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Arizona Society SAR
2022-2023 Nominating
Report
Arizona SAR Past President Dennis Kavanaugh served as the Chair of the Nominating Committee this year and reports the following nominations for officers to be voted upon at the February 13th Annual meeting.
Pursuant to Arizona SAR Bylaws Article VIII, Section 2, Subsection C, the final report from the Nominating Committee must be submitted to the Arizona Secretary no later than 30 days prior to the election at the Annual Meeting.
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Asst. Secretary:
Treasurer:
Registrar:
Genealogist:
Historian:
Chaplain:
Chancellor:
Public Affairs:
Trustee:
Alternate Trustee:
Past President:
Compliance Officer: To be appointed for a one year term by the incoming state president.
Respectfully Submitted
Dennis Kavanaugh
SAR Past President
Chair Nominating Committee
Robert Hoover Rick Spargo Robby Berryman Pending
Brent Miller Stan Marks Paul Wescott David Swanson Jerry Davis
Edd Welsh Vincent Cole George Stickney Bill Baran
Bill Baran
President General Wright’s Mission Focus for the 250th Anniversary of America and the Revolutionary War
President General Davis Lee Wright delivered the following excerpts during his address at Congress 2021 in Tacoma, Washington regarding the focus on the 250th Anniversary of America.
His primary focus will be on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. He mentioned that our mission is to plan—and execute a celebration of our Patriot ancestors and the entirety of their contributions to the United States. Our patriot ancestors struggled and rebelled for over a decade and actively engaged in open warfare for eight years—to guarantee our liberty.
We owe them nothing less. Our mission, therefore, is to celebrate and commemorate the entirety of the American Revolutionary period from the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in 2023 to the 250th anniversary of the British Army’s departure from New York in 2033.
He went on to say that the 250th Anniversary will be the best opportunity this society has to capture the American people’s attention and attract and retain new members. Our focus must be on educating the public and our perspective members on the importance of the American Revolution and why we must
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