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	Alan Schoeder
Attendance	Be contact for collecting information on branch attendance and provide headcount estimate to caterer for monthly luncheon	Randy Cahn	Ed Martin
Branch BBQ	Coordinate all efforts regarding planning and execution of annual branch BBQ event	John Noll	Danny Basso, Truman Howard, Steve Anderson
Chaplin	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	Dan Poulin
Directory Editor	Coordinate efforts related to maintaining our online member directory and monthly PDF version	Al Hudock	Joe Velson
Incentive Program	Oversees Member Greeting assignments	Tony Fassiotto
Joke Master	Entertain members with humor at monthly luncheons	Open
Ladies Day Luncheon	Coordinate all efforts regarding planning and execution of annual Ladies Day luncheon event	Joe Reid	Bill Cunningham, Carl Yoshizawa, John Chiorini, Gordon Grimm, Mike Thelen, Dan Poulin
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
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	Al Hudock
Nominating	Identify and recruit branch members to serve in leadership positions:  Big Sir, Little Sir, and Directors	Joe Rivello	Ernie Fierro, Robert Caviglia, John Kent
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	Dusty Calvin	Bob Maddox
Rooster Editor	Coordinate all efforts related to the publishing of the monthly newsletter called the Rooster	Jim Kaiser	Robert Caviglia, Jerry Hale
Song Leader	Lead branch in song at monthly luncheons	Mike Thelen
Speakers & Events	Identify and recruit interesting speakers for the monthly luncheon	Michael Thelen	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, Mac Simpson
Info 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, and technical support for use of tools like Zoom.	Dan Poulin	Al Hudock, Joe Velson, Jim Burke