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Every year our chapter conducts Airborne award presentations through different ROTC programs in the schools of our communities. Last year, our chairman, Edgar Britt, and our Vice-chairman Mitchel Rech presented awards at Vero Beach High School and Fort Pierce High School respectively. Again, this year, our Vice-chairman presented awards in Port Saint Lucie and Fort Pierce High School. Similarly, Leonar Catinella, our Chaplain, presented an award at Vero Beach High School.

Javier Molinares also presented awards to Airborne qualified cadet Quintin Doll and cadet Rubio at Florida Institute of Technology. Our chapter has established a strong relationship with the ROTC commanders at Florida Tech. In the picture above, our secretary, Javier Molinares, is presenting an award to Airborne qualified cadet Rubio.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Our chapter is 100% commited to support the families of those troopers who made the ultimate jump. Once a paratrooper in our area passes away, we always make sure that her or she receives the respective military honors. In the above picture, Rex Clifford, Javier Molinares, Carl White, and Edgar Britt served as pallbearers at Bill Reilly's funeral.

DONATIONS

The Space Coast Chapter is also commited to making donations to those families in our community that are struggling to making ends meet. For example, for Christmas 2002, we donated a basket of groceries to a needy family in Sebastian, Florida. Rex Clifford contacted the principal of a local elementary school to make the arrangements. After the school located the family, we donated groceries for the chosen family. For the 2001 Holiday season, we doubled our donations. Barbara and Clarence Young located a needy family at Patrick Air Force Base. Similarly, Rex Clifford contacted a family with seven children in Fellsmere, Florida. In the picture above, Rex Clifford and Javier Molinares are making the donation.

In this picture, Javier Molinares is sorrounded by a family with five children in Palm Bay, Florida during his donation for Christmas 2001. For 2002, our chapter is working on making more donations for Thanks Giving and Christmas.