Jan/Feb 2013 - Korean War Veterans Association

BUSINESS
PRESIDENT from page 3
on in time for this publication. The DOD
folks are trying very hard to put things
together, but they are running into roadblocks.
In the last issue of The Graybeards I
asked members to send me any ideas you
may have for ads that we can put out to
increase our membership. I have received
a few, which I appreciate very much. I
have given them to Tom Stevens, our
membership chairman, to use as he sees
fit.
I thank in particular Mike Blau of the
Lake Erie Chapter 112, John J. Baker, of
Monterey, CA, and Sal Cassati of
Aberdeen, NJ. I am not sure what Tom
Stevens will do with these, but I am sure
he will use them at different times for different
needs. I can’t print them right now
because they need to be re-done for print.
Thank you Mike and John. Keep watching;
you may see your ads someplace in
the near future.
There was a notice on page 34 of the
last Graybeards edition indicating that
any chapter or department that wishes to
send in an entry to The Graybeards for
publication would need to be approved
by Jake Feaster to see if your chapter or
department was in compliance. I have
ordered this practice to stop. Chapters
and Departments may send their news
and photos directly to The Graybeards as
outlined in the magazine. I must remind
you, however, that space is limited and
our editor cannot print everything he
receives.
Art Sharp does a great job as editor
and tries very hard to print all the items
he receives, but that is impossible to do.
I am sure you can understand that.
Again, I want you to know, my fellow
Korean War veterans, that although I
have six months under my belt as
THE GRAYBEARDS DEADLINES
President, with some success and some
failure, some disappointments, some
very long hours in my office, and even
more lengthy waits in airports, that I have
not lost my enthusiasm for this job as
your President. The next six months are
going to be quite trying with the 60th
anniversary planning and all the other
things we have in the fire.
We will take them one at a time. Larry
Kinard and your Second Vice President
Roy Aldridge are kept on board on all
major events. I make it a practice of
doing so. Your Board of Directors is
working hard to make the KWVA a great
VSO.
A Board meeting is scheduled for
March 20th in Syracuse, NY. I am
instructing all Board members and
appointed staff to come to the meeting
with new ideas for us to kick around concerning
some of the things we need to do
to increase membership and revenue flow
and to discuss several other items that I
hope to get resolved. We have some great
talent on this Board, and I intend to take
advantage of it.
Finally, before most of you who are
reading this long report fall asleep, I wish
all of the members who are running for
the office of Director this year good luck.
I know all of them well; they are all
extremely qualified. It is going to very
difficult for you as voters to pick out the
best four.
Please—and I implore you – “VOTE.”
It only takes a minute or two to do so.
Show interest in your KWVA.
Six months are gone! I hope the next
six are as rewarding, but challenging, as
the past six.
Thanks again for your continued support.
Jim Ferris, President
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Reporting Deaths
To The KWVA
Please send death notices
DIRECTLY to the KWVA
Membership Office, not to the editor
of The Graybeards. We at the
Membership Office are responsible
for keeping the membership records
up to date. We need to be notified of
member deaths so we can properly
memorialize them on the KWVA.org
website and in the Last Call list in
The Graybeards.
The editor gets his Graybeards
Last Call list from us at the
Membership Office, not the other
way around.
Please do not wait to send an
annual update. We need to know at
once, as soon as you know. This is
the proper way to handle it, and we
would really appreciate your chapters’
cooperation.
We need the deceased member’s
full name, membership number (if
available), and date of death when
you send us the information.
If you are sending us the name of
a Korean War veteran who has died,
but who is not a member of KWVA
National, we will also list their name
on the “In Memoriam” section of the
KWVA.org website as well as in The
Graybeards Last Call section.
Again, we need the full name and
date of death so we can properly
memorialize them.
Thank you for your help and
cooperation.
Jim Doppelhammer, Webmaster
KWVA.org/Membership Office
Technical Advisor, KWVA
Membership Office, PO Box 407,
Charleston, IL 61920-0407, Office:
217-345-4414, Cell: 217-512-9474
Visit the Korean War Veterans
Association Website:
www.KWVA.org
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The Graybeards January - February 2013