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SUN CITY CHAPTER<br />
United States Army Warrant Officers Association<br />
3 <strong>Mar</strong>ch <strong>2011</strong><br />
Sun City Chapter Meeting Minutes<br />
Location: Bulldog Inn, 4IBCT Dining Facility, Fort Bliss, TX<br />
Time: 7:00 to 9:00AM<br />
Agenda: Attached<br />
• Meeting Called to Order by the Chapter President at 7:30AM.<br />
• The President led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Secretary confirmed a quorum was present<br />
with 3 Chapter Officers, 7 Chapter Members and 4 guests present.<br />
• The President welcomed all attendees and noted the passing of our Chapter Treasurer,<br />
Eugene Calabro. The President requested the members to donate toward the flowers that the<br />
chapter purchased for the funeral services. The success of the WOA social at Buffalo Wild<br />
Wings was discussed. The President invited the members to attend the EXCOM monthly<br />
meetings and stated the EXCOM meetings would be posted on the website regarding time and<br />
location.<br />
• The reading of the previous minutes was suspended by the President as everyone present<br />
was at the previous meeting and the minutes are posted on the chapter website.<br />
• The Secretary presented his report regarding assumption of the duties as Treasurer. Chapter<br />
pens, coins and shirts were discussed with new ideas for shirts presented. The addendum to<br />
the meeting package was reviewed concerning the new law on commissioning of WO1,<br />
warrant officer recruiting and current vacancies.<br />
• The financial report (bank statement) will be attached to the minutes. All expenditures were<br />
approved by the EXCOM<br />
• The President asked for volunteers to assume the Treasurer’s responsibilities. CW4<br />
Christopher Farmer volunteered and was appointed as Chapter Treasurer.<br />
• The Vice Presidents report; as of the last report our membership is 48 affiliated and 38 nonaffiliated<br />
members but we are waiting for an update from National.<br />
The VP thanked all the Senior Warrant Officers for attending today’s meeting and reviewed<br />
attendance at past meetings with regard to participation of the senior warrants.<br />
The VP reviewed the chapter process of disseminating information among the warrant officers<br />
on post and the move to place all information on the chapter website and Facebook versus<br />
using emails that end up in the spam files. This includes posting information regarding chapter<br />
meetings and EXCOM meetings locations and dates. The VP also discussed the intent to<br />
create Professional Development topics for each chapter meeting. The VP asked for feedback<br />
on the members desires regarding chapter operations; to conduct fundraisers or community<br />
services to raise operating funds for the chapter. The VP discussed the creation of<br />
committees or “clubs” to participate in running events around El Paso. WO1 Johnny Sanchez<br />
is the current run coordinator. Please contact Mr. Sanchez to participate in the upcoming El<br />
Paso <strong>Mar</strong>athon.<br />
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
There was a question about charters for each committee. The VP stated there would be some<br />
type of charter or rules for participation in each of the committees.<br />
The VP stated there was a committee established for the Chapter Logo competition and he<br />
wanted to establish a sponsorship committee to sponsor chapter activities such as a Warrant<br />
Officer run. Sponsorship from local commercial companies would allow the chapter to<br />
establish and coordinate our own event.<br />
There is also a desire to create Branch Rally Points to facilitate increased mentorship within<br />
the specific branch areas.<br />
Again, a desire to move the chapter meeting to more professional development and less the<br />
boring reporting process. The WOPD planned for <strong>Mar</strong>ch for the Ordinance Warrants was<br />
cancelled. CW5 Tom Green has volunteered to present another WOPD on individual<br />
personnel files.<br />
• President’s report: The President wanted to know if there was actual interest in forming a run<br />
committee in the chapter. The short term requirements to register for the Susan Komen run<br />
were discussed.<br />
The Chapter Logo competition was discussed and members were encourage to participate<br />
with their designs. Only chapter members will be able to vote on the logo and the winning<br />
design will receive a $25 Chili’s gift card.<br />
The President stated there is a potential to make significant funds by sponsoring an open run<br />
in El Paso sometime in May or June before the Warrant Officer birthday. The chapter would<br />
be working the support for the event versus participating in the run. There is a need for<br />
sponsors for such events. The chapter does not have the funds to sponsor the event without<br />
outside funding. The following discussion raised the issues of low participation within the<br />
chapter and lack of funds to undertake such an expensive and intensive activity. In addition,<br />
the on-post brigades are going through intensive train-up periods and equipment fielding which<br />
limits participation from the warrants in those units.<br />
• The members discussed the level of participation and what actions could be taken to promote<br />
participation in the USAWOA and Sun City Chapter among the Senior Warrant Officers<br />
considering the mission requirements of the 1AD brigades. Many attendees stated they<br />
expected a better turn out from Senior Warrants based on the email traffic before the meeting.<br />
It was suggested that the senior leaders on post be approached concerning creating/allowing<br />
senior warrant officers to conduct meetings monthly to better support the missions as well as<br />
the Association.<br />
• The meeting was adjourned at 9AM with discussions continuing for some time after.<br />
• The chapter meetings will be the first Thursday of each month for breakfast at a location<br />
posted on the website.<br />
Jim Carpenter<br />
Secretary<br />
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
SUN CITY CHAPTER<br />
UNITED STATES ARMY<br />
WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION<br />
CHAPTER MEETING<br />
7:00-8:30, 10 February <strong>2011</strong><br />
Bulldog Inn, Fort Bliss, TX<br />
MEETING AGENDA<br />
CALL TO ORDER<br />
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE<br />
ESTABLISH QUORUM<br />
WELCOME ATTENDEES<br />
REVIEW MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS<br />
SECRETARY’S REPORT<br />
TREASURER’S REPORT<br />
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT<br />
PRESIDENT’S REPORT<br />
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING<br />
MOTION TO ADJOURN<br />
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
A Not for Profit, Military Service Related Organization;<br />
not a part of Fort Bliss or the Department of Defense.<br />
US Army Warrant Officers Association, Sun City Chapter, P.O. Box 6747, El Paso, Texas 79906
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