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DEC 2017—JAN 2018 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 4

THE ASMC “TROLLER” NEWSLETTER

President's Message 1

Local Chapter News 2-6

ASMC National News & Info 6

Community Service Projects 7-10

Corporate Sponsorship 12

Monthly Luncheon Details 13

Inside this

ASMC President’s Message

Next Board

Meeting:

Thursday

Feb 1, 2018

11:00 am

in the Sparkman Center

Conference Room,

Bldg. 5301 Room 1148

ASMC Monthly

Luncheon:

Thursday

Feb 8, 2018

11:30 am

in the Sparkman Center

Executive Dining Room,

Bldg. 5302

Happy New Year!

Most often times in January we take a personal inventory and

ask what we need to improve on. Most times this focuses on

things that we have known for some time we need to change.

For me it is things like eat more vegetables, exercise, lose

weight, lower your A1C, make time for my family, clean the gar-

age…and the list could go on and on. This past few months I

have been focused on WHY not WHAT I need to change. So as

you look at your new year’s resolutions don’t just think of what

you need to change, focus on why you need to make the

change. Like these following statements:

Quit smoking because I want to be at my Daughter’s college

graduation ceremony.

Eat better and lose weight so I will be able to play with my grandchildren.

Take the month long course that I have been putting off so I can get the next promotion.

If you move away from just looking at the what (quit smoking, eat Better, or take a class) and

look at the why (to be there for my children in adulthood, to make memories with a grand-

child, and get the promotion that you want) you will be more likely to succeed at your goals

now and into the future.

Good luck with your new year’s resolutions!

By way of chapter news, the PDI is shaping up to be amazing this year. Mark your calendar

for 29 March 2018. We have commitments from retired and current SES/GO from multiple

organizations (MDA, NASA, Army Material Command, and DAU) to speak with us.

It will be an event not to miss. Encourage your co-workers to sign up for a membership now

so they can avoid the fee to attend the PDI.

Warmest Regards,

Stephen Elison 2017-2018 ASMC President

Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

We have a great luncheon planned for February 8th so don’t miss the opportunity to get some CPEs and network with your fellow comptrollers.

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2018 Mini PDI

We have an outstanding list of speakers this year that you won’t want to miss!

Confirmed speakers:

NASA: CFO Bill Hicks

AMC: Ms. Laura Avery

MDA: Dr. Patricia Gore and Dr. Lance Raymond

DAU: MG Vincent Boles (Ret.)

SMDC / ARSTRAT: Mr. Mike Cook

Who: You!

What: Mini PDI

When: March 29, 2018—registration opens early February

Where: TBD

Attendees will receive 8 hours of CPE/CLP

Stephen Elison

Chapter President

Upcoming Events


ASMC December 2017 Executive Board Meeting ASMC Board Meeting – 7 Dec 2017

Attendees: Stephen Elison, Thea Bone, Allison McGrath, Audrea Weber, Monica Harriger, Blake Thomp-son, Daphne Turner, Madisone Betts, Tina Hinze, Lisa Burkman

Minutes Approved: Daphne Turner, Thea Bone

Financial Reports: Stephen Elison, Thea Bone

Facilities:

planned to spend $200 on pizza/drinks and $200 on door prizes for the choir at the Christmas Party

the Summit was voted on for the June Officer Luncheon, there’s no A/V fee for an event lasting less than 2 hours

the goal is to break even at all events

as of 7 DEC, we only had 16 people registered for the Christmas Party; we needed 32 to break even

PDI:

as of 7 DEC, Mr. Powers & Mr. Boles are on board

email being drafted to be sent to G8 leadership

possibly bring the Veteran’s Memorial representative to talk during the luncheon

registration link will be sent in January

discussing profit sharing with Montgomery’s Chapter

Mr. Boles will likely talk points from his book 4-3-2-1 Leadership

Community Projects:

We had a good turn out for Angel Tree

The Child Advocacy event was the event of 7 December

Chapter Competition:

Tracking community service hours; due in April

Tracking throughout the year so we know how we’re progressing

Lisa Burkman

Recording Secretary

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Highlights from the December Holiday Luncheon

ASMC Huntsville-Redstone Chapter’s annual holiday luncheon was a fun event! The New Hope Show Choir performed a variety of Holiday Tunes.

