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hank you for all who attended our 2017 Salute to
the Military luncheon, presented by Walmart on
August 1st at the Ortiz Center. Captain Gail Haris,
USN, (Ret.) was an entertaining, thought provoking,
motivational speaker who was well received by a sold
out crowd of close to 600 attendees. The luncheon
was a time for the Chamber to pause and thank our
local military community in the region and throughout
South Texas. The United Corpus Christi Chamber of
Commerce prides itself on highlighting the importance
of the military community in Corpus Christi. Whether
through our South Texas Military Facilities Task Force,
New Pilot Winging ceremonies, military indoctrinations,
(led by the Chamber for active duty service members
new to Corpus Christi), and now the newly formed Mil-
itary Legacy Scholarship, the Chamber is very involved
and engaged with our local military leadership and
community.
We were honored to present the very first Military Lega-
cy Scholarship at the event with the help of the Found-
ing Military Legacy Scholarship Sponsor: Whataburg-
er, and support of Sustaining Partners: IBC Bank and
Mortgage Financial Services. Thank you again to our
event sponsors: Presenting: Walmart; Silver: South
Texas Military Facility Task Force, 1st Community Bank,
Spectra Food Services at the Ortiz Center, Unique Em-
ployment Services; Bronze: Cameron Commercial & In-
dustrial Properties, Corpus Christi International Airport,
City of Corpus Christi, Flint Hills Resources, Gulf Com-
press, Valero, Whataburger; and Additional Sponsors:
Jack "Gary" Alspaugh Insurance Agency, Ecolab, Mort-
gage Financial Services, & Kalypso Wellness Centers.
Last, but certainly not least a special thank you to the
USO of South Texas, and all of the Chamber Champi-
ons who volunteered their time to make this event a
great success!
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