March Update
*Upcoming Events:*
*South Shore KP Thursday Happy Hour will be March 21st, 1700-200*0 at Bayou Beer <bayoubeergarden.com/>Garden <bayoubeergarden.com/>. 326 N Norman C Francis Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70119. Look forward to seeing y’all there. Meet at the outside bar area to start and weather dependant maybe move indoors. Try and wear some KP gear so we can find each other. The app below also helps with up to the second communications. We are open to other locations. Make the suggestions on the app or email me.
Don’t forget to get the groupme app to help with communications. groupme.com/join_group/93878200/uetTpUUR
*Rugby Tailgate *will be Saturday April 6th 2024. The game is at the old Zephyr Stadium on Airline in Metairie. www.nolagoldrugby.com/ We will be joining another tailgate group who does every game. For $20 a person they will have Water, soft drink, basic cocktails, beer, and BBQ w/sides. Kids are free and encouraged to come. I’ll update further once I get details on game tickets, but they seem to range from $20-45. Anyone have a company that can sponsor us for a suite?
*Annual Dues:*
2024 dues are ready for payment. We are doing ok at $30. These annual dues include the spring picnic and help us support midshipmen when they come to our area. kpnola.org/
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*American Merchant Marine Veterans Assn Update*
American Merchant Marine Veterans Assn AMMV, is holding their annual convention here at the WWII Museum April 19-21st. There is a joint dinner with the Council of Master Mariners Friday night and a dinner cruise Saturday night on the creole queen . At the Friday night dinner we are honoring Ralph Crump 46’ who has not gotten his gold medal as a WWII mariner. All details are on the AMMV.us website and we need local grads to make an effort for Friday dinner. Ralph was the force to create the merchant marine exhibit at the museum. And we need local grads to join and support AMMV as their focus is slowly shifting to Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf wars to get the Mariners recognized.
Anyone wishing to attend the AMMV convention and Friday night dinner with CAMM needs to go to the www.ammv.us website and sign up. As far as the Creole Queen dinner cruise, to book their dinner reservations for www.bigeasy.com and put in order # 415262 and if customer # is required it is 81618 and the discounted price for the AMMV group is $80/head. If anyone wants to park at the Higgins hotel, there will be a bus which is $18 RT/person.
We are also looking for sponsors for the WWII Merchant Marine vets for the dinner cruise.Contact Ron Campana for more details ships@cox.net
— Acta Non Verba
Nicholas Owen ’01 Chapter President on behalf of The Board.
*SPONSORS:*
JAMES QUERN ’83
*South Shore KP Thursday Happy Hour will be March 21st, 1700-200*0 at Bayou Beer <bayoubeergarden.com/>Garden <bayoubeergarden.com/>. 326 N Norman C Francis Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70119. Look forward to seeing y’all there. Meet at the outside bar area to start and weather dependant maybe move indoors. Try and wear some KP gear so we can find each other. The app below also helps with up to the second communications. We are open to other locations. Make the suggestions on the app or email me.
Don’t forget to get the groupme app to help with communications. groupme.com/join_group/93878200/uetTpUUR
*Rugby Tailgate *will be Saturday April 6th 2024. The game is at the old Zephyr Stadium on Airline in Metairie. www.nolagoldrugby.com/ We will be joining another tailgate group who does every game. For $20 a person they will have Water, soft drink, basic cocktails, beer, and BBQ w/sides. Kids are free and encouraged to come. I’ll update further once I get details on game tickets, but they seem to range from $20-45. Anyone have a company that can sponsor us for a suite?
*Annual Dues:*
2024 dues are ready for payment. We are doing ok at $30. These annual dues include the spring picnic and help us support midshipmen when they come to our area. kpnola.org/
<kpnola.org/?page_id=297>
*American Merchant Marine Veterans Assn Update*
American Merchant Marine Veterans Assn AMMV, is holding their annual convention here at the WWII Museum April 19-21st. There is a joint dinner with the Council of Master Mariners Friday night and a dinner cruise Saturday night on the creole queen . At the Friday night dinner we are honoring Ralph Crump 46’ who has not gotten his gold medal as a WWII mariner. All details are on the AMMV.us website and we need local grads to make an effort for Friday dinner. Ralph was the force to create the merchant marine exhibit at the museum. And we need local grads to join and support AMMV as their focus is slowly shifting to Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf wars to get the Mariners recognized.
Anyone wishing to attend the AMMV convention and Friday night dinner with CAMM needs to go to the www.ammv.us website and sign up. As far as the Creole Queen dinner cruise, to book their dinner reservations for www.bigeasy.com and put in order # 415262 and if customer # is required it is 81618 and the discounted price for the AMMV group is $80/head. If anyone wants to park at the Higgins hotel, there will be a bus which is $18 RT/person.
We are also looking for sponsors for the WWII Merchant Marine vets for the dinner cruise.Contact Ron Campana for more details ships@cox.net
— Acta Non Verba
Nicholas Owen ’01 Chapter President on behalf of The Board.
*SPONSORS:*
JAMES QUERN ’83