Starting May 31 will be the annual All Academy challenge. This is a fundraising event for the academy foundations. Traditionally Navy has had the greatest dollar contribution but the least participation (a few give a lot). The event will go for 5 days. More information will be provided during the month.
Doug Ballard and I will be in Annapolis this week. I will attend the International Chapter Officer Forum and Doug will be inducted as a trustee for the Academy Foundation. We will report in June on what is going on at the Academy and the Foundation.
At our last meeting Tim Myers talked about the Veterans Appreciation Day at local high schools. I attended the event at Glencoe High School last week. I must report that it was one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in years. Tim, John Adams and I were in attendance. I would strongly encourage any alumni to attend these events. If interested contact Tim (dudleyolive@comcast.net). The next events are:
May 17 at Sunset High School
May 23 at Aloha High School.
Our annual Picnic will be held on August 4th at the Rose Arbor at the Port of Camas-Washougal. More details will be forthcoming. The event will be catered, and the facility is fabulous, with activities for family and children. We will be looking for payment in advance as we need to be able to give the caterer a firm number of attendees.
Finally, I would like to thank Doug Ballard for a year of outstanding leadership. His shoes will be hard to fill.
Mike Carmichael