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The agenda includes officer roll call, reports, committee updates, old and new business discussions, fundraising updates, upcoming events, and nomination of officers. Good of the Order activities and closing ceremony will also be conducted.
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Winner of the 2019 Division 3 Commanders Challenge
United Post 180 Gresham, Oregon 5 March 2019
Post 180 Agenda • Opening Ceremony • Roll Call of Officers • New Members • Adjutant’s Report • Quartermaster’s Report • Service Officer’s Report • Committee Reports • Remembrance and National Home • Old (Unfinished) Business • New Business • Good of the Order • Closing Ceremony
General Orders • General Orders • General Order 8 dated 1 March 2019
Minutes • Adjutant Report • Corrections, Additions, Deletions • Motion to Accept the Minutes
Quartermaster’s Report • Quartermaster Report • Post Financial Report • Heroes Memorial Financial Report • Total • Motion to Accept the Quartermaster Report (Pending Trustee Audit)
Service Officers’ Report • Service Officers' Report • Oregon Wounded Warrior Parking • Proposed VA Rule to allow access to Urgent Care from qualifying non-VA providers • Could include a $30.00 co-pay • HR 445 • H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act • Veterans in Distress • David Weberg • Dennis Lindoff • Scott Gill • Frank West
Committee Reports • Building Committee • Committee met mid-February • Set priorities • First priority is to clean out the storage area • Membership • In February, we recruited 12 new members • Division 3 Commander’s Challenge Winner • In the Running for Division 3 All American Post • Received 100% Streamer from National
Committee Reports • Fundraising • We have created to raffle tickets • Sell for $5.00 each • To date, we have raised $450.00 • Bi-Mart Fundraiser has raised over $1200.00 for the building fund • This will allow us to move forward with the planned Internet Café. • Planning Fundraisers through March. • Need volunteers to help.
Committee Reports • Visitation Committee • Heroes Memorial • Frank West was able to retrieve the rope on the American Flag pole • Events • Upcoming Fundraisers • Memorial Day Ceremonies • Memorial Day Reception at the Post
Committee Reports • Team River Runner • Communications • Website / Technology • Voice of Democracy / Patriot’s Pen • POW/Missing Man • Scouts • Motion to Accept Committee Reports
Remember our National Home • Chaplain Prayer
Old (Unfinished) Business • Brookdale Mt. Hood Senior Living • Dedicated their Heroes Wall and Missing Man Table • Joined by the Gresham Elks and American Legion Post 30 • Begin Planning Memorial Day Ceremonies • Have sent out the speaker requests • Gas Grill for the Post
New Business • Change the Meeting Day from the 1st Tuesday to the 3rd Wednesday • The reason we changed from the 1st Wednesday was to accommodate the Knights of Columbus • Enable more members to attend meetings • Attendance has fallen off • Meet on a night more accessible to Members
New Business • $100.00 as a prize for the Building Fund Raffle • Refund Commander Lowe for $42.88 for the purchase of the Raffle Ticket Stock
Nominations for Officers • Position Nominees • Commander David Lowe • Sr. Vice Commander Tom Bennett • Jr. Vice Commander Open • Quartermaster Frank West • Chaplain David Kirkpatrick • 1st Year Trustee Open
Appointed Officers • Position Current Volunteer • Adjutant Bob Dooms • Judge Advocate Val Shaull • Surgeon Bill Dennis • Service Officer Frank West
Committee Chairs • Committee Volunteer • Education / Youth • Building • Membership • Fund Raising • Events • Heroes Memorial • Visitation (Door Knocking) • Website/Technology • Communications • Community Outreach
Good of the order • District 15 Meeting • Saturday 4 May 2019 @ 1100 • Hosted by Post 4273 (Sandy) • Rules Committee for HB 4038 • Section 2 of HB 4038 Provisions • Rules Committee to meet 3rd Thursday of each month • Committee will meet at least 1 more time to finalize rules for claiming medals
Good of the order • HR 445 • H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act. This bill would amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). • This bill would strike the end dates of the Veterans Retraining Assistance • Rosewood Initiative • Fundraiser and Membership Drive • 162nd and Stark • 16 March 0930
Good of the order • Funeral Honors for Veterans Without Families • 4th Thursday of each month at 1400 • Willamette National Cemetery • Oregon Military Support Network 4th Thursday Gresham National Guard Armory • Team River Runner • Food Drive for patients in the Chemo unit at PVAMC • Report Volunteer Hours
Closing Ceremony • Entertain a Motion to Adjourn • Closing Prayer • Render Honors to the Colors • Adjournment