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	Veterans’ Association of the Chicago & North Western Railway

	*Organized* *December 9, 1924*

Florida Chapter Luncheon – 01/29/2011

The 47th Annual Luncheon of the Florida Chapter of the C&NW Veterans Association was held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouse in the Clarion Hotel in Fort Myers, Florida. There was a social hour from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon provided by attorney Will Moody. At 12:00 pm, the meeting was called to order by President Jim Hansen. The meeting was opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim talked thanked everyone for coming as we had a record turnout this year with 73 people. Jim also pointed out that a representative from N.A.R.V.R.E. was here and if you weren’t a member this would be a good time to talk to them. Jim said that there were a lot of valid reasons to join, the main one giving you access to the attorneys who are handling the asbestos lawsuits. Dan Barden went around the room and had everyone update their information on our address list. Secretary/Treasurer Vicki Barden had informed Jim Hansen and Vice President, Dan Barden, several months ago that she would not be handling the Secretary/Treasurer position again this year. This gave us ample time to search for a new Secretary/ Treasurer candidate. Bonnie Jarmy was approached and said she would be willing to take over the responsibilities. Bonnie was introduced to the group and all present were agreeable with the appointment of Bonnie to the Secretary/Treasurer position. The officers for the year 2011 are: President, James Hansen Vice President, Dan Barden Secretary/Treasurer, Bonnie Jarmy Vicki Barden thanked everyone for the donation of raffle/door prizes. Donations were received from the following members: Bob Blake, Ron Corrigan, Ginger Olson, Charlie McLaughlin, Paul Piekarski and Charlie Wagener. Will Moody was also thanked for his generous provision of the open bar during the 11 a.m. social hour. We also had a record number of raffle tickets sold and the 50/50 pot was also very successful thanks to the efforts of Lyle Spratt and Joe Jarmy. We collected $240 in raffle ticket sales and $304 in the 50/50 pot. The 50/50 pot was split in 3 prizes of $50 each. Jim talked about N.A.R.V.R.E. before officially ending the meeting/luncheon at 2:45 pm. Photographs of the event are located here. Click on this link to go to the pictures. Clicking on a small photo will enlarge that photo. At that point, you can move from photo to photo by using the navigation bar at the top. To return to the main page of this web site, click on the “Back to cnwvets.org” link at the bottom. To return to the main page with the small photos, click on the button at the top-left of any photograph page. We need help to identify most of the people in these photos. If you recognize someone, please e-mail the webmaster.