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Sharon Woods It is now the end of August and it is still very hot here in Arizona. By the time you read this in October, maybe it will have cooled down a little. I’ve been very busy with my WAVES National duties this past couple of months. I sent out several letters to state directors and regional reps for their annual reports and I’m still missing four reports. Thank you, ladies, who turned them in. I really appreciate it. August started out with the Mid-term meeting in Nashville, which was productive and enjoyable. Your board covered a lot of ground and we will be ready to present the by-law changes and some new ideas that we know you’ll like. My other assignment, this month, has been working on revising our pamphlet, “Sea What We’re All About”. Finally,
I hope all of you are out there promoting WAVES National and recruiting
new members. The younger they are, the longer we’ll last. Until December,
signing off for now.
Summer, being a time when quite a few units take a break, means I am receiving fewer newsletters. School will soon start and the journalism class will be taking on the project of selecting the winners. So, please don’t forget to enter your newsletters. If you have not previously sent one, please include the number of members in your unit, and how often you publish the newsletter. We will have to receive the final issues for judging by May 15, as school will be out in early June, and the class will only have until the end of school to finish the project. I have read every newsletter sent to me, and enjoy each and all of them. Overwhelm me with material to read! That gives me a really great excuse to ignore housework. See you in Philadelphia with the results. |
Pat Childers Hello, from North Carolina. We have had a very rainy summer, but the good news is they announced on the evening news that the fall foliage should be fantastic this year, with the drought being over, so I look forward to a trip to the mountains in the fall. I attended the Stained Glass Shadow Box Dedication at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA on July 19, 2003. It was a wonderful program, hosted by RADM Thomas K. Burkhard, MC, USN. The Guest Speaker was RADM Sally Brice-O’Hara, USCG, Commander, Coast Guard Fifth District. Jan Roy, Immediate Past President represented WAVES National at the ceremony. The Tidewater Tidal WAVES have worked hard with the Medical Center to have this project come together. I was pleased to see this beautiful shadow box unveiled. This is such a worthwhile project, but an expensive one, the total cost was $5, 800.00. Donations are still being accepted, so if any of you wish to make personal contributions or if your unit would care to make a donation, please send them to me (see address of page 2). All donations will be recognized in the next issue of “White Caps” in the Treasurer’s comments. Mid
term was held in Nashville, TN,
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REMINDER
TO ALL UNIT TREASURERS:
Your Unit Financial Report was due on Sept 1st; hopefully you have all sent them. Thanks to all who have sent them in already, you’re doing a great job! As you probably know this information is required by the IRS and I will be compiling information for the IRS 990, so if you haven’t sent me the Unit Financial Report, please do so, ASAP !! The
Board of Directors accepted my recommendation to continue having Gloria
Galati as the Assistant Treasurer. She has been very helpful to me
during the transition and it was felt that with the upcoming
Convention, it would be too disruptive to change banks and positions
at this time. I want to thank, Cheri Holmes; Central Coast Wind and
WAVES Unit #90 and Adele Voell, MAL for volunteering for the
position. You both are well qualified, and we appreciate you’re
willingness to become involved in WAVES National.
Just a couple of notes to all unit treasurers. Please review each new membership application this next year before submission to me to insure that the Referred By____ is completed. This is to track personnel for our national membership contest. Winners to be announced at the 2004 national convention in Philadelphia. This is a great opportunity for fun and will increase WAVES National membership. Also, unit treasurers please consider submitting your 2004 national dues as soon as possible. When submitting unit dues transmittals please insure that member’s I.D. number and most current address and phone number is listed on the transmittal. This will be the address where the White Caps are forwarded. If you
have any questions or concerns please contact me at the phone number or
E-Mail address listed on page 2. Many thanks for your continued support
and kindness.
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