ASMC Holiday Luncheon Drawing Prize Winners

New Hope Show Choir Performing at the Dec 2017 ASMC Huntsville-Redstone Chapter Holiday Luncheon

New Hope Show Choir Performing at the Dec 2017 ASMC Huntsville-Redstone Chapter Holiday Luncheon


ASMC January 2018 Executive Board Meeting

ASMC Board Meeting—4 Jan 2018

Attendees: Stephen Elison, Allison McGrath, Audrea Weber, Debbie O’Neal, Blake Thompson, Daphne Turner, Madisone Betts, Tina Hinze, Lisa Burkman, Todd Johnson, Dana Wilbanks

No quorum for Financial Reports & Minutes vote. We are operating at a net profit.

Awards:

Individual Awards due 31 January

Essay Awards due 28 February

Leadership/Corporate Members Awards due 10 April

You can self nominate for all awards except the Corporate Member Awards; individual awards do not have to be ASMC mem-bers; check the national website for sample nominations

Chapter Competition:

We were approved as a professional organization on Redstone for 2018 & 2019, and received the list of items required annually

We will submit the PDI as a training event

Don’t forget to take pictures at events you attend

Community Projects:

Operation Stand Down – donations were being accepted at the January meeting

February: Tut Van Valentine Party

March: Caring House Event

April & May have been planned as well; they are maintaining a volunteer hours log

Newsletter:

In need of articles; send to Stephen Elison; they are looking for December items

Programs:

Heather Hughes spoke at the January event

February event – Dr. Gore is unavailable; looking into additional speakers or the possibility of purchasing a PDI video

Members are highly encouraged to attend the national PDI, as the 2020 PDI will be in Nashville, and in order to assist in hosting we need members who’ve attended PDI events.

Special Events/Facilities:

February will be in the Sparkman cafeteria

PDI:

We’re doing well, and have the potential to sell out of sponsorship

Tentative Agenda reviewed with Mr. Hicks, Mr. Powers, Mr. Boles, Mr. Raymond, Dr. Gore, and Ms. Avery speaking, with possi-bility the Veteran’s Memorial presenting during lunch; possibly bring in a community partner to provide remarks

The agenda will be full from 0800-1700 to ensure 8 hours of credits are earned

Membership:

Will send reminder emails for personnel with elapsed memberships

Lisa Burkman

Recording Secretary


Highlights from the January Luncheon

ASMC welcomed a presentation about Goal Setting in the New Year from Ms. Heather Hough, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, at the Fox Army Health Center.

Chapter President Stephen Elison gives Ms. Hough an ASMC coin

Fox Army Health Center

Redstone Arsenal, AL Ms. Heather Hough

ASMC National News & Information


ASMC Awards

If you nominate anyone for these awards that you let Debbie O’Neal know for our National Awards Club report how many we submitted in these awards (names not required).

The 1st deadline is January 31, 2018.

Individual and Team Achievement Awards. We have a lot of ASMC and Co-Workers that deserve this award. We just have to take the time to nominate them.

Category for these awards is Accounting, Finance, Acquisition/Cost Analysis, Auditing, Budget-ing, Comptroller/Deputy Comptroller, Contractor Support, Intern/Trainee, Resource Manage-ment, and Team Achievement, (Please pass this award information alone to your supervisor or team leaders.)

The 2nd deadline is February 28, 2018.

This is the National Essay Contest - Topic is "Many federal agencies face a difficult choice between funding near-term operations or investing in future capability". Essays must be original and must not exceed 1,500 words.

The 3rd deadline is April 10, 2018.

Chapter Leadership Award. The nominee must have been a member for at least three full consecutive years immediately prior to the submission due date. The nominee must have been a chapter officer or chapter committee chairperson for a minimum of one full year. (I would recommend that if you have someone in mind that you contact that person and ask them what officers and committee that they have held, along with community support along with lo-cal and national chapter support that they have given in the year or years they have been in ASMC.)

Corporate Member Award - To be nominated a Corporation must have been an ASMC Cor-porate Member for at least two consecutive years immediately preceding award period.

For more information about these opportunities, contact Debbie O'Neal, [email protected], 256-723-2314 (Home), or 256-783-4724 (Cell).

Debbie O’Neal

Chapter Awards Committee

Community Service Projects Recap


The Huntsville-Redstone chapter of ASMC strikes again! Members recently volunteered over 40 hours to support the local

Salvation Army 2017 Angel Tree program.

The Angel Tree program involves the community in sharing with those less fortunate in our area. The program acts as a link for donors to provide gifts of new clothing and toys to thousands of children, disabled, special needs, and senior adults who other-wise might not have anything for Christmas.

ASMC supported this event by operating the Angel Tree booth at Parkway Place Mall to assist donors with adopting angels and collecting the donated items.

