American Legion Post 385

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, May 6th 2008

Meeting opened at 1915 PM

13 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Carol Fraser, Robert Nagle, Albert Darby, Frank E Dingfelder, Ramon Aguiar, George Wandover, Eric Sallons, David Izquierdo, David McDonald Robert Lee Greene, Sr., and Joe Mora.

Financial Report, we have $141.05 in bank. Motion was made by Joe Mora to approve Financial Report, seconded by Carol Fraser, motioned carried.

Motion made by Joe Mora to approve minutes of last meeting with corrections, seconded by Albert Darby, motion carried.

Elections were held and the following members were elected:

Roy Schofield - Commander

Joe Mora - 1 st Vice Commander

Alberto Darby - 2 nd Vice Commander

The following members were appointed to the following officers:

Joe Motes - Adjutant

Chaplain - Robert Nagle

Sgt-at-Arms - George Wandover

Service Officer - Peter Moore

It was brought up about the Memorial Day festivities at Pembroke Pines City Hall at 9am to be followed by the Poppies at Wal-Mart.

Reminder about the distribution of Poppies to be on the following:

Wal-Mart on 184 th Street on Memorial Day…………May 26th

Publix on 194 th Street on Sheridan …across from Bergeron…….June 7th

Publix on 184 th Street across from Wal-Mart………August 30th.

Reminder on the upcoming presentations of JROTC awards as follows: (Times generally from 6-7 PM )

Everglades High………….May 7th ………. Wednesday

Cypress Bay ………………May 9th ………..Friday

Flanagan High…………..May 23rd ……....Friday

Arrangements have been made for another Get-together at Rickey's on May 10th . Hope to see you all there.

Joe Motes reminded everyone about the District Constitution on June 1 st at Post 321 in Cooper City , please try and make an effort to attend.

Roy mentioned about the brochure passed out for the CHRISTMAS IN JULY for SHOEBOXES for Overseas Troops, he will contact the lady in charge.

No further business, Motion to close meeting, motioned carried. Adjourned at 1945PM

Next meeting scheduled for September 2nd , 2008 , at 2000.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, April 1st 2008

Meeting opened at 1920 PM

6 members present, Roy Schofield, Carol Fraser, Robert Nagle, Albert Darby, Frank E Dingfelder, & Ramon Aguiar .

Financial Report, we have $129.05 in bank. Motion was made by Robert Nagle to approve Financial Report, seconded by Carol Fraser, motioned carried.

Motion made by Carol Fraser to approve minutes of last meeting, seconded by Albert Darby, motion carried.

Cdr Scholfield advised we did send out a letter endorsing Joe Motes for District Commander to Department and believe it is posted on their web-site.

Cdr Scholfield and Joe Mora are working on firehouse deal and requested Albert Darby's help in talking to Commissioner Angelo Castillo on April 8 th regarding possible forever lease or at least 25/50 year lease at best.

Distribution of Poppies to be on the following:

Wal-Mart on 184 th Street on Memorial Day…………May 26th

Publix on 194 th Street on Sheridan …across from Bergeron…….June 7th

Publix on 184 th Street across from Wal-Mart………August 30 th .

Flyers to be given out explaining our purpose for the Poppy collection.

Presentation of JROTC awards as follows: (Times generally from 6-7 PM )

Everglades High………….May 7 th ………. Wednesday

Cypress Bay ………………May 9 th ………..Friday

Flanagan High…………..May 23 rd ……....Friday

Tickets are available for Post 304 Boys State Fun Raiser BBQ. If anyone wishes to buy tickets, 10 are available at a cost of $10 per person, April 26 th 3-7PM .

Arrangements have been made for another Get-together at Rickey's on May 10 th . Hope to see you all there.

We did get our Corporation paperwork and are now a non-profit Corporation.

Brochure from IRS passed out regarding eligibility of veterans on disability or survivor beneficiaries for the STIMULUS PAYMENT.

Brochure passed out for the CHRISTMAS IN JULY for SHOEBOXES for Overseas Troops.

No further business, Motion to close meeting, motioned carried. Adjourned at 1945PM

Next meeting scheduled for May 6 th , 2008 , at 1900.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, March 4th 2008

Open meeting at 1915.

7 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, Robert Nagle, David Izquierdo, visiting guest Howard Kalachmon and 9 th District Commander Bill Gemayel.

