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Navy League of the United States

COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2012 (Revised 12/12)

DUE MARCH 1, 2013

Council Name Palm Beach Council

Form Completed by Ken Lee – Council President Date 02/22/2013 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

PERMANENT COUNCIL ADDRESS AND COMMUNICATION INFORMATION

Council Street/PO Box PO Box 14344

City North Palm Beach State FL Country USA Zip 33408

Phone 561-748-8585 (CP-home) Fax

Council Email [email protected] (CP)

Council Website URL Navyleague-pbcouncil.org (under re-construction after shift to new software)

Blog address N/A

Facebook address N/A

Twitter address N/A

Other (Flickr/Tumblr/Youtube) N/A

All Navy League officers must have a current address, phone number and email address on file. Please submit all address updates and changes to [email protected] REPORTING OFFICERS 2012 President Ken A. Lee Member # 002676070

Street/PO Box 212 Saint Charles Ct

City Jupiter State FL Country USA Zip 33477

Home Phone 561 748 8585 Mobile 561 351 4451

Bus. Phone NONE Fax NONE

Email [email protected]

2012 Treasurer John F. Froehlich Member # 010095332

Street/PO Box 13686 Callington Drive

City Wellington State FL Country USA Zip 33414


Bus. Phone 561 795 0500 Fax 561 790 1098


mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

2 of 14 Council Annual Report (rev 12/2012.1)

2013 INCOMING OFFICERS and COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Please do not change officer titles. Additional officers do not need to be reported. Only officers with an asterisk (*) have access to the Online Community.)

Month Council Officer Elections held Dec 2012 Date New Officers Take Office 01 / 10 / 2013 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

President* Ken A. Lee Member # 2676070

Street/PO Box 212 St Charles Court



Bus. Phone None Fax None


Vice-President Frank M. Drennan Member # 10160003

Street/PO Box 100 E. 17th Street

City Riviera Beach State FL Country USA Zip 33404


Bus. Phone 561 494 2259 Fax


Treasurer* J. Eric Rydstrom Member # 10159656

Street/PO Box 237 E. River Park Drive


Home Phone Mobile 561 818 7607

Bus. Phone None Fax


Council Contact* Bob Crippen Member # 01718115

Street/PO Box 781 Harbour Isles Place

City Palm Beach Gardens State FL Country USA Zip 33410

Home Phone 561 622 5124 Mobile

Bus. Phone Fax


Membership* Eric Stein Member # 10043889

Street/PO Box 2241 Quail ridge Drive

City Palm Beach Gardens State FL Country USA Zip 33418

Home Phone Mobile 561 352 6529

Bus. Phone Fax 561 627 7233


Retention* Joan Ross Member # 10168553

Street/PO Box 237 E. River Park Drive


Home Phone Mobile

Bus. Phone Fax


Recruiting* none Member #

Street/PO Box

City State Country Zip

Home Phone Mobile


Bus. Phone Fax

Email

Youth Programs Deirdre Krause Member # 10089442

Street/PO Box 13283 Marcella Blvd

City Loxahatchee State FL Country USA Zip 33470


Bus. Phone Fax


Military Affairs Dan Pedrick Member # 10165985

Street/PO Box 4196 Wingo St

City Tequesta State FL Country USA Zip 33469


Bus. Phone Fax


Legislative Affairs none Member #

Street/PO Box


Home Phone Mobile

Bus. Phone Fax

Email

Public Affairs James Karman Member # 10163060

Street/PO Box 110 Seaspray Ave

City Palm Beach State FL Country USA Zip 33480


Bus. Phone Fax


Newsletter Editor Ken A. Lee Member # 2676070

Street/PO Box 212 Saint Charles Court



Bus. Phone Fax


Website Contact Ken A. Lee Member # 2676070

Street/PO Box 212 Saint Charles Court



Bus. Phone Fax


Social Media Contact none Member #

Street/PO Box


Home Phone Mobile

Bus. Phone Fax

Email

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


COUNCIL FINANCIAL AND GIVING INFORMATION

Council’s Tax Exempt Status 1. How is your Council legally organized? Unincorporated Association Corporation X Other (list)

2. What is the status of your Council’s tax exemption? Individual X Group None

Date of IRS tax determination letter (if individual exemption) 12 / / 1989 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

3. Federal Tax ID or Employer Identification Number (EIN): 6 5 - 0 0 3 3 9 1 7

4. Is the Council up to date in its IRS and State filings? Yes X No If Yes: Which Form 990 was filed? 990n Failure to file the appropriate forms with STATE and LOCAL regulator may also jeopardize the Council’s tax exempt status.

5. Has the Council filed all necessary state and local and charitable registration forms? Yes X No Failure to file the appropriate forms with STATE and LOCAL regulator may also jeopardize the Council’s tax exempt status.