Special thanks to the following members (and friends) who worked the booth over a 5 day span: Shameka McCoy, Felicia

Sisk, Stephen Elison, Caroline Olivera, Linda Eccles, Jamica Langley, Lisa Hughey, Grady Stallworth, Will Harris, Gina

Hranilovic, John Lonczynski, Sandra Dargin, Tony McAdory, Debbie O’Neal, Harriet Clark, Phyllis Williams, and Madi-

sone Betts.

ASMC member, Harriet Clark ASMC President, Stephen Elison & daughter, Caroline Olivera

ASMC member Debbie O’Neal

Madisone Betts

Community Projects Committee Chair



Members of the Redstone Arsenal chapter of ASMC recently supported the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) in their annual holiday party. ASMC had thirteen volunteers who assisted with the 2017 Healthy Families Holiday Party held at the local NCAC facility.

The NCAC hosts an annual holiday dinner for families who are participating in the Healthy Family Program. This program teaches parenting skills to young parents facing risk factors such as poverty and lack of emotional support. ASMC supported this event by serving the dinners, assisting children with arts and crafts activities, and helping with clean up after the party. The ASMC volunteers also provided the desserts for the Party.

Special thanks to the following members (and friends) who worked this community project: Members: Eura Reaves (Project Chairperson), Doris Montgomery, Chad Durrance, Debbie O’Neal, Lisa White, Tinarenel Davis, and Non-Members: Marlyce Cook, Priscilla Sanders, Tiffanie Cooper, Paula Smyth, Shirley Bailey, Nerissa Pierce, and Michael Atkins.

Chad Durrance, Tina Davis and Lisa White

Paula Smyth and Bet Jackson

Chad Durrance, Tina Davis and Mike Atkins

Madisone Betts


ASMC Members and Friends at the NCAC Holiday Party



The Redstone Arsenal chapter of ASMC successfully supported the January Food and Clothes drive held by Operation Stand Down. ASMC donated Walmart gift cards, deodorant, cough drops, thermals, underwear, socks, ramen noodles, chips, fruit cups, canned non-perishable goods, and a vast number of scarfs and tobog-gan hats.

Operation Stand Down provides homeless veterans with food, clothes and any items needed for everyday liv-ing. They are a non-profit 501(c)(3) grassroots, community-based program designed to help the nation's esti-mated 300,000 homeless veterans by providing access to community, state and federal resources. Operation Stand Down Huntsville strives to support local homeless veterans who battle the harshness of life on the streets. Operation Stand Down originated in San Diego, California in 1988. The Huntsville office has been in existence since 2007.

Special thanks to the following members (and non-members) who supported this community project: Mem-bers: Julie Ricketts (Project Chairperson), Madisone Betts, Dana Wilbanks, Chad Durrance, Felicia Sisk, Sharon Staten, Allison McGrath, Debbie Ritchey, Non-Members: PM Cargo Project Office, Susan Jester, Stephanie Warnes, and all the anonymous contributors.

Madisone Betts


ASMC member Julie Ricketts with an Operation Stand Down

Julie Ricketts and Madisone Betts (not pictured) unloading a car full of donations

Upcoming Community Service Opportunities


Volunteers are needed for the annual Night to Shine prom night experience for

ages 14+ with special needs. February 9, 2018 from 6 pm to 9 pm at First Bap-

tist Huntsville. Must be 16 years of age to participate. http://signup.com/go/zfgcyU

If you have a problem with this link please call 256-428-9062

Volunteers are needed for a Special Olympics Bowling Event Feb 22 (kids) and 26 (adults).

Both event days will take place at the Plamore Bowling

Lanes starting at 9:30 A.M.

Debbie O’Neal

Community Projects Committee

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP


Chapter Website:

http://www.orgsites.com/al/hsv-redstone-asmc/

FACEBOOK (like us on Facebook)

American Society of Military Comptrollers-Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

Articles for the Aug/Sep Newsletter are due COB 20 Mar 2018.

Please email Ms. Tammara Buckey at [email protected]

to submit your articles, photos, and other AMSC Local/National News.

Many members have new addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. that have not been updated in their ASMC Profile. The most current contact information is needed for sending and delivering important messages to all ASMC members. Please make sure your profile is currently up-to-date by logging in to your ASMC profile and making any necessary changes today! Please login on the ASMC National Page and Update Profile to verify your information.

If you need to update your chapter Membership please visit ASMC at www.asmconline.org. You can now update affiliated ASMC Chapter under your profile.

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

http://www.orgsites.com/al/hsv-redstone-asmc/

mailto:[email protected]

Monthly Luncheon Information

Thanks for Supporting ASMC Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

Events in 2017/2018

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