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USS WADDELL DDG-24 ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP MEETING NORFOLK JUNE 26, 2004
Motion; call meeting to order by Guy Ward- Seconded by Allen Jones- Approved by all members present..
OLD BUSINESS:
Meeting minutes from last year (2003) read by Lenny Burke. Motion to approve made by Dee Lake-Seconded by P. Dickson Lester- Approved by all members present.
501 c 4 status update- given by Tom Jones
Motion to accept the 501 c 4 Report made by P. Dickson Lester- seconded by John Bergen- Approved by all members present.
NEW BUSINESS:
NEW SHIPMATES LOCATED: Bill Brewer reported that he has located 260 former Shipmates since the last reunion. The total number of Shipmates that served aboard the Uss Waddell DDG-24 that have been located up to this date is 1176.
Motion to accept Bill Brewer’s report on Shipmates located made by john Bergen- Seconded by Allen Jones- Approved by all members present.
MEMBERSHIP: Tom Jones gave an update on the Association Membership. The Association now has 223 members and 6 associate members as of this date.
Motion to accept the Membership Report made by John Bergen- Seconded by Bill Humphreys- Approved by all members present.
TREASURE & SHIPSTORE REPORT; Tom Jones provided the following information on the Association Finances;
( BALANCE FROM LAST YEAR --$6923.49) 1. CHECK BOOK BALANCE $ 9742.31 2. ON HAND CHECKS $ 649.00 3. CASH CURRENTLY $ 1146.53 4. TOTAL $11,537.84 (BILLS OUTSTANDING) 1. SHIPPING STORE TO NORFOLK VA. $-($78.00) 2. SECOND HALF PAYMENT FOR BAD TO THE BONE PATCHES -($200.00) 3. REUNION PIN COSTS/PLUS SHIPPING -($178.00) - ( $25.00) - ($481.00) $ 11,537.84 $ 11,056.84 4. ADDITIONAL TOUR COSTS -($ 387.00)
AMENDED FINAL REUNION FINANCIAL REPORT
MAILING/PACKAGES FOR REUNION $ 610.39 HILTON HOTEL,3 MEALS
Tom stated that the sales of the Ship store are going well.
There was a Motion by Bill Gaik to dispose of all gray tee shirts that are not moving. The Motion was -seconded by John Bergen .Approved by all members present.
Tom stated that there were two new items added to the Ship store inventory. 1. Bad to the Bone patch 2. Light blue tee shirt with the USS WADDELL DDG-24 silhouette on the front and the BAD to the Bone slogan on the back.
The Motion to accept Treasure’s and Ship store report was made by C. Earle Miller-Seconded by Dave Bargier- Approved by all members present.
Dee Lake made a recommendation to carry, or obtain bumper stickers of a silhouetted USS WADDELL DDG-24
John Berger made a recommendation to have Challenge Coins made with the USS WADDELL DDG-24 relief on the back.
HISTORIAN AND CURATOR REPORT: Allen Jones reported that the ships Association Archives consist;
1. Over 800 pages of documents and newspaper clippings have been compiled. 2. Over two hundred photographs are currently in our association. 3. Forty-one artifacts have been acquired for our ship and donated to our association.
All of these have come from Shipmates who wish to preserve the memory of a proud ship. Donations are logged and shipmates receive appropriate recognition and the archives material is displayed during the Ships Reunions.
Anyone wishing to donate items to our association archives should contact Allen Jones so he may catalog and list them in our current inventory. A copy of our complete association archive inventory will be included as part of our annual association business meeting minutes.
MOTION to accept the Historian and Curator Report made by Bill Humphreys-Seconded by Tom Jones. Approved by all members present.
John Bergen volunteered to be the Liaison for the CFA Confederation class ships. Motion was made by Bill Humphreys - Seconded by Tom Jones. Approved by all members present.
Recognition Report: Guy Ward recognized Rick Bennett’s and Bill Brewer’s contribution and service to the USS Waddell DDG-24 Association. The following statements are to be included in the Membership Business Meeting minutes:
Rick Bennett is one of the Founding Members or the USS Waddell DGG-24 Association. Thru his efforts and the use of his Web Site the Association has grown to over 220 Charter Members and 6 Associate Members in a three and a half year period. Rick’s enthusiasm and commitment to the Adams Class ships preservation has spurred other DDG Associations to be created and increased awareness of the possibility of securing an Adams Class Ship to be used in a museum. The Board of Directors and all USS Waddell DDG-24 Shipmates wish to thank Rick for his time and commitment to this organization.
