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11 June 2008
These
minutes are in straight talk.
Subject:
Pup Tent 15 Scratch Minutes, 10 June 2008
TO:
All Pup Tent 15 Cooties
1.
Acting Seam Squirrel (ASS) Joe Carsley
opened the Mighty Pinatubo Pup Tent 15 Scratch on 10 June 2008 @ 2 PM.
There were not any special appointments for
this scratch.
There were 11 Cooties in attendance.
2. The
ASS followed, the M. O. C. Ritual for the
opening ceremonies.
3.
Roll Call of Shave tails:
The HC
and PM conducted the roll call of P.T. 15 Shavetails.
It was by memory as the HC forgot to print
out a Shavetail list, but by this time of the year both he and the PM
should know everyone, so it seemed to go off OK, but both paid a fine
for the error.
Those AWOL or other places were: SS Dick,
still I Florida recovering from major hip surgery; and Pill Pusher Cecil
Johnson.
4. Recognition of
Distinguished Cooties and Guests:
The PM
after being coaxed by the ASS, the PM finally remembered their names
such as Grand JVC Al Mitchell, Past Grand Commanders John Welsh and
Jerry Prinz. But as PM Jack said, all our Cooties present are
distinguished.
5.
Applications:
None.
6.
Degree Work:
None.
7.
Minutes of Previous Scratch:
A motion was made, with a second, to accept
the May 2008 Scratch minutes as distributed and posted on the Web Page,
subject to correction.
The motion passed.
8. C.C.D.B. REPORT:
CCDB. Lafayette (Don)
Donaldson gave his last report as CCDB as he may be promoted to PM in
July, we will see.
L. Don has done an excellent job as our
CCDB.
L. Don is one of the outstanding VFW members and
Cooties who steps to the plate when a job has to be done...
For his outstanding work, all the Cooties
present gave him the “clap” and he had to pay for his own wine.
The ending balance was $952.56. A motion
and second was made to accept the final CCDB report of L. Don Donaldson
for the period ending 31 May 2008, as audited.
The motion passed.
CCDB L. Don informed our Cooties the
USAFEDCU account, to include the share account has been closed.
So all our financial transactions will now
be with China Bank.
9.
Outstanding Bills:
None.
The CCDB has given PGC
Prinz funds for the delegate fees and hospitality room at the DPA
Convention and Grand Scratch this month.
10.
Cootie or Family of a Cootie in Distress:
Cooties
Steve Massie and Larry Jackson are still
fighting terminal cancer; Buddy McGuire continues to go back and forth
to Manila for medical treatment, Allen Coates is in a hospital in
Manila.
Last but not least Seam Squirrel Dick Jones
is in his Greyhound Bus recovering from major hip surgery.
11.
Reading of Communications:
There was
an E-mail the HC received from PGC Prinz ref the Grand Social and
Auction, which will be on 15 June at Trattoon Pizzaria in Pattaya.
This really only concerns the three who
will be attending the Grand Scratch, but perhaps the other three Cooties
of our Pup Tent may decide to join us at the Grand Social.
12.
Committee Reports:
a. Membership. Ski-1
reported our membership status as of this scratch unfortunately is 46
Cooties, 1 short of 100%.
This is a sad ending to an otherwise good
year.
Ski-1 reported, but was not exactly sure
what our membership number will start off after the Grand Scratch.
There is some question who was or will be
dropped and when.
All this should be worked out by the Grand
QM at the Grand Scratch.
b. Special Projects
Officer (HG): A motion was made with a second for the Pup Tent to host a
Street Kids Swim Party on Clark Base at the Officer Club pool on 19 July
at Noon.
The motion passed.
The HG has already spoken with Brian Usher
to set up the event. We will discuss this again during the July scratch
to remind our local Cooties to attend and support this event.
c. Hospital Program; BB Joe reported our Pup Tent is still next to
last, but that is better than
last place.
He has communicated via E-Mail with Grand
Hospital Chairman on possible credit for phone calls to veterans in a
hospital or sick at home.
This could also include sending E-Mails to
veterans sick at home to cheer them up.
