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I would like to thank the members of the Garland-Rodes Camp and
Campbell Guards Camp who have been hard at work, putting together a
great package for the 2010 Virginia Division Convention in Lynchburg on
April 9-11, 2010. Listed below is the welcome letter by Commander Brian
Giles. Attached is a 4 page PDF concerning the upcoming convention.
Additional information can be found on the Garland-Rodes Camp Website
page located at: <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.garland-rodes.com/">http://www.garland-rodes.com/</a><br>
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Happy New Year and may your blessings be many in 2010!<br>
<br>
<br>
John Sawyer, Commander<br>
Virginia Division SCV<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Members
of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_0"
style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Virginia Division
Sons of Confederate Veterans</span>,</span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">I
hope you and your family are doing well.</span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> As
you know the 2010 Virginia Division SCV convention will be held in
Lynchburg on April 9-11, 2010 at the <span class="yshortcuts"
id="lw_1262136145_1">Holiday Inn</span>
Select. We the members of the Garland-Rodes and Campbell Guards camps,
are very honored to host this convention. We have worked very hard over
the past year to get everything together and hopefully after you leave,
you will be very pleased with our effort to make this convention a
memorable one. Also if you would like to bring your camp flag w/ pole
and stand, please feel free to do so.<span> </span>All camp flags
will be posted in the main meeting room.<br>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Friday
we will open registration @ 3pm, the Commander's Reception will follow
after the D.E.C. meeting, in the Hospitality Room # 823. There will be
heavy hors d’oeuvres, period music and <span class="yshortcuts"
id="lw_1262136145_2">door prizes</span>
will also be selected during the day on Saturday. Door
prizes will consist of such items as: books, prints, caps, t-shirts,
and many others. </span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">There
will be a silent auction starting on Friday evening at 3pm with bids
being taken until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. <span><br>
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</span>Winners
will be announced at the end of the General Session II. The silent
auction will consist of wonderful items such as, a Troiani print, Kepi,
passes to the Friends of the Hunley Museum, in SC., CD sets by Bobby
Horton, to name a few.</span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The
registration will re-open <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_3">Saturday
morning</span> at 6am before General Sessions I & II.<span> </span>After
the banquet we have scheduled Mr. Stan Clardy, of <span
class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_4">Statesville, NC</span>. to
present a special program. </span>
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The
General Long OCR Chapter will be in charge of the tours to some of the
historic areas within the City of Lynchburg (Historic Sandusky, <span
class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_5"
style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Old City Cemetery</span>).
On the registration forms, there will be a separate form for the ladies
to fill out who are interested in the tours. This will need to be
mailed </span><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">separately</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">
to the President of the OCR, Mrs. Diane Grimes.</span>
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This
convention will be an election year, and on behalf of the members of
both of our camps, we would like to thank the outgoing D.E.C. for your
hard work and a job well done, and we would like to welcome in the new
incoming D.E.C. </span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">If
you have any questions about the convention or tours, please feel free
to contact:</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Convention</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Commander
Brian Giles/ Garland-Rodes @ <a
href="http://us.mc654.mail..yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scv3rdbrigade@yahoo.com"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span
style="color: rgb(174, 76, 0); text-decoration: none;">scv3rdbrigade@yahoo.com</span></a> or
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_6"
style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">434-942-8075</span></span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Commander
Kevin Parker/ Campbell Guards @ <a
href="http://us..mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=PKD07@aol.com"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span
style="color: rgb(174, 76, 0); text-decoration: none;">PKD07@aol.com</span></a>
or <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262136145_7"
style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">434-821-4114</span></span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Tours</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">President
Diane Grimes/ Gen. Long OCR @ 434-821-4114</span>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Forms are
available @ <a href="http://www.scvva.org/" target="_blank"
rel="nofollow"><span
style="color: rgb(174, 76, 0); text-decoration: none;">www.scvva.org</span></a> ,
<a href="http://www.garland-rodes..com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span
style="color: rgb(174, 76, 0); text-decoration: none;">www.garland-rodes.com</span></a></span>
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<div><font color="#737373" size="4">Brian K. Giles <br>
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<div><font color="#8b8b8b">Commander/ Garland-Rodes <br>
Sons of Confederate Veterans <br>
Lynchburg, Va. <br>
</font><font color="#8b8b8b">434-942-8075</font></div>
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