TCRA Annual Membership MeetingFeb 09

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PLEASE BE SEATED
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Transportation Corps Regimental Association
Annual Membership Meeting 18 February 2009
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PURPOSE

• Promote the Transportation Corps
• Support the Chief of Transportation ( COT)
• Promote the professional development of its
  members
• Foster and preserve the spirit, traditions,
  professionalism and solidarity of the
  Transportation Corps Regiment

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2009 PROGRAMS

• MILITARY ORDER OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER
• PATRONUS ROTAE AWARD
• ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
• DMOR RECEPTION
• EAGLE AWARDS TO TRANSPORTERS OF THE YEAR
• RECOGNITION OF TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL COURSES
  DISTINGUISHED HONOR GRADUATES

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CHIEF OF TRANSPORTATION UPDATE
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TCRA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

• President                                         
           MG (R) Fred Elam
• Senior Vice President  ( USAR)              
  MG Thomas Robinson                   
  
• Senior Vice President  ( ARNG)  
  VACANT
• Vice President- OCOT                           
  LTC William Clark
• Secretary
  COL (R )Edward English     
• Treasurer  
  Col ( R ) Scott Bergeron   
• Corporate Membership Chair                        
    COL (R) Gene Losa
• Individual Membership Chair                       
      COL (R) Ronald Heiter 
• Publications Chair                                
             LTC (R) Jeff Brown
• Chapters Chair                                    
              Col ( R ) David Kolleda
• Honorary Warrant Officer of the Regiment    CW5
  (R) Kenneth Gilman  
• Honorary SGM of the Regiment                  
  CSM (R) Frank Reeves
• Honorary Civilian of the Regiment             
   Ms. Mary Ann Danser  

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• FAREWELL TO LTC (P) CLARK

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MEMBERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS

• CATEGORY 2007
  2008 2009
• ACTIVE 1210
  1492 1706
• USAR 357
  287 290
  NG
  107
  83 92
• CIV
  153 114 124
  
• RET
  439 436 477
  
• CORP
  110 128 129
  
• TOTALS 2,367
  2,540 2818
• Data as of 1 February 09

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MEMBERSHIP BY RANK/CATEGORY
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LOCAL CHAPTER STATUS
143rd TRANSCOM unit-based 143rd
ESC/Orlando 595th Trans Tml Grp
unit-based Rcvd
Annual Report California
USAR/483rd TC Bn/Ft H. Liggett
Rcvd Annual Report Capital
National Capital Region Cornhusker N
ebraska Coyote South Dakota Rcvd
Annual Report Hampton Roads VA
Peninsula Iron Mike Ft
Bragg Lancaster unit-based
1185th Trans Bde Rcvd Annual
Report Lake Michigan Ft Sheridan Magnolia
ARNG/Laurel, MS New England Upper
Northeast North Central USAR/Ft Snelling, MN
Phantom Ft Hood Patriot Ft
Polk Rcvd Annual Report Redstick
USAR/Baton Rouge Southeastern Atla
nta, Birmingham, Anniston USTRANSCOM Scott
AFB Wm J. Seay Mobile, AL
Potential New Chapters El Paso (Ft Bliss) USARC
HQ (Atlanta)
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ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

• Current Purpose To provide financial assistance
  for post high school college level education
  for children and spouses of members of TCRA.
• Current Awards Individual awards to children of
  750-1,000 each with total program of 4000.
• Individual award to Spouse of 750-1000
  with total program of 1000.
• Application Deadline March 31, 2009
• Award Notification May 2009
• Application See www.tc-regt-association.org for
  application information
• Source of Scholarship Funds Individual,
  Corporate and Associate Corporate TCRA Members

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RESOLUTION 1

• ARTICLE II-STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
• PARAGRAPH B
• DELETE TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING FORT EUSTIS AS
  AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND
  THE ARMYS POWER PROJECTION PLATFORM FOR
  TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT
• SUBSTITUTE TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING THE
  TRANSPORTATION CORPS REGIMENT AND SCHOOL AS THE
  ARMYS CENTERPIECE FOR TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT AND
  POWER PROJECTION
• PARAGRAPH F ADD ITALICS
• TO WORK WITH COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES,AND ACADEMIC
  AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE
  INVOLVEMENT IN ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES.

