I am reminded again this year that all is not lost when it comes to our young High School JROTC students who seek out serving our great country! It is with great pride I announce that our JROTC Scholarship Selection Board chose 9 of the finest Senior JROTC cadets in Central Florida! Without the generosity of our chapter members to contribute to our scholarship fund, our ability to issue a check for $1,000 to each cadet would not be possible. I thank you for seeing the goodness of our program and supporting the future leaders of our military! I would be remiss if I didn’t thank members of our chapter for making our scholarship and medal program a reality: COL Bob Brogan and Lt Col John Thomas, LTC Mike & Vicki Gillett, LTC Dean Ptaszynski, and LTC Kin La Fate. Mike and John have been chairing the two programs for many years, and they have now handed the baton over to Dean and Bob. I hope you take the time to read the bios of each of the 9 cadets. We honored the cadets, their family and cadre on April 20th with a luncheon, and each year I get reminded that this is the most celebrated luncheon with our members.
May and June are full of holidays or events to recognize the military and I hope you find a few to honor our veterans and their families. On May 27th, please take a few minutes to acknowledge Memorial Day for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we share. You don’t have to look far to find veteran service organizations that are looking for you to come out and share in their events. For those of you that will be taking vacations during the upcoming months, please make memorable memories, and safe travels on your journeys!
I hope to see everyone at our luncheon on June 11th!
Cheers …. Lorraine
