"get Together" For Hadit Members/fans.

[broncovet]

Please "reply" if you have an interest in a get together for hadit members/fans.

I have been to "hugfest" for Hepatitis C Vets (Im not a hep c Vet, but was invited anyway). It was awesome, even tho I could not stay the whole week.

Im not sure the wheel needs to be reinvented here, so its possible/likely to use the "hugfest" as a pattern for the "haditfest".

I have a friend who does much of the planning for the get together for hugfest, and I can check to see if he would plan us one also, if there is sufficient interest.

Altho I normally think of "hadit" for Veterans, I think all of us can agree "Berta" and "Free Spirit" as well as other spouses of deceased Veterans, deserve an invite.

Its even possible that some of you know a corporate sponsor who may even pick up all/or part of the bill for this, since this directly involves disabled Veterans and/or their spouses. Asking the VA to do this would be like pulling teeth..even tho they have no problem putting on million dollar parties for themselves. Maybe someone could "ask Bob" why VA has parties sponsered by VA and why not one for disabled Veterans. (Tho I am not sure I want to even attend if VA puts it on...)
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Of course, I completely understand that many hadit members are either too sick, or too broke for such a get together.

Some sort of a "regional" get together may be better.

An example of what makes sense is here, in what Asknod calls "hugfest".:

https://asknod.wordpress.com/category/2013-hugfest-magnet-indiana/

Photos are here

https://asknod.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/hugfest-photos/

[Tbird]

i like the shades of green idea and i'm also good with the cabin idea. If it's a year or more away i can save a little every month. i do like the sunshine, but i do not know if shades of green is open to all veterans or just 100% veterans. Shades of Green

sorry i am so swamped with stuff i can not be the organizer, but perhaps someone will step up.

[Buck52]

I think the cost of Shades of Green Resort /they have 50%discounts so I am not sure this is with the discount?. I hope its there regular room rates then we get the 50%discount that would be great!

We would fall under 100% veterans & widows& widowed & Military Retired with Military ID.

by category they have 3 category's 100%Disable veterans are in category 2 room rate is 123.00..(.but possibly fall into category 1 category 1 is 95..00 room rate.

Regular rooms only!

but they higher price rooms for pool side rooms /suites ect,,ect,,

Category 1 is E-1 thru E-5 room rate 95.00

Category 2 is E-6 thru E-9 and some warrant officers room rate 123.00

AS of current date.

just to give some an Idea.

..................Buck

Edited May 3, 2015 by Buck52

[Navy4life]

Wait this get together is only for 100% S/C Vets?

If so I guess we can't go...

Edited May 3, 2015 by Navy4life

[glider222]

You can have civilian guests at Shades of Green. As in you may reserve a room for a certain number of people. There is no 100% requirement to stay there.

[broncovet]

Navy for life:

NO! This is not "just for 100percent Vets". Its for hadit members and includes Berta, and Free Spirit, who are widows of Vets. I would like to keep the number somewhere around 20-50 people, but if we have more, then we can have "regional" ones..maybe one in Indiana and one in Florida. Some of us may be able to go to both, in some circumstances. Gee, it would be great to have 50 of them, one in every state!

[jbasser]

I have stayed there several times and I have sponsored rooms for other family members.

Everything there is tax free. If you want to take the family to see the mouse, they have buses that run non stop to WDW. They are on the Magnolia Palms Golf Course. The rooms are great, There are several places to eat with one big buffet. They have conference rooms and thw whole gambit for reunions and ECT.

http://www.shadesofgreen.org/sponsor.htm

Lets do a call in Basser SHow open discussion about it this week.

J