Auxiliary VFW Virginia Communication #1 September 2019 · Auxiliary VFW Virginia Communication #1 September 2019 Message from our State President Marcia Semones 2-3 Secretary, Ellen

Auxiliary VFW Virginia Communication #1

September 2019

Message from our State President Marcia Semones 2-3 Secretary, Ellen Stogsdill 4-5 Treasurer, Debbie Martin 6-7 Americanism, Barbara Worley 8 Banner, Ellen Stogsdill 9-10 Buddy Poppy/National Home, Peggy Schupska 11 Chaplain, Fred Jennings 12-14 Chief of Staff/Extension, Kathy Birch 15 Historian, Judy Lupole 16-17 Hospital, Carol Vangi 18-19 Legislative, Dawn Kuhn 20 Mentoring for Leadership, Betty Gimble 21-22 Membership, Teresa Evans 23-24 President's Special Project, Bob DeChamplain 25 Scholarships, Debbie Weekly 26-27 Veterans and Family Support, Karla Coker 28 Youth Activities, Vicki Butler 29 Mailing Preference Form 30 The Virginia Veterans Foundation, VFW Community Service Grant 31-33 District Meetings and Events 34-35 Department Commander and President’s Homecoming 36 Banner Report for 8-31-2019 37-41

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State President Communication #1

September 2019 Must be read by the Auxiliary Secretary at the

first meeting following receipt before being filed for reference.

Good day to all Ladies and Gentlemen, Love, love, love. L – love O – our V – veterans E – everywhere What a way to spell LOVE. I hope we love our veterans, ourselves and all. I hope everyone is off to a good start this new great year. I hope you are thinking of new ways to build your VFW and Auxiliary. I am sure you are stepping up to take care of more veterans. I hope you are thinking of wonderful projects, we can do in getting our Auxiliaries out in the community in your area. We also have lots of great things for youth and those around us. National has so much information on the Resources page in Malta, please take time to sign into Malta and check out these valuable resources. This will be a great year. Love to everyone. SECTIONS 810A AND 810C SIGNATURES ON BANK ACCOUNTS: Auxiliaries and Districts are permitted to have only two (2) signatures on the Auxiliary bank account. The National Bylaws, Article VIII, Sections 810A and 810C, sets forth that the President shall countersign all checks drawn by the Treasurer. SECTION 810 – PRESIDENT, DUTIES OF (ALL LEVELS): The President of the Auxiliary, District or Department shall within thirty days after induction into office, submit to the Commander of the respective Department, District or Post, the last quarterly audit, Membership Status Report and such additional reports as maybe required by the liaison committee. DISTRICT DUES: (NATIONAL BY-LAWS SEC 506): Dues should be remitted to the District Treasurer by September 30 or of the current year or as established by the District Standing Rules. The annual dues must not exceed fifty cents ($.50) per member per Auxiliary. SECTION 210, MEETINGS, REGULAR AND SPECIAL: Monthly business meetings are encouraged; however, every Auxiliary must hold at least ten (10) business meeting a year. SECTION 212, QUARUM: Five (5) members in god standing shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Auxiliary.


IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 211 OF THE NATIONAL BYLAWS: Auxiliaries may establish Standing Rules to provide for specified operations, activities, events, expenses and disbursements between meetings provided such rules do not conflict with the National or Department Bylaws. ATTENTION AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS AND CHAIRMEN: Beginning with the October Communication, a list of those Auxiliaries THAT ARE REPORTED will be provided by each Department Chairman. If you report an activity as soon as it is completed, then your Auxiliary number will be on the listing. Be sure to send your reports to the 2019-2020 Program Chairmen, using the 2019-2020 report forms as they have the current chairmen’s’ name and address. These forms are available on web site https://vfwauxva.org SECTION 812, SECRETARY DUTIES (ALL LEVELS): The Treasurer’s Report(s) and the audit reports must be incorporated in the minutes.

TREASURERS REMEMBER that National Headquarters no longer sends out dues’ reminders. You and your Auxiliary will need to do these yourselves, giving our members reminders of the importance of being a member in good standing. DISTRICT PRESIDENTS ARE REMINDED that Annual Inspections are very important and must be conducted. The Inspecting Official should sign the Secretary’s and Treasurer’s books only if they are kept according to procedures outlined in the Booklet of Instructions. Each question on the Inspection Form should be answered. Inspection forms should be filled out with the signatures of the Inspecting Officer and Auxiliary President on each copy. NEW LOCATION FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE MEETING: Due to the inability of the Inn at Virginia Tech to manage our event in January (the Winter Conference), the VFW Virginia and Auxiliary Council of Administration has approved returning to Portsmouth. The dates are the same. The reservations for the Winter Conference in January can now be made at the hotel we have used for several events. You can reserve several days at the rate of $90 per night plus tax. The January Conference Meeting will be held January 10-12, 2020, at Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel, 425 Water St, Portsmouth, VA 23704, Phone: (757) 673-3000.

By the Order Of, Attest:

Ellen Stogsdill, State Secretary Marcia Semones, Department President

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Ellen Stogsdill 6772 Chartwell Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 757-777-7194 [email protected] [email protected]

First…. Thank you to all Secretaries for submitting or sending me your installation report or submitting the installation into Malta.

It is the job of the Secretary to report changes in any of the officers (President, SVP, JVP, Secretary, Treasurers, 1,2,3 Year Trustee) or change in the time or place of your Meeting to me. Please remember the office of President, Secretary

or Treasurer cannot be a Trustee. If they are the same, Malta will not accept or allow any changes until the correct information is given to me. The Auxiliary can also be put on suspension for failure to supply us with the correct installation information for your District or Auxiliary.

The Department Roster is generated from the information that has been entered into National System by

your Membership Number when you became a member. If any of this information has change, it will also need to be change at in Malta for future Rosters and so that YOU are receiving information from National. The roster is generated for Officers of your Auxiliary, by the installation report that is entered into Malta. Any member can sign on to Malta to view and correct your information. Please check your information in Malta today to make sure it is accurate.

Guidebooks for Officers, Chairmen and Members

These guides, suggestions and examples are meant to assist all Officers, Chairmen and members on every level to understand their duties according to the National Bylaws, the best practices discovered during the 100-plus year history of the organization and examples of how to handle different positions and expectations. Would You like to

receive this booklet by email? Email me and I can send it to you.

