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The American Legion

Peter J Courcy Post 178

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

March 2, 2020

1st Vice Commander Thor Anderson called the meeting, held at STRIKZ, to order at

1837. The opening ceremony included a prayer and reciting the pledge of allegiance.

Officers Roll Call – See the attached "PEC Attendance Roster": In attendance

were Roy Brewer, Charles Daniels, Ed Reed and Michael Shasteen.

Acting Adjutant Larry Marshall announced that a quorum was not achieved.

Officer Activity Reports

Commander - Fred Rogers - see written report.

Adjutant - Delbert Parsons - see written report.

1st Vice -Thor Anderson – see written report.

2nd Vice - Rob Altman –no written report.

Finance Officer - Terry Meyering - see finance report attachment. There

was no motion to approve the finance report because a quorum was not

achieved.

Chaplain - John Allen - no written report.

Judge Advocate - Paul Jones – no written report.

Service Officer - Kevin Robinson – no written report.

Historian - Bob Sirois - no written report.

Sgt-At-Arms - David Break - no written report.

Stephanie Cleveland - no written report.

Larry Marshall - no written report.

Ed Mendlik - no written report.

James Trombley - no written report

Larry Wilhelm – no written report.

Program Chairperson Reports

American Legion Riders - Matt Ostergaard - no written report.

Boys State - Larry Marshall - see written report.

Law & Order - Stuart Sax – no written report.

Government Affairs:

o Legislative – Rick Redden – see written report.

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o Get Out the Vote (GOTV) - Rick Redden – see written report.

Oratorical – Ed Reed – see written report.

School Awards - Ted Ruybal – see written report.

Scouting - Leonard Havron - no written report.

Committee Chairperson Reports

Membership Outreach – John Lee – see written report.

Honor & Remember – Roy Brewer – no written report.

Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee – Michael Shasteen – no written

report.

Color Guard - Larry Wilhelm – see written report.

Wreaths Across America – Larry Marshall – no written report.

Fund Raising - Greg Gomel - no written report.

o Annual Giving – Open

o Grants – Open

o Raffle – David Grandfield - no written report.

o Cruise – Patrick Walker – The 2020 cruise will be October 18, 2020 on the

Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston, Texas.

Unfinished Business

Officer Mentoring - all officers are encouraged to select and mentor a

member for each officer position.

Open Committees are Fund Raising Sub-Committee Chairs for Grants and

Annual Giving.

Post 178 meeting adhoc committee – Stephanie Cleveland – no written

report. It has been decided the March 9, 2020 Membership meeting will be

held at the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 5700 Dallas Parkway (at the

North East corner of the North Dallas Tollway and Lebanon).

2020-2021 Officer elections will be held during the June 2020 Membership

meeting. The Nominations Committee will be selected in March 2020.

New Business

No new business

Announcements & Correspondence - Adjutant Parsons

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March 9, 2020 Membership meeting will be held at the Scottish Rite

Hospital for Children, 5700 Dallas Parkway (at the North East corner of the

North Dallas Tollway and Lebanon).

Closing Ceremonies were conducted and the meeting adjourned at 1919.

Meeting Minutes respectfully submitted by:

Delbert Parsons Adjutant

Minutes approved by Fred Rogers Commander:

Name Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fred Rogers Commander X X E

Thor Anderson 1st Vice Commander X X X

Rob Altman 2nd Vice Commander X E E

Delbert Parsons Adjutant X X E

Terry Meyering Finance Officer X X X

John Allen Chaplain E X E

Paul Jones Judge Advocate X E E

Kevin Robinson Service Officer E X E

Bob Sirois Historian X E E

David Break Sgt-At-Arms X X X

Stephanie Cleveland Executive Member X X E

Larry Marshall Executive Member X X X

Ed Mendlik Executive Member X X E

James Trombley Executive Member E A A

Larry Wilhelm Executive Member X X X

Codes: X=Present, E=Excused, A=Absent

American Legion Post 178 Officer Attendance Roster 2019-2020

Commanders Activity Report Fred Rogers 10 February 2020 to 1 March 2020 2/11 Visited with Post 178 troubled member. Participated in Color Guard event 2/12 Attended Color Guard rifle practice 2/16 Participate in State Oratorical banquet 2/17 Served as moderator for State Oratorical Contest

Adjutant Report

February 2020

January 29, 2020 Participated in Honor Guard Rifle practice at Frisco Police Department rifle

range.

February 11, 2020 Participated in Posting our Nations Colors at a grand opening for the auto

repair shop on FM423.

February 12, 2020 Participated in Honor Guard Rifle practice at Frisco Police Department rifle

range.

February 17, 2020 Attended the State Oratorical Contest at Frisco Collin College.

February 18, 2020 Worked with Home Depot and the Frisco VFW to select a veteran family in

need that Home Depot will provide home repair assistance.

Report Submitted by:

Delbert Parsons

Adjutant Post 178

Frisco, Texas

Membership 03/01/2020

Thor Anderson

2019-2020 Goal 526

We have reached our Membership Goal for the year! Our assigned goal is 526 and we have 529

members for 100.00% of goal. This includes 18 new members and 84 transfers.

Our retention goal is 464 and we have achieved 427. We need 37 more renewals to achieve our goal

Post Excellence Award

The American Legion's Post Excellence Award has added new criteria. To qualify for the Post Excellence Award, a post is required to achieve excellence in four areas: membership, submission of the Consolidated Post Report (CPR), attaining a 90 percent renewal rate and community activity.

