Greater Greenville Citadel Club Newsletter
Current Enrollment
A NEW
YEAR,
NEW
CHANGES: We have a new Club President
and Vice President as well as a new meeting location. I will take over as
Club President from
Chris Maxon
who finishes up his two years on August 31st. Chris has set an
example that will be hard to follow, but the club has benefited greatly from his
leadership. When you see Chris around, thank him for truly going above and
beyond the call of duty as Club President. Our membership roster grew almost
15% to 98 members, we raised over $6,500 for the Brigadier Foundation, awarded over
$1,000 in scholarships, and achieved Gold Stars for the 3rd consecutive year.
My Vice President is my old Knob, Thomas Young, IV, Class of 2002. Thomas
has served our community and his company, Young Office Supply (http://www.youngoffice.us/) well and will be a tremendous asset to our club as
we build on the success of the previous years. Thomas and I will be interchangeable
throughout the next year and I look forward to serving the club with him.
The big change this year will be the location. The meetings this year will
be held at in the Main Bar Room at The Poinsett Club (http://poinsettclub.org). Yes, The Poinsett
Club, but do not worry, coat and tie are not required during our meetings.
However, we do ask that everyone wear business casual to the meetings (slacks and
collared shirt). As in the past, the meetings will be held on the second Tuesday
of the month, except where otherwise noted for special occasions. The meetings
will start at
5:30
with the speaker starting at
6:00
.
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM:
With our scholarship program growing, it is more and more important that we push
for more members. Membership dues go directly to support the club and our
scholarship program which supports The Citadel and our cadets there. Each
year we award a scholarship to a deserving cadet from
Greenville
thanks to membership dues and donations from Alumni like you. We have
857 Citadel Alumni in the Greater Greenville area, not including cadets
and their families. If each Citadel Alum joins the club we could raise over
$30,000.00 per year! However we
average 80 – 90 every year. During the month of August, Club officers, members,
and volunteers will be contacting you for your pledge to join the club. It
is for a good cause and supports your Alma Mater.
CADETS
AND
CITADEL FAMILIES: To our families
with cadets at the Citadel, we want you to be part of our family as well.
We invite you to join the Club, attend our meetings and events, and become part
of the Citadel Family that supports your child at The Citadel. Provide us
with your email contact information and we will include you on our email lists for
monthly updates.
Please take a look at the next year’s events. There are some big meetings,
trips, and speakers on the horizon. Stay tuned through our website at
www.greenvillecitadelclub.com.
I look forward to meeting all of you and your families over the next year.
Thanks for all of your support to our Club and The Citadel. GO DOGS!
Luke McBee Hardaway
President,
Greenville
Citadel Club