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MARINE MARQUEE

Sacramento Marines, Maintenance

Services Company Holds Family Day

On March 26, 2023, the Sacramento Marines, Maintenance The McClellan Commissary also generously provided
Services Company, decided to once again host Family Day, some of the food. The Deputy Director of the Commissary,
after a 4-year hiatus. This time honored event had been put Natalie Paiz, and one of her clerks kindly provided vegeta-
on hold because of the COVID 19 restrictions. bles, fruits, candies and bottles of beverages.

The NERA Gold Country Chapter had been instrumen- The NERA Gold Country Chapter provided the "face
tal in getting Outback Steakhouse as a major sponsor to painters"—always a favorite with the kids at these events.
these events—which they generously participated in for The "face painters" are grandchildren of Melinda Johnson,
many years, providing lunch to more than 250 attendees. a Gold Country Chapter Officer, and Loretta Navarro,
Unfortunately, this year, Outback Steakhouse was unable one of our photographers, who covered the event. As has
to provide the same support, due to lack of business as a been our custom, the Gold Country Chapter donated the
result of COVID 19. So, the Marines cooked lunch for cake for the event. The Inspector Instructor, CW04 Paul
the attendees. They served barbecued chicken, hamburg- Klug is shown cutting the cake.
ers, and hotdogs, along with potato salad, macaroni salad,
chips, cookies, and drinks.

As always, NERA would like to thank the Gold Chapter President
Norma Von Dohren and Howard George, PAO, Gold Country

Chapter for providing the cake and beautiful pictures.

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