Branch President’s Corner

ALL MEMBERSHIP MATTERS!

What is membership anyway? Merriam-Webster dictionary tells us it

is: “The state of belonging to or being a part of a group or an

organization.” While being part of a group is certainly true, it is only a

part of the real definition. Membership matters because the “pool” of

members is the only resource the group has to fulfill its mission,

whatever that is. Membership matters because that “pool” of members

must produce, in most groups, volunteers that are willing to do the

work of the organization. If the organization has no work to

accomplish, then there is no need for the group. Membership matters

in the Fleet Reserve Association because of the important work that it

needs to accomplish. Your membership matters because the FRA needs

your assistance in recruiting and doing the work necessary to

accomplish the goals we set. Those are based on our core values of

Loyalty, Protection and Service to our Shipmates and the United States

of America. Your membership matters!

Yours in Loyalty, Protection and Service, JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Vice President

BRANCH OFFICERS

President – Laurie Bailey Vice-President - JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Treasurer - Gerald Korinek Secretary - John Tharp

Jr. Past President – PRPSE Fred Bolz

BRANCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PNP Don Mucheck RVPSE Chuck Hines Tim Bailey Cindy Bryan Skip Chilton Trish Gallagher

Howard Hogue John Lookabill Joe Lunn Larry Pepper Melody Phillips Ray Phillips Bobbi Sutton Bryan Wright

Chaplain - Bobbi Sutton Ways & Means - Cindy Bryan

Master-at-Arms-Tim Bailey Historian - Mike Sparks

Amer/Pat - JrPRPSE Larry Cox Youth Activities - Patricia Gallagher

Membership - Laurie Bailey Essay Contest – JrPRPSE Larry Cox

By-Laws – RVPSE Chuck Hines Parliamentarian – RVPSE Chuck Hines

PRelations – John Tharp Legislative Affairs - PRPSE Fred Bolz

VAVS-PRPSE -Fred Bolz WEB Master - James Sparks

LOW COUNTRY HOME, INC.

99 Wisteria Road

(843) 569-2692

Home Chairman – Nate Nathan

Bobbi Sutton - Admin Secretary Gerald Korinek - Financial Sec.

Director – PNP Don Mucheck Director JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Special Events – Linda Cox Director - John Lookabill

Director – Rick Sparger Membership/Sec – John Tharp

Director – Marilyn Tharp Director – Melody Phillips

Trustees: Larry Pepper- 1st Year

Darlene Hines - 2nd

Year

RVPSE Chuck Hines - 3rd Year

Home Manager – PNP Don Mucheck and S/M Larry Pepper

Hours of Operation

Mon-Thur 1000-2200 Fri 1000-2400

Sat 1000- 2000 Sun 1000 – 2000

Happy Hour – 1600 – 1900 Monday - Friday

Fleet Reserve Association, Low Country Branch 269

http://www.fra269.org (Branch)

http://www.fra.org (National)

Branch 269

Goose Creek

South Carolina

August 2016

Scuttlebutt

LAFRA UNIT 269 UNIT OFFICERS

President – Gail Bolz Vice President – Linda Cox Secretary – Marilyn Tharp Treasurer – Gale Nathan

Jr. Past President – Roz Mathis

UNIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathy Sorenson Trish Chilton Annie Bain Benita Kinlaw Pat Suckow Mary Lopez Maggie Morin

APPOINTEES & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Chaplain – Kathy Sorenson Amer/Pat – Linda Cox Sergeant-at-Arms– Roz Mathis VAVS – Gail Bolz, Roz Mathis Welfare – Vacant Parliamentarian- Roz Mathis Youth Activities – Mary Lopez Merry Widows-Esther Ellisor Audit –Mary Lopez, RPSE Pat Suckow and Trish Chilton

Unit Activities – Linda Cox Publicity – Vacant Hospital – Trish Chilton

LOYALTY -- PROTECTION -- SERVICE

BRANCH & UNIT CHAPLAINS’ PEW

Deepest Sympathy is extended to the family of Cwo4 Fred Aldridge, HMC Lewis E. Steed, RMC Wendall Calloway, PRPSE

Frank Smith, PNP J.C. Eblen Who transferred to the Staff of the Supreme Commander.

