Our Christmas meeting and party will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
Sharlot Hall presented by Georgia Hier.

Homemade Goodies – Christmas Item Auction
Bring something yummy you baked, made, or a Christmas item for our live auction. It will be fun to see who wants to bid the most and take home a baked item or new Christmas treasure. If you bake or make, include the recipe so the lucky winner can do it again at home. All proceeds from our auction go to charity.

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Bring non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are greatly in need of anything this Christmas Season. Please help with a meal for our neighbors.

Please RSVP by December 14, 2011 to Yolanda McDonald, President of UDC Dixie Chapter 1679.

On Saturday, December 10, 2011, SCV Camp 1525 will be presenting a Jefferson Davis ceremony at the monument. It is located on Highway 60 East, just past Apache Junction. It will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Our meeting will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, #100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Let’s dress up for Halloween. Wear a crazy hat, mask, or be creative. If you would like, please bring a friend.

A UDC Program
“Ghost Stories from the War Between the States”

Daughters, Can You Spare A Can
Please bring non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are greatly in need of anything.

Here is a photo of Janet Grams, UDC Arizona Division President, receiving the Arizona Division SCV Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest Heritage Defense Award. The award was presented at the annual Arizona Division, Sons of Confederate Veteran Convention on June 11, 2911, at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club in Siserra Vista.

This was in recognition of her battle with the Equal Opportunity training held at the Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center. This was mandatory training for all military and civilian personnel at RWBAHC. During the training, the SCV and Camp 1710 in particular were called “Hate Groups.” Janet, of course, fought this.

Pictured left to right are UDC Arizona Divison President, Janet Grams; Arizona Division Commander LTC (Ret), Richard Montgomery; and Arizona Division Adjutant CSM (Ret) Curt Tipton.

December 7, 2011 will be the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. There will be a ceremony at the Arizona State Capitol Building on that day. It will start at exactly 10:55 a.m., as this is the actual local time the attack on Pearl Harbor started. Dixie Chapter 1679 will present a wreath.

The raid on Pearl Harbor: On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized.

Please mark your calendars!