A picture from the 16 April 2008 CPOA Adopt-A-Highway roadside cleanup. Fourteen Yorktown Chiefs came out to clean our assigned portion of Route 17 (base of the Coleman Bridge to Goosley Road stop light). We collected 14 bags of trash.

Good Afternoon,

In March the Yorktown Chapter of the Chief Petty Officer Association (CPOA) and the Yorktown Chief’s Mess sponsored an essay contest to coincide with the 2008 Spotlight on Leadership. The essays had to be related to one of four leadership competencies highlighted in this year’s Spotlight on Leadership, and one winner was selected from each of the three following groups:

1. E-6 and Below

2. E-7 through E-9

3. CWO-2 through O-3

The winners were:

Blueprint to Influence by LTJG Garrett Meyer, Influencing Others by ETCM Blake Mabe, Influence Others, Not Control by SK2 Chandra Almodovar

Each winner received a check for $100. In the attached pictures MCPO Mark Pearson, President of the Yorktown Chapter of the CPOA, is presenting ETCM Blake Mabe and SK2 Chandra Almodovar with their checks.

Congratulations Yorktown, we did it again!!!

For the second year in a row the Yorktown Chapter of the CPOA received the prestigious President’s Outstanding Chapter Award. Three Chapters (Las Vegas, Washington D.C., and Yorktown) were selected for final consideration, and the Chapter Presidents who attended this year’s annual convention in Las Vegas each got a vote. Pictured below is CPOA National President, YNC Jon Shipp, presenting our President, BMCS Randy Krahn, with the 2007 trophy. This win is special because it establishes Yorktown’s tradition of excellence. Thanks to our Chapter of the Year Committee, ISCM Pearson, FCS Limneos, and EMC Madison for all their hard work on our package. Overall the Chapter has been selected the Outstanding Chapter three times (1978, 2006, & 2007).