MEETING MINUTES Executive Cuncil Lunchen Meeting Tuesday, 7 September 2010 INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: President Jeff Liffick called the meeting t rder The Pledge f Allegiance was recited Attendees intrduced themselves Jeff Liffick thanked everyne fr cming; we definitely have a full huse tday hpefully yu will be able t let us knw yu are cming we have been a little slw in the last few mnths and pared dwn the number f tables set but we re ding very well tday; this is a gd thing Shiela Wallace remarked she and Jeff are happy with the attendance. She is respnsible t advise the Club f the numbers fr lunch but put them int a bit f a panic tday because I had given them ne number. Everyne is certainly welcme and we are thrilled t have all f yu. The agreement with the Club is t turn in an RSVP t them by Nn n the Friday befre the meeting. If yu are sitting here tday and nt getting ur emails fr any reasn, befre yu leave tday please make sure yu talk t me abut that; we want t make sure we have yur crrect email. Mary Blyd has been sending ut the ntices. I knw sme f yu that have Earthlink will have emails thrwn int Spam. If yu are nt getting ur emails, please let me knw s that we can get this rectified. ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS: 88 th ABW Randy Parker Installatin Stats: # currently deplyed installatin-wide = 376 # departed this mnth = 87 # returned this mnth = 100 Past Events: 21 August Huffman Prairie Aviatin Day 22 August SLAB T (Senir Leader Cnference, Air Frce Ball, and Technlgy Sympsium) 25 August Air Frce Ball at NMUSAF 26 August Technlgy Sympsium Upcming Events: 08 September Mnthly Mayr and Managers event 08 September Air Educatin & Training Center Civic Leader Dinner 09 September Air Educatin & Training Center Civic Leader Breakfast 10 September ASC/CC Cmmunity Western BBQ 11 September Fairbrn hsting the 8th Annual 9/11 Ceremny
17 September USAF Marathn Race Directr s Breakfast, Pasta Dinner; and 5K Race; the 5K Race is still pen fr registratin 18 September USAF Marathn; the number f runners in the race this year is clse t 11,600 this year expected t be up there with the Marine Crps Marathn sn 445 th AW Cl. Stephen Geman nt present 178 th FW Cl. Mike Rberts nt present ROTC/Arnld Air Sciety Lt. Cl. Jseph Buchard, Jr. Updates: We are seeing significant numbers at Wright State, University f Daytn, and Cedarville 280 cadets in the Cadet Crp, a significant number frm last year; almst 102 new Freshmen There sme significant changes in the prgram with sme budgetary cnstraints In the future, yu will see sme f my new cadre members three new members ver the Summer and will be teaching the 100 and 200 classes at Wright State Thanked the AFA fr their supprt f the Cadet Wing, specifically the $250.00 fr ur supprt fr the Air Frce Ball Lking fr an utstanding year this year and hpefully give a lt f supprt yur way Jeff Liffick thanked Cl. Buchard fr their supprt f the AFA Chapter activities thrughut the year Junir ROTC Cl. Fred Schuster Thanked the AFA Chapter fr their supprt f Junir ROTC in the regin There are eight prgrams fr which the Chapter prvides a $500.00 schlarship every year fr cadets hpefully frm the lcal area t jin the Air Frce ROTC Eight were designated fr this year but nly six were given ut tw cadets decided at the last minute t enlist; is sure by this time that they are prbably regretting that decisin will try t give all f them ut fr next year, tw frm each unit USAF Marathn will have abut 50 cadets there at the finish line, at the baggage claim and the fd curt all f ur cadets really lk frward t that Gave a brief verview f the Junir ROTC prgram in the United States, including the fur services which have ROTC prgrams: Army, Air Frce, Navy and Marines it is a very ppular prgram thrughut the schls and many are n a waiting list discussed the impact f schl levies n the prgram as Junir ROTC is an elected prgram thrughut the fur services in Ohi, there are 64 units -- 869 Air Frce units wrldwide Civil Air Patrl Lt. Cl. Kenneth E. Curell nt present Daytn Develpment Calitin Clleen Ryan nt present SECRETARY S REPORT: Cnnie Engler said she has been ut f the lp fr a few mnths; deeply appreciates Mary Blyd s input and sending ut the ntices and taking the minutes the career path she has chsen puts her in a psitin where she cannt manage her wn time everyne f yu has been a mentr t me and brught such prfessinalism frm yur areas f expertise I have learned a lt
