November Meeting Cancelled Due to Hurricane Sandy

To this end, I am cancelling the meeting scheduled for this Sunday.  We don’t have a meeting place at this time, some of us are without power and some of us have been worked to the bone.  I know Bob is at the Governor’s latest presser in Brick and he’s been tweeting throughout the crisis.  We’ve seen many updates from our members through social media and just about everyone has been accounted for. I’ve gotten phone calls, texts and emails from our fellow members around the globe, from the Commander, STARFLEET in Canada to the folks down in New Zealand just making sure we’re OK.  I am happy that we all call this close knit community of members our friends, and that in spite of whatever is going on, that we all can come together in times of crisis.

We all hope that power will be restored soon to everyone, the gas lines will disappear and we’ll begin to rebuild our communities.  I know that this is a daunting process, but there is not one of us who won’t be able to do that.  Challenger has always been more than just a chapter, it’s been it’s own community, and one that stands as strong as anything in this universe.  So don’t worry.  Once things have calmed down, we’ll work to secure a meeting location and lay out our calendar for the rest of the year.

In light of all the terrible after-effects of the Hurricane, I know I can say with confidence that the Challenger is still proud to be the Jersey Shore chapter of STARFLEET and that we’ll be here for a long time to come.

Take care everyone,

-Jeff