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Offspring 2014 #4 Offspring OFFSPRING OFFSPRING December, 2014 The National Newsletter of the SONS and DAUGHTERS of PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, INC. “Pearl Harbor ~ December 7, 1941 ~ Lest We Forget” A MESSAGE FROM YOUR NEW NATIONAL PRESIDENT Rick Carraway I am very honored to be elected by the membership to be your new SDPHS National President. We have a great team with Lou Large Vice President, Carol Gladys National Secretary, and Lois Heineken our new National Treasurer. I have had the great pleasure of working with all of them and we are ready to move the SDPHS into the future. The impeccable dedication and accomplishments of Louella Large, our former National President, has inspired myself and the Executive Board Officers to continue improving the SDPHS. I hope everyone was able to observe and participate in our nation's Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day Ceremonies. I have recently moved to Navarre, FL. I was honored to ride in the Pensacola Veteran’s Day Parade with my dad, wife, and daughter in a 1929 Ford Model A pickup truck. Three other Pearl Harbor Survivors rode in additional antique cars. The response and surprise of the crowd upon seeing Pearl Harbor Survivors assured me in our mission to make sure they are never forgotten and their stories are told to current and future generations. We all agree we must educate and interest our younger generation on the events of Dec. 7th, 1941. The SDPHS is facing many challenges. Our new Vice President Lou Large will be starting a new nationwide effort to recruit new members and retain our present membership. We want to get back members we have lost and get everyone more involved in their local districts. We are in need of a 4th District Director to represent Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas. Many State Chairs are also needed. I will be appointing these positions with the approval of the Executive Board. Please contact me about becoming more involved in the SDPHS. New members and friends of SDPHS have been recruited to help us achieve 501-C3 status with the federal government. This is a top priority allowing donations to SDPHS as a nonprofit, tax exempt organization. We are already planning for our next convention and are considering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dec. 7th, 2016 is the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and we would be excited to participate in this historic event. I soon will be appointing a convention chairman. It will be a huge undertaking to make our next convention affordable and fun for all SDPHS members and guests. My new contact information is published in this Offspring. Please contact me with your ideas and desire to help the SDPHS. Let us move our organization forward together! Mahalo, Rick 2014 Election Results Number of Ballots sent out ..............520 Number of Ballots Received ............194 Office For Against Abstain National President 190 1 5 National Vice President 190 2 3 National Secretary 189 5 3 National Treasurer 186 4 4 Resolution #1 183 7 4 Resolution #2 163 27 6 Resolution #3 177 13 5 Resolution #4 184 7 3 Resolution #5 36 4 4 Offspring December, 2014 SDPHSSDPHS NANATIONALTIONAL OFFICERSOFFICERS www.sdphs.org CALENDER OF EVENTS • December 25 - Christmas • January 1 - New Years Day • Convention 2016 to be held in Hawaii NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Send us your Upcoming Event information to put on the Calendar. Send Event title, date, National President, Rick Carraway CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2528 Holley Court time, location of event and contact person’s information to: [email protected]. Navarre, Florida 32566 Make sure you mention that it is for the “Calendar of Events” in the Offspring. 850-684-1846 or 301-651-8009 cell [email protected] IN THE MILITARY National Vice President, Louella Large 5533 Clover Street LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE SERVING IN THE MILITARY SO Louisville, OH 44641 WE CAN HONOR HIM OR HER IN OUR OFFSPRING. 330-309-2813 cell 234-252-9064 Home [email protected] SPEAKERS CORNER National Secretary, Carol Gladys 36675 Giles Road Michigan State Chair, Gary Glenn spoke on Veteran’s Day - see page 8 for details. Grafton, Ohio 44044-9124 850-867-0645 cell Illinois State Chair, Lynn Shindel spoke at 2 schools on Veteran’s Day - see page 6. [email protected] National Treasurer, Lois L. Heineken Let us know if you have spoken to an organization or school students. Speaking 604 E. Gordon Holden, MO 64040 about the memories of our Pearl Harbor survivors or Child survivors helps to Phone: 816-517-5991 spread the word about the SDPHS organization. History books in schools email: [email protected] have so very little about December 7, 1941. Tell our Pearl Harbor survivor’s