Committees & Other Branch Functions
Our SIR organization would not be able to operate without the efforts of our volunteer committees and special functions. Branch 128 operates the following committees and special functions:
| Committee/Function | Responsibilities | Chairperson or Lead | Assistants |
| Activities | Assist branch activity leaders to maintain programs and initiate & promote new activities within the branch | Michael Lee | Robert Henry |
| Attendance | Be contact for collecting information on branch attendance and provide headcount estimate to caterer for monthly luncheon | Randy Cahn | |
| Branch BBQ | Coordinate all efforts regarding planning and execution of annual branch BBQ event | John Noll | Danny Basso, Truman Howard, Steve Anderson |
| Chaplain |
Provide invocation at monthly luncheons
|
Steve Kolda | |
| Holiday Dinner Dance | Coordinate all efforts regarding planning and execution of annual Holiday Dinner Dance event | Joe Santone | Carl Yoshizawa |
| Directory Editor | Coordinate efforts related to maintaining our online member directory and monthly PDF version | Joe Velson | Doug Loskot |
| Incentive Program | Oversees Member Greeting assignments | Tony Fassiotto | |
| Joke Master |
Entertain members with humor at monthly luncheons
|
Bill Olmo | |
| Ladies Day Luncheon | Coordinate all efforts regarding planning and execution of annual Ladies Day luncheon event | Mike Thelen | Joe Reid, Carl Yoshizawa |
| Member Relations | Solicit and act on branch member feedback on the activities and operations of the branch. | Mike Costello |
Mike Thelen, Ernie Fierro, Oskar Nadjari
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| Membership | Coordinate the branch membership process which includes responding to new member requests, processing application forms and maintaining all related data in the membership database | Truman Howard | Doug Loskot |
| Nominating | Identify and recruit branch members to serve in leadership positions: Big Sir, Little Sir, and Directors | Michael Garcia |
Ernie Fierro, Robert Caviglia, John Kent, Joe Rivello, Joe Santone
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| Member Photos | Responsible to take photos of new members as they are inducted at the monthly meetings and edit into a format that can used in the Rooster and Member Directory | Howard Stoddard | Gary Pilecki |
| Raffle Committee | Responsible for monthly luncheon raffles | Steve Anderson | |
| Recognition | Maintain branch information regarding awards and special recognition for branch members | Bob Maddox | Michael Garcia |
| Rooster Editor | Coordinate all efforts related to the publishing of the monthly newsletter called the Rooster | Robert Caviglia |
Jerry Hale
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| Song Leader |
Lead branch in song at monthly luncheons
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Mike Thelen | |
| Speakers & Events | Identify and recruit interesting speakers for the monthly luncheon | Denny Reigle | Robert Caviglia, Danny Basso, Randy Wong, Dan Mahoney, Chuck Hottinger & Carl Yoshizawa |
| Sunshine Reporter | Primary point of contact for sharing information on health issues being experienced by members | Steve Kolda | |
| Bridges Luncheon Coordinator | Work with Bridges to coordinate monthly luncheon food service and preparations of monthly meeting venue | Danny Basso | Jim Burke |
| Technology Team | Coordinate efforts to configure and maintain branch web site and membership data base; assist branch on implementation of Information Technology to improve and streamline branch operations, reporting and general support for use of tech apps. | Jerry Hale |
Dan Poulin, Joe Velson, Jim Burke, Carl Yoshizawa, Doug Loskot
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