and really appreciate everything and thanks everyne I hpe that Mary will g n the nminatins fr the Executive Bard Secretary TREASURER S REPORT: Bb VanHk Began the mnth f August with $198,375. Expenses fr the mnth were $169,830. Depsits/incme was $130,117. The ending balance was $158,663. A snapsht f the past year since I tk ver in Octber 2009, with abut a mnth t g, shws incme has exceeded utflw thus far by $6,000 which is gd news. These figures are nt included in the August reprt since sme f the incme has just cme in fr this mnth. Next mnth, we will wrap up the year f my ding this and see hw we cme ut. Jeff Liffick cmmented that August was a big mnth with a lt f checks written fr different things hpefully, we ll get ur balance back up there SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: 2010 Daytn Air Shw Chalets Jim Heitz nt present 2010 AFMC Ball, Dragns Game, and Sympsium Jeff Liffick Renee Albright reprted n the Silent Auctin f 25 August: Raised $7,889 frm dnatins f 79 items. 10 items were nt bid n and are nw up fr bid fr AFA members; Jeff Liffick has the list. The Cadets that helped at the auctin were fantastic! We hpe t cntinue t use their supprt in the future. Wrking n getting ut Thank Yu letters t the cmpanies and individuals wh dnated this year. Jeff reprted that the dnatins this year were a little bit thinner than they have been in the years past but cnsidering the ecnmy, we did very well. Fr any f the items we have left, we have a list if anyne is interested in bidding n any f them; they were mainly gift certificates fr different things ut there. Jeff cmmented n the Ball, saying there was nearly recrd attendance f me 450+; this was extremely gd. Thanked everyne wh was able t be there. It was a very nice event starting with the Silent Auctin which Renee led up fr us. Fr the last three years, we re just a supprter with a part in the Awards Ceremny and with ur spnsrs that were able t attend. But fr the mst part, the Air Frce takes ver that prtin f it and we get t set back a little bit althugh there is quite a bit f input frm ur team getting everything t g tgether. Jeff reprted n the Technlgy Sympsium n the fllwing day. We had nearly 300 attendees. There were significantly less Air Frce SLC attendees this year because it was made an ptinal event, but ur attendance was up actually ver the year befre as well as the receipts. In ttal with the tw events, the Air Frce Ball Silent Auctin and the Technlgy Sympsium, we raised almst $20,000 fr the Air Frce Aid Sciety. We will be writing a check fr them in next week r s as sn as we finish ttaling up everything n the bks. I appreciate everyne s supprt, either helping with registratin, r being ne f the mderatrs, r ther things. Lking arund the rm, I see a lt f peple that helped in making all f this a great success. I really appreciate it. It takes a lt f wrk t pull ff these events.
Jeff asked Kent Owsley t talk abut a cuple f things. Kent remarked that next year, the Air Frce may be changing hw they will d their Senir Leader Cnference. This will affect hw the Chapter will decide hw t wrk with the Air Frce n the Technlgy Sympsium fr next year. It may be different r it may stay the same. It culd be at the beginning f the year r it culd be all kinds f different things. But the Ball and the Sympsium went really well, and remarked t Renee that she did a great jb. Jeff cntinued that fr thse wh were nt able t attend the Sympsium, the discussins and the presentatins were very interesting. Fred Pumry asked t cmment n ne mre thing abut the Ball, if yu were there, yu knw wh the Awards went t. If yu weren t there, the Ambassadr Award went t Amanda Wright Lane fr all she has dne t cntinue the legacy f the Wright Brthers bviusly here in Daytn. Ohi. She travels the wrld t d that. The Heritage Award went t Lt Gen. Bb Raggi, the past cmmander at Aernautical Systems Center. The Legacy Award fr the civilian side f the business went t Mr. Jim Matisse. This is the best year we ve had in terms f peple actually vting. Great