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Feb 20, 2014

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from February 13th, 2014

Meeting opened at 1600 with 55 members in attendance. Total club membership is now 150 members.

An informal "Meet and Greet" with refreshments was held from 1600 to 1610.

Formal business meeting commenced at 1610 with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Secretary's Report was presented and the minutes of our last meeting were voted on and accepted as written by the membership.

The Treasurer's Report was presented.

The President's Report was presented. It was noted that last month our Board of Directors met and discussed several different programs that we felt would be beneficial to our Veteran's community and to our club, including:

A Canned Food and Dry Goods drive will be conducted by our general members. This activity will occur on March 20th and donated food and dry goods will be given to our returning veterans in need. If you would like to get involved please send Jules an E-Mail.

We will be sharing the hosting of the Memorial Day Party at the clubhouse with our new HOA.

For our "summer residents" an August dance and dessert night is being planned at our clubhouse by Goody Morrison.

Mike Silverman is heading up a committee to look into the VA Cemetary located on route 441 in Lake Worth. His group will explore how it could be beneficial to our veteran's group.

The Board discussed our veterans club members talking about their military experiences. We all agreed that the veteran who gives the talk should be the person to decide whether "outside people" should be allowed to attend. The feeling was that this is a veteran's club and we want to keep these presentations limited to our membersihip in most cases. An exception to this norm would be that the speaker would have the option to invite non-member guests that they wanted to hear their presentation.

The Veteran's Day Party will be held again in November of this year.

Our Treasurer Steve Rosenthal brought up the subject of how much money we want to keep on hand in our treasury. It was felt that just enough funds to cover upcoming events and known expenses should be kept on hand. We all agreed that all other money would be donated to the Wounded Warriors of South Florida or to some other Veteran's group.

A discussion was held regarding the possibility of having selected Veteran's Club members function as emergency back-ups to Lang Management staff to operate Wei Valves for lake drainage in the event of flooding conditions.  It is under review by Lang Management at this time.

With regard to our website, President's messages will be updated every few weeks. Please review the "sickbay" section of the website often and give your fellow veteran a call if his name appears in this section.  Currently David Umanoff is home after being in the hospital.

Program Chairman Roger Ruddick provided an update on the progress of the Car Show preparations. The date of the Car Show being planned jointly by the Veteran's Club and the Car Club had to be changed to April 6th to avoid a conflict with another car show in our local area scheduled for our original March date. Roger still needs people to volunteer to help with this event. Please send him an E-Mail if you would like to assist and see a good car show!

New Business: It was recently learned that the laptop computer donated to our club by our President is not compatable for use by our webmaster to maintain our website in good order as originally intended. Accordingly, the Board has approved the purchase of a new laptop to be used for this purpose.

The Board has also voted to approve the purchase of a flag complete with flagstaff and weighted bottom to be used at events that are held away from the clubhouse.

President Jules Harper made an informative and highly professional presentation sharing his experiences flying the A-4 Skyhawk jet attack bomber in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. His talk, entitled "Bringing The War to the Enemy" featured a movie taken from his cockpit during an actual combat mission. Jules completed 200 combat missions over North Vietnam during two nine month deployments on board the Kitty Hawk. He also discussed deployments to the Mediterranian during the Cold War where the nuclear attack mission was paramount. His session was very well received and was followed by a question and answer session. Jules' presentation was the second of our ongoing series where our members discuss various aspects of their own military experiences. Other members are encouraged to talk about their own experiences at future meetings. In addition to "Full Length" presentations like the first two in our series shorter "Mini-Presentations" of five to ten minutes where members discuss one selected personal experience are also encouraged.  Please contact Roger Ruddick if you would like to participate in this type of presentation.

Following is the schedule of Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014. All meetings will be held in the Social Hall. Please note that there are no meetings scheduled for July and August.

March 13: 4-6 PM
April 10: 4-6 PM
May 8: 4-6 PM
June 12: 4-6 PM
September 11: 4-6 PM
October 9: 4-6 PM
November 13: 4-6 PM
December 11: 4-6 PM

The President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting would be held on March 13th
in the Social Hall. Our speaker at this meeting will be Greta Hamilton, the Assistant Director of the National Cemetary in Lake Worth. Ms. Hamilton is a veteran of the Air Force and she will inform our membership regarding burial services for veterans and their families at the National Cemetary, one of three National Cemetaries in Florida.