Promotions in Communications should be given to the Auxiliary Chairman and any other officers that has

an insert in the Monthly Communication.

mailto:[email protected]

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2019-2020 Auxiliary Directory

"True leadership lies in guiding others to success, in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are

pledged to do and doing it well." Bill Owens

Department Communication I would like to have Department Communication sent to me by

email each month for the

2019-2020 year. PLEASE PRINT

Name Address

City State Zip

Email: Phone #

Auxiliary

Email this form to: Ellen Stogsdill, Secretary

757-777-7194 [email protected]

District/Auxiliary Office Name Address Phone # E-Mail

District 1, Auxiliary 3219 Junior Vice President Diane Flowers 312 73Rd St, Apt 306B Newport News, Va 23607-1615 757-768-6107

District 8 President Kathlene Bilger 11000 Blake Lane Bealeton, VA 22712 703-906-3073

[email protected]

District 8, Auxiliary 9835 President Kathlene Bilger 11000 Blake Lane Bealeton, VA 22712 703-906-3073

[email protected] 9, Auxiliary 7589

District 10, Auxiliary 1503Trustee (3 Year) Monica Walczyk 13400 Carrageen Dr

Manassas, VA 20112-3848 [email protected]

District 10, Auxiliary 1503Trustee (2 Year) Rebecca Moninghoff 14602 Danville Rd

Woodbridge, VA 22193-1923 7036159965 [email protected]

District 10, Auxiliary 1503Trustee (1 Year) Judith Bridges 3046 Seminole Rd

Woodbridge, VA 22192-1842

District, 12 Auxiliary 1994

1st Monday @ 7:30pm - 9304 Centreville Rd. Manassas, VA 20110 703-361-5554

1st Thursday @ 7 pm , 17581 Lee Hghway, Abingdon, VA 24210



Debbie Martin. State Treasurer 539 Westwood Drive

Ruckersville, VA 22968 434.985.7987 [email protected]

Welcome to all of the new treasurers and returning treasurers!

First of all, we are all human and we all make mistakes.

If you find that there is a mistake in MALTA, let me know right away and I will help you get it resolved. If you have any other problems, please don’t hesitate to call or email me and we will work together to get the problem resolved. I am here to assist YOU and your Auxiliary. For your information:

Please use only the newest application with the 1/2019 date at the bottom! All transfers out of state or one auxiliary to another come to me. Convert to life members are not transfers unless they are transferring from another auxiliary. When one of your auxiliary annual members are converting to life, please use the member update form. You as auxiliary treasurer can convert these members to life in MALTA unless they use a credit card. If they are using a credit card, they come to me. All new members come to me to be entered into MALTA. Only Auxiliary checks will be accepted for dues. “No checks from the member”. When sending an auxiliary check to me for dues, annual members are $10.50 per member. Life members are the amount that they pay the auxiliary according to the age chart on the application. Health and Happiness 25 cents per member can be paid in MALTA under gifts.



VA Medical Center monies are 45 cents per member as of the June 30th membership totals and are sent to me. Dues reminders and member address labels can be printed from MALTA Again, please do not hesitate to call or email me with any questions, concerns or help that you might need.

Department Communication I would like to have Department Communication mail to me each

month for the 2019-2020 year for a cost of $25.00 PLEASE PRINT

Name Address City State Zip Email: Phone # Auxiliary

Send this form and a check for $25.00 earmark Department Communication

Payable to VFW, Auxiliary, Virginia Send to Deborah J. Martin, Treasurer

539 Westwood Drive, Ruckersville, VA 22968 434.985.7987

[email protected]



Barbara Worley 108 King William Drive Williamsburg, VA 23188 (Cell phone) 757 880 9112 (E-Mail) [email protected]

Aloha Sisters & Brothers of Virginia! Aloha has many meanings; not only hello and goodbye, but Love, Home, Peace and Compassion. The word Mahalo means thank you. Hau’oli means happy, joyful and fun. In July we started on a project about Americanism and Connecting with the Community. Did you know that about 85% of the people are looking on their phones or computers for social media? This would be a great place to show your pictures and videos with members and community. Use these to show your activities on special occasions and holidays. Get younger members to get involved and the members to be a part of the project. Every Auxiliary can submit a video. Look on www.vfwauxiliary.org/resources for a submission form promoting Patriotism with Community involvement. Your submission is to come to me; the Department Chairman, before March 31, 2020 and I will send the submission to National Headquarters by April 30, 2020. There are rules for qualification: Video is to be no longer than 1 minute: 30 seconds It should say who we are It should include the VFW Auxiliary logo It should include the Community It should include a link to how to find out more about us. www.vfwuxiliary.org

It should show others what we do for our Veterans/Community It should be visually appealing Production level Each Auxiliary can submit a picture collage of a Family Freedom Event. It must be submitted to the Department by March 31, 2020 and will be sent to National by April 30, 2020. Be proud to be “Serving our Veterans with Aloha” in your collage. The submission form is at www.vfwauxiliary/resources. There are rules for qualification: Photos should be mounted on a cardboard base no larger than 20”x 20” nor smaller than 14” x 14”. Photos should show Americanism involving Community Is it Patriotic? Does it include members? Are the members wearing the “Official Look”? Is the collage visually appealing? How is the overall look of the Collage? Are the Photos relevant? Are the pictures in color? Does the collage include a VFW Auxiliary logo?

Take your Auxiliary out of the meeting place and show “Our Veterans are Tops”. I hope your year is full of hao’oli. Let me know if I can help you! Aloha, Barbara


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APPROVED AUXILIARY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS: (NATIONAL BY-LAWS SEC 814)

Quarter Month Covered Audit Completed by Audit sent to Department Treasurer No Later than

Second April, May and June July 31 Annually • July 31, Annually NOTE: Both outgoing and incoming Treasurers and Trustees should be present for the Second Audit

Third July, August, September October 31 Annually • October 31, Annual Fourth October, November,

December January 31, Annually • January 31, Annually

First January, February, March April 30, Annually • April 30, Annually • Audit sent to Department Treasurer dates will change, pending Resolution approval by the VFW. If the VFW approve the audit, the due date change must be in the office of the Department Treasurer as follow;

First Quarter: January, February, March May 31, Annually Second Quarter: April, May, June August 31, Annually Third Quarter: July, August, September November 30 Annually Fourth Quarter: October, November, December February 28, Annually Department Treasurer will verify DATE of receipt to Banner Chairman

Ellen Stogsdill, Banner Chairman 6772 Chartwell Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464

757-777-7194, [email protected]

Proposed Banner MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT: 100% Plus at least (1) more member Auxiliary Dues must be paid by 4-30-2020.

