The group was founded in 1989 by a few friends who kept in contact after their assignment to Chitose, Japan with the ASA in the late 1950's. The purpose of the group is to hold annual reunions, publish a twice a year newsletter, and  help you relocate old friends. The group is a fraternal organization regardless of rank with an even mix of career types and single termers.  It is governed by a 6 member board. Day to day activities and routine matters are handled by Roy Gettz (321-259-7039) (asachitoseassn@att.net) and Ken Kraft (321-727-8169) kuma98c@bellsouth.net .   The purpose of  this site is to establish an "electronic presence" for the group on the World Wide Web.   If you've ever been assigned, attached to, or a dependent with ASA Chitose, you are encouraged to contact the group by e-mail, phone, or regular mail. (Mail address: ASA Chitose Association, 3091 Blackbird CT, Melbourne FL 32935). Please be sure to include your home address so that a newsletter and roster can be sent to you. Thank you for visiting our site and enjoy your visit.
Email for this web site should be sent to Phil Peters  asachitose@verizon.net all other email should be sent to  Roy Gettz asachitoseassn@att.net (new address June 1 2009)
In Appreciation 

•  Loss of Members: Please keep the group informed of any address or email changes.
  
•   Help Keep Our Association in The Black  We need the help and support of all of our members to keep this organisation functioning. In order to keep the dues at a reasonable $5.00 we need to keep the percentage of our active members up. Your dues pay for the publication of the newsletters, our search efforts for lost comrades and other administrative expenses.You must be an active member to attend the reunions and receive the newsletters and roster. Dues are due by 1 January of each year and sent to Roy Gettz at 3091 Blackbird Court, Melbourne, FL 32935, make checks payable to the ASA Chitose Association. Your dues status is indicated just above your name on the address label of the newsletter. I would like to point out the following to all:
            A. There are no paid members in this organization.
            B. The dues support only the administrative effort, which includes newsletters, search effort and publication of rosters.
            C. The reunions are completely self supporting and normally return overages to the administrative fund.
            D. Souvenir sales are self supporting and run on a low profit margin. Profits are returned to the admin fund.  
   CHANGE Of ADDRESS-As we age and move around after our work years are behind us, please keep the association in mind and send us a change of address when you move. In most cases it took a lot of time and effort to locate you, we don't mind that but don't let it be wasted effort. For every 20 people we locate we normally lose at least 1 or 2.

  Roy Gettz asachitoseassn@att.net

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