Paul Revere Chapter-#178
3rd Quarter Newsletter
July through September 2013
September 30, 2013
Dear Paul Revere Chapter Members, Friends and Supporters:
A heartfelt thank you for all the work and support you give our chapter as we support the Air
Force Family. It was another busy quarter supporting and serving our Air Force community.
In July, we had our annual summer barbecue at the Lowell Care Center. During the week of July
14th, we had the pleasure of providing a guest lecturer, Michael Young, Information Assurance
Officer to Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School’s Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics (STEM) Camp. Over 90 Marine Corps JROTC cadets from 15 high schools attended
this camp. August 10th, members Ron Adams and Frank Holmes planned and hosted an
outstanding clambake for the 325th “Checkertails” Fighter Group’s 68th reunion.
Our Chapter just came back from the AFA National Convention where we were recognized and
presented the Donald W. Steele, Sr. Award. This award is the 2013 Unit of the Year award. The
chapter is stronger than ever and we continue to serve and support Airpower and the many men
and women of the Air Force family.
There is much excitement in the near future and this coming year. We just elected a new slate of
officers, all great people and great workers. October 8th, we’ll be headed to the links at Shaker
Hills to golf with leaders and members of the Air Force at Hanscom AFB and on 9 November we
will be executing our 4th Annual Fun Run. From last year’s run our chapter raised $8,100 for
Veterans’ programs, deployed troops and their families.
There is much to do and many great folks to work with in our chapter. Come on out support one
of these events, meet the new chapter officer team and/or simply join one of the greatest chapters
in the Air Force Association.
Hands in; Let’s Move Out!
Keith M. Taylor
Chapter President
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In this Issue:
New Paul Revere Chapter Officers
Paul Revere Chapter accepts the 2013 Unit of the Year Award- at National Convention
AFA National Convention, 14-15 September
National Conference, 16-18 September
Vettes to Vets 2013
4th Annual Fun Run
Membership
Paul Revere Chapter (PRC), AFA -2013 3rd Quarter Newsletter
Chapter Elections Held
September 26, 2013
New Chapter Officers-Effective 1 October 2013
President: Paul Zauner
Vice President: Jeffrey Katz
Treasurer: Jamie Thurber
Secretary: Adam Jarnigan
New President- Paul Zauner
(Photo by Rick Berry)
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CONTACT US/FOLLOW US!
•http://www.paulrevereafa.org/
•www.facebook.com/PaulRevereChapter
•www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-revere-chapter-air-force-association/80/b53/935
•Join this year's 4th Annual Fun Run!!
•www.afafunrun.com
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2013 AFA National Convention
September 14 and 15
(Photo by Max Lantz)
14 September
Awards Dinner
At the awards dinner, our chapter was recognized and presented our certificate
as the 2013 AFA Unit of the Year. This award is also known as the Donald W.
Steele Award.
Representatives from the 200 chapters across the Air Force Association were
present for this awards dinner.
The great work and efforts by the men and women of the Paul Revere Chapter
were also recognized with the National Outstanding Extra Large Chapter;
Exceptional Service Award in Veterans Affairs; an Exceptional Service Award in
Communications; an Aerospace Education Achievement Award; Community
Partner Achievement Award and Special Recognition-Sustained New Member
Recruitment.
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2013 AFA National Convention
September 14 and 15
2013 Annual AFA National Convention and Conference
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Convention: September 14 and 15
Conference: September 16 through 18
The Paul Revere Chapter was granted 6 delegates to attend the annual
convention. The delegates who represented the Paul Revere Chapter-#178
were the following:
Chief Kathleen McCool
Jamie Thurber
Jenny Hopewell
Keith Taylor
Paul Zauner
Peter Vergados
Two additional AFA members represented the state of Massachusetts
Max Lantz, AFA Massachusetts State President
Ron Adams, AFA Massachusetts State Treasurer
In total there were 8 delegates representing the state of Massachusetts.
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On 14 and 15 September the delegates from all states voted on new or
renewed chapter officers at the national level. The delegates also reviewed and
voted on the State of Policy that the AFA uses to provide focus for the
advocating, educating and supporting airpower and educating the community.
Results of the elections on 15 September 2013 as reported from the AFA
National Facebook page:
The results are in from the elections for our AFA leadership positions! Our
National Officers are as follows:
Chairman of the Board: George Muellner
Vice Chairman of the Board, Field Operations: Scott Van Cleef
Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education: Jerry White
Secretary: Marv Tooman (newly elected)
Treasurer: Len Vernamonti
We also have three newly elected National Directors. Our new National Director
for the Central Area is David Dietsch. Our two new National Directors At Large
are Peter Jones and David Warner.
