Minutes 6 June 2023

Call to order by President Richard Carpenter at 18:23 (6:23 pm)

Pledge of Allegiance by V.P. Donna Trecker

Invocation by Donna

Roll call of officers:                                                   Term Expires

Richard Carpenter Pres.               P                      2025

            Donna Treker, V.P.                        P                      2025

            Tom Grinstad, Sec/Treas.            P                      2025

            David Loomis, BoD                         P                      2025

            Lonnie Rose, BoD                           A                     2025

            Sam Houston, BoD                         P                      2025

            Charles Muggy, BoD                      P                      2025

            Duane Holliday, BoD                     P                      2025

            Dan Norvelle, BoD                         A                     2025

Guests: Dr. Park brought one guest, whose name I did not get

New Members: Hannah Booker

Secretary’s report:             M, S, Approved as presented

Treasurer’s report:            M, S, Approved as presented

Membership update:        392 VVA, 111 AVVA members

Old Business:

1. Accounting of funds for County annex property @ Smith & Northwest. Malcolm Oliver stated the letter presented deals with accounts.
2. Title or Bill of Sale for Conex parked at Ray Radke’s property. Bill of sale to be forthcoming.
3. Do we want to have a meeting on the Fourth of July?  There was much discussion, with the final decision that it was M, S, and Approved to meet on 11 July at the normal time.
4. Erika Moore, and Troy Buist of Habitat for Humanity presented briefly their program Veterans Build Program, designed to assist veterans by making home stay a reality. Troy gave his cell # 360 927 4987 as easier to reach.
5. Report on Memorial Day Picnic, Richard recounted the afternoon. A discussion ensued about the sparce attendance. The decision was to go to a start time of 15:00, 3:00 pm. Next year.

New Business:

1. Doc gave a short report on the Car Show planning progress. He stated we have only 50 pre-registrations so far, which is ominous. He reiterated the need for raffle prizes and encouraged all to solicit from restaurants, car parts stores, etc.
2. A man named Steven Weden is available to perform tasks around veterans’ homes. His phone number is 360 319 1514.

50/50 raffle won by: Autumn Loomis

Good of the Order:

1. 21^st National Convention of the VVA begins on 9 August 2023. Chapter will look for delegates to the convention. Our chapter is allowed to have 8 delegates. Take this seriously, since VVA National has decided this is a “last man standing” organization, and since the youngest of us are now in the seventh decade of life, systems and procedures must be put in place to wind this all down.

Motion to adjourn: at 18:58 (6:58 pm)