Chairman Don said he would add a line in
the Grand Hospital Report on number of calls, cost and length of call.
HC E. Ralph will also bring this subject on
the floor at the Grand Scratch and report back at the July scratch.
d. Booster Chairman Report; (B. B.) BB Joe also reported all
booster reports have been sent to Grand and are in order.
e.
National Home (S. P.)
No report.
f.
Ad Hoc Committee (H. C.).
Next meeting will be after the July 2008
Scratch.
No report
13.
Hungry Cootie Report in Detail:
I would also add this is coming from PSS E.
Ralph.
This was a good year as far as our 10-12
active cooties supporting the Pup Tent.
We could have done better in hospital visit
reporting, however there were factors that prevented us from doing
better.
Membership has already been hashed over and
over, so I will let that be.
I do believe some of our Cooties who have
been concerned in the future of the Pup Tent should be recognized, but
won’t be because we missed the 100% in membership.
I feel this is important to our Cooties.
As for next MOC year 2008-2009, we will
have to wait and see how things work out for our Post and us.
So in closing, I will say, it was a good
year in many aspects, but a bad year in membership.
14. Our National Home was
remembered.
15. OLD
BUSINESS:
a.
CCDB L. Don showed the Cooties the new
charter which he had laminated on a board.
It looks very nice and a big Kudo for L.
Don.
b.
CCDB L. Don took care of the P550 for a
printer cartridge and a ream of printer paper at the DAV as approved at
last month’s scratch.
16.
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion and
second was made to approve Cooties Jerry Prinz, Al Mitchell and E. Ralph
Milward as official delegates to the June 17, 2008 Grand Scratch.
The motion passed.
17.
GOOD OF THE SCRATCH:
a.
The Cooties were informed of the VVA887
Fourth of July Observance at the Ponderosa Hotel with their sixth annual
picnic.
There will be the usual picnic menu to
include “hillbilly beans” from Cootie Lary.
The picnic will start at 1130 AM, there
will be a band and meal tickets on sale from most local VVA 887 members
@ P350.
Those desiring to bring your kids to swim,
there is a nice pool at the Ponderosa to enjoy in.
So come out and enjoy a nice fun day with
your fellow veterans and Americans in observance of our Independence
Day.
b.
The next VFW Post 2485 General Membership
Meeting (GMM) will be Sunday, 6 July 2008.
Get out and support you Post.
c.
The next DAV meeting is 13 June @ 1030 in
the VFW 2485 Essay Room.
This will be final nominations and
elections of chapter officers for 2008-2009.
d.
A big Kudo was given to Jack Rollins, who
is departing for Las Vegas on the 20 June to live ever after. Jack has
been one of our main stays in the Pup Tent .
He served as CCDB for two years and PM for
a bunch more years.
He will definitely be missed by all.
Good Bye and God Speed Jack and Nellie.
We will all miss you.
e.
Cootie L. Don informed the Cooties present,
the Beagle Organization will have its 32nd Anniversary and
Installation of Officer with a dinner dance on 28 June in the Century
Hotel function room behind the casino.
Tickets are on sale @ P340 and raffle books
are on sale @ P250 per book.
Tickets and raffle books can be purchased
from any Beagle member or at the Dog House.
This is a nice function to take your lady
out for a nice evening.
f. The 50/50 ticket drawing was won
by Jim Lary
for P800 with same going to our duffel.
Fines collected by the PM were P710.
18.
There being no further business the ASS stumbled through the closing of
the scratch IAW the M. O. C. Ritual. The ASS gave a few remarks as the
next scratch he will be in the big seat as the official Seam Squirrel of
Mighty Pinatubo Pup Tent 15.
The next Scratch will be 8 July @ 2 PM in
the VFW Scratching Area.
19.
After the closing of the Scratch, the ASS
and most other Cooties who attended the scratch sat around for some
comradeship and cootieship.
Ralph Milward
S/
Joe Carsley
E.
Ralph Milward
JOE CARSLEY
Hungry
Cootie
Acting Seam Squirrel
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