AVMS Meeting Minutes January 13, 2025

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AVMS Meeting Minutes January 13, 2025

Call to Order:

  • Rich Greenberg President, called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
  • Dave Chervin, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Invocation: Bob Turner

Officer Reports

Treasurer’s Report

November – Steve Milbrod:

Beginning Balance – $1,588.63
Ending Balance – $4,327.23

Revenues
$1,292.00 – Dues
$30.00 – 50/50 Proceeds
$1515.00 – Miscellaneous donations ($1,500 from Baily Family Foundation (Truman’s)

Expenses
$99.00 – Annual payment to Google for GMass email service

Steve also gave a presentation recapping our financial results for the previous year. A highlight was that AVMS donated a total of $55.000 in 2024 to a variety of charities.

Secretary’s Report

David Chervin
(5) voting members of the Board were present. Bob Turner was introduced as the new Vice-President.

Agenda Items

Guest Speakers

  • We were presented a plaque in appreciation of our Operation Thanksgiving donation by the MacDill AFB Gasparilla Diamonds First Sergeants Council.
  • Trish Kauffman and Dave Malia from JFCS Cares gave a presentation on their organization regarding services offered to veterans.

JROTC Scholarship

  • Dave Chervin reported that we will award a scholarship again this year to a JROTC student at Lakewood Ranch High School.

Corporate Sponsors

  • Deb Distefano and John Bastiani will be recruiting volunteers to solicit local businesses to become AVMS Sponsors.

Night at the Races

  • Deb Distefano gave a brief overview of this upcoming event to be held March 29th. Details are forthcoming.

Webb Fest 2025

  • Steve Milbrod gave a brief overview of this upcoming event to be held April 25th. The band Bynge has been booked. Additional details are forthcoming.

JFCS Stand Down

  • Paul Cote gave a brief overview of this upcoming event to be held February 22nd. From 9 -1 at Robard’s Arena. This is an annual event that brings together various professionals who can assist Homeless veteran’s with a variety of issues. Paul asked that anyone wanting to help contact him directly.

Viet Nam Veteran’s Day

  • This year’s ceremony will be held March 29th. Details forthcoming.

By Way of Introduction

  • Our newly elected Vice-President Bob Turner took the opportunity to introduce himself. He spoke about his Marine military background and made some suggestions about increasing awareness of AVMS.

50/50

  • The 50/50 was drawn at the end of the meeting.

Rich Greenberg thanked John Bastiani our cookie sponsor.

Respectively submitted,
Dave Chervin – Secretary