**DRAFT**
Members attending (14) the 21-Aug-02 meeting included. . .
| Danny K | Claude V |
| Jim H (new member) | Scott S |
| Herb T | Barry F |
| Lewis S | Jim W |
| Robin P | Fred F |
| John K | John S |
| Jeff McD | Tim W |
The meeting was called to order at 7:15pm
General Business...
 | President Danny called the meeting to order and indicated Jeff and Tim would be late. Robin was introduced to the group. Robin is our recent USAF 2nd LT graduate from UT headed to flight school. Jim H was also introduced to the group as a new member. He has a 1945 MB that was in the movie Roswell. |
| Upon Jeff's arrival, the treasurer report was read and accepted.. The club currently has 58 members with a YTD income of $<266> primarily due to contributions made by the club. The club however remains in solid financial condition. Of the current members, 17 are not National MVPA members giving us a 71% rating. |
| The minutes from last month's meeting were read by the secretary and accepted. |
Old Business...
| The club received a Thank-You card from Robin for attending her graduation and the plaque. |
| A letter was received from the Mayor of Lakeway indicating their thanks for our participation in the annual 4th of July parade. |
| Toby sent a letter to the club indicating his recent purchase of a 1954 M170 ambulance needing restoration. |
New Business...
| The trail ride/convoy at Milburn's remains a "Go" for this weekend (Aug 24). The drive to his place is about 2hr15min. Arrive by 10:30 to depart by 11am. Bring your own food/beverage. Possibly MG shoot so bring money if interested. All details on the Upcoming Events section of the club website. |
| Wimberley Jubilee parade and fair is still a "Go" for Aug 31. Club T's UOD. Arrive at the VFW by 8:00am. Again, details on the website. |
| A short discussion took place regarding the Manor Lions Fest Parade in Manor. Danny will submit the paperwork for our entry. (Sep 21 event) |
| Sep 14 is the Dias E Seis event in San Antonio. Jim S will have more information from the San Antonio area. |
| Sep 20-22 is Pat and Wanda's Swap Meet in Brownwood. Mostly Dodge military and civvy parts. |
| Sep 28/29 Military Museum of Texas open house. Located on the West side of Houston. www.texasmuseum.org |
| Sep 28 is Pioneer Days in Driftwood. John K and Lewis indicated they will attend this event. |
| Oct 26 is the Elgin Hogeye Festival. No parade, just a car show. Tim W will head this one. |
| Oct 5 is the Gonzales Come and Take It Parade. Jim W from San Antonio to head this event. Danny will submit paperwork for application. |
| Oct 5/6 is the Midland Air Show. No more information available. |
| Oct 19 is the Hutto Parade. More information to follow. |
| Oct 19/20 is the Wings Over Houston Airshow. No more information available. |
| Nov 2/3 is Muster Day at Camp Mabry in Austin. UOD in drag. |
| Nov 9 is the San Marcos 1 day air show. We will provide a static display of our vehicle by timeline. Air show is 1-4pm |
| Nov 11 is Veterans day. Parade up Congress Ave. |
| Nov ?? Veterans day parade in San Antonio. Jim S/Jim W to coordinate. |
| Nov 16/17 is the Military Expo show in Dallas. |
| Dec 7 is Christmas Along the Corrider, a parade around part of the Pony Express route that ends at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. Jim W to find out more information. |
| Dec 8 is a static display in Kileen hosted by JMB Entertainment. Event is the CenTex Military Show. |
| Dec 7/8 is a huge re-enactment in Lavernia SE of San Antonio. TMHS is putting this on for WWII. |
General Information and Good of the Club...
| The M35A2 project donation has stalled. We are not a 501C3 corporation so the company is not willing to donate it to us. The group discussed passing along the name of the Stinson Field museum as well as outright purchase. |
| Barry F placed 2nd with his Desert Storm Buggy at a recent "Heatwave Car Show". This trophy was approx 3 1/2 FEET tall. Congratulations Barry. |
| Danny spoke of SB890 and the Gunshow Loophole where Congress is trying to pass legislation that ALL gun transactions require paperwork. (including private party sales) |
| Claude passed out a paper dealing with Canada's strict gun control measures that centered around Civil War re-enactors who were denied access to Canada with their black-powder guns. |
| Danny posed to the group the creation of a "Surplus Store" book showing all the surplus and "toy" stores for our hobby. It would include directions, items there, maps etc. All agreed it would be good. |
| Claude was published in Army Motors #100 for his article on wheel serial numbers. |
| The back end of Supply Line shows all the programs MVPA has going such as Correspondent, Photographer, Expert Driver etc. |
| Scott has been updating the Members Vehicles section of the club website. Get pictures of your vehicle(s) to him if not yet done. |
| JH is selling his '42 GMC CCKW 6x6 and his Chevrolet M1009 truck. |
| Gillian's in Lampasas has moved to make way for a new truck stop. To get to his new location, as you head into Lampasas, take a right on 3rd, cross the tracks and he's 2 blocks on the right. |
| Danny received a new member packet from Marvin G. He's an Austin American Statesman employee who has attended several events with us. |
| Tim proposed a concept for a fund raiser to be held next year around the beginning of July. His wife owns a studio (studio2gallery.com) on S. Lamar and is willing to donate a percentage of sales for the first 3 weeks in July with renowned artist Marc Dennis. (marcdennis.com)He's an artist from NY who specialized in obscure military related artwork. The show will run for 3 weeks and we are encouraged to have as many vehicles as possible for the event. Other fund raiser ideas included concessions/donations/stick on tattoos. Postcards can be printed and mailed. Possibly need premises liability insurance but Tim can handle that. The club might spend less than 500 and possibly generate considerably more that that based on sales. |
The meeting was adjourned at 8:57pm.