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December 2016
Chef de Chemin de Fer Coming to the Spring Cheminot
Our 2017 Forty & Eight National Commander, Chef de Chemin de Fer Mark Moots of Grand du Alabama, will be in Austin for the February events which will include our Spring Cheminot, World War One Centennial Commemoration “The 40 & 8 Boxcar Story” at the South steps of the Texas State Capitol Building, Texas Merci Boxcar Exhibit and the Grand Opening of the Texas Merci Boxcar Artifact Exhibit at the Capitol Visitor Center. Don’t forget dinner at Knebel Post 83 on Saturday night and the memorial service at Camp Mabry on Sunday morning. We will also have other special guest speakers for this historic weekend so please register early. Information can be found on page xx of this edition of the TVN or at our Grand du Texas website.
The “40 & 8" Boxcar Story
Membership Matters By Voyageur of the Year Renny Keagle
“Strength in Numbers” is something we hear about every once in a while, usually at the beginning of every membership year when we have high hopes and expectations and then at the end of every membership year when those expectations are not being met. So we pay a lot of attention to it with words– but it’s the work in-between that really counts. Membership is a lot like working out – you are not going to achieve your training goals unless you put in the time and effort. Membership is a journey, no quick fixes, no magic formula. Membership is both an internal and external effort – retention of our current members but also the recruitment of new. In my opinion, one is not more important than the other – they must be worked equally for us to survive as an organization. (Continued on next page)
Central States Promenade 2017
Texas State Capitol South Steps Saturday, February 18, 2017
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