1. In Memory of
Former Post 4032 Commander
Jack Wise

2. United Post 180
Gresham, Oregon
17 April 2019

3. 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
Election of Officers
Good of the Order
Closing Ceremony

4. General Orders Ace Hardware 1,000,000 Flag give-a-way General Orders
General Order 9 dated 1 April 2019

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

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

7. Service Officers’ Report
Blue Water Navy
As a result of the recent court case, the VA will no longer seek appeals and accept claims
HR 445
H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act
HR 303 and S208
Retired Pay Restoration Act.

8. Service Officers’ Report
Veterans in Distress
David Weberg
Dennis Lindoff
Scott Gill
Danny Rowley
James West (Franks Father)

9. Committee Reports Building Committee
Frank West, Bill Dennis and David Lowe organized the Post side of the storage area.
David Lowe hung towel dispensers
Membership
15 Member Recruitment Pin Awarded to ……

10. Committee Reports Fundraising
Need to plan fundraisers through the rest of April and into May
Fred Meyer Memorial Day Fundraiser
Saturday 25 May
0900 Setup
1000 – 1500 Fundraiser
Sunday 26 May
1000 Setup
1030 – 1500 Fundraiser

11. Committee Reports Visitation Committee Heroes Memorial
Workdays planned for the weekend of May.
Scouts report they clean the memorial quarterly.
Events
Funeral for former Post 4032 Commander Jack Wise
16 April 2019
Upcoming Fundraisers
Memorial Day Ceremonies
Memorial Day Reception at the Post

12. Committee Reports Team River Runner Communications
Website / Technology
We will be shutting the Heroes Memorial website this year, and creating a subdomain on our site.
Scouts
Cleaning the Heroes Memorial once a quarter
Will clean the Memorial on 25 May.

13. Committee Reports Voice of Democracy / Patriot’s Pen
The new themes have been announced and we have the flyers for the 2019 – 2020 contest.
POW/Missing Man
Heroes Wall
Photos from the family of Jack Wise
Motion to Accept Committee Reports

14. Remember our National Home
Chaplain Prayer

15. Old (Unfinished) Business
Begin Planning Memorial Day Ceremonies
Have sent out the speaker requests
Gas Grill for the Post

16. New Business
Buy a Heroes Memorial Plaque for former Post 4032 Commander Jack Wise

17. New Business Department Convention
Convention is set for Wednesday, 12 June – Sunday, 16 June 2019
Being held at Seven Feathers Casino, Canyonville, OR (25 miles south of Roseburg).
Currently, 2 members are attending from this post.
Need to know tonight if you plan to attend
Post 180 is authorized 11 delegates.
Vote to authorize payment of delegate fees of $66.00 (Paid by Commander Lowe)

18. New Business Use of the St. Henry’s Catholic Church Parking Lot.
Have Spoken to Father Charles at the church
The church will allow us limited use of the lot on the third Wednesday of each month.
Lot not available to us on weekends due to the possibility of weddings, funerals, etc.
Can not put tents, shelters, etc without a city inspection.
Will charge us around $50.00 a month, and we would need to sign a lease for of the lot.
Advise against using the lot based on the limitations

19. New Business
Fundraiser / Membership Drive at Gresham City Hall Transit Station
TriMet does not charge a usage fee to Non-Profits
Will need to have specific event insurance naming TriMet as a beneficiary
Will need to provide a usage map to TriMet
Need to find out about event insurance cost.

20. New Business Free Haircuts for Vets
National Guard Member’s Wife is a cosmetology student.
Will offer free haircuts veterans.
Have invited the American Legion and DAV to participate.
Date is Saturday 27 April.

21. New Business Refund Commander Lowe the following:
Department Convention Delegate Fees $66.00
Renewal of our domain name $31.20
Paper Towles and Napkins $35.98
Paper Towel Dispensers $68.97
200 Pens (National Pen) $197.34
Sub Total: $399.49
Raffle Tickets (Approved last meeting $42.88
Total: $442.37

22. 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 Mike Martin
Call for vote.

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

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

25. 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

26. 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
HR 303 and S208
Retired Pay Restoration Act.
Reverse the rule stating that Military retirees who have a service-connected disability rating below 50 percent have their retirement pay reduced, dollar for dollar, by the amount of disability compensation they receive.

27. Good of the order Multnomah County Veterans Task Force
1st Monday of each month
Meets at the Multnomah Bldg: 501 SE Hawthorne
Funeral Honors for Veterans Without Families
4th Thursday of each month at 1400
Willamette National Cemetery
Team River Runner
Food Drive for patients in the Chemo unit at PVAMC
Personal Comfort Items for Patients at the PVAMC
Report Volunteer Hours

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