Newsletter

The 2011 CHAA Fall Newsletter

Newsletter Staff -
Joe Shamatta - DrJoeShamatta@aol.com

The Internet is not a fad

Wow, 2011 is here already!

Now we have cell phones that can take pictures, send text messages, and access the Internet like mini computers. Though there are still some people that resist this “new-fangled” technology, the majority of us are keeping up with it.

CHAA is keeping up with it too. Scott Roberts has developed an amazing website for CHAA, full of information, pictures, stories, letters, and contacts. The importan dates for the year are updated as well, so you can find out when all our events are scheduled. The Web Address is: www.CampHaleAlumni.org.

It’s not just a site for reminiscing or looking at pictures, though. Now, you can also pay your dues or make donations via the website as well. The payments are secure through PayPal, so there’s no
worry. Check it out the next time you’re surfing the web.

For the more business oriented Alumni, Aaron has set up a CHAA page on the LinkedIn network. See his article for more details.

Another great social site many of us use is FaceBook, which has become the world’s largest social network with over 600,000,000 active users. I recently set up a CHAA Group on FaceBook that you
can join and get email notifications from the other members, as well as chat with them, and post photos, videos, events, and comments. CHAA has set up an informational FaceBook page as well.

Just go to FaceBook.com and search for Camp Hale Alumni. In my opinion, there’s nothing better than face-to-face contact with your old friends. But, I think FaceBook is a close second. I got back in touch with a cabin-mate from 1978 that I hadn’t seen since, and that meant the world to me. And by the way, it’s free

Keep in touch.
~ Joe Shamatta

Bobby Nicholas's CHAA Archive Initiative and Appeal

My Fellow Alumni,

I hope this letter finds you all in good health. For those that might not know me, my name is Bobby Nicholas, and last April I was appointed as the CHAA historian. The position entails many exciting jobs, one of which is to Archive Camp Hale memorabilia.

The purpose of this mailing is two-fold. One to invite you to an event on Saturday February 3rd 2007,at the Clerary’s in the South End (more to come). USES President Ashley McCumber has graciously donated space, as well as showcases, so we can create a Camp Hale rotating memorabilia museum. This brings me to the second purpose of the event, We are asking you bring any Camp memorabilia you might have, so that we may archive it and if you wish, put it on display for a short time period, until which time the item will be returned to you.

We are not asking for you to part with your items, but to give us a chance to record our rich history by way of archiving these items. We are looking into having a special booth set up, which will allow us to document, and record your memorabilia.

As time draws nearer to this event, we will provide more details, with regards to time, and so on. As your historian, I am available to you and would love to hear from all of you. Please contact me with any questions regarding the above event or anything else that might be related to our rich history. I welcome any help, ideas, and thoughts. I hope to see a huge turnout and if you cannot make it, but would like to provide an item for display, we can arrange to possibly pick it up.

Thank you for your time, and please note my contact info.

Regards,
Bobby
e-mail-elah1991@msn.com