Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes From October 13, 2016
Meeting opened at 1600 with 39 members in attendance. Total club membership is 168.
An informal "Meeet and Greet" was held from 1400 to 1420. Beverages at the meeting are now complementary, but donations to help defray the cost are welcomed.
Formal business commenced at 1620 with the "Pledge of Allegiance".
The Secretary's Report was approved by the members as presented by our President, Jules Harper.
The Treasurer's Report was presented.
The President's Report was presented. It was noted that at our Sunday, December 11 Annual Meeting we will be holding our annual elections for Officers and Board Members. This year the following Officers and Board Members are up for re-election for another two year term: Vice President Goody Morrison; Treasurer Steve Rosenthal; Board Members Tom Conklin and Mike Tremper. Tom Conklin will not seek another term as board member and will be replaced with a new Veteran in December.
At this election Mike Heiserman will be confirmed as a Board Member. Mike is scheduled to get another new "shoulder" on October 25th. Wish him well!
Anyone else who would like to run for the Vice President, Treasurer, or Board Member please contact Election Committee Chairman Norm Beck ASAP.
All members were reminded to try to get some additional items to be used in our silent or live auction at the Veteran's Day Party. Members who have secured aution items were asked to turn in a list of these items to Goody Morrison ASAP. Less Ungerleider and his wife Linda have done a good job collecting many items for the raffle, but more are needed. Restaurants, golf courses and other businesses can provide these gifts.
Our Blood Drive spearheaded by Tom Conklin and Steve Metzger is scheduled for Friday October 28 from 0900 to 1600. If you would like to give whole blood or platelets please contact Tom or Steve to make an appointment if possible. Walk-ins will also be accepted. If you would like to assist with the Blood Drive please contact Tom.
The Boynton Beach Veteran's Club will be hosting a meeting from 1000 to 1100 at the Boynton Beach Veteran's Park on November 11th. Our members are welcome to attend.
President Jules Harper reviewed the schedule of upcoming events for 2016:
Scheduled Sunday breakfast meeting dates for 2016 are indicated below:
--Sunday December 11, 2016, 9:00 AM--12:00 noon (Annual Meeting)
All meetings will be held in the Social Hall.
Scheduled Second Thursday of the month meetings for 2016 are as indicated below:
--Thursday November 10, 2016, 4-6 PM
All meetings will be held in the Social Hall.
2016 Schedule of Veteran's Club Events:
--Blood Drive: October 28
--Veteran's Day Dance: November 11
2017 Projected Schedule of Veteran's Club Events is indicated below:
--Car Show: March 12, 2017
--Blood Drive: March 9, 2017 and October 26, 2017
--Canned Food Drive: March 16, 2017
--Fleet Week in Fort Lauderdale: May 2017 (exact date TBD)
--Pool Party with HOA: May 28, 2017 (Memorial Day)
--Veteran's Day Dance: November 11, 2017 (3-11 PM)
Lieutanant Colonel Ronnie L. Goode II, USMC presented an interesting and informative presentation on the current Marine Corps initiatives for optimizing the expeditionary nature of the Corps while facing 21st century threats. The presentation was well recieved by our members and was followed by a question and answer period.
The President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting will be on Thursday November 10, 2017 at 1600 in the Social Hall.
For those of you who may be interested in obtaining a copy of President Jules Harper's book and video about his combat experiences as a Naval Aviator flying off the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War, please contact Jules directly. Jules will be addressing our HOA function on November 1 at 7:00 PM in the social hall talking about the book and video. They will also be available for purchase by the attendees.
The meeting concluded at 1755.
Minutes submitted by Tom Nowak, Veteran's Club Secretary