MINUTES
OF MEETING
ALBANY-SARATOGA
BASE, USSVI
Location: American Legion Post #1450, Halfmoon, NY
Meeting
Date: April 20, 2005
The
Bell was tolled for Boats lost during the month of April
All
WWII Veterans present were asked to stand and be recognized. Ray Koch and Vito
DeLeonardis stood and were applauded.
All
members present stood and introduced themselves and the boats they served on.
The Base
Secretary reported there was a quorum present.
The minutes of the previous months meeting have been either mailed or
e-mailed to the members and therefore the reading of these minutes of was
waived. A motion was made by Al Singleman and passed to approve the minutes.
The
Base Treasurer was not present so the reading of treasurer’s report was
waived.
CDR
Ondek reported on the memorial fund, the present balance is $715.26.
He reported that Mike Stoneback was working on an investment plan.
Old
Business
CDR
Ondek reported that the two Tolling the Boats ceremonies were well accepted but
poorly attended. There were 52 people at the NYS Capital and 35 at Saratoga
County. He offered his thanks to all who helped and all who participated.
CDR
Ondek announced the first Saturday Brunch meeting will take place next month on
May 21st at the First Baptist Church in Saratoga at 11:00 am. The
cost is $7.00 per person and will be catered by Tom Ondek.
CDR
Ondek is still plowing through the paperwork to get the Base Tax Exempt status
for the memorial foundation.
CDR
reported on the difficulties of recording DVD’s on one unit and attempting to
play them back on another.
New
Business
Ray
Misciewicz was at the memorial ceremony in Saratoga. Ray has done several
presentations on submarine life and submarine activities. He has offered to do a
presentation for us. Each one takes over and hour. A suggestion was made to do
this at the Saratoga Military Museum since they have a proper projection set up.
Books
for Boats will be collected at the May meeting. Please bring in paperback books
in good condition. Please bring in books that are appropriate. If you don’t
have any books to donate and you would like to contribute, you can make a
monetary donation. Tom Glenn will collect the books and Fred Carlson will
collect the money.
A
motion was made and seconded to send a donation in the amount of $500.00 to the
Schuylerville Band that performed at the Convention. The motion passed, the
money to be paid from the Convention account.
A
motion was made to increase the dollar amount from $300.00 to $500.00 for the
close out dinner meeting for the Convention committee. In addition to the
committee, Gavin Landry and Kathy Denkenberger from the Tourist Bureau will be
invited. It will be held on May 4th at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga
Springs. The motion was passed, the money to be paid from the Convention
account.
Donations
for the following items have been requested: Socks, flannel PJ’s, non white
t-shirts, women’s and men’s deodorant, men’s and women’s underwear,
sports bras, shampoo, combs, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and small stuffed toys.
There are
two parades coming up and we would like to have a good showing at both of them.
The first is the Memorial Day Parade which will be held on Wednesday May 25th.
The parade steps off at 6:30 with line up at 6:00. We line up and follow
the same parade route as our Convention Parade. Refreshments will follow at the
VFW. The second parade is the Flag Day Parade that will be held on Saturday June
11th. This parade steps off at 12:00 noon with line up at 11:30,
same as the Convention Parade. Refreshments will be available afterward at the
Saratoga Elks. Please plan on attending one or both of these parades. These
organizations supported us during our Convention so let’s support them
whenever we can.
Al
Singleman plans on doing a remote control submarine demonstration in Central
Park in Schenectady. More details will be available at a future meeting.
Our
base is collecting items to be sent to a military field hospital in Iraq. Items
that are needed include:
Men’s
and women’s underwear, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, men’s pajama
pants, women’s sports bras, shampoo and combs, and small stuffed animals for
children. Cash donations are also welcomed. Bring anything you wish to donate to
the May meeting.
CDR Ondek
has a list of the NY State Sub Vets license plates that have been taken.
A motion
to adjourn was made and seconded.
The next
regular meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m.
on May 21, 2005. This
meeting will be held at the Denny’s
Restaurant on Plank Road, in Clifton Park, NY.
Submitted
by:
Jim Irwin
Secretary
Albany-Saratoga Base
Pride Runs Deep