Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Hanukkah
********These are the times of giving thanks for all our many blessings.********
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"We at the NABMW "Thank You" For Serving & We "Thank You" For Telling "Herstory"
This is our “off year”, yet we accomplished our goals by having the NABMW Executive Board meetings - one in the city of Vegas (reconnoitering the area) and the second in the conference chat room (each one of us on our respective computer and/or phone); regions having their meetings and chapters being formulated.
Our NABMW members having been very busy representing our organization and telling our story. We participated in the Washington, DC annual Memorial Day Parade in May of this year where we had three cars in the parade and several NABMW members who marched and drove. The response from the crowd as we rode by was overwhelming. Some of our members participated in various local Veterans Day activities. The ladies from the SW regions had a booth representing NABMW during Veteran’s Day activities in California. Our Georgia ladies were guest speakers at several colleges. The ladies in Atlanta answered phones and (with the help of our first NABMW President ) told the NABMW story of on live Georgia Public Broadcasting TV station. The ladies in Virginia participated in the National Council of Negro Women's Salute to military Women Luncheon where COL (Retired) Kathaleen Harris was key note speaker.
NABMW members from all over the United States attended the Women-In-Military-Service of America (WIMSA) 10th Year Celebration where we had a display booth during the second day of festivities at the Washington DC Amory. Several of our NABMW ladies were featured in special exhibits at museums, interviewed by TV and news media and were part of several historian projects (written and oral). I am quite sure there are many more activities that our members have participated in that tell the story of Black Military Women. We applaud them all.
Now with the New Year coming, we should continue to move forward and advance even further with these successful stepping stones of this present year and the past years. I look forward to seeing all of you in 2008 where we will report the goals and accomplishments we have made prior to our meeting. Then because we will be in Vegas, we will have fun, FUN, FUN!!!
Warmest Regards, Healthy, Happy and Prosperous Holidays to all,
Rosetta Y. Burke
