Welcome to the South East Region!
Welcome to the South East Region (SER) of the Society of Air Force Nurses (SAFN). The SER is the largest of the regions across the United States and our membership comes from four chapters in Florida (Space Coast, Tampa/St Pete, Jacksonville, Panhandle), South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Florida has 58% of the SER membership (221) at 129, SC has 35, NC has 25, GA has 19 and AL has 13. Our Chapter Coordinators are your points of contact in your areas of the SER, see their links at the homepage.
Florida:
South Carolina: Donna Hudson
North Carolina: Ann Burns
Georgia: VACANT
Alabama: Kathy Wagner
Memorial Representative: Harriet Stenzel
Outreach Coordinator: Marsha Jordan
Regional Director: Charlie Tupper
Tw Southeast Region continues to be the largest region in SAFN, due to the great state of Florida and its beautiful weather and appreciation for military retirees. As we press forward, we hope to see similar rises in membership in other retiree-friendly states like North and South Carolina.
We are still looking for a new chapter chair for Georgia and the Space Coast…please reach out if you can assist.
We encourage our regional members to document and photograph local get-together meet-ups and send them in for inclusion into The Rendezvous newsletter…let your friends see what you have been up to in the past six months. A great way to live our “Still Caring…Still Sharing…and Always Remembering” motto.
We look forward to seeing folks at the November 2024 SER Meeting in Pensacola FL. Please continue to watch your email for updated information on the Southeast Region.
Salute!
Please feel free to reach out at southeastdirector@safn.org
Southeast Regional Meeting Update: Hotel Information
The Southeast Region will host its 2024 meeting in Pensacola FL 10-13 November 2024. The host hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn, 8 S. 9th Ave, Pensacola FL 32502
Rates for the event (10-13) are $159.00 per night plus applicable taxes.
Contact the reservations at 877-782-9444 or 580-438-7900 or at the attendee booking link: https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/yxqxh3 Mention you are with the Society of Air Force Nurses group.
The cut-off date for the reservations at this rate is 10 October 2024, but keep in mind, that we projected 35 rooms, so they may go fast (I know how our members like to plan ahead).
Our schedule will be a bit different this year. There will be an icebreaker on Sunday night. We will have our business meeting on Monday morning leaving the rest of the time for tours, museums, and social activities still in the planning phases.
Special thanks to Kathy Vanderburg, Lidia Webb, Diane Fletcher, Carol Becker, and Kathy Williams for their assistance in the planning so far ... they are making this a great event for our SER members.
