Minutes of:  Whitehead-Muzzall Post 7392

Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The US

For Meeting Held 1 October 2007, at 1900.

Prior to the meeting, an awards presentation was made to Bonnie Davis for her work with John Southward, 90 year old China Marine.  Award presented by Joe Dixon. 

Commander Keith Wooldridge called the meeting to order IAW VFW ritual.

Roll call of Officers:  11 present, 2 excused, 2 absent, 2 vacant. 8 additional members present.

Distinguished visitors: Joe Darling, National Chaplin, Harry Blevins, Department Trustee & Jen Blevins, District Chaplin. 

New members:

Alan E. Boissonneault

Motion made & seconded to approve members.  Passed.        

Reinstatement:

Transfers:

William  Lloyd Knight

Michael  J Hooper

Reinstatement:

New life members:

Motion to accept new member seconded and passed.

Initiation of New Members: Chad Wolf

Minutes of Sep 10 meeting read and accepted.

Quartermasters report read and accepted.

Service Officers report: None

Draping of the Charter for deceased members:

William R. Gregory

Committee Reports

Adopt-A-Road:  Scheduling one for October.

Membership/Buddy Poppy: 732 Life, 6 New, 8 Reinstate, 116 Continuous, 862 Total, 82.96% membership, $0 in Buddy Poppy Sales. 

Building: Vacant

Land & Rec: Grass is green.  Lots of wood donations.  Scheduling trip soon.

House: Manager turned over $3,000, nothing major on progress.

Golf:

VOD/Youth Essay: Essay’s are in the schools. Motion made and seconded to pay for half the costs of printing essay forms.  Seconded, passed.

Trustees: Quarterly audit to be done in the next 6-8 days.

Fundraising: Breakfast – 18 meals served, $6.00 profit.  Next Texas game on 14^th.

Surgeon/Hospital:  Equipment now in the second well house.  23 Pints at the last drive, Next blood drive on Dec 15^th.

Safety:

Upcoming Events: Breakfasts, Birthday/Halloween Ceremony, Veterans Day service to be held at Legion, Nov.11, TBA.

Prayer for National Home.

Break

No Life member drawing.

50/50 drawing won by Ben Bunnell.  Donated to general fund.

Unfinished Business:

Standing orders for Bartender’s.  Basic rules and regs for operations should be produced.  Post Commander and Adjutant for action.

National is sending info regarding Home Depot Grants.

Nominations For Senior Vice Commander:  Chris Kinkel nominated himself as Senior Vice Commander.  Seconded.  Adjutant entered unanimous vote.

New Business:

 Ladies Aux Pres has requested permission to write the newspaper regarding placement of VFW in local Parades.  Motion to allow made and seconded for discussion.  Kinkel would like to see a unified letter from all Vet organizations together.  Letters have previously been written to C of Commerce to no avail.  Letter to be signed by Post Commander.  Passed.

Pete Sill made a motion to set aside $200 for purchase of a dishwasher unit from Whidbey Golf & Country Club.  Seconded.  Unit would be checked first.  Ladies aux to pay half.  Passed.

Motion made to vacate Junior Vice Commander position due to the absence of the current position holder.  Seconded.

Nominations opened for Junior Vice Commander.  None made.

Good Of The Order:

Quartermaster gave a report of the Leavenworth celebration.

Distinguished visitors introduced for brief comments.

A request for copies of the Hospital report and Service report for the District level was made.

Vietnam Veterans Tribute in Bellingham will be presented by the B’ham Chapter of Viet Nam Vets.  Friday, November 9^th.  See Cecil for tickets.

Closing ceremonies held.

David D. Johnson

Adjutant