August 2007 Meeting Minutes
Chief Petty Officers Association of Miami, Inc.
Thursday, August 2, 2007

Meeting called to order 1938. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence.

                                                                           Honorable members present:
                                            OSCS Ron Roy, President                           BMCM Chuck Robertson
                                            QMC Jerry Lippincott, Treasurer                 BTCM (SW) Paul LaCoursiere
                                            CTOCS Al Starr                                          BMC (SS) Mike Short
                                            CTOC Tim Neary                                        BMC Ira Paul
                                            HMC Norm Powell                                      CTI2 Gayle Malone-Neary, Secretary
                                            QMCS Ken Larson                                      Harvey Cohen, Associate


Minutes from the Previous Meeting: Motion to accept minutes as posted. Duly seconded and approved. Reminder - minutes of all meetings will be posted on our website, http://www.pes1.com/cpoa/.

Treasurer's Report: Savings balance $7,217.33; checking $4,324.00. Motion to accept treasurer's report as given. Duly seconded and approved. New member: ETC Jay Kittles, Alexandria, VA (jkettles@gmail.com).

Committee Reports:

· Race Committee - Chief Short reminded everyone the next race is in November. We were approximately $3,000 short on last race's inventory. Master Chief LaCoursiere and Chief Short will put in extra security measures to avoid inventory issues.

· Scholarship - Recipient Vanessa Lippincott.

· Philanthropy - Chief Powell researching local veterans' home.

· Ship Liaison and Navy League -The USS Nassau reception held July 5th. Pub Crawl reception was held at Sunrise Lane for the USS Harry S. Truman, USS Oscar Austin, and USS Winston Churchill. It was an overwhelming success. DDG Nitze is also expected August 22nd. The CPO reception will be held at Café Bluefish Sunday, August 26th at 1700.

· Initiation - Chief Scott reported list should be out August 10th. Training begins the 13th. Khaki ball will be Saturday the 29th, a week after the pinning. Pinning will be at the Reserve Center on the 21st. Reception will follow pinning. Solicited CPO assistance.

Old Business:

· Recognition for Coral Ridge Yacht Club Donors - August 4th at 1400 at the 7th Street Wine Company.

· Holiday dinner preparations - We have been given December 7, 2007 at the CRYC for our dinner. Patricia Bowden has agreed to help with planning. Master Chief Balcom retires in October.

New Business:

· Historian - Chief Tedlow will be in charge of this committee.

· USS Nitze reception - Motion to fund not to exceed $300. Duly seconded and unanimously approved.

Good of the Order:

· Suggestion - Determine dollar amount raised per person at the races. This would be for those who can't work at the races that they might have guidelines to donate. Chief Lippincott noted that it usually worked out to be about $100.

Motion to Adjourn 2102. Duly seconded and unanimously approved.

Dates to Remember

CPOA meeting September 6^th

CPOA meeting October 4^th

CPOA meeting November 1^st

Homestead Races Fundraiser November 16^th – 18^th

CPOA meeting December 6^th

Holiday Party TBD