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DECEMBER 8, 2012
December 8, 2012 - SVSAR Christmas Social
The December SVSAR Chapter Meeting is our last meeting of the year and is immediately
followed by the SVSAR Christmas Social.
The meeting is open to all SAR, DAR and CAR members, wives, children, friends and those
interested in the SVSAR Chapter. The SVSAR Chapter Meeting will have a shortened
agenda. The SVSAR Christmas Social will have non alcoholic eggnog and small hors d’
oeuvres.
December 8, 2012 - SVSAR Christmas Social
The December SVSAR Chapter Meeting is our last meeting of the year and is immediately
followed by the SVSAR Christmas Social.
The meeting is open to all SAR, DAR and CAR members, wives, children, friends and those
interested in the SVSAR Chapter. The SVSAR Chapter Meeting will have a shortened
agenda. The SVSAR Christmas Social will have non alcoholic eggnog and small hors d’
oeuvres.
JULY 2012
July 4, 2012 - Independence Day Observance
The eleventh annual Saratoga Independence Day Observance, the birth of America and our
freedoms, is to be celebrated from 10:00 pm to 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at
Saratoga’s Kevin Moran City Park located on Scully Avenue (adjacent to Highway 85, just
south of Prospect Road. Band music will start at 9:30.
Children and adults are encouraged to decorate their bikes and their pets with red, white, and
blue. Activities include the McCartysville Band band, singing, choir, Sons of American
Revolution (SAR) in period dress, American historical characters, youth writing contest
winners,and the ringing our Liberty Bell thirteen (13) times to honor the colonies, our
freedoms and our soldiers.
Following the ringing of the bell there will be a Family Patriotic Parade around the park,
which includes small bikes, pets, strollers, groups, adults, etc. After the parade children
receive popcicles. The dress is patriotic casual. For information, contact Jack Mallory
Mallory58@aol.com or 408 252 7447
Shade is provided for seniors and handicapped. This event is free of charge.
July 4, 2012 - Independence Day Observance
The eleventh annual Saratoga Independence Day Observance, the birth of America and our
freedoms, is to be celebrated from 10:00 pm to 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at
Saratoga’s Kevin Moran City Park located on Scully Avenue (adjacent to Highway 85, just
south of Prospect Road. Band music will start at 9:30.
Children and adults are encouraged to decorate their bikes and their pets with red, white, and
blue. Activities include the McCartysville Band band, singing, choir, Sons of American
Revolution (SAR) in period dress, American historical characters, youth writing contest
winners,and the ringing our Liberty Bell thirteen (13) times to honor the colonies, our
freedoms and our soldiers.
Following the ringing of the bell there will be a Family Patriotic Parade around the park,
which includes small bikes, pets, strollers, groups, adults, etc. After the parade children
receive popcicles. The dress is patriotic casual. For information, contact Jack Mallory
Mallory58@aol.com or 408 252 7447
Shade is provided for seniors and handicapped. This event is free of charge.
MAY 28, 2012 - MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION - SARATOGA
Monday, May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day 9:30 AM
The event begins at the Memorial Arch, at the corner of Saratoga Avenue/Big Basin Way and
Sunnyvale-Saratoga/Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, with a wreath-laying and flag ceremony at
9:30 AM. The group will then walkup Oak Street to Madronia Cemetery for a remembrance
ceremony at 10:00 AM.
Laurel sprays and American flags will be placed on the graves of the military veterans by
local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H groups.
The Saratoga Foothill Club has organized this event since 1928 to honor the more than 850
war veterans buried at Madronia Cemetery, some dating as far back as the Civil War.
Monday, May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day 9:30 AM
The event begins at the Memorial Arch, at the corner of Saratoga Avenue/Big Basin Way and
Sunnyvale-Saratoga/Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, with a wreath-laying and flag ceremony at
9:30 AM. The group will then walkup Oak Street to Madronia Cemetery for a remembrance
ceremony at 10:00 AM.
Laurel sprays and American flags will be placed on the graves of the military veterans by
local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H groups.
The Saratoga Foothill Club has organized this event since 1928 to honor the more than 850
war veterans buried at Madronia Cemetery, some dating as far back as the Civil War.
APRIL 2012
April 13th - 15th, 2012 - CASSAR 137th Spring Board of Manager's Meeting at the Crowne
Plaza, Irvine.
Date: Friday, April 13th to Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Time: See the CaliforniaSAR.org website for the meeting agenda.
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, Old Sacramento, CA
Event: 137th CASSAR Spring Board of Managers Meeting.
See the Winter 2011 California Compatriot newsletter and/or the CaliforniaSAR.org website
for details and for the reservation form and registration fees. The event includes meetings
Friday morning and afternoon, a Friday luncheon, meetings Saturday morning and afternoon,
a Saturday luncheon and a Saturday Banquet. There are also planned activities for spouses
and family members.
April 13th - 15th, 2012 - CASSAR 137th Spring Board of Manager's Meeting at the Crowne
Plaza, Irvine.
Date: Friday, April 13th to Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Time: See the CaliforniaSAR.org website for the meeting agenda.
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, Old Sacramento, CA
Event: 137th CASSAR Spring Board of Managers Meeting.
See the Winter 2011 California Compatriot newsletter and/or the CaliforniaSAR.org website
for details and for the reservation form and registration fees. The event includes meetings
Friday morning and afternoon, a Friday luncheon, meetings Saturday morning and afternoon,
a Saturday luncheon and a Saturday Banquet. There are also planned activities for spouses
and family members.
NOVEMBER 2012
November 11, 2012 - Veterans Day Parade
The 94rd Annual Veterans Day Parade will be held at 11:00am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
at Delmas Street, San Jose. The Parade begins at 12:00 noon in downtown San Jose on
Delmas Street and ends at San Carlos Street.
Each year since 1919, the United Veterans Council of Santa Clara County (UVC) has
conducted an Armistice Day Ceremony and produced a Veterans Day Parade with support
from the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara. This year’s Parade, the largest
Veterans Day Parade in Northern California, honors all those who have served, and those
who are continuing to serve their country.
The Opening Ceremony for the Veterans Day Parade begins on the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month with a memorial ceremony at Plaza Cesar de Chavez on Market Street in
honor of the 1918 Armistice of the “War to End All Wars”.
November 11, 2012 - Veterans Day Parade
The 94rd Annual Veterans Day Parade will be held at 11:00am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
at Delmas Street, San Jose. The Parade begins at 12:00 noon in downtown San Jose on
Delmas Street and ends at San Carlos Street.
Each year since 1919, the United Veterans Council of Santa Clara County (UVC) has
conducted an Armistice Day Ceremony and produced a Veterans Day Parade with support
from the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara. This year’s Parade, the largest
Veterans Day Parade in Northern California, honors all those who have served, and those
who are continuing to serve their country.
The Opening Ceremony for the Veterans Day Parade begins on the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month with a memorial ceremony at Plaza Cesar de Chavez on Market Street in
honor of the 1918 Armistice of the “War to End All Wars”.
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