February Meeting Notes

Date: February 5, 2007

Re: Meeting Notes

  1. Meeting called to order at 7:09 pm.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  3. Moment of silence for those serving in the military.
  4. Minutes read from January 2007 meeting and accepted.
  5. Treasure Report
    1. $5,563.58 Veterans Memorial
    2. $2,836.57 Checking Acct.
    3. CD #1 cam up to renew at 5.1% interest.
    4. CD #2 remains the same
  6. Membership update – welcome to Post 182!
    1. January 2007

i. Bob Post – transferred and has 1 year with Post 182

ii. Commander Dave Espich presented Bob Post with the 50 year award ( 53 years actually ). Bob lives near New Palestine and retired from IFD.

  1. Committee Reports
    1. Boys State: John Biersdorfer has sent in and we have one candidate and one alternate.
    2. Flag Education: Commander Dave Espich attended Legion Mid-Winter Conference and picked-up all the material and plans to forward to all 4th grade elementary schools.
  2. Old Business
    1. Commander Dave Espich made contact with N.P.H.S. Superintendent, Mr. Halick, about obtaining possession of the Veterans Plaque. Feedback from Mr. Halick seemed positive but he thinks the school board should have the final say. Commander Dave Espich will following-up with them in writing.
    2. We are planning to have two horseshoe tournaments this year. The first one will be on June 9th and the second will be on September 15th. A committee will be formed at the March Post meeting.
    3. Legion Post 182 License Plates: Ron Ordelheide gave his report and said he is making 20 plates. We’ll sell for $15.00 each ( $10.00 for plate and $5.00 for Post ). Delivery of these plates should be soon.
    4. John Biersdorfer mentioned a response from the Lions Club, he needs the proposed dimensions for the Veterans Memorial at the Lions Club. First reaction is optimistic.
    5. Dick Shank mentioned that we need to form a new / younger committee for the memorial. We need to discuss the appointing of such.
  3. New Business
    1. Commander Dave Espich will be attending the 10th District Legion meeting in Hagerstown, 2/10/07.
    2. Special thanks to Joe Espich, Son’s of American Legion, for typing newsletters and meeting minutes.
    3. We received notice from the V.A. Medical Center that 2/14/07 to 11/11/07 is appreciation for hospitalized vets. Visitor times are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. V.A. hospital is asking for donations such as socks, sweaters, ect. Please bring any of these items to future meetings.
    4. Discussion regarding future Post home. Don Ordelheide mentioned the old Maria’s pizza in New Palestine is for sale with an asking price of around $200,000. Commander Dave Espich believes Post still lacks the funds to buy and thinks we should still look for a renting option.
  4. Commander Dave Espich has asked for all members of the Son’s of American Legion to attend the March meeting.
  5. Sick call
    1. It was good to see Bill Sevier attend this meeting. He seems to be doing well.
    2. If anyone knows of a member who is ill, please contact the Post.
  6. Motion made to adjourn by John Biersdorfer, Ron Ordelheide seconded.
  7. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.

posted by New Pal Legion Post 182 @ 13:27