The 50/50 drawing was held.

The meeting concluded at 1750.

Minutes Submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary

Jan 11, 2014

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from January 9, 2014

Meeting opened at 1600 with 51 members in attendance. Total club membership is now 148 members.

An informal "Meet and Greet" with refreshments was held from 1600 to 1620.

Formal business meeting commenced at 1620 with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The President's Report was presented. Vice President Goody Morrison chaired today's meeting. 

Members were encouraged to view our new website at: http://www.vrveteransclub.com/. New members were requested to sign in as new members on the "Join Our Club" ribbon. All members, if they had not already done so, were asked to create a profile for themselves in this section of the website as well so that a current profile of all members with accurate contact information could be maintained. 

All members who have not yet contributed $7.00 for the development and maintenance of our website were requested to do so. This is the last solicitation for the website fund.

It was noted that the sponsorship of a flagpole for the clubhouse originally planned to be a joint effort of the Veteran's Club and the Men's Club will now be handled by the Men's Club exclusively. This decision was made unilaterally by the Men's Club with no rationale provided.

The Veteran's Club will once again support the community Memorial Day event sponsored by the HOA as it did last year.

The Secretary's Report was presented and the minutes of our last meeting were voted on and accepted as written by the membership.

The Treasurer's Report was presented. 

Program Chairman Roger Ruddick provided an update on the planning for our car show. Since Benders is planning a car show on the same date, we are looking at changing our date to April 6th. It is anticipated that as much as $2,000 could be raised by the event. Volunteers to support the show were solicited and were requested to sign up after the meeting.

New Business was discussed. The Club is planning a late summer dance in the August timeframe. The event is in the early planning stages with additional details to follow.

The Club's Canned Food Drive planned for the March timeframe was discussed, and volunteers were solicited to help. All items collected will be passed directly to the Wounded Warriors of South Florida for immediate distribution to veterans in need. Volunteers were asked to sign up after the meeting.

Arrangements are being made to invite a guest speaker from the South Florida Veteran's Cemetery to discuss VA burial benefits and interment planning options for veterans.

Vice President Good Morrison introduced guest speaker Jeff Greenhhut, PhD, professional historian, Viet Nam veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve. Jeff made an informative and highly professional presentation on the Vietnam War complete with graphics. His session was very well received and was followed by a lively question and answer session. Jeff's presentation was the first of our ongoing series where our members discuss various aspects of their own military experiences.

Following is the schedule of Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014. All meetings will be held in the Social Hall. Please note that there are no meetings scheduled for July and August.

February 13: 4-6 PM
March 13: 4-6 PM
April 10: 4-6 PM
May 8: 4-6 PM
June 12: 4-6 PM
September 11: 4-6 PM
October 9: 4-6 PM
November 13: 4-6 PM
December 11: 4-6 PM

The Vice President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting would be held on February 13th in the Social Hall. The meeting will feature Jules Harper discussing his Viet Nam experiences while flying combat missions from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, complete with a movie. Other members were encouraged to talk about their own experiences at future meetings.

The 50/50 drawing was held.

The meeting concluded at 1740.

Minutes Submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary
Dec 16, 2013

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from December 12, 2013

Meeting opened at 1600 with approximately 40 members in attendance. It was followed by a joint meeting with the PAP Corps for today's guest speaker's presentation that was attended by a total of approximately 150 to 200 members and guests.

Formal business meeting commenced at 1600 with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The President's Report was presented. It was noted that the Veteran's Club business meeting would be held first followed by a joint meeting with the PAP Corps for today's guest speaker presentation immediately following the end of year business meeting.

Two proposed changes to our existing By-Laws were discussed, voted upon and accepted as follows:

Section V: Number 2: was changed to "One member will be designated Program/Fund raising Chairman." The original "Two members will be designated Program/Fund Raising Chairman and Membership Chairman" was deleted. This change allows for one additional member to be on the Board of Directors and continues to keep a non-voting Membership Chairman.

Section V: Number 5: adds "As long as the club has a website the Board of Directors will designate a Webmaster to insure the site is properly maintained."

Marty Spiro has volunteered to be our Webmaster and was voted into that position.

Tom Conklin and Nelson Cusher were voted in as members of the Board of Directors.

