Arizona's Executive Board met at Marie Callender's in Phoenix for their Winter Meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.  A quorum was present, with eight executive board members in attendance.  After the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, the National Anthem, the Salute to the Flag of the Confederate States of America, and the singing of "Dixie's Land," the business portion of the meeting began.

Officer and committee winter reports were read and filed.  Files in storage, Granddaughter's Club Dues, Nominations for AZ Division Executive Board, Scholarship Fund, Children of the Confederacy, Confederate Memorial Day, and Summer Board were all discussed.

The meeting closed with the Benediction and then the joining of hands while singing the first verse of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds."

Many of our Division members plan to attend the Civil War in the Southwest event at Picacho Pass State Park on March 13-14, 2010.  Visitors will experience battle re-enactments of Valverde, Glorietta Pass, and Picacho Pass.  Click here http://azstateparks.com/Parks/PIPE/index.html for more information.  This will take you to the Picacho Pass State Park Website, where you will find more infomation about this truly wonderful event.  If you want to go straight to the event schedule, click here:  http://azstateparks.com/Parks/PIPE/downloads/PIPE_Civil_War_Schedule_2010.pdf

Celebrating Lee and Jackson Day with the Arizona SCV on Saturday, January 16, 2010 were ladies from several Arizona Chapters.  L-R Front:  Carol Dustin, Dixie Chapter President; Lee Nelson, Johnny Reb Chapter President; Janet Grams, General Joe Wheeler Chapter, New Mexico; Yolanda McDonald and Bobbie Davis, Dixie Chapter; Standing:  Betsy Bykerk, Johnny Reb Chapter; Tracy Justinak, Dixie Chapter. 

Janet Grams (center) is a Past Treasurer General and Past Arizona Division President.  Janet was honored for her service as a nurse during the Vietnam Conflict, receiving the SCV war service medal in October 2009.  Janet is the first person in Arizona to receive this award.

On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the Arizona Division Winter Board Meeting will be held at Marie Callender's at 11:00 a.m. 

Marie Callender's Restaurant
2420 W. Northern Avenue (near I-17 & Northern)
Phoenix, AZ  85021
Phone:  (602) 995-3319

The UDC General Convention 2010 begins Thursday, November 4 with the General Board Meeting and continues through Tuesday, November 9, with the post convention trip.

Location:
Omni Richmond Hotel
100 South 12th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone (804) 344-7000 (UDC General's recommendation)
Toll Free Reservations:  (800) THE-OMNI

Room Rates: Single $116, Double $126, Triple $136, Quad $ 146.

You can start making your reservations now.  If you need additional information or help, please email or telephone Barbara Joyner, Chairman, General UDC Convention.

The birthday celebration honoring two of the South's greatest heroes, General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. The event is hosted by the Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 and Arizona Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Place: Bill Johnson's Big Apple Restaurant
          16810 N. 19th Avenue
          Phoenix, AZ

Located at the Southwest corner of 19th Avenue and Bell Road

Cost: $15.00 per person

Please RSVP to: Camp 1525, SCV, PO Box 5994, Peoria, AZ 85385-5994 no later than Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Make checks payable to "Camp 1525 SCV."

OR you may reserve your seat online at www.camp1525-scv.org/leejacksonnotice2010.html.

The 116th Annual UDC General Convention was held in Biloxi, MS from November 5-10, 2009.  For those in our Division who were able to attend, it was a wonderful experience. It was a chance to share our interest in lineage, and meet fellow UDC members from around the United States.  Please look at our Event Photos to view photos from the Convention.

We should be very proud at what we have accomplished as a Division. Our Arizona Division was awarded the following Certificates during the General Convention. They are:

1) To the Division under 251 members having the greatest number of 100% Chapters subscribing to UDC Magazine; we tied with Ohio Division.

2) To the Division under 250 members purchasing the greatest number of No. 5 pins; we tied with Maryland Division.

3) To the Division under 250 members registering the most new members.

4) To the Division registering the greatest number of new members on a percentage basis.

PLUS two additional Certificates for:

1) The Mrs. Harold C. Hart Trophy to the Division under 251 members with the greatest number of vertical inches of Division News published in UDC Magazine.

2) The Ruth Kruescher Tray to the Division under 251 members with the largest number of subscriptions on a percentage basis.
 
Many memories were made with the fellowship shared during the tours, events, and the other activities that were available to UDC members.