This year’s Naval Academy Founder’s Day Students & Candidate Dinner, celebrating the 178^th anniversary of the founding of the U. S. Naval Academy, is on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Feather Sound Country Club, 2201 Feather Sound Drive, Clearwater, FL 33762 (off I-275 and Ulmerton Road, on the west side of the Howard Frankland Bridge).

This is an opportunity for Naval Academy alumni and friends to celebrate the founding of their alma mater and to provide valuable information to students and candidates about the Naval Academy and its admissions process.

The members of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Ass’n Tampa Bay Chapter invite alumni, friends, and all Florida West Coast high school students and parents (freshmen through seniors), who are candidates for admission or who are interested in learning more about the Naval Academy, to attend.

There is no cost for students and candidates to attend this dinner, but students and candidates must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The cost for parents, guardians, alumni, and guests is $55 each (early registration) or $60 each (after September 22, 2023).

The deadline to register and pay is Monday, October 2, 2023, at 5:00 pm.

Dress is Summer White for Navy, Class “C” uniform for Marines, Business dress for civilians and students (shirt & tie or skirt/slacks) or equivalent JROTC/Sea Cadet uniform.

Registration for this event is closed.

Still have questions?  Contact Captain Steve Swift, USNR (Ret.), at sswift@1987.usna.com .