Members were encouraged to view our new website at: http://www.vrveteransclub.com/. New members were requested to sign in as new members on the "Join Our Club" ribbon. All members were asked to create a profile for themselves in this section of the website as well so that a current profile of all members with accurate contact information could be maintained. 

All members who have not yet contributed $7.00 for the development and maintenance of our website were requested to do so.

Starting next year we hope to have our members talk about their experiences in the military on an ongoing basis. Beginning with our January 9th meeting one of our own members Jeff Greehhut, who is  a professional military historian, will begin the series by talking about Viet Nam. At our February 13th session Jules Harper will continue the series by discussing his Viet Nam experiences while flying combat missions from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, complete with a movie. Other members are encouraged to talk about their own experiences at future meetings.

The Treasurer's Report was presented.

The Secretary's Report was presented. Minutes from our October 3rd and November 7th meetings were voted upon and accepted.

A letter of thanks from the Wounded Warriors of South Florida for our donation from our November 11th  event was read to our members by the President.

A check in the amount of $338.00 for the Wounded Warriors of South Florida was received from the Valencia Reserve Italian American Club. This represented the proceeds from the 50/50 raffle at their last meeting.

Plans for the upcoming March 9th Car Show to be held at Canyon Town Center were reviewed. The show will be jointly sponsored by the Veteran's Club and the Car Club with the proceeds donated to the Wounded Warriors of South Florida.

The joint meeting with the PAP Corps commenced at 1615. Marvin Zeitner from the PAP Corps welcomed all to the joint meeting.

Veteran's Club President Jules Harper introduced guest speakers Mort Brooks and Bill Jeffers. Both Mort and Bill were Jewish Prisoners of War of the Germans in World War II. Mort was an infantryman captured by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge, and Bill was a B-17 navigator captured with his crew by the Germans after ditching in the North Sea as a result of battle damage from anti-aircraft fire over their target. Both Mort and Bill discussed their POW and survival experiences, with particular emphasis on their treatment as Jews by the Germans, and their later transition back to civilian life after the war. Their emotional presentations were exceptionally well received by all in attendance. 

During the question and answer period that followed a member of the audience was moved to spontaneously relate his personal experiences as a Jewish infantryman also captured by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. His impromptu discussion was similarly well received by the audience.

Following their presentations the POW veterans received a standing ovation from all present.

Following is the schedule of Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014. All meetings will be held in the Social Hall. Please note that there are no meetings scheduled for July and August.

January 9: 4-6 PM
February 13: 4-6 PM
March 13: 4-6 PM
April 10: 4-6 PM
May 8: 4-6 PM
June 12: 4-6 PM
September 11: 4-6 PM
October 9: 4-6 PM
November 13: 4-6 PM
December 11: 4-6 PM

The President noted in his concluding remarks that the bus trip to the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum was a great success, and read a letter of thanks for the Club's donation from the Museum. He also noted that our next meeting would be held on January 9 in the Social Hall, with Vice President Goody Morrison presiding. He wished all a great Holiday Season.

The 50/50 drawing was held.

The joint meeting concluded at 1725.

Minutes Submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary
Nov 9, 2013

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from November 7, 2013

Meeting opened at 1600 with 45 members in attendance.  Total club membership is now 128 members.
 
Formal meeting commenced at 1600 with the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag.
 
Jules Harper introduced our guest speaker:
 
The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen. During World War II, American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen were subjected to racial discrimination, both within and outside the army. They came from every section of the country. Each one possessed a strong personal desire to serve the United States of America at the best of his ability.
 
Almost 1,000 Black airmen were trained at Tuskegee, Alabama and sent overseas to fly escort planes for our bombers that were flying raids over Germany. For those of you who may have seen the movie “Red Tails”, you know that they did a fantastic job of protecting our bombing efforts during the war.
 
We are fortunate to have one of these Tuskegee Airmen here with us today. Please give a round of applause for Lt. Colonel, Leo Gray.
 
Leo Gray spoke to us for 45 minutes without the use of any notes.  Leo is 89 years old and was "sharp as a tack".  He answered questions from the audience which included about 55 Veterans and their wives and another 40 Valencia Reserve "neighbors" that paid $5.00 per person to attend.  All of that money will be sent to the Wounded Warriors of South Florida. 
 
