




| Sons of AMVETS Department of New York Highlights of Past Meetings |
| Dept NY Spring SEC 2010 Highlights Authorized $3,000 for Wounded Warriors through 10th Mountain Division Assoc Reported that Project Undergarment is completed Received word from AMVETS Service Foundation Pres Frank DeMarco that Sons of AMVETS will receive $3,000 for reimbursement for Project Undergarment "Son of AMVETS of the Year" nomination form distributed, ANY Son of AMVETS is eligible Looking for Sons to serve as Department Officers--We need your help First Round of Nominations conducted |
| June 2010 Convention Elected Officers--See Officers for complete info Donated $1,000 from Dept Funds and $645 from passing the hat to National Aux President Patty Piening project Healing Heroes Authorized $5,000 to donate to 10th Mountain Division Assoc Wounded Warriors Adopted “Phone Cards for Deployed Troops” as project 2010-2011 Flat Screen TV Raffle continues—2000 additional tickets printed Drawing Labor Day Cooler of Cheer netted $655 for AMVETS Hospitality Room Sons membership exceeded 1,000 men Authorized Sons Cmdr Bill Clemens to attend National Sons of AMVETS Convention in Aug as NEC Rep Heard from National 1st Robert Hammett & National Judge Advocate Gene Batt |
| National Convention Highlights * Robert Hammett of Indiana elected National Cmdr * NY's Harold Chapman appointed Sons Coordinator * No dues increase * Historian/PRO Office split into 2 Offices * Sons membership by an uncle or nephew rejected by AMVETS * Project Monthly Summary Form eliminated from use |
| Dept NY Fall SEC 2010Highlights Reported that $5000 presented to 10th Mountain Division Assoc for Wounded Warriors Appointed Awards Committee to continue for fifth year Authorized purchase of $500 of phone cards to kick-off project FREE FHONECARDS FOR FAMILIES (F4). More details will be mailed to Squadrons in near future Authorized raffle based on NYS Daily Number to be conducted for February 2011 Heard final report from spring TV raffle with a profit of approx $1400 |
| June 2011 Convention Elected Officers--See Officers for complete info Donated $1,000 to national Honor & Remember Donated $1,000 to Honor Flight in New York State Reported that over $1,000 of Phone Cards have been distributed to deployed military Donated $400 to AMVETS for hospitality room Sons chartered two new squadrons--Squad 45, Orchard Park and Squad 88, Massapequa Dept New York Sons of AMVETS membership at 1,100 members Heard from National Sons of AMVETS Finance Director Dan Briggs Adopted Free Phonecards for Veterans, Honor Flight, and Honor & Remember as projects for year |
| NY Fall SEC 2011 Highlights Reported that over 350 phone cards have been sent to troops since June and 350 more purchased Appointed Awards Committee to continue for sixth year Received $1,500 grant from NYS AMVETS Service Foundation Authorized raffle based on NYS Daily Number to be conducted for February 2012 Heard final report from gas raffle Training on AMVETS Project Report system conducted--5 squads using already. |
| SONS OF AMVETS Department of New York |