Meeting Minutes 14 October 2013 Regular Meeting Babylon American Legion Post 94 22 Grove Place, Babylon, NY 1935 Hours: Commander called meeting to order / Pledge of Allegiance / a moment of silence to honor our departed shipmates and active duty personnel / USSVI Creed / Invocation by Carl Lehmann. 39 members were in attendance. Executive Board members present: Michael Zemser (Commander), Mike Carmody (X.O.), Ed Rivoire (Secretary), Walter Oemcke (Treasurer), John Napierkowski (COB), , Bill Demarest (Membership), Carl Lehmann (Chaplain) and Lenny Sinacore (Past CDR) Nine submarines, Wahoo, Dorado, Escolar, Shark II, Tang, Darter, O-5, Seawolf, S-44 were lost during October. Binnacle List: Frank Anglisano reported that his wife is recovering from a heart attack. She is back home. Our best wishes and prayers go out to her. Bill Demarest is back with us as he continues to recover from hip replacement surgery. We wish Larry Hanna a rapid recovery from his recent back surgery and coincidental and painful complications. Scholarships: Charlie Hilgendorf reported that two applications have been received. Treasurer’s Report: Walt Oemcke reported that the base remains solvent. Treasurer’s reports are available for review by members at any regular meeting. Minutes: A motion was made to accept last month’s meeting minutes as written and published and to dispense with their reading at this meeting. Seconded and passed. Each month’s meeting minutes are emailed to the membership and posted to the USSVI national website. Correspondence: Marty Thompson reported that his son is returning from a one year reserve assignment at Guantanamo. Welcome Home!!! WWII veteran Robert Dickinson reported on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight that he was invited to participate in. He said that he was moved and deeply honored to receive that recognition and thanks for his WWII service. Long Island Base has been invited to participate in a Pearl Harbor Day Memorial service. The ceremony will be conducted by AMVETS Massapequa on 1 December 2013 at 1300 hours at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale. Contact CDR Zemser for additional details. Received a thank you card from the Silverstein family for our mass card for the recent loss of Joe Silverstein’s father-in-law. Long Island Base members wishing to march in the NYC Veterans Day Parade should contact CDR Zemser for details. The NYC parade will be the same day as our Babylon parade. CDR Zemser reported that a “Veteran” designation is now available on NYS driver’s licenses. It is free at the time of renewal or you can request an immediate replacement with the designation for a $12.50 fee. No UVO report was available at this meeting. Old Business: License Plates: Anyone wishing to apply for Silent Service plates should contact Base Secretary Ed Rivoire for the applications and instructions. Book Donations: All members are encouraged to bring donations to meetings for the VA home at Stonybrook. CDR Zemser has advised that he will deliver donated books. In September, Emil Schoonejans, former president of USS Runner chapter of WWII Submarine Veterans presented a check for $2029.83 to Long Island Base. Former Runner chapter members have requested that this money be applied to maintenance of their Eisenhower memorial. CDR Zemser advised that he was forced to cancel the Defensive Driving program at the American Legion hall due to lack of response. Only 5 members signed up. Socks: Mike Stroud continues to collect tube socks and toiletries for hospitalized and nursing home veterans at Northport and Stony Brook. You can bring your donations to the Veterans Day luncheon, the Holiday Party or the regular December meeting. Mike will also accept cash donations and make the sock purchases himself. Please don’t forget to make a donation! This is a very worthy and charitable cause that Mike puts a lot of time and effort into. Let’s help him out! Kaps 4 Kids: Ed Wylie reported that there will be a presentation at Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday, 4 November. Volunteers are needed to meet in the hospital lobby at 0915 hours. Ed has also advised that he has established a new website: Kaps4KidsLongIslandBase. CDR Zemser reported that Ed’s Kaps 4 Kids display on behalf of Long Island Base at the Bellmore Fair was well received and successful. He expressed concern that Ed was supported by very few base members. They were: Walt Oemcke, Bill Fuchs, Charlie Hilgendorf and Michael Zemser. CDR Zemser further reported that the Kaps 4 Kids program, thanks to Ed Wylie’s efforts, has remained self-sufficient requiring no funding from the base treasury but… volunteers are still needed for the hospital presentations. West Islip Fair: was held on Sunday, 22 September and netted $648 through merchandise sales, gift card raffle and donations. It was well supported by members who all reported enjoying the camaraderie throughout a long day (albeit a gratifying one) thereby proving that volunteering for Base functions isn’t just about fundraising. The volunteers (who were there from start to finish) were Bob Bachman, Jose Bou, John Burg, Rich Geyer, Mike Carmody, Tony Laub, John Napierkowski, Walt Oemcke, Ed Rivoire and Michael Zemser. Special thanks to Murray Lewis for delivering the sale merchandise. New Business: Bob Bachman reported that our base is on Facebook at “USSubmarine VeteransLongIsland” and encouraged all members to visit and click “like”. Bob also offered his assistance to members in joining and logging in as a facebook member. Long Island Base will participate in the Babylon Veterans Day Parade on Monday, 11 November. Muster at 0945 at Deer Park Ave. and Foster Blvd. Parade begins at 1000, ends by1100. Following the parade there will be a Tolling of the Boats ceremony at our monument in Bay Shore and a luncheon at Molly Malone’s restaurant. XO Mike Carmody will be emailing a registration form and collecting fees for those who wish to attend the luncheon. The cost for the luncheon, which includes a three course meal (entrée choices of Roast Beef, Chicken Francaise or Salmon Dijon) and beer or soft drink will be $24. Please respond at your earliest convenience to assist Mike in the planning and notification to the restaurant. Our annual Holiday Party will take place on 7 December from 1800 to 2200 hours at Capt. Bill’s restaurant in Bay Shore. The party includes buffet dinner including beer, wine and soda, cash bar and music and dancing. We will be conducting raffles for cash, a Stop ‘n’ Shop gift card and a basket of cheer. Reservation forms will be emailed prior to the end of October. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Carl Lehmann for his work in selling the 50/50 raffles and logging in meeting attendees. Our thanks also go to COB John Napierkowski for providing the homemade manicotti and spaghetti collation and pre-meeting fare. John has advised that he will be happy to accept menu suggestions for future meetings. Next Regular Meeting: 1900 hours, Monday, 9 December 2013. There will be no November meeting. Motion made to adjourn, seconded and passed. 2028- Meeting adjourned.
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