PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Shipmates,

Thank you for all your support and

participation.

This summer has been eventful with

the East Coast Regional Convention in

Fayetteville, NC and the Capital Liaison

Committee Meeting .

We have a busy fall schedule at both the

Fleet Reserve Association Branch 24 and

the Fleet Reserve Club. Please review the

web information provided and call the ap-

propriate Club or Association representa-

tive if you are unsure about dates or times.

In Loyalty, Protection and Service,

Pat Fedorowicz

Branch 24 President

President’s Report

!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Shipmate Penny Collins

on your election to

East Coast Regional President!

PAST EVENTS

East Coast Region Convention: 5 delegates from

Branch 24 were in attendance.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 26th - Branch 24 Annual Picnic:

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 5

1 September - Branch/Unit B.O.D. meeting 1900 at

the FRC . Unit regular monthly meeting 7:35p.m.

8 September - Branch 24 regular monthly meeting

1900 at the FRC

15 September - 1900 Board of Governors Meeting

24 September - Bingo with the Auxiliary

6 October - Branch/Unit B.O.D. meeting 1900 at

the FRC . Unit regular monthly meeting 7:35p.m.

8-12 October: U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis

13 October: !! Branch 24 regular monthly meeting

**OFFSITE at AMERICAN LEGION POST 7**

1905 Crownsville Rd., Crownsville (410)573-0004

$$Pizza and Drink Specials$$

15-18 October: U.S. Powerboat Show in Annapolis

13-18 October: FRA National Convention in

Spokane, Washington

24 October - CLC Meeting, 2 p.m. at Br/Unit 67

5006 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746

07 November: Las Vegas Night at the FRC.

11 November: Annual Veterans Day Parade

Observance at Memorial Circle Downtown

Find Branch Minutes posted at

www.fra24.org

2015 XVI

301-852-1151

WELCOME ABOARD NEW SHIPMATES!

SHIPMATES NOW SERVING ON THE STAFF OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER

Ben Conine Bert A. Steinborn

REST IN PEACE

FRAbranch24@Gmail.com Secretary, Valerie Toulotte

Kurt Abendschein

Howard J. Beckett

Christopher Bellanca

John W Borhman, III

Frank J. Briguglio

Kenneth T. Brunsvold

John Burger

David Campbell

Christopher J. Cikanovich

Eric D. Cook

Chuck Davis

Henry R. Dawson

Robertson W. Dawson

Joseph P. DeJohn

Thomas E. Drabczyk, Sr.

David Fallen

Peter D. Fohner

Sharon A. Gaertner

Keith Gilcrist

James A. Gill

Richard V. Gragg

James L. Muscatello

Carl Neimeyer

Larry S. Nordhauser

Lonnie Olson

Michael G. Parr

James A. Pash

Howard R. Pendleton

Donald R. Potter

John H. Preiss

William T. Renner

Carlos D Richardson

Michael W. Schofield

Michael Sherwood

Timothy Stimson

James Robert Thompson, Jr.

Rand E. Tomcala

Timothy L. Tray

Eric G Webber

Brian Winfield

David W. York

Patrick J. Greenfield

Jason S. Gregg

Douglas I. Guy

Derrick Harris

Arthur G. Hastings

Chance Haworth

Timothy J. Hella

Joseph J. Janos

Paul M Johnson

Timothy L. Johnston

Stephen J. Kullman

Bryon Lee

Joel W. Leeson

Harold Levy

Steven C. Lewis

Kyle Lindland

Samuel J. Locklear

Peter McDevitt

Douglas M. McGaughey

Kraig A McNally

Robert Moore

Secretary Valerie Reed is happy to

announce her marriage to Stephen

Toulotte on August 31, 2015! She has

changed her last name to Toulotte—

pronounced 2 –Lot.

Appropriately, their reception was

held at the FRC. If you are looking

for a rental room with a view, the

FRC comes highly recommend!

AUXILIARY

Unit 24 Fleet Reserve Association Sept/Oct 2015

UNIT MEETINGS: Susan Hogan, President 443-852-5929 Regular meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:35 p.m.

Board of Directors meetings precede regular meetings at 7:00 p.m.

Chaplain: Chaplain: Mattie Kovac – Members of the Unit, Branch and Club supported Diane and Don Hoover and their family in the re-cent loss of their son Douglas Hoover. The Unit sent cards to and visit-ed with Dottie Carter, who recovered from recent neck surgery. Please contact Mattie Kovac if Chaplain service is needed. Members may contact the Unit Chaplain or Unit President whenever someone is ill or confined to home or hospital so that members are aware of the need and can provide services to the individual. Please provide information about cards sent or visits paid to Branch or Unit members, to include in the Chaplain’s annual report.

