Meeting Minutes

Spring Creek BBQ. Meeting opened by Bill Bradley around 11:30

Treasury balance:  $4892.50 Jack has a detailed report if requested.

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Dick Light: Dick entered hospice this week. The doctors have given him 4 to 6 weeks. He is at the Belterra Rehab and Long Term Care facility on the northeast corner of Lake Forest and 380 in room 215. Any member who can do so is encouraged to go see him if they can. He keeps his door closed to minimize hallway noise, so please knock and wait for him to answer if you choose to visit. Visiting hours are 8 am to 8pm. He has no specific restrictions if you wish to bring him something.

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Rick Maxwell attended the National Honor Flight event on June 6th this year with his daughter as his guardian. He related to the group how extremely wonderful and moving this event was to both of them, and Marcy and his daughter related some of their experiences as well. After the meeting concluded, it was suggested by one of the attendees that they write down these experiences and that we can post them on the webpage.

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We have a new website that has received generally positive feedback from the membership. Some suggestions have been made which need to be incorporated into the website, both for aesthetics and to ensure compliance with our non profit status. These changes will be incorporated in the next week or so. If anyone has additional suggestions or has pictures of various events we have participated in, please email them to Bill Bradley. The officers need to hold a meeting in the near future to deal with some legal requirements of the website.

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Nathan was unable to attend, but reported out by email that we expect to again be able to support 4 scholarships this year. Two will be from the Maxwell family and two will be from the group treasury. There is an active link on the webpage for individuals to fill out a Google Docs form for this year’s scholarships.

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Yard sign sales have gone well. Members who attend a meeting can purchase a sign at a discount. The current price for a sign purchased by the general public is $55.

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We have a firm commitment from the Frontiers of Flight museum to purchase our yard flags for their gift shop. The gift shop manager has stated that she will write up a purchase order for $500 worth of flags as an initial order and she is working through the process as we would be a new supplier. We will include one additional flag as a thank you for this opportunity. She is very excited to have these flags in their gift shop as they hit numerous buttons for them in terms of items they wish to carry and where they are coming from. They also have a “local non profit vendor day” once a year called Moon Day. This event took place on July 19 this year, so we missed it, but we are invited to attend for next year. On that day, they will remove our flags from the floor in the gift shop and we can sell them directly as part of the event.

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A discussion has taken place with the Medal of Honor museum to carry our flags as well. This was a preliminary discussion and will require follow-up.

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We will be attending the Guns and Hoses event again this year on September 13. We need people to arrive and begin setup between 4 and 5 pm. Marcy suggested we try to develop a more permanent and deeper relationship with them which was received very positively. This could allow us to have a better booth and advertising in the Guns and Hoses event pamphlet. He also suggested we make a more significant effort to recruit new membership at this event.

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We participated in both the Audie Murphy Parade and the McKinney 4th of July parade again this year. Pictures have been posted to the website. At the parade in Farmersville, we met an individual who restores old military vehicles. He also runs the Iron Soldier Coffee Company. We discussed with him the possibility of purchasing some of his coffee samples to sell at events as another fund raiser. This was proposed at the meeting with the attending membership agreeing that it was a good idea. Jack Pelland is pursuing purchasing at least a case of samples from them for us to sell at the Guns and Hoses event.

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Bill Bradley will be visiting the Galveston Naval Museum at the end of the month for several reasons. Currently they have six yard flags which have not been paid for due to multiple personnel changes on their end. It is believed that the purchase of the flags got lost in the shuffle of new personnel. Bill will either secure a deal with them to purchase yard flags or bring the flags they have back to restock in inventory.

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There was a discussion to have a visit at the Military Heritage Collection Museum in Nevada, Texas. The proprietor of the museum very generously agreed to donate a certificate to allow an individual to drive a tank as a raffle item for our Guns and Hoses event. This visit would allow us to secure that certificate as well as have a great family outing day, and it was decided that our next monthly meeting on August 16th will be held there. We will have more information posted on the website for this event as we would like to set up a place to have a cookout while we are there. Bill Bradley will contact them to determine what options we have there for a suitable location onsite and what we will need to bring. It is assumed we will need to bring everything to support this event.

