Chapter Meeting Notes - 25 June 2016

Jerry Rainey Scholarship: Greg Brown, Chair. Committee is Sam, Chuy, Pablo and Steve. More than 20 applications were received. 3 x $1000 scholarships will be presented at the 20 August 2016 Chapter Meeting.

2017 1st SF Group Reunion, El Paso: Ike Camacho – Chair. Committee is Gus, Chuy, Duke, Steve, Leo, Jerry and Bill. Date proposed are 5-10 June 2017. This will be the 3rd time we hosted the 1st Group. Ike locked in Chase Suites for $69.

2016 USASMA Reunion: Al Hobbs is Chair. El Paso is hosting the reunion at the Wyndham from 14-17 July, 2016. This is not an SFA project but many of our SGM members will participate. Late Registration is $150. Contact/E-mail the Chapter for a registration form.

11th Annual John McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament: Chair is Al Hobbs. Location is the Underwood Golf Course and Tournament date is Saturday 10 September 2016. Committee so far is Gus, Ike, Leo. 1st Golf Meeting was held this past Saturday, 16 July.

SFA 2016 National Convention, Jacksonville, Florida: Held 12-19 June, Hyatt Regency. Attendees: Pete and Trini Peral, Brian Kanof, Bill Snider, Bill & Linda Lewis, Randy and CC Fogel, Walt Wilczak, Leonard and Arlette Pope, Tony Beltran and Dede Dominguez, Gary Baura, Joe “China Boy” Lopez, Jerry Campos and Catherine from Visit El Paso.

2018 SFA Convention – El Paso: Chair, Brian Kanof; Committee Bill, China Boy and Joe Kerwin Junior. Brian and Catherine of Visit El Paso. Pete made the pitch for the 2018 Convention and we received the bid. The best date for the City seems to be between 11-17 June, 2018 . . . we may cut the days down to 5 or 6 from 7 in the past. SFA 80 will assist. Brian plans to reach out to some other military and Veteran groups for assistance. Last month’s Chapter 9 meeting was moved to the 4th Saturday so we could discuss the bid. Brian and Pete fielded questions, but we need to get the committees organized. Brian will give us a meeting plan, but he asked the members to start seeking $5K sponsorships now.

Return to Devens Reunion: SFA 9 Member Gary Baura is running a 10th SF return to Fort Devens from 5-10 October, 2016 . . . just in time for the foliage tour. Email was sent out. Contact Gary at freefallgb@aol.com

3rdAnnual Joshua Mills Competition –Fort Bliss: SF Recruiters have set the date for 8-9 September 2016. Details will come later.

Massing of the Colors: Tom M mentioned that we need a Chapter Flag for events like this. Committee is looking into options –T om, Jerry, Pablo and Hugo.

Christmas Food Drive: Tom Melgares, Chair. Dates and details coming soon. Committee is Pablo, Sam, Greg, Chuy and Al.

Korean War 66th Anniversary: Roy Aldridge and several Members attended, 25 June at the Fort Bliss Cemetery. The event honored all the veterans who paid the “final price” in the Korean War.

Ed and Blanca Trout Toast: Member Ed Trout and his wife Blanca had a 14th Anniversary Toast on Saturday 9 July 2016. They are getting married again in Maui, Hawaii later this month. Ike and Gracie, and Bill attended. It was fairly short fuse so full invitations were not sent out.

Message from the Chapter President:

Welcome to one HOT week here in El Paso. I think this has been the hottest we’ve been in a while. Oh well it is the desert. Anyway, we have some items coming up that need to addressed. First is the scholarship. I want to thank the scholarship committee; Greg Brown, Sam Morgan, Chuy Zamora, Pablo Sanchez and Steve Franzoni. They reviewed over 20 application (the most we’ve ever had) and had to cut it down to just three. At the August meeting we’ll present the scholarships to the recipients and as it stands, BG Kurt Crytzer will present the awards. BG Crytzer is the Commander of JTF-N here in El Paso and is one of us.

