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Our History
Our History
The Otis Civilian Advisory Council Inc., in Falmouth, Massachusetts was established in 1947.
One of the beliefs about our formation is that the commander of Camp Edwards, from 1947 to 1950, Col. William Tow, was the first person to get the military and the surrounding communities to meet.
His primary task was to establish a new Air Force base. During 1947-1948, the base changed into Otis Air Force Base. Col. Tow remained on the active council even after retiring.
First Project
First Project
The Otis Memorial Park project was our first major project. Established in 1969, it was built to honor 50 fallen military personnel, assigned to Otis/Camp Edwards who perished in three different crashes. An estimated $24,000 was raised for the project.
After the Creation of the Park
After the Creation of the Park
Because of the success of the fundraising of the park and the communities enthusiasm and spirit, we were encouraged to continue supporting the base and its troops.
In the 1970’s, different programs were developed to help military personnel and their families. The projects included a Scholarship program and Military Awards Night, an annual dinner in honor of outstanding members of the military units. These two programs have been continued without fail up until present day.
Since then we have added
Chaplain's Fund
Which Distributes: Food Cards, Gas Cards, and other financial assistance as situations arise.
Children's Fund provides events and other means to make the children feel special and help relieve some of the financial burden.
- Easter Egg hunt
- Halloween Party
- Christmas Party
- Special Programs
- Chaplain's Fund
Executive Board
Executive Board
Officers
Officers
- President: Vonnie Jacquard
- 1st Vice President: Kathy Johnson
- 2nd Vice President: Elizabeth Soares
- Treasurer: John Silva, Jr.
- Assistant Treasurer: Laurie Murphy
- Secretary: Sharon Rich
- Past President: John Souza
Directors
Directors
- Doug Tierney
- John Scanlan
- Dena Richard
- Michael Sullivan
- Gary Shulman
- Paul Fontaine
Committees:
- Nominating - John Souza
Carolyn Belmore
John Silva
Francine Bench
- Program/Memorial Park - Doug Tierney
This Committee includes Military Affairs
Barbara O'Connor
Lillian Harwood
Millie Bornas
Bill Hanson
Don Utti, Jr.
Perry Davis
Fatima Silveira
Many others are on this Committee
Fundraising Committee
Elizabeth Griffin
Bill Hanson
Millie Bornas
David Wedge
Katie Snell
Patrick Quinn
Pat Olson
Karen/Lou BonittoGolf Committee - John Scanlan/John Souza
Steve AlliettaLiz Soares
Laurie Murphy
Dena RichardJohn Silva
Pat Olson
- Membership Committee - Clare McGowan
Phil Bly
Lisa Cabral
Karen Bonitto
Lou Bonitto
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- Scholarship Committee - Val Cote - Looking for more members.
Debra Brown
Bob Young
Fatima Silveira
Maura Iversen
Pat Olson (2023 Term)
- Website / Facebook Committee
John Silvia IV - [email protected]
Mike Bishop