U.S. Naval Sea Cadets

Spruance Division & Radford Training Ship

Minutes of the Meeting

Saturday, 1 October 2005

 

 

1. Board Members                    
We had an excellent turnout for the first Parents Committee meeting of the year.  After everyone introduced themselves, we discussed the current Board Positions.  Jim McStravick generously volunteered to serve as Treasurer.  The current Board members are as follows:
President:      Lynn Drucker
Vice President:  Tim Diener
Secretary: Elaine Nasta
Treasurer: Jim McStravick
Board Member: Kay Ann Perez
Staff Liaison: Joyce Yager
Building and Grounds Chairman: Jorge Perez
 
2.      Updating of Alpha List: 
A spreadsheet containing parents email addresses and phone numbers was circulated and updated. This will be forwarded to all the parents via email to facilitate communication between the members of the Parents Committee.
 
3.      Barbeque Dinner for Canadian Sea Cadets Thursday, November 10^th  at Headquarters:
Commander Starr explained all of the events surrounding the commissioning of the USS Bainbridge.  A group of about 60 Canadian Sea Cadets will be arriving by bus the evening of Thursday, 10 November.  We are planning a barbecue at Headquarters at 7 PM to welcome them.  A list was passed so that everyone could sign up to bring a dish.
           On Friday, Veterans Day, our cadets will be participating in a Veteran’s Day Ceremony at Wellaby Park in Sunrise.  The commissioning of the Bainbridge will occur on Saturday, November 12^th, and all parents will receive an invitation to the event.  On Sunday, the Cadets will be participating in the Veterans Day Parade in Miami at Bay Front Park.
 
4.      Commemorative Bricks
 The brochure detailing the procedure for ordering the commemorative bricks that grace the entryway to headquarters was circulated, and everyone who has not already done so was encouraged to order a commemorative brick to enhance out entrance and as a fund raiser for the Cadets.
 
5.      Maintenance and Improvement of Headquarters Building
A proposal was made to add new landscaping to enhance the entryway of the Headquarters building.  Prior to considering this, however, it was suggested that the building requires an additional coat of paint.  Plans to paint the building were made for this coming Saturday, October 8^th.  This will be coordinated by Luis, Jorge, Tim and Henry.  Henry generously offered the use of his commercial paint sprayer, which should make the job go faster.   Anyone who wishes to help is welcome. I plan to bring coffee, donuts and muffins to feed the troops, and I will also go out for subs, if the painting lasts until lunchtime.
 
6.      Cadet Pictures- December 10^th
 
7.      Holiday Party -December 17^th- Headquarters
 
8.      Yard Sale in mid-January-Headquarters­Start a box to save items now!
 
9.      T-shirts
Jorge is in charge of Sea Cadet bumper stickers and T-shirts that we encouraged everyone to purchase.  It is nice to promote the Sea Cadets on our vehicles.  It is also nice to wear an official parents committee T-shirt, especially when we go on Sea Cadet sponsored events, so that everyone knows who we are.  Both items also act as fund raisers for our cadet, though the profit margin is small.
 
10.  Cadet of the Month
Tim Diener has made up a new spreadsheet to keep track of all the criteria used to evaluate the cadets for this award.  He volunteered to make sure that the senior Petty Officer at each drill fills out this spreadsheet, so that at the end of the month, the Chief Petty Officer can select the Cadet of the Month, based on these criteria.  A plaque in the entryway at Headquarters has been reserved for the Cadet of the Month.
  
11.  Car pooling to Drills
Since Saturdays are busy for everyone, and we all would like to conserve gas, parents are encouraged to carpool with other parents that live in their neighborhood.  An updated Alpha List should help facilitate this.
 
12.  The next meeting of the Parents Committee is scheduled for Saturday, November 5^th at 8:30 am at Headquarters.,