Minutes of Meeting Conducted by
Corvallis Post #91, The American Legion,
Department of Montana, Inc.
Type
of Meeting: Regular Membership Meeting
Date
of Meeting: 15 August 2023
Location
of Meeting: Corvallis Rural
Fire Department – Corvallis, MT
Opening
Time: 1900 by Commander Harris
Himes
Attendance:
Post Officers - 6
Post Members - 14 Guests - 2
Minutes
from July 18 Meeting – Minutes
were submitted. Keith Graves motioned to
accept minutes as submitted. Patrick
Nolan seconded. Motion passed by voice
vote.
Guests
and New Members – New member Joe
Hein; Auxiliary member Lois Graves.
·
Program – Member Joe Hein spoke about our affiliate, Bitterroot Marksmanship
Club, where he is head coach. He also told of his journey which included
college, US Army and the US Olympic team as a shooting coach and participant.
Membership – 2024 new
members and renewals to date are 126. The
annual District goal is 195. Presently
at 65% of goal.
Committee Reports:
·
Bitterroot Valley
Military Program: See attached report from Sean Smothers.
·
ALERT – Commander Harris spoke briefly about the lack of response from various
post members, which is due to, in part, a lack of emergencies in the area. He still wants to flesh out membership in the
medical and air teams.
·
Radio Club – Doug reported that members have been learning how to build their own
simple antennas. A fox hunt was held,
and the club supported Robert’s Run.
·
Scholarships – Marc reported that the first 50% of the payments have been made to the
institutions.
·
Bitterroot
Marksmanship Club – See attached report.
·
Fishing Club – No report
·
Auxiliary – No report
·
House and Entertainment – The Thursday
lunches at Fin’s are now underway. Next
event will be Veterans Day Parade and Dinner.
·
Commander’s Report – Harris reported on the fundraising activities and the search for a
videographer to produce a short Post video to help fundraising efforts.
·
Old
Business:
·
Social
Media – No report.
·
Annual
Picnic AAR – Response overall
was good for the picnic. The fishing
clinic was missed and the program tended to be too long.
Newsletter – Copies of the latest newsletter were made available.
New
Business
·
Women’s
Pistol Course – Due to Vern’s
changing schedule and range availability, the course has been postponed for a
few months.
·
Fundraising
update – July income was bolstered by
several donations. The committee has put
together a brochure that can be used as a resource for fundraising. Work is being done on a short video that will
also be used for fundraising activities.
·
Active Duty
Reconnect Changes – As the ADR is one of our main expenses, the thought
from the Executive Committee is the program needs to be reviewed and remain
focused on local active-duty personnel.
More discussions will be held.
·
Future Programs – A draft form of an annual activities calendar was included in the agenda.
(Attached).
Good
of The American Legion:
·
Monthly
Pot of Gold Drawing – A member’s name
was drawn (Adjutant did not record the name). That member was not present to win the $500
Frontier Guns and Ammo gift certificate.
·
Veteran
Moving Help – Several people helped
in the move of a disabled veteran and spouse from Hamilton to Stevensville.
·
Veteran’s
care at local ER – Chaplain Wrede
reported that he had been involved in a complaint about treatment of combat
veterans at a local ER. He said any such
instances should be reported to the VA if experienced.
Sick
Call and Memorials
Upcoming Events:
1. Wednesday August 16 – Radio Club Fox hunt organizing meeting.
2. Saturday August 19– Color Guard at Celtic Festival
3. Saturday August 19 – Radio Club Fox Hunt
4. Monday August 21 - Fishing Club Meeting – Hamilton Masonic Temple, 115 S.3rd St,
Hamilton. Contact Chris Haxton
(406-531-2184) (Summer meetings at Kiwanas Park)
5. Monday Sept 4 – Radio Club Monthly Meeting – 1800 @ Jack’s Place
6. Monday Sept 4 - Fishing Club Meeting – Hamilton Masonic Temple, 115 S.3rd St,
Hamilton. Contact Chris Haxton
(406-531-2184) (Summer meetings at Kiwanas Park)
7. Tuesday Sept 5 – Legion Riders Monthly Meeting – 1830 @ BJ’s
8. Friday Sept 8 – CSD#1-Post 91 joint meeting – 1430 in CSD#1 Conference Room.
9. Monday September 11 - Executive Committee Meeting – 1900 @ Jack’s Place
10. Monday September 18 – Fishing Club Meeting – Hamilton Masonic Temple, 115
S.3rd St, Hamilton. Contact
Chris Haxton (406-531-2184) (Summer meetings at Kiwanas Park)
11. Tuesday September 19 – Monthly Membership Meeting – 1900 @ CRFD
12. Saturday September 30 – Color Guard at Dist 5 meeting in Missoula 0900
Closing
Time: Commander Harris adjourned
the meeting at 2027 hrs.
