WPSNE Board of Governors’ Monthly Meeting
The WPSNE Board of Governors’ hold a monthly meeting generally on the first Tuesday of each month at Bickford’s restuarant in Woburn. Society members are welcome to attend.
Next Meeting: 2-Mar-2010 at 6:30 PM
WPSNE 2010 Founders’ Day (Update 2/19)
The Society’s biggest event of the year is just four weeks away! We’ve gone “all-web” this year. You will not receive the customary postal invitation, so go on-line now – it’s fast! The link to the on-line registration is “Live” – before you do register, please check your membership status on our Membership page – after that go to: WPSNE FD Registration
The event will take place once again at the Newton Marriott on March 20, 2010. The Marriott is located at 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, just off of Route 128 in Auburndale.
Our guest speaker is still not confirmed yet, however, we are working with AOG to resolve this. We have a fantastic line-up for our Silent Auction, which this year benefits the Veterans Training School of the New England Center for Homeless Veterans. Go to nechv.org to see the great works of this 20-year-old Boston charity, the largest and most complete homeless veterans service operation in America.
This year you can register and pay for Founder’s Day on-line WPSNE FD Registration. Recently constructed in cooperation with wp.org, it is operational, secure and awaiting your visit. Successfully transitioning to all-web registration can save the Society $2,000/year in mailing costs. Please support this registration method. Note, you will still have the option to send your check separately, if you desire.
Your point of contact for questions about Founder’s Day is Doug Fitzgerald, who can be reached at 617-794-4738 or mailto:doug.fitzgerald@verizon.net.
Operation Troop Support Event
Operation Troop Support is hosting a very special night on March 6th, (Saturday evening) and has extended an invitation to WPSNE members to join them.
Background:
Dick Moody and his wife started Operation Troop Support several years ago, and it has turned into a large organization that sends care packages to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Operation Troop Support was one of the organizations that we (WPSNE) donated our Silent Auction proceeds to last year. This is a great event to support.
Details: (for contact info see 2010 Troop Support Flyer)
- The event will be held at the Vittori-Rocci Post on Brimbal Avenue in Beverly on 6-March beginning at 5PM.
- We have a social hour, followed by a catered Traditional Irish Dinner of Corned Beef & Cabbage.
- There will be a silent auction with many beautiful items, and we will feature a video of OTS’s year in review.
- The highlight of the evening will be some entertainment by “Trooper Dan” Clark, the singing State Police Trooper. If you have never heard him, you’ll be in for a treat. He will be performing a variety of patriotic and Irish songs, along with many more selections, and he puts on a tremendous show.
- There is a strong possibility that both Sen Kerry and Sen Brown will be there, but schedules are always tentative at best.
- The cost is $20.00 each, and every dollar raised will go to the postage for our care packages.
Long Range Calendar (Updated 2/12)
March 20, 2010 – Founder’s Day (at the Newton Marriott)
July 24, 2010 – WPSNE Summer Picnic (Patton Farm)
August 6, 2010 – Service Academy Golf Tournament (The International)
August 11-4, 2010 -Class of 1967 West Point Alumni Leaders Conference (at West Point)
Service Academy Business Network
The next SABN Monthly Networking Meeting on 24-Feb. The guest speaker is Michael Sweat, CEO Odyssey Systems Consulting (http://www.odysseyconsult.com/)
Details
Who: Service Academy Business Network Inc. (SABN)
What: Monthly networking lunch
Where: State Street Financial Center, 1 Lincoln Plaza, Offices of K&L Gates
When: Wednesday, February 24th noon-2PM
How: Please RSVP at <https://secure.west-point.org/sabn/> NLT COB Tues Feb 23rd
Men’s Gymnastics Team
The West Point Gymnastics Team has a conference meet against Springfield College in Springfield, MA on 28-Feb at 1:00 PM. Come out and support the team! For more info on the team and other Army teams go to www.goarmysports.com
Men’s Hockey
The West Point Men’s Hockey Team is wrapping up an away-home series with American International College on 26 & 27 Feb as well as their final regular season conference games. Come out support the team at their away game in Springfield, MA – game time is 7:05 PM. For more info on the team and other Army teams go to www.goarmysports.com
Women’s Tennis
The West Point Women’s Tennis Team just started team play after a 3 month break from the fall season. They will play a non- conference match against UMass in Amherst on 21-Feb at 1:00 PM. Come out and support the team as they gear up for their conference schedule. For more info on the team and other Army teams go to www.goarmysports.com
Silent Auction (at Founders Day)
Once again, the West Point Society of New England will be conducting a Silent Auction at this year’s Founders Day dinner. The proceeds from this year’s auction will go toward helping the Veterans Training School of the New England Center for Homeless Veterans (NECHV). The attached flier provides additional information about the Silent Auction and the Training School.
