WISNAPA
Meeting Minutes - March 1, 2008
The meeting took
place at The Brewhaus in Delafield, Wisconsin.
From 10:30 - 11,
there was the filling of care packages for the Mids and deployed
graduates.
John Kelling called
the meeting to order at 11 a.m. followed by the Pledge. A new family
was introduced: the parents of Christopher Simmons, a presidential
appointee for the Class of 2012, spoke about their son. The rest of
the parents reported on the activities of their Mids and graduates.
The Wisconsin Class
of 2012 has eight accepted offers, eight more fully qualified offers
of appointment pending and one NAPS student and one Foundation
student. This is one of the largest classes from the state.
Cindy Larsen talked
about Blue and Gold Officer responsibilities and encouraged members
to apply by contacting the Area Coordinator,
Craig Walker.
John Kelling
introduced guests Gaston and Violette Vandermeerssche. He then led
us in prayer and then lunch was served.
Following lunch,
John gave a very interesting presentation on Gaston and Violette's
lives. Gaston had been a leader in the Beligian Resistance during
WWII, was captured and imprisoned by the German army. He was a war
hero and has written a book about his experience as a resistance
fighter and prisoner. After the war, he worked in research and
development and became the owner of a company. Copies of his book,
Gaston's War, were available for purchase at this meeting and
Gaston would sign each copy.
The 501(c) 3 has
been approved and we are waiting for the IRS certificate to arrive.
Our future letterhead will show that we have been approved for a tax
exempt status.
There is a little
over $4,000 in the Academy Ball account. Thank you to all who helped
to make the ball a huge success. It was suggested that future fund
raising could be on-going rather than rushing shortly before our
next ball. At the summer meeting we will discuss the subject of fund
raising in more detail.
Firstie Parents
Weekend plans are still being formed. The date had not yet been
decided by the academy.
Yardtales -
Jan Haupt thanked the membership for submitting articles
and pictures for the newsletter, especially those that contributed
photos for the Army/Navy game and All Academies Military Ball. The
summer issue will feature the incoming Class of 2012 along with
graduation ads for the Class of 2008. Please continue to send
updated pictures for the web site and contribute to future
Yardtales publications.
Old Business
In the past,
Plebe and Plebe Parent handbooks were given to all incoming Mids' families whether they
were WISNAPA members of not. It was suggested that perhaps the Mids would
prefer to receive the handbook online rather than in a hard copy.
Hard copies are expensive to produce. The handbook could be printed
off the web site by those who wanted it. After some discussion on
the matter, Jan Haupt made a motion to discontinue making hard
copies and use only the online versions. The motion was seconded,
voted on and unanimously passed. Gerianne Prom suggested that a
couple of copies could be available for people to view at the June
meeting. A Class of 2011 parent volunteer was asked to read over and
review the handbook for accuracy.
We are looking for
mentor families for the new incoming Class of 2012 families. A
sign-up sheet was available for people who would like to serve as
mentors. A request for mentors will also be placed on the
Yardtales web site.
A committee was
formed to handle the table decor for the June meeting. The flag and
boat decor will go home with the incoming Plebe families. The summer
meeting will be on Saturday, June 7 at the Charcoal Grill in New
Berlin. The incoming class will have an opportunity to meet with
upper classmen and graduates as has done in past years.
John Kelling will
continue as our president till June of 2009. Bill and Jane Campion
will then become co-presidents. Treasurer and secretary positions
will be voted on at the June meeting.
Volunteers were
asked to help mail the care packages.
A motion to adjourn
was made, seconded and passed.
Submitted by Nancy
& Greg Bose (Peter Bose - Class of 2009)
Submitted by: Greg & Nancy Bose,
Peter Bose (Class of 2009)
Co-Secretaries |
