We are looking into minting a challenge coin for our ship.  First off we would like to know what you would like on it?

A graphic of our ship on the front side along with the name and years of service would be appropreate.   That would take care of just what would fit on that side.  The coin would be the size of a silver dollar (remember them?).  

Now the other side is open to having our bell, our home ports, and anything else you can think of.  Let us know by posting in this Blog.

We really wish to hear from you please give us your input.  When we reach a decision on a company with the right pricing we will post that information.

Art

I have moved the entire crew listing off this server to another server which give me 2gig of free space.  The crew list page is link to those files and the only difference you will notice is that the files are in a PDF format now.  This will give you the ability to search for a name to see the status of that former crew member.  This will free up more space on the Mars server for pictures and other files.  The new server space is called Dropbox and Ken Stewart, Chuck Jones and myself are signed on to it and we can share and edit files at any moment.  Ken's new page which will be premiering in 2012 will utilize this space as well for his files need to document boot on the ground.    Keep coming back ............

I have a concern and it has come up again. I thought I would put this out to the blog readers and see what you think.  I'm open to the fact that I may be over-reacting to this and have been over concerned all these years.  But I have found no proof to support my being incorrect.

My concern is when people send out emails to me, with a large list of recipients, who are not all known to me or even to each other and their email addresses are put in the TO or CC field rather than the BCC field.

The TO and CC fields allow all the recipients to see one another's email addresses. In some instances, this is fine and necessary. Those instances usually include times when.........

Just wondering why people go to the reunions and what they like to do at our reunions? 

So post your comments here to give us a good idea in planning future reunions.  What changes would you like see to make them more attractive to you?  Would you like to go to one hotel and have to events come to you at the hotel?  I am thinking of Branson MO in this case.  Plan a reunion cruise for one year?  Just to give you some ideas.

Well donating to the Mars fund just got easier.
I have signed up through my Bank PNC Financial for funds transfer through PopMoney.

I can receive money transfers from you if you sign up for this service with your bank and if they offer this service with PopMoney.

Remember to put a notation in the email as to which fund you are donating to: Web-Site fund or SupplyLine fund along with your name.

Money can be sent to me by email to:
webmaster-ussmars@comcast.net
Check it out with your bank and give it a try.
This service is free to us at this point in time.

Art Sweetland