US Navy League

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US Navy League

• Tampa Council 269
• 2006

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Activities

• Installation Jan. 2006
• Propeller Club Navy League Annual Dinner
  Honoring US Coast Guard
• Sea Cadet Picnic Lowery Park
• Sea Service Banquet -12 Commands
• Toys for Tots Annual Holiday Dinner
• International Coalition Recognition Dinner
• Cadet Dinner -Naval -Merchant Marine
• Coast Guard

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USS DEFENDER Reception

• Tampa Council presents gifts to CO
• Crew taking five

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Special Event

• Tampa Navy Ball-Hosted with Central Command
• 400 Attendees
• 60,000 event
• Naval Band
• Golf Tourney
• 300 US Navy Active Duty Attended

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-Co Sponsored Tampa Chamber Milt. Affairs
Council Tampa NL Japanese Ship Visit over 4th
of July

• Three Japanese Defense Ships visits Tampa
• Greetings by Mayor and County Gov.
• Key to City-Trip to Busch Garden for 700
• Throw out ball Devil Rays Game
• Entertainment at Devil Rays Game
• Ship Reception by Japanese
• Housing for 88 New Japanese Officers in Tampa Bay
  Community for Two Days
• 400 Japanese Officers lay reef on WWII Memorial
  at Bushnell Military Cemetery

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Tampa Navy Week

• Sea Cadets Color Guards of Gasprilla Parade
• Fly Over during Parade of US Navy
• Seal Team Dive Tank
• USS Bainbridge
• 112 Recruits sign up at USF basketball game
• Feedback was most successful recruiting event
  EVER in history of US Navy-----

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USS Bainbridge Ship Visit

• 5 day visit
• 800 tours
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Command
• Ship Reception largest in recent memory
• Golf Outings for Crew
• Blood Donations from Crew to Florida Blood Bank
• Increased awareness of Navy League Visit by
  Mayors Chief of Staff

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USS Bainbridge Photos of Re Enlistment by CO
Buccaneer Cheerleaders and Football Players

• CO and crew re enlist with help from TBB
• Tampa Bay Bucs and Cheerleader support the re
  enlistment

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USS Defender

• Minesweeper visits Tampa
• Ship Reception
• Three Day Visit
• Sarasota, Clearwater, and St. Pete Councils
  attended

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ROTC USF 9 High Schools

• Presented Sword to top USF ROTC Cadet
• Presented Teddy Roosevelt Medal and Certificate
  to top Jr. Cadet of each High School

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Finances

• 7,000 plus balance at End of Year

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Goals for 2007

• Increase awareness with Web Site
• http//tampa.navyleague.us
• Increase Membership Retention
• Work on new funding methods
• New Board Membership

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Pictures of Japanese Ship Visits

• Performing at Devil Rays Game
• Japanese Embassy Laying Wreath WW2 Veteran
  Memorial at Bushnell Cemetery
• Japanese gift to the Mayor Pam Iorio and Tampa

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Japanese Reception to TampaGen. Abzuid Breaks
Saki Drum
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USS Bainbridge Ship Reception

• CO exchanges gift with Tampa Council Mayors
  Office Chief of Staff