•Opening

•Certify Voting Membership

•Old Business

•Review 2003 Board

•New Business

•Nominations

•Election

----Break-----

•Seat new board members

•Resolutions

•Amendments

•Other new business

•Closing

President—

Vice President —

Treasurer—

National Secretary—

Homeless Chairmen—

•International Coalition

•Information, support, referral resource

•Concerned with Persian Gulf War issues

What we have done this past yearWhat we have done this past year

• NGWRC gained significant NGWRC gained significant public supportpublic support

• NGWRC became resource NGWRC became resource for media informationfor media information

Our Guide offers information about health care, support groups, the types of toxic exposures, and the VA claim process.

It is available free to veterans, veterans' service organizations, and others interested in getting help on both VA and SSDI claims. 

Coalition BuildingCoalition Building

•Shifting from coalition building to establishing grassroots organizations.

•Continues to welcome other veteran groups

•Distribution of Information

•Medical Research

•Government Announcements

•Effective Advocacy Tips

•Referrals to other groups

•Veteran groups

•Private and Public Agencies

•Congressional Representative

•Military/VA Officials 

NGWRC provides the following help to veterans and members

•The demolition of 122 mm rockets and resulting chemical exposures at Khamisiyah, Iraq.

•New modeling study on low level Sarin exposures at Khamisiyah.

•Depleted uranium issues.

•Chemical and biological weapons equipment preparedness issues.

•Force health protection, specifically public law 105-85.

•Medical evaluation boards of returning soldiers.

•Disability issues related to Department of Veterans Affairs' Benefits Administration.

These include:

• We continue to help individual veterans and active duty We continue to help individual veterans and active duty

personnelpersonnel

• We keep a vigilant watch on the military and VAWe keep a vigilant watch on the military and VA

• Investigations have already exposed serious concerns with Investigations have already exposed serious concerns with

current soldier treatment current soldier treatment

These lawsuits address veteran exposures to:

• Chemical Weapons

• Dual Use Technology

• Experimental Vaccines

• Project 112 

We represents the interests of veterans in lawsuits.

NGWRC Financial StatementNGWRC Financial Statement

INCOME:INCOME:

Grants and donations Grants and donations $ 68,253$ 68,253

Membership/assessments $970Membership/assessments $970

special activities/Confspecial activities/Conf $3,270 $3,270

TOTAL INCOME  $72,493TOTAL INCOME  $72,493

  

EXPENSES:EXPENSES:

Accounting Accounting $665$665Bank Charges Bank Charges $100$100Conference Expenses $6,853Conference Expenses $6,853Corporation FeesCorporation Fees $335 $335Newswire ServiceNewswire Service $360 $360Office ExpensesOffice Expenses $6000$6000

TOTAL EXPENSES $68,313TOTAL EXPENSES $68,313

Financial statement is for informational use only. Our latest IRS Form 990 is available upon request.