PRESIDENTS CORNER
Hello All!!
Our reunion is fast approaching; May will be here
before you know it. We�ll be in Huntsville, AL 4-8 May 20 to enjoy
all the sites the city has to offer. There are some early cutoff
dates for the hotel and all so please, if you haven�t already, get
your hotel reservations in and return your reunion registration form
to Darwin. There are three attachments to this newsletter that will
provide you all the information required to make your reservations.
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do want to make a special note to thank Margaret Shute and Mary Beth
DeVos. These two young ladies volunteered to plan our reunion in
Huntsville. I can personally say that they stepped up and
successfully took on the challenges of picking the hotel, locating
tour locations, while always keeping in mind our members and our
budget. I wish to thank them both for all their work and time in
planning out the reunion. Because of you both, we�ll have an
outstanding time!! Thank You!
As I said above, there are three attachments that
provide all the information required to make your hotel
reservations, reunion reservations, and a daily itinerary of the
reunion events. I will tell you that the hotel, Best Western Plus
in Madison, AL was a standout among the hotels visited. Its
location is ideal, it is well kept, the amenities are all we could
ask for, and our hospitality room is well suited for our
requirements. The tours planned for Saturday and Monday are well
suited for our needs, with only a small amount of walking but on
paved walk ways. And I think our Memorial Service will be a very
special one, with the location that has been picked out.
ASSOCIATION BUSINESS:
During this year�s Business Meeting, we will be voting on changes to
our Associations By-Laws. A committee made up of Chaplin Ron and
the Board of Directors reviewed the By-Laws and provided updates
that will do away with Associate Membership in favor of full
Membership. This change had been discussed as a way to increase
active membership from all Members. My hope is that with this
change, we can bring on as full Members both family and friends.
They can then help build and continue our Association over the
coming years as elected and appointed officials. As it stands now,
we have only a finite number of members, which sadly cannot continue
to maintain our Association. By opening up our full Membership to
family and friends, we are taking that step to keep our Association
active for many more years to come. For me, I�ve gotten so much
back as a member and as an elected officer in the Association,
finding new friends, renewing old friendships, the warmth of the
Reunions, the stories shared between all!! Please, think about
taking on an Association position, do a web search for an old
shipmate or two, just a little bit of time can make a difference.
All, be well and enjoy
Steve
President
USS Albemarle/USNS Corpus Christi Reunion Association