MINUTES: The minutes of the last WGIPOA meeting on February 21, 2015, is on our website at http://www.wgipoa.com/tx/meeting-minutes/2015-meeting-minutes/
MEETING: The next meeting will be on March 21, 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. This will be our annual meeting with election of Directors and Officers and this time a revision in our By-Laws.
PROGRAM: The Galveston Police Department will be our program with the Police Chief, Henry Porretto, giving a state of the department address, an update of Galveston activities, Community Policing, patrolling the West End, and the award winning “Protect with Respect Program”. The WGIPOA is very supportive of the police department and the work they do for the west end. This presentation is always a very popular event for our meetings and you will really enjoy it so please come and bring your members, neighbors, and friends.
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/. In addition, 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.
March 20, 2015: Texas ASBPA Chapter Symposium, Harte Research Institute – Texas A&M Campus, Corpus Christi, TX. See more at: www.texasasbpa.org
March 30-April 2, 2015: Coastal GeoTools 2015, at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center, North Charleston, SC. Online at www.coastalgeotools.org; questions to info@coastalgeotools.org
April 2- 3, 2015: Gulf Coast Sargassum Symposium, Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX. For more information, see www.seas-forecast.com
April 9 – 12, 2015: Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council 13th Anniversary of “Featherfest and Nature Photofest”. See details at: www.GalvestonNatureTourism.org
Sept. 23-25, 2015: FSBPA (Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association) Annual Conference, Hawks Cay, Duck Key, FL. More information at: www.fsbpa.com
Oct. 13-16, 2015: ASBPA 2015 National Coastal Conference, Hotel Intercontinental New Orleans, LA. Details at www.asbpa.org
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday March 21, 2015, 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