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We will have a Family Night Out on Wednesday, August 27th. We will pick a location by group discussion at the August 16th meeting.

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Our September meeting will be again held at the Spring Creek Barbeque in McKinney, Texas on September 20.

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The meeting was adjourned at about 12:45 pm.

Submariners of North Texas

Bill Bradley called the meeting to order at 11:20.
Pledge of Allegiance

Treasurer’s Report:
Balance (3/15/25): $6,395.83
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Events for this year:
Jack Pelland is attending the opening of the Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington on
March 25.
April 12 – flag retirement ceremony in Galveston at the Naval Museum Sea Wolfe Park.
April 29 – dinner at restaurant to be announced. We met for dinner in January and it
was a lot of fun. We hope you all will plan on joining us.
June 15 - Audie Murphy Parade in Farmersville
July 4 th Parade in McKinney. Date will be provided soon.
Mid-September - Guns and Hoses in Allen – date will be provided soon.
We will go to the military museum in Nevada for a family event. Date TBD.

Scholarships
Rick Maxwell and his family will donate $2,000 for scholarships in addition to what the
membership has raised. Recipients and amounts will be announced soon. With the
success of the military flag stands Rick is making and donating, we have raised enough
funds to add another layer of scholarships this year. We will be giving last year’s
recipients $500 each.
Four applications have been received.

Free Firewood
Saturday, March 22 – Bill Bradley is offering free firewood at this Dad’s ranch. It’s cut
and, on the ground, ready to be picked up. Contact Bill Bradley for dates and times.
Benediction Terry Cooper

Meeting adjourned at 1215

Nick Patrizio called the meeting to order at 11:30.
Invocation: Tom Woodard
Pledge of Allegiance

Treasurer’s Report:
Balance (8/1/24): $4,502.15
Cash on Hand: $200.00
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Guns and Hoses
Was a success! The military flag holders that Rick Maxwell created and manufactured
were a big hit and many were sold. Rick is donating the proceeds to our scholarship
fund.

Work week on the USS Stewart
Bill Bradley reported that Galveston volunteer work week on the USS Stewart will be
November 6-13. He will be going. Bill will be putting a flag retirement container down
there. If anyone else is interested in going, please contact him.

Resources
Jack Pelland attended the recent Collin County Veterans Coalition meeting. One of the
speakers was from the Texas Veterans Commission. Attached is the handout they
provided. This commission is a great resource and can help you navigate through how
to apply for benefits, increase your benefits, plus other services. There was also a
speaker talking about new treatment techniques for traumatic brain injury. Thank you,
Jack for sharing these resources.

**CHANGE: October Meeting/Outing**
**Next meeting date will be an outing and we hope that many of you can join us. We will
be having lunch and then touring the Military Museum in Nevada. We will NOT be
meeting on Saturday, October 19 th . Friends and family are invited to join us!
Here’s the info on the outing:

Saturday, October 12, 2024
 11:00 meet at Charlie’s Hamburgers in Farmersville, TX:
 201 S. Hamilton St., Farmersville, TX
 972-782-7900 website: https://www.charliesofk.com/farmersville
 After lunch we will go to the Military Heritage Collection of North Texas Museum
in Nevada, TX
 Address: 20798 County Road 590
 Nevada, TX 75173
 We will be making a donation to the museum. Entry is free.
 They will take us for rides in some of the military vehicles.
 This is going to be a really fun outing. Please invite your friends and family! Here
is a link to their website.
 https://militaryheritagecollection.org/
 Please RSVP to Cindy Long either via email or phone/text. It’s important for
reservations at the restaurant and the museum has asked that we let them know
how many will be attending. Please RSVP by October 9 th .

Veterans Day 2024
There will be a ceremony at the McKinney Memorial Park. Jack Pelland will see if we
can set up a table there. Details to follow as they become available.