You can help this worthy charity and support our Silent Auction in one of two ways:
- Donate a gift to be auctioned off at the dinner
- Attend the dinner and participate in the auction – Information about the Founder’s Day Dinner will be sent very soon.
The WPSNE greatly appreciates any support you can provide to this very worthy event. For more information about the Auction or to donate a gift, please contact one the following members of the Board of Governors of the WPSNE:
Pam Slingsby pamslingsby@qslllc.com 603-303-3779
Jim Diggins jdiggins@natgun.com 857-891-0820
Thank you for your support.
Boodle Mission
Dear Fellow West Point Supporters,
Two years ago, the WPPC assembled at the Bowling home with the dual mission of mailing morale boxes to our deployed graduates and having fun. After consuming many delicious plates of appetizers, several containers of refreshment, and exchanging a Division’s worth of “war” stories I can say with great certainty we accomplished the second part of our mission. The following Monday I visited the local Post Office with 49 boxes for our deployed soldiers, so I would say we met the requirements of the first half of our mission also.
So why are you reading about our past exploits? Because, it is time to rally our team again for a repeat performance!
We have many deployed Grads and numerous soldier friends deployed in the Global War on Terrorism. They appreciate our recognition of their sacrifice. One good way to demonstrate our unyielding support of these defenders of our freedom is to send them a little taste of home. So dig deep and bring lots of morale boosters for our deployed soldiers. Load up you truck, trailer, or whatever can get you to our house and assemble on February 27th for our next Morale support mission! Be there or send all your money – we can use this for postage!
This packing party is open to all in the Army family. It is a great time for Cadet parents to connect with Grad parents and for Old Grads to connect with the parents of the newer members of the Long Gray Line. We can learn about Cadet antics, what some of the grads are doing, and just have some great fun catching up with each other.
If your son or daughter is deployed or if you know anyone deployed, please bring or send us their address. Also, do you know of something our soldiers need at a particular post? If so, send that info to us in advance. We collected many hundreds of dollars at the WPSNE Army-Navy Game in December, and it would be great to spend it on something the soldiers really need.
Here are the key details:
When: February 27th, 1830 (6:30) until the last box is packed and the last beverage container emptied
Where:
Kathy and Jerry Bowling’s
6 Fieldstone Drive
Medfield, MA 02052
Find us on your GPS or Mapquest
Bring:
- Boodle for our deployed Heroes
- An appetizer to pass (beer, wine, and soda will be provided)
- Boodle – can’t say this enough!
Any questions, call Kathy Bowling 508-242-9828 or email kathybowling5@hotmail.com
2010 Membership Drive
The membership application has been updated for 2010 – Join or renew your membership. Download and mail in the membership brochure or sign-up and pay your dues on-line.
WPAOG Election Results
Fellow Graduates: The results are in! At the Annual Meeting of the West Point Association of Graduates held on Wednesday, 21 October 2009, the following members were elected to positions on the Board of Directors and Advisory Council, and will serve their terms beginning 1 January 2010. Chairman Jodie K. Glore ‘69 – 2115 votes Vice Chairman Herman E. Bulls ‘78 – 2076 votes (Chairman, Vice Chairman to serve until 31 December 2011.)
(Directors and Advisors to serve until 31 December 2012.) There were nine people whose names were written in as candidates for Chairman. The highest number of votes for any of these individuals was 2. There were fourteen people whose names were written in as candidates for Advisor at Large. The highest number of votes for any of these individuals was 1. West Point for Thee! Robert M. McClure ‘76 |
Wounded Warrior News
West Point Glee Club Performance
Society Members and Friends - You may have missed the Glee Club on national television on Sunday evening, unless you were watching the ACM Awards as I was. It was a very moving part of the show.
Trace Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club, USMA, ACM 2009
Las Vegas, 5 April 2009. Trace Adkins sings Till the Last Shot’s Fired with the West Point Cadet Glee Club.
