Ron Davenport
Vietnam Veterans of America
Memorial Chapter 165
Board Members Present
Bill Bowen President Present
Gene Goldsmith Vice President Present
Jim Pace Present Expires 2012
Tom Darling PP Excused Expires 2011
Ron Hewitt Secretary Present
Tom Modica Treasurer Present
Richard Martinez Present Expires 2011
Kenneth Richardson Absent Expires 2013
Steve White Emeritus Expires 2012
Board Member
Randy Elmore Present Expires 2014
The general membership meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by President Bill Bowen at VFW Post 1585 on Tuesday, May 6th,, 2011 followed by the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence for our MIA/POWs.
Tom Darling gave the invocation.
Scholarships were presented before getting down to regular business. President Bill Bowen spoke about this year’s scholarship being four instead of the usual three. All recipients had been invited. Three of the recipients could not make the meeting due to prior commitments.
The recipients were:
Matthew Rodenberger is attending WWU as a Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management student. His GPA is 3.2
Courtney Hicks attends WWU. He is working towards his Bachelors in Accounting, then her Master’s and taking the CPA examination. Her GPA is 3.8
Owen McKeown attends WCC. He is major’s in history and to become a History Teacher. Owen was presented a scholarship certificate and the check will be mailed to him and the other recipients once Tom is back. Owen thanked the membership and spoke a few words about himself and his plans.
Brandi Bowen is a student at Everett Technical College in Tacoma. Brandi is studying to become a pharmaceutical technician.
The membership meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM
Bill Bowen Present
Gene Goldsmith Excused
Tom Modica Excused
Ron Hewitt Excused
No secretary’s report
No treasurer’s report
Membership: VVA 165 has 109 members.
Old Business
Bill reported on the coffee stop and asked members to fill the remaining times.
Memorial Day festivities will be held on Monday, May 30th beginning at 4 PM at Hovander Park. Bill will meet with Ron when he is back to finalize details.
Bill discussed the Army Band concert donation that the chapter agreed to make. Bill advanced the donation and will be reimbursed by Tom when he returns.
Ken Richardson commented about the excellent performance.
Randy Elmore was acknowledged for helping to locate a sponsor for the event.
New Business
Ken Richardson asked if a preliminary flyer for the musical salute which will be held on Friday November 11, 2011 could be made so that it could be distributed at all the upcoming events and get the word out early. Renewed energy for the Musical Salute help is to be discussed at the next meeting.
There was nothing new to announce concerning our car show. This issue was left for discussion at the next meeting.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ken Richardson and seconded by Ray Radke. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM
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Virginia Pace for Ronald D. Hewitt Wednesday May 6th, 2011
Secretary