Next in the door is the golf tournament. Flyers are attached to the e-mail and we’ll have some FLYERS at the meeting this Saturday. WE WILL HOLD A GOLF MEETING THIS SATURDAY AT 1100. We have less than two month before the tournament and to my knowledge we old have one person paid (me) and one hole sponsor. WE NEED TO GET HOT ON THIS. I know some don’t like to ask folks for anything and that’s fine but support the chapter. A $100 hole sponsor for a family member, IMO someone, a business or any other reason will help. If $100 is too much purchase beer or a bottle/s of alcohol for door prizes. If you do venture out ask for prizes. Anything will help. Prizes that always go over well are tools, alcohol, day spa passes, gift certificates golf items etc.

As always, thank you for your support and continued friendship.

De Oppresso Liber!

Pete Peral

Jerry P. Rainey Scholarship

Chapter IX, the Isaac Camacho Chapter, of the Special Forces Association is pleased to announce the 2015 Jerry P. Rainey Scholarship. 

The Jerry P. Rainey Scholarship Fund focuses on assisting qualifying students who display outstanding potential in their chosen major. Academic excellence, community involvement, and personal character are the primary considerations weighted for selecting a recipient.

The fund was established in memory of Jerry P. Rainey, a former Green Beret and Medic. Mr. Rainey’s lifelong endeavor, driven by his infectious optimism, to assist those with which he came into contact inspired this fund. His belief that each individual possesses the ability to positively impact others is the basis for the intent of the fund.

The intent is twofold; assist a student in obtaining his or her educational objectives and perpetuate the spirit of selfless giving to others, a standard which Mr. Rainey so admirably inspired those around him to follow.

Three (3) scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded in person annually on or before August 15, 2015. The review process will be limited to the first 50 applications received NLT June 20, 2015.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants will meet the following requirements in order to be considered for the scholarship:
 Must reside in the greater El Paso, Texas/Las Cruces, New Mexico area
 Must be enrolled in an accredited university, college, or technical school
 Must have completed at least 24 credit hours of college coursework
 Must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
 Must have contributed or are contributing to the local community

Submit an application packet no earlier than May 20, 2015 and no later than June 20, 2015 via U.S. mail or E-mail to:
Jerry P. Rainey Scholarship Fund
c/o Samuel Morgan
P.O. Box 640188
El Paso, Texas 79902
or via email submission to: samuelmorgan01@gmail.com

The application packet will include:
 Completed Application Form
 Proof of GPA
 Proof of completion of at least 24 credit hours of college coursework
 Written or typed essay, 500 words or less, describing contributions to the community and life goals
 Reference letter(s) from two members of the community other than family members


Fill out the form below and submit to request a scholarship application and packet.  Applications/Packets must be returned no earlier than May 20th, 2014 and no later than June 20th, 2014. 

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Chaplains Corner - October 2014

The Freedom to Choose


God created us with the freedom to make decisions for ourselves in all areas of life. We can use our freedom to choose to have a personal relationship with God or not. When we choose to live without a relationship with God, we must create a false god of our own to determine right from wrong in our daily living. There are consequences to the decisions we make with our freedoms that determine who is the God we are choosing to be our God.
 

Christians choose to accept as their God the God who revealed Himself fully in Jesus of Nazareth. If we want to know the one true God, we must look to Jesus and read the New Testament to know His God, and what He offers us. To live without the God revealed in Jesus, we would be living in the sin of rejecting God, and we will, as a consequence, suffer eternal separation from God. Instead of eternal separation from God, through Jesus, God offers us a personal relationship with Him that is based solely on faith in Jesus who said he was the only way, the truth, and the life to know God.


Through Jesus, God also offers us the forgiveness for the sins we committed while we were living without a relationship with Him that was based solely on faith in Jesus. Once we confess our faith in Jesus as our personal Savior and Lord, we have an eternal relationship with God through Jesus, and we receive the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.



The God we choose to be our God will determine where we will spend eternity - without God or with God. It is your choice to make



Love you all,
Chaplain John Szilvasy