Meeting Minutes from 10/6/2018

1600 HRS              Gordie McKibben opened the meeting

Minutes from last years meeting read by Bryan Waller.  Motion to accept minutes as read, passed by membership.

Treasury Report                       General Fund    > $9000.00

                                                Reunion Fund    > $1000.00

                                                Ships Store        > $1500.00

                                                Scholarship        $3475.00

Motion to accept Treasury Report as read: 1^st Al Yancy  2^nd Mike Sobkowski  Passed by membership.

Old Business      Bryan discussed communication and demographics shifting from email to Facebook.

                                Gaining of new membership has declined.

New Business   Scholarship Fund – Mike Sobkowski talked about the scholarship fund and how this is our legacy to hand down to the next generation. 

                                Applications have steadily increased each year. 

                                Talked about the increase from $500 to $1000 for the scholarship.

                                Discussed incorporating as a 501.3c for tax deductions and matching grants.

                                Administration cost to incorporate is approximately $300.

                                Discussed posting winning essays to web site and Facebook.

                                Motion to form as a 501.3c incorporation.  1^st Chuck ?  2^nd Johnny Picklesimer

                                                                                                                                Passed by membership.

                                Discussed donating the 50/50 raffle to the scholarship fund.

                                Motion to donate 50/50 raffle to scholarship.  1^st Sam Hoernish 2^nd Al Yancy

                                                                                                Passed by membership.

                                Next year Reunion discussion.  Keeping same time frame.

                                Voting: Groton                  27votes

                                                Kings Bay             4

                                                Akron                    0

                                                Memphis             1

                                                Mobile                 1

Starting next year a form, to be built, must be filled out before recommendation as reunion site.

                                Motion: 1^st Norman March, 2^nd Bill Scarboro  Passed by membership

Sympathy card for Jerome Whitehead will be passed around at the dinner and donations collected in his fathers name.

Election of officers:  Same as before.

Motion to donate $500 to Razorback museum. 1^st Norman March 2^nd Bill Scarboro Passed by membership.

Bryan Waller is donating a plaque of the USS Bergall to the Razorback Museum.

Motion to adjourn.  Passed by membership.