Sons Of The American Revolution Hold November Meeting

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL - The Sons of the American Revolution Saint Petersburg Chapter held a General Membership in person meeting on Saturday, November 20th at 9:00am at the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club. This was the second in person meeting since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and 15 people were in attendance. Vice President Harry Fuller presided at the meeting.

The guest speaker was Rui Farias, Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History. He spoke about the history of the city and the current renovations being made at the museum. Vice President Harry Fuller indicated that the Saint Petersburg SAR Chapter was chartered in 1928 and would like to partner with the museum to create a display about the history of fraternal and service organizations in the city. For more information about the museum, go to www.historystpete.org.

The following were elected as officers and will be sworn in at the next meeting in December.

President - Brett McMullen
Vice President- Harry Fuller
Secretary/Treasurer - Will Scott
Registrar - Walter Arnold
Historian - Will Scott
Chaplain - Robert Koehler
Sgt At Arms - Bob Maddox
Governor At Large - Robert Birkenstock

Former Chapter President Charles Butler gave a brief report about the efforts to improve civics education in Florida throigh the efforts of the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution Education Outreach Committee.

The Sons of the American Revolution is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to enhancing education, promoting patriotism and preserving American history. Members of the Sons of the American Revolution can trace their lineage to a patriot who supported the cause of American Independence.

For more information about joining the Saint Petersburg Chapter, visit www.stpetesar.org or contact the chapter Registar, William Scott at wscott2@stpetesar.org or (727) 481-0833.