6. Date of Council Charter 12 / 31 / 1985 Date of Last Financial Audit / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ] [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

7. Total council assets (cash and investments) as of December 31 $ 83097 IMPORTANT NOTE: All members of the Group Tax Exemption Program must notify the Senior Director of Finance of any change in the PO Box or anything else that may affect their tax-exempt status. Please note Councils are not automatically part of the Group Tax Exemption Program. Information on how to apply may be found in the Operations Manual.

Youth Support (Itemize specific activities in #20-24)

8. Yes X No Our Council supported 1 Sea Cadet Unit(s)

If Yes: Total amount of funding provided annually to Unit(s) (excluding scholarships) $ 39050

9. Yes No X Our Council supported NROTC Unit(s)

If Yes: Total amount of funding provided annually to Unit(s) (excluding scholarships) $

10. Yes X No Our Council supported 1 JROTC Unit(s)



11. Yes X No Our Council supported 1 other youth program(s)


12. Yes X No Our Council awarded scholarships

If Yes: Total number of scholarships awarded 3 Total amount awarded $ 3000

Sea Services Support (Itemize specific activities in #25-34)

13. Yes X No Our Council presented Sea Service Awards

If Yes: Total number of awarded 29 Total amount awarded $ 2805

14. Yes No X Our Council awarded service/family member scholarships

If Yes: Total number of scholarships awarded Total amount awarded $

15. Yes X No Our Council presented awards (other than listed above)

If Yes: Total number of scholarships awarded 3 Total amount awarded $ 300 SUMMARY OF MAJOR COUNCIL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST YEAR

This section is a snapshot of your Council’s activities last year. If you need more space, please continue and attach the information on separate sheets. Please notate the Section heading (i.e. “Sea Services-Related Events/Support) and related information on the attachment for which additional information is being provided.

Council Operations 16. Did your Council hold Directors meetings? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 10

17. Did your Council hold General Membership meetings? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 10

18. How many members did your council have on January 1st? How many? 225

19. How many members did your council have on December 31st? How many? 224

20. What was your Council’s Retention percentage for this year? 69 %

21. Did your Council actively recruit Community Affiliate members? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 1

Council Fundraising Events 22. List all council fund raising events and purpose: [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name: Contribution Opportunities Date 12 / 01 / 2012

Activity: Year-long Requests to Membership for Contributions as Needs Arose ($11,605 collected)

Event Name: Date / /

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Youth Support (i.e. Youth Medals, Awards and Scholarships) 23. List the awards, medals and scholarships given by your Council to youth groups (Sea Cadets, NROTC, JROTC, Sea Service

Academies, or to other community youth programs):

Award NJROTC Roosevelt Award (D.Krause) Date 4 / 26 / 2012 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Award PB County School Board Science Fair Awards (2 @ $100 ea) Date 12 / 5 / 2012

Award NJROTC $100 Stipend from PBC member Brister Date 4 / 26 / 2012

Award Date / /

Award Date / /

Award Date / /

Youth Programs 24. List the youth groups and activities supported by your Council (Sea Cadets, NROTC, JROTC, Sea Service Academies, or other

community youth programs):

Group Name NJROTC Palm Beach Gardens H.S.

Activity End of Year Awards Date 4 / 26 / 2012 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Group Name NJROTC Palm Beach Gardens H.S.

Activity Youth Recognition Dinner Date 11 / 16 / 2012

Group Name Sea Cadet Corps – Palm Beach Division


Group Name Young Marines of Palm Beach County


Group Name Sea Cadet Corps – Palm Beach Division


Activity End of Year Awards Date 1 / 16 / 2012

Group Name

Activity Date / /

25. Did your Council provide SEAPOWER subscriptions to schools, libraries, NROTC or JROTC units?

Yes No X If Yes: How many?

26. Other? (List any other youth programs below) Yes No X If Yes: How many?

27. List all schools, libraries, ROTC, JROTC units to whom your Council provides SEAPOWER subscriptions and any other Youth Programs you support:

Group Name NJROTC Palm Beach Gardens H.S. – provided Navy Sea Power coffee table book for cadet classroom

Group Name

Group Name

Group Name

Group Name

Group Name

Sea Services-Related Support 28. Did your Council provide support to local military families? Yes X No 29. Did your Council participate in the Highline/TAP program? Yes No X

30. If Yes: List your Council’s Sea Services Family Support (include specific activities that supported active-duty families and the Highline/TAP program):

Event Name NOSC MWR Contribution Date / /

Support Type MWR Sam’s Club Card $200

Family Support X Highline/TAP [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name AUTEC MWR Contribution Date / /