Auxiliaries who are 100%+ (1) by June 30, 2020 will receive a banner at first District Meeting for 2020-2021. All requirements based on June 30, 2019 Membership. All dues are paid through MALTA or to our Department Treasurer.

ATTENDANCE

Auxiliary President, Secretary and Treasurer must attend the District School of Instructions that is to be held by at first District Meeting and before September 30, 2019.

One (1) Auxiliary member MUST be present at a least TWO (2) District Meeting that is NOT the DISTRICT CONVENTION. An Auxiliary may miss one meeting, if a valid reason occurs that affects all members of that Auxiliary. They must notify the District President, who in turn will contact the Department President for a waiver. District Secretary will verify attendance after the District Meeting to the Department Banner Chairman.

Banner for 2019-2020 APPROVED AT JUNE 2019 STATE CONVENTION

Elvis Presley Memorial VFW Post 515


Compliance with By-Laws/Administration DISTRICT DUES: (NATIONAL BY-LAWS SEC 506): Auxiliaries MUST pay District Dues by September 30th of current Auxiliary Year. District Treasurer will verify payment to the Department Banner Chairman

Installation Report must be input into MALTA or sent to Department Secretary Ellen Stogsdill, no later than July 15, 2019.

Auxiliary must be bonded by August 15, 2019. Auxiliary Officers' (Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers) dues must be paid by 12-31-2019.

Participation in National Programs: Each Auxiliary must participate and report to the Department Chairman in the programs shown below by April 30, 2020. Department Chairman to verify who is report to the Banner Chairman.

Americanism Buddy Poppy/VFW National Home Chief of Staff and Extension Historian/ Median Relations Hospital Legislative Membership Scholarship Veterans & Family Support Youth Activities

DONATIONS:

• Donate to VA Medical Center, $0.45 per member based on June 30, 2019 membership. Check payable to VFW Auxiliary, Department of Virginia, marked VA Medical Center. Mail to Department Treasurer Debbie Martin, 539 Westwood Drive, Ruckersville, Virginia 22968-3676

• Health and Happiness, $0.25 per member based on June 30, 2019 membership. Check payable to VFW National Auxiliary, marked Health and Happiness. Mail to Ann Panteleakos, VFW National Auxiliary Secretary/Treasurer, 406 W 10th Street, 10th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111. Postmarked no later than March 31, 2020 or enter into Malta under Donations.

Mentoring for Leadership

Awards given out by our Chairman at the June 2020 Convention are based on the Reports that are sent to them from the Auxiliaries.

REPORT! REPORT!! Is the way for your Auxiliary to win Awards!

2020

District Secretary and Treasurers Send me the attendance at SOI, District Meetings and Auxiliaries that have paid

their Dues to [email protected]


Buddy Poppy National Home Peggy Schupska Chairman 2927 Bapaume Ave. Norfolk, VA23509 (757)295-6599 [email protected]

National President Peggy Haake theme

“Serving our Veterans with Aloha” Department President Marcia Semones theme

“Our Veterans are Tops” Good day to everyone!!! I hope you all had a great summer. I can tell from the reports I have been receiving that many of the Auxiliaries have already started promoting Buddy Poppy/National Home. And I Thank You!! Sometimes it is difficult to come up with new promotional ideas. So, here is what I am asking of all the Auxiliaries. Please share with me your promotion for Buddy Poppy/National Home. Did you come up with a unique way to use Buddy Poppies? Explain your promotion and of course a picture is worth a thousand words. One Auxiliary shared with me at a funeral for a Member they had a Buddy Poppy collection can. Of this was with the permission of the family. I would like to share your ideas with others in the Department. Remember we are individual Auxiliaries working together as a team for the success of the program. Now is the time to look at the calendar and planning Buddy Poppy drives. Many Auxiliaries with do the drives along with their Post. Do you work? Ask if you can bring a collection can to work?? I know of an Auxiliary member that was allowed to bring a collection can. Her office has a front desk/receptionist and that is where the can was. Clients coming in made donations. Remember money collected at Buddy Poppy drives is to go into your Auxiliary Relief Fund. Don’t forget our banner requirement of $.25 per member (as of 06/30/2019) for the National Home Health and Happiness Fund. The check is payable to VFW National Auxiliary and mailed to the National Headquarters, Attn: Ann Panteleakos, 406 W 10th St, 10th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111, earmarked Health and Happiness. The Auxiliary can also make their payment through MALTA. The payment must be paid not later than March 31, 2020. Please let me know when the Auxiliary has paid this so I can mark your Auxiliary as reported. The Auxiliary can also make additional donations paid directly to the National Home. If you do, don’t forget to let me know. Are you a Life Member of the National Home……if not….why not. Information on how to join is available on the National Home website, https://www.vfwnationalhome.org as well as the Department website https://vfwauxva.org. I would love to see Virginia have the newest Life Members this year. I know you can do it!!! I would like to give a big “Thank You” to the Auxiliary and Comrades of District 2. The School of Instruction was held on August10th. I have a National Home house bank which I passed around at our joint meeting and lunch. I am proud to say I collected $159.47. This will be sent to the National Home on behalf of District 2. As always, I am here to assist your Auxiliary any way I can…..do not hesitate to contact me! And keep those reports coming!!!!!


https://www.vfwnationalhome.org/

https://vfwauxva.org/


As your Department Chaplain it is my responsibility: • Send out “Chaplain Alerts” • “Get Well” Cards to those hospitalized or at home • Cards of condolence to the family upon a death • “Thinking of you” cards to let someone know that they are being thought of.

I’m asking the Auxiliary Chaplain, President or Secretary to notify me when they would like to have a card sent. I’m also asking the Auxiliary Chaplain to send me the Chaplain Report by the 10th of each month of the count of cards sent, telephone calls made, emails/text, visit to the sick, funeral visitation, funeral attended, and any flowers sent. The report is on the Department website.

I have outlined the responsibilities for the Auxiliary & District Chaplains.