Americanism/Patriotism: Stacy Fazekas stacyfazekas3@gmail.com

Stacy thanked Barbara Hrynyshen for the phone calling cards donated for service members. Stacy reports that she now is an official USO member and that she plans to volunteer for the BWI Airport to meet and greet service members returning from duty. For more information, please visit http://www.operationwelcomehomemd.org/. She is collect-

ing items to be provided as Christmas gifts for troops.

Welfare: Barb Hrynyshen Barb reported that she delivered to the First Baptist Church non-perishable grocery supplies of spaghetti sauce, spaghetti noodles, hot dogs, green beans, baked beans, as well as clothing items. Barb has assembled and delivered 38 book bags for Sarah’s House containing all manner of school supplies. In August, Barb requested donations toward the purchase of food supplies for Asbury United Methodist Church’s program to supply meals to home-less citizens. Our Unit received many thank you letters from organiza-tions to which the Unit sent annual donations. Toni O’Neill received an invitation to the Lone Sailor Awards Dinner in D.C. on 9/24/15. In July, Barb delivered to the Annapolis Veterans’ Center many packs of cook-

ies, large cans of coffee, tea, and other condiments.

Membership: Diane Hoover New member Chloe Matheu was initi-ated at tonight’s meeting. Diane reports that our Unit’s membership stands at 620 as of 7/31/15. Please check your LAFRA membership renewal date, and remind friends and family members to do so. For membership questions, please call Cathleen Erickson at 410-263-3393 or e-mail cberickson@comcast.net. Melanie Emerson Collins attended

July’s meeting, and will be initiated at a future meeting.

Youth Activities: Loretta Jorden (410) 956-6015 In August, Diane Hoover reported on the Annual Soap Box Derby results. Her daughter Denise’s 3 children race at Rutgers University and are sponsored by Johnson + Johnson, but still have FRA emblems on their cars. Denise’s daughter, Jessie, won first place and went to Akron, OH for the National race, following in the footsteps of her Mom and uncles. Diane’s grand-son Dustin Jr. placed first in the DC race, and his brother Dawson placed 2nd. In the National race, Dustin (“DJ”) placed 7th, which was the first time a Hoover family member placed at National. We spon-sored 18 children racing this year. Loretta Jorden registered her young-est daughter for her last year of Girl Scouts. A Senior Girl Scout col-lected over 800 books for her gold award project to establish a library at

a local Boys and Girls Club. Soup can labels and box tops are needed.

Publicity: Virginia Jorden Meeting notices are submitted for publi-cation in the Capital Gazette and the Annapolis community news online. E-mail messages are circulated to Unit members on a regular basis concerning upcoming events. Any member wishing to have their e-mail address updated or added to the circulation list, please

call or send an e-mail to kmccruden@wtplaw.com.

