Sound Off - South Bay Blue Star Moms Monthly Newsletter April 2026

Volume 111 | April 2025

SOUND OFF

Sound Off! SBBSM Monthly News & Updates

Chapter President's Message

Now that February is over, we have honored our Troops with Valentines, past President's, and our WWII Chaplains.

March begins the seasons of Lent, Spring, St. Patrick's Day and Daylight Savings time. We welcome the signs of Spring including showers from time to time.

Speaking of time, I guess we still changed our clocks on 3/9. Let's all enjoy those spring flowers of any kind coming our way.

Donna Zolezzi

Chapter President

South Bay Blue Star Moms - CA4

Proud ARMY Mom

San Jose Barracudas Night to Honor the Military - April 4th

April 4th at 3:00 pm

Have a great time at a Barracuda gome while honoring our active duty troops and veterans! Get your tickets!

Monthly General Meeting

April 15th at 7:00 pm

on ZOOM

We will be hosting the General Meeting virtually on ZOOM. If you can join us for a few minutes or for the whole session we would love to see your face and connect with you.

See all our Calendar Events

St Patrick's Day

Hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day, the feast day of St. Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland.

It is celebrated annually on March 17th, the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. Originally celebrated with religious feasts and services, St. Patrick’s Day became a secular celebration of Irish culture when it reached the United States alongside Irish immigrants.

SAVERS Fundraiser

Thank you to all who supported us in this fundraiser. We cleaned out our closets and garages and cupboards and still earned some money to get our care packages shipped out.

Easter Egg Alternatives

Fill those plastic eggs with toys, treats, money, bouncy balls, stickers, tattoos, erasers and of course fake bugs.

You can make rockets out of them too with Alka Seltzer tablets. Safety and assembly instructions are online at teamcartwright.com

When Is the First Day of Spring 2026?

In 2026, the March equinox happens on March 20 at 10:46 A.M. EDT. This was yesterday and was the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere.