Toy for Tots Dinner

Each year, the Council hosts a "Toys for Tots" Dinner.  In December 2007, we held our dinner at the historical Valencia Gardens Restaurant.   See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

Navy Ball 2007 

The  Annual Tampa Bay Navy Ball was held on October 13 at the Hyatt Regency.  ADM Eric T. Olson, USN, Commander, U. S. Special Operations Command attended.  Captain Perry Van Hooser, USN, and Master Chief Rudy Boesch, USN (Ret) were the two guest speakers, both of whom were Navy SEALS (and you may remember Rudy Boesch from his appearances on the TV show Survivor).  This very successful event celebrated the 232nd Birthday of the US Navy.
    
Sea Service Awards Dinner

Our Annual Sea Service Awards Dinner was held on September 20 at Busch Gardens. Eight service members received awards.  Brigadier General Hummer, USMC was our Guest Speaker, and he helped Council President Mike Patrick present awards.  See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

Annual Sea Cadet Picnic

We held our Annual Sea Cadet Picnic at Lowery Park on August 11, 2007.  It was well attended, with a huge cake !  See the pictures on the event on our GALLERY of PICTURES webpage.

Sea Service Academy and NROTC Recognition Dinner

On May 17, the Council hosted 17 young people at the Hyatt Downtown in order to recoginize them for their decision to enter one of our Sea Service Academies or the NROTC.  Many of their family and friends also joined us in this recognition.  Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr., USN (Ret) was our Guest Speaker.  We had 70 total attendees for the dinner. See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

Spring 2007 Navy League Awards

Each year, the Tampa Council presents a Navy sword to the top graduate of the University of South Florida NROTC "Buccaneer Battalion."  In addition, the Council also presents the Teddy Roosevelt Award to top high school graduates in local JNROTC units.  See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

Annual Membership Dinner & Installation of Officers for 2007

Each year, an annual membership dinner is held in conjunction with the election and installation of Officers and Board members for the Council.  Our dinner in April of this year was at the Valencia Gardens.  Entertainment was provided by the Japanese Culture Dancers.  This year a special gift and presentation was made to Skip Witunski, who had been our hard-working President for the past 5 years.  See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

Air Fest 2007 at MacDill Air Force Base

Each year, the Tampa Council "mans" a concession tent at the MacDill "AIR FEST" Airshow.  This is a great way to advertize our Council, plus we make some money for our annual activities.  In addition, we get to see a great airshow !  See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.

USS Bainbridge Port Visit

In Jaunary of 2007, we were fortunate to have the USS Bainbridge, a new guided missile destroyer, make a port visit to Tampa.  Some Council members got to "ride the ship into port" !  In addition to setting up crew visits to local activities, like Busch Gardens, the Council hosted a Reception on board the ship, with presentations to the ship from the Council.  See the GALLERY of PICTURES webpage for pictures.