Page 6 - Sojourner Newsletter- SUMMER 2022 -FINAL

6 THE SOJOURNER
NATIONAL SECRETARY’S DESK

We started this Sojourner year with a new set of laws to administer our beloved
organization. At the Annual National Convention (ANC) held this past June in
Atlanta, GA, the delegates approved Resolution 2022-1 which converts us from
governing by a set of National Bylaws and Regulations to a new National
Constitution and Bylaws. Moving forward, the National Constitution and Bylaws
will govern our operations. You can download them from our website
(www.nationalsojourners.org) or you can ask your Chapter Secretary for a copy. It
is imperative all Sojourners and most especially Chapter Presidents and Secretaries avail themselves of a copy
and review it at your earliest convenience. As the saying goes, “The more you know, the better off you’ll be.”

While the National Constitution and Bylaws lay out ‘WHAT TO DO’, a new Policy and Procedures Manual
is under development which will supplement the National Constitution and Bylaws and explain the “HOW
TO DO IT” procedures we will follow moving forward. A draft manual is targeted for initial review at the
Mid-Winter Meeting in January 2023 in Raleigh, NC.

CHAPTER ANNUAL REPORTS: The National Office is still awaiting several outstanding Chapter Annual
Reports (CAR) that were due 31 July. These missing reports are preventing valuable data from being entered
into our membership database (MMS). This information allows the National Office and your National
leadership to coordinate efforts with the correct Chapter officers by having accurate contact information. It is
also used for reports to the Americanism and Bridge of Light Committees, provides important information
about our J/ROTC and youth initiatives, and other important various and sundry reports. The CARs become
historical records and are used to analyze Chapter operations. The data is also used for determining Chapter
awards at the National level.

As of the publication date, the following 61 Chapters have not filed their CAR or submitted a complete CAR:

Fort Meade #4 Hawaiian #9 Benjamin Franklin #16
Cleveland #23 Wichita #24 Los Angeles #26
Louisiane #33 VADM Homer H. Wallin #40 Lincoln #52
Indianapolis-Ft Harrison 66 Sinclair Inlet #80 Topeka #128
Sacramento #133 Kentucky #134 Monterey Bay #136
Harry S. Truman #152 Camp Fannin #288 Charles A. Lindbergh #247
Santa Ana/El Toro #250 Stockton #266 Southern Arizona #273
Hamilton #277 White Sands Rocket #282 Pikes Peak #293
Fargo-Moorhead #338 Alaska #355 Montgomery #365
Seminole #373 Arrowhead #421 Northeast Florida #435
Garden State #438 Wright Brothers #449 Ventura County #494
Piedmont #504 Anson Jones #507 Houston #513
Knoxville #514 Patuxent #522 Gen H. Arnold #524
Watauga #525 Green Mountain #527 Willamette Valley #529
Baldwin #531 North Central Florida #537 Rogue Valley #538
Mustang #542 Shenandoah Valley #543 Old Fort #553
Lyman Hall #557 Devils Brigade #558 1776 Militia #560
Lehigh Valley #561 Jeremiah Osgood #562 King's Bay #563
Mountain #564 Zenith #566 Night Stalkers #567
Minuteman #995 Grand Masters #996 Past Masters #997
Chicago #998