Call to Order: 1300
Roll Call of Officers: All Present
General membership: Christiane Bennett, George D. Thomas, John C. Anderson, Dennis E. Yost, Ed Dyer, Wes Kouns, Jim Stoddard, Bob Wynn, David R. Brock, Joseph A. Davies, Ed Rowan
Treasurer's Report: Read and Accepted (Ed Dyer and Bob Wynn) (posted to website)
Chaplain's Report: Archie Ahl dropped us a status report
Quartermaster's Report: Sold since last meeting $343.
Standard QM items are laid out on the table, with some wooden SF bears now part of the mix. Personalized guidons are $100.
The Memorial concept has been briefed to the Group Cdr, who will pass it on to the lawyers. SFA Chapter 4-24 has agreed to support the project
Bob also has a V42 knife which will be auctioned off at the Picnic.
Communications: we are working on getting the Roster synchronized with National. Check the roster that is going around and fix it.
Send in your proxy votes.
Short discussion on the Draft SFA Constitutional changes
The White House responded to our recipe request with a negative. The Special Assistant to the President, Nancy Theis, is unfortunately not aware that SFC's are Sergeant First Classes, not Specialists.
New Business
Memorial Day events
National Convention: 9-13 June Harrisburg PA
Committees
XD 45: we have sold enough tickets to start making money, we are expecting a rush towards the end so reinforce the word!
Entertainment:
Picnic: M Lazy C Rancy, www.mlacyc.com, link is on the Chapter website. Call to make reservations since they have blocked out the time period we are going to be there.
Christmas Party: Al has another potential site, the VP will perform a site survey with him. As a backup, the VFW 101 has been tentatively reserved, a final decision will be made at the June meeting.
Fund Raising: The yard sale is 16-18 May (we made over $1300 bucks, which will help pay for the picnic)
Cookbook: The cookbook has been submitted for print with over 200 recipes. Thank you all who contributed.
FSG: no report
PPVC: Veteran's Day will be observed 8 November, notes will be posted on the website
George D. Thomas reports the VA is still going back and forth on care in Denver, with the latest being shared services with Colorado University. The show-stopper is the requirement for a spinal cord ward, more to follow
Dennis Yost spoke about agent orange issues, with the main requirement being boots-on-the-ground, which all but eliminates Navy and AF people who were not actually there.
National Cemetery: Lamborn is wanting a new one built when the old one fills up. George D. Thomas is lobbying to have it situation south of Colorado Springs.
Jerry Fritsche has volunteered to be the Sergeant of Arms
Good of the Order
Bob Wynn proposed we present an award to ODAs which obtain 100% SFA membership
The Grp CSM wants to run two JM courses at the end of the year, we need to start bringing the knives and cases together.
Life membership discounts have been stopped by National
Bob Wynn proposed we meet at the Regimental Mess. Problems of getting on post and 'equal access' by other organizations is what stopped us from having meetings there in the past.
2bn is holding a Golf Day, Andy Tyler owes us information
Motion to Close (John Anderson and Dennis Yost)