Rick will continue as the USS Waddell DDG-24 Association Webmaster. The Board of Directors personally contributed for the purchase of a Recognition Plaque to be sent to Rick.
Bill Brewer is a Founding Member of the USS Waddell DDG-24 Association. Bill has held several Board of Directors positions including Treasure, Ship store Manager, and Shipmate Locator. Especially in the Shipmates Locator are Bill has personally contacted every one of the 1176 Shipmates that have been located. Bill has spent untold hours on the computer and writing/sending correspondence to locating former Shipmates. Bill tells you he is PC challenged and is a worn out welder. Don’t believe it! Bill was responsible for addressing and sending out the Reunion registration Packets to all 800 plus non members. No one on the Board works as hard as Bill Brewer to make our Reunions a success and promoting the Association. Bill Brewer is “ONE OF A KIND” and the Association will always be grateful for Bill’s contributions. USS Waddell DDG-24 Shipmates would like to thank Bill for his time and commitment to the Association.
Guy gave recognition to Rich Gartell for his “OUTSTANDING” work on the assembling, editing, and publishing the quarterly Newsletter. This was no easy task as the BOD was making changes due to the Reunion arrangements that were being finalized. Rich’s hard work itself evident as seen in the publication of the Newsletter. Also, the Board of Directors wants to thank Rich’s wife, Leslie, for her work in assisting in the mailing of the Newsletter. We all look forward to future Newsletters.
PROPOSED BYLAW CAHNGES: Guy Ward REASONS: The following Bylaws changes are proposed by the Board of Directors (BOD) to allow for streamlining the process used to conduct Association business. The changes of having the reunion Coordinator, Chaplin, and the Historian & Curator be Chairpersons reporting into the BOD will allow for distribution of workloads and involve more Shipmates to participate. The creation of a Newsletter Editor position that will be responsible for the Quarterly Newsletter. It will also allow the Association to grow with the establishment of regional Representatives (Number to be determined by the BOD) that will report directly to the BOD. The regional representatives will act as liaisons between the BOD and our Shipmates while providing input and directions on what issues and business they would like the association to pursue. They will also assist the Historian & Curator in the collection of materials and artifacts that the former Shipmates would like to donate to the Association’s Archive’s and collect living history information that can be used by our Newsletter Editor.
Motion to dispense with the BYLAWS 60 days notice to the Board of Directors for proposed changes to the Bylaws. Motion was made by Bill Gaik -Seconded by Dee Lake. Approved by all members present.
The Chair would entertain a motion to approve the proposed changes to the Bylaws.
Motion to approve the Proposed changes to the Bylaws made by C. Earle Miller- Seconded by John Berger. Approved by all members present
Due to the rewriting and changes to the Bylaws, Guy Ward explained that there are four Board of Director positions that need to be filled, one Director at-large, and one alternate positions that are up for election.
A Motion by John Berger and seconded by Dickson Lester to retain the existing Board of Directors, With the exception of the Alternate position ( Which vacant at this time).
A Motion to fill the Alternate position with Larry Vandyke by Larry Vandyke-seconded by Dee Lake. Approved my all members present.
Motion to close the nominations where made by Dickson Lester- seconded by Dave Bargier. Approved by all members present.
The Board of Directors for the year 2004 are: President: Guy Ward Vise President: Allen Jones Treasurer: Tom Jones Secretary: Lenny Burke Director-at-large: Bill Gaik Alternate: Larry Vandyke
There was a Motion to have John Bergen publish the Reunion Book. Motion was made by C. Earle Miller-seconded by Dave Bargier. Approved by all members present
FUTURE REUNIONS: Guy Ward The 2005 reunion is to held in Seattle Washington. Rich Gartell and Guy ward have already started working on finalizing. Bill Brewer and Guy Ward have made a site visit to evaluate Baton Rouge as a possible 2006 location. New Orleans and Pensacola Florida were also mentioned as other possible sites
Bill Brewer has brought up the idea of holding a joint reunion with the USS KING. What this means is that we possibly could defray Reunion expenses. The reunions would be separate, but costs could be somewhat lowered.
Membership roosters to published and sent to Association members only.
Motion to adjourn made by C. Earle Miller-seconded by Dave Bargier. Approved by all members present.
Minutes recorded by Lenny Burke Secretary |
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