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       Greetings all! 

       This is our fourth quarter for 2011 and the year is almost over.  We are having what seems to be a nice long fall after a long hot summer.  And it is certainly a beautiful autumn in Oklahoma this year; the trees are really showing their colors!  

       I want to thank all of you who participated in our many post-sponsored and post-supported activities for July through November.  Our luncheons in July and August featured outstanding presentations which focused on changes currently ongoing in Oklahoma City.  In July, Mr. Brent Ward, Senior project manager for MAPS 3, provided a rundown on the changes that MAPS 3 is bringing to the city. These improvements include new lighting, grandstands, and a public white water kayaking course on the Oklahoma River, as well as a new downtown central park, streetcar rail system,  and new convention center.  In August, Ms. Jill Delozier from Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc. spoke on Project 180 and other projects which are currently planned for the seven districts in downtown Oklahoma City.  These projects include the renovation of the Myriad Gardens and Chrystal Bridge, upgraded streets with bike lanes, and other improvements for the downtown area.  It sounds like the next few years will be bringing big changes to the OKC metro area.

       In August, we had an outing at the Red Hawks ballpark.  The event focused on Young Members, but all SAME members were welcome.  About 20 of us showed up for the night of fun and baseball.  We cheered the Red Hawks on to victory!  Thanks to the Asset Group for the use of their suite at the ballpark.  It allowed us to “beat the heat” while the Red Hawks beat the Reno Aces!

       Thanks to all our sponsors and players who participated in our annual golf tournament in September.  As a result of your efforts, we raised over $11,000 for our Education and Mentoring fund.  That fund is used to support engineering education and was used in September to award two scholarships ($1000 and $2000) at both OU and OSU.  As usual, the golf tournament was a very fun event and I think a good time was had by all!

       Our guest speaker at the September luncheon was Col. Michael J. Teague, Commander, Tulsa District Corp. of Engineers.  Col. Teague’s presentation included information on the Corps contributions to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) efforts; Centers of Standardization and Adapt/Build construction projects.

       In October, we had a Readiness Workshop at the Oklahoma State Capitol.  After lunch in the beautiful capitol rotunda, we were given an excellent presentation by Kim Edd Carter, the Director of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security.  Mr. Carter discussed different types of terrorism and criminal activity and explained which ones are considered larger threats to Oklahoma.  After the presentation we were provided a tour of the Oklahoma Emergency Operations Center which was very interesting.

       A few days after the Readiness Workshop the OKC Post held the great diaper collection!  In just a few short hours we took pledges for donations and were able to purchase and donate over 150 packs of diapers and 50 packs of baby wipes to the Oklahoma Chapter of Operation Homefront.  Thanks to everyone who participated.  A special thanks to ASSET Group who provided a large donation and a truck to transport all the donated diapers.

       In November, we hosted a Small Business Focus luncheon which featured Dottie Overal, the Director of the US Small Business Administration’s Oklahoma District Office and Joanne Davis, Director of Small Business, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB.  They provided us valuable information on small business contracting and services that are available for assistance.

       The final OKC post event for 2011 will be our annual business meeting and holiday party on Dec 1^st at the Bricktown Brewery.  The business meeting starts at 6:30pm and the party will kick off about 7:30pm with casino games and food.  This is always a very fun event, and I hope to see all of you there.

 

Wishing you the best of all holiday seasons!

 

Trudi Logan

President, Oklahoma City Post

 

 

 

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INVITE A FRIEND TO THE NEXT MONTHLY LUNCHEON!

 

Please invite a friend to tag along with you to the next monthly SAME luncheon.  You know the great benefits of belonging to SAME, so please share our great society with others that you know—co-workers, business associates, friends, relatives.  All are welcome to attend our meetings and hopefully gain an appreciation for the wonderful benefits SAME has to offer!  See you at a meeting soon!

Updated 20 January 2012