Several Shipmates were in the hospital-Jerry Farr, Joe Hayes, Don Mook,

George Scharf, Darlene Hines and Jimmy Kimbrell

Anyone knowing of any illness or death among our Shipmates or Unit

members please contact:

Branch Chaplain Bobbi Sutton @ 879-9473 or

Unit Chaplain Kathy Sorenson @ 568-7668.

MADAM PREZ’S TIDBIT

Hello Auxiliary members, I hope you are staying cool with all this hot weather we are having and if you are traveling anywhere please be safe. Welcome Crystal Stella and Nilda Fowler to our unit. Congratulations to Linda Cox she was presented at the meeting with her 10 year pin. A farewell to our member Tyler Malmgren who will be going off to college. August 4 at 6:00 p.m. there will be a cake cutting ceremony for the US Coast Guard Birthday. The golf tournament will be on August 13. Congratulations to Paul McHugh who won the Rocking chair and a congratulations to Gale Nathan she won the gift certificate for the Goose Creek recreation center. A bin has been placed in the bar area at the home for the donations of school supplies for the Teachers Closet. We made several motions, one was to buy raffle tickets for the South East regional presidents project, to split the cost with the branch for the veterans day parade float, to give $20 for our hospital fund. We also made a motion to help the VFW to purchase tables and chairs for the homeless veterans to be used when we give them a luncheon or dinner at the holidays. There are plans being made for a party in celebration for marking our 10th year anniversary, we have allotted $125 to help with the cost. If your loved one was buried at sea the VA will provide a headstone, if anyone is interested let us know and we will give you the information. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30 PM so come on out and join us, we can use some fresh ideas. Merry Widows' luncheon will be on Tuesday, August 9 at 11:30 in the Low country home. The unit luncheon will also be held at the home on August 16 at 11:30. Yours in Loyalty, Protection and Service, Gail Bolz 843-797-3515 or 843-696-5789

BRANCH TREASURER’S REPORT

Operations $ 5,077.78 Savings $ 4,585,32

Certificate of Deposit $10,162.57 Total $19,825.67

FRA HOME TREASURER’S REPORT

Building Fund Savings

Checking Credit Card Receipts

$35,864.83 $ 19.58 $ 9,695.99 $ 519.06

BRANCH 269’s DINK LIST Past due: Peter Barnes, George Dale, Richard Glass, Melvin Hobbs,

Shannon Nault, Peter Puglese, Randy Riley, Walter Scott, Michael

Sparkman, Thomas Yingling

Suspended: Donald Donofrio, Doug Huffine, Debra King, Patrick Scott

MERRY WIDOWS LUNCHEON

The Merry Widows Luncheon will be on August 9,

at 11:30 a.m. at the FRA Home.

HOME COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

From Home Committee Chairman Welcome to August 2016 Shipmates, and Ladies.

We have a lot going on this month, so jump on board and let's party.

The biggie this month will, of course, be the 10th anniversary party of

the Home. This party will be on Saturday the 20th of August. This will

be a dinner dance with a group called the Double Naught Spies. I hear

from sources that they are a real good band and play the type of music

that folks of our caliber like to hear. We will be featuring a very special

Prime Rib dinner and all the trimmings that go with it. Tickets will only

be $15.00 dollars a person thanks to the Branch and Unit subsidizing

the total cost. On the 4th of August we will have a cake cutting

ceremony to celebrate the US Coast Guard's birthday. Would love to

see a big turnout for these guys, and they are going to get as many of

their folks down as possible.

We have started replenishing the building fund, so business is looking

up for the Home, and it's all due to you, the members of the Low

Country Home and especially the staff and volunteer managers of the

Home. So, let's keep it up. I am so proud of our members and staff for

the support and work put into the Home. One thing I believe we can do

better, is the participation in the Field Days at the Home. Normally, we

have a field day on the Saturday prior to the Home Committee

meeting. If we could get more than 8-10 members in there, I believe

we could knock out quite a few items and get a lot done in just two or

three hours. Think about it folks. You don't have to do the field day

every time, but if we had enough people show up, you wouldn't have

to. Well, that's about all I have for the month, so I'll just step down from

my soap box and say, "Come On Down to the Fleet and Let's Party".

