Meetings

State

The next Florida Society meeting will be held in Kissimmee January 30-31. Click here to obtain reservation information from the state website (www.flssar.org).

 

Local

Meetings for the Tampa Chapter are held in the private meeting room of the Piccadilly Cafeteria, located at 11810 Dale Mabry Highway North, Tampa, Florida (813-963-1660). Meetings begin at noon but members arrive as early as 11:30 for a time of camaraderie.

 

A typical meeting begins with a short business meeting. Lunch and the program presentation follow typically ending between 1:30 and 2:00 depending on the length of the program.

 

Wives, family, guests, and visiting members are always welcome. Members and guests are responsible for their own meal and gratuity.

 

The schedule of the remaining meetings for 2008 follows:

  • Saturday, November 15, 2008
    • We will present our annual Law Enforcement Award
  • Saturday, December 20, 2008
    • This will be our annual joint meeting with the Fort Brooke Chapter of the CAR (Children of the American Revolution)

 

Please note, meetings are not held in June, July or August of any year.

 

Here’s a rundown of recent past programs.

October 2007: Kyle Barbieri, Government Instructor at Tampa Catholic: “The Electoral College”

November 2007: Awarding of the SAR Law Enforcement Award to Jeff Jones of the Hillsborough County Sheriffs office.

December 2008: Annual joint SAR /CAR luncheon

January 2008: Installation of officers; Florida Society President, Grant Wallin, installed the new officers and provided the program.

February 2008: Compatriot Bob Yarnell spoke on “Why It Worked”, an examination of the success of the new country. You can read a summary of this fine presentation by viewing the minutes of the meeting.

March 2008: We presented our annual SAR Fire Safety award to Bob Vanek of the New Port Richey Fire Department.

April 2008:    We held our annual ROTC luncheon. Each year we honor the outstanding cadet from each local unit. This year 8 cadets and their guests attended. We appreciate their taking the time to join us.

May 2008: Allyson Bowers spoke on education in colonial America.

September 2008: Drew Lisciandrello, a senior history major at the University of Central Florida, spoke on the impact of the Spanish and French fleets on the outcome of the Revolution.

October 2008: Vice President Robert Yarnell led a round table discussion on the Electoral College. This is a follow-up to our October 2007 program.