Barcelona Council News
Greetings fellow Navy Leaguers and Friends.... Our February E-News starts out with our announcement of the new Board for 2008. At the Annual General Meeting of NLUS Barcelona Council, held on January 24th, the following persons were nominated to fill positions on the Board of Directors:
Victor Horcasitas, President and Treasurer
Scott Wishart, Vice President
Sandra Lund, Secretary General
Salvador Molist, Master at Arms
Pepe García-Reyes, Member at Large
We congratulate these brave souls and thank them for their dedication to NLUS in steering us to success in 2008. Their sharing of their knowledge and expertise to improve NLUS Barcelona Council is greatly appreciated. They can always use help, and we are constantly on the look-out for people to lend a hand, so anyone interested please drop us a note at barcelonanlus@gmail.com.
At the AGM, a recapitulation of last year´s activity was given. This will be formatted into our President´s report, that will be available online very soon. We welcomed four new guests to the Council, and reconfirmed our schedule of presentations that will follow our monthly Board meetings on the fourth Wednesday of every month, which are open to all. Information about our series of presention:
Our February presentation will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 20h30
Presentation by Maria Garcia, Marine Biologist, talking about species of the Mediterranean and their journey toward extinction.
Our future monthly meetings and presentation schedule follows:
March 26: Albert Campanera, former submarine commander
April 23: Celebration of Sant Jordi
May 28: Francisco Raya, PADI diver
June 25: María Riera, Maritime Lawyer
The venue for all these meetings is next door to Casa Elizalde at c/València 300, Entresuelo 3. The schedule can be found online at http://www.nlbcn.org/NLBCNPresentations.html
More News...
US Navy Visits our home port: On January 10th, the USS Porter docked at Barcelona and enjoyed shoreleave until January 14th. Specifics of the vessel, a U.S. Navy destroyer, can be found online at the Barcelona Council website, http://www.nlbcn.org/USSPorter.html
New page on our website announces news of interest to our members: Check out the new, "News You Can Use" page on our website at www.nlbcn.org, this month: (1) signing up for Social Security and Medicare; (2) Americans voting abroad.
From the NLUS European Region...
The NLUS European Region portal is gaining momentum, with all the exciting activity reported from the eleven coucils. Access the portal online at www.nluseurope.org.
Save the date...
Mark your calendars for February activities - events sponsored by other organizations that may be of interest to our members:
Royal Asamblea de Capitanes de Yates and the Royal Liga Naval: We are happy to announce, and encourage our members and friends to attend, the upcoming event sponsored by the RAECY and the Liga Naval Española, where Coronel de Infantería de Marina don Luis Solá,will speak on amphibious operations. He will touch upon the history of these maneuvres and his experience which qualified him to graduate suma cum laude from the ULB in Paris.
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Time: 19h30
Venue: Circulo del Liceu, Las Ramblas 65
Tentatively scheduled for April 10th, RAECY will kick off their series of conferences in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of Independence (also referred to the Peninsular War). Watch future E-News and our website for further details, which will be published as soon as they become available.
American Society Happy Hour
Join the American Society for their monthly Happy Hour, scheduled for February 20th, 21h00, Pomarada, Paseo de Gracia, 78, Principal (Metro stop Paseo de Gracia). More information at the American Society website, www.amersoc.com.
The American Society is also hosting their annual Calçotada on February 24th. This year, they´ll be heading south for a visit to the Royal Monastery of Santes Creus, one of the largest and best-preserved Cistercian monasteries that can be visited in the present day, followed by lunch with delectable calçots. An event not to be missed! Sign up today for the fun. Contact the American Society at admin@amersoc.com.
And finally, also from the American Society, a chance for an intimate dinner-tasting event of tasty Basque and Catalan cuisine. Scheduled for March 1st.
Information on all these events is available at the American Society website, www.amersoc.com.
More information about all the events promoted by NLUS Barcelona Council can be found at our Events Page, http://www.nlbcn.org/NLBCNActivities.html.
Navy League of the United States
Barcelona, Spain Council
P.O. Box 5261
08080 Barcelona, Spain
Email: barcelonanlus@gmail.com
Visit us online at www.nlbcn.org |