Auxiliary Chaplain: • Perform the opening and closing prayers at all your meetings. • Present names of those who are ill, deceased, etc., at your meetings. • Call and make visits to the ill on behalf of the Auxiliary. • Report all cards sent and any deceased member to the Department Chaplain • Prepare for the Memorial Service if the Auxiliary is to have one. • Contact the Auxiliary members if a Memorial Service is to be held. • Be prepared to perform the Memorial Service for deceased Auxiliary members,

District Chaplain: • Perform the opening and closing prayers at all your meetings. • Present names of those who are ill, deceased, etc., at your meetings. • Send Get Well, Sympathy and Thinking of you cards. • Prepare for a Memorial Service, if the District is to have one. • Educate the Auxiliaries on the Duties of the Chaplain.

I’m here to help any Auxiliary or District Chaplain. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

There has been 7 Chaplain’s Alerts sent.

Fred Jennings 1246 Quarter Way

Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757-477-5086 (cell} [email protected]


The following cards have been sent on behalf of the Department through 8/8/2019:

Get Well: Sherry Lawrence Mari Stacey Marcia Semones Joyce Self Nancy Harrington Sandra Vaught

Thinking of You: Betty Cralle Dottie Lang Mary & Ray Profitt Deloris Marion Bryant Bod Felicito Marcia Semones Sarah Crawford Susie DeShano Helen Galliher Darlene Mays-Tittman Carol Mueller Dee Guillory Leslie Schwartzstein

Sympathy: Wayne Dearie Family Maude Taylor Barbara Grossnickle Rosa Smith Jerry Carter Cindy Turner Connie Farmer Nicole Dingus Charles Smith Ruth Ann Martin Laura Absher The following is what has been reported the Auxiliaries: Cards Sent: Get Well: 300, Sympathy: 219, Thinking of You: 218, Calls Made: 424, E-Mails/Text Sent: 1372 Visits to the Sick: 199 Funeral Visitations: 27, Funeral Services Attended: 52, Flowers Sent: 20 Other: Donations and Food: $2928.99

If you are not currently receiving the Chaplain’s Alert e-mails, please send me your name, Auxiliary number and email address. I will gladly add you.

If I can help anyone please let me know.


Chaplainʼs Report

2019 - 2020

Dept. Chaplain ‒ Fred Jennings Auxiliary # District # Person Reporting: Date Telephone #

Report all ways that you have supported our Auxiliary Members, Veterans & their Families

Cards Sent: Get Well Sympathy Thinking of You Calls Made: E-Mails/Text Sent: Visits to the Sick: Funeral Visitations: Funeral Services Attended: Flowers Sent: Other: PLEASE contact me if you would like the Department to send a card to a seriously ill member, Post or auxiliary or if a Post or Auxiliary has had a death in the family or the passing of a Post or Auxiliary member.

(You MUST PRINT CLEARLY) NAME ADDRESS E-MAIL REASON

You may send your reports to me via Email, US Postal Mail, or Telephone. My contact information is: Fred Jennings 757-477-5086 (cell) 1246 Quarter Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 [email protected]



Chief of State/Extension Kathy Birch 304 E Main Street Berryville, VA 22611-1306 [email protected] or [email protected] (540) 955-3311

Begin the VFW Auxiliary Virginia year by helping to establish or reorganize an Auxiliary. Below is a list of Bachelor Posts in Virginia, listed by District as of May 30, 2019:

District 1: 960, 2296, 5500, 8252 District 7: 1860, 2123, 6044 District 2: 1211, 2582 District 8: 7728 District 3: 1426, 8629 District 9: 2719, 9640 District 4: 5313, 7819. 7897, 8446, 8902, 12145 District 10: 5412, 9274 District 5: 873, 7800, 8467, 10840 District 11: 2424, 2216, 3060, 8479, 9339, 10826 District 6: 2157, 4299, 4491, 4522, 5311. 5895 District 12: 5715, 7360, 8979, 4301, 9830, 9864 9877, 12154, 12179 District 13: 2044, 2217, 2613, 10295

Establishing a new Auxiliary benefits not only our organization, but assists the VFW with its mission. In the next two months, I will be sending a letter to each of the Posts listed, with a copy to the District President. I will include information on the positive impact that an Auxiliary would be to their programs and to their membership.

If a VFW Post shows interest in starting a new Auxiliary, the next steps will be: 1. A VFW Post must vote by two-thirds (2/3) majority to have an Auxiliary. 2. The Department President appoints the official organizer, and he or she must be a member of the

VFW Auxiliary. 3. A minimum of fifteen (15) eligible applicants must be on the application for the Charter.

Keeping our Auxiliaries Healthy Virginia is losing Auxiliaries that were unable to elect officers! Unable to hold regular meetings due to a lack of a quorum to transact business! Non-participation in our programs! It is up to every one of us to stop our Department from losing the members of those closed Auxiliaries.

When an Auxiliary close, those members become ‘members at large’. It is important that members in that District get a list of those “homeless” members and contact them as soon as possible. Invite them to one of your monthly meetings and to one of your planned events. Let them know that they are important to you, to our VFW Auxiliary, and to our Veterans.

Include in your letter: the dates of your meetings or special event; a contact person within your Auxiliary to include a telephone number and email address; and, let each of them know they are valued as members of our organization. You only have to ASK!

“Serve Our Veterans with Aloha” “Our Veterans are Tops”



Historian/Media Relations Program Serving our Veterans with Aloha

Our Veterans are Tops

Brothers and Sisters, Welcome to fall I don’t know about anyone else but I’m very ready for cooler weather, hoodies and changing color leaves. Creating Your Local Fact Sheet – Make it Effective Fact Sheets are a powerful way to communicate the results of your work directly to the public. These concise official publications can be particularly useful in helping readers understand and appreciate your efforts. Fact Sheets also increase public awareness of the VFW Auxiliary and our mission.

An effective Fact Sheet should be a tool in every Auxiliary’s toolbox. Refer to it at a recruiting event, a Family Freedom Festival, or when speaking to the community about your accomplishments.

No matter how well written, a Fact Sheet will not convey its message unless it is picked up and read. An attractively formatted, color Fact Sheet is far more likely to be noticed than a plain-looking black-and-white product. Colorful illustrations, an interesting format and a bold title help capture the viewer’s attention at a quick glance.