Financial Report, we have $215.95 in the bank. Motion was made by Carol Fraser to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Frank Dingfelder, motion carried.

Motion was made by Carol Fraser to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Robert Nagle, motion carried.

It was mention that we should by some Forever Stamps since the postage it going up again May 1 st .

Roy Schofield brought up an Endorsement to Approve Joe Motes to run for 9 th District Commander, it was approved by all present.

Roy Schofield discussed the old fire station at Holiday Park on US 27 that we will start approaching the Commissioners and Mayor soon with our request for the use of the building.

Next month we will start nominations of Officers for 2008-2009, with nominations again in April and nominations and elections in May.

Roy mentioned that he would like a SAL unit in our Post sometime in the future, as he has a son that would be interested in joining.

Joe Motes will follow up with the Poppies Program at Publix and Wal-Mart and will have a report for next month.

It was mentioned that Sunday March 9 th is the Grand Opening Ceremonies of the new South Florida Cemetery .

Our next meeting is scheduled for April 1 st , 2008 at 1900.

Meeting adjourned at 1955.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, February 5th 2008

Open meeting at 1905.

10 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, George Wandover, Robert Hsu, Joe Mora, Robert Nagle, and David McDonald.

Financial Report, we have $215.95 in the bank. Motion was made by Joe Mora to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Carol Fraser, motion carried.

Motion was made by Robert Nagle to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Ramon Aguiar, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 310 active members. We are currently at 125.8% statewide. 10 members renewed their membership in the past month. We lead Southern Area with the highest percentage.

A $500 donation from the American Legion was donated to Phillip Rosen by Commander Roy Schofield at the 9 th District meeting held at Post 321 on January 24 th , 2008 .

Reminder: that we will have our get together at Rickey's on February 9 th and an email reminder will be sent out to our members. So far we have about 13 members and family.

Reminder: that the Four Chaplains will be February 10 th at the Fort Lauderdale First Baptist Church . It will be attended by all high school JROTC's, the Broward Sheriff's Color Guard, plus others. An email will be sent out to our members.

Roy Schofield and Joe Mora discussed the old fire station at Holiday Park on US 27 which will still be in use through most of 2009. We should be approaching the Commissioners and Mayor soon with our request for the use of the building.

Meeting adjourned at 2020.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, January 8th 2008

Open meeting at 1910.

8 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, George Wandover, Robert Hsu, David Izquierdo, and William Armstrong.

Financial Report, we have $678.55 in the bank. Motion was made by Frank Dingfelder to approve the Financial Report, seconded by George Wandover, motion carried.

Motion was made by George Wandover to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Frank Dingfelder, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 308 active members. We are currently at 119% statewide. 90 members have yet to renew their membership and most will not as they are first year members from DMS.

Roy Schofield mentioned he will call those members that have several years with the American Legion.

We will have a get together at Rickey's on February 9 th and we will reserve Rickey's for get together every 3 months, an email will be sent out to our members.

William Armstrong mentioned that the old fire station at Holiday Park on US 27 will still be in use through most of 2009, so we will not have an answer anytime soon as a future location for our Post.

It was mentioned that when High School LLL opens, our Post will be supporting 4 high school in the county if they get a JROTC unit.

$500 donation from the American Legion will be donated to Phillip Rosen at a time and place to be determined.

Joe Motes mentioned that there will be 2 Four Chaplains ceremonies this year, the first will be hosted by the District Chaplains on December 3 rd and the second will be the regular yearly one which is attended by all high school JROTC's, the Broward Sheriff's Color Guard, plus others. An email will be sent out to our members.

Meeting adjourned at 2020.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, December 4th 2007

Open meeting at 1910.

5 members present, Joe Motes, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, and Robert Hsu.

Financial Report, we have $365.55 in the bank. Motion was made by Carol Fraser to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Ramon Aguiar, motion carried.

Motion was made by Frank Dingfelder to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Ramon Aguiar, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 306 active members. We are currently at 107% statewide. 90 members have yet to renew their membership and most will not as they are first year members from DMS.

Frank Dingfelder reported on the American Heritage School and our appearance there by himself and Joe Motes.

Ramon Aguiar reported on the Ninninger Veterans Home Christmas party, we had 3 Post members in attendance.

Joe Motes reported on the new VA Outpatient Clinic which is now scheduled to be opened around June 2008.

Meeting adjourned at 2015.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, November 6th 2007

Open meeting at 1900.

