WGIPOA Meeting 10/9/13

To:  West Galveston Island Property Owners Association Members and Friends

MINUTES:  The minutes from our September 21 meeting are on our website, http://www.wgipoa.com/tx/meeting-minutes/2013-meeting-minutes/

MEETING:  The next meeting will be on Saturday, October 19, 2013, beginning at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and coffee and 9:00 AMfor the meeting at the Moody Garden Hotel on the first in Salon B Room (next to the Ballroom).

Please note we are at the Moody Gardens Hotel for this meeting.

Program: Galveston City Manager Michael Kovacs will be the guest speaker and he will talk about the “State of Galveston” and budget items for the upcoming fiscal year.

Bring your neighbors and friends and come here this great presentation.

Sea Turtles Donation:  The HEART (Help Endangered Animals – Ridley Turtles) organization needs your help to protect the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle.  HEART is a 501©3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible.  Visit the website at: http://www.ridleyturtles.org/ and please make a donation and to:

HEART, P.O. Box 681231, Houston, Texas 77268-1231.

Upcoming Events: 

Ongoing:  Join the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and automatically become a member of the Texas Chapter.  Seewww.asbpa.org and www.texasasbpa.org for details.

Oct. 22-25, 2013: ASBPA (American Shore & Beach Preservation Association) National Coastal Conference, South Padre Island, TX. Registration opens in May.  See http://www.asbpa.org/ for details.

Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2013: Global Congress on Integrated Coastal Management (EMECS 10 – MEDCOAST 2013 Joint Conference) will take place at the Club Turban Hotel in Marmaris, Turkey. Abstract submission deadline is Feb. 4, 2012, and information can be found at:http://www.medcoast.org.tr/MC13/Global_Congress_Call_for_Abstracts_digital.pdf

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday October 19, 2013 at the meeting at the Moody Gardens Hotel, Salon B Room, Seven Hope Boulevard, starting at 8:30 with breakfast burritos and coffee and at 9:00 AM for the meeting.

Jerry Mohn
President