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Our Meetings
Generally, meetings for the
Tampa Chapter are held on the third Saturday of each month, September to May at the Boy
Scouts of America Service Center, 13228 North Central Ave. Tampa, FL 33612. Meetings begin at noon but members are encouraged to
arrive as early as 11:30 for a time of camaraderie. A typical meeting begins
with a short business meeting followed by the program. A light lunch is
supplied by the chapter.
Wives, family, guests, and visiting
members are always welcome.
The schedule of the next several meetings is as
follows:
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Sept. 16, 2017 –
Prof. J. Michael Francis will offer a presentation on colonial Florida
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Oct. 21, 2017 – Dr. Robert Smith will speak on Colonial Florida
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Nov. 18, 2017 – We will hold our annual Law Enforcement/Fire Fighter
Recognition
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Dec. 16, 2017 – Officer installation
Other Dates of Interest
·
July 7-13 - National Society Annual Congress - Knoxville, TN
Information
available at www.sar.org/sar-annual-congress
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August 20 - tentative FLSSAR Regional
Meeting; (times and site-somewhere in Tampa-to be determined)
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October 25-30 - tentative Vietnam Memorial
Traveling Wall; Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park
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November 3-4 - Florida Society BOM Meeting – Kissimmee
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December 16 - Wreaths Across America
Please note, meetings are not
held in June, July or August of any year.
Recent programs
May 2017: Rodney Kite-Powell
of the Tampa Bay History Center spoke on our local, Tampa, history
April 2017: We held our annual ROTC luncheon. Each year we honor
the outstanding cadet from each local unit. We appreciate their taking the time
to join us.
March 2017: Richard Wainio spoke on the expansion of
the Panama Canal and its future
February 2017: Professor Tillson gave a presentation on Revolutionary Virginia
January 2017: We held our Officer Installation at the Rusty
Pelican restaurant
December 2016: We participated in the Wreaths Across American ceremony then enjoyed a
light Christmas party at the home of our chapter president
Nov. 2016 – Bob
Yarnell presented, “The First Thanksgiving Controversy Revisited”
Oct. 2016 – We
presented two SAR Law Enforcement Awards to outstanding first responders
Sept. 2016 –
Donald Miller spoke on his new book, Lafayette:
His Extraodrinary Life and Legacy
May 2016: Meeting at the
Tampa Bay History Center, Rodney Kite-Powell, Saunders Foundation Curator of
History at the museum, presented a program on Ft. Brooke, including a look at
their exhibit on Ft. Brooke.
State Meetings:
The next Florida Society
meeting will be held in Kissimmee May 19-21, 2017. Visit the state website (www.flssar.org) for registration information.