Classmates,
As you may know, Captain Clint Carroll, USN and I are co-Chairmen of the upcoming Class of '89 fundraising effort. We expect this to be a unique and rewarding challenge for us as we tackle what will certainly be an exciting initiative in support of the Naval Academy. Our goal is 89% participation from our class; a level of participation no other class has accomplished.
Neither of us takes this role lightly. We have discussed among many people (our class fundraising committee, the Class Officers, fellow classmates, fellow noteworthy alumni, the Alumni Association and Foundation) the special, and important role we will each play is helping lead out class in what must be an indelible mark on our Naval Academy alma mater that has done so much to help us with the success we have each reached over the past 25 years. We look forward to working with you, our classmates, to make this a special and valuable representation of what we stand for as a class and as Alumni.
A committee is being established to help us navigate the different entities we will work with to deliver a successful class project and accompanying five-year fundraising campaign. This committee has pledged to help wherever they can to handle the many different tasks necessary to deliver success. Currently, the committee includes: Ingar, Jim Maxfield, Chris Owens, Steve Obsitnik, Earl Jones, Craig Washington, Andy Caufield, Brian Caldwell, Joe Fagan, Matt Sandoval, Steve Newell, Jay Bitting, Paul Tortora, Duska Pearson and Will Triplett.
If any of you have a desire to also help, we gratefully ask that you please let us know.
Over the next few months, more information will be distributed outlining the leaders, the committees, the projects being considered, the mechanics of funding these projects, and the process of contacting each of you (if you allow) about the role you can play to help us accomplish the goals that will be established.
The class committee and officers do not see this as a simple fundraising project. Rather we see this as something the entire class can rally around, each of doing something at some level. It will be a public reminder there is a reason the class of '89 is as strong and unified today as it was when we were Midshipmen. We hope to offer a tribute to the Naval Academy representative of what it did for us as young men and women so many years ago. We intend to show the other classes what a class can do when they are unified and determined.
Come join us as we tackle this new challenge moving forward as a unified, engaged and committed class.
We really need a very broad support of each and everyone one of you for this to succeed.
Thank you for your attention to these announcements; there will be more to follow shortly. As always, we can be reached at the email below for any questions
Go Navy, Beat Army,
Clint & Paul
paul.dabbar@jpmorgan.com
clinton.carroll@cpr3.navy.mil
