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Meeting
Minutes for 2 November 2010
Marine
Corps League, Battle Born Detachment 672, held at VFW
Post 9211, 255 Veterans Memorial Drive, Reno, NV
89509-5429
The
Detachment received notification that we are 40th in the
Veterans’ Day parade, and our assigned parking spaces
will be 118-121 in the staging parking lot and that no
private vehicles will be allowed in the lot.
Any candy
that is distributed must be HANDED, not THROWN. Anyone
having left over Halloween candy can bring it in for
this event.
The Grand
Marshall will be Gen. Barton Sullivan, and the Deputy
Grand Marshall will be Ouida Kradick.
Paymaster’s
Report:
We
were paid $1,548.00 for the Air Races, which comes to
about $6.00/hour. That is $96.00 more than last year.
The
Home Show yielded $125 for the Devil Pups, $25 for the
food bank. $531 was deposited in checking. Grand total
take was $681.
WalMart: Marine Roses $9.00, food bank $15.00, Devil
Pups $40.00, sales $190.00. Ken deposited $370.00. Ken
explained that the guy who opened the door to WalMart
for us wanted to purchase a MCL jacket and then moved to
comp him the jacket. Larry seconded the motion and the
motion passed unanimously.
Paul reports that the Home Show had hot sauce sales of
$1025, for a profit of about $700 ($3.16/ bottle). The
old record for hot sauce sales in one day was 146
bottles. The new record is now 166. We had $252.00 in
donations for a total take of $1,082.00.
Report of
League Members or
Family Members in Distress:
NONE
Report of
Officers:
Obamacare: if you are in the VA system and have your VA
card you are good to go and do not have to purchase any
additional insurance or pay a penalty.
The
Commandant will be working the election and will be out
of town 4 Nov to 14 Nov.
Report of
standing committees:
Jim Snyder
made a motion to donate $100 to the food bank; the
motion was seconded by Paul Weller, and passed
unanimously. Jim then made a second motion to donate
$100 to a fund to provide warm winter coats to homeless
vets for the months of November, December, and January.
The motion was seconded by David Walker and passed
unanimously.
Obituaries
Frank
R. Zaehringer III
Russell
Mattfeldt
Old/Unfinished Business:
There are no new
nominations and the nominations are unchallenged so no
vote was needed. The new officers will be sworn in at
the December meeting.
Commandant:
Richard Olson
Sr. Vice
Commandant:
Paul Weller
Jr. Vice
Commandant:
Fred Vigil
JAG:
Larry Mullins
Adjutant
/Paymaster:
Ken Santor
New
Business:
Larry reports that
There will be a Veterans Day Dinner and show at the Neil
Road Recreation Center (3925 Neil Road) on Tuesday, 12
Nov 17:00 to 19:00. Tickets are $10.00 and any veterans
are free. Register by Friday, 5 Nov by calling 689
8484.
The Viet Nam Legacy
Vets MC will have their second annual Fallen Heroes
Bagger Ball Dinner and Dance at VFW Hall 9211 on 13 Nov.
at 12:00. There will be 800 raffle tickets sold at
$50.00 for a 2011 Harley Davidson FLTR Road Glide / cash
prize, need not be present to win. For info call:
775.313.8909 or 775.691.2369 or 775.246.7672.
VFW Post 9211 is
holding a last man standing Texas Hold ‘Em tournament 5
Nov and 12 Nov at 18:00 in the VFW Post. Buy in is
$120.00 and includes two tickets for the aforementioned
Harley. This is to assist disabled vets. For more info
call: 775.313.8909 or 775.691.2369.
Good of the
League:
Announcements:
John
Glatthar reminds us that the Toys For Tots pickup will
be at the 7 Dec meeting.
Local
Business:
NONE
NEXT MEETING
7 DECEMBER 2010 at 1930
Meeting minutes transcribed by Sr.
Vice Commandant Tom Bickert
Newsletter created by Web Sergeant John Glatthar
