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From the President
I hope you will take a minute to look over the summary of activities that Savannah Council was involved in last year. These will continue in 2012, and all of our members are invited to participate in these events. It is an opportunity for you to show your personal support for these sea service members. Visiting with them and congratulating them on their accomplishments is a fun and heartening experience not available to many people, but it is available to you.
We will keep you posted on these upcoming events via email and announcements at our meetings. I hope to see you there. Bob
From the National President
Budget Cuts
Call to Action
The sea services need our help. As you may be aware, The Budget Control Act of 2011 mandated $487 billion in security cuts over the next 10 years in order to resolve the 2011 debt ceiling crisis. The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have all had to delay planned acquisitions and investments in technology in order to meet these cuts and still fulfill their commitments to our national security. However, there is an even larger threat looming: sequestration.
Sequestration is the name of the additional $1.2 trillion in automatic , across the board spending cuts, scheduled over ten years to take effect beginning in January 2013. About $492 billion of that will come from defense and security budgets. These cuts will be triggered if Congress fails to produce a deficit reduction bill with at least $1.2 trillion in savings by that time.
Our May2012 meeting will be at the Hunter Club on
Tuesday - May 22nd - 6:00
Maritime Week
The speaker at our May 22nd meeting will be Dr. Fran Bohnsack, the South Atlantic
Gateway Director for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) with responsibilities to assist ports in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto Rico.
Reservations are due no later than close of business on Friday,May 18th. Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366 or email RSalty2@att.net to reserve your place
Dinner cost $ 22.00
r Seat Now for May Dinner Meeting
aker at our May 22nd meeting will be Dr. Fran Bohnsack, the South Atlantic Gateway Director for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) with responsibilities to assist ports in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto Rico.
We will be meeting at the Hunter Club once again with the meal catered by Sticky Fingers. Reservations are due no later than close of business on Friday,May 18th. Call Sybil Cannon at 912-5366 or email RSalty2@att.net to reserve your place.
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