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Notes from Steve Middleton, Class President

Capstone Seminar 2009 (updated 12/18) assignments are posted.
If anyone has a conflict, please contact Steve Middleton @ 410-544-3155
Capstone Seminar info
The web site for the Capstone Seminar is http://www.usna.edu/Ethics/capstone/index.htm. There is a link to the Facilitator's Guide. Please check the web site and confirm your dates if you have not already done so.


35th Reunion
October 3, 2009

Click here for Reunion Schedule and Information

Who's signed up?
Click to see who's registered for the reunion so far, or to see if you have.

(5/6/09)Since this is a Class reunion year, we will be having elections for Class Officers. The current officers are:

 Class president:          Steve Middleton

Class Vice President:    John Yaeger

Class Treasurer:            Charlie Miletich

Class Secretary:            John Roamer Brown

It is my belief that all the officers have done an excellent job over the years. Two of the current officers have chosen to retire from the job and let new people take the job of leading the Class and keeping everyone informed. Roamer has done an excellent job of writing articles in Shipmate  ten times each year. A tough job to say the least and the Class appreciates his hard work. I have been President for many years. During that time I was also Secretary of the Council of Class Presidents, Chairman of the By Laws Committee of the Council of Class Presidents and 70’s Decade rep on the Board of Trustees.   It is time for me to retire and let someone else take over.

So it is time to step forward if you want to run for office. If you are interested let me know.

So far an excellent team has stepped forward and volunteered to lead the Class. They are

Class president:           John Yaeger

Class Vice President:    Skip Stocknick

Class Treasurer:            Charlie Miletich

Class Secretary:            John Branchflower

(2/12/09) Reunion planning is in full swing and more information will be coming soon. However, firstwe need to talk about reunion behavior. I know it is embarrassing to have to talk about behavior to 50 year olds, and I know this only applies to about 50 Classmates and their wives, but we can not have a repeat of the last reunion.

1. The price is the price. Annapolis is a tourist town and is expensive. We could certainly lower the price if we had the reunion in February and hoped that it did not snow. I will not tolerate rude emails to me about the price or anything else. If you send me rude and obnoxious emails, I will have you removed from the database and block your emails.

2. Check in is for check in. If you have a problem, see me. Do not yell at the people checking you in or be rude to them. Just last week I had someone tell me that there was no way she would help with check in after the rude treatment she received from Classmates and spouses at the last reunion. If you are rude to the volunteers, you will be asked to leave the reunion and will not be given a refund. You will not be welcomed.

3. Payment. This is not a free event. Everyone is expected to pay. Do not show up to check in and then refuse to pay. We will have name tags. Your name tag is your ticket to the event. Make sure you wear the name tag to every event or you will be asked to either pay on the spot or leave. We will have a list of those who have paid and you will be given a name tag for each paid person. The cost is $325.00 per person. That is not per Classmate, it is not per couple. It is not per family. It is per person. To quote the wife of a Classmate in Arkansas. “Maybe the complainers would enjoy coming to Arkansas and meeting at the Comfort Inn for their next reunion. They can get a room for $39, meet at the park for free and get deli food from the local grocery store while they listen to the game on the radio. Most of us have been out of school for 30 years and like the finer things in life now.”

I know that this does not apply to 90% of the people. I would ask that you 90% help me get the word out and help police the other 10%.

Thanks

Steve Middleton

 

As we approach the reunion, more and more information will be coming out in emails.  Currently there are about 530 people on this list.  The remaining 700 or so are not getting the information.
The thing to remember is I do NOT keep this list.  I use the Alumni Association''s server and data.  If you change your email address or know someone who wants to be on the list, then a change MUST be made with the Alumni Association, not me.    To make changes go to www.usna.com, sign in, and update your record.
Again I do not have control of the list and can not make changes.
We need a lot more people on this list so forward this to Classmates who are not getting these emails to make sure they are aware.
 
Thanks,
 
Steve Middleton

 

 

Our Reunion will be on the Air Force game, which is Oct 3, 2009. Out HQ hotel will again be the Loews Annapolis. All hotel activities will be at the Loews. The rates are $279.00 per night with a two night minimum or $249.00 per night for three or more nights. You can make reservations by calling the hotel directly at 1-800-526-2593. You will NOT get the reduced rate of $249.00 at their web site, so call the hotel.
The overflow hotel will be the DoubleTree (Holiday Inn in another life). The rate there is $205.00 per night. The number is 410-224-3150. You can now make reservations. We have 150 rooms at the Loews and 50 at the DoubleTree.
There were 1200 of us on that hot day in June 1970, and only 522 on this email list. The remaining 678 will have to hear about this from a Classmate or read about it in SHIPMATE, which is 2-3 months behind real time.
LESSON: Make sure your email address is up to date at the Alumni Association and that you know your user name and password for www.usna.com. No, I do not know them, so please do not have 678 guys email me.
Steve Middleton

Served and still serving...
Classmates involved with non-profits
To get your organization listed contact the webmaster (at) USNA74.com

Operation Support Our Troops (OSOT)
(see the article about Steve and OSOT on the News Page)

Dear Classmates,
In the past you have heard me talk about Operation Support Our Troops and many of you have helped out. We are now working on a big project. I have gotten and attached a brochure (or see the website) about the project to buy a van for a wounded Marine and Soldier. Our goal is to buy two vans this year and hopefully two a year in the future. The vans will be for wheel-chair bound warriors who need these full size conversion vans to accommodate a wheel chair and a wheel chair lift. The goal is to raise $100,000 a year. We are looking for individuals and corporations to step up and make donations. We are a 501(c)(3) organization for tax deduction purposes. If you can help us get the word out to your center of influence, it would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve Middleton

Classmate ads:

New Ad: Ariel Abram's Boracay Beach Club in the Philippines. He welcomes all servicemen and veterans.

Next time you're in Dixie how about stopping in for a cold one at Barry Morton's Montgomery Brewing Company!

Please visit Jim Colli's Diamond or Jewelry site. His stones are webmaster approved, or even more importantly, webmaster wife approved!

Do you have a business to promote? For all of $5/mo ($50/year) any classmate can post an ad on our site. Free listing on the links page. (The site now averages
> 1,400 visitors a month--who knows, someone might actually buy something!) Any funds received will help defray the cost of this site.

This site belongs to the Class of 74. Please send any material you'd like to see posted. Please contact me if you have questions on size or format.

Thanks and Beat Army, again..

Steve Brookman 740931.

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Navy Mutual Aid Association

"Classmates...Navy Mutual Aid Association is a great resource for Long Term Care. Their Website has a ton of information and guidance under their "Services" banner. I recently had to get serious about Long Term Care with regards to my parents and myself. I was really surprised what a resource this was even if you are not a member. I have been a member since 1987 and just wished they had of told us about it at the Academy.
You can still join if you are retired or retired reserves. Really a good deal." - Rick Vizzier

Navy Mutual Aid Association

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Telephone: (800) 628-6011 or (703) 614-1638
FAX:(703) 697-7863 or (703) 695-4635

Viz also thinks that us aging baby boomers might find this information useful:
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