April 5, 2005
- April 5, 2005 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm: Regular Meeting at Maria's Family Restaurant, 81-83 Essex Street,
Haverhill, MA. Guest speakers Haverhill High School "Model
United Nations Debate Team" Representatives Haverhill Police
Department Sergeant David Currier and Officer John Little. Please
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- Meeting Highlights:
- The first Guest Speakers of
the night were Haverhill Police Department Sergeant David Currier
and Officer John Little who gave Club Members a tour of the Incident
Command Vehicle and presented the following information:
- The Incident Command Vehicle
was purchased in November 2004 for $170,000.00. Funding for the
Incident Command Vehicle was obtained through Community Policing
Grants.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has a 30-foot Winnebago body on a Ford Motor Company chassis
and was built to Haverhill Police Department design specifications
by Farber Specialty Vehicles located in Columbus, Ohio.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
is used as a base of operations for police, fire or emergency
management officials responding to hostage situations, fires,
missing person searches, large-scale events or any other event
deemed necessary.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has radio, telephone, wireless high-speed Internet, cable television,
cell and satellite telephone capabilities and computer systems
that allows officers and officials to communicate with national
agencies, state police and other local departments. In addition,
the Incident Command Vehicle has access to:
- The police department's computer-aided
dispatch center at the police station that includes satellite
and aerial mapping views of the entire City of Haverhill
- National agencies and state
police databases such as the Registry of Motor Vehicles and criminal
records.
- Blueprints and schematics drawings
of all public schools
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has four inside workstations:
- One workstation for the officer
in command.
- Three workstations for other
police officers, fire department personal or other emergency
management official assigned to the vehicle depending on the
nature of the incident.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has one outside workstation that can be quickly assembled and
place under a fully automatic and retractable awning. The awning
is wind speed sensitive and will retract if the wind speed reaches
30 mph.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has a conference area in the back that has a 42-inch plasma monitor
on the wall as well as video recording capabilities.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has a video camera mounted on a 36-foot mast that can receive
outside area images and play the images on any of the monitors
located throughout the vehicle.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has a bathroom and a galley-type kitchen.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has a bathroom and a small galley-type kitchen.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
has on board diesel generators and is fully air conditioned.
- The Incident Command Vehicle
is also available for Haverhill's "Mutual Aide Response"
for Haverhill's to surrounding Massachusetts and New Hampshire
communities.
- Haverhill Police Department
Sergeant David Currier and Officer John Little were invited to
speak at our Club by Haverhill Melvin Jones Fellow and Life Member
Eric Powell.
- The second Guest Speakers of
the night Haverhill High School "Model United Nations Debate
Team" Representatives who presented an Appreciation Plaque
to the Haverhill Lions Club for their sponsorship donation of
$500.00 to attend the National High School Model United Nations
(UN) Competition in New York City on March 9 through 15, 2005.
- Guest Speakers Haverhill High
School "Model United Nations Debate Team" Representatives
were invited by Haverhill Melvin Jones Fellow and Life Member
Daniel Hickey, Jr.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded the Club about the following District
33N upcoming events:
- The District Governor Testimonial
to be held at the Wyndam Hotel in Andover, Massachusetts on Saturday,
April 23, 2005. For more information, please contact VDG Wojtkiewicz
at (978) 263-3493 or lion.louise@juno.com.
- The District 33N Thirteenth
Annual Journey for Sight Walkathon to be held on Sunday, April
24, 2005 at 10 a.m. at Horn Pond in Woburn, Massachusetts. For
more information, to please contact Lion Deborah McDonald at
(978) 777-1740 or pelts@comcast.net.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded the Club about our Annual Street Collection
on Saturday, June 4, 2005. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PARTICIPATE. We need all Club Members to make this
event successful. VP Linda Lynch and IPP Jane Sweeney volunteered
to be Co-Chairpersons for the event.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded all Members to that we be taking nominations
for next year's officers at the April 19, 2005 regular meeting.
He has asked that all Past Presidents consider "stepping-up-to-plate"
in either an officer's or director's leadership role for next
year.
- IPP Jane Sweeney gave a update
on the comedy night that will be in the Spring 2005. Date will
be April 8, 2005 at Pat's Beef House, Haverhill, at 7:00 pm and
9:00 pm. "All systems are go!"
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded the Club that we will be coordinating
with the City of Haverhill's service clubs to repair the current
Haverhill "Welcome Signs". The Club voted to spend
$400.00 as requested of each service club. Director Eric Powell
has volunteered to be the Chairperson for the event. The sign
repair day will take place in early May 2005. More details to
follow.
- Director Eric Powell reminded
the Club about Haverhill's Rebuilding Together - Christmas in
April event on Saturday, April 30, 2005. Lion Eric will coordinate
the Club's efforts if the Club wishes to participate.
- Eyeglass Chairperson Doug Fowler
presented three eyeglass and examination requests. All three
requests were discussed and voted on separately. All three were
requests were approved ($80.00, $100.00 and $100.00).
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded Club Members that the next Board of
Directors Meeting would be on April 12, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Lion
Kenneth Parker, Jr's home. Rumor has it that Lion Ken will
be making his "world famous homemade pizza" for the
meeting. All Club Members are invited to attend.
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