Unit Activities: Anne Tydings Committees and their new Chairs are: CLC Representative: Sylvia Wainio; Las Vegas Night 11/7/15: Diane Hoover, assisted by Mary Ann Gordon, and by Toni O’Neill as banker; Christmas Party 12/1/15: TBD; Chili Cook-off - 2/6/16: Virgin-ia Jorden; Birthday Dinner – 6/4/16 meeting): TBD; Spring Dance – 6/7/16: Toni O’Neill and Sylvia Wainio. Volunteers are always need-ed to help with event planning, preparation and ticket sales! Hospital: Linda Masterson –A donation box for eyeglasses is locat-ed in the Club lobby. Bingo at the Nursing Home resumes on 9/24/15. Please contact Sylvia Wainio for information on volunteering to help with this project at smwainio@hotmail.com. Stacy Fazekas has volunteered to help the members who keep the Bingo games going for the Nursing Home residents. Volunteers are needed to help the patients, who greatly enjoy the games and visits, as well as the prizes and gifts that our Unit supplies. Socks are always a welcome gift, for those needing donation suggestions. Refreshment Committee: Sylvia Wainio asks members to bring a small snack to share at the Unit meeting on 9/1/15. Unfinished Business: Toni O’Neill reported on the East Coast Re-gional Convention in Fayetteville NC which she attended July 23-26 with our other Delegates C. Erickson, K. Bearden, and S. Wainio. All went well, a few National officers were present, but attendance of about 50 people was low. This year’s ECR officers are President: Katherine Bearden; Vice President: Shirley Vatter; Treasurer: Cindy Jones; Secretary: Cathleen Erickson; Parliamentarian: Doreen Huyle-broeck and Jr. Past President: Toni O’Neill. Next year, the ECR will have a speaker, no opening ceremonies, 1 day training, and will be held in Richmond, VA during the last week of August. Further infor-mation will be provided. In 2016 the National Convention will be held in Jacksonville, FL. At the ECR, Unit 24 took first place awards for all Committee reports except for the Bonnie Bastian Membership award. Our Welfare Committee’s report received the Elsie Cooley Award. New Business: Several Unit members volunteered to help at the joint membership drive on 8/15/15, and received several new applica-tions. Raffle drawing for the Hawaii trip was done during the event. Good of the Order: Diane and her family are extremely appreciative for all of the support from the Unit, Branch and Club after the loss of their son Doug on 7/9/15. Claire Purdy’s son’s moving van caught fire and his belongings were burned – he was in the process of mov-ing east from the west coast. Kathy McCruden thanked members for get well cards sent to her brother-in-law Joseph Burke (retired Navy Chief and former Branch member) recuperating from back surgery. Sylvia Wainio reported that she attended Barbara Malm’s servce at the Barranco & Sons Funeral Home in Severna Park. Emma Matheu sends her thanks for our prayers and well wishes after her recent surgery. Loretta Jorden reported that her godfather, who is her Mom’s uncle, passed away in PA recently. The wedding date for Stacy Fazekas and her fiancé Tom is set for 6/18/2016.

VETERANS’ OPEN HOUSE

The Open House at the FRC

was a great success!

26 New Members were recruited!

Thank you to our vendors who came

Out to support and entertain guests.

Curtis Jones did an excellent job hosting this event!

The drawing for the trip to Hawaii was also pulled!

If you didn’t win, thank you for playing!

Thank you again to Jack Thibodeau for donating this exclusive pack-

age for to “pay down the mortgage” of the Club!

Soap Box Derby cars were on display Officers from the Club, Branch & Unit recruiting new members!

FRA Branch 24 Picnic

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015 Time: 12Time: 12--5 pm5 pm

Place: Retelle RoomPlace: Retelle Room $10 per person: tickets available at the FRC$10 per person: tickets available at the FRC

Kids 12 and under freeKids 12 and under free

No Ticket Sales at EventNo Ticket Sales at Event

Grilled Beef and Veggie Burgers, Grilled Beef and Veggie Burgers, Grilled Beef and Veggie Burgers, Hot Dogs, Pig Roast, Chips, Salads, Hot Dogs, Pig Roast, Chips, Salads, Hot Dogs, Pig Roast, Chips, Salads,

Soda, Beer, Wine and DessertSoda, Beer, Wine and DessertSoda, Beer, Wine and Dessert Games and Prizes

Raffle Tickets Sold Separately

Veterans Day—11 November, 11 a.m. City Dock Circle

The VA has designated the FRA, Branch 24 sponsored

Veterans Day Observance in Annapolis to be the official

regional site for the state of Maryland .

Though many organizations host their own Veterans Day

Ceremnony, this special acknowledgement will encourage

all veterans who may not be associated with a particular

veterans group to come and honor the sacrifice they chose

to make for the USA. Please join us.

Las Vegas Night November 7, 2015

Doors open at 6pm

Tickets—$12.00 Shipmate Penny Collins has formed

a team of FRA Shipmates, friends,

relatives, co-workers, and anyone else

who would like to donate food items

and participate in this worthy cause.

If you would like to make a dona-

tion of nonperishable food, please

gather your items and drop them in the

box in the Lobby of the FRC before

September 25th!

Shipmate Collins will also arrange to

pick up your dry goods. 301-792-8465

Penny@FRA.org

RELAX MONDAY

$10 Crab Dip Appetizer!

TUESDAY NIGHT

$3 off 1/2lb Old Bay Spice Shrimp

Or $6 off One Pound of

Shrimp

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

$8.50 Fried Fish Basket & side!

THURSDAY NIGHT

$6.50-6oz Cheese Burgers!

Comes with Lettuce, Tomato, On-

ion, Choice of Side & Cheese!

(Onion Rings and other toppings

for additional cost.)

FRIDAY NIGHT STEAK

$14 Flatiron Steak Special

8 oz Steak includes House Salad,

Baked Potato, Veggies,

Hot Rolls & But-

ter!

