next - - 24th Annual - - Rendezvous!
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Michelle and Broderick Crawford - thanks for all your contributions! Stop
by his studio in downtown Clayton. 
A TEEPEE! What would a
Rendezvous be without that.... Designed and created by Gail and Frank
Tolbert - amazing!! 
