{"id":5911,"date":"2022-10-17T10:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/?page_id=5911"},"modified":"2024-11-11T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:44:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/?page_id=5911","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/wp-content\/uploads\/SIR-Logo-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6070\" style=\"width:142px;height:107px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/wp-content\/uploads\/SIR-Logo-2-3.png 311w, https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/wp-content\/uploads\/SIR-Logo-2-3-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">What is SIR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We are the local SIR branch,\u00a0a place where men in Vallejo, Benicia and American Canyon area of Solano County can have fun together through activities and companionship. Our Branch has about\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">150<\/span>\u00a0members ranging in age from their 50\u2019s to 90\u2019s. We meet\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">monthly<\/span>, usually in Vallejo, and have continuing activities such as Golf, Bowling, Bocce Ball, Bridget, Wine Tasting and various special events including trips to local\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">attractions<\/span>, and areas of special interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The SIR organization itself is a non-profit corporation for men with about\u00a09<span class=\"text-color\">,000<\/span> members in\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">90<\/span>\u00a0Branches throughout Northern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We prohibit discussions of politics and religion or the selling of anything to any member.&nbsp;All branch leadership and our State administration is done by&nbsp;<span class=\"text-color\">volunteer<\/span>&nbsp;members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our goal is to have fun and assist men in making new friends through SIR activities, having fun is our\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">goal<\/span>.\u00a0 Membership is open to men, regardless of age, race, color or religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">History of Branch 88<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Branch 88 was founded in the\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">1980s<\/span>\u00a0and has gained in membership steadily over the past years, some due to combining with another branch. We currently have over 150 members and a large number of activities, that are well attended. Our members are from\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">varied<\/span>\u00a0backgrounds, professional, and non-professional, with a single goal of\u00a0<span class=\"text-color\">enjoying<\/span>\u00a0our retirement by staying active and enjoying the companionship and friendship of other retired or semi-retired men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The branch\u2019s leadership consists of the following five&nbsp;officers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Branch President\u2013 Acts as the President of the Branch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Branch <span class=\"text-color\">Vice President<\/span>\u2013 Acts as the Vice President and is responsible for arranging programs for the luncheons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>        <span class=\"text-color\">Treasurer<\/span>\u2013 Responsible for the Branch\u2019s finances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>        <span class=\"text-color\">Assistant Treasurer<\/span>&nbsp;\u2013 Assists the Treasurer in financial matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>        <span class=\"text-color\">Secretary<\/span>\u2013 Responsible for taking Board minutes and communication with the State organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In addition, our leadership team includes five Directors. Together these positions make up our Branch Executive Committee (BEC) which acts as our Board of Directors for all Branch matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There are also a number of Chairmen who oversee critical Branch functions as <em>our various activities like, golf, bowling and sunshine<\/em>.  <em>See the Leadership page for a complete list of members serving the Branch in various capacities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">How to Join<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Only Membership Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"text-color\">1.<\/span>&nbsp;Be a man who is friendly and enjoy people and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"text-color\">2.<\/span>&nbsp;Be willing to participate in the functions of the branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"text-color\">3.<\/span>&nbsp;Be willing to invite others to join SIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>To Learn How to Join<\/strong>, Complete the form on the <strong><em>Contact Us <\/em><\/strong>page and we will contact you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SIR We are the local SIR branch,\u00a0a place where men in Vallejo, Benicia and American Canyon area of Solano County can have fun together through activities and companionship. Our Branch has about\u00a0150\u00a0members ranging in age from their 50\u2019s <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/?page_id=5911\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5911","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5911"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6276,"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5911\/revisions\/6276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch88\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}