The following information should be included:

• Auxiliary President’s name, address, phone number, cell phone number and email address. • Your name, address, phone number, cell phone number and email address. • Total membership. • What your Auxiliary is doing to assist veterans and active-duty service members and their families. • Other local program statistics. • The date of your next upcoming three events for your Auxiliary. Additional Elements of a Good Fact Sheet

• Short, non-technical title • Attention-grabbing introduction • Eye-catching, effective graphics • TEAMWORK—Every phrase in a Fact Sheet must be carefully considered to ensure that it can be clearly understood, cannot be misread and conveys no unintended meanings to the non-VFW Auxiliary reader. REVIEW—Different eyes see different things, so you almost cannot have too many people read and review a Fact Sheet. COLOR! COLOR! COLOR!—Tasteful and effective use of color makes it more likely that the general public will pick up a publication and read it. “SPEAK PLAINLY”—Because Fact Sheets are intended for the public, it must be easily understood by a broad audience.


CONCISENESS—Ask yourself, “Will the public really care about this?” If the answer is “No,” either delete the particular item or, if it is essential to the story, make it relevant. POINT OF CONTACT—So that the interested reader can get more information on the topic presented, a point of contact should be given at the end of your Fact Sheet. Include a telephone number, mailing address, and email and (or) website address. Creating an effective Fact Sheet for the general public may involve many revisions and much teamwork. Every aspect of a Fact Sheet must be carefully considered to ensure that it will be clearly understood by the non-VFW Auxiliary reader. Last but not lest REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!!! I look forward to hearing from you and seeing all the amazing pictures and another information you are sharing with your communities about what our organization does. Don’t forget to send me YOUR THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ideas.

Serving our Veterans with Aloha Our Veterans are Tops

Judy Lupole

Historian 2019-2020 1246 Quarter Way Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464 (757)581-2702 (Cell) [email protected]



“Serving our Veterans with Aloha” “Our Veterans are Tops”

Our National President, Peggy Haake, theme is “Serving our Veterans with Aloha” Definition: adj: Friendly, Hospitable and Welcoming. All three describe what the VFW Auxiliary is all about. Every day we bring the aloha spirt to our Veterans. Our Department President, Marcia Semones theme is “Our Veterans are Tops” and yes they are. Through the Hospital program there is so much we can do for our Veterans and to show them they are “Tops” This year the Hospital Program Goals are:

• Volunteer, Recruitment, Recognition and Support • Promote Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Issues and Health Research • Educate the Community on service in the VA and Non-VA Medical Facilities and Health Research

As in the past the Hospital program encourages volunteering at VA and Non-VA medical facilities, planning events or activities and recruiting new volunteers (youth and adults). Please recognize the volunteers by showing your appreciation at a special awards ceremony. There are fillable appreciation certificates available on the www.vfwauxiliary.org. Hospital service hour pins are available for auxiliary members and non-auxiliary volunteers. And don’t forget to nominate an auxiliary member or VAVS Rep or Deputy Rep for Outstanding Hospital Volunteer of the Year. This year, National is offering a Hospital Volunteer recruiter award for recruiting one or more new volunteers. The forms for the service pins, the Volunteer of the Year award and the recruiter award are available at the National website, www.vfwauxiliary.org and on the Department of Virginia website www.vfwvaaux.org. Now is the time to start planning your hospital visits and events. Look at the calendar….be creative; come up with a theme. As in the past, the Hospital Program encourages the promotion of suicide awareness and prevention and of course mental health support.. The following are some resources for suicide awareness and prevention and mental health awareness. Please check out these resources for ideas how your Auxiliary can support and promote.

• Veterans Crisis Line - www.veteranscrisisline.net – The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veteran Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available.

• Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health and Suicide Prevention www.mentalhealthva.gov/suicide_prevention/resources.asp The health and well-being of our nation’s Veterans and former service members is VA’s highest priority. Guided by data and research, VA is working with partners, Veterans’ family members and friends, and the community to ensure that Veterans and former service members get the right care whenever they need it. To learn about the resources available for Veterans and how you can #BE There as a VA employee, family member, friend, community partner, or clinician.

http://www.vfwauxiliary.org/


http://www.vfwvaaux.org/

http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

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http://www.mentalhealthva.gov/suicide_prevention/resources.asp


• Heal Vets – www.healvets.org This organization provides therapeutic craft kits. Founded in 1971, their mission is to provide free therapeutic craft kits to hospitalized and homebound veterans as well as active duty military servicemen and women. HEAL VETS arts and craft kits benefit veterans in several ways. They aid in rehabilitation, designed to restore coordination and impaired motor skills, improve attention spans and concentration, and relieve symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions. Heal Vets rely sole on donations to be able to continue their mission.

An area this year that is being promoted through the Hospital program is VA Office of Research and Development. The mission of VA Research is to improve Veterans' health and well-being via basic, translational, clinical, health services, and rehabilitative research; to apply scientific knowledge to develop effective individualized care solutions for Veterans; to attract, train, and retain the highest-caliber investigators, and nurture their development as leaders in their fields; and to assure a culture of professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and the highest regard for research volunteers' safety and privacy. VA Research is unique because of its focus on health issues that affect Veterans. It is part of an integrated health care system with a state-of-the-art electronic health record and has come to be viewed as a model for superior bench-to-bedside research.

• VA Research - https://www.research.va.gov. The mission of VA Research is to improve Veterans’ health and well-being, apply scientific knowledge to develop effective individualized care solutions for Veterans, attach, train and retain the highest-caliber investigators and assure a culture of professionalism, collaboration, accountability and the highest regard for research volunteer’s safety and privacy.

• PatientsLikeMe - www.patientslikeme.com - With more than 400,000 members, Patientlike is a network that improves lives and a real-time research platform that advances medicine. Patients use the network to track and share their own experiences, and connect with others who have the same disease or condition.

Again this year the Hospital program is promoting the support of the:

• Veterans Voice Writing Project - https://veteransvoices.org. Veterans Voices Writing Project (VVWP) enables military veterans to experience solace and satisfactions through writing. We envision a world where people appreciate that writing can both heal and entertain. The project encourages veterans to express their thoughts and feelings in writing and to send their stories, essays and poems to the VVWP headquarters for potential publication in Veterans’ Voices magazine. The magazine is made possible by ongoing contributions Circulation support to VAMCs is by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VVWP is available online and we publish a Veterans’ Voices magazine three times a year.

