Winner of the 2019 Division 3 Commanders Challenge

United Post 180 Gresham, Oregon 5 March 2019

Post 180 Agenda Opening Ceremony Roll Call of Officers New Members Adjutant’s Report Quartermaster’s Report Service Officer’s Report Committee Reports Remembrance and National Home Old (Unfinished) Business New Business Good of the Order Closing Ceremony

General Orders General Orders General Order 8 dated 1 March 2019

Minutes Adjutant Report Corrections, Additions, Deletions Motion to Accept the Minutes

Quartermaster’s Report Quartermaster Report Post Financial Report Heroes Memorial Financial Report Total Motion to Accept the Quartermaster Report (Pending Trustee Audit)

Service Officers’ Report Oregon Wounded Warrior Parking Proposed VA Rule to allow access to Urgent Care from qualifying non-VA providers Could include a $30.00 co-pay HR 445 H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act Veterans in Distress David Weberg Dennis Lindoff Scott Gill Frank West

Committee Reports Building Committee Committee met mid-February Set priorities First priority is to clean out the storage area Membership In February, we recruited 12 new members Division 3 Commander’s Challenge Winner In the Running for Division 3 All American Post Received 100% Streamer from National

Committee Reports Fundraising We have created to raffle tickets Sell for $5.00 each To date, we have raised $450.00 Bi-Mart Fundraiser has raised over $1200.00 for the building fund This will allow us to move forward with the planned Internet Café. Planning Fundraisers through March. Need volunteers to help.

Committee Reports Visitation Committee Heroes Memorial Frank West was able to retrieve the rope on the American Flag pole Events Upcoming Fundraisers Memorial Day Ceremonies Memorial Day Reception at the Post

Committee Reports Team River Runner Communications Website / Technology Voice of Democracy / Patriot’s Pen POW/Missing Man Scouts Motion to Accept Committee Reports

Remember our National Home Chaplain Prayer

Old (Unfinished) Business Brookdale Mt. Hood Senior Living Dedicated their Heroes Wall and Missing Man Table Joined by the Gresham Elks and American Legion Post 30 Begin Planning Memorial Day Ceremonies Have sent out the speaker requests Gas Grill for the Post

New Business Change the Meeting Day from the 1st Tuesday to the 3rd Wednesday The reason we changed from the 1st Wednesday was to accommodate the Knights of Columbus Enable more members to attend meetings Attendance has fallen off Meet on a night more accessible to Members

New Business $100.00 as a prize for the Building Fund Raffle Refund Commander Lowe for $42.88 for the purchase of the Raffle Ticket Stock

Nominations for Officers Position Nominees Commander David Lowe Sr. Vice Commander Tom Bennett Jr. Vice Commander Open Quartermaster Frank West Chaplain David Kirkpatrick 1st Year Trustee Open

Appointed Officers Position Current Volunteer Adjutant Bob Dooms Judge Advocate Val Shaull Surgeon Bill Dennis Service Officer Frank West

Committee Chairs Committee Volunteer Education / Youth Building Membership Fund Raising Events Heroes Memorial Visitation (Door Knocking) Website/Technology Communications Community Outreach

Good of the order District 15 Meeting Saturday 4 May 2019 @ 1100 Hosted by Post 4273 (Sandy) Rules Committee for HB 4038 Section 2 of HB 4038 Provisions Rules Committee to meet 3rd Thursday of each month Committee will meet at least 1 more time to finalize rules for claiming medals

Good of the order HR 445 H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act. This bill would amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). This bill would strike the end dates of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Rosewood Initiative Fundraiser and Membership Drive 162nd and Stark 16 March 0930

Good of the order Funeral Honors for Veterans Without Families 4th Thursday of each month at 1400 Willamette National Cemetery Oregon Military Support Network 4th Thursday Gresham National Guard Armory Team River Runner Food Drive for patients in the Chemo unit at PVAMC Report Volunteer Hours

Closing Ceremony Entertain a Motion to Adjourn Closing Prayer Render Honors to the Colors Adjournment