City of Oak Forest Veterans Commission met Jan. 20.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
Chairman: (X) Joe Pilch
Liaison to the city: (X) Paul Selman
Committee Members 11: () Chris Adams, (X) Ralph Chichester, (X) Dennis Mitzner, (X) Dave Moore, (X) John Perales, () Jim Pioth, (X) Don Snedden, () Tom O’Neill, ( ) Jim Watson, ( ) Rich Wojtowicz
Honorary Member:
Guest:
1. Pledge of allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
∙ Approval of the November December minutes will be done at February meeting.
o All members present approved, no nays.
4. Liaison to the City Report Paul Selman:
∙ Nothing to report at this time.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
∙ Motion by Dennis Mitzner and 2nd by John Perales to start the Banners program honoring our Veterans, Paul requested a sample banner from Crossmart in Tinley Park. Hangers are $26 if 100 per set. Our total cost is $76 do we charge $75 or $100 per banner. We need to talk with City Manager and PW about putting these on poles.
∙ Flag receptacle is needing cleaning out and Don has friend to burn flags. Flag repository – do we have enough flags annually to do a ceremony. We are only depositing City flags in the repository.
∙ Oak Forest Christmas parade Saturday December 4 went well Don Snedden drove his truck with flags representing Oak Forest Veterans Commission and VFW.
∙ FLEADH 5k run and parade is Saturday March 5. 5k runs through neighborhood west of Cicero start/finish at 153rd street by bowling alley parade is on Central. Paul reserved a table for Veterans commission.
∙ Talked with Ceska about painting base of rocket he said it is to cold now.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
∙ Trivia question: What organization was founded February 4th 1941? USO United Services Organization.
∙ Once around the Table;
o Ralph – Veterans Military ball February 19.
▪ You can also get free Covid test kits for home use.
o John – Linked-In (free for veterans for year) prime has capability of email, plus other extra features.
o Dave – Home Depot gives veterans a 10% discount on purchases. You can now sign up online and get your discount for online purchases. Still getting bugs out. You can only get $400 in discounts per year.
o Don – Donated 2 flag holders for use when we march in parades.
o Joe – Thanks for adjusting meeting time for my schedule.
7. ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 21:10 by Don Snedden 2nd by Ralph Chichester. All members present approved.
Our next meeting is Thursday February 17, 19:30 in Blue Room.
Meeting dates for 2022
January 20 February 17 March 17 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 21 Aug 18 Sept 15 Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15 No meeting
http://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01202022-1503
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