December 26th, 2019

 

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 IN THIS EDITION:

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! NCNGA 
Running for Elected Office in 2020? NCNGA 
Registration is now available for convention 2020 in Charlotte NCNGA
Paid Internship Opportunity! NCNGA 
Membership Data Update NCNGA 
Play Golf and Support the NCNGA Educational Foundation NCNGA 
Member portal is up and running! NCNGA
New NGAUS Rates! NCNGA 
Do you have an event at your unit or with your Family Support Group and need some help raising funds? NCNGA 
December 26th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! NCNGA 

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! Your Association hopes you get to spend some good time with your family. We would ask that during your festivities you take a moment to think about those families that will not be together due to military service.

Running for Elected Office in 2020? NCNGA 

If you are a member of the North Carolina National Guard Association and you are running for an elected position your association wants to know. We are putting together a list of all of our members running for office. This is not for any endorsement of any candidate just to educate and inform our membership. Email Larry Coleman directly at Larry@ncnga.org.

Registration is now available for convention 2020 in Charlotte NCNGA 

Convention and Combined Ball registration is now open here. The North Carolina National Guard Association (NCNGA) and Convention Committee are proud to announce this year’s 59th Annual Convention will be hosted at the Sheraton Le Meridian Complex in Charlotte, NC March 27-28th. The North Carolina National Guard Combined ball is being hosted following the Convention on the evening of the 28th. The NCNGA Educational Foundation will hold a golf tournament and Reverse Drawing on March 26th. All Association business sessions that require voting will occur on Saturday prior to lunch.

Paid Internship Opportunity! NCNGA 

Are you a college student or do you know one in the Raleigh area looking to gain some real-world experience? Well, check this out. Your North Carolina National Guard Association has an opening for a part-time, paid internship. The ideal candidate would be a Junior that would want to start in the upcoming semester, work through the summer and then through their senior year.

For full details and application instructions check out the attached document.

Membership Data Update NCNGA 

Membership Data Update – During the last six months we have taken a number of steps to improve our services to and protect the information of our Association members. This includes upgrading our secure server as well as reviewing our database records. If you receive an email from Larry@ncnga.org stating you may not be a member and you believe you are simply send me an email and I will confirm. Thank you for your patience as we move through this process.

Play Golf and Support the NCNGA Educational Foundation NCNGA 

Tournament is open to everyone. Fee includes cart and green fee, 3 mulligans, and a Putting Contest to kick off the event. Put together your own team or sign up individually and be placed on a team. For team registration, send individual entry forms signed by each golfer. Payment must accompany entry form. You can either pay by check, or pay online at our website and use the PayPal Donate button. Be sure to add your information in the note section to indicate the reason for donating. Registration forms can be printed and sent by regular mail, or e-mailed to our office at edfoundation@ncnga.org.

We are also looking for hole sponsors! Anyone interested can contact Terry Westbrook (919) 907-8989.

Member Portal is up and Running! NCNGA 

The November/December of the Tarheel Guardsman is now available through your member portal

Member portal is up and running. You can create your online account at www.ncnga.org . Once registered you can view your SSLI Benefit Information, EANGUS and NGAUS registration information, as well as other benefits that are available.

Beginning 1 January 2020 the Weekly Guardsman update will only be distributed to members of the Association. It will be sent to all classes of members to include Active Associate, Honorary, Special, Corporate, and Affiliate members, that have a current email on file with the Association. If you don’t receive weekly update the 1st week of January please contact us to update your records.

New NGAUS Rates! NCNGA 

At the NGAUS Conference in Denver, there was a majority vote that our dues structure would be reduced from 15 different price points to three. This rate change will be going into effect on October 1, 2019 for the 2020 membership year.

• Company Grade – $40
• Field Grade – $80
• Flag Grade – $130

You can renew or join for the year 2020 here.

Do you have an event at your unit or with your Family Support Group and need some help raising funds? NCNGA 

Do you have an event at your unit or with your Family Support Group and need some help raising funds? Let your Associations’ Tarheel Minuteman Foundation, a 501 (C)(3), assist with you efforts. Contact the Association at info@ncnga.org for more information.

December 26th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

1776
Trenton, New Jersey – After a long night of crossing an ice-choked Delaware River and marching nine miles over snow-covered roads General George Washington’s American Army of approximately 2,600 men, including a large contingent of Pennsylvania militia, surprised the Hessian garrison placed in this village by British commander Lord Cornwallis. In a battle that lasted less than an hour a few enemy soldiers, including their commander, are killed but more than 900 are captured along with their arms and stores, with no deaths on the American side and only two wounded. More significantly many of the men in the Army whose enlistments were due to expire extended their service believing Washington could achieve a victory.

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