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2013 Air and Space Conference and
Technology Exposition
September 16-18
On 16 September, the conference started with Acting Air Force Secretary, Eric Fanning
kicking off the event as the very first speaker.
On 17 September, Air Force Chief of Staff, General Mark A. Welsh III delivered his Air
Force Update.
To see the videos of both speeches, go to the cited website locations below.
From AFA National’s Facebook page: Did you miss Acting Secretary of the United States
Air Force Eric Fanning's "Air Force Update" earlier today? Check out a full video of his
speech on AFA's Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfovI1PyYyo
From AFA National’s Facebook page: Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the USAF,
gave his Air Force Update to a full house earlier today at #ASC13. Check out the full video
of his address on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZjSiyiOFM
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The 12 Outstanding Airman dinner was held on the evening of the 16th of September.
Chapter member, Chief Katie McCool and SMSgt Chris McCool attended the reception.
Keith Taylor and Paul Zauner attended the dinner on behalf of the chapter.
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The Air Force Ball was held on 18 September, at the Gaylord. Paul Zauner attended on
behalf of the chapter.
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2013 Vettes to Vets
The 29 September event was a great success. Over 1600 Veterans, caretakers, dedicated Corvette
drivers and supporters were served a great barbecue. 452 Corvettes paraded onto the grounds of
the Bedford VA. AFA funded buses transported Veterans from the Lowell Princeton House, Cunningham
House and from the New England Center for Homeless Veterans (NECHV).
Richard “Dick” Codling, Chapter Veterans Affairs Vice President has completed 14 years in charge of our
Veterans’ program. A great partnership has been sealed each year, for 10 years, with Mr. Ron Morneau,
Vettes to Vets organization, 161 Hanscom Sergeants Association and the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial
Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA.
Food transporters for the big day. L to R: Carl Gagnon, Mike Gagnon
Dick Codling and Fred Webster (Courtesy Photo).
Each year the Hanscom Sergeants Association and
Company Grade Officer Council (CGOC) reps dedicate
their day to the success of this event (Courtesy Chapter
File Photo).
The Corvettes arrive in a great entrance.
(Courtesy Chapter File Photo)
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4th Annual AFA Veterans Fun Run
November 9th 2013
Registration is now open for the Paul Revere Chapter’s 4th Annual AFA Veterans Fun
Run! Come join us on Saturday November 9th 2013 to raise money for Veterans’
programs and recently deployed troops and their families. We are partnering again with
the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA to create a great
event for the whole family, with live music from the Aldous Collins band and much
more. Sign up by October 7th to have your name on your race bib and guarantee your
t-shirt size! Visit www.afafunrun.com for registration and more information.
Runners kick it up; Opening Ceremony with JROTC
Honor Guard (right) (Photos: K. Taylor)
Jonathan Elias CBS-Boston New Anchor (L) with 2012 Run Winners and Kristin Croteau, Bedford VA
Photo by Kristin Pressly-VA Public Affairs
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Membership
Jenny Hopewell
JOIN OUR MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETINGS
If you’ve been involved only “from a distance” lately, we would love to host you at our
next chapter meeting! We meet monthly at Hanscom AFB, and our chapter events are
open to the public. All meeting dates and times are posted publicly on our chapter
website, www.paulrevereafa.org
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To learn more, please contact our VP of Membership, Ms. Jenny Hopewell, at
[email protected].
Before getting into the Membership Stats, I would like to thank Keith and the Chapter
for sending me to Nationals as a delegate. It was my first time attending and I was so
impressed by the passion of the AFA Leadership to represent the concerns and needs of
our AirForce as part of our pledge to Educate, Advocate and Support. I came away
from Nationals more motivated than ever, and I invite you – our members- to get
involved with AFA. We need more than just your membership to make a difference,
we need you!
And how can you get involved? Well, first of all – please take a moment to visit the
AFA website (www.afa.org) and make certain that your membership and contact
information, i.e. mailing address, email address, etc. are current. Next, if you’re on
Facebook, “like” our chapter page at www.facebook.com/PaulRevereChapter and
watch for us on your news feed for upcoming events, which are also posted on our
chapter webpage. We welcome your voice and your help in making the Paul Revere
Chapter the best chapter of 2014!
Membership Stats:
Year Over Year (Membership Awards: July-thru-June)
Period ending June ’13
59 memberships
Period ending June ’14
4 memberships (thru August)
New Memberships still to be processed/recorded
12+ from AF graduating class 1Q14, will record in September
Total Membership Count for Chapter
August 2013 Field Report
826 members
Upcoming New Member Recruitment events
Vetts to Vets event, September 30th
Leadership event, November (date TBD)
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