Marine Corps League Det. 1083 Meeting Minutes:

• 9 September 2025, at Akademia, 150 Crane Drive, Athens, GA 30606, Fellowship at 1800 hrs. Meeting start at 1900 hrs.

1. 19:00 – Call to Order, Colors / Pledge, Marines Hymn, Meeting Opening & Staff Roll Call. Head count: 34 in attendance.
2. 19:02 – Opening prayer.
3. 19:03 – Sgt at Arms secures hatch; Adjutant roll call.
   

   Position	Name	Attendance
   Commandant	D.   Norton	Present
   Sr. Vice	A.   Barfield	Absent
   Jr. Vice	R. Beavers	Absent
   Chaplain / Marine For Life	K. Hynes	Present
   Jr. Past Commandant	D.     Foy	Present
   Adjutant/Web Sgt.	J.P. Brandt	Present
   Paymaster	M. Power	Present
   Judge Advocate	C.   Stepleton	Present
   Sgt. at Arms	F.Brooks	Absent (D.Kilpatrick acting)
   Member at large	P. Schmuckatelli	Absent minded

   1. 19:05 – Introduction of 3 new candidates for membership and guests –
   2. Application for membership: pending approval.
   3. Balloting on applications for membership TBD.
   4. Ceremony of Initiation – Pending.
4. Old Business
   1. 19:10 – Reports of the Appointed Officers
   2. Paymasters Report- Mike Powers: financials presented. Motion for approval made by A. Maggard, Seconded by J.Wood; Motion approved.
   3. 19:14 – Chaplains Report by Kevin Hines
      1. Prayer Requests for Beavers, Hoffman, Brooks, Wood’s wife.
      2. Tapdance for the 250 Marine Corps Birthday Ball.
   4. 19:16 – USMC 250th Birthday Ball planning discussion. Classic Center. No hotels due to UGA football & parents weekend. DJ / music by local high school chorus. Souvenir glasses, coasters, keychains, coins, shower shoes or BCG’s, etc. Photographer?
5. Reports of the Elected Officers
   1. Commandant- none.
   2. Senior Vice Commandant/Services/Fallen Marine Officer- none.
   3. Jr. Vice Commandant- none.
   4. Judge Advocate-none.
   5. Junior Past Commandant –none.
   6. Report of Standing Committees: none.
   7. Report of Special Committees: none.
6. Unfinished Business- 19:37 revisited past meetings motion to cap Birthday Ball budget at $10K, proposed to veto or reject. Also source souvenir glasses similar to those donated by Ann Maggard. Motion made by C.Hoffman, Seconded by J.Wood; Motion passed.

Good of the Corps – Guns & Knives.

Announcements: none.

19:49 Commandant moved to Meeting Closing, next meeting on 14 October 2025.