Hey everyone! It's been a long time since I've been amongst your ranks. I'm fairly certain that I've never had the chance to meet many of you. Sadly I've been without a water ready Glastron for some time, and Jason's CV-23 was the last boat that I owned while I was active with the club. I've worked on a couple since then, but never had something that I took out.
A lot has changed in the last 6 years or so since I've been connected. I'm living back in North St. Paul again. I'm getting married to Kate in June (after being together for 8 years), and taking an awesome trip to the Fl. Keys for a couple weeks. I'm actually renting a boat for 5 days out of Marathon Key, so that's going to be awesome! Not a Glastron though...
Most of you that know me remember that I was working as a Chef, and then in Automotive sales management. I went through a pretty rough patch in 2011-2014 following my divorce and wound up struggling with alcohol addiction and a lot of depression. Truthfully, that's what took me away from the club, and from my relationships with many of you. I feel bad about that since as we built the club up some 12 years ago, many of you were as close as family.
So... I've been healthy and happy for quite a while now, and have been blessed with the opportunity to start and own a Farmers Insurance Agency. I love what I do, and I'm hoping that it is going to afford me the ability to get out on the water this coming year and beyond. In fact, I would love to have my agency sponsor the club in some fashion. Maybe some of you have some ideas on how I could support the club!
After all these years, it's so great to see that the club is thriving! I never would have imagined that our little group of 10-15 people back in 2009ish would have grown to what it is now.
If anyone has any thoughts or questions, feel free to email me at bbergstrom1@farmersagent.com
Cheers everyone! Look forward to talking to everyone!
Brian Bergstrom