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2011 National Promenade Notes
by Joe Donovan, Grand Correspondant
Attendees: V-31 Wayne Schwartz, V-36 Howard Wicks, V-104 Ray Espinoza, V-109 Peter Duncan, V-257 Dennis Matarrese, Bernie Remoaldo, V-268 Gary Leach, V-365 Larry Turley, V-393 Dennis Burke, V-395 Victor Kestner, V-653 Jose Escoto, V-732 Ted Pasnak, V-858 Joe Handy, V-1161 Jim Palsrok, V-1341 Bert Bertrand, V-1406 Carl Asher. Grand Delegates Ron Galvan, Joe Donovan, Bob Mattson, and Court Bradbury. 15 Locales, 16 Voyageurs + 4 Grand Delegates, total 20.
Past Chef’s Club Digital photo’s are needed for the 40 & 8er. Identify people & specific details. Attendance @ functions and renewals can be improved with WRITTEN notices.
Credentials: Recommendation-Delegate Forms in Petit Communique.
Time & Place Joe Donovan Drawbridge Hotel No KY 9/8-16/12. Early Bird @ Race Track, food & buses ON TIME! German Party @ Hoffbraux House. Free WiFi, Cont Breakfast, Arpt Shuttle. Phoenix AZ 9/11-14/13 Hilton, Reefer in rm, free park. 9/9-15/14 Lansing MI Bids from Causway Bay (Best Western +) Cont Breakfast, free park, Reefer in rm, Rate ? 10/1-4/14 Virginia Beach Cavalier Beach Front, Micro, Reefer, free park. $99+ CAVALIER in Virginia Beach was selected.
Ritual Ron Galvan New password ___ 21 reports, V-257 CA Best Wrecking Crew Report
Chef’s de Chemin de Fer’s present: Burden, Eckelson, Noel, Kaseman, DiGillio, Jamnick, MacCarthy, Stockmal, Sims, Sampson, Lang, Brady (12)
National Web Site has info re “What to do!” for Locales that have lost their Tax Exempt Status with the IRS. Critical information.
Ardry Child Welfare Ray Espinoza 14 Grandes applied, 14 day turn-around for claims, New $200 per child, no limit per family.
Boland Nurses Training Dennis Burke 34 applicants, 15 day turn-around for claims, NEW Cap $1250 and 1 Grande applicant authorized in addition to Locales.
Child Welfare $8500 presented to Ardry Fund, CA (Fanucchi) has previously accepted 300 pins forf 2012. 26 reports
POW Gary Leach 18 reports, 3rd Friday of September is annual POW Recognition day, CA award
Carville Star Carl Asher CA award, V-365 award for $7,000 donation, Award for Dir Gordie Foley
Credentials Joe Donovan 12 Past Chef’s, 195 Grande Delegates, 162 Locales, Total 369, 185 to elect/pass
Constitution Court Bradbury 3 CA Resolutions passed, TX Resolution on make-up of Committee on Committee FAILED
Presentation Huge MN gavel awarded to WI, runner-up CA
Special Awards ONLY CA submitted award nominations in all three categories. Thanks to Carl Asher. Recognition award to CA for contribution to Hero Program of $2500.00.
Nurses Training $6K to Boland Fund, 633 nurses in training, 506 graduated, Honorable Mention to CA
Youth Sports Gary Leach 17 reports, New pins are available, Recognition Award to CA
Voiture Activities Ron Galvan 39 reports, NEW Award categories Lg & Sm Grandes >1000 mbrs
Public Relations Peter Duncan PALS has 360 mbrs, PR Directeur Tony Gallagher recuperating from open-heart surgery.
Finance Larry Turley Report on National Web Site __ is the password. All pamphlets are now printed in-house, Membership = per-capita, Emblem sales in-house, National ended with a surplus of $34K.
Box Car Dennis Matarrese Box Car Maintenance Fund increased to $150 per unit, recipients must purchase $100 in Cards or Pins. Funded $4K to magazine, $8K to VAVS Wheel Chair, and $6K to Membership
Historiens Association Joe Handy appointed 2nd Vice President
Robert Molina AZ elected Chef de Chemin de Fer
Sorry, I couldn’t catch the Sous Chef’s or Grandes
Committee on Committees: Joe Jamnick, Terry Sims, Henry Kwiatkowski
Congratulations on our California appointments:
Avocat Wayne Schwartz V-31, Sous Box Car Dennis Matarrese V-257, Sous Carville Star Gordie Foley V-104, Sous Child Welfare Joe Donovan V-1406, Sous Membership Bob Mattson, Sous Public Relations Paul Curtis V-527, Sous Special Awards, Carl Asher V-1406, Sous VAVS Bernie Foley V-394.
Thanks to the dedication of the attendees for attending various meetings and representing the Grande du California on the floor of the Promenade. (We only had 18 seats for 20 attendees, so a couple had to spill over into other Grandes. Well Done!
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