Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Northeast Florida Chapter FL-18 Luncheon/Meeting Agenda

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1 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Northeast Florida Chapter FL-18 Luncheon/Meeting Agenda December 19, 2018 I. Social Hour/Membership Check-in Member check-in & socializing took place from 1100 to There was cash bar and a fruit & cheese table during the Social Hour prior to lunch. II. Call to Order Luncheon meeting was called to order by Chapter President William Bransford at III. Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag Chapter President William Bransford lead those gathered in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country. IV. Invocation Chapter President William Bransford delivered the invocation. V. Reports on Items of Interest for General Membership Chapter President William Bransford called for a vote of the membership for the election of CDR Bruce Carawon, and CWO2 Richard (Dick) Chadwell to fill the two director positions that they were nominated for at the annual meeting in November. Having been previously nominated by at the annual meeting, a vote on CDR Bruce Carawon and CWO2 Richard (Dick) Chadwell to be elected as directors on the Chapter Board of Directors was called for from the chapter membership, by the chapter president, and the vote of the membership was unanimous in the affirmative. Therefore, CDR Bruce Carawon and CWO2 Richard (Dick) Chadwell were elected as directors on the Chapter Board of Directors to serve a two-year term commencing on January 1 st, VI. Luncheon Served At approximately 1202 lunch was served. VII. President s Comments, Recognition of New members, Guest, Birthdays & Anniversaries The chapter president passed on a thank you to the chapter secretary and COL Frosty Roberts and CWO5 Marc Manor for the membership recruiting efforts. Recognition of new Members: (**present at meeting) Captain Kathryn Marko, USN (RET) Commander Mark Dobbertien USN (RET) Mrs. Patricia Cheyne, Surviving Spouse Captain Duane Mallicoat, USN (RET) Captain Jack Burgess, USNR (RET)

2 Recognition of guests: Ms. Linda Story (Guest of Wayne & Fran Elliott) Ms. Ellen Hanlan (Daughter/Guest of Pat Sundt) Recognition of Birthdays/Anniversaries: (**present at meeting) 12/5/63 LTC Fonda Mosal 12/6/49 Maj Paul Cummins 12/7/48 CDR Gale Ruskosky 12/7/61 CDR Douglas Conkey **12/8/40 CDR Bruce Carawon 12/10/46 CAPT William Evers **12/10/49 CWO5 Wayne Elliott 12/14/45 CDR Donald Johnson 12/19/62 LT Scott Tollefson 12/22/55 Mrs. Cindy Souders **12/23/33 Mrs. Johnnie Walsh **12/27/35 Mrs. Connie Davies 12/29/33 CDR Robert Reynolds 12/29/50 CWO4 Pat Ivory 12/30/44 Mrs. Elizabeth Meux 12/30/59 Mrs. Susan Kirkpatrick The following anniversaries were acknowledged: **12/27 - Wayne & Fran Elliott celebrating their 37 th wedding anniversary. VIII. Program The collection of gifts for the Marine Corp Reserve TOYS for TOTS Program went very well and the chapter was able to fill the collection box. The Dirty Santa Gift Exchange went well, and all present appeared to enjoy the gift exchange. IX. Drawings and Other Prior to Closing Activities The 50/50 Drawing collected a total of $68 1 st Place $20 was won by CAPT Robert Sharkey, 2 nd Place $10 was won by Mrs. Connie Davies and 3 rd Place $5 was won by CWO5 Marc Manor. CAPT Sharkey generously donated his winning to the MOAA Scholarship Fund. The ROTC Sword Fund received $0 in donations. X. Singing of God Bless America and Adjournment The chapter president dispensed with the singing of God Bless America and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 1315.