12 members present, Joe Motes, Bob Nagle, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, George Wandover, John Sneed, Vince Mancusi, Stanley Rubinstein, Robert Downey, David Izquierdo, Joseph Reynolds, Robert Greene, Jesus Moure, Dennis Teitge, guests Col Scott Slater, cadet Devin Villa and parent Dino Villa.

Financial Report, we have $864.10 in the bank. Motion was made by Carol Fraser to approve the Financial Report, seconded by George Wandover, motion carried.

Motion was made by Bob Nagle to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Carol Fraser, motion carried.

Col. Scott Slater and Cadet Devin Villa from Flanagan High School were our guest speakers and spoke on the ROTC program at the school.

The Nininger Veteran's Christmas Party is set for Saturday December 1 st . We should all meet there about 10am.

The 9 th District Ball will be held on November 17 th at Post 222, this is about the biggest function the District hosts every year. Tickets are $10.00 per person.

We will be participating in the Pembroke Pines Veteran's Day festivities at the Donnith H. Fletcher Memorial Park at 12 noon.

Our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center, on Tuesday, December 4 th , 2007 at 7:00 PM.

Col Dennis Teitge requested our help in starting a shooting competition here in Broward County with $200 for the awards. Motion was made by George Wandover to approve the $200 when the time comes, seconded by David Izquierdo, motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 2020.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, October 2nd 2007

Open meeting at 1900.

12 members present, Joe Mora, Joe Motes, David McDonald, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, Alberto Darby, George Wandover, John Sneed, Vince Mancusi, Kirk Davis & Stanley Rubinstein.

Financial Report, we have $1172.93 in the bank. Motion was made by Stanley Rubinstein to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Ramon Aguiar, motion carried.

Motion was made by Alberto Darby to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Carol Fraser, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 274 active members. 15 members were transferred into our Post from Post 400 by mistake; we will wait to see what happens upon renewal time. So far 129 members have paid up, and we are currently at 104% statewide. 95 members have yet to renew their membership.

Our installation was held at the Golden Coral in Tamarac, on September 23 rd , there were about 50 members and guests, we did experience problems with the restaurant we might do our own next year in our area locally.

The Nininger Veteran's Christmas Party is set for Saturday December 1 st . If you will not be able to attend, please bring your gifts to next month's meeting. We should all meet there about 10am .

The 9 th District Ball will be held on November 17 th at Post 222, this is about the biggest function the District hosts every year. Tickets are $10.00 per person.

We will be participating in the Pembroke Pines Veteran's Day festivities at the Fletcher Park at 12 noon . We will also want to sell Poppies at Wal-mart afterwards. We will need some volunteers.

We wrote a check for $240 to the American Legion to sponsor our 3 high school's ROTC Shooting program. Each school will have 8 shooters for 2 teams.

We are still waiting to see if we will have a Rickey's get together on October 20 th , will notify via email.

Our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center , on Tuesday, November 6 th , 2007 at 7:00 PM .

Alberto Darby made motion to adjourn, seconded by Carol Fraser.

Meeting adjourned at 2000.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, September 4th 2007

Open meeting at 1900.

Meeting opened with Prayer led by Frank Dingfelder and the Pledge of Allegiance.

10 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, David McDonald, Ramon Aguiar, Frank Dingfelder, Carol Fraser, Bill Armstrong, George Wandover, Robert Downey & Marshall Darden.

Financial Report, we have $1436.67 in the bank. Motion was made by Ramon Aguiar to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Carol Fraser, motion carried.

Installation of Officers will be held on September 23 rd at 3pm at the Golden Coral located on University Drive and Commercial Blvd.

Motion was made by Carol Fraser to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Frank Dingfelder, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 262 active members. This past month we transferred in 42 members from Post 400. So far 129 members have paid up, and we are currently at 104% statewide. 95 members have yet to renew their membership.

Roy Schofield mentioned we need to start collecting items for the Nininger Christmas Party to be held on the 1 st weekend of December, We will get an updated list of items in need by our veterans living there. An email will be sent to our members with all the details.

New members Robert Downey and Marshall Darden were introduced to the members.

Poppies discussed, we would sell Poppies at the Super Walmart in Pembroke Pines .

Rickey's dates 9/21, 10/6, 10/20

Robert Downey ROTC Lt Col Chet Baker for next month.

Our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center , on Tuesday, October 2 nd , 2007 at 7:00 PM .

