Next Meeting: 2-Mar-2010 at 6:30 PM

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.

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.

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)

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

 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.

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 27^th 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