This is the first promotion of the year. In the upcoming promotions I will provide additional resources and information for promotion the Hospital program goals.

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me

The Hospital Report form is available on the department website.

And as always…….REPORT…….REPORT…..REPORT!!!

Carol Vangi Chairman Hospital – Department of Virginia 1024 Hullview Ave Norfolk, VA 23503 757-621-5519 e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.healvets.org/

https://www.research.va.gov/

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https://veteransvoices.org/


Legislative Report Dawn Kuhn 18439 Whites Point Drive Abingdon, VA 24211

[email protected] 804-909-5792 “Serving our Veterans with Aloha” “Our Veterans are tops” Please send me your reports, you can email them to me. I will respond that I did receive it. PLEASE REMEMBER ANY REPORTS RECEIVED AFTER THE 5th OF THE MONTH WILL SHOW REPORTED THE NEXT MONTH. At the August 17, 2019 School of Instruction, each District President was given a packet for each auxiliary president. This packet contains information to help you promote your legislative program. This information should be shared with your post.

Are you signed up for VFW Action Corp Weekly? Did you know its free??? Its full of information about what is happening on Capital hill, with veterans and service veteran’s issues and with our national security. Its easy to subscribe, go to the national website and click on “What we do” then click on legislative. Then when you receive an ACTION ALERT

You can take a stand and help our VFW defend the rights of our great heroes. To identify your congressional representatives, visit the VFW website at www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts. I challenge each auxiliary to sign up as many members as possible for VFW Action Corp Weekly. You will find information for this project in your packet. Then when they send out an action alert, together we can let our representatives know we are behind our veterans! Your representatives will reply to you, forward the response to me and I will give your auxiliary credit. Remember to include your district and auxiliary number. This is how we support the VFW, in their continuous efforts to protect the rights of our veterans. Remember to report to me the number of members that have signed up for VFW Action Corp Weekly. Share your creative ideas to get members to act! There is a 2019 VFW Priority Goal Pamphlet in your packet, please share this with your members. You can go to the VFW web page: www.vfw.org/advocacy/national-legislation-service to print extra copies to hand out.


http://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts

http://www.vfw.org/advocacy/national-legislation-service


Mentoring for Membership

Betty Gimble 80 Winter Wheat Lane Fredericksburg, VA 22406-4455 Home 540-658-1415 Cell 703-851-5819 Email [email protected]

Dear Brothers and Sisters: This is a new program this year and I am so excited that President Marcia ask me to serve as Chairman. I will be working closely with Chief of Staff Kathy Birch and Membership Chairman Teresa Evans.

Everyone has a fairly similar idea of what a mentor is. It is someone who has taken you under their wing, showed you the ins and outs of the Auxiliary and encouraged you to get involved or just kept you coming back for the wonderful things that the VFW Auxiliary has to offer.

Do you remember being the “new” member and walking into the meeting room for the first time? Try to remember this and then be gentle. There are so many details to know about the VFW Auxiliary. There are rules and there are guidelines and there are suggestions. It’s a lot. Remember the first time you accidently walked when the flags were in motion or talked when the Chaplain was closing the Bible? Remember how embarrassing it was when someone said to you, “Don’t do THAT!” Remember what it felt like, and then be the Someone who gently says, “Let me explain to you why we do it this way”.

When Tom and I moved to Virginia from Texas, we decided to look for a new Post and Auxiliary. We visited one Post and was there for about 45 minutes to an hour and the people just looked at us and no one came over to speech to us. We left and decided to visit another Post. When I joined Auxiliary 1503 in 1994 there were several ladies that made me feel welcome and encouraged me to get involved and showed me the ropes. They got me involved in District 10 and then the Department of Virginia Auxiliary. Through the mentoring of Carol Lilley, Sarah Dugas, Ida McCracken, Virginia Edwards and Patricia Jurgensen, I have served as an Officer and Chairman of Auxiliary 1503, District 10 and Department of Virginia. I have so many fond memories and made so many friends along the way. I am sure many of you have a similar story that you can share.

The hope is that every Auxiliary will start a mentoring program. Sometimes one person can mentor to the new members and sometimes it takes a team of members. You need to catch the new members as they enter the door. You should get to know the members so you can find their passion because there are so many different ways to get involved in the Auxiliary. It is hard getting to know someone at the monthly meetings so maybe the Auxiliary can plan a tea, pot luck dinner or have breakfast to get to know the members. Auxiliary 1503 will be having a monthly breakfast for any member or potential new member to attend so that we can talk and visit.



If you want to grow and become involved, you need to learn all you can with resources available to you.

1. You should have a copy of the National Bylaws and Ritual and read them. Your rights and responsibilities are contained in this podium edition, and you need to know them.

2. You should have a copy of Building on VFW Auxiliary Foundation. Maybe your Auxiliary can break it into sections and discuss them at a meeting.

3. Be sure and read all communications from the Auxiliary, District, Department and National levels.

4. Go to the Auxiliary website and Facebook pages often. Please go to the National website www.vfwauxiliary.org to stay up to date on news and information.

President Marcia wants this year to be a positive year. So, let’s response in a positive manner by using the “yes you can” sentiment. Let’s encourage not discourage our members. By working side by side, we are “Serving our Veterans with Aloha” and showing “Our Veterans Are Tops”.

I look forward to hearing from all of you. Remember - REPORT, REPORT REPORT



Teresa Evans, Membership 1657 Macgregory Street

Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757-338-3138

[email protected]

Invite, Include and Invest in your Auxiliary’s membership. It will make your Auxiliary stronger and a great working partner with the VFW. Here are some ideas to help YOU plan to achieve your 100% Plus in Membership.

Starting now, INVITE prospective members to attend Auxiliary functions, let them get to know the other members, it’ll help break a “ice” to welcome these prospective members and make them already feel INCLUDED. By the invitation and inclusion, that’s your Investment in your Auxiliary.

• Did you speak with your relatives about joining the Auxiliary at family get-togethers during

the holidays? If not, call or email them and speak with them about your experience being a member of the VFW Auxiliary and ask them to join you as a member!