Come on down to the meetings (Branch, Unit and Home), let your

voice be heard and just mingle with old friends. Fridays, Scotch

doubles. Wednesdays, build your own pizza. Drawing on Tuesdays

and a whole lotta other stuff that I probably should mention, but cain't,

cuz I'm getting old and I just plain forgot.

Thanks,

Nate

Home Committee Chairman

WELCOME ABOARD SHIPMATES

Melvin Benton Jay Jonansen Michael Mercer

BRANCH MEMBERSHIP REPORT

New or Reinstated Members 3

Transferred into Low County Branch 269 1

Transferred to the Staff of the Supreme Commander 3

Suspended members 4

Members past due 11

Transferred from Branch 269 1

TOTAL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS OF JULY 5, 2016 945

UNIT 269 LUNCHEON The next Unit lunch will be held Tuesday, August 16 ,

at 11:30 a.m. at the FRA Home

Branch Continuous Memberships –August, 2016

Edward OConnor 44 yrs David Rose 30 yrs Rita Stiegelmeyer 10 yrs John Lambert 3 yrs

Robert Bailey 42 yrs Brendan Goff 28 yrs Chad Parsons 9 yrs Donald Mock 3 yrs

Danny Leonhardt 42 yrs Roger Lebel 27 yrs John Priest 8 yrs Tholmas Corbett 2 yrs

Charles Morris 42 yrs Dwight Weatherly 26 yrs Edward Westlake 8 yrs David Farley 2 yrs

Charles Szad 42 yrs Kenneth White 20 yrs Robert Zauner 8 yrs Darrel McKeown 2 yrs

Douglas Willard 42 yrs Howard Anderson 18 yrs Tim Esch 7 yrs John Nichols 2 yrs

Willie Jackson 40 yrs James Houchin 17 yrs Lee Barkley 6 yrs William Reed III 2 yrs

Edward Fisher 39 yrs David Kiger 17 yrs Randall Bolin 6 yrs Steven Smith 2 yrs

Carroll Watson 39 yrs Alan Miles 17 yrs Charleis Hudson 6 yrs William Wynn 2 yrs

Robert Hansen 38 yrs John Niland 17 yrs Stuart Erlandson 5 yrs Hoke Booth 1 yr

David McCann 38 yrs Donald Hunt 15 yrs Robert Markle 4 yrs Dale Brannen 1 yr

Robert Kirtley 36 yrs Dana Johnson 15 yrs Charles Ealey 3 yrs Thomas Brown 1 yr

Robert Bryant 31 yrs Larry Larkins 15 yrs John Harrington 3 yrs Mark Erwin 1 yr

Francis Courtney II 31 yrs Linwood Murrow 10 yrs

Unit Continuous Memberships – August, 2016

Barbara Timmons 36 yrs Margie Rothrauff 17 yrs Tonia Miller 6 yrs Dean Johnson 2 yrs

Mary Teague 36 yrs Elizabeth Adams 16 yrs Ron Conner 3 yrs Benita Kinlaw 2 yrs

Martha Willcutt 30 yrs Mary Anna Chinners 9 yrs Loretta Dailey 3 yrs Jacqueline Verheyen 2 yrs

Cacey Anderson 17 yrs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – US COAST GUARD

226 YEARS

August 4, 2016

To celebrate the US Coast Guard 225 years a cake

cutting will be at the Fleet home at 1800 on August 4.

Come on out and celebrate with the Coasties!!!!!!!

We will have U. S. Coast Guard Base Group Command

Senior Chief Marques Johnson as well as Commanding

Officer, Captain Gary Tomasulo attending.

Let’s show them a lot of support for their 226th

birthday!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANCH 269

HOME!!!!

On August 20th Branch 269 Home is turning 10 years

old!!! Come on out and celebrate this great event

with all of your Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard

Shipmates

There will prime rib and the Double Naught Spies

will be performing.

All this for only $15.00 so get your tickets early.

Unit 269 has received a Calloway golf bag with Heineke Logo that is being

raffled. If you are a golfer this is a great bag. It is on display at the FRA Low

Country Home in the bar area.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Drawing will be held August 13 after the golf

tournament. Do not need to be present to win.

YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY IN AUGUST!! If you are a Branch 269 or Unit 269 member, come on in to the Low Country Home on your birthday for a FREE BIRTHDAY LUNCH. It’s

your choice from the lunch specials of the day. If your birthday falls on a weekend, stop by Friday or Monday.