Everyone in attendance sat mesmerized while Leo described the conditions he lived though during the war as a black Tuskegee Airman.  It was truly a historic occasion as there are only 33 members of the  "Red Tails'  still alive!  He is planning to be at the Lost Squadron Presentation in Fort Lauderdale on December 5th.
 
If you would like to see Leo, sign up for our Bus Trip on Dec 5th, there is still plenty of room and we need 20 more members to join us.  We would like to take 50 Veterans down to Fort Lauderdale.   
 
Meeting was cut short due to length of Leo's talk and Italian American Club needed the Social Hall.  
 
Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meeting for the balance of 2013 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall)
 
December 5:  1015 am-4:15 pm Bus Trip to Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Museum and Lost Squadron Presentation.
 
December 12:  4-6 pm:  Combined meeting with "Pap", end of year meeting.
 
Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meeting for 2014 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall). Mark your Calendars.
 
Jan 9, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
Feb 13, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
March 13, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
April 10, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
May 8, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
June 12, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
Sept 11, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
Oct 9, 4-6 pm, Social Hall, 
Nov 11, Veteran's Party, 6:30-10:30 pm
Nov 13, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
Dec 12, 4-6 pm, Social Hall
July and August we will skip!
  
 
   
 
 
Oct 5, 2013

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from October 3rd, 2013

Meeting opened at 1600 with 34 members in attendance. Total club membership is now 112 members.

An informal "Meet and Greet" with refreshments was held from 1600 to 1620.

Formal meeting commenced at 1620 with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The President's Report was presented. It was noted that our new Veteran's Club Website is now up and running and can be accessed at vrveteransclub.com. All members were asked to complete the profile in the "Join" tab on the website so that we can have an updated database of all of our members. The privacy of member information in this database will be strictly maintained. Members are also requested to view the "Attend Events" tab to indicate which events they are planning to attend. A webmaster was also solicited to help to manage the site. A special thanks was made to Jim Penderson who worked with us to develop and bring the site on line.

New Business was discussed. It was noted that Leo Gray, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen who flew P-51s Mustangs in World War II will make a presentation at our November 7thmeeting. Because of the unusual and interesting nature of the Tuskegee Airmen, our club is opening up our meeting to all Valencia Reserve residents for a $5.00 donation to the Wounded Warriors of South Florida. Donation checks should be payable to "Wounded Warriors of South Florida". Veteran's Club members and their spouses will be admitted without charge.

Registration is continuing for the December 5th road trip to the Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station Museum and the Lost Squadron Presentation. The plan is to make it a bus trip with or without spouses including a stop for lunch at Home Town Buffet leaving VR at 1015 and returning around 1615. Many spouses have already registered to attend. Mark your calendars and put your name on the list under the "Attend Events" tab of our website if you are interested in participating. We need to have 57 people sign up for the bus. Payment may be made at the  Box Office in the Club House for $30.00 per person.  This will cover the bus fare and donation to the Museum, lunch will be extra.  I am working on a group "rate" for all of us for lunch.

It was noted that our December 12th end of year meeting will feature a presentation by four Jewish POWs who were held captive by the Germans in World War II. This event will also be open to all Valencia Reserve residents. Please see the "Attend Events" tab of our website for more details.

Congressman Ted Deutch who represents the Boynton Beach area is tentatively scheduled to make a presentation at our January 9th meeting. Additional details will be provided on our website as they become available.

Our club is planning to participate in a car show in the March timeframe. Watch our website for additional details.

Beginning next year we are planning to feature presentations made by our members discussing various aspects of their own military experiences. Jules Harper will kick off this sequence of presentations in February discussing his own experiences flying aerial combat from the  aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in Vietnam.

The Hospital Committee, focusing on visiting our members when they are hospitalized, was discussed and additional volunteers were solicited. Several members volunteered to join the committee.  Sol Kleinman is going to be the Chairman for this important committee.
The Secretary's Report was presented and the minutes of our September 11th meeting were voted upon and accepted as written. It was noted that meeting minutes will now be posted on our new website.

The Treasurer's Report was presented.

The Membership Report was presented. The Club now has 112 members.

For 2014 our regular monthly meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 1600 to 1800 in the Social Hall.

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday November 7th.

The 50/50 drawing was held and the winners were announced.

