To:  West Galveston Island Property Owners Association Members and Friends

MINUTES:  The minutes of the special June 21 Board meeting are on our website, http://www.wgipoa.com/tx/meeting-minutes/2014-meeting-minutes/

MEETING:  The next meeting will be on July 19, 2014, beginning at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and coffee and 9:00 AM for the meeting at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road.

PROGRAM:  Bob Stokes, President of the Galveston Bay Foundation, will bring the west end up to date on the organization and its activities.  This is a great organization so please invite your neighbors and friends to hear all the latest activities and projects for the Galveston Bay Foundation.

WGIPOA NEWSLETTER:  In case you have not seen the most recent newsletter for the west end, the Volume 4, Issue 1, of the GalvestonWestender Newsletter is attached and there are really excellent articles to read.  If you are not already receiving the newsletter via email directly, please sign up on the website http://www.galvestonwestender.com/.  We do not distribute your email information to solicitors.  You can also see previous newsletters on our website at www.wgipoa.com.

Sea Turtles:  The HEART (Help Endangered Animals – Ridley Turtles) organization needs your help to protect the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle.  Visit the website: http://www.ridleyturtles.org/

A new organization is in Galveston called the Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP) located at 2228 Broadway and the website is:http://www.seaturtles.org/

Upcoming Events: 

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

September 24 – 26, 2014,  FSBPA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida. Check: http://www.fsbpa.com/annual-conference.html

October 14 – 17, 2014, ASBPA National Coastal Conference: Oct. 14-17 Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA check www.asbpa.org

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday July 19, 2014, at the Galveston Country Club, starting at 8:30 with breakfast burritos and coffee and at 9:00 AM for the meeting.

Jerry Mohn

President