stories to others so they will always be remembered. National Trustees Eileen Farley, CA: [email protected] Don Pavlic, OH: [email protected] MEMORIAL FUND DONATIONS Parliamentarian, DeWitt Davenport 5013 Oakmont Circle In October of 2013 we placed our SDPHS Memorial Harlingen, TX 78552 (956) 793-0123 Plaque at the U.S. Navy Memorial and are currently [email protected] looking for our next location. If you have any suggetions please let us know what you feel would be Registrar, Joanne Adams a fitting area for such a memorial. Contact your 4065 Paducah Drive National President, Rick Carraway. San Diego, CA 92117-5321 (858) 273-1036 [email protected] SCHOLARSHIP FUND Child Survivor Coordinator, Mary Ellen Smith 5903 Arbor Road This fund was established to carry on what the PHSA had originally wanted to do for Lakewood, CA 90713 the younger generation to further their education. We have had two $1,000 winners (562) 421-3834 so far. Please send donations to the National Treasurer, Lois Heineken (address on [email protected] page 2) with your check clearly marked for the Scholarship Fund. www.sdphs.org Website Coordinator, Barbara Ford 1353 Kim Place Minden, NV 89423 (970) 759-3259 [email protected] Did You Know... The Offspring is the official newsletter of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc. It is published for Editor, Carmen Harding 26 High Street the benefit of dues paying members. Please send any editorial content Brookeville, Maryland 20833 to: [email protected]. Next Deadline February 15. For (301) 774-5577 or (240) 997-4327 [email protected] guidlines please see “A Note from Your Editor” on page 10. Storekeeper - Jack Saxton (see Small Store Order Form for contact You can also receive an e-copy in color by checking the designated information inside each issue of Offspring) box on the Dues Renewal form on Page 11. 2 3 Offspring December, 2014 FROM THE NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT ... Louella Large would like to thank each of you who voted for me and continue to give me your support. As the new National Vice President, I will go back to where I was 5 1/2 years ago when I actually had been voted Iin as the National V.P. Membership is so vital to being able to attain our goals and strengthen our treasury so that we can operate as needed. Currently, our only income is from donations from members and our dues. All the resolutions that we voted on in the Ballot Issue passed by majority vote. Lineage members are the same as before but our Associate membership is available to any individual who supports the mission and values of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc. This will enable us to grow immensley and spread the word of the SDPHS. It will also ensure that we will keep the memory of our Pearl Harbor survivors alive. In the coming issues I will be presenting a new membership program of the revised R & R Program (Recruit & Retain). I hope to kick off a nationawide membership campaign on Memorial Day. I need volunteers to assist me. Of course, our District Directors and State Chairs will automatically assist in this, but I also need members who have time to make phone calls & print and send letters, as well as contact local media. We want and need to make sure every person who can read knows about the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors and our goal to keep the memory of our Pearl Harbor survivors alive by telling their stories. We want to flood the U. S. and we can do this, remember, together we can accomplish great things! We can assure those Pearl Harbor survivors, whom we are blessed to still have with us, that those who died on December 7, 1941 and those who survived that terrible day in history will never be forgotten and their stories will be told in hopes that the U.S. Remembers Pearl Harbor and Keeps America Alert. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you once more. Mahalo, Lou Large FROM THE NATIONAL SECRETARY ... Carol Gladys SDPHS MEMBERSHIP REPORT As of 9/30/2014 NEW MEMBERS DEATH OF SDPHS MEMBER: George Frank Bland Mechanicsviile, VA Child Survivor Eloise B. Myers May 18, 2014 James Michael Flanagan El Cajon, CA Gerald E. Chebetar Chesapeake, VA DEATH OF PHS MEMBER: William Charles Smith Cornville, AZ William E. Brenner, Army February, 4, 2010 Edward A. George July, 2014 NEW PHS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Myron "Jay" Carraway Gulf Breeze, FL Louis H. Whitford Jr. Jacksonville, FL NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Doris L. Whitford Jacksonville, FL 2 3 Offspring December, 2014 FINANCIAL REPORT PHS ROSTER RECORDS By Carolyn Sparks By Gordon Sparks 1/01/2014 - 09/30/2014 BEGINNING BALANCE, 1/1/14 Louella Large has asked me to assemble a complete listing of GENERAL FUND ..........................................
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