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Recent Events
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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.
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