Texian Navy Days Postponed
From TNA President Jerry Patterson:
Admirals and Friends of the Texas Navy Association:
In light of the effects of Hurricane Harvey, the leadership team of the Texas Navy Association and the hosting Hawkins Squadron in Galveston have decided to cancel the Texian Navy Days events scheduled for September 15-17, 2017, to be rescheduled at a later date to be announced. As of Friday, September 1, evacuations are still underway in flooded areas in East Texas and Louisiana, and we’ve received reports of TNA members with significant damage to their homes and businesses. One critical vendor to the event had to cancel as a result of the storm, and we have not been able to follow up with others. A number of TNA members who had reserved a place at the event have been forced by the situation to cancel their plans.
Although we’re disappointed to have to make this decision, it’s the correct and necessary one. In addition to the logistical challenges brought about by Harvey, the storm has inevitably caused all of us to realign our priorities respond to our own needs, those of our friends and families, and those of our neighbors.
We will be making arrangements to refund those monies already paid to the TNA for registration, and will provide details on that soon. Reservations for lodging at Moody Gardens or other locations must be cancelled by each of you separately; the TNA has no control over that part of the process.
I would like to thank everyone who’s been involved in organizing this event across the TNA. Although we won’t be gathering as planned in two weeks, we believe that we’ve developed a blueprint for a successful event, and look forward to having it on the calendar again soon.
In the meantime, we appreciate your ongoing support, and look forward to corresponding with you again soon. We all face difficult days and weeks ahead but, just as our for-bearers in the Texian Navy did 180 years ago, with diligence and determination we will not only persevere, but thrive.
Sincerely,
Jerry Patterson,
President, Texas Navy Association
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Sorry, but not surprised, to hear this. How are things going for you, Andy? I was relieved to see you commenting on CWM a day or two ago.
Thanks for asking. We came through fine, although the folks elsewhere in SE Texas are in a bad way. The full scale of this is just beginning to be appreciated. Here’s a troubling statistic — last night I heard that about 85% of homeowners in flooded areas didn’t have flood insurance, in some cases because their properties were not located in flood zones based on existing or projected data. I don’t know how people get past that.
As obviously necessary as it was, the decision to call off this event was still difficult. I think we all looked really hard to see a way to make it work, that we were overlooking something, but it wasn’t there.