Program Chairman Roger Ruddick discussed preparations underway for the November 11th Veteran's Day Social. Cost will be $32.00 per couple. 179 individuals have signed up to attend to date. Our goal is 270 attendees. Roger also solicited additional donations for the silent auction to be held in conjunction with the event. An additional twelve donations for auction from business sponsors or individuals are sought.

Roger Ruddick introduced guest speaker Carlton Conrad, Founder of the Children's Coalition, Inc., a Palm Beach County County non-profit committed to underserved youth. Conrad made an informative presentation on the Veteran's History Project at the Library of Congress that collects, preserves and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. He discussed how the Children's Coalition directly involves Palm Beach County high school students in conducting interviews with veterans for the project, developing both the written and video records of the interviews, and how the completed audio/visual transcripts of the interviews are forwarded to the Library of Congress to be made available to the public on their website. His presentation was well received by those in attendance. Anyone interested in learning more about or supporting the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress through the Children's Coalition may contact Carlton Conrad directly at561-719-8106. The Coalition's website may be viewed at http://tccipbc.org/Veterans_History_Project.html.  

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for the balance of 2013 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall):

November 7: 4-6 PM

November 11: Party at the Club, 6:30-10:30

December 5: Bus Trip to Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Museum and Lost Squadron Presentation

December 12: 4-6 PM End of Year Meeting

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall):

January 9: 4-6 PM

February 13: 4-6 PM

March 13: 4-6 PM

April 10: 4-6 PM

May 8: 4-6 PM

June 12: 4-6 PM

September 11: 4-6 PM

October 9: 4-6 PM

November 13, 4-6 PM

December 11, 4-6 PM

The President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting will be on Thursday November 7th from 1600 to 1800 in the Social Hall.

The meeting concluded at 1710.

Please Note: $7.00 donations to support the development of our Web Site may be left at the Box Office in the Clubhouse to the attention of our Veteran's Club Treasurer Steve Rosenthal.

Minutes submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary.

Sep 29, 2013

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from September 11, 1013

Gentlemen,

Meeting opened at 1600 with 30 members in attendance. Total club membership is now 112 members.

An informal "Meet and Greet" with refreshments was held from 1600 to 1620.Formal meeting commenced at  1620 with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence in memory of all those who perished in the World Trade Center.

The President's Report was presented. It was noted that progress is continuing on the effort to erect a flag pole at the Clubhouse in conjunction with the Valencia Reserve Men's Club. It was also noted that Leo Gray, a member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the first all black airmen, of the World War II 332 Fighter Group will be a guest speaker at our November 7th meeting. The event is open to Valencia Reserve residents as guests for a $5.00 donation. All donation checks should be made out to "Wounded Warriors of South Florida". Veteran's Club members and their spouses will be admitted without charge.

The Treasurer's Report was presented.

The Membership Report was presented. The Club now has 112 members.

New Business was discussed. Fifteen members have already signed up for the December 5th road trip to the Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station Museum and the Lost Squadron Presentation. The plan is to make it a bus trip with or without spouses including a stop for lunch leaving VR at 10:30 and returning around 4pm.  Mark your calendar and put your name on the bus list if you are interested in participating.  We need to have 57 people sign up for the bus and payment may be made later.

In view of our Board's unanimous recommendation that the Veteran's Club develop a Web Site a motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved by our membership to move forward with the Web Site. Jim Pedersen will do the site development work for $500.00 and the site will cost about $75.00 per year to maintain. Membership agreed to solicit a donation of $7.00 from each member to defray the start-up costs of the site. An initial collection was taken up from members present with $168.00 contributed. This will allow us to move forward with the site development immediately.

Veteran's Club By-Law's were discussed, voted upon and unanimously accepted.The Hospital Committee, focusing on visiting our members when they are hospitalized, was discussed and additional volunteers and a committee chairman were solicited. Our goal is to add 3-4 additional members to the three who have already volunteered.

For 2014 our regular monthly meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 1600 to 1800 in the Social Hall.

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 3rd.

The 50/50 drawing was held and the winners were announced.

Program Chairman Roger Ruddick discussed preparations underway for the November 11th Veteran's Day Social. Cost will be $32.00 per couple. Volunteers were solicited and stepped forward for the Decorating Committee, the Silent Auction Team and the Clean Up Team. Plans for the conduct of the Silent Auction during the Social were outlined, and Roger requested additional membership help soliciting vendor donations of prizes for the auction. He also provided a tutorial on how to go about approaching vendors for prize donations. Our goal is to have 25 items donated for the auction.Roger Ruddick introduced guest speaker Mark Shalloway, a board certified Elder Law attorney who is also an accredited Veteran's Administration attorney. Mark made an informative presentation on legal strategies to optimize Veteran's Benefits for long term care that was well received by those in attendance. He also provided a packet of written information to supplement his presentation.

