Frequently Asked Questions

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NAS Jacksonville TENANT COMMANDS, ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL & "ALL" RETIREE PACKAGES
1500 @ Dewey's
with ATCS(AW/SW) (Ret.) Judy “The Mayor” Daniel

Naval Station Mayport, TENANT COMMANDS & PERSONNEL
1230 @ CPO Club
with AWRC(NAC/AW/SW) Mike “Seacow” Reilly

The theme for CPO Pride Day Jax changes every year. This year our theme is "Embracing Challenges, Embodying Resilience."

Packages are $65.00 for early bird registration and $80 dollars after the early bird period expires. 

     NO! However, this is an event by CHIEF's for CHIEF's. We look for the support of our CPO community both through attendance and financial support. 

1. It shows CPO MESS & MILITARY "UNITY" or UNIT COHESIVENESS & CAMARADERIE during the event with high exposure to local city officials and during the media coverage that will take place during the event. 
2. It financially makes the event happen and supports the CPO Pride Day JAX Association which makes these large-scale events happen from the ground up. Without our sponsors and attendees supporting us this event would not happen to this scale or in this venue! 
3. Proceeds from the event help cover expenses such as: guest speaker airfare & hotel accommodations, the manufacturing of event swag (shirts, hats, coins, etc), event marketing, event meals/catering through the venue, annual website hosting & registration fees, and any associated fees related to running the association. 
4. Support the annual donation made to organization(s) like The CPO Scholarship Fund and other local veteran-focused organizations.
5. Any remaining funds are kept in the account to support the next years event. This years 2024 event planning started off with just over $10k left over from the 2023 event.
6. The venue, Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, is not free. We are fortunate to be awarded a grant through the arenas naming rights, VyStar "Veterans" Memorial Arena, that supports veteran events. Last year, the bill for pride day, paid through that grant, was $23k. Imagine a day where we no longer are given that money or opportunity and have to pay for the venue on our own, whether it is the Vystar Arena or any other venue as a substitute. 
7. The Future: We are also in the process of creating a new, local non-profit organization that will become the permanent home for CPO PRIDE DAY JACKSONVILLE. This will afford the consistency piece that is needed to run the organization, plan the event as early as January of each year and welcome the Active Duty committee who will continue to guide this event for decades to come and protect the interest of the U.S. Navy and the Chief Petty Officers Mess as a whole. 

You can register your entire CPO Mess on the group registration page. CLICK HERE

You can send your payment to the NFCU account below from your account via NFCU-to-NFCU account transfer. 

PAYMENT DETAILS:

Account Name: CPO PRIDE DAY JACKSONVILLE ASSOCIATION

NFCU Routing number: 256074974

CPO Pride Day JAX Account #: 7037404006

If you need to make any other payment arragement via Cash, Check, or payment services such as Paypal, CashApp, etc. Please contact us at info@cpopridedayjax.com

• Yes! But we will only have limited quantities left at the event as we are required to give the venue a final head count for meals almost 2 weeks before the event
• If you don’t want to buy the early bird special that includes the meal ticket at a discounted price you can buy a meal ticket by itself on the site. CLICK HERE

If your are unable to find the answer to your question here on the site please send us an inquiry via our CONTACT US page or send your questions to info@cpopridedayjax.com

Yes! Early bird registration is now open. The early bird registration period is from August 2, 2024 to August 30, 2024 @ 2359 for an entire event package at $65.00 per person. It will be $80 per person after the early bird period. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR EARLY BIRD PACKAGE!

Location for package pick-up is selected during checkout and package pick updates will be posted on the CPO Pride Day JAX social media pages. REGISTER TODAY!

Yes! CPO Pride Day is for all past and present Chief Petty Officers. Please help us get the word out to all of our RETIRED brothers & sisters! We would like to muster as many retirees as possible! Be sure to join our retiree group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jaxcporetired 

Yes! CPO Pride Day is for all past and present Chief Petty Officers, ACTIVE & RESERVES.

Packages are on a first-come, first-served basis. As long as we have packages available they will continue to be on sale through the date of the event. Don't wait to pay full price the day of, pre-order your "Early Bird" package today! CLICK HERE

Yes! There is no requirement to buy a package or an admission fee; however, we highly encourage buying a package to support the CPO Pride Day JAX Association which makes these large-scale events happen. REGISTER TODAY!

Yes! Parking is available and free. Please email info@cpopridedayjax.com for special parking requests.

• Please use your map application of choice to arrive at this address: 
• 300 A Philip Randolph Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32202 
• For more information visit: https://g.co/kgs/G8HES1T

No, pets are not allowed at CPO Pride Day Jax. Service animals are permitted.