COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS MUSEUM 95 Craftsman Blvd, Highway 2, Kingston East
1. Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at 1330.
2. Roll Call of officers:
In attendance:
President:
Ron Henderson Vice
President Admin
Barbara Fagg Past President:
Ron Aquino Secretary:
Lois Frauendienst Treasurer:
Doris Potter Co-Treasurer
Réal Préfontaine Recruiting
Director
Barbara Fagg Membership
Director:
Donna Henderson Health & Benefits Director Editor Branch
Report:
Walter Veley Activities Director
Noel Coward Social
Committee
Lois Frauendienst Director-at-large
Bonnie Bell Director-at-large
Rae Gateley
The President
introduced Rae Gateley and welcomed her to the meeting. Rae stated
she appreciated being invited.
Regrets/Absent:
Vice president
Ops
Luc Bujold Phone Committee:
George Healy
& Annie Healy Audit
Committee
Chair
Jim Spencer
3. Approval of the agenda:
Approved as presented.
4. Minutes of the last meeting:
(a) Errors or omissions:
None.
(b) Discussion: None.
(c) The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as presented.
5. Business arising from the minutes:
(a) None.
6. Communications and Bills:
(a)None.
7. Reports of officers and committees:
President: Nil report.
Vice president, Admin: A get-well token
was sent to Doris Potter and a plant was given to Annie Healy.
Vice president, Ops:Absent.
Secretary: Nil report.
Treasurer:
Doris Potter
presented the Treasurer’s report for the month of January 2010.
The report was accepted as presented.
Membership: Donna Henderson
presented her report. There was a brief discussion regarding letters
and invoices to those members who have not paid their dues for the
current year. The membership report was accepted as presented.
Branch Report: Walter Veley
inquired about the cost if we went over 4 pages in our submission to
ON GUARD.
Activities:
Noel Coward
outlined the details regarding the trip to the Museum in Ottawa. The
date for the trip will be 11 May 2010 and the bus leaves the Toys ‘R
Us parking lot at 7:45 a.m., with stops in Gananoque and Brockville,
if required. We should arrive in Ottawa between 11:00 a.m. and noon
with a departure time of 5:00 p.m. The cost for the trip will be
$10. per person.
Health and benefits: There was a brief
discussion regarding the booklet entitled “You & Your
Survivors” and Ron Aquino stressed the importance of filling it
out.
Recruiting: Nil report.
Communications/Webmaster: Absent.
Past President: Ron Aquino raised
the question of assistance being offered to people who required
PTSD dogs. Would National help with lobbying for assistance in this
matter?
Directors and committees:
Telephone committee:Absent.
Audit Committee: Absent.
Directors at Large:Nil report.
8. Unfinished business:
(a) None.
9. New Business:
(a) 30 day plan:
None.
(b) 60 day plan:
20 April 2010 - AGM.
(c) 90 days and beyond:
30 April 2010 – Branch Report submission to Walter; BBQ
notice to be included.
13 – 17 June – Congress 2010, Halifax; Barb Fagg is the
official delegate and Luc Bujold will attend as an observer.
10th August 2010 - BBQ - yet to be finalized.
20 August 2010 – Branch Report submission
to Walter; fall Outreach notice.
15 October 2010- Branch Report submission to Walter; winter
Outreach notice.
19th October 2010 - Fall Outreach - yet to be finalized.
11 November - Remembrance day services are yet to be discussed.
7th December 2010 - Anniversary - yet to be finalized.
(d) Other Business:
Review of Branch Objectives: The President will send a new copy of the Objectives for discussion.
Branch By-Laws:The President will
send a new copy of the By-Laws for discussion. The proposed new
Branch By-Laws will be simple and should be ready for Board approval
in January 2011. The By-Laws must then by approved by the membership
at the AGM in April 2011.
10. Next meeting:
The next board
meeting will be 10:00am, 11th March 2010 at the Military
Communications and Electronics Museum.
11. Adjournment:
Moved by Ron Aquino and seconded by
Lois Frauendienst.CARRIED.