Carol Fraser made motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 2030.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, August 7th 2007

Open meeting at 1915.

Introduction of guests; 10 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Bob Nagle, Alberto Darby, George Wandover, David McDonald, Malcolm Curcio, Ramon Aguiar, Jr., Frank Dingfelder & Stanley Rubinstein..

Motion was made by Albert Darby to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by George Wandover, motion carried.

Financial Report, we have $578.35 in the bank. Motion was made by George Wandover to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Bob Nagle, motion carried.

Membership Report, after dropping 19 unpaid members from last year, we started with 205 members on July 1 st , we have transferred 15 from Post 400 plus 12 members from Post 400 awaiting their signatures.

Starting this week all that is now required is a simple yes without the signatures to transfer members from Post 400. So far 102 members have paid up, and we are currently at 88.2% statewide.

Joe Motes mentioned that he visited Flanagan High School and mew the new Commander, and that they will definitely have shooting teams this year and that we will definitely support them. Also, both instructors are planning to join our Post as members.

Joe Motes made a request to buy a ½ page ad in this year's Past Commanders and Presidents Ball to be held on November 3 rd at Post 222, the cost of the ad is $45. The motion was made by Ramon Aguiar and seconded by Bob Nagle, motion carried. . An email will be sent to our members with all the details.

Joe Motes made a request for this year's funding of out School ROTC and School Award medals and baseball team, if there is to be one this coming year, for a total of $1206. A motion was made by Alberto Darby and seconded by Frank Dingfelder, motion carried.

Frank Dingfelder mentioned we should sell Poppies at Wal-Mart this coming Veteran's Day, and we will check into buying the Poppies.

Our Installation of Officers is set this year for September 23 rd at the Golden Coral in Tamarac , located University and Commercial. We will be installed at the same time with Post 365 and Post 220. An email will be sent to our members with all the details.

It was brought to the members that we should plan another get together at Rickey's in the next couple of months. We will start check for dates soon.

There will be no meeting in July and our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center , on Tuesday, September 4 th , 2007 at 7:00 PM .

Meeting adjourned at 1950.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, June 5th 2007

Open meeting at 1915.

Introduction of guests; 8 members present, Roy Schofield, Joe Motes, Joe Mora, Bob Nagle, Alberto Darby, William Armstrong, George Wandover, & David McDonald.

Motion was made by Albert Darby to approve the minutes of last month's meeting, seconded by Joe Mora, motion carried.

Financial Report, we have $578.35 in the bank. Motion was made by Alberto Darby to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Joe Mora, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 224 members for 2007. Our post is still number one in the State with 375% in membership renewals, 25 members have yet to renew.

Joe Motes mentioned that ROTC and School Awards have been concluded with our three high schools; all that is left is the Civil Air Patrol in Pompano Beach and the Navy Sea Cadets coming up in the next two week.

Joe Motes mention that the 9 th District Constitution is coming up on June 10 th and asked that members attend if possible, that our Post is up for several awards.

Joe Motes mention that he will be attending the American Legion Department Convention in Orlando and that our Post has a voting strength of 4.

Elections were held for the office of 2 nd Vice Commander and David McDonald was elected, there was no other office in the running. George Wandover was asked if he would want to be Sgt-at-Arms, he will let us know in the immediate future.

There will be no meeting in July and our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center , on Tuesday, August 7 th , 2007 at 7:00 PM .

Meeting adjourned at 1950.

Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, May 1st 2007

Open meeting at 1910.

Introduction of guests; 6 members present, Joe Motes, Bob Nagle, Carol Fraser, Frank Dingfelder, Peter Moore and David McDonald.

Financial Report, we have $628.35 in the bank. Motion was made by Peter Moore to approve the Financial Report, seconded by Carol Fraser, motion carried.

Membership Report, we are currently at 224 members for 2007. Our post is still number one in the State with 375% in membership renewals, 25 members have yet to renew.

Joe Motes mentioned that ROTC and School Awards reported that all ROTC and School Awards for our 3 high schools are coming up in the next few weeks.

Nominations for Officers were opened, the only one to be challenged is 2 nd Vice Commander, David McDonald will run for that office. It was asked that Joe Motes email all officers to see if anyone is interested in running. Elections will be help next month June 5 th .

Our next meeting will be held at the Pembroke Falls Aquatic Center , on Tuesday, June 5 th , 2007 at 7:00 PM .

Meeting adjourned at 1950.