August 25,  2010

President's Message

I would like to humbly thank each of you for supporting the current administration.  It is with your support that The Washington, DC Chapter of The ROCKS, Inc. a 501 c (3) organization will continue to grow and provide concern, dedication and professionalism.  The goal of this administration is to provide “mentorship” at every meeting, outreach and social event.  Providing leadership and organization in all facets will be two objectives of this administration. We have established additional family programs to include a request to visit and visit to the White House with our family members.

The four major signature events are the Spring Gala (26 MAR 11) , Golf Tournament (11 JUN 11), 5K Run-Walk (18 SEP 10) and the West Hamilton Dinner (6 NOV 10) will stand and we plan to support them to the fullest.  We will also conduct an annual "Old School Mardi Gras." We encourage you to participate and raise funds for each event.  The funds raised will directly support the chapter, the events and cadets at the Senior and Junior Army ROTC levels.  We will also support the Junior Officers socials as they are planned.  We will have a yearly calendar that will include all events.  In honor of the ideals and vision of Brigadier General Roscoe C.”ROCK” Cartwright, we will continue the legacy of making a difference.  We will continue to build a bench while reaching for the top.  

The OPTEMPO for you and this chapter is “high.” With that said, our goals for 2010 are to increase and expand the chapter membership (200 members now), continue to conduct outreach to local Colleges and Universities in the National Capital Region, establish a first time and update current members plan, continue to support the Retiree Outreach Committee, fill all vacancies for Executive Board and Committee Chairs, establish a $20,000 endowment account, continue with junior officers socials, increase fund raising and sponsorship dollars, continue to improve the new chapter website and software tool thru clubexpress.com, hold all meetings at a location that is sponsored, write grants to support our scholarships, conduct one community service project per six months and we visited the White House as a group with our families and we have a request in now to do so again in October. Last, support our CFC efforts for the second year. Our CFC Code is 76674.

We are counting on your time, talent and treasures as we continue to move this chapter forward and as we celebrate 36 years with The ROCKS, Inc.  I can be reached at (910) 824-1911 or qcbmpg82@aol.com.

                                                                                                     Sincerely,

Colonel Conrado B. Morgan
President