Election Results The following are the results of the elections for Chapter officers and Board members held at the Annual Meeting of the Chapter, November 12, 2005: Chapter Officers President
LTC John A. Graham, USA (Ret.)
Board of Directors (Three year term) Lt Col Robert E. Introne, USAF (Ret.)(Two year term) Capt John W. Cebrowski, USMC |
By Paul Bernard Most members are
aware that the chapter operates a scholarship fund, which provides interest
free loans to children and grandchildren of members who are attending college.
Any member who has attended a chapter
luncheon or the annual clambake knows that there is a continuing effort
to solicit donations to the scholarship fund. A familiar selling
point is that these students “are our future—invest in them!”
Obviously, if more donations are received,
the scholarship committee can increase the amount each student receives
as a loan, and assist more students. No student has ever defaulted
on repayment, and no eligible student has ever been denied a loan.
A former member and his wife, Robert
and Kathleen Morse, named the scholarship fund as a 10% beneficiary of
their living trust. Sadly, both Robert and Kathleen have passed away,
but through their generous gift they have invested in our future.
The chapter recently received a donation of $10,000 for the scholarship
fund from their trust, and an additional distribution will be made next
year.
If every chapter member donated $10,
we could match the Morse’s donation and invest in our future. Just
a thought. . . .
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Submitted by Michael McLean |