Activities and Minutes of January 2017 Meeting

Activities and Minutes of the January 2017 meeting of the Central Coast Chapter of CASSAR.

The meeting was called to order at 1308 hours followed by The Pledge of Allegiance SAR Pledge and invocation by Gary Cooper.

 

Attendance, (note spelling) was 12,  which included  guests wishing to become members;  Michael Wright, Bill Harris and  Jerry Allen.

 

A visiting dignitary; California Executive vice President Jim Fosdyck and his wife Un Hui,  installed our President,  Russell Haynes and our Treasurer,  Steven Scully.

Jim brought us up to date on the National Convention to be held in Costa Mesa,  at which we note happily that Jim will be inducted as President.  Un Hui introduced us to the National Youth Awards Program  and offered raffle tickets as part of a money raiser for that project.  She also introduced two medals which could be purchased.  Those proceeds will help defray convention expensed.

 

Our speaker was Pete Pepper,  a veteran who works with an organization called Central Coast Veterans Helping Veterans.  These guys help all veterans who seek their help to cope with and hopefully solve myriad problems they’ve encountered.   An astonishing number of returning vets struggle to adjust to civilian life.   Pete also provided pins to anyone who’d served during the period 1955 to 1980.  The pins indicated Vietnam War Veteran.  These pins were created by George W. Bush.  It could be argued that U. S. involvement began in the mid-50s,  during the Eisenhower Administration.  Ergo, the 1955 date.  We awarded our SAR cannon to Pete for his enthusiastic presentation.

 

The Treasurer’s report showed an opening balance of $4,413.29  Checks written for state and national dues;  $1,265., and to DOJ for $25.

 

Under old business,  a payment of $43.10 was awarded to President Russell for postage expenses.

 

There was no new business.

 

Following a benediction By Gary Cooper,  we did the closing pledge.

 

We adjourned.

 

Respectfully

David Atlee Tissue

Installation of President Russ Haynes (c) and Treasurer Steven Scully (r), by Exec. Vice President of CASSAR Jim Fostyck (l).

Presentation of Vietnam Era Veteran pin to individuals present, by Jim Fosdyck, Exec. Vice President of CASSAR (r)

Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Pete Pepper (r), by President Russ Haynes (l).  Pete's presentation was about the Veterans Helping Veterans program to give assistance and support to Vet's returning from all conflicts and trying to simulate back in to civilian society.  The message was the wide majority of returning vet's are able to return to civilian live without much difficulty, but many have difficulty with PTSD, which leads to alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic abuse and other problems.  Veterans Helping Veterans helps the vet's with mentoring and other support.

If you would like to help the Veterans Helping Veterans, you can contact them by sending an email to:  ccvetshelpingvets@gmail.com, or calling 805-242-5575, they need mentors and always need donations to fund their activities.

Next meeting, February 18, 2017, same time and place.
Guest speaker will be Jeff Stulberg, attorney at law, and the subject will be scams perpetrated on seniors and financial abuse.