ICE BORGS TO BE PART OF NJ POLAR BEAR PLUNGE

I want to thank chapter cos Karen Mitchel and Annie Wheeler who helped me and the SF Polar Bear Plunge with their donations to our ICE BORG team for this coming Saturday’s annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights NJ. Most appreciated ladies much thanks.

As has been reported this year’s Starfleet Plunge team has adopted the theme of Ice Borgs and I can’t wait to see the interesting costume that Challenger engineer Capt. Patrick Barnes has come up with this year for the team’s members.

It is not too late to help provide us some financial support to support the cause of the Special Olympics. Just contact me to find out how. Lets hope the weather is relatively warm and snow free.

During the SF meeting R7 Chief of Staff Commodore Jeff Victor provided a report on the exciting status of the growing IC2011 to be held at the Pocono Manor in Pa. in August. If you have not yet registered for it, do so now and check us out on Facebook and on our IC website. Go to the regional website to find those links.

RC Wayne gave the run down on the state of the Region and as noted in my first Sub Space Chatter of this month our membership numbers are up in the region and most of our chapters have addressed their membership strength and reporting issues something that we are very happy about. Most chapters that have had issues concerning OTS/OCC certification have also addressed them.

Other topics discussed the region’s fundraising efforts and multi chapter activity plans.The Kilometer of Pennies will run until Shore Leave where presentations of checks will be made to those copper coins that have been collected at chapter meetings or other means. This money will go toward the regional coffers for our awards program trophies and costs connected to the region.

If you have any questions about this restored fundraising program, contact me for details. INTERGALACTIC FOOD FESTIVAL RETURNS ON MARCH 6

I close with a shameless plug for two special events coming up next month in the Garden State. The first being the annual Intergalactic Food Festival that will be held on Sun. March 6 at 1pm to ? at the Seaside Heights Community Center. As always, you are encouraged to don a Star Trek uniform of any era or a costume or a SF, R7 or chapter T-shirt, sweat shirt etc.

Bring an edible food or drink that can accommodate 5-6 people. It can be an entree or a dessert. Bring a card or sheet that lists what the “alien description of your item is” and what it actually is. All we ask is that it be edible and non-alcoholic.

That isn’t to say though that we haven’t gotten interesting presentations of Romulan Ale, Saurian Brandy and Klingon Blood wine that were made of different styles of non alcoholic beverages.

This is an event that has been going on for nearly 2 decades now and is a celebration of Star Trek/Sci Fi and Starfleet chapters in Region 7. Past themes have included Mirror/Mirror, a Klingon-Human wedding, Bajor, etc.

We have no specific theme this year other than just coming together for a winter party celebrating the third month of the new year and the hoped for end of spring as we gobble up some creative food platters. Any questions feel free to hail me at 732-830-3262 or send an e-mail to co@usschallenger.org

USS STORM COMMISSIONING PARTY

 I’m sure your CO got the invite in the mail so I hope your crew will be able to come out and have some fun with the USS Storm in the Atlantic City area in late March to celebrate their postponed commissioning celebration!

HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY

Well enjoy President’s Day tomorrow, have a slice of Cherry Pie in honor of Washington’s birthday (do some of you remember the days when doing that was kind of a tradition and the days when people used to put out those cardboard cutouts of Washington and Lincoln in their windows at this time of year?) and if you have the day off, enjoy it.

Hey who was your favorite Federation President? My vote goes for the Efrosican. Actually I think during the course of the ST Saga we’ve only seen three Fed presidents if I’m not mistaken. Those that can name them and the episodes/movies you saw them by all means please post to the R7 list.

We need $100 to register ourselves as a team and for that we need a bit of seed money. I know its asking a lot just following the holiday spending season and with many of us hit with less then stellar financial situations but the Starfleet Polar Bear Plunge team of R7 needs your support with some donations.

If you can spare $25, $15, or even $10 or $5 to support our effort it would be greatly appreciated. This year USS Challenger Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Singleton, Grand Costumer Patrick Barnes and USS Storm XO Larry Neigut and I are set to take the plunge but we need to assimilate some help.  While each of us are seeking our own venues for donations including, family, friends and co-workers we need to get some quick cash to help us get registered.

Donation checks can be made out to New Jersey Polar Bear Plunge- Special Olympics and sent to 202 8th Avenue Ortley Beach NJ 08751 -1401

If you want to join the Plunge Team be it as a spectator, holding our towels or taking pictures or even to join us in the plunge…contact me at 732-830-3262 or send me an e-mail at co@usschallenger.org year’s Polar Bear Plunge in NJ is coming up on Feb. 26 in Seaside Heights. More polar posts to come.

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 Thank you,

Adm. Bob Vosseller
VRC Region 7
CO USS Challenger NCC-1676-D

Friday, January 28, 2011 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. As you all know, USS Challenger is dedicated to the memory of the brave men and women who lost their lives on this mission. Please take a moment on Friday to remember them.

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