SATURDAY NIGHT

$14 Pasta Milano Sautéed mush-

rooms and sun dried tomatoes in a

roasted garlic cream sauce with

grilled chicken and bowtie pasta.

Served with a small Caesar Salad!

SUNDAY NIGHT

$14 Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

Sandwich & Side!

SEPTEMBER STEAK NIGHT

SEPTEMBER 20th

4:30-7:30 Steak with Salad, potato,

green beans, rolls & Butter $12.95

FLEET DINNER SPECIALS!

FLEET RESERVE CLUB SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2015 Page 6

New/Potential Member Orientation 7pm September 9th

New Member Welcome Social Mixer 5-7pmSunday, September 13th

OCT 9-13 SAIL BOAT WEEK OCT 17-19 POWER BOAT WEEK

NEW VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!

FRC CLOSED OCTOBER 7, 13, 14, & 19 for Boat Show set-up & breakdown. To volunteer call Vice Chairman Keith Henderson 410-533-0067

LOBSTER NIGHT

SEPTEMBER 16th

1-lb whole Maine Lobstah with Garden

Salad, Baked Potato, Fresh Veggies, Rolls

& Buttah! $28

Thank you to all the volunteers

who have already signed up for

the 2015 Boat Shows! This will

be a fabulous year and it is al-

ways fun to reunite with many

of you annually!

Fleet Reserve Club, Branch, and Auxiliary

For Hospitals, Welfare and Rehabilitation, Shipmate Mike

Patria for starting and coaching the quadriplegic rugby sports

team, Maryland Mayhem. Currently the team consists of 10

athletes, 2 of them are veterans (one Army & one Navy).

He has networked through VSO’s to reach other disbled Vets

and to provide them with information that may help in en-

hancing their lives. He encourages everyone interested to

come out, support these inspiring men and women and be

part of something bigger than themselves.

They play every Wednesday, 6 - 9 p.m. at the Greater Loch

Raven Recreation Center, 1801 Glen Keith Blvd, Parkville,

MD 21234

For up to date information:

http://www.umrehabortho.org/news/events/rugby

This link to a video shows the team in action and they talk

about how they were injured and how quad rugby has helped

them: https://vimeo.com/115370958

Br 24 has two winners for the Shipmate of the Year from the East Coast Regional Convention!

Winners will be considered for a National Award at the National Convention in October.

For Americanism & Patriotism, Shipmate Carleton Weidemey-

er for assisting Macpherson “Mac” Plecker to reconstruct his

service record in order to obtain the medals and awards he nev-

er received. “Mac” Plecker was a WWII Navy Veteran who

was captured on Wake Island and spent the entire time as a

Japanes Prisoner of War. All of his personnel pay and medical

records were lost in the invasion.

Shipmate Weidemeyer spent countless hours researching the

military service of Mr. Plecker to the ending result, Mr. Pleck-

er was recognized and presented with the following awards:

1. Purple Heart

2. Prisoner of War Medal

3. Navy Good Conduct Medal

4. American Defense Service Medal

5. Asiatic—Pacific Campaign Medal

6. Combat Service Action Ribbon

7. WWII Victory Medal

8. Presidential Unit Citation awarded by President Roosevelt to

the Defenders of Wake, US Flag flown over the Capital, and a

Congressional Citizenship award.

Mr. Plecker received his awards before he passed on to the

Supreme Commander.

Once again, Congratulations to

Shipmate Penny Collins on her

election to East Coast Region

President.

Penny Collins is dedicated to

the FRA and took the time to

submit the required reports for

Branch 24. She submitted the

above shipmates information

who both won!

She is known for always hav-

ing fundraiser tickets for sale

for many other FRA Branches,

such as Redskins Seasonal

Tickets, Harley Motorcycles,

and our recent Hawaiian raffle.

BRANCH 24, FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

serving current and former enlisted members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard

in the Annapolis area www.fra24.org

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT NO. 83

ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401

BRANCH 24

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

100 COMPROMISE STREET

ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401

Board of Directors

Chris Erickson John Gough Jack O’Neill

Keith Henderson Lew Bearden Jack Thibodeau

Gary Van Nest Don Hoover Dan McGrath

BRANCH 24 OFFICE 667 - 803 - 0838

FLEET RESERVE CLUB 410 - 263 - 4614

BRANCH OFFICERS

Pat Fedorowicz 410-533-4473 President John Bocchicchio 443-280-3043 1st Vice President Curtis Jones 410-626-7062 2nd Vice President Valerie Toulotte 301-852-1151 Secretary/Treasurer Richard Bonnett 301-674-0181 Past President