The
meeting was called to order by President Larry Warrenfeltz at 0930
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by
the Master at Arms.
Chaplin Pat O’Brien led us in prayer.
The minutes of the general meeting at
Thousand Oaks were read, accepted, and approved.
President Warrenfeltz stated he
assumed the position on July 1, 2021 and thanked Jim Romano and Rosalie on the
excellent job they did for a tough two years.
First Vice President had nothing to
report.
Secretary/Treasurer Report
NWSA members = 358
Life
members = 314
Non-Life
members = 44
Aerograph
E-mailed
= 186
US
mailed = 160
No
address or email address = 10
Finances
4
CD value = $38,738.19
Check book = $5,516.79
General
fund = $ 785.38
Life
member fund = $1441.73
Scholarship
fund = $ 230.00
Reunion
fund
= $3,059.68
Total
funds = $44,254.98
Estimated
Yearly expenses = $3,000.00
The minutes were accepted as read.
Aerograph Editor Steve Smith was not
present, but was commended on doing an
excellent job. Steve is in the process
of moving back to San Diego.
Historian
Tom Hanagan reported he went to Harry Hale’s home and retrieved all of the
files. Tom has been reviewing all of the
files. Tom responded to several requests for data for
their organizations.
Web master Gary Cox Report
Gary reported that the Editor needs
any input for the Aerograph to be in his hands no later than the end of the
preceding month of issue or sooner.
There is a new Google Analyze program
on the web site that keeps track of the number of people accessing the site and
that is all it does. This program shows
that there were 4344 users.
Reunion Committee Chairman Jim Romano reported that he is glad this reunion is happening after having to cancel
last year. The hotel and museum were
very understanding in the need to cancel. Jim felt that things are going as
planned. Jim announced that we will have
entertainment at the banquet. Jim’s son
is a magician and will treat us to some excellent prestidigitation. Jim thinks he will have about $500.00 to
return to the treasurer. There were 44
members at the welcome aboard dinner, and he
is expecting 55 at the banquet.
Finance Chairman Larry Warrenfeltz
The S/T sent me a copy of his
spreadsheet and everything is in order and is accepted.
Larry is requesting a volunteer for
the position of Finance Chairman. If no
one comes forward he will appoint someone.
Nominating Committee Chairman Pat
O’Brien had two members nominated for 2nd Vice
President. They are Tom Berkeridge and Ed Straten. Are there any nominees from
the floor? With no Nominations from the
floor, nominations are closed. Tom and Ed please leave the room during the
vote.
Tom
Berkeridge received – 4 votes
Ed
Straten received – 18 votes
Ed Straten is our new 2nd
Vice President
There was a heavy discussion on
recruiting new members. It was suggested that we post our association in the
various military magazines and newspapers, and on face book. Our membership is dwindling and we need to
find a way to attract new members. It is
requested that all members reach out and help recruit new members.
New business
Mike Gilroy reported that the cost of
mailing the Aerograph will be going up.
This is due to the reduction in the number of Aerographs which has
fallen below 200, and no longer meets the bulk mailing rate. Mike recommended that we request our members
receiving the Aerograph via US mail respond to the S/T that they would still
like a printed copy. If the S/T does not
receive a response from a member it will be considered a no longer needed
response. If the member response yes,
they will continue to receive a printed copy.
President Warrenfeltz and S/T Miovas will work on putting something in
the Aerograph requesting a response from those members who receive the
Aerograph by US mail in reference to subject above.
Reunion #47
Reunion #47 will be held in the spring
2023 due to the timing of our current reunion. Once again a cruise is being
considered and there was debate on the pros and cons. One of the biggest concerns is cost. Pat O’Brien will do some research and report
back to the board. If the cruise reunion
does not happen, Tom Berkeridge has agreed to host the 2023 reunion in the
Villages.
Announcements:
Do
not forget to fill out your COVID forms and bring it to the museum tomorrow.
The second General Member Meeting for
Thursday is cancelled. The By-Laws state
that only one meeting per reunion is required.
Meeting adjourned at 1019.
Note – Following minutes/items of
interest are from the 1st and 2nd Executive Board
meetings not covered at the General Membership meeting:
Old
business
It was reiterated that our
representative to the AMA scholarship presentation should submit a travel
expense report and if approved will be reimbursed for travel cost.
Secretary Treasurer Expenses
Hotel cost = $527.85
Travel cost = $300.00
Total
Expenses $827.85
Committee approved and S/T will be
reimbursed $828.00
Historian Hanagan asked what the
expectations of the membership of the historian are. The answer to that question is the historian
maintains the official history documents and brings them to the reunion for the
members to browse through. Tom gave a
thumb nail sketch of what he has on hand.
He has not completed the inventory but will do so when he returns home. Larry asked for a catalog of what the
historian holds. Tom said he will make
that happen. Tom requested that each
member of NWSA right a biography not only of their navy career but what they
did after they left the navy. These
biographies would be placed on our web and be kept in a folder for posterity.
New
business
The secretary/treasurer needs a new
computer. The one he is using in eleven
years old, running slow, and one of the ports is old. A vote was taken and approved. The Executive Board approved the S/T can
spend up to $2,500.00 for a new computer and new software.
Nancy Warrenfeltz stated that pictures
of this reunion have been placed on face book and Larry had received 60+
likes. Larry encouraged all who are
taking pictures to upload them to face book and let everyone know they are
having a good time at the reunion.
Attending
members were:
Fay Crossley Cap Casperson
Ed Straten Lori Casperson
Jim Romano Pat O’Brien
Larry Warrenfeltz Gary Cox
Tom Miovas Tom Hanagan
S/T Tom Miovas
sectrenwsa@gmail.com
