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TSGT WALTER C. FULDA
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January 2008 |
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COMMANDER'S CORNER |
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To all our Comrades and Sisters, welcome to the New Year. Hope it will be good to you as well as a prosperous one. Our Oyster roast will be on the 19 th instead of the 12 th of January. Hope to see you Oyster lovers all here. The Winterfest raffle was won by Bill Jasheinski. His generosity was overwhelming when he called me said he was going to donate all the food and the pig to the Low Country Foodbank including the money which he matched to help some families that need the help over the holidays. A super job Bill, for your donation. I would like to thank Phil and Eleanor Gardner for the flag donation in our canteen and for John Bellew for making the awesome frame for it. I also want to thank Jacquelyn Brooks for the Flag Flown in Iraq while she was stationed there. It is hanging in our soon to be Veterans Room and to Jerry Belding for making the awesome frame for it. Also one of our Post members is home safe and sound, thanks Jacquelyn. Our post holiday festivities were really great people. The post was decorated nicely for the holidays, to all the people that made it happen a super job. Our volunteer this month goes to a young lady whose endless hours at the post keeping it going forward with the likes of Wings and Steak nights. She's been the President of the MOCA the past two years. Her willingness to do attitude all the time has greatly impressed me and many post members. So to Anna Martin, a hardy Handshake and hello for doing, doing, and DOING. Don't forget ya all, we are having a Super Bowl Party. See bartenders for tickets and more info.
In Comradeship,
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From The President |
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Our meeting went well, the next meeting will be January 8th, 2008. Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Once again we had a full month of events that we had to take care of and once again thank you so much for your support and for making our Auxiliary always shine. I am very proud of each and every one of you for always jumping in when or where you are needed. The Pearl Harbor Memorial Service went very well. We had a good turnout from our Post and if you have never attended the Service before, try to attend next year. It was very informative and very emotional. Next on the agenda was the District Meeting and I was so proud to stand up when they called all the Auxiliaries for roll and ours was President and 10 members, way to go ladies!!! Thank you to Anna Martin for putting the Children's Christmas Party together. Thank you to all who were able to be there to help Anna make it go smooth. Our Santa was great as usual and the children had such a good time, young and old, I know I did. I would like to send out a special thank you to Pat Keeler and her husband Dave and also a special thank you to our Chaplain Shirley Olson for running the Bingo each month. I know everyone appreciates and looks forward to seeing you monthly. Keep up the good work. Thank you to all who prepared food to take to the VA Hospital on the 16th December. Unfortunately, it was the same day as our Children's Christmas Party and we had already committed to that day for the children, but I would like to say a special thank you to Sister Ruth Miller for carrying down the food prepared. Congratulations to Jerry Belding on winning the head ach cooler. Proceeds totaling $700 will be going to Opeation Uplink, the Vets calling card. We are 85% or maybe a little higher in Membership. I made a mistake the month before last because the report National had sent in saying we were 95.4% was actually from June of 2007. Make sure if you know of any members who haven't renewed their dues, please convince them to be a continuous member. We want to be 100% before we go to the Convention in June so all our Membership Chairman who have been doing so good with reports will be eligible for awards. Let's push that Membership.
Yours in friendship and sisterhood,
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On behalf of the Post and Ladies Auxiliary, sincere get well wishes are extended to Sister Myrtis Hoosan for her arm surgery, and to Comrade Jesse Mathews, who has just undergone open heart surgery, and to Comrade Joe Sekula. Sincere condolences are extended to Richard Fox (Foxy) on the recent death of his son Frederick Fox. To all the Sisters and Comrades who have had adversities during the past year, our thoughts and prayers are with them.
May the New Year bring good health and happiness to all.
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Post Chaplain |
MOC Chaplain |
Auxiliary/MOCA Chaplain |
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Tom Musolf |
Larry Miller |
Shirley Olson |
Happy New Year
Don't you just hate it when someone talking to you gives you an Internet
address: "h t t p , colon, backslash baskslash, double you, double you, double
you". Whew ! Then they get to the good stuff: "craigslist" and hopefully they
spell it out for you, you need that "s" in "craigs". "Yeah right, followed by
dot com". "Nope, its dot o r g ". It took awhile, when was the last time you
saw an Internet address advertised starting off with: http:// Its been awhile
and your seeing less of the www in an Internet address ad. Why? Because all
internet addresses start off with http://www.
If you don't have a computer, access to the Internet or don't feel comfortable
with it check out the library. They've got PC's with Internet access and
people more than happy to help.
The Homefront Readiness Program sponsored by the Fast Forward Community
Technology Center, in Columbia, S.C., provides access to technology and
technology education to people who might not otherwise have access.
For more information, visit the Fast Forward Community Technology Center
Homefront Readiness website:
communitydiaries.org/sc/columbia/home-front-readiness
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it will provide
nearly $4.7 million for "caregiver assistance pilot programs" to expand and
improve health care education and provide needed training and resources for
caregivers who assist disabled and aging veterans in their homes.
www.military.com/veterans-report/grants-to-assist-caregivers
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e are Veterans of Foreign Wars. This organization was originally founded in
1899 as the American Veterans of Foreign Service. Our mission is, supporting
veterans.
What do you get as a member? A club house or Post with a colorful history. We
drink at the bar, talk about each other, tell tall tales, party, and ask for
favors. As a dues paying member you're also entitled to:
• Free Honor Roll Listing
• Personal assistance securing government benefits and entitlements for
veterans.
• Discounts on prescriptions, hotel and car rentals
• Eligible for membership in the Pentagon Federal Credit Union
• VFW Real Estate and Mortgage Services
• Dell Discount Computers
• Subscription to VFW Magazine
• Multiple group-rate insurance programs
• $1,000/$1,500 Personal Accident Insurance
• Vehicle Insurance Plan
• Long-Term Care
• Cancer Insurance
• Medicare Advantage, Supplement and Prescription Drug Plans
• Senior Term Life
• Pet Insurance
• Condo and Cruise Program
If any of these topics spark your interest, talk to one of the Post officers.
Detailed information is available on the Internet at:
www.vfw.org
You may know someone who received a campaign medal for overseas service; have
served 30 consecutive or 60 non consecutive days in Korea, or have received
hostile fire or imminent danger pay. They may be eligible for membership. Get
an application for them to fill out.
Editor Mike Petrovick
Pegasus9@att.net