• Did you speak with Post members about their relatives joining? If not, next time you’re at the Post, ask a Post member if their family members are members of the Auxiliary. If they’re not, give the Post member some applications and encourage them to sign up their relatives. Offer to contact the Post members’ relatives on their behalf.

• Did you speak with a friend or coworker about joining the Auxiliary? If so, it’s time to follow up and collect their membership forms so they can be turned into your Auxiliary. If not, there’s no time like the present to ask them to join you as a member!

See who you know that may be eligible to join our great organization


Auxiliary 50/50 Award $50 to each Auxiliary that reaches 95% by November 30, 2019, and $50 to each Auxiliary that reaches 100% Plus by January 31, 2020, based on the June 30, 2019, total membership numbers. Department 1. Department Award #1 for 95%+ membership by 11/30/19 = $500. 2. Department Award #2 for 100% Plus membership by 1/31/20 = $500.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT:

Proposed Banner 100% Plus at least (1) more member Auxiliary Dues must be paid by 4-30-2020.

Auxiliaries who are 100%+ (1) by June 30, 2020 will receive a banner at first District Meeting for 2020-2021.

All requirements based on June 30, 2019 Membership. All dues are paid through MALTA or to our Department Treasurer.

Let’s keep Inviting, Including, and Investing in our Organization

Department of Virginia Membership Percentage: 70.23%


President’s Special Project

VFW Virginia Service Officer Program Bob DeChamplain 7417 Wildwood Dr. Norfolk, VA 23518 Cell: 757-506-2326 Email: [email protected]

The VFW Service Officer Program is a small group of dedicated men and women that do the paperwork, give advice, make the arguments for veterans to get their benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA). This includes health care, compensation for health issues, home loans, education, life insurance, and much more. The program represents veterans at all levels of the VA including any appeals needed. The Service Officers also represent widows and dependents. Through the efforts of the staff, over 1,500 claims were filed where the veterans received benefits worth $27,324,695.

The Program

The Service Officer Program in the Department of Virginia is composed of four accredited staffers and a secretary. The staff has offices in Hopewell, Staunton, Dale City, Norfolk.

Veterans Compensation is covered by Title 38 of the U.S.Code. This law is over 1200 pages that define what a veteran and the VA must do to ensure a disabled veteran and/or the dependent/widow/widower is afforded the benefits provided for by law. Our service officers spend hours with this manual to properly represent veterans. Additionally, there are over 135 forms that service officers must be familiar with to properly represent our veterans and dependents. What We Have Done Our goal is to raise at least $10,000 to help the Department Service Officer Program. As of August 10th we have raised $650.00. Thank you to the Auxiliaries reported; 392, 609, 1994, 2894 and 6975.


S C H O L A R S H I P S CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

Our National Auxiliary has a wonderful program called Continuing Education Scholarship. Our goal is to increase the number of applications that National receives this year. This is a scholarship that only an Auxiliary member or their spouse, son or daughter can participate in. The entrant needs to submit an application along with a 300 word or less essay. It needs to be at the National Headquarters by February 15, 2020. One winner from each of the four conferences will be awarded $1,000 to help further their education.

At your meetings, share this information with your members. This is an item that you can report on. Share it with your emails to members or by Post/Auxiliary newsletter. Can you think of a better way than “Serving Our Veterans With Aloha”?

For more information, visit the VFW Auxiliary website: www.vfwauxiliary.org

YOUNG AMERICAN CREATIVE PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST

This contest now accepts additional forms of art. Two-dimensional art must be on canvas or paper and should not be framed. Watercolor, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera crayon, acrylic, pen, ink, oil, marker or other media may be used. The artwork should be no smaller than 8” x 10” but no larger than 18” x 24”, not including the mat.

Three-dimensional art can be paper, papier-mache, pottery, sculpture, fabric, wood, metal work, etc. and should be no larger than 18” in any direction and cannot be more than 5 pounds in weight. Digital art and photography and jewelry are not accepted in this contest.

If your Auxiliary cannot have an entry in this contest, donate to the Patriotic Art Escrow Fund to help increase the number of awards given and the dollar amount of these awards. Send your donation to National Headquarters, earmarked Patriotic Art Fund. Don’t forget to send me a report that your Auxiliary has donated so that you may be credited in this program.

The Auxiliary deadline is March 31, 2020 and must be to the Department for judging by April 15, 2020 and to National Headquarters by May 5, 2020.

The first-place National Auxiliary winner will receive $15,000.

For more information, visit the VFW Auxiliary website: www.vfwauxiliary.org



VOICE OF DEMOCRACY AUDIO/ESSAY CONTEST

and PATRIOT’S PEN ESSAY CONTEST

What better way to show “Our Veterans Are Tops” than by helping your Post in participating and promoting the VFW Programs.

If your Post has not already done so, schedule a meeting with the Chairman and set up a date that suits you both to go to the schools and distribute information on the Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy programs. Remember to include home schooled students along with other groups and individuals. Emphasize the rules of the contests and make sure they understand it must be to the Post by midnight on October 31st. Be sure to include your contact information such as names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Another way to promote these VFW Programs is through your local media along with your own Post newsletter.

Both programs have the same theme this year, “What Makes America Great”. It should be interesting to see what the two different age groups will write about.

The Post judging needs to be completed by November 15th on both programs so the Post will need to plan for judges. Always have an odd number of judges so there won’t be a tie. Look for people in your community such as local media personnel, teachers, legislators, administrators or anyone who qualifies to judge the entries based on the contest rules.

For more information visit the VFW website: www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education

*** Debbie Weekley, Scholarship Chairman 595 Bowman Road, Dayton, VA 22821 E-mail: [email protected] Home phone: 540-879-2066



Veterans & Family Support “Serving our Veterans with Aloha”

It is hard to believe that summer is once again coming to an end! Time to start sending in those reports. I have received several reports and I encourage you all to keep them coming!

Veterans and their families need our support, let the veterans in your area know about the National Veterans Service. The “NVS” helps veterans nationwide and their families to obtain the benefits they deserve at no cost.

Please consider a donation to the “NVS”: online at www.vfw.org/ways-to-help, select National Veterans Service.

Or mail a check to: VFW National Headquarters, attention, NVS, 406 W. 34th St., 11th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Do you know about the Military Assistance Program? It helps VFW and Auxiliary members give to their local military units. Posts, Auxiliaries and Districts can apply for funds to assist with sponsoring morale-boosting send-offs, homecomings and casual get-togethers for local military units. Posts and Auxiliaries participating in Adopt-a-Unit and Family Readiness group events can also receive assistance.

