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ANNUAL FLAG PRESENTATION

Posted: 4/9/2021

ANNUAL FIRSTIE FLAG PRESENTATION

Please join us as we honor and celebrate the graduating class of 2021 as well as their parents

Saturday, April 24th 1-4pm

Treesdale Community Center

1 Treesdale Commons Gibsonia, PA 15044

Lunch, drinks and dessert provided (Non-firstie parents please bring a side dish or salad)

RSVP to Peggy Barrante 412-901-3811 or wespanapa@gmail.com

Due to Covid restrictions, space is limited and first come first served with firstie parents a priority. Firsties and any WESPANAPA parents only please. Fundraising items available so please bring cash or check. Thank you for your continued support!

2021 “Dark Ages” Event

Posted: 2/4/2021

Western Pennsylvania USNA Parents Association Dark Ages Gathering Sunday, February 21, 2021

Officers Meeting 12:00-12:45p

1:00 – 3:00pm – Dark Ages Gathering – packing boxes for mids

Appetizers and soft drinks provided;

Lunch menu available for personal purchase

Primanti Brothers

200 Executive Drive

Cranberry Twp PA 16066

Face masks required for this event

If you are coming, or if you are a plebe parent, we need your Midshipman’s mailing address so we can prepare mailing labels prior to the event.

Please send addresses and RSVPs to

Peggy Barrante (412) 901-3811or at wespanapa@gmail.com

The gloomy days of February are here, and it is time for our annual Dark Ages Event. We will be assembling “care packages” for the Plebes and shipping the packages directly to them at the Academy. Those parents attending who have upperclass Mids also are welcome to assemble a box for their Mid. Everyone should bring at least 30 of an individually wrapped item to be included in each package (candy bars, cookies, K-cups, chips, power bars, etc.)

2020 Plebe Parent Get Together

Posted: 7/7/2020

Western Pennsylvania Naval Academy Parents Association PLEBE SUMMER PARENT GET TOGETHER

PLEASE JOIN US TO SUPPORT AND RECEIVE UPDATES FROM OUR NEW CLASS OF 2024 PARENTS!

Appetizers and soft drinks provided;
Dinner menu available for personal purchase

North Park Lounge and Bamboo Bar
20810 Rte 19
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 @ 7pm

Please RSVP by July 18th to
Doug and Peggy Barrante (412) 901-3811 or at wespanapa@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting our new parents and reconnecting with current members! Please bring masks. The membership coordinator will be present to accept dues.

Plebe Welcome Aboard Picnic

Posted: 5/16/2018

Plebe Welcome Aboard Picnic

Thursday evening June 13th, 2019 at 6:00pm.

Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsmen’s Club

505 Mosside Blvd. Rt 48

North Versailles, PA 15137

If your midshipmen are home during first block, please let them know that we would love to have them attend!!!!

The Western Pennsylvania Naval Academy Parents’ Association will welcome our new Naval Academy, NAPS and Foundation Program appointees, and their families, to our Parents’ Club.

With the help of NRA certified instructors, the event will give the new plebes a chance to receive a safety and familiarization brief followed by an opportunity to shoot the same pistols Mids will shoot during Plebe Summer. Please do not bring any firearms to the event. The firearms will be provided.

We also will be providing you with information on what to expect during your upcoming Plebe Summer. Parents will receive a copy of Western Pennsylvania Naval Academy Parents’ Association’s 2023 Plebe Parent Survival Guide.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Wespanapa @gmail.com or by text to Theresa Farnan (412) 592-7739, but no later than, Thursday June 6th so we can make sure we have enough instructors onsite.

Also, Club memberships renew in June, so don’t forget to renew your membership either at the picnic, or by contacting Pam Popko at pam.popko@comcast.net.

Go Navy!

Mike and Theresa Farnan

Presidents,

Joe 2020, Liz 2021

(412) 592-7739

Spring Auction and First Class Flag Presentation

Posted: 3/20/2018

Congratulations to the Class of 2019 and their parents! We look forward to presenting the club’s graduation gift of a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. It will be presented to our graduating First Class Midshipmen Parents in a beautiful custom cherrywood case handmade by Hank Brinzer whose son, Robert, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2001.

Western Pennsylvania Naval Academy Parents’ Association

(WESPANAPA)

Flag Presentation/Spring Auction 2019

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019

Time: 12:00noon – Lunch

1:00pm – Flag Presentation

Location: Seven Fields Community Center

380 Castle Creek Dr.

Seven Fields, PA 16046

Please bring your donated items for the auction. The club will be providing sandwiches, chicken, chips, cake and beverages, but club members are encouraged to bring a dish to share.

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Posted: 3/19/2018

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