Central Coast Chapter Minutes for January
17, 2015
Meeting
to Order: 1:06 PM
Invocation
by outgoing President Gary Cooper
Pledges
of Allegiance and SAR
Sunshine
Report: Nothing of note
Officer
nominations: Russ Haynes, Pres. and Registrar, Gary Cooper, Treasurer, Bill
Siler, VP and Chris Scrimiger, Secretary. Motion to approve the slate of
officers for 2015 (Cooper), seconded (Tissue). Motion approved.
Secretary’s
Report: The December Minutes were read. Motion to accept the Minutes as read
(E. Rader), seconded (Cooper). Motion approved.
Treasurer’s
Report: Current account balance is $2,747.49. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s
Report (Haynes), seconded (Pittman). Motion approved.
Guest
Speakers: Greg McGill and John Gajdos
from the Central Coast Honor Flight organization spoke. Greg is a Kern Co.
firefighter living in Templeton and John is employed with SLO Co. and a former
MBPD.
The
Honor Flight organization is a nonprofit that raises money and uses it to
transport military veterans to Washington DC to view the war memorials,
Arlington Cemetery, Lincoln Memorial, Fort McHenry, Annapolis and other
Washington DC sites. Honor Flights is presently serving WWII vets since they
are beginning to disappear. Over 16 million served in WWII and less than 2%
received a celebratory homecoming at war’s end.
Honor
Flights believe these flights provide closure for some and universal
appreciation for all who served. Korean vets are next in line since their
numbers are also dwindling. The terminally ill receive preference.
Greg
emphasized that all money raised goes toward the veteran’s costs which run
about $1500.00 per vet. Volunteers pay their own way.
The
Central Coast Honor Flight group has been in operation since 2014. Our own
Gordon Willey has been on an Honor Flight trip and Bill Siler is scheduled for
one in May.
Greg
McGill can be reached at honorflightccc@gmail.com if you would
like to have someone added to the list or make a donation. The presentation was
warmly received and Greg was presented with a cannon.
Old
Business: None
New
Business: David Ott is a new member who has transferred from Riverside SAR.
David is a Real Estate Appraiser by profession.
Benediction
Closing
Pledge
Adjournment:
2:13 PM
Respectfully
Submitted,
Chris
Scrimiger
Chapter
Secretary
Installation of officers for 2015, by Gary Cooper, outgoing President for 12years; LtoR Chris Scrimiger. Secretary; Russ Haynes, President and Registrar; and Bill Siler, VP; Gary Cooper.
Guest speaker, Greg McGill, representing Honor Flight, Central Coast California. A group that honors veterans of all wars and providing the Vets an opportunity to visit the Vets Memorial in Washington DC.