Suggested Activities for 2024:
 Christmas party at Hideaway Pizza on 380 in McKinney. Wyatt and Cindy Long
are working on the details. It will be on a Tuesday or Wednesday.
Yard sale in 2025 will be in April or May.
Benediction .
Meeting adjourned at 12:15.

Nick Patrizio called the meeting to order at 11:20.
Invocation: Terry Cooper
Pledge of Allegiance
New Member invited by Marcy Contreras: LeRoy “Lee” Champion.

Treasurer’s Report:
Balance (8/1/24): $4,038.77
Cash on Hand: $ 314.00
Expenses: Submarine pens for Guns and Hoses: -$192.64
Income: Interest: $1.88
Money was moved to an account that pays interest.

Guns and Hoses
Saturday, September 14 th at the Allen Convention Center. We will have a booth. We
have the option of setting up the booth on Friday the 13 th . Times on Saturday are
approximately 1800-2100. Nick has the brochures from last year.
Jack Pelland ordered the submarine ball point pens to hand out. They look great.
Rick Maxell brought the prototype of the yard flag holders he will be generously
donating. A photo is attached to this email of the prototype he brought. They look
fantastic! We will be selling them at the event. Orders will be taken and then Rick’s
company will manufacture them. Rick is donating the materials and production. He will
be reimbursed for the flags out of the group’s funds. The proceeds will go to fund
scholarships.
Marcy’s son, George, is giving us a ½ page ad.
Bill Bradley has the projector and will run the same slide show as last year. Bill will bring
a duffle bag to collect donated flags for retirement, he also has the flags for displaying in
the booth. Nick will get the flag bases from John Reynolds.
More details on the event to come soon.

Galveston volunteer work week on the USS Stewart will be in November. Bill Bradley
will provide the dates. He plans on going.

Next meeting date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 Spring Creek BBQ in McKinney.

Suggested Activities for 2024:

 October 19, 2024 - tour the Veteran’s Museum in Nevada, TX (located south of
Farmersville). Details coming soon. Wyatt and Cindy Long will get the details
from the museum. This will be in conjunction with our monthly meeting. We will
NOT be meeting at Spring Creek BBQ in October. We will be touring the
museum.
 Lunch and movie
 Christmas party

Benediction led by Terry Cooper.
Meeting adjourned at 12:20.

Nick Patrizio called the meeting to order at 11:10.
Invocation: Terry Cooper
Pledge of Allegiance
Honoring those on eternal patrol: Nick Patrizio
Treasurer’s Report:
Balance: $4,583.77
Today’s donations: $175.00
Balance: $4,633.77
Scholarships
Scholarship Awards were presented by Nathan Rogers to five recipients.
The club has established two $750 scholarships in our co-founder’s names: Doug
Gallagher and Phil Jaskoviak.
Camila Spriggs was the recipient of the Doug Gallagher Scholarship.
Joseph “Carter” Boix was the recipient of the Phil Jaskoviak Scholarship. Phil’s wife was
there to help present the scholarship.
Member Rick Maxwell and his family have set up scholarships in their father’s name,
Carroll Maxwell, to honor his 29 years of service. They awarded three, $500.00
scholarships. The three recipients were: Vanessa Rolan, Ella Espinoza and Kadyn
McCarley.
Dwight Davison’s engineering students made custom phone holders for all the
scholarship recipients.
Nick Patrizio recognized member Nathan Rogers for his work on the scholarship
program.

Suggested Activities for 2024:
 June 15 th - Audie Murphy Parade in Farmersville: Nick Patrizio will be in charge.
Note, stay after the parade for further ceremonial activities.
 July 4 th Parade in McKinney: Jack Pelland will be in charge
 July - Rough Riders Game: Jack Pelland will be in charge.
 September - Visit the military museum in Nevada – Wyatt and Cindy Long.
 Movie in August: Dwight Davison will be in charge
Benediction led by Nick.
Meeting adjourned at 12:00.
Next meeting date: June 15 th - Audey Murphy parade in Farmersville, Texas. We will
meet at the bank on 78 north of 380 on Hwy 78. Allow 2-3 hours. Wyatt Long will
provide the truck and flatbed trailer. Details forthcoming via email.