Friday, March 28, 2014

If your pet wears one

Your most important piece of boating equipment
is your life jacket...






If your pet wears one, shouldn't you?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

USPS / City of Stuart Centennial Events


USPS / City of Stuart Centennial Events 

  • Mon, March 242014:  USPS/ SLRPS to receive Proclamation from City of Stuart
  • City of Stuart Centennial, Sat. May 10th
    • Parade thru Stuart which culminates at Memorial Park, the location of our booth
    • If Your Pet Wears a PFD, Shouldn't You, too !  
      • will be the theme of our USPS Centennial Booth
I propose ...
  • At our booth we feature members and pets in PFDs
    • Contact me if you want to help w/ booth or participate w/ your pet 
    • We will decorate our booth w/ photos and artwork
      • From various USPS/ SLRPS/ D8 sources 
      • To be obtained thru an experiment in social media;
        •  where we will host a mini competition on Sail Angle, D8 and Twitter
      • Bob Scully, D8 PRO has set up a blog and will advise us.  
  • Sell pet PFDs
    • need members to contact vendors
  •  We will jump start Safe Boating Week w/ sign-ups for
    • Seminars
    • Safe Boating Classes 
    • Hurricane Fair
  • At the end of SBW 
    • we can end competition 
    • continue the competition into the school year and end at the Stuart Boat Show or PS Seafood Fest.   
    • Start a new competition during school year. 
This is a work in progress; subject to change. Feel free to contact us w/ questions and comments.

P/C Elaine Kwan, AP and D/Lt (P/R/C) Bill Husted, SN
SLRPS/ USPS  Centennial Committee 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

If your Pet Wears a PFD, Shouldn't you, too ! (draft)

USPS / City of Stuart Centennial Events 

  • Mon, March 24:  USPS/SLRPS to receive Proclamation from City of Stuart
  • City of Stuart Centennial, Sat. May 10th
    • Parade thru Stuart which culminates at Memorial Park, the location of our booth
    • If Your Pet Wears a PFD, Shouldn't You, too !  or If Your Pet Wears a PFD, You Should, too!  ???
      • will be the theme of our USPS Centennial Booth
I propose ...

  • At our booth we feature members and pets in PFDs
    • Contact me if you want to participate w/ your pet 
    • We will decorate our booth w/ photos and artwork
      • From various USPS/ SLRPS/ D8 sources 
      • To be obtained thru an experiment in social media; where we will host a mini competition on Sail Angle, D8 and Twitter
      • Bob Scully, D8 PRO has set up a blog and will advise us.  
  • Sell pet PFDs
  •  We can jump start Safe Boating Week w/ sign-ups for
    • Seminars
    • Safe Boating Classes 
    • Hurricane Fair

  • At the end of SBW 
    • we can end competition 
    • continue the competition into the school year and end at the Stuart Boat Show of PS Seafood Fest.   
    • Start a new competition  

Friday, March 7, 2014

SOCIAL MEDIA ON PROLOG

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/prolog/uspsprolog2014b/2014012801/#46

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/prolog/uspsprolog2014b/2014012801/#48

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/prolog/uspsprolog2014b/2014012801/#50

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/prolog/uspsprolog2014b/2014012801/#52


MORE DETAILS

http://www.usps.org/membership/memcom/awards_index.html

Chain of submissions: 

1. Posters shall be judged by each Squadron first at any activity level (i.e. 
schools, cub scouts, day-camps, etc) with the winning posters of each group 
combined with non-group entries to be judged at the squadron level. Squadrons 
may supply awards in any manner they decide. 

2. First, second and third place winners in each age category from each 
Squadron are submitted for judging on the District level. It is up to the District to 
determine when and where their judging will occur, keeping in mind the timing of the 
National Annual Meeting. Districts may supply awards in any manner they decide. 

3. First place winners in each age category are then submitted for judging at 

the National level.

Award: First place $150, second place $100 and third place $75 given to winners in 
three age groups: 1) 6-8 years, 2) 9-11 years and 3) 12-14 years. All awards will be 
forwarded to the Squadron Commander for presentation to their winners. 


Thursday, March 6, 2014

District 8 twitter

https://twitter.com/

"How to" Poster Contest

http://www.usps.org/national/membership/youth/poster.htm

See the data here for specifics....
http://www.usps.org/national/membership/youth/pictures/The_Youth_Poster_Contest_Awards.pdf