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FLASH-01: Thresher Base needs help for 50th Thresher memorial service.
Submitted by: Alfred H Singleman Jr on 3/19/2013
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USSVI Thresher Base needs your help with funding the 50th Annual USS
Thresher Memorial Service that will be held on April 6th.

After the 49th, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) informed us that they
would host this once in a lifetime memorial ceremony, just as they have done
so for each of the 10 year anniversaries of the loss of USS Thresher.

PNS regretfully informed us seven weeks ago that they will not be able to
host the service due to recent DOD sequestration motivated discretionary
spending budget cuts at NAVSEA, coupled with an unprecedented number of
attendees that exceeds the capacity of the PNS Auditorium.

In response, we have reserved the only facility large enough to hold this
memorial service, the Portsmouth High School at a cost of over $1800.

One week ago we learned that due to additional spending cuts, CHINFO "may"
not be able to pick up the cost of the $2400 webcast, and PNS "may" not be
able to cover the $2600 program printing cost.

Our normal yearly service costs are $1300. For the 50th, we had budgeted
$3000. As of today, our cost for the best case scenario with partial Navy
support is ~$7000, and a worst case scenario of ~$12000.

Given the reasonable potential that these cuts will be made, we need your
help to fund this once in a lifetime memorial service.

Please send your donations in the form of a check made out to USSVI Thresher
Base, with the check note stating "USS Thresher Memorial Service Fund", and
mail to our Treasurer to the address:

USSVI Thresher Base Treasurer
Dennis O'Keeffe
1 Eureka Ave.
York, ME 03909

All donations received will be noted on the Donor's section of the memorial
service program.

For questions related to the donation check, please contact Dennis via email
at ss426djo@msn.com or by phone at 207.351.1240.

For all other questions, please contact me directly at
ThresherBase@comcast.net, 603.785.6464.

Thank you,
Kevin Galeaz
Thresher Base Commander
http://www.thresherbase.org/

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