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RESOLUTION 2

• ARTICLE V-MEMBERSHIP
• SECTION 1-INSERT NEW PARAGRAPH 2.B
• FALLEN SOLDIERS TRANSPORTATION CORPS SOLDIERS
  WHO HAVE FALLEN IN A COMBAT ZONE ARE HONORARY
  INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN
  PERPETUITY
• SECTION 4-
• ADD ITALICS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE SENTENCE
  ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND
  GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS.

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RESOLUTION 3

• ARTICLE VI-SUBSCRIBERS
• ADD ITALICS A SUBSCRIBER IS ANY ARMED FORCES
  UNIT,CIVILIAN INDUSTRY, LIBRARY,ASSOCIATION,EDUCAT
  IONAL INSTITUTION OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT
  SUBSCRIBES TO THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS
  PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN

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RESOLUTION 4

• ARTICLE VII-MEETINGS AND QUORUMS
• SECTION 1-MEETINGS PARA 3 ADD
• INCLUDE POSTED ON THE ASSOCIATION WEB SITE AS AN
  OFFICIAL WAY YO GIVE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS.

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RESOLUTION 5

• ARTICLE X-LOCAL CHAPTERS PARA 1 ADD
• SUSTAINMENT COMMANDS AS AN ADDITIONAL PLACE
  TO ORGANIZE LOCAL CHAPTERS

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FINANCIAL STATUS
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PUBLICATIONS UPDATE

• PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN
• Advertising now covering cost
• Potential for increasing pages/content
• Additional space for new initiatives
• New initiatives to give the PB a facelift
• Relevant/appropriate topics
• Reorganization of feature and department articles
• Feedback mechanism
• Consider name change
• More multifunctional without losing TC pedigree
• The way ahead future of Proponent publications
  in a Multi-functional world?

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PUBLICATIONS UPDATE (Continued)

• NEWSLETTER
• Cost savings by increasing email distribution
• November 2009 will complete transition to email
  distribution
• REDBOOK
• Need to resolve data access issues
• We are considering future of the Redbook
• If/when TC career data become unavailable
• As more Officers transition to the Log Corps
• Potential replacement benefit?
• COMMEMORATIVE PRINT
• 2008 Print on sale in Museum
• Future Prints dependent on inventory and need
  

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2008 GOALS

• Increase Corporate Sponsors from 17 to 20.
  Accomplished
• Increase current membership by 10 Accomplished
• Increase membership renewals by 20. Not
  Accomplished
• Increase awareness of the Patronus Rotae Award
• Not Accomplished
• Increase the number of members receiving the
  semi-annual newsletters by email from 205 to1000.
  Accomplished

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2008 GOALS- CONTINUED

• Maintain Chapters at 2008 levels (currently 19)
  Accomplished
• Corporate Sponsorship of the Red Book to defray
  10 ( approximately 1,500) of the
  total cost ( Approximately 14,000 ) LANDSTAR
  PROVIDED 1000
• Increase TCRA Scholarship Applications from the
  children of enlisted members. Accomplished
• Reduce Turnaround Time for Responses to
  Membership Applications and Renewals not to
  Exceed 21 Calendar Days. Accomplished

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS- 2008- SUMMARY

• FINANCIAL HEALTH
• BRING IT ASHORE PRINT SALE
• INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
• CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
• SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEMBER SPOUSE
• EMPHASIZED CORPORATE MEMBER ELIGIBILITY FOR TCRA
  SCHOLARSHIPS
• EMAIL OF SEMI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER
• PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN WINTER EDITION WAS
  PROFITABLE
• PRODUCTION CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF 2008
  COMMEMORATIVE PRINT

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TCRA GOALS FOR 2009

• INCREASE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS FROM 2818 TO 3000
• INCREASE RENEWAL PERCENTAGE FROM 15 TO 40
• INCREASE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS FROM 21 TO 23
• INCREASE ACTIVE CHAPTERS FROM 5 TO 19
• ADD 1 NEW TCRA CHAPTER
• BOTH 2009 ISSUES OF THE PB TO BE REVENUE NEUTRAL
• TCRA - BREAK EVEN IN 2009
• INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PATRONUS ROTAE AWARD.
• INCREASE APPLICATIONS FROM ENLISTED MEMBERS

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• WE THANK OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

• MEMBERSHIP- A 3 year membership provides a 10
  discount.
• PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN ADVERTISING- TCRA members
  receive a 10 discount
• PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN- We are requesting one or
  more corporate members to contribute a page on
  their firms business as a spotlight article.

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Corporate Member Recognition
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