Michael Hadbavny 08/01 Bruce Garrabrant 08/08 Donald Sponic 08/17 Roberta Kiley 08/25

Billy Lewis 08/01 Loye Bryant 08/09 Richard Wise 08/17 Roger Nelson 08/25

Rita Stiegelmeyer 08/01 Dustin Darnell 08/10 Bruce Bailey 08/18 D. J. Nyhart 08/25

Norris Williams 08/01 Bobby Barbee 08/11 Sheila Schafer 08/18 Ben Wallace 08/25

Isaac Blake 08/02 Neta Fewox 08/11 Norma Walker 08/18 Allen Wells 08/25

Parke Manuel 08/02 Barbara Kenney 08/11 Richard Cleeve Jr. 08/19 Frank Eldridge 08/26

James McDonough 08/02 Donald Larsen 08/11 Gerald Fraser 08/19 Delma McMakin 08/26

Jesse Smith 08/02 Robin Corkill 08/12 Connie Roup 08/19 Delbert Howell 08/27

Kenneth Turner 08/03 Fredrick Daughtery 08/13 Benjamin Kluth Jr. 08/20 Charlie Hudson 08/27

Jerry Young 08/03 Williams Mullins 08/13 Jay Rowland II 08/20 Jon McCain 08/27

Steven Edmund Sr. 08/04 William Ribbeck 08/13 Bill Sellers 08/20 Roy Morrow 08/27

Norma Jean Houck 08/04 Alexander Robertson 08/13 Marion Clark 08/21 Allen Downs 08/28

Thomas Krieger 08/04 Jon Antley 08/14 Rickey Gobert 08/21 Edgel Hash 08/28

Johnny Logan 08/04 Frederick Morast 08/14 William Roberts 08/21 Linda McLeod 08/28

Wayne Ott 08/04 Charles Pyatt 08/14 Frederick Bolz 08/22 Brandon Pruett 08/28

Carl Hancock 08/05 George Fuchs 08/15 Thomas Morrison 08/22 Phil Smith Jr. 08/28

David Butler 08/06 Leroy Rothrauff 08/15 Robeta Sutton 08/22 Douglas Cattell Sr. 08/29

Charles Snyder 08/06 Johnny Brown 08/16 Brian Brooks 08/23 Thomas Clark 08/29

David Suchand 08/06 Elizabeth Mullins 08/16 William Cool 08/23 Robert Hansen 08/29

Dorothy Brace 08/07 Ann O’Brien 08/16 Lynnette Jordan 08/23 Salvatore Beneventano 08/30

Yvonne Aguilera 08/08 Denise Smith 08/16 Lori Marshall 08/23 William Freligh 08/30

Ronald Aycock 08/08 Harold Starn 08/16 John Keile 08/25 Grady Scott 08/31

Dale Brannen 08/08

WEEKLY DRAWING at THE HOME Names drawn lately: 6-21 – Grady Scott, not signed; 6-28 – Martin Tinglen, not

signed; 7-12 – Charles Corrigan, not signed; Mike Ciesielko, not signed. You

must be a member of the Branch or Unit in good standing and you must be

signed in the log. You can sign up until 1800 hours, the day of the drawing.

The drawing is held every Tuesday night at 2030 hours.

NATIONAL MAILING LIST

Shipmates, if you do not want any mailings from our National

Office either by regular mail or electronic mail, you can call

National Headquarters and they will check the block on your

profile to stop these mailings.

BRANCH 269 MENTORING PROGRAM Beginning on 1 July, the FRA Low Country Branch 269 Mentoring Program will be changing from a few volunteer mentors for

new shipmates to having the individual that recruited the shipmate being that persons mentor. If a shipmate is recruited by a unit member, then the mentor for that shipmate will be the Branch Secretary. Each new member will get from the Branch President a welcome aboard letter, brochure and blank application to encourage them to sign up new members. Mentor should then call new shipmate to invite them to our meetings and events at the home.

From the Branch Secretary:

If you change your address, phone number or email address please contact the Branch Secretary, John Tharp at 843-709-

8520 or email tharpj@sc.rr.com concerning the change. You may also contact one of the Home Managers (Larry Pepper

or Don Mucheck) or leave a not in the pass down log to change any information. Many members change information

but the Branch is not notified, therefore, you will not receive important information on upcoming events.

