WINTER 2014


ACA QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER


Commando Cash After Action Report


By Jim Connors ACA Treasurer


The 2014 Commando


Cash raffle was again a great success and on behalf of the Air Commando Association Directors and the Commando Cash Committee I want to say thank you! Your generos- ity provided over $19,600 that will help fund our ACA pro- grams supporting Air Com- mandos and Wounded War- riors past and present.


The drawing was held


during the BBQ on October 19, 2014. The lucky Commando Cash prize winners were: Bud Britain, $250; John Sodergren, $500; Jack Drummond, $750. The $1,500 prize went to Har- old Jacobson; and finally, the $3,000 grand prize winner was Joseph Celeski. Joe donated half of the winnings back to the ACA! A hardy congratula- tions to all the prize winners. Again, thank you for your gen- erosity and support of your Air Commando Association.


Quilt Raffle a Success!


Sara Morgan of Gulf Breeze was the winner of the Quilts of Courage raffle at this year’s convention. Quilts of Courage is a group of in- dividuals that


provide AF-


SOC Wounded Warriors a personalized handmade quilt to recognize their sacrifice(s). These quilts have the AFSOC emblem,


individual’s name/ unit/date embroidered on the


back side of the quilt as well as numbered for historical pur- poses. With the help of the Air


Commando Association, mem- bers of the Quilts of Courage raffled a quilt for fund-raising purposes to buy material (fab- ric/batting) ONLY -- no one gets paid and this is a purely volunteer effort to continue to make future quilts.


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Mathew Faulk was awarded the High Flight Scholarship from Maj David Krebs III during the 2014 ACA Convention banquet dinner. (Photo by ACA member Scott Schaeffler, of www.Scotteventphoto.com)


2014 Scholarship Winners A hearty congratultions to the winners of the 2014


ACA Charles Hicks Scholarship, four individual $1,500 scholarships were awarded to: Joseph E. Sakmar, Tanner Wulff, Cole H. Gardiner, and Paul M. Clare. The 2014 recipient of the Lt Col Dave Krebs High Flight $4,000 Scholarship was Mathew Faulk. The 2014 recipient of the Ray Bourque Service $2,000 Scholarship was Joshua Campbell.


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