Megan E. Cooke
Program Coordinator
Arts for Vets
OCNYAC
Job Log
May 24, 2007 – June 19, 2007
SHORT TERM PLAN
Picnic
Phone and email contact with Kevin Buckland, Lou Fatta, Mid Hudson Woodcarvers,
Wallkill River School, Norm Paulson, Tony Zippo, Ed Mack
When Norm Paulson dropped out, contacted Ed Mack and Lou Fatta, got Lou Fatta to
participate
Banner
Phone contact for quote
Picked up in Montgomery
Phone contact with Dawn and Andy
Picked up Arts Council banner
Picked up brochures and flyers
Picked up business cards and sign up sheets
Called Jerome about pop ups
Coordinated payment for artists
Contact with Cornwall Local paper
Picked up West Point Pointer View paper
Visited site of picnic in Montgomery ahead of time
Met John Hall, photo
Spoke with public at picnic
Distributed information
Emailed photos to artists & Dan
Requested photos from those who took them
Phone contact with Barbara Bedell for article after picnic
Picked up Times Herald Record
Email contact with Shelly Aiken about where to send Banner (wait until October)
Emailed photos to Orange County Citizen Foundation for website
Emailed photos to DH Canvas
Contact with Vietnam Veterans about walkway
Press Release - Vets Write & Stone Wall
Asked writers group to write piece for press release
Wrote Stone Wall section
Vets Write
Took phone calls from interested participants
Worked with writers group on press release
Phone contact & email contact with writers
Contact with Michael Clark at Purple Heart Hall of Honor for location
Left messages for Museum Village for location
Stone Wall
Phone contact with Sal Cuciti (architect) and Michael Clark at the Purple Heart Hall of
Honor about location
Contact with Tony Zippo about location
Phone contact with Bob Hilfiger
Art supplies
Phone contact with Pete Rollins
Spoke with Pete Rollins at Veterans Picnic
Picked up art supplies
Other
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Dropped off flyers and brochures at Veterans Service Agency
Dropped off flyers and brochures at Goshen VA Clinic
Phone contact with Everett Jones about Veteran’s Park in Middletown- sidewalk
Created invoice
Wrote up Job Log
LONG TERM PLAN
Deployed Spouse Night
Spoke to military spouse at Veterans Picnic. She offered great suggestions- make it a
“mommy and me” type thing so spouses don’t have to find child care
Photography Exhibit
Spoke to Dan about a Photo Exhibit of photos taken by veterans during their military
service
Spoke to Ramona Torres, Newburgh Photographer and Veteran, about working on the
exhibit. We discussed questions and concerns.
Discussed with Dan and Ramona Torres about offering photography workshops after the
exhibit.
Music
Spoke to Dan about a Veterans Community Band, raised questions
Spoke to Musician and Veteran Gordon Cooke about idea
MEETINGS
6/1/07 12:15PM–4PM Picked up Banner in Montgomery. Picked up ONYAC banner in
Goshen. Picked up brochures, flyers and foam core from Andy in Goshen. Picked up business
cards and sign up sheets from Dawn in Sugar Loaf.
6/2/07 11AM-4:30PM Veterans Picnic
6/8/07 Returned stand to Andy.
6/12/07 Dropped off Vets Write flyers and Arts for Vets brochures at the Veterans Service
Agency in Goshen.
6/15/07, 11AM-1PM, Met Pete Rollins to pick up the arts supplies at the Goshen VA Clinic,
dropped off Vets Write flyer to post and Arts for Vets brochures to distribute. Spoke to Goshen
VA about counselors for the Vets Write program