WCA September 16, 2024 Meeting
Attendees:
WCA Board
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Heather McAllen
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Jim Foley
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Vince Cassara
Contractor Presentation
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No contractor Presentation this month
Notes:
Heather McAllen:
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Discussed ideas for Spring Fundraising. Some ideas discussed were Wine events, golf tournament, 5K, and paint and sip. We will discuss further.
Other:
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The scholarship drive for UMES and ESCC was brought up by Rick Weaver. This event was done last year in January but is typically done in Sept-Dec. WCA will continue to this event and Heather will begin working on the logistics.
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We discussed having a spring event used for fundraising.
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Vince asked about reserving a WCA table for the WFF Fall Festival. We agreed it would be a great way to get WCA’s name out to the WFF community.
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Announced the December meeting as being our quarterly where we will have Dave Pierce and Procurement presenting.
Running Actions (new actions in green):
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Jim to work with General Counsel on wording of the donation request so there are no issues with companies participating
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Board Members provide picture and bio to Heather for the website
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Update the by-laws to make sure we are incorporating our new initiatives
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Determine presentations for next month
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Notify company representatives of golf tournament on September 20 at Great Hope Golf Course. Cost is $100/person to participate
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Begin WCA branding initiative across Wallops
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Heather to begin 501c3 efforts
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Nick to discuss efforts with Lee Rizzo on non-profit
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Nick to discuss how to set up a non-profit with either MSBR or Maryland Aerospace Alliance leaders
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WCA Scholarship for UMES and ESCC will begin in September.
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Vince reserved a WCA table for the WFF Fall Festival October 24.