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New Members

ContactGeneralManager,David Drury,forMembershipInfo.

Pleasewelcomeournewmembers andtheirfamilies!

Mr WillianHusbandandMrs NellieGreer,Holland

Mr SteveandMrs Lindsay

Brown,LukeandSarah

Mrs NatashaShamshadand

Dr MuhammadYasin, Arabella

City Meet Recap

The Louisville Boat Club was proud to host the 2023 CCSA Swim and Dive Championships July 13-16 We hosted over 3000 guests and over 700 swimmers and divers over the weekend LBC put on an amazing event thanks to our wonderful staff and many volunteers We couldn’t have done it without the support of the entire Club!

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Cesky Tesin is a happy town nestled on the far eastern border of the former Czechoslovakia between the Czech Republic and Poland It is geographically much closer to Krakow and Slovakia than it is to more familiar names like Berlin and Warsaw and over its last few hundred years it has been claimed variously by Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Germany George Henry is from Cesky Tesin. He grew up there – a “wonderful childhood” as he says – and in those years he both traveled across Europe and Africa, but also worked in the hospitality industry including a job he held in a hotel in Southern Moravia notable for its focus on foreign tourists “It was a castle,” said Henry "And because we catered to foreign guests, you had to speak a half-dozen languages.” George says he’s studied 7 languages, some better than others, although Czech, Polish, and English are his favorites

The hotel years in Czech Republic were formative There he watched the well-dressed and not so well-dressed come and go and he began to form his own style “I believe you should look good,” he said “I like to find things that are beautiful ” More than just dress, however, those years also laid the groundwork for a network of friends that now stretch across the globe and although George loves to travel to see those friends, he calls Louisville home, and happily so He came here in 2000, and joined the Louisville Boat Club in 2001 Over his 23 years he has served under 8 managers He started as a Waiter and moved steadily up the ladder to his current position as Assistant Manager and Director of Hospitality and Banquets Today, he routinely handles wedding parties of 200 with the same ease as a dinner party of 20. “The Boat Club is a very special place,” said George. “We sometimes forget that It is so beautiful and it is right here on the river ”

So where is George’s heart? Some would say it lies with his love of Atticus, his Doberman, and they’d be right about that: he loves his dog Some would say it’s his love of cooking -- and they’d be right again However, most of us would say that it’s his love of people, of us, of friends George is known for all that, yes; but if you ask him that question yourself, you will get a firm and quick answer “You have to take care of somebody,” says George “That’s what makes my life perfect It’s taking care of people ” And that says it all about George Hemry and the joy he brings to us here at the Louisville Boat Club Nothing loud Nothing selfish Just a simple concept: You have to take care of somebody

Board of Directors

Tom Campbell – President

Henry Kelsey – Vice President & Membership

Hendy Wiebe– Secretary & Swim

Doug Keeney – Past President

Chris Schaefer – CFO & Finance

Wendy Elpers Knabel – Fitness

Marty McClelland – Racquets

Stockie Rhawn –R I P & River

Tom Scovil - House

Ginny Tyler – Entertainment

Club Staff

General Manager - David Drury ext. 116

Assistant Manager, Director of Hospitality & Banquets

George Henry ext. 111

Director of Finance & Human Resources

Jennifer Kaiser ext 114

Director of Squash - Lee Scott ext 121

Director of Paddle, Pickle & Tennis

Travis Curran ext 123

Housekeeping Supervisor - Connie Bates ext 122

Director of Facilities - Ken Goodlett

Service Manager - Jeff Feger ext 118

Executive Chef - Josh Robinson ext 117