Welcome to the
Northern Virginia Post
A Distinguished Post for Over 12 Years
Celebrating our 60th Anniversary on December 10, 2008
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  • Iraq, Afghanistan, and 2009 Opportunities with USACE

  • December 4, 2008
            Registration:  1130—1200
            Lunch and Program:  1200—1300

  • Speaker:  MG Jeffrey J. Dorko, USACE

  • Fort Belvoir Officers' Club

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  • Post 60th Year Anniversary Celebration, December 10, 2008, Wednesday Night 1800-2100 hours, Fort Belvoir Officers' Club.  Join the camaraderie and also help us recognize our 50 year members and welcome our young and student members.  We will also be collecting for Toys for Tots, so please bring a new unwrapped toy.  Gus Person, Belvoir Historian, will provide a few words about LTG Raymond A. Wheeler who was our first speaker on December 13, 1948.  RSVP to Cristina Neto by E-mail:  aneto@aerotek.com, or telephone Work:  571-480-5840, Cell:  703-675-5779.  More details to follow.

  • Sponsorship opportunities are available and requested.  Please contact Jay Manik at manikjg@cdm.com and/or download this form.  Sponsors so far include Jacobs, Schnabel, Turner, and URS.

  • The Northern Virginia Post's geographical area comprises Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties (zip codes starting with 220, 221, and 223).  We usually meet the first (sometimes the second) Thursday of every month either at the Fort Belvoir Officers' Club.

    • NEWS OF NOTE . . . . .

    • The January-May 2008 Postscripts, the 12-page full-color quarterly newsletter is posted online, click NEWSLETTERS in the menu.  Our Editor is Publicity Director Connie Myers, PBS&J.  Please submit articles and ideas to her for the 3rd Quarter, 2008 edition to be published in September 2008.

    • We keep growing!  17 Sustaining Members joined in 2007;  14 so far in 2008.  We are the 4th largest post of the SAME's 118 total posts.

    • NoVA and DC Posts Joint Small Business Industry Forum—4 September 2008.  We plan to have a 23 Exhibitors from both small and large businesses for this special event.  NOTICE: All 3 briefings posted—RESOURCE LINKS.  Exhibitor space, registration and other information contact Ellen Chang at Tidewater, Inc. via fax at 410-997-8713, or e-mail to ellenchang@tideh2o.net.  See our schedule for a listing of our three featured speakers.

    • Sustaining Member Recognition Day.  July 10, 2008.  Mementos of our appreciation for our 67 sustaining members and their outstanding support during this past year.  Recently posted to our PHOTO ALBUM page. PLUS 2008 golf photos are now up!

      Army and Seabee Summer Camp Experiences.  These August 7, 2008 briefing are also posted (click PHOTO ALBUM ^)(click picture to enlarge Army Camp group boatload >>>).

  • 2007 Post Streamer Awards. Your Post had a "clean sweep", winning all six streamer awards, including Distinguished Post for the 14th year in a row.  Also, we expanded from 50 to 67 Sustaining Members—the 17 member increase a modern post record  We will "pin on" the new "year bars" and silver stars to our many streamers during the July luncheon meeting.  Congratulations to all members and firms for these special honors and check our AWARDS page.
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  • January 3, 2008 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, Fort Belvoir BRAC presentation now posted on our RESOURCE LINKS page. Get the details on the $5.3B area construction program now started and continuing through FY2011.

  • Post 2007 Awards.  Five winners announced for outstanding contributions during 2007 at the January 3, 2008 luncheon meeting.  Sustaining members of the year Tidewater, Inc. (Small Business) and PBS&J (Large Business).  Also, young member of the year Aimee O. Alix, Turner Construction; member of the year COL Stuart G. Harrison; and Student leadership award to Jesse B. Coleman, GMU.

  • Photos from three recent luncheons:  4th Annual Readiness and Homeland Security Seminar, November 1, 2007; Celebrating our Young and Student Members Luncheon Meeting—SAME 2007 Summer Camp Experiences, December 6, 2007; and 2007 NoVA Post Member Awards. January 3, 2008.  Recently posted to our PHOTO ALBUM page.

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  • November 1, 2007 Readiness and Homeland Security Seminar Four presentations are now posted on our RESOURCE LINKS page. Outstanding information from DHS and Army briefers including the 911th Engineer Company and 168th Engineer Group.


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    Washington DC Post
    9th Annual Scholarship Drive
    2008 Tournament
    Our Six GOLD Sponsors
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    Team Photos posted on PHOTO ALBUM    		 Profit for Post Education and Mentoring Fund - $9,300.  Many thanks to our Post Sustaining Members and Players in making this year's golf outing a rousing success!
    OTHER POST DEVELOPMENT'S . . . . .

    • Did you know?  That if you Google the three words (1) SAME, (2) BRAC, and (3) Belvoir, this website is the top choice!  Try it and see and just click "I'm Feeling Lucky".  See what visibility and information current SUSTAINING MEMBERS get from networking at our events.  It's not luck, so join our post now, don't get left behind, for membership click the society logo on this page and then the top link of "Join SAME".

    • The post established a Membership Fund March 2007.  Donations to this fund will support George Mason University student memberships.  Dewberry is thanked for its past support of this endeavor.

     
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