Communications is vital to ensure all members receive information on events happening at the fleet, events occurring

in the community concerning the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and Two Bells Ceremonies for our departed

shipmates.

Change of Bylaw Section 401 Paragraph 2 change:

The paid employees of FRA Low Country Home, are ineligible to serve as a member of the Governing Body. This rule is intended to maintain a

distinct separation of those operating and handling of the Home from those over-seeing the operation and auditing of the funds of the Home. This

pertains to PNP Don Mucheck, Larry Pepper and Home Committee Chair, Nat Nathan. This is the first reading. Second reading will be during the

August meeting.

Lee Heitner receives his 15 year

continuous membership pin from

JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Congratulations!!

Robert Kokinda receives his 50th

continuous

membership certificate and pin from

JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Congratulations!!

William Korbisch receives his 40th

continuous membership certificate

and pin from JrPRPSE Larry Cox

Instructions for Ordering a Headstone for

individual who’s ashes were spread at sea.

1. Obtain Death Certificate and DD-214

2. Go to www.cem.va.gov and click on Headstones/markers/medallions (Left Side of Page)

3. On page 3 of the markers title you will find the link for the form needed to be filled out. (VA Form 40-1330,

Claim for Standard Government Headstone or Marker)

4. You will have to write a letter stating that the individual’s ashes were spread at sea.

5. The marker may be placed in a National or private cemetery

6. If placed in a National Cemetery cost is free. Placed in a private cemetery you will have to pay the cost.

7. If you have any further questions please contact Rick Sparger at 843-553-5594 or email:

sparger2@comcast.net

Instructions for Ordering a Headstone for

Individual Who’s Ashes Were Spread At Sea

Welcome aboard to new member

Wayne Stella. Inititated by JrPRPSE

Larry Cox

Linda Cox receives her 10 year

continuous membership pin from

Auxiliary President Gail Bolz

Officers received their past Board of Directors

Past Officer Pins (Gerald Kornik, John Lookabill,

Fred Bolz, Trish Gallagher, PNP Don Mucheck

and Bobbi Sutton. Not shown were JrPRPSE

Larry Cox and John Tharp

From the Secretary’s Desk John Tharp - tharpj@sc.rr.com

Motion: S/M John Lookabill, seconded by PRPSE Fred Bolz for JrPRPSE Larry Cox to play TAPS at the National Convention at no cost

to National. Voice Vote and carried.

Motion: S/M PRPSE Fred Bolz, seconded by Bobby Sutton to get a float for the Veteran’s Day parade for $176.50. The Unit will

provide the other half of the $335.00 cost. Voice vote and carried

Motion: S/M Trish Gallagher, seconded by PRPSE Fred Bolz to donate $250 for a ¼ page ad to the Stratford Football journal ad.

Voice vote and carried

Motion: S/M PRPSE Fred Bolz, seconded by PNP Don Mucheck for the Delegate Chairman to add delegate names at the Southeast

or National Convention at the conventions.

UP COMING EVENTS

Mark your calendar, watch for details, watch for additions.

Friday nights – 1930 hrs – Scotch Doubles, 8-ball Tournament

Saturday nights – 2000 hrs – In House 8-ball Tournament

August 2 Sons of the Confederate Veterans 1900 August 4 Happy Birthday US Coast Guard (226 years) cake cutting 1800 August 8 Vietnam Veteran’s Association meeting 1800 August 9 Military Order of the Purple Heart meeting 1900 August 11 Submarine Veteran’s General Assembly meeting 1900 August 16 Unit 269 BOD and General Assembly meeting 1800/1830 August 18 Branch 269 BOD and General Assembly meeting 1800/1900 August 20 HAPPY 10

TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE FRA HOME 1900

August 25 Marine Corps League 1900 August 30 Sojourners 1900 August 25-27 Southeast Region Convention, Gatlinburg, TN October 9-16 2016 FRA/Auxiliary National Convention, Jacksonville, FL

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

START OF FRA BOWLING LEAGUE DELAYED

Due to the closure of Marrington Lanes due to remodeling, the FRA Bowling League will not start until

after January 1st. We’ve been told it will take 180 days to remodel but “IF” they finish sooner, that is

before December 31st, we will try to start sooner.