 

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for the balance of 2013 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall Second Thursday of each month):

October 3: 4-6 PM

November 7: 4-6 PM

November 11: Party at the Club, 6:30-10:30

December 5:  10:30am-4:00pm Bus Trip to Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Museum and Lost Squadron Presentation

December 12: 4-6 PM End of Year Meeting

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall):

January 9: 4-6 PM

February 13: 4-6 PM

March 13: 4-6 PM

April 10: 4-6 PM

May 8: 4-6 PM

June 12: 4-6 PM

September 11: 4-6 PM

October 9: 4-6 PM

November 13, 4-6 PM

December 11, 4-6 PM

The President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 3rd, from 1600 to 1800 in the Social Hall.A Board Meeting was scheduled immediately following today's general meeting.

 

The meeting concluded at 1750.

Please Note: $7.00 donations to support the development of our Web Site may be left at the Box Office in the Clubhouse to the attention of our Veteran's Club Treasurer Steve Rosenthal.

 

Minutes submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary.

Sep 29, 2013

Veteran's Club Meeting Minutes from June 4, 2013

 

       Gentlemen,

Meeting opened at 1900 with 19 members in attendance. Total club membership is now 112 members.

An informal "Meet and Greet" with refreshments was held from 1900 to 1920.

Formal meeting commenced at 1920 with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The President's Report was presented. It was noted that progress was being made working with the Men's Cub on erecting a flag pole, although we will have to wait until the homeowners take over the HOA to complete the project. It was also noted that a member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the first all black airmen of World War II, 332 Fighter Group will be a guest speaker at our November 7th meeting. We may open this meeting up to our entire neighborhood. 

The Memorial Day Party held at the pool in conjunction with the HOA was a "huge" success!  Many VETS were in attendance helping to pour beer, pass out American Flags, and a variety of other jobs.  We picked up 14 new members at this function and hope to duplicate it again next year.  A DVD with 42 pictures were shown to the members in attendance.  We have attached one photo with these minutes.  

The Secretary's Report was presented and the minutes of our May 9th meeting were voted upon to be accepted as written.

The Treasurer's Report was presented.

The Membership Report was presented. New members were introduced. The Club now has 112 members.

New Business was discussed. Plans are under development for the November 11th Veteran's Day Party. The December 5th road trip to Fort Lauderdale Naval Museum and preentation of the "Lost Squadron" were also discussed.

Program Chairman Roger Ruddick introduced guest speakers Carlos Kingsman and Ena Faulkner who represented the Workforce Alliance. They explained how they aid veterans in finding employment and discussed what qualifications they must meet to apply. They covered schooling, retraining, finding employment as well as accessing and evaluating veterans. They distributed literature from their organization after their informative presentation.

The 50/50 drawing was held and the winner donated the money back to the Veteran's Club! 

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for the balance of 2013 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall unless otherwise indicated):

September 5: 4 PM for Board Members only

October 3: 4-6 PM

November 7: 4-6 PM; 

 

November 11:  7-11 PM;  Veteran's Day Party held at the Clubhouse in the Social Hall. More info later.

December 5: Meeting replaced with  road trip to Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station Museum and presentation of "Lost Squadron".  Besides members, this trip may be opened for wives also.   Mark your calendars!

Scheduled dates for Veteran's Club Meetings for 2014 (meetings will be held in the Social Hall unless otherwise indicated):

January 9: 4-6 PM

February 13: 4-6 PM

March 13: 4-6 PM

April 10: 4-6 PM

May 8: 4-6 PM

June 12: 4-6 PM

September 11: 4-6 PM

October 9: 4-6 PM

November 13: 4-6 PM

December 11: 4-6 PM

The President noted in his concluding remarks that our next meeting will be in the Social Hall on October 3, 2013, and wished all an enjoyable summer.

The meeting concluded at 2020.

Minutes submitted by Tom Nowak, Club Secretary, assisted by Marty Merluzzi.

 

 

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