Compatriots,
Welcome to all our new and returning Chapter Officers for 2022. Your service is greatly appreciated. Please help us to keep the Chapter Officer and Meeting information listed on the new website current by submitting your 2022 change of Officer form the State Secretary.
To those of you who are new to your position or have questions about your position; your State Officers are available to assist and answer questions, and there is a lot of valuable information on the newly refreshed CASSAR website, including the newly revised Officer Handbook.
Thanks to Compatriot Greg Hill for designing the new website and to Derek Brown for putting together the new Handbook. Compatriots John Ferris and David Gilliard have been hard at work advancing the participation of the SAR in America 250 and you can read more about it further down in this newsletter. I am looking forward to seeing you in April at the 147th Annual Meeting of the Membership in Sacramento.
In Patria,
Brian Stephens
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Click the image to play the America 250 SAR Video |
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On January 27th, Paul Garcia, President of the Orange County Chapter and John Ferris, the chapter’s Color Guard Co-Commander visited the Newport Harbor Republican Women’s January Luncheon. John presented a speech asking for support of AB1600. The ladies were attentive and agreed with the need for the bill. Click the button below to read John's remarks.
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Congratulations! Welcome to the California Society, Sons of the American Revolution. We are honored that you have elected to join our society of descendants of those patriots and heroes who gave us our freedoms. The California Society conducts many patriotic, historical, and educational programs in our communities, and we rely heavily on our member volunteers to keep them strong and vibrant.
If you haven’t yet been, you will shortly be contacted by a representative of your chapter; I urge you to meet your fellow compatriots, join them in their chapter programs, and become an active member of your chapter and state society. I am looking forward to meeting and working with you in the future.
D. Craig Anderson, Executive Vice President, California Society
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Are you a Veteran? Are you enrolled in the SAR Multi Service Veterans Corps? Not sure? Click the button below to see if your name appears in the veterans foster. |
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Not a Veterans Corps member? Click on the link below for the application form. Submit it and a redacted copy of your DD214 to your chapter veterans recognition committee chairman to begin the process. |
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CASSAR Secretary, Fred Schuster is hosting a series of virtual sessions for chapter secretaries and other interested chapter officers each month on Zoom. The next session will be on February 9th at 6:30PM.
Meeting Schedule
SAR Secretary Forum/ Training monthly on the Second Wednesday:
- Feb 9, 2022 06:30 PM
- Mar 9, 2022 06:30 PM
- Apr 13, 2022 06:30 PM
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147th Annual Meeting
The 147 Annual Spring Meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown-Arena on April 21st through 23rd 2022. Room rates are $129 per night and parking is $10/day. The Holiday Inn Downtown-Arena is located adjacent to Golden One Center and is within easy walking distance of shopping and historic “Old Town Sacramento”
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The National Society, requires that all members who participate in SAR youth and education programs that interface with students under the age of 18, successfully complete SAR Youth Protection Training. We had formerly utilized the training offered by the Boy Scouts of America, but subsequently, the SAR has developed its own training program that is geared specifically to the programs that we conduct. The process is very simple; the training can be taken on-line in about 20 minutes, and the certificate is valid for three years.
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RELEASE FORMS
As a reminder to all compatriots, if you submit photos or materials (e.g.youth program winners) for publication in the Compatriot, you must include a signed release form.
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CASSAR President Brian Stephens installs 2022 Chapter Officers:
President Christopher R. Cerrillo, Vice-President Raymond L. Allen, Secretary William M. Haines, and Treasurer/Registrar David L. Grinnell.
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Diane Stephens as Dolly Madison |
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President Cerrillo presents.a Certificate of Appreciation to Diane Stephens. |
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NSSAR Historian General James M. Lindley, Chapter VP Ray Allen, CASSAR President Brian Stephens, Diane Stephens. |
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The Orange County Color Guard Presents the Colors at the January meeting. Left to right in formation: Larry Hansen, Mark Torres, Dan McMillan, Matt Noel (fifer in rear), John Blake, Jim Fosdyck, Duncan Campbell (CASSAR Color Guard Adjutant South) and John Ferris (Orange County Chapter Color Guard Commander). |
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CASSAR VP South Klingler installs OC Chapter President Paul Garcia. OC Chapter Color Guard Commander John Ferris and guardsman Mark Torres standby with the Chapter Colors. |
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CASSAR VP South Jim Klingler installs 2022 officers. Left to right: Jim Klingler, Mike Miller (Secretary), Dan McMillan (Treasurer), Kent Gregory (Registrar), Matt Noell (Historian) and Richard Adams (Chaplain). |
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The Yosemite Chapter Color Guard posts the Colors at a Wreaths Across America event. Click the image to play the video.
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PRESIDENT
BRIAN R. STEPHENS
briandi777@aol.com
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
D. CRAIG ANDERSON
craigandersonsar@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTH
JAMES KLINGLER
klingler@sbcglobal.net
VICE PRESIDENT, NORTH
WILLIAM VAN VALKENBURG
VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP
James C. Bunker
jmbnkmailbox-californiaSAR@yahoo.com
SECRETARY
FRED SCHUSTER
schuster6789@aol.com
TREASURER
JOHN FERRIS
Jrf1776@outlook.com
REGISTRAR
OWEN R. STILES
ostiles45@gmail.com
CHANCELLOR
JOHN L. DODD, ESQ.
johnldodd@twc.com
GENEALOGIST
TERRY L. BRIGGS
tlbaia@comcast.net
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HISTORIAN
VACANT
CHAPLAIN
RT. REV. LOUIS V. CARLSON, JR.
loucarlson@sbcglobal.net
SURGEON
DR. MATTHEW BOWDISH, MD
matthewsbowdish@gmail.com
TRUSTEE OF THE INVESTED FUNDS
(2020-2023)
STEPHEN RENOUF
usina@aol.com
TRUSTEE OF THE INVESTED FUNDS
(2019-2022)
DR. M. KENT GREGORY
drkentgregory@earthlink.net
TRUSTEE OF THE INVESTED FUNDS
(2021-2024)
JOHN L. DODD, ESQ.
johnldodd@twc.com
PAST PRESIDENT
DONALD B. LITTLEFIELD
NATIONAL TRUSTEE
ROBERT TAYLOR
tartar-taylor@att.net
ALTERNATE NATIONAL TRUSTEE
BRIAN STEPHENS
briandi777@aol.com
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Cyber Scams
If you receive an email from a purported Compatriot in need of help that is unsigned, with no personal contact information seeking contributions to any type of fundraising site; or an email addressing you by name from another member of your Chapter requesting the expenditure of funds or the purchase of gift cards, consider it a hoax. These messages are getting more sophisticated and may even include the unauthorized use of the SAR logo and/or a pseudo SAR email address.
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The California Compatriot is the official newsletter of the California Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed herein are the opinions of the authors, and not necessarily those of the California Society SAR
Editor: D. Craig Anderson
craigandersonsar@gmail.com
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