August 2008
Dear Shipmates,
In
June I took over as the President of the Greater
Washington Chapter from Jerry Farrell ’70. Your
support is needed to ensure our chapter can continue
the great work described below. Please make your tax
free donations to our Chapter at our website (http://www.usnaaagwc.org/).
We don’t charge dues, but ask you to make a donation of
at least $30.
Your donations primarily support the key mission of our
chapter, which is the Naval Academy awareness outreach
program. Our Chapter is the largest Naval Academy
Alumni Chapter and we use this advantage to support
awareness of the Naval Academy to the many potential
outstanding candidates in our area. I have been a
Blue & Gold Officer in Northern Virginia for 15 years
and know how important this is. The competition for
the young men and women who can qualify for admission
to USNA is extremely challenging. These young people
are courted by numerous prestigious educational
institutions so it is vital make them aware of the
tremendous education and other opportunities afforded
by our alma mater.
Chapter members are encouraged to attend these events
and make donations to support them, which are
summarized below.
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Our "USNA Open
House" in the fall is designed to bring in a large
number of potential candidates (total audience with
parents ~ 400-500). The target audience consists
of high school sophomores and juniors. We hold two
weekend events at the U.S. Navy Memorial in
Washington, D.C. to maximize attendance. It’s a
comprehensive program including presentations by
USNA Admissions, Blue and Gold Officers, the local
parent’s club and Midshipmen.
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A candidate’s
luncheon in March is designed to "close the deal"
for candidates to whom USNA has extended offers of
admission (direct or conditional) to USNA, NAPS, or
for a Foundation Scholarship. The timing in March
is designed to capture the candidates after USNA
send the offers. The Superintendent or Commandant
is the principal speaker for the event. We host
the candidates, one parent and selected high school
counselors.
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A candidate
awareness briefing in mid-May is designed to reach
a smaller audience (~200 parents and students) of
high school sophomores and juniors to brief them on
the latest information in the admissions process.
This event is typically a reception followed by a
presentation from USNA admissions.
We
have some excellent speakers planned for the monthly
luncheons that start in September. General Jack Klimp
‘68, the newly elected USNAAA Board of Trustees Vice
Chairman, has agreed to be our first speaker. Our
website (http://www.usnaaagwc.org/)
gives you the information on the monthly luncheons and
a secure site to make your donations.
Jim
Bryant ‘71
President, USNAAA-GWC

We
continue to look for ways that the chapter can support
the Brigade, as well as looking for ways to include an
even broader spectrum of alumni in the Greater
Washington D.C. area. We welcome your thoughts and
suggestions and look forward to seeing as many of you as
possible!
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being developed to bring you up-to-date news on
our Chapter and other local information deemed
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