President: Art Meier, 618-322-8246 

1st Vice-Pres: Erika Schaette, 618-393-2955 

2nd Vice-Pres: Curt Wheat, 217-382-3255

Treasurer: Linda Hanglesben, 618-277-4657 

Rec. Secy: Dennis White, 217-767-2720 

Corr. Secy: Doris Meier, 618-322-8246

Trustees: Edna White, Dick Thompson, Rose Ann Schwartz, Betty Hutchens

• The Region Rally in Brandenburg, Ky had 76 Airstream units in attendance. Our unit was second in percentage of attendance with 29.4% (15 Units) behind Southern Indiana with 32.1% (9 units). This was the first year in a looooong time that our unit has not won. However, we did have the largest number of units in attendance.
• Carol White‘s work as Community Service chair resulted in 424 food items and $163 in cash being donated to the Meade County Food Bank which had lost its building and inventory to a tornado earlier this year. The Sunday morning church offering of more than $400 was also given to the Food Bank.
•  The Usherettes at the Rally were our own Stella Thompson, Linda Zoeller, and Betty Hutchens.
•  Region 5 Second VP, Bob Gregory, presented a membership workshop. He urges Units to expand their membership effort with the creation of a Retention Chairman and a Recruiting Chairman in addition to the Membership Chairman. The program is intended offer each Unit a fresh look at the membership challenge and, if initiated, cause the Unit to realize a revival of enthusiasm, a more enjoyable organization and an increase in numbers.

My year as your Unit President came to its end with the October Rally and the installation of Unit Officers for 2009. It has been an honor to serve as President this year. Each of you has contributed to an active program this year. It makes the job of president easy when so many pitch in to do the activities of the Unit. Thanks to each and every member.

Art Meier has appointed me to be the Unit Newsletter editor/publisher for the coming year. He and Doris will contribute President and Corresponding Secretary news items along with other items.

Gordon