1 WW 2 History Club 25 – Jan European Theater DDay to The Bulge

2 Agenda  Admin Stuff  European Theater: DDay to The Bulge  Q&A  Raffle, Closing  Special Session (5PM to ~5:30)

3 Two Year Anniversary  Club is 2 years old  Grew from 35 to 400 members  40 Events:  22 regular meetings  15 Movie Nights  2 Open Houses  1 Evening of WWII Music

4 Two Year Anniversary  Communications  s  Web Site  3,000 pages/files  Updated daily  Trips  Sep’11: Washington, DC  Dec’11: Pearl Harbor & Hawaii

5 Two Year Anniversary  Help/Support:  Villages Honor Flight  Mission Oaks Assisted Living Center  Central Florida WW2 Museum  Special Groups  WW2 Vets

6 WW2 Vets WW2 vets are meeting before each regular Wednesday meeting ( 2:30 to 3:00 ) See Andy Szuhai

7  WW2 Vets flown to Wash DC  No charge for any vet  Cost ~ $500 per vet  Villages Honor Flight Club forming  Special WW2HC Feb’12 meeting  WW2HC to support 2+ vets

8 Future Meetings 4 th Wednesday of the month Colony Cottage  Feb 22 nd : Air War & Honor Flight Network  Mar 28 th : Last Days of Japan  Apr 25 th : Last Days of Hitler

9 Future Movies 3rd Wednesday of the month Seabreeze  Feb 15 th : Command Decision  Mar 21 st : Letters From Iwo Jima  Apr 18 th : Downfall

10 Sign Up Become an “official” member of the WW2 History Club Sign Up at the table in the front of the room

11 Weekly Updates  Revised policy for 2012  Continue with monthly reminders  New: weekly update on web site and club activities

12 Club Merchandise Shirts Hats Coffee Mugs Custom Apparel Southern Trace Shopping Center Special Ordered From Zazzle Order OnLine PrideTradingPost See web site for more details

13 Special Topics 5PM to 5:30PM Today’s Topic: interest in a WWII Course to be taught at Life Long Learning Center