Portland Maine Cuttermans Association

 

Last Update March 2009

Contact Information:

Address                                                  Secretary

P. O. Box 15172                                   Wes Splettstoesser

Portland, ME 04112                            wes@portlandcutterman.org

The Portland Maine Cutterman’s Association originated with a couple of renowned Coasties formulating a Reunion for Portland Maine Weather Ship Sailors.  This idea was expanded to include all Portland Sailors and associates with a 1st Reunion of Portland sailors being held in 1986.  The Reunion being an incredible success, caused incorporation of this organization in 1988 which has since produced 5 subsequently successful Reunions in Portland.    We would like to invite you into our organization and to our future Meeting & Reunion events. 

 

 

Purpose of the Association:

The founders of the Association desired  to form a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of promoting charitable fellowship and furthering the camaraderie of Coast Guard personnel, both active and veteran. This has been accomplished in the forming of a voluntary nonprofit corporation by the name of the Portland Maine Cutterman's Association.  The principle purpose of the Association is ;

 

             1) To provide social and recreational activities for its members by providing a medium and coordinating association

                  which organizes and promotes reunions and other social gatherings and functions; 

             2) To assist disabled and needy war veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their dependents, and

                  the widows and orphans of deceased veterans;  

             3) To carry on programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veterans and members of the Armed Forces and

                  to comfort their survivors;

             4) To sponsor or participate in activities of a patriotic nature and to promote the social welfare of the community;

             5) To provide entertainment, care, and assistance to hospitalized veterans or members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

 

The Association holds a Reunion Event every four years with in between Annual Business Meetings (that  have characteristics of a mini reunion) which take place at Portland, Maine.

 

Page 2 of this website contains descriptions of the Association Memberships as excerpted from the Articles & Bylaws.

A printable Membership Application Form can be downloaded from this .pdf file link         and forwarded with the appropriate dues.

WEB SITE UPDATED MARCH 2009:

 

CHANGES AND NEW STUFF TO CHECK OUT………………….

 

           This Page:    Meeting Dates

           Page 3:         Report of the 2008 Business Meeting

           Page 4:         Members have Crossed the Bar

                                 Some New Web Links

           Page 5          Some New (Old) Photos

           Page 6          Directions to Cutterman’s Memorial Bench