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Comraderie, Free Appetizers, Drink Specials

Join us for our quarterly, NORTH SUBURBS area, Happy Hour, along with ExxonMobil Veterans Affinity Support Team, and the West Point Society of Greater Houston.  November’s happy commemorates the US Navy & US Marine Cops birthdays, as well as Veterans Day.

• Free appetizers while they last
• Drink specials
• Networking and comraderie

Please join us for a day of golf, friendly competition, networking, lunch, and camaraderie.

~ Date & Time~
VETERANS DAY
Friday, November 10, 2017

Arrive NLT 7:30 AM
8:00 a.m. – Tee Time – shotgun start
12:30 p.m. – Lunch & Awards

Private room, sports TV, drinks until whenever
(i.e no ending time)

~ Venue ~
Hermann Park Golf Course
2155 N. MacGregor Way
Houston, TX 77004
(Near Texas Medical Center)
(713) 526-0077
www.hermannparkgc.com

~ Format ~

• Two man (Pair scramble). Army or Navy Pairs.
• Each foursome will consist of two pairings – one Navy and one Army.
• The pairings will compete within their foursome as well as overall
• Bogie is your friend
• Pairings and pairing opponents are established for fair competition via handicap calculation by Rick Bush USNA ’69 (rpb2801@att.net or 832.282.7512)
• Pairings per balanced handicap is designed to foster networking and camaraderie. Meet someone new! However, If you have a preferred pairing partner, feel free to request him/her.

~ Awards ~

• Longest Drive = 2 chances to win
• Closest to the Hole = 2 chances to win
• Army vs Navy Winner will be determined by # of Navy pairings wins vs. # of Army pairings wins. Winning Society will hold the trophy until next year.
• Low Pair Score Overall = 1 winner and holder of trophy until next tournament Second and Third Low Pair Winners

~ Registration ~
Register as an Individual = $75.00
Lunch ONLY, NO GOLF = $20.00

~ Sponsorships/Donations ~
Sponsor a Hole for $250.00
Sponsor the Tournament for $500.00
(includes one green fee)
Donations for door prizes welcome!

~ Hosted by ~
USNA Alumni Association, TXGC Chapter
West Point Society of Greater Houston

All proceeds from this event will be split equally to each society’s foundation to further their missions.

~ Registration Deadline ~
Tuesday November 7th, 2017

Football Game Watch Party: Navy vs. SMU

• THE WARDROOM IS HERE!
• Drink specials
• Food specials
• Family friendly
• Sand volleyball if you get bored!

Navy vs. Notre Dame Football Watch Party
(with Notre Dame Club of Houston)

• Family friendly environment
• Food & drink specials
• Big screen projector TV on the main state for the game
• Raffle and prizes courtesy of the Notre Dame Club of Houston

Come join the TxGC Chapter, Buddy Wellborn, and your friends at the Gorgeous Gael for what’s become an annual event with the Notre Dame Club of Houston.  Great venue and great fun.  Although there is limited parking in front of the bar, Rice football stadium, just a block away, offers parking for $3.

Friday November 24, 2017

TAILGATE NAVY

presented by ALF Technical Services & El Tiempo Cantina

UH Alumni & Athletic Center, 4800 Calhoun Rd. (2 blocks from stadium)
 8AM DOORS OPEN

• SOLD OUT
• ​Wait list sign up available in the event of cancellations, no walk-ups

• Food Included:
  • Scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, refried beans, flour tortillas, salsa, fruit, cookies
• Drinks Included:
  • Coffee & juice (bkfst)
  • Beers compliments of Bitter Sisters Brewing Company (while available)
    
• Presentation by Superintendent & Commandant

TAILGATE & GAME INFORMATION PACKAGE [click here]

FOOTBALL GAME TICKETS

• 11AM KICKOFF
• $35 – Section 311, best available on first come, first served basis – $30 w/ TxGC discount
  • 15% off entire purchase for all TxGC members (enter code @ checkout)
  • These tickets are regular $40 each when bought via UH or Navy ticket offices

TAILGATE & GAME INFORMATION PACKAGE [click here]

JOIN THE TxGC & GET 15% OFF YOUR PURCHASE

• All members get…
  • 15% discount off all purchases at events (like this one)
  • TxGC newsletter before non-members
  • Recognition as a TxGC member at USNA.com
• $10 – 1 year Alumni Membership
  • Must be a USNA Alumni; validation will occur shortly after application
  • Apply here – discount code provided upon validation (within same-day, via email)
• $0 (FREE Membership)
  • “Old Goats” (1967 & older USNA classes)
  • USNA TxGC Parents Club, other Service Academy Alumni, Active Duty Alumni, & Midshipmen
  • Apply here – discount code provided upon validation (within same-day, via email)

BEAT ARMY!

Come join us up on the north side for this pre-game happy hour.  Joint event with West Point Society of Houston and the ExxonMobil Vetteran Advocacy & Support Team.  Wear your Navy jersey or Navy gear and show support.

-FREE APPETIZERS

-DRINK SPECIALS

Navy vs. Virginia

•  Come join us at The Gorgeous Gael and we’ll feature Navy football on the big screen projector.
• Drink and food specials.
• RSVP on our Facebook page.
• free parking does exist! Rice stadium lot just two blocks away.

Thursday January 4, 2017: 10:30-12:30

• Agenda (times estimated)
  • 10:30-11:00 Networking & margaritas
  • 11:00 Seats, introductions, announcements
  • 11:15 Lunch service
  • 11:45 Speaker & presentation
  • 12:30 Final announcements B&G

Taste of Texas: 10505 Katy Freeway

• Lunch Menu
  • Dinner salad
  • Choice of Entree:
    • Grilled chicken
    • Beef tip sirloin
  • Wild rice pilaf
  • Chocolate cake

TxGC Chapter membership has its benefits…

• Members get 15% when they enter their promo code at check-out
• Member’s promo code emailed out in newsletter
• $30 ($25 for members): Advance Purchase
• $35 ($30 for members): RSVP (pay @ door), day of purchases, walk-ups (if not sold out)

2018 Awardee: Midn. Michael D. Walker

Michael Walker is from College Station and a graduate of St. Joseph High School.   At USNA, he is a Trident Scholar and Bowman Scholar studying Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in automotive engineering and vehicle dynamics.  He is a member of the Marathon Team, SCUBA club, and Mountaineering Club, and is currently serving as the 14th Company Executive Officer.  After commissioning, he will attend the Naval Postgraduate School and then join the Navy submarine force.

Keynote Speaker & Presenter: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy ’93

Christopher J. Cassidy (Captain, U.S. Navy) was selected by NASA in 2004 and is a veteran of two space flights, STS-127 and Expedition 35.  During STS-127, Cassidy served as a Mission Specialist.  For Expedition 35, Cassidy and the European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano had their unplanned spacewalk to replace a pump controller box cut short when Parmitano had cooling water leak into his helmet.  Cassidy, a U.S. Navy SEAL, has been deployed twice to both the Mediterranean and Afghanistan and is a recipient of Bronze Star with combat ‘V’ and Presidential Unit Citation.

About the Smith McCool Sword Award

In January, each year, the TxGC Foundation awards the Smith-McCool Sword to the Midshipment from the Chapter area, with the highest order-of-merit, going into their First Class year.  The sword, is named after astronaut Michael Smith ’67, who was lost in the Challenger disaster, and astronaut William McCool ’83, who was lost int he Columbia disaster.