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FROM THE COMMANDER
We are looking
forward to a great year with FSPS. One of our goals is to encourage
participationfrom all members and work as a team. There are several
events coming up with the district that should prove to be exciting and
informational. I hope you will be able to attend the District 27
District 27 Annual Meeting & Change of Watch
March 19-21, 2010
Blockade Runner Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Hosted By: Cape Fear Squadron
These are always fun and a great way to meet other
squadrons and get introduced to new ideas.We also have the District 27
Rendezvous scheduled in Oriental from June 11-13.
Our first monthly meeting will be March 16 at Jerry’s
Seafood. Hope to see you there.
John Ellsworth
CALENDAR - MEMBER ACTIVITIES
2010
March 16, 2010—Monthly meeting
Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant
6:30 pm
BRIDGE MEETING: 7:00 pm, March
30, 2010 at John Ellsworth’s
Please be ready to plan out the calendar for
this year.
SQUADRON PRESENTATION OF BOATING COURSE
Watch this page for information on next boating
course
SQUADRON FACEBOOK PAGE
Tom Carpenter wanted
to give you a quick note and let you know that he has set up a FACEBOOK
PAGE for the squadron, and it can be found at the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=homr#pages/Fayetteville-NC/Fayetteville-Sail-Power-Squadron/144141514124
This page has already
raised awareness of the FSPS as we already have 22 fans following our
page. On the page you can make comments, start discussions, view
upcoming events, and post photos. You are invited to stop by and take a
look at the page.
2009-2010 FSPS Bridge
Commander: John Ellsworth,
Executive Officer: Bob Brandenburg; Education Officer: Tom
Carpenter; Administrative Officer:
Joann Seymour; Secretary: Cliff Parker, Treasurer: Rosa
Whitmore; Members-at-Large: Sid Thrash, Bill Kiker, Buddy Wilkins
Click here to see SQUADRON PHOTOS
DISTRICT 27 CALENDAR / ACTIVITIES
201019-21 March D/27 Spring
Council/Conf & COW Wrightsville Beach, NC
11-12 June D/27 Rendezvous
Oriental, NC
24-26 September D/27 Fall Council/Conference
New Bern, NC
USPS AND DISTRICT 27 NEWS OF INTEREST, THINGS-THEY ARE A CHANGING
1. The Ensign, USPS
magazine, has been reduced from six hard copies editions to four a year.
The two editions that were eliminated as hard copies will be sent as an
emagazine.
2. District/27 newsletter,
Carolina Bitts, will be distributed electronically. It can be
accessed from D27 Home Page.
3. A new, on-line social
network for the boating community, SailAngle.com , has begun. If
you like “Facebook” you’ll LOVE “Sail Angle”. The designers have created
a section for the USPS for free. You can register by going to the USPS
web site and clicking the Sail Angle button on the home page.
4.
It seems that soon
your Certificate Number and Zip Code will no longer get you logged in as
a member on the National web site. For security, each member has been
assigned a P. I. N. This Personal Identification Number was on your dues
notification. If you have filed it, get it out and post it near your
computer, or better yet, memorize it. Start using it in place of the
older, less secure combination of certificate plus zip code.
5. Several new By-law changes
were made at the Governing Board meeting in Kansas City. These included
the transfer of responsibilities of the Operating Committee to the Board
of Directors and remove the Operating Committee from the by-laws, make
the earning of merit marks and their significance equivalent across all
classes of membership, and clarify the procedures used in the collection
of dues by USPS Headquarters billing .
Member Benefits: The National
Member Benefits web page has been updated and is supposed to be much
easier and faster to use. It can be reached by going to
http://www.usps.org.
Click on members stuff, then click on member benefits to find benefits
available to members.
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