485th TACTICAL MISSILE WING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 339
SOUTH MONTROSE PA 18843-0339
Minutes of the 485th Tactical Missile Wing Alumni Association
1. CALL TO ORDER:
President Ron Mitchell called the meeting to order at the Officer's Club, Davis-Mothan AFB, AZ, March 8th, 2003, 15:00 hours.
2. ROLL CALL:
Members present:
Ron Mitchell, President
Dan Clark, Vice President
John Rudzianski, Sec/Treas
William Albro, Director
Cal Chasteen, Director
Van Chappell
Joe Whaley
John Gibeau
Don Williams
Murice Green
Fred Miller
Les Cooper
Karen Chasteen
Lynn Poole
Jim Hale
Barb Clark
Barb Green
Marylin Miller
Bob Koltanowski
Jerry Garfied
3. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
John read the minutes of the previous meeting. On a motion made
by Cal and seconded Fred, the minutes were approved as read.
4. COMMUNICATIONS:
a. The secretary received miscellaneous advertisements for reunions
and numerous emails.
b. Ron and Jennifer have received a few replies to the 427 emails
they sent to the folks on Classmates.com
5. TREASURER'S REPORT: 3/02/03
Checking $ 466.42
Savings 315.33
Total Cash and Bank Accts 781.75
Bills Paid: (since last meeting)
149 Postmaster 34.50
150 Postmaster 34.00
151 Cal Chasteen - reunion exp 148.00
152 John Rudzianski - adm exp 38.62
153 Finlon Ent - TMW shirts 725.60
154 Postmaster - boxes for shirts 4.00
155 Postmaster - mail shirts 56.38
156 Postmaster - PO Box fee 64.00
157 Postmaster - 1c stamps 3.00
158 Kinko's 86.40
159 Postmaster - newsletter 44.40
160 Postmaster - mail shirt 5.05
161 Void 0
162 Postmaster - pc mailing 27.60
163 Finlon Ent - shirts/hats 2003 566.80
164 Craige's - UPS pkgs AZ 20.38
165 Postmaster - shirt/hat Belgium 3.95
Income
Interest 31.89
Memberships/dues 435.00
TMW Reunion Articles/postage 885.78
On a motion made by Don and seconded by Cal, the Treasurer's report
was accepted and approved.
6. BILLS:
On a motion by Don and seconded by John, it was agreed to reimburse
Joe Whaley for any reunion expenses that might be left over after the
final tally. Joe will email the President with an accounting and if
necessary a check will be cut.
NOTE: upon returning to PA, John received a check from Joe in the
amount of $80; funds that were excess to the reunion expenses.
7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
a. Ron and Jennifer sent 427 emails to those from Florennes listed on
Classmates.com. They will continue to send emails to new members of
Classmates.com as they sign up.
b. The Association officers agreed to amend the Articles of Association
to change the $10 annual membership to a $30 three-year membership. This
will reduce our expenses for membership renewals and also reduce some of
the paperwork.
c. John reported that a majority agreed to publish a list of email addresses
and snail mail addresses. Three individuals elected not to be on that list and
will not be included. A list (without sensitive information) will be posted
to the web page. The web page will simply indicate whether an individual is
listed in our database and inquiries will still be directed to John.
8. OLD BUSINESS:
Barb Clark spoke up that the organization was getting stagnant and that we need
to work on attracting new members.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Ron proposed that the members pass the hat to collect some money to reimburse
John's airfare to for attending the reunion. He is almost always at the reunion
to conduct business for the Association.
On a motion made by Cal and seconded by Don, it was agreed to pass the hat for John.
A total of $275 was contributed.
b. On a motion made by John R. and seconded by John G., it was agreed to give key
fobs as a token gift to new members.
c. On a motion made by John G. and seconded by Don, it was agreed to amend the
Articles of Association to reflect three categories of membership:
Alumni Member - 3-yr ($30) and Life ($100)
Honorary Member - 3-yr ($10) and Life ($50)
Associate Member - 3-yr ($10) and Life ($50)
Military members and others assigned to Florennes in support of the 485th TMW
fall into the Alumni category and have full voice and voting rights.
Spouses fall into the Honorary category.
Friends of GLCM and the Association (who do not qualify in the other two
categories) fall into the Associate category.
On a motion made by Dan and seconded by John G., it was agreed to give voice and
voting rights to Honorary members.
On a motion made by Cal and seconded by John G., it was agreed to give voice only
rights to Associate members.
d. We need a volunteer to host the 2004 reunion. Fred agreed to host the 2004
reunion in Albuquerque NM.
A tentative schedule for the following years is as follows:
2005 - F. E. Warren AFB
2006 - Perhaps co-located with the AAFM
e. On a motion made by Bill and seconded by Murice, it was agreed to amend the
Articles of Association to expand the number of directors from 3 to 5 members
and to make them enlisted positions.
10. ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
On a motion duly made and seconded, the following individuals were elected to
their respective positions:
Director Cal Chasteen (reelected) 6 years
Director Bob Koltanowski (new enl) 6 years
Director Jerry Garfield (new enl) 6 years
11. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION:
John mentioned that a former Maintenance Scheduler from Florennes, Jim Owens,
is a pastor in Florida with a ministry in Haiti. Anyone interested in learning
more about Jim can see John after the meeting.
12. RECEIPTS OF THE EVENING:
Shirts/hats $ 245
Membership 225
Donation 50
Total $ 520
NOTE: By the end of the reunion dinner, a total of $ 1,257 had been received
for memberships, shirts/hats, and donations. John took $1,000 and purchased a
6-month Certificate of Deposit for the Association.
13. ADJOURNMENT:
On a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 1600 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
John Rudzianski, MSgt, USAF (Ret.)
Secretary/Treasurer