For now, we’re scheduled to hold an organizational meeting on December 14th at 1900 hours

(7:00 pm) at the FRA, Low Country Home.

If you have questions or wish to add yourself or team to our league call either Linda Cox at

843-553-9025 or Darlene Hines at 843-824-2589.

Ship’s Store Reduction All items in the Ships Store (excluding vests and baseball hats) are

40% off marked price. See a manager or bartender if you wish to

purchase items.

Reducing our inventory the Branch will be able to get a new variety

of items for the ship’s store.

Unit 269 will be conducting a school supplies drive.

Please deposit any donations in the designated bin

located in the Home bar area. A list of suggested items

will be attached to the bin.

August 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

Sons of the

Confederate

Veterans

1900

3 2017

Convention

Meeting

1900

4 Happy B-day

US Coast Guard

1800 Sub Vets

Eboard

Meeting

5

2000

Karaoke

With Nancy

Gentry

6

7

Free

Pool

8 Vietnam

Vet-Chapter

780 meeting

1800

9 Merry Widows

Luncheon 11:30

FRA Home

Purple Heart

Meeting- 1900

Wing Night

10

Pizza Night

11 SubVet

Meeting

1900

12

2000

Karaoke

with

Red Fraley

13

14 Free

Pool

Field Day

After Church

15

Home

Committee

1830

16 Unit 269

Luncheon 11:30

FRA Home

269 BOD 1800

269 GA 1830

17

Pizza Night

18 Branch

Meeting

1900

19

2000

Karaoke

With Nancy

Gentry

20 Happy B-Day

FRA Home

21

Free

Pool

22

23 24

Pizza Night

25 Marine

Corps League

Meeting 1900

26

2000

Karaoke

with

Red Fraley

27

28

Free

Pool

29 30

Sojourners

1830

31

NOTIFYING THE BRANCH WHEN A SHIPMATE PASSES AWAY Our Chaplin, Bobbi Sutton is very good about searching for the passing of shipmates on the internet and

arranging for our Two Bell Ceremony with the family. We want to honor our departed shipmate but

sometimes we don’t get the notification from the family until there isn’t enough time to arrange the

ceremony and get the word out to all our members. We are just requesting our branch members as they

make their final arrangements to advise their wives or husbands to make a note in their wishes to notify

our branch Chaplin as soon as possible about their passing so we can arrange for this honor to be

performed at the church or funeral.

People

interest

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navy

submari

nes also

searche

d for

1.

Navy

Destroyers

2.

Golf

Tournament

DO YOU HAVE A SEA STORY OR FIELD STORY TO TELL?

Every Sailor, Marine or Coastie has a memorable event or two that they love to tell to another shipmate at the bar or dinner table and

we would love to hear those stories if you wish to tell them. Please send us a story or two of your best memories and we will print them in

our newsletter and read one at a monthly meeting. Write a short paragraph or two and e-mail them to lbailey009@sc.rr.com with the

subject line SEA/FIELD STORY FROM (NAME). You can also mail the stories to our home address (FRA Low Country Branch 269, Attn:

Laurie Bailey, 99 Wisteria Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445) or leave in the pass down log at the FRA Home in an envelope marked Attn: Laurie

Bailey. These stories are history and we want to honor your memories by preserving them.

The USCGC Eagle will be making a port call in Charleston on

September 9-11. Tours will be available on this cutter during its

visit to Charleston. More information will be available next month

with further details.

Low Country Scuttlebutt

Vol. 19, No. 8, August, 2016

202 Towhee Drive

Summerville, SC 29485

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

WE’VE GONE GREEN!!!!

NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLY MAILED IN APRIL & OCTOBER UNLESS YOU REQUEST YEAR ROUND MAILING Shipmates AND auxiliary members, If you WISH or MUST have the monthly newsletter by “pony express” you MUST request it.

The Branch has voted to cut printing and mailing expenses. Our monthly newsletter is available online at www.fra269.org. If you don’t own a

computer, you obviously cannot see the newsletter online. To receive it via “pony express”, you MUST submit IN WRITING your request to

have it mailed.

What is IN WRITING? Put your name on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at The Home or mail your request to the Branch Secretary.