1. Winner of the 2019
Division 3
Commanders Challenge

2. United Post 180
Gresham, Oregon
5 March 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
Good of the Order
Closing Ceremony

4. General Orders
General Orders
General Order 8 dated 1 March 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
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

8. 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

9. 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 $ for the building fund
This will allow us to move forward with the planned Internet Café.
Planning Fundraisers through March.
Need volunteers to help.

10. 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

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

12. Remember our National Home
Chaplain Prayer

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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