Veterans for Peace, Chapter 50 - Meeting Veterans for Peace, Chapter 50 - Meeting 11/15/25 - Minutes

Location: Home on Zoom!

Time: 10 - 11:30

Business:

1. Committee Reports

Treasurer - Denise 

Report given

More on our Treasury Dept: Discussion of possible new tax forms needs for 2026 due to fundraising from Peace Monument will likely put us over $50,000. Tim to discuss with accountant.

** We were reminded that anyone making a donation to VFP50 need to designate whether they are donating to the Peace Monument or General Fund and should share their mailing address (even if they wish to remain anonymous) so that thank you letters that act as tax receipts can be mailed out by the end of tax year by the Treasurer. ** 

2. Comments: Armistice Day at the Open Space

9 & 10 Morning News (watch it here)

Tim and Mary P. Did a great job during a LIVE interview about Armistice Day 

3. Peace Monument update 

WE SEEKING SUGGESTIONS FOR SAYINGS BE ENGRAVED ON PEACE MONUMENT, PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH TIM VIA EMAIL OR AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

Tim reported that T.C. Park and Rec members had approved our request to locate the monument on a small hill in Hull Park (Update: The Park and Rec Supervisor has since denied our request for this location, instead recommending a site right next to Butterfly Garden, which seems somewhat crowded. Hence, we are still up in the air on exact location and are considering other possibilities, such as NMC properties.

Tom Moran has is working on the maquette, and has the base completed (Update: Tom has the main portion of maquette completed, and is now working on the dove.)

Tim spoke with Branden and it is reported that he will need 6 months lead time on granite base.

Tim reported that we have been given a promise of a $50,000 donation from an anonymous donor to be made in January, 2026. He also said that will be talking with some folks in the coming weeks to get ideas for fundraising. 

Peace Monument Committee (Tim, Bob N. And Denise) discussed meeting virtually again sometime soon.

4. Holiday Gift Giving - Anne Rogers

We had technical difficulties with Ann’s internet connection, so Denise offered to contact Ann directly about her idea to give peace-related books to kids in need this holiday season in lieu of our usual gift giving to a veteran’s family, as we have not been given a family name this year. She also volunteered to look into getting VFP50 stickers to put in the books.

5. Peace Poles - Should we purchase more?

It was agreed that we will purchase 2 peace poles and Tim will store them until needed for IDP

6. Announcements 

MEJP Craft Sale Dec. 12 11-2 at Presbyterian Church in T.C. (I’m glad I sent this info out right away! 🙃)

7. Set the next meeting date and location.

IT WAS DECIDED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MEETING IN DECEMBER DUE TO THE BUSINESS AND TRAVEL OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

THE NEXT MEETING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, January 17 at 10 a.m. via virtual meeting (Look for an email with the details in coming weeks.)

Paul kindly volunteered to look into Google Meets, as it may be free with unlimited time. If that is not possible for any reason, we will likely have a shorter meeting on Zoom, as we are no longer subscribers to their paid version.