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Tropical Storm Andrea tried its best but failed to stop play in the 9th Annual USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament Friday, June 7. The wide-ranging storm dropped between two and four inches of rain on the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club on Thursday filling sand bunkers and prohibiting golf carts from anywhere but cart paths on the Central Florida gem. Tournament Chair "Red" Carpenter gave high praise to the Ridgewood staff for getting the course into playable c

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The Toys for Tots Drive by the Rosenthal Chapter was again a big success. This year the Jingle Party was held at the Sharp Park Golf course and had 18 members and friends in attendance. Bob Stanley once again collected 4 boxes of toys and pushed our total over last year. Once again 1st Sgt Connie Guaraglia , retired , Woman Marine from the 1950's came as Mrs Claus and posed for us with the toys. Thanks to all who donated. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.

This is Ray Rsonic Lewis with the dirtiest Canon camera I've seen in awhile. You can see his photo and other San Diego chapter CCs on a newly created Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoCCs . The San Diego Chapter has been recently reactivated thanks in part to the leadership of CC Luis Rocky Agostini and others. Please leave a message of support or advice for these hard charging chapter members!

As you may recall the Florida Chapter donated $200 to the design and building of the Central Florida Marine Corps Monument and will receive a USMCCCA, Florida Chapter donor brick at the ceremony to be dedicated on Jul 11, at 0900, at the Orlando VA Medical Center , 5201 Raymond St, Orlando, FL 32803. If any of you are in the Orlando area and can attend please do. If you can’t attend, take pride in knowing we participated. Charlie Ross , who lives in Orlando, was our rep t

Below is the roster of the reactivated United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association-San Diego Chapter . The individuals listed below are current dues-paid members, and comprise the mandatory minimum (8) members required to launch a chapter. Also the chapter officers, with the exception of Vice President, have been decided on during the initial meeting in Carlsbad. Next schedule meeting is 1300 on 22 July, location TBD (on/near Camp Pendleton). Primary goals w

Florida Chapter Golf Support: National Executive Director and Florida Chapter member Jack Paxton , center, presents a plaque to Dean Simmons (l) and Rich Kelley , owners of Ford Press in Leesburg, FL for their continuing support of the Annual Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament . Ford Press annually prints the golf brochure as well as the program journal at no cost to the chapter. The company also prints the quarterly newsletter Now Hear This as well as the ann

USMCCCA National President, Don O'Neal and his wife Yvette visited the Joe Rosenthal Chapter monthly meeting and luncheon at the Oakland Alameda Yacht club June 15th. After lunch Don spoke to the Chapter about the upcoming Conference in New Orleans and other functions and happenings at the National level. We want to thank Don and Yvette for their visit and hope they will come back soon. After leaving the Bay Area they were enroute to the San Diego area, where the San

After months of work by a "few good men and women" the USMCCCA Foundation's Florida Golf Tournament went off without a hitch on Friday June 3 with a record 120 golfers tee'ing off at Davenport's Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club. Not surprisingly, the tournament also set a record for raising money for wounded Marines, and the Merit Awards and scholarship programs of the Foundation. According to Chapter President and Tournament Chair Red Carpenter slightly more than $10,000 (after

The USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) is in need of items for "goody bags," door prize items and suitable items for the general auction at The Annual Golf Tournament on June 3. Inasmuch as all tournament proceeds go to the Foundation for such programs as the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund, the Foundation Scholarship programs, etc., we are asking that anyone who has items for both the bags and for the general auction contact Red Carpenter for information on how to get

Florida Chapter Meeting: Members of the Florida Chapter, USMCCCA met Saturday, February 26 at the Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club, Clermont, FL. In addition to discussions involving the National Conference in September, the group began planning the Annual Foundation Golf Tournament which will be held at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club, Davenport, FL on Friday June 3. Shown clockwise are (partially hidden) Ann Carpenter, Trudy Ehlbeck, Gene Smith, President Red Carpenter, Jack Pax

1stSgt Anthony Gabriel from 4th Force Recon Alameda attended the Joe Rosenthal Chapter USMCCCA meeting, Oct. 20th at the Oakland , Alameda Yacht Club. 1st Sgt Gabriel saw 3 tours in Iraq and will probably see duty in Afghanistan in the near future. 1stSgt Gabriel told the Chapter he will be available to help with the Toys for Tots Drive held yearly by the Rosenthal Chapter. Photo by Bob Stanley .

There will be a USMCCCA Florida Chapter meeting at noon on Oct 16, 2010 at the Sanctuary Ridge golf course club house restaurant. Sanctuary Ridge, as you will recall, is located in Clermont. Please let me know anything you'd like included for discussion and I'll get it on the agenda. Hope to see you there. Red C. Florida Chapter, USMCCCA Meeting Agenda 16 Oct., 2010 Meeting to order Reading of minutes of last meeting. Reports – Treasurers report. Other repor

There will be a USMCCCA Florida Chapter meeting at noon on Saturday 3 April, 2010 at the Sanctuary Ridge golf course club house restaurant. Sanctuary Ridge, as you will recall, is located in Clermont. Please let me know anything you'd like included for discussion and I'll get it on the agenda. Most of what we'll be discussing are plans for our upcoming golf tournament on 4 June plus other essentials. -- Red Carpenter

The L.A. Chapter officers and board had its first official meeting in October and reviewed the Chapter's operational status. Financially, we need to rebuild our treasury. You may not be aware of this: over the course of four plus years, Bob Long (past president) has been personally financing many of the Chapter activities at our luncheons and national conference which was a resounding success. We are indeed indebted to him in so many ways. In response, we would like to ask

Members of the Joe Rosenthal Chapter USMCCCA , get together with Marines from 4th Recon I&I Staff Alameda Ca. December 15th at Dinos Restaurant in Castro Valley . Approximately 100 toys were donated by the Chapter for Toys for Tots. Thank you Marines for your thoughtfulness and dedication during this Christmas Season.