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District 18 Meeting at Isabella Post 5366 - 11-7-09
Posted at 09:20 AM on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by District 18 in District Meetings
The meeting started promptly at 10:00 a. m. with 36 District 18 members and 4 guests from the Dept of Mo.
Opening Ceremonies by District 18 Commander LaMont.
CDR LaMont introduced the 4 guests, Dept CDR Dave Morgan, Dept Jr-Vice CDR Olin Parks, Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones and Dept Membership Director Michael Orchard; and Roll Call was taken. There were 11 posts represented and 8 Post Commanders present. 2 District Trustees were absent (both had resigned and moved) all other District Officers were present.
Previous minutes were read by ADJ Kelley and approved followed by a detailed Quartermaster Report citing all receipts and expenditures (as per sec. 218, page 72, para.k. of the Manual of Procedure) by District Quartermaster ED Hawley. Said QM report was also accepted.
Following the Quartermaster Report the Post Commanders Reports and Committee Reports were given. The National Home was then remembered and since there was no Old Business, New Business was began by the election of 2 new Trustees. Allen Dodds Jr, Post 3770 was elelcted 3 year Trustee and Shannon Willhaus, Post 5993 was elected 2 year Trustee. They were immediately sworn into office.
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Post 3770 QM, Post 5366 CDR, and Post 5993 CDR make donations to Department Commander Dave Morgan for the Dept Veteran Service Officer Fund.
Dept Membership Director Michael Orchard speaks on membership and the "Honor Flight" program.
Dept Jr-Vice Olin Parks talks to the gathered membership about membership.
District CDR LaMont speaks on membership and that November is "Membership Month".
District 18 Sr-Vice CDR and Youth Chairman Chris Johnston addresses the members about the "Voice of Democracy" and "Patriot's Pen" programs.
Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones informed the membership about the need to send the "Articles of Incorporation" papers from the Secretary of State's Office to Dept HQ and then Dept HQ will send to National HQ to get signed by the C-I-C and returned to the posts.
Dept Commander Dave Morgan addresses the members about the mission & purpose of the VFW, the Veteran Service officer program, the importance of retaining members and the need to get former members re-instated.
The following table of photos are various taken during the District 18 meeting.
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The following table of photos were taken during the dinner and joint meeting.
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To view the photos in the tables in a larger size, 'right click' on your mouse and then choose 'view image' from the pop-up menu. To view the next photo, hit the back button on top and then repeat on the next desired photo.
Dept of Mo Ladies Auxiliary Sr-Vice President Charlotte Jones and her husband Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones.
Photos provided by Comrades Kelley and Hawley.
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