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Read MoreBUSMVA Members please note the following important information: Joe Morrison, Director of Sales and an institution within BUSMVA, announced that he will not seek reelection as your Sales Director. This presents an opportunity for another BUSMVA member to seek that office. Joe stated in an email to the BUSMVA Board that he will handle Sales at the May reunion in Columbus, but that afterwards he would turn over all inventory to the new Sales Director. We wish Joe well as he takes on new challenges. Thanks, Joe, for your long…
Read MoreBUSMVA Vice President Rose Miller is leading a team to review and propose changes to the BUSMVA Bylaws. As BUSMVA is a 501(c)(19) veterans organization registered with IRS, the Bylaws provide a framework in which we should operate. The current version dates from June 2005. We wish Rose and her team success in revising this strategic document and look forward to the team's recommendations.
Read MoreBUSMVA's publication "The Observer" has been prepared and will be issued in the next day or two. Those getting your copy via email will have it almost immediately and it'll be in color. Those getting hard copy should be receiving it sometime next week, and it will be in black and white. The upcoming 12-page issue reports on many topics, including the upcoming Elections (we need candidates!), reunion update, Welcome Home Tour update, and many other items of interest. Watch for it soon! On a side note, we would encourage…
Read MoreFor those eligible members who cannot attend the upcoming reunion in Columbus, GA, yet still want to vote in the election, your absentee ballot is in the mail. There have been a few changes to the announcements made earlier this year. Your Observer has all the details. However, we still do not have a candidate to join the Board as Sales Director. That said, these are the announced candidates: For President - Vern Gibson, the incumbent, is running. Challenging him is the current Membership Director, Jerry Bryson, who announced he…
Read More2019 BUSMVA REUNION ROOM NOTICE – COLUMBUS, GA BLOCKED ROOMS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE MARRIOTT COLUMBUS ARE ALMOST GONE! WE HAVE BLOCKED 25 ROOMS FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT OVERFLOW AT THE SPRINGFIELD SUITES LOCATED ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM THE MARRIOTT. THE ROOMS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 16 ARE $99.00 FOR THE EVENING. ADDING THE STATE AND COUNTY ROOM TAX OF $15.84 AND A $5.00 PER NIGHT GEORGIA TRANSPORTATION FEE, THE TOTAL FOR EACH NIGHT IS $119.84. YOU SHOULD BOOK DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL. Springhill Inn & Suites 5415 Whittlesey Blvd.…
Read MoreThe absentee ballots prepared and mailed in March and returned to the Secretary have been tallied. These votes have been tallied along with the ballots cast at the Reunion in Columbus, GA. Results, and the new BUSMVA Board: President - Jerry Bryson (220 votes) defeated incumbent Vern Gibson (131 votes)Vice President - incumbent Rose Miller (no election this cycle)Treasurer - incumbent Richard Dietrich (no election this cycle)Secretary - incumbent Allen Lawless (no election this cycle)Sales Director - Chris Tureaud (write-in and late-announced candidate with 33 votes)Reunion Director - Berry Williams…
Read MoreBUSMVA's Treasurer, Richard Dietrich, has prepared the 2018 financial statements. These include a Statement of Profit and Loss, and a Balance Sheet. These documents have been posted on the "Members Only" page, accessible to dues-paid members of BUSMVA who are registered on the site. To access these documents, log in on the "Forums" page, then hover your mouse over the "Forums" tab to see the "Members Only" page. Click on the "Members Only" tab and the page will load. You'll see past issues of the BUSMVA Observer, and the financial…
Read MoreCheck the sub-page under the Reunions tab to check out dozens of photos from the reunion. Photos provided by Jerry Bryson. Just hover your mouse over the Reunions tab to see the list of subpages. Click on the first subpage in the list and the page will load.
Read MoreThose who get their copy via email received it yesterday. Those who receive hard copy in the mail should receive it by the end of June, if not before. Lots of news about the reunion, both 2019 and 2020, a few photos, and an interesting article or two.
Read MoreFor those who attempted to access berlinveterans.com today and instead got a different web site completely (milmusicians.com) please know that - obviously since you're reading this - the problem has been fixed. Earlier this morning, I was working with our hosting company (bluehost) regarding transferring of domain names from the original domain to bluehost. Somehow, a couple wires got crossed in the database and that's why you were looking at an unexpected web site. To explain further, I manage two web sites. Both of these are associated with veterans organizations…
Read MoreOn 20 November 2019, the BUSMVA Board met on a conference call. Subjects discussed, in summary: Bylaws update and decisions made. Timeline for presentation of draft Bylaws to the membership, i.e., via absentee ballot and final voting at the Billings reunion in Sept. 2020. Election announcements for 2020 (Treasurer only). Reunion updates for 2020 and 2021. Note: The 2021 reunion…
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