The Extended Brigade Initiative is a pilot program established by the Naval Academy Alumni Association-San Diego Chapter to provide assistance by alumni for fellow alumni in the following areas:

• Rideshare Program. Provide a carpool service for alumni who want to attend USNAAA functions but cannot drive or do not have transportation. USNAAA functions include the monthly San Diego Chapter meetings, the upcoming 11 March Navy Lacrosse Game and the 1-2 April San Diego Crew Classic.
• Weekly Assistance. Provide help to alumni that need assistance in general everyday living such as getting groceries, need transportation to medical appointments due to injury, illness. (Or injury or illness of spouse or family member).
• Natural Disaster. Assist alumni that are about to be displaced or have been displaced by California wildfires or mudslides by transporting household items or pets or providing a temporary place to stay.
• Other. Visit or host alumni who will be spending the holidays alone and have no immediate family in the area. Visit alumni who live in an assisted living facility, get no visitors and would enjoy nothing more than trading ‘When I was a mid…’ stories.

These are only several examples. Four years at the Naval Academy forged a common bond among all of us. The ability to rely upon one another does not end at graduation, transfer, or retirement from the Navy.

If you need a ride to USNAAA events, need weekly or one-time assistance, would enjoy a visit from someone who had a real plebe year

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If you know of a fellow alumnus that could benefit from this program, please contact one of the Extended Brigade Initiative representatives: