SUBJECT:  Peterson Air & Space Museum Volunteers Staff Meeting, 29 June 07

 

ATTENDEES: Mike Drennan, B/Gen USAF (Ret) President, Ron Gray, B/Gen USAF (Ret) Vice President; Ed Weaver, CMSgt USAF (Ret); Lt Col John Cawood, USAF (Ret), Ernie Newman, CMSgt, USAF (Ret), Ed Kelly, SMSGT, USAF (Ret), Norm Moyer, SMSgt, USAF (Ret), Erv Smalley, SMSgt USAF (Ret), John Grier, MSgt USAF (Ret); Terry Galbreath, Major USAF (Ret); Jerry Kovach, Lt Col USAF (Ret), Dave Austin, CMSgt USAF (Ret)

 

DRENNAN called the meeting to order at 0900 hours in the Broadmoor Hangar.

 

A. OLD BUSINESS: 

 

  1. FINANCIAL REPORT:

- Financial status as of 30 Apr 07 was presented to and accepted by the staff.  Statement is attached. (WEAVER-INFO)

Cash Available:  $23,668.31                                 

CY 07 Income:  $5,949.11

CY 07 Expenditures: 7,314.28

             

2. DIRECTOR'S UPDATE (WHALEN):

 

Director was unable to attend-No Report. 

 

 3. ARTIFACTS, ACCESSIONS & NEWLETTER (WEAVER):

-  No items accessed during May 07.

-  June Newsletter released.

-  KUDOs to MCKINNEY for content.

   

  4. VOLUNTEER SUPPORT (WEAVER):

                                                     As of Apr 2007

- Visitors                               U/A

- Total to date:                     U/A                                                       

- Vols working this month       40                 

- Volunteer Hours                  723

- Total to Date:                    3416                             

- Total Volunteers on Rolls     61

                                                 

 5. RAMP RATS (KOVACH):

            - Working on Bird Control

            -  Helped Black Gang moving items from the Ops Building to the Broadmoor Hangar.

             - Cleaning and reorganizing Ops Building.          

 

 6.  WEBSITE (SMALLEY):

            -  Hits to date: 77,000 plus to date.

            -  Recently added numerous items to the site.

 

 

 

 7. BLACK GANG (GRAY):

            -- Moving items from the Ops Building to the Broadmoor Hangar.

             - Cleaning and reorganizing Ops Building.

 

 8. DOCENT PROGRAM (GRIER):

            -  GRIER looking at a number of options to expand/upgrade program and schedule.

            -  Newsletter for DOCENTs has been established..

            -  More information to follow.           

           

  B. NEW BUSINESS:

 

 1. MODEL UPDATE (GALBREATH):

            -Working on the THOR Missile, MGS, and DISCOVER capsule.

 

 2. BULLET MODEL (CAWOOD):

            - Model is complete and viewed by the group.

            - KUDOs to John!

            -  Will start work on an EAGLROCK model.

 

 3. F-104 AC RESTORATION (DRENNAN):

            - NORAD HQS will assist.

            - Details to following.

 

 4. BROADMOOR HANGAR MOVE (GRAY):

            -  All library items have been moved.

            -  AF Staff offices are being moved.

            -  Artifacts and Foundation Secretary /Treasure office/records have been moved.

            -  Artifacts to be moved mid-July.

                       

C. NEXT MEETING: 0900hrs, 31 Aug 2007, location: TBD.

 

 

 

EDWARD W. WEAVER

CMSgt, USAF

Secretary/Treasurer