input; we d like t see mre. The prblem we are having is finding peple wh will nminate peple in the cmmunity r the Air Frce fr these awards. He ended up hunting up peple t write nminatins and this is nt hw it shuld wrk; it shuld cme frm the Chapter. Next Year, he will be asking peple t d that. On the vting side, we had 100 peple vte this year which is the mst we ve ever had. This sunds great nly we sent ut 2,500 emails with ballts but we had sme 2,125 ballts ut there that smebdy shuld have respnded t. The last ballt in actually swung the Legacy Award t Jim Matisse. I encurage yu t take part and participate in this. Jeff cmmented that all f the award winners were very excited. There were sme great acceptance speeches. 2010 Marathn, 15 September Fred Pumry A reprt will be made at the next meeting 2011 USATT Exp, Tuesday-Friday, third week in July 2011 Kent Owsley reprted that n tracks, speakers, r exhibits have been signed up but there shuld be mre details by the next meeting. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: Leadership Develpment/Awards Rn Gerges nthing t reprt Cmmunicatins Tm Dinin Please send articles fr the next newsletter. Cmmunity Partners Gary Strack Tw new CP s were recruited this past mnth: the Crwne Plaza Htel and the NCR Cuntry Club. Ryan Rs frm the NCR Cuntry Club attended the meeting, talked abut the Club, its upcming Natinal Day f Glf event, and a current Patrit Membership pprtunity fr Daytn-area Military and Federal Civil Service persnnel. In the past, this uting has raised ver $2 millin at varius curses ver 30 states. NCR lks frward t being a part f AFA and serving the military cmmunity in the Daytn regin. Gary presented a CP plaque t Mark Metzner f Merk Metzner Cnsulting Services. Mark prvided infrmatin regarding his bjectives in becming an AFA Chapter Cmmunity Partner.
At the recent AFA Technlgy Sympsium, Gary presented a CP plaque t Brian Osbrne frm the Rss Grup. A CP plaque will be presented t Kendall Printing later this week. Kent Shin frm ITT Electrnic Systems invited Cheryl Cruz and Mark Mills, Ryan Rs frm NCR Cuntry Club, and Je Greene, President f the Daytn Gems Hckey Club. Kent thanked the Chapter fr including ITT in the AFA family. Je Greene has applied fr membership as a Cmmunity Partner. The Gems are friends t the military cmmunity ffering military discunts n single tickets and Family Packages. The Gems lk frward t wrking with the AFA and welcming the Wright-Patt cmmunity t their games. During the Daytn Gems Hckey Club seasn, ITT and the Daytn Gems will spnsr Gems fr a Day. This will allw five Air Frce members recently returning hme frm cmbat t accmpany the team n a full day t include a pre-game skate, a lcker rm tur, and team jerseys. Membership Dee Cx Received a reprt frm Natinal; as f the end f May, nly tw members were added but this did nt include thse that came in frm the Air Shw has new membership applicatins if anyne needs them Aerspace Educatin Sharn Murner Educatin has set the dates f Octber 1 and 2, 2010 fr the Wright Memrial Chapter #212 AFA Grant Writing Wrkshps fr all teachers in the Daytn metr area and beynd. We will have a 2-1/2 hur wrkshp t help teachers apply fr a $250.00 grant fr their classrm. The attached flyer will be sent ut. The wrkshps will be available n a firstcme basis. Lking frward t setting up the Visins Prgram in the near future Prgrams Fred Pumry Cl Amanda Gladney's Welcme Receptin was spnsred by the Miami Valley Military Affairs Assciatin and Air Frce Assciatin Wright Memrial Chapter it was a success with sme 70 peple in attendance at the Wright-Patt Club Gvernment Relatins Rn Thmpsn He will be cntacting ur elected fficials after the electins regarding jining AFA. Veterans Affairs Gerge Simns Vita Enta and I will attend the 9 September quarterly VAVS meeting at the Daytn VA. We will present 5 checks fr unfunded needs fr the VA. This includes General Purpse Fund, Emergency Fund, Wmen Veterans Fund, Canteen Bk Fund, and Bwling Alley Fund. State f Ohi President s Reprt Kent Owsley Preparing fr the natinal cnventin. OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: The meeting was adjurned by Jeff Liffick.
Submitted fr the Chapter: Mary Blyd, Daytn/Mntgmery Cunty CVB AFA Chapter 212 Cmmunity Partner