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Power
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Vol. 11, No. 1 |
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January, 2000
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From the Desk of the Rear Commander
WELCOME TO THE NEW CENTURY!
Now is the time to get rid of some of the OLD and on with the NEW. The Auxiliary Advisory Committee has accomplished our model by-law changes, created a web site and has been visible with our articles in The Ensign. We will continue our visibility and our web site .We will be striving to reach our goals of maintaining our present Auxiliaries and encouraging Squadrons that do not have an Auxiliary to realize the benefits by starting one. Auxiliaries are necessary. The purpose of an Auxiliary is to assist the Squadron wherever possible.
Our members are of the highest quality, which is so critical to an organization. Members may have dual membership in auxiliary and the parent squadron. Members can be male or female. Let's make our vision of forming new auxiliaries and maintaining existing ones real--make it happen NOW! We look forward to seeing you all at our meeting Friday 28 January, 1530-1700, Salon 7.
Our exciting program Team USPS x 2 will be presented by P/D/C Bruce Troth, AP from the Membership Committee.
Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you all,
R/C Patricia C. Armstrong, JN
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OPEN MEETING Friday, 28 January, 2000 1530-1700 in Salon 7 OMNI ROSEN HOTEL ORLANDO, FLORIDA
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"What is EXPO?" you ask. It happens at annual meetings only. It is a
large meeting room where all committees of USPS have a booth where they
present the workings of their committees to all of USPS. This is your chance
to meet the members of the Auxiliary Advisory Committee and be in the middle
of the action. If you sent pictures to Lt/C Ellen Carr, AP, they will be
on display in the Auxiliary Advisory Booth along with other important information.
EXPO will be held on Friday, 28 January, 0800-1200. Don't miss it!
Veni, Vidi, Visa: I came. I saw. I shopped. |
(Pompano Beach Power Squadron) Now 41 years old! (Clearwater Sail & Power Squadron, Inc.) Note from the Editor:
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R/C Pat Armstrong, JN called the meeting to order at 0900. She welcomed all the guests to our meeting. The minutes from the open Spring Governing Board meeting were approved as issued. Committee members present were Stf/C Frank Wright, N, P/R/C Priscilla Clarke, AP, D/Lt Rosemary Bialecke, P, Joyce Bruner, D/Lt Ellen Carr, AP, D/Lt Reyna Henry, N, D/Lt Judy Holmes, AP, D/Lt Lois Neef, P and D/Lt Martha Walker, AP.
Auxiliary Committee members present were introduced along with their
areas of responsibility. They in turn introduced the guests present from
the Districts and Auxiliaries in their area of responsibility.
P/R/C Priscilla Clarke gave an update on the status of active auxiliaries
and the Auxiliary Directory. Unfortunately the number of auxiliaries is
down. We have 47 auxiliaries with a membership of 1,819. The 1999-2000
Directory of USPS Approved Auxiliaries was mailed from USPS Headquarters
in August. P/R/C Clarke gave an update on our Auxiliary web page and some
of the changes that are being proposed for the front page. Thanks for getting
this job done so quickly.
P/R/C Clarke gave an update on the Youth Poster Contest, there are 17
Districts submitting posters. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each
age category will be announced at the Member luncheon on Saturday. The
theme for the 1999-2000 contest is Life "Jacket-Up" For Safety.
D/Lt Lois Neef reported on the circulation of the Auxiliary newsletter
and asked the guests to send in articles for the newsletter and we will
gladly publish them.
D/Lt Martha Walker gave a brief overview of what is being planned for
the theme of EXPO 2000. She has some wonderful ideas.
D/Lt Ellen Carr gave a brief report on the pictures need for the 2000
EXPO booth. Any pictures sent to her will be enlarged and put on display
around the booth. The originals will be returned to the owners if requested.
The Member Enhancement Award was won by the Riverbelles Auxiliary and
was presented to Cdr. Mary Glassco, AP, of Rocky River Squadron. Mary will
present the award to the auxiliary at the next squadron meeting.
Our guest speaker was outstanding. P/C Robert Rayburn, JN presented "How to reach new people". The discussion and interaction of the audience was very rewarding and from the comments very helpful. The reaction from the group was extremely positive, I think they would have liked Bob to continue with his presentation. It was a fun morning. Thanks Bob.
R/C Armstrong entertained comments and questions, thanked all for attending and invited them to our Annual meeting in Orlando. The meeting was adjourned at 1050.
Respectfully submitted,
D/Lt Ellen Carr, AP