Warmest Holiday Greetings Compatriots!

It has been quite a challenging year for us. The unfortunate death of our chapter president left us stunned. We have risen to the challenge and have prevailed as a chapter. Upon the final tally from the dues and registration, the treasurer and I have found that we retained more members, and are starting this year with a greater number than we did last year. We also had great input toward our chapter survey of your interests for dinner and programs. Your board of directors and I will discuss the responses in depth. We are also looking at lengths of service to the chapter by their date of admission. We would like to acknowledge them at an upcoming chapter dinner meeting. Our past chapter presidents TR Johnson (admitted in 1940) and Jim Churchyard (admitted in 1956) are both models of commitment in service to the SAR.

It is difficult to say goodbye to good friends. Our First Vice-President Richard Raver is preparing to move to Riverside County and will be unable to continue in his office. I would like to personally thank Richard and his wonderful wife Marianne for their years of service to the SAR both in uniform as a drummer and active board member. I would like to extend an open invitation to attend any function we are having in the future, and wish them both all the best in their new home.

I look forward to greeting you at our upcoming chapter meeting. Please plan to attend a chapter dinner meeting in the future. Mark your calendar when this newsletter arrives and RSVP with me anytime beforehand. I'll see you there!

Best Regards, Curtis Porter

Updated 10 January 2007 [top]