3 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Northeast Florida Chapter FL-18 Board of Directors Notes December 20, 2018 I. Board Meeting in December Canceled The board of directors, at the November meeting, voted to dispense with the December BOD meeting originally scheduled for December 20, In lieu of BOD meeting minutes, the chapter secretary is providing the following notes/reports for continuity purposes. II. Correspondence & Communications 1. The chapter was notified by the Kathy Wiseman from the River Cove Conference Center ( O Club) that out normal meeting date in January was not available and requested us to pick a new date. After discussing it with the chapter president we rescheduled the January luncheon meeting to Wednesday, January 23, The change in date will be posted in the January newsletter and on the chapter website. 2. The chapter received a note of thanks from Surviving Spouse member Mrs. Joanne Robertson. She enclosed the note along with her 2019 dues payment. 3. The chapter received the invoice for the 2019 premium notice (first notice) for renewal of the chapter s liability insurance plan. The invoice is in the amount of $391 and will be paid during the month of January The chapter received a thank you card with a note of gratitude enclosed to thank the chapter for our participation in the first annual Mayo Clinic Veterans Resource Fair for their employees. In addition, they invited us back to participate next year. 5. The chapter completed the mailing of a direct mail recruiting pamphlet and we had several new members join because of this effort. The chapter membership chair will provide updates in the membership reports as they occur. III. Officer s Reports 2 nd Vice President The following details from the December luncheon meeting is provided by the chapter secretary: Total attendees at December luncheon was 34 with a total of 34 paying guest. There were 3 no shows and 1 showed up without reservations. The O Club only charged for those who showed up and paid so there will be no need to collect from the no shows. Total bill for December luncheon was $1, and was paid by the Assistant Treasurer using the chapter s debit card. Total proceeds collected - $718 Luncheon - $374 (Checks) Luncheon - $112 (Cash) 50/50 - $34 (Cash)

4 Scholarship Fund - $13.50 (Checks) Scholarship Fund - $20 (Cash) Member Name Tag - $27 (Cash) Dues - $ (Checks) Dues - $25 (Cash) All proceeds collected were deposited into the chapter s VyStar Club Checking account on 12/20/2019. Treasurer: The following treasurers report is provided by the assistant treasurer: Income/Funds Received: ($2, Total) $476 (Nov meals) $486 (Dec meals) $67 (50/50 drawing) $ (Scholarship Fund) $12 (Sword fund) $1,000 (membership dues) $27 (name tag proceeds) $0.55 (interest earned checking) Expenses Paid: ($1, Total) $ (Nov luncheon meals) $ (Dec Luncheon meals) $34.34 (membership name tags) $39.40 (Dec newsletter printing/mailing) $20.31 (Admin supplies, raffle tickets) $96 (P.O. Box rental 2019) Chapter Account Balances as of December 20, 2018: ($7, Total) Club Checking Account # $6, Business Savings Account # $ Business Money Market Account # $1.06 The bill for the December luncheon in the amount of $1, was paid and the proceeds collected at the December luncheon were deposited into the chapters checking account 12/20/2019. Secretary: The FCOC leadership seminar will be held on January 11 & 12 in Orlando. It has been confirmed that National MOAA WILL NOT provide reimbursement for this meeting. The deadline for input for the January newsletter is Wednesday, December 26 th at IV. Reports of Standing Committees Membership Chair: Membership Numbers

5 A. Total Membership: 124 B. Military Memberships: 97 C. Surviving Spouse Memberships (Includes 1 Spouse): 27 D. Life Members & Spouse (Not paying Dues): 2 E. # of Members W/Current Year Dues Paid: 107 F. # of Members W/Dues paid in advance of Current Year: 15 G. # of Members W/Dues in Arrears: 0 Membership Activities Planned and General comments: 1. The chapter set up the chapter s information/recruiting table on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in support of the first annual Mayo Clinic Veterans Resource Fair event. Colonel Frosty Roberts, Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Elliott and Chief Warrant Officer Marc Manor assisted with the event and were excellent representatives for our chapter. Several Mayo Vets picked up chapter/moaa info and expressed interest in joining our chapter. 2. CWO5 Marc Manor plans to set up the chapter s information/recruiting booth/table at the up coming V- 4-V (Veterans for Veterans) event on January 12, The chapter president and membership chair will be out of town at the FCOC leadership forum and will not be able to help with the booth. If any of the board members or membership are available to assist, contact LT Mosley and he will put you in contact with CWO5 Manor. 3. Our membership drive/direct mailing is starting to pay dividends and our membership is growing. Welcome aboard CAPT Kathryn Marko, CDR Mark Dobbertien, Mrs. Patricia Cheyne, CAPT Duane Mallicoat and CAPT Jack Burgess as our newest members. Make sure that they feel welcome and say hello them the next time you see them Dues notices were sent out to 92 members and to date a total of 26 of the 92 have made payment. We are doing well on getting 2019 dues collected prior to the January 1 st due date. Minutes/Notes Submitted by: LT David Mosley, Chapter Secretary.