Vice President Nellie De Baker called the meeting to order at 3:06 with the usual ceremony. Morris Sadicario offered prayer with a moment of silence for President Frank Mathison who passed away December 19, 2024.
Roll Call of WHA Officers present: VP Nellie DeBaker, Executive Director/Department Historian Michelle Adams and Secretary/Treasurer Denise Rohan.
Dennis Wood Post 313 Black Earth signed up as new life members paying $10.00 plus purchasing a WHA pin for $5.00. Karl Stuvengen Post 209 Orfordville paid $15.00 life membership later in the week.
Other members present included: Morris Sadicario, Greg Eirich, Marty McFarland and Michelle Leick-Leurquin. A total of 8 members were present.
Motion by Morris Sadicario and 2nd by Michelle Adams to approve the minutes of the Convention July 12, 2024, meeting as printed and distributed. Motion Carried.
Denise gave a finance report. showing stock that was given to the WHA by Rosemarie Pitz (she was a WHA member who passed away January 19, 2017). Denise will talk with members of her Post in Oshkosh to see if they have any additional information on her wishes on how these funds are intended to be spent. [redacted financial information]
VP Nellie reminded the secretary that the Martha Marlowe plaque at Department Headquarters needed to be updated with winner’s names. We still have gaps (2013/14, 2015-2018 and 2020-2023) in the names of awardees that we are trying to fill. If you are aware of who received the awards during those years, please let Denise know. VP Nellie shared that she has minutes/notes from the missing years since she was the WHA President
during that time. Denise asked that she please share those notes so we can have a complete history. (It is possible for VP Nellie to bring her notes to Portage to be scanned into the records.)
Morris made a motion to investigate the possibility of establishing a WHA website at an estimated cost of $200.00. Greg seconded the motion, and it was approved.
Denise made a MOTION to talk with the Museum and Learning Center (which is located inside the Department Headquarters in Portage) Board to see if they have a wish list that the Rosemarie Pitz account may be able to help with, seconded by Michelle Leick-Leurquin and carried.