February and March have been important and busy months for NCS. We took a distinguished group of industry leaders to Washington, DC in February. During that visit, our group met with the Congressional offices of 21 House members and 7 Senate members. NCS has worked closely with industry leaders and Central Florida government organizations, and community leaders to inform Congress of the importance of retaining and growing all the military service units in this era of change, growth, and reorganization in the Department of War and throughout the federal government. Big changes are needed, but sometimes there are negative, unintended consequences of broad change. We are working hard to inform and educate our leaders, so that the benefits of Team Orlando are understood at the highest levels of government in both the Legislative and Executive branches. This visit was an important step on conveying our message to our Congressional delegation across the state and throughout the nation. Support of our entire membership and industry, in addition to the outreach of the Central Florida community, is critical throughout the year.
Our annual Lou Frey Memorial Charity Golf Tournament took place on March 23 at Orange Tree Country Club. Many thanks to our former Board Chair Brian Holmes for chairing this event since 2014! Our cumulative contribution to Scholarships, STEM, and Civics education is close to $800K!
I hope you enjoy this issue, and thanks to our team and Capital Communications for the great work you do to share our news.
I look forward to seeing all of you throughout the quarter!
George E. Cheros
President and CEO
