Announcing the 2014 SMIA Convention!

I am pleased to announce the 2014 SMIA Convention will be held in Colonial Williamsburg, VA.
Save the date- May 2-4, 2014.

There are many more details to be worked out, but here's what's set already:

Date: May2-4, 2014
Location: The Woodlands Hotel & Suites, Colonial Williamsburg- Free Wi/Fi, Continental Breakfast and parking.
How to get there:  Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) (20 minutes)

Norfolk International Airport (ORF) (45 minutes)

Richmond International Airport (RIC) (45 minutes)

If we have enough people, we could drive, or rent a van and drive. It might be a better option to fly if folks are on a tight schedule.

Activities:
Friday- Dinner in Revolutionary City with historic interpreter
Saturday- Meeting and luncheon- Keynote speaker
Sunday- Breakfast
All weekend- pass to Revolutionary City

Williamsburg offers activities your spouse or kids might enjoy. Please keep in mind the events are for SMIA registered guests only.

Meeting on Saturday

Our regular monthly meeting will be this Saturday (3/9) at Judy's home in Doraville. Contact me at everenee@aol.com for directions.

Our last meeting was successful, packing about 15 boxes for our beloved troops in Afghanistan. It's a fun project and I can't wait to get the thank you letters from the chaplains.

Our Caroline is walking the walk- attending Dekalb Republican Party meetings, hoping to gain some influence in the state party. This is how to get better candidates and real conservatives. Attend a county meeting, 2nd saturday of the month- state convention in May.

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

Happy Friday Ya'll- We are packing this weekend for our wonderful troops over in Afghanistan. We'll meet at our usual place at the Galleria. I have boxes and labels, you bring scissors, packing tape and goodies. We will be operating on an "adopt a box" basis. The postage on a flat rate box is $15. I got some priority mail envelopes too for light things ( like female hygiene kits) so if $15 is steep (and it is) you can take an envelope ($5).

Here's what's been requested:

B Richards / U Stewart (90 males 30 females)

Snacks, anything for warmth, hot chocolate

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M. Beck (304 males 32 females)

Snacks,, anything for warmth, hot chocolate

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C. Dollard (mailstop 11-1-2013)

We have about 250 Soldiers within our Unit and most of the places that 
they will be staying do not have proper hygiene stations and they wont 
eat properly.

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J. Seaborn (120 males 120 females) (mailstop 11-2013)

Greetings I am a chaplain on active duty and currently deployed. I am 
requesting care packages for my Soldiers. Coffee, Clippers, Chocolate 
and whatever else you can send.

Beef jerky, chiips, crystal light, different flavor creamer, sugar, 
razors, body wash, foot powder. (plain t shirts - white or blue or red 
assorted sizes (nothing on them it is a muslim country). Laundry 
detergent

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S. Zachary (350 males 40 females) (mailstop 5-2013)

Boxed cereal (fiber and whole grain), string cheese, dark chocolate, 
hot chocolate, female toiletries, female underwear all sizes, 10-12oz. 
Coffee cups with lids.

Be sure to ask Ellen about her adventure in buying tampons for our lady soldiers.

Hope to see you there!

Meeting Saturday 10/13

We're meeting at our usual place in the Galleria Saturday at 9am. It's our last meeting before the election. I hope they debates have you hopeful and entertained.

We will NOT be packing for troops, but if you feel like you want to do something go to Solidersangels.org and you can help out, sponsor a box or adopt a solider.

Just a reminder that the VP Debate is Thursday night at 9pm .

The remaining Presidential debates are on  Tuesday 10/16 ( Town hall style- Candy Crowley) and Monday 10/22 (like first format) Bob Scieffer.

Early Voting starts on 10/29 if you want to go that route.

And for fun and fellowship- join the SMIA page on Facebook. You have to be an approved member to join us in a chat format for the debates. Noreen, Bill's assistant, has joined us too. I think we might finally have an "in" here.  It's lots of fun to chat with our friends during these debates.

Convention update- the location will be Williamsburg, the date is TBD, but Fall 2013 is probably off the table. We want to give people a year to save up, especially those who have to fly. Spring 2014 sound good? I'm trying to to keep the fee at $200 for dinner with historic interpreter, lunch and program on Saturday, breakfast Sunday and weekend admission to the park. I'm also hoping to get a keynote speaker like Mrs. Bennett or Penny Nance from Concerned Women for America.  Come up with some ideas and we can brainstorm this part of it.

I won't be there this weekend- Dagny's grandpa wants to take her to ride a pony. We'll see how that goes :)

-Eve

Meeting Saturday 8/11

We are meeting tomorrow in our usual place at 9am.
BYOB(breakfast).
More Veepstakes anyone?

Meeting Saturday 7/14 (Tomorrow)

Just a reminder- we're meeting in our usual place at 9am. Come wish Betsy well as she goes off to teach in Washington D.C.. It appears we'll have a topic of Vice President to discuss. Many local issues are brewing too. See you there at 9am.

Northwest Atlanta folks- The Traffic Truth people will have signs, bumper stickers etc (Vote NO on TSPLOST) at Chick-fil-a on Windy Hill today (7/3)at 3:30-4:30 and at the 912 meeting Thursday (7/5) 7-9pm at the Cherokee Cattle Company on Canton Rd & E. Piedmont. The signs are $5, I'm sure the bumper stickers are less than that. This is truly a grassroots movement. I am getting my sign on Thursday. If anyone would like some of these materials and can't get up here, let me know and I can get them and bring it to the meeting next weekend.
email me at everenee@aol.com.


Our meeting is next Saturday, July 14th at the Galleria@285