John McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament: Held at Fort Bliss 9 September. By all accounts this was the most successful Golf Tournament ever.
2018 SFA Convention – El Paso: Chair, Brian Kanof; Co-Chair Bill Snider. Dates are 12-17 June, 2018. Convention Theme is “Mexican Americans in Special Forces”. It will be a 5-night conference with events beginning on Wednesday. SFA 80, VFW 812 and the 82nd Airborne chapter will assist. Brian said that sponsorships are still needed. Committee is meeting before the general meetings at 1200 every month. The Camino Real – re-named the “Hotel Paso del Norte” was slated to be the Headquarters Hotel but late breaking news is that the hotel will not be finished in time. The Double Tree by Hilton, and the Courtyard Marriot are now the co-Anchor Hotels and all previous reservations will be transferred to these hotels. Full Convention registration is set at $150 early (by 1 March 2018) and $165 late. Vendor tables are $150 for each table for the week. The movie “The Green Beret” celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year – Warner Brothers is assisting us with the film for an exclusive showing for convention goers. The El Paso Chihuahua’s AAA Baseball will host Green Beret Night. Convention coin has been finalized, featuring a Chihuahua on one side and Bill Snider's profile on the other. Website is http://www.sfa2018elpaso.com
US Border Patrol Special Operations Group Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment Expo 2018: Pete and Steve have begun work on the next Expo, to be held on 1-3 May 2018. This is our largest annual fundraiser. SOG EXPO Website
22nd Annual Jerry Montoya/Ralph Dominguez Food Drive: Tom Melgares is the Chairman. On Wednesday, 13 December the Food Box packing party will commence at VFW 812 at 1800 hours. Signup for Food Box(s) begins at the November 18th Chapter meeting or reserve boxes through an e-mail to Thomas Melgares at tmelgares@hotmail.com. Number of box(s) MUST BE IN BY COB, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH. $2000 are authorized for expenses.
Storage Unit Building: Chair – Phil Sloniger. Specs = 30 FT x 50 FT/ 10 FT high. Authorized today 25K for building and 5K for concrete – 30K total.
Annual Christmas Party: Saturday, 16 December; 1800-Midnight, at VFW 812.
Wreaths Across America: 16 December – 1000-1200 hours. We will place 39 wreaths this year. Bill reviewed the entire list and we identified those who were Members of Chapter 9 for the Memorial plaque in the Team Room and those who were Mexican Americans for the 2018 Convention Souvenir Program.
Announcements & Good of the Order: SF Room (Team Room): Today was our first full Chapter meeting in our room. Chaplain Szilvasy led a special prayer in memory of the Alamo Silver Wings Chapter member Eduardo L. Fernandez's recent passing and the Niger attack killing 4 SF personnel.
Message from the Chapter President:
Gents, we have the annual food drive coming up, let’s give Tom all the helps he needs to get this done. Also, we have the Christmas Party on the 16th, we will need volunteers to help make this a great event like always and count our blessings for the past year. SFA 2018 is right around the corner, so let’s keep our eye on the prize. I appreciate everyone’s hard work!
De Oppresso Liber!
Pete Peral
President, Chapter IX
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