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The fourth quarter meeting, hosted by the Panhandle Region, was held on November 1 " at the Golden Corral Restaurant in Tallahassee. Those attending were Bud Nelson, David Simons, Charles Hildebrant, Tom Johnson, John Booth, Russell Deese, H.A. Parramore, David Johnson, Bob & Jo Weeks, Robert & Ann Murty, Ezra Johnson, Charles Craven, Mark & Michelle Copeland, Robert Notman, Kevin Vislocky, Alton & Barbara Holloway, Dick & Diane Deren, and new member Earl Britt.

The meeting was opened with a prayer by Mark Copeland and the Pledge of Allegiance, and was presided over by our president, Bud Nelson. A motion was made and passed to accept the minutes of the last meeting as they appeared in the July/August SOUTHERN OUTPOST. President Nelson announced the date and location of the first quarter 2004 meeting to be on 28 February 2004 and hosted by the Central Region at the home of Charlie & Connie Craven CCr6844878@aol.com. Check the upcoming events section of this newsletter for details.

REPORTS

1 - Treasurers Report - Alan Byers was not present, but sent his report, which was passed around and approved by the body.

2 - V.P. Report - all is well.

3 - Web Master - Mark Copeland needs photos of vehicles and events for the web site. He will put the new logo on it as soon as available.

4 - On-line Coordinator - Diane Deren gave an update on new events that were not listed in the On-Line Schedule. Since the Deren computer system is down at the moment, the schedule is not up to date. Also, any one who is not regularly getting the up-dates (#88 is the last one), should e-mail Diane at d.deren@att.net and give her an e-mail address where you can receive the schedule updates and other information of interest to members.

OLD BUSINESS

MUSEUM - Bud Nelson is still busy establishing a museum in Green Cove, FL. He needs donations (or items to borrow), as well as help in identifying various uniforms, aircraft parts, etc. The museum will have an historian, a gift shop and a FFC Room. Contractors are now working on the 36,000 sq. ft. building.

T-SHIRTS - We have a design. George Hecht will send the artwork to Bud Nelson, and Bud will get the first order. They will be available in OD or khaki, with logo on front, back or both. T-shirts should be $8.00 and golf shirts $12.

BILL FREDERICK AWARD - The committee (Charlie Hildebrant, Charlie & Connie Craven) had the plaque made up. Charlie H. would like to have a group go with him to present it, probably in the Mt. Dora area.

NEW BUSINESS

5"H ANNUAL MILITARY VEHICLE SHOW & SWAP MEET IN CRESTVIEW, FL will be held 3/27/04. Dick Deren has volunteered to help with the vehicle judging and needs helpers.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS was held and the present officers were all reelected: Vice President - Bob Murty; Treasurer - Alan Byers; and Web Site Administrator - Mark Copeland.

BYLAW CHANGES were approved. The only change was that the Regional Coordinators are to be appointed by the president, and are not elected positions.

REGIONAL COORDINATOR job was discussed. The person holding this position should notify the Newsletter editor- Dick Deren, and the On-Line Schedule Coordinator - Diane Deren, of any events he finds out about. The coordinator, or someone appointed by him, should act as FFC contact person for each event. The contact person should contact members in his region before an event, if they have not already contacted him, and he will be the person who coordinates the flow of info between the event people and the club members.

Dues will be due on 1/l/04. An invoice will be sent along with the NOV/DEC newsletter.

FOR SALE ADS to be placed in the SOUTHERN OUTPOST. Dick Deren asked for input as to a fair charge for ads submitted by business. One liner ads for the Supply Depot section of the newsletter are still free.

SOUTHERN OUTPOST - Mark Copeland suggested that there should only be 4 issues per year, since there are only 4 regional meetings per year, and Dick Deren has been having difficulty with the work load (not being proficient in computers.) The membership (who all said how much they looked forward to each issue), voted against changing from 6 issues to 4 issues. Bob Notman volunteered to help with the newsletter set-up.

After the meeting was adjourned, member H.A. Parramore invited everyone to his surplus yard in Mt. Pleasant 6ust up the road apiece according to Russell Deese) where members toured the 25 acres of military vehicles and parts; over 50 years of accumulation of goodies. Many treasures were found.

Thanks to Russell Deese and the Panhandle Region for organizing the meeting and the day's activities.

Thanks to H.A. Paramore for having us over for a look - see after the meeting. We all had a great time!