Vietnam Veterans of America
Charles S. Kettles Chapter 310
Regular Membership Meeting Minutes
9 January 2025
Call to Order by President McCrumb at 1900 hrs.
Pledge of Allegiance
Opening Prayer: Tim Driscoll
Moment of Silence for POW/MIA’S, their families and those who are serving in hazardous places around the world.
Roll Call: A quorum was established. Welcome Home Everyone!
New Members: None
Guests: None
President’s Report:
Please see the President’s remarks online at https://vva310.org.
Finance Report: Bourne.
Nonrestricted Fund Revenue: $4,150 donations for Memorial L/T Landscaping Plan and $855 from merchandise sales at the VA.
Nonrestricted Fund Expenses: $3,250 of the above donation came from the Chapter. We also paid our annual $450 website hosting fee.
Restricted Fund Revenue:
- We received $6,130 more for the Ann Arbor VA Christmas Program bringing the total to over $18,760.
- $1,000 donated for Support the Troops packing party
Restricted Fund Expenses:
- $4,013 was paid to Linda Colby for the embroidered clothes given to VA patients for Christmas.
- $1,000 was spent for non-perishable food which was sent via truck to help North Carolina people recover from storm damage.
- $751 was used to pay for 3rd steak dinner upgrade for VA patients.
We’ll be emailing an updated version of the proposed 25/26 annual budget. We will discuss, revise (if needed) and vote on the budget at the February meeting.
Thanks to a donation of labor from Certainty Construction and Son LLC, we finished Phase One of the Memorial Landscape plan $5,800 under budget.
AVVA Report: The AVVA report is no longer being printed in the Dispatch but is being emailed separately to those who request it. The AVVA report is also online at https://vva310.org/newsletter.
Committee Reports:
Merchandise: Harrison – We had $855 of merchandise sales at the VA. We will be there again on 21 January. Any help you provide will be appreciated.
Washtenaw County Council of Veterans: The Next meeting will be in February.
Michigan State Council: Driscoll reported that longtime State Treasurer Floyd Carmichael passed away. Gary Estermyer will take on his duties until a new treasurer is elected.
Memorial Maintenance: Phase One has been completed. The grounds look rough now, due to the ongoing work, but will be cleaned up in time for Memorial Day activities and Fire Watch. Additional bids are being solicited for remaining phases. A fundraising committee has been formed to raise funds for the project.
Website: McCrumb. We have had over 456,671 hits since the website was last rebuilt. We’ve modified the front page to make it easier to navigate.
Membership: McCrumb. We are officially at 219 members.
Newsletter: No report. As you know, it is not out yet.
Health Care: No report.
LTCCSKMC: No report.
Old Business: None
New Business: MOTION by Luker, seconded by Harrison to transfer $50,000 from the LPL Financial investment account to Memorial Landscaping Project Restricted Fund. This motion was approved at the board meeting. Approved.
Good of the Order:
Feight – Thank you all for coming out to my talk.
Driscoll – Fisher house is now seeking donations of gift cards from local area restaurants. When people who are just arriving at Fisher House need food, Fisher House wants them to just be able to go to a restaurant and eat rather than having to try to make a meal from the food stores on hand.
McCrumb – Milt Davis was the one who went shopping for the food for the North Carolina relief effort and found the transportation for the food.
McCrumb: Breakfast on Friday will be at 0900 at Holiday’s Restaurant, 2080 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, (734) 668-1292.
Closing Prayer Tim Driscoll
Flag Salute
Meeting Adjourned at 1934.