No events since last report.

Collin College veterans fair February 20,2020-Thor Anderson Attending

Upcoming events,

Frisco Gun Club March 28 9-3

All members are asked to recruit one new member – It is not hard to do, when you are out and about at

work, church, or events and meet a veteran “Just Ask”

Thor Anderson

Membership Chairman

BOYS STATE UPDATE

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

1 - Post 178 had 31 nominees apply for Texas Boys State from 10 Frisco Independent School District High Schools and 2 Charter High Schools (Legacy Christian Academy & Leadership Prep School.

2 - The Boys State Committee has received all necessary paperwork including Texas Boys State Applications.

3 - All interviews of nominees have been completed as of Thursday, February 27, 2020. The Committee interviewed the nominees from February 11th through February 27th.

4 - The Boys State Committee will be meeting on Friday, March 6, 2020 to decide on the Boy State Delegates that will be attending Texas Boys State.

5 - Due to spring break in the high schools, the announcement of the Boy State Delegates will be made the week of March 16th through March 20th and the nominees not attending will be notified the same week.

6 - Currently we have a total of $6,811.71 in the financial report for Boys State and we are expecting another $4,800.00 from 2 contributors.

7 - The Boys State Committee includes: Paul Jones, Terry Gilbert, Ed Kelly, Marty Martel, Rick Redden, Ted Ruybal, Larry Wilhelm, and Larry Marshall.

8 - Girls State & Boys State Orientation will be on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:30 P.M. at the FISD Administrative Offices in the Board Room. Everyone is invited to attend this orientation.

Submitted by: Larry Marshall - Boys State Chair

“GET OUT THE VOTE”

VOTERS REGISTRATION

Monday, March 2 2020

1 – There are two elections upcoming

Saturday, May 2nd – Frisco City Elections

Tuesday, May 26th - Primary Runoff Election

2. – Setting up Voter Registration Events is in progress for late March

1. The following entities have been contacted:

o Frisco Lakes

o Frisco Parks & Recreation – The Grove, The Athletic Center, The Discovery Center

o Frisco Library

o Frisco Gun Club – The Frisco Gun Club has replied positively suggesting a

Saturday. To be scheduled

3 – Scheduling and Manning the events will take place the week of March 2nd.

Submitted by: Rick Redden - “Get Out The Vote” Chair

The American Legion

Peter J. Courcy Post 178 Oratorical Report

March, 2020

The 2020 American Legion Department of Texas High School State Oratorical Contest was held

on February 17, 2020 at Collin College, Preston Ridge Campus, 6700 Wade Blvd., Frisco, TX

75035. Post 178 Commander and State Oratorical Chair, Fred Rogers, planned the contest and

was the moderator. Post 178 was honored to be selected to host this department contest for

the second year in a row.

Post 178 Legionnaires lead the invocation, posted the colors and cited the pledge of allegiance.

In addition, many volunteers from various posts staffed important positions including

tabulators, timekeepers, ushers, escorts and room monitors.

Five judges were utilized in the Department finals. Each of the judges was highly qualified and

contributed to the contest’s success. Certificates of appreciation were given by Department

Commander Jeff Perkins. Judges included Eileen Elledge, Jim Johnson, Jason Mrochek, Jared

Patterson, Tom Smith and Paul Jones.

Four outstanding high school students representing the state’s four divisions participated in the

contest.

PLACE NAME GRADE DIVISION

1st Tanner David Junior 3 2nd Rehan Rupawalla Senior 2

3rd Kateltynn Mitchell Junior 1

4th Carter Moxley Senior 4

The first-place winner received a $2,000 scholarship, second-place winner received a $1,500

scholarship, third-place winner received a $1,000 scholarship and fourth-place winner received

a $500 scholarship. In addition, each participant received a medallion.

Mr. Tanner David will participate along with more than 50 youth from across the nation in

National Contest Finals on April 18 & 19 at the Indianapolis Wyndham West Hotel.

Lastly, numerous American Legion dignitaries attended the contest. In addition to Department

Commander Jeff Perkins, others included Department Auxiliary President Brenda Towers, S.A.L.

Detachment Commander Eddy Seegers and past Department Commanders Jim Fleming and

John Hince.

Summary for Calendar Month February, 2020 18 Veterans or Spouses Visited, each person was given a Valentine’s Day Treat Bag 3 Nursing Homes, 1 each, Carrollton, Frisco, McKinney Visited by: John Lee & Sandra Massey Regards, John Lee American Legion Peter J Courcy POST 178 7653 Pasatiempo Dr. Frisco, TX 75034-3297 https://friscolegion.org (cell) 972.567-3370 Email: leejohnr@msn.com

HONOR / COLOR GUARD UPDATE

Monday, March 2, 2020

The Color Guard had 3 events in February.

-- Color Guard Flag Raising Ceremony at Service First Automotive - February 11 at 1515 Members present: Fred Rodgers, Larry Wilhelm, Terry Gilbert, Ted Ruybal, Delbert Parsons, John Ricca, Larry Marshall -- Color/Honor Guard rifle practice at the Frisco Police Station - February 12 at 1830 Members present: Delbert Parsons, Fred Rodgers, Larry Wilhelm, Terry Gilbert, Ted Ruybal, Thor Anderson, John Ricca, Charlie Daniels -- Honor Guard Oratorical Contest Post Colors at Frisco Collin College Conference Center - February 17 at 0900

Members present: Larry Wilhelm and Terry Gilbert

Larry Wilhelm