Support Type MWR Sam’s Club Card $200

Family Support X Highline/TAP

Event Name USCG MWR Contribution Date / /

Support Type $400 Vendor Payments for family party


Event Name Individual Augmentee Appreciation Dinner Date 6 / 9 / 2012

Support Type Waterfront fancy dinner with award plaques & coins for returning IA's


Event Name Date / /

Support Type

Family Support Highline/TAP

Event Name Date / /

Support Type


Event Name Date / /


Support Type


Event Name Date / /

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Sea Service-Related Awards (i.e. Sailor or Spouse Awards and Scholarships – not youth groups) 31. List your Council’s Sea Services Awards or scholarships to service and/or family members:

Award USS FLORIDA (SSGN728)(Blue) Sailor/Jr. Sailor/Jr. Officer of Year Awards (3) Date 4 / 25 / 2012 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Award NOSC West Palm Beach Reserve & FTS SOQ & SOY Awards (18 Awards) Date 11 / 18 / 2012

Award AUTEC Bahamas Sailor of Quarter Awards (4 Awards) Date 11 / 15 / 2012

Award USCG Station Lake Worth Inlet Guardian of Quarter Awards (2 Awards) Date 8 / 13 / 2012

Award NOSC WPB Indiv. Augmentee Plaques & Coins (6 Awards) Date 6 / 9 / 2012

Award Date / /

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Sea Services-Related Events (i.e. Homecoming, Air show, Fleet Week, Birthday Ball, etc.) 32. Did your Council hold Sea Services-related events (not awards)? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

List all your Council’s Sea Service events below:

Event Name Date / /


Support Type [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name Date / /

Support Type

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Support Type

33. Was your Council involved in the commissioning or decommissioning of a ship/command/unit this year? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

34. List all ships/command/units commissioning or decommissioning events:

Ship/Unit/Command Name

Event/Support Type:

Commissioned Decommissioned Date / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ]


Event/Support Type:

Commissioned Decommissioned Date / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

35. Did your Council adopt a ship/command/unit this year? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 1

36. Did your Council continue to support a ship/command/unit this year? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 3

37. List all ships/command/units adopted or supported last year:

Ship/Unit/Command Name AUTEC Underwater Test Range, Andros Island, Bahamas

Event/Support Type Sailor of Quarter/Sailor of Year awards & host at Navy Birthday Dinner

Supported Adopted X Date 5 / 3 / 2013 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Ship/Unit/Command Name USS FLORIDA SSGN 728 Blue

Event/Support Type Sailor of Year Awards & host at Navy Birthday Dinner

Supported X Adopted Date 12 / / 2012

Ship/Unit/Command Name NOSC – West Palm Beach

Event/Support Type Sailor of Quarter/Year Awards & host at Navy Birthday & contribute to MWR Fund & IA Dinner



Ship/Unit/Command Name: USCG Station Lake Worth Inlet

Event/Support Type: Guardian of Quarter Awards & Financial Support to MWR Fund


Ship/Unit/Command Name:

Event/Support Type:

Supported Adopted Date / /


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Public Education Activities 38. Did your Council hold joint meetings with local civic groups or veteran organizations? (i.e. Rotary, VFW, American Legion, etc.:

Yes X No If Yes: How many? 2

39. List all joint meetings with other civic groups or veteran service organizations

Event Name Intracoastal Brunch Cruise

Organization MOAA Palm Beach-Martin Counties Date 2 / 19 / 2012 [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name Navy SEAL Tribute Dinner Kick-Off reception

Organization Committee for Palm Beach Evening of Tribute to Navy SEAL Foundation Date 11 / 19 / 2012

Event Name

Organization Date / /

Event Name



Event Name


Event Name


40. Did your Council make presentations to local schools? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

41. List public speaking engagements in schools:

Event Name

School Name Date / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name

School Name Date / /

Event Name

School Name Date / /

42. Did your Council conduct Seapower seminars/symposia?

a. With industry partners? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

b. With other civic organizations? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

c. At a local college or university? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

43. List SEAPOWER seminar/symposia:

Event Name Date / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name Date / /

Event Name Date / /

44. Did your Council submit editorials in local publications? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

45.

