Football Game Watch Party: Navy vs. Temple
- THE WARDROOM IS HERE!
- Drink specials
- Food specials
- Family friendly
- Sand volleyball if you get bored!
Event Date
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Location
Start/Finish: Columbus Hall
GPS Address: 703 Columbus Rd, Wallis, TX 77485
Event Schedule
6:45 AM – Rider check-in & day-of registration begin
7:30 AM – Pre-ride ceremony begins
8:00 AM – Ride begins for all routes
Route Options
12 miles – view route
23 miles – view route
42 miles – view route
63 miles – view route
All courses are subject to change. Final queue sheets will be available the morning of the ride. Courses have fully supported rest stops and SAG support. All cycling levels are welcome, but please know your personal limits and register accordingly.
TxGC TEAM Registration Information (or Donate)
Salute to Veterans luncheon
presented by Rotary Club of Houston, West Point Society of Greater Houston, & the Naval Academy Alumni Assoc., Tx Gulf Coast Foundation
- November 9, 2017 – starts promptly at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.
- Location: Junior League of Houston, 1811 Briar Oaks, Lane, Houston, TX 77027
- Buying a ticket through us (TxGC Ticket) get’s you a seat at our VIP table
- SPEAKER:
- MG Tony Cucolo, former Commandant of the US Army War College, presently the Associate Vice Chancellor for Leadership Development & Veteran Affairs at the University of Texas System
- In addition to our distinguished speaker we are proud to announce that other special guests will include WWII, Korea, & Vietnam War Veterans plus active duty members of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force and some of their outstanding commanders; Your additional donation helps pay for our deserving guests!
Tickets at the TxGC Foundation table have ended; please consider buying a ticket via Rotary’s website, or at the door.
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
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.
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
2017: Army vs. Navy presented by Combined Arms
- Saturday December 9
- 12 NOON Event Kick-off
- 2 PM Game Kick-off
- Location Eureka Heights Brewing Co.
- 941 W. 18th St. Houston, TX 77008
- Presented by Combined Arms,
in cooperation with the USNA Alumni Assoc. TxGC Chapter & the West Point Society of Greater Houston
- Free of charge, public event
- Please RSVP by registering for free here
Family friendly! This is a public event and open to veterans, uniformed military and all members of the Houston community. This event is being hosted by Combined Arms with the cooperation and support of The US Naval Academy Alumni Association – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter & Foundation and The West Point Society of Greater Houston.
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.