Minutes from CPOA SECONN Chapter Meeting, 28 January 2003. Held at

Retired Armed Forces Association (RAFA), New London.

 

Present:

 

CPOA Officers

 

MCPO Isherwood (ret) – President

CPO Rud (ret) – Vice President

CPO Fogt – Outgoing Treasurer

SCPO Coughlin – Secretary

 

MCPO Creighton                               CPO Crowell

MCPO O’Toole                                 CPO Healy

MCPO D’Amico                                CPO Tierney

CPO Hessman                                   CPO Randall

 

Meeting commenced with Pledge of Allegiance

 

Treasurer’s Report

 

No Treasurer’s Report for January. Combined with February’s report.

 

CPO Fogt investigated various investment options. Current rates of return are low, so a rainy day investment will be investigated at a later date.  

 

Minutes from December meeting read. Minutes accepted.

 

Old Business

 

Shirts – Chair is CPO Bob Crowell. CPO Crowell showed an example of a jacket with CPOA logo selling for $43.00. Company CPO Crowell works with just needs a minimum order of 10 items (shirts, jackets, etc.) MCPO Creighton will advertise these items on his bang list.

 

A jacket was ordered Mr. Schrage of Aramark as a thank you for all his work.

 

Football Concessions – MCPO D’Amico advised that he would not be expanding concessions to more events. Poor sales at a wrestling event barely covered costs.

 

Presidents Report

 

a.      MCPO Kevin Isherwood is committee chair on membership with National.  Discussed increase in dues, and the need for new members, both locally and nationally.

b.     Workers Appreciation Dinner – CPO Hessman volunteered to chair committee to find a venue for appreciation dinner. Motion seconded. Passed unanimously.

c.     Newsletter – mail labels of chapter members to mail out newsletter needs to be updated. Missing approximately 50 members. Membership is currently at 150-160 members. Need a more accurate count.

 

New Business

 

Special Olympics – received thank you notes from Norwich Special Olympics for CPOA’s assistance with events throughout the year. Events included bowling and softball. Special Olympic athletes signed a thank you card also.

 

Looking for volunteers to help with Penguin Plunge on March 8th at Ocean Beach. Motion put forward to support event. Motion seconded, passed unanimously.

 

Spaghetti Dinners – CPOA has hosted spaghetti dinners for Chief Petty Officer Academy students. Purpose is to recruit and retain members. 80% of members already affiliated. National has a program to help reimburse chapters for this type of function, but decided not to put a motion for partial reimbursement.

 

Chapter of the Year – putting together a nomination package. Will include all the good works done by CPOA during 2002-2003. Package must be in my July.

 

Good of the Order

 

Looking for 20 volunteers for Hearts in Bloom. Volunteers need Feb 24/25 to help deliver vases/flowers.

 

Enlisted Association needs help. CPOA needs to help support.

 

Next meeting: Academy Galley, 25 Feb 03 at 1500.

 

Motion to close meeting. Motion seconded.

 

Observed a moment of silence.

 

Meeting adjourned.