13 April 2010 MINUTES

The AlamoChapter AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 34261 San Antonio TX 78265-4261
www.alamoafa.org
AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT AEROSPACE ORGANIZATION

ALAMO AFA
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
13 April 2010
MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Alamo AFA Chapter Vice-President Mike Nishimuta, at 1600 hours. This month’s meeting was held at the downtown USO.

ATTENDANCE
The following individuals signed in as attending: Mike Nishimuta, Alan Beaty, Gary Copsey, Joan Lopez, Dave Pope, Terry Ross, Angelo Haygood, Brent Boller, Ralph Chalfant, Douglas Nelson, John Shroyer, Bill Croom, J. Sean Habina, Ed Garland, Pedro Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Miller, Amber Carrillo, and Tom Peterson.

GUESTS
Jacob Watts, Oscar Villarreal, Andrew McGowan, David Jones, and Al Swaim

SECRETARY REPORT
The minutes from last meeting were presented. A motion to approve as written was seconded and approved.

CHAPTER CALENDAR REVIEW
The on-line calendar is available on the chapter web-site at alamoafa.org. Members wishing to update the calendar on-line can do so.

BJ BJORGE FELLOWSHIP
At the Texas State AFA meeting a motion was made and approved to provide, from the state organization, a $500 Charlotte Loos fellowship in memory of the many contributions to AFA from the late BJ Bjorge. A certificate will be presented to his wife Linda. At this meeting, a motion was made, seconded and approved for the Alamo AFA Chapter to provide $200 towards this fellowship in recognition BJ’s contributions to our chapter.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
The chapter presented a certificate of recognition as well as notification of a $100 scholarship through AEF to be presented in Ralph Chalfant’s name. This was Ralph’s last meeting as a San Antonio chapter member. Ralph has taken a position at Fort Hood and will remain active in AFA in that area. Meghan McCormick will assume the position of chapter Education VP.



Chapter AEF INTRODUCTIONS
Dave Pope introduced Col. Terry Ross and Angelo Haygood. Terry and Angelo are the new chapter AEF Vice-President and Scholarship Vice-President.

WEB-SITE
Our web-site is under revision. Efforts are being made to align the site with the chapter goals of Educate-Advocate-Support. Douglas Nelson has stepped up to co-ordinate this effort.

AFA BRIEFING TO NCO ACADEMY
Carlos Massiatte will share information on the benefits of AFA membership with the next academy class on May 11th 2010.

VALERO TEXAS OPEN
A discussion was held on manning an AFA booth at the upcoming Valero open. A decision was made that the venue was not one where chapter education and recruiting efforts would be effective. Responses to the chapter have started to come in from the first “Birdies for Charity” e-blast electronic mailing we sent out.

TREASURER'S REPORT
The March 2010 report was accepted as presented.

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
This year’s awards banquet was an unqualified success. On behalf of the chapter, Mike offered the chapter’s sincere appreciation to Debbie Landry and all the other members who gave their time and effort to make it happen.
ROTC UPDATE
Gary Copsey reported on his attendance at the Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings National Conclave held in Seattle. UTSA and New York City entered bids to host next year’s conclave. The final decision was to hold the meeting in New York. The UTSA presentation was very competitive on most aspects and they plan to resubmit next year to host a future conclave.

NATIONAL LEVEL AFA TEACHER OF THE YEAR
A motion was made, seconded, and approved for the Alamo chapter to fund an unfunded National AFA program to increase the visibility of the national Teacher of the Year Award. In the approval is the request for recognition of the chapter funding and a dedication in the names of BJ Bjorge and Kaye Bigger.

SPRING 2010 AFA STATE MEETING
This meeting was held here in San Antonio at the Airport Hilton April 9, 10, and 11, 2010.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AFA TEXAS CONVENTION 9-11 JULY 2010

The AFA Texas Convention will be held in Wichita Falls and hosted by the Donnelly Chapter




ARCON MEETING
Angelo State ROTC will be holding an ARCON meeting in San Antonio this fall. Cadets Watts and Villarreal presented some areas where they could use assistance from our chapter. The chapter agreed to work with them to formalize some possible dates and activities to support their meeting.

RENOVATED USO
The newly renovated downtown San Antonio USO is like no other you may have seen. The décor, atmosphere and state-of-the-art facilities for Airmen and their families (retirees too) bring the facility into the 21st Century. If you have not visited yet, the next meeting will be an excellent opportunity to do so. Our chapter congratulations go out to the USO for their accomplishment.



The meeting was adjourned by Alamo AFA Vice-President Mike Nishimuta.

Next meeting is planned for May 11th, at the downtown USO.





Tom Peterson
Alamo AFA Chapter 234 Secretary
May 9, 2010