Did your Council display a Navy League information and membership booth? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

46. Did your Council publish a Newsletter? Yes X No If Yes: How many? 9

In what format is the Newsletter published? Electronic Print Both X Newsletter Name: SEA NOTES

47. Does your Council use electronic social media communications? Yes X No

If Yes, provide: Web address Navyleague-pbcouncil.org

Blog address

Facebook address

Twitter address

Other (Flickr, Tumblr, Youtube)

48. Did your Council have an active Speaker’s Bureau? Yes No X

49. Did your Council have any other Public Education activities? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

50. List membership booth events and any other Public Education activities:


Event Name

Activity Date / / [ MM / DD / YYYY ]

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Advocacy and Legislative Outreach 51. Did your Council participate in the legislative grass roots program? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

52. Did your Council give a presentation to Members of Congress or their staffers? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

53. Did your Council send letters to Congress on Navy league issues? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

54. Did your Council invite a Representative to speak at Council event? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

55. Did your Council give recognition to a Member of Congress? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

56. Did your Council distribute Legislative Updates to Council members? Yes No X If Yes: How many?

57. Other activities (advocacy or Legislative Outreach, e.g. CSOP presentations): Yes No X If Yes: How many?

List all Congressional and any other Advocacy and Legislative Outreach activities:

Event Name


Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

58. Did your Council support State/Local legislative Sea Services Initiatives (encroachment, land use)?

Yes No X If Yes: How many?

Event Name


Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name

Activity Date / /

Event Name


Activity Date / /

NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE? Please elaborate on any numbered “Yes” answers provided. If you need more space, please continue and attach the information on separate sheets. It is required that you notate the Section heading (i.e. “Sea Services Related Events/Support) and related information on the attachment for which additional information is being provided.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING

This Report may be submitted electronically by Email or print copy by mail service. Reports that are mailed are considered filed on the postmark date. Please keep a copy for your records. If submitting a Print Edition, print three (3) copies and mail one each to: If submitting by Email, email one copy each to:

1) Navy League of the United States Member Services Department 2300 Wilson Blvd, Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22201-5424

1) [email protected]

2) Region President 2) Region President

3) Area President 3) Area President

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Information Addendum to Palm Beach Council Annual Report for 2012 P.5 Block 7 Total Assets: $ 83,097

DEC 31 BALANCE SHEET $214, 597 Total Assets $131,500 Navy SEAL Tribute Deposits (passing thru) $ 83,097 Total Net Assets

P.5 Block 8 SEA CADET Units (Palm Beach Division NSCC) $39,050 DEC 31 CASH FLOW STMT NSCC Support $558 NSCC Tra & Ed $620 Loan Forgiveness (M/V VALOR) $37,872 Total: $39,050 P.5 Block 10: NJROTC Units (PBG H.S. NJROTC) $125 (Est. – CoffeeTableBook+misc) P.6 Block 11 Other youth programs

Young Marines of PB County $100 (est) PB County Science Fair $200

P.6 Block 12 Scholarships $3000 Norm Daly $1000 Scholarships PBG HS (Lewis) Boca H.S.(Brown) LW H.S.(Arumburo) P.6 Block 13 Sea Service Awards (Also Block 31) No Awarded: 29 Total Amount: 33x85 = $2805 USS FLORIDA (BLUE) Sailor of Year $85 Junior Sailor of Year $85

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Junior Officer of Year $85 Total USS FLORIDA(Blue) : $255 USCG Station Lake Worth Inlet GOQ Mar & Aug $135 ea = $270 NOSC WPB SOQ/SOY/IA Feb 5 Awards $425 May 3 Awards $255 Aug 6 Awards $510 Nov 4 Awards $340 IA Plauqes/Cash 6 Awards $510 Total NOSC Sailor Awards: $2140 AUTEC SOQ

Aug 2 Awards Nov 2 Awards Total 4 Awards $340 P.6 Block 15 Awards Other No. Awarded: 3 Total Amount $300 Science Fair (2) $100 ea Total Science Fair: $200 NJROTC $100 Total NJROTC: $100 P.6 Block 17 General Membership Meetings (speakers in parentheses) JAN Installation Dinner (CWO Gatti, USCG) FEB Luncheon at Sailfish Club (Port of PB Commissioners) MAR Dinner at McCarty’s (Capt Lee) APR Luncheon at Everglades Club (Astronaut Capt Crippen) MAY Dinner at PB Yacht Club (Dr Rushfeldt) JUN Returning Navy Reserve Augmentees Dinner SEP Cocktail Social at Taboo - Palm Beach OCT Navy Birthday Dinner at Sailfish Club (RADM Breckenridge) NOV Youth Recognition Dinner at Bear Lakes CC (Navy SEAL Capt Winget) DEC Luncheon at Pistache WPB (Novelist Tom Jacobs) Blocks 18(225), 19(224), 20(69%) ……….. member & retention numbers taken from the Dec2012 Retention Statistics report in the NLUS database ………. too much trouble to try to develop our own stats PLMBCH PALM BEACH 225 229 224 -5 -1 96 66 0 69% P.6 Block 22 Council Fund Raising Events All fund-raising was done by requests to general membership for donations; $11,605 total from President’s List of Donations (XL spreadsheet, on file) maintained by CP. /s/ Ken A. Lee President - Palm Beach Council

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