For guidelines to apply for MAP funds please contact the VFW Veterans and Military Support office at 816-756-3390.

Brothers and Sisters to learn more about the Veterans and Family Support program please go to the VFW Auxiliary national website, there is information about awards and other programs such as the “Unmet Needs” and “Sport Clips” program.

Do any of you have a unique idea of how to promote our program? Please send it to me, you may see it in an upcoming promotion of Veterans and Family Support.

If any of you provide direct-aid to a veteran/active-duty service member or their families, please send me a report. Give someone a ride to an appointment? Send me a report, along with any associated costs such as gas, meals, or donations.

Thank you for your time and dedication to our Veterans, their families and our Active-Duty service members.

Karla Coker – [email protected],

mail to: 13212 Trails End Ct., Manassas VA 20112

“Our Veterans are Tops”

http://www.vfw.org/ways-to-help



Vicki Butler 4178 Thistle Circle Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: (757)284-1651 [email protected]

Labor Day weekend has come and gone. The summer is officially over and that means…. Back to School season is upon us. The perfect time to reach out to your local Youth and get them involved in Patriotism and giving back to Veterans and their communities. Each communication, I will highlight different focuses within Youth Activities and a different challenge for your Auxiliaries to win prizes at the end of the year! Let’s make this fun!

This month I am focusing on Patriotism thorough Literacy. What a perfect time to contribute, promote and support youth with books that teach them about our nation’s history, patriotism, and being a good citizen.

Here are some ways you can involve your Auxiliary in this amazing program: • If you are having a back to school drive at your Auxiliary also collect patriotic books for all ages

and donate them to your local school, library, youth group.

• Volunteer at a local school to read a book about the history of the National Anthem, hand out flags, and have everyone sing the National Anthem together. Then, you can hand out RAP coins to every participant!

o Q-How many reports is that? o A-2! Youth Activities, Americanism- Don’t forget to count how many coins and flags you

hand out!

• Invite a Youth Group to one of your Auxiliary’s picnics and ask them to read one of their favorite patriotic stories to the crowd. Or invite a Veteran to share a favorite book with the crowd.

What are some other ways you can come up with? I can’t wait to see them in your future reports!

Any Auxiliary who participates in Patriotism thorough Literacy will be entered into a drawing for a prize to be awarded at June Convention. You can be entered into the drawing multiple times by multiple reports around Patriotism thorough Literacy. I am thankful to already have received some reports, keep them coming and please share photos with your reports if you have them. Your photo might just make it into upcoming communication.



Mailing Preference Request Form

There are several options to control the number of mailings you receive. Please choose only one option below and fill out the bottom portion of this form.

□ Yes 1. I want to continue to receive all regular mailings. Regular mailings include gifts throughout the year.

□ 2. I want to receive a reduced mail schedule which will include about 10-12 mailings per year, and will include gifts.

□ Yes 3. I want to receive the Quarterly Gift and the VFW Annual Newsletter, which will include the VFW Calendar, Christmas Cards, Greeting Cards and Labels.

□ 4. I want to receive the VFW Quarterly Newsletter only. This mailing will not include any gifts.

Complete and return this form to VFW National Headquarters,

406 West 34th Street, Suite 718, Kansas City, MO 64111 or fax to 816.968.1129.

Questions? Please call Donor Services toll-free at 833.VFW.GIVE (833.839.4483) or email [email protected]. Thank you!

NAME Ellen Stogsdill _ Auxiliary 392 MEMBER# 88215

ADDRESS CITY Virginia Beach STATE VA ZIP 23464

PHONE NUMBER (757 ) 777-7194 EMAIL [email protected]


THE VIRGINIA VETERANS FOUNDATION

VFW Community Service Grant

COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT

The Virginia Veterans Foundation, the official foundation of the Virginia VFW, has opened the window to apply for a grant to perform community service. The grant, funded by Powerhouse Gaming, will provide twelve (12) grants worth up to $250 for the 2019-2020 year.

Should any money remain after the twelve (12) grants are paid out, those not selected in the first round of grants will be considered a second time. The requirements and application are located in the attachments.

While the project can be completed anytime between July 1st, 2019 and June 30th, 2020, the application is due no later than November 30th, 2019. Posts AND Auxiliaries can apply for this grant, but only one grant will be given to an individual Post or their Auxiliary, regardless of who applies.

Ken Wiseman

State Adjutant/Quartermaster

Immediate Past State Commander

Assistant State Service Officer

VFW Virginia

540-487-4476


THE VIRGINIA VETERANS FOUNDATION

VFW Community Service Grant The purpose of the VFW Community Service Grant is to assist VFW Posts and Auxiliaries in Virginia who need assistance with funding community service projects. The will be of twelve

(12) grants worth up to $250 each for the 2019-2020 year. All requirements must be met, or the grant must be returned, in part or in whole, depending on the circumstances.

The requirements of the grant are as follows:

1) The project must be initiated and completed in the period of July 1st, 2019 through June 30th, 2020.

2) The VFW Post or Auxiliary in question must have a current non-profit status on file with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Post must provide the IRS paperwork proving this.

3) The Post or Auxiliary must be in good standing with the VFW National Headquarters and the Department of Virginia.

4) If the project is hosted at a building, it must be a non-smoking building regardless of the owner’s rules for the use of the building.

5) The grant is not to be used for work on a VFW Post home or the property owned by any membership-based organization.

6) Receipts for the project must be provided and payment of the grant will not occur until this is done with all payments coming after project completion.

7) Should the project costs total less than $250 once completed, the balance of the grant will not be paid. Additional projects may not be added to an approved grant. Alterations to an approved grant require approval by the Virginia Veterans Foundation before the grant can be claimed.

8) The VFW Post or Auxiliary receiving the grant must agree to allow the VFW Department of Virginia and Virginia Veterans Foundation the opportunity to promote the project on social media, in official communications, and in other forms of marketing.

9) The grant will only cover materials and the Post is responsible for providing labor. This can be done through paying for labor or by doing the work themselves.

10) All decisions on grants are final and will be made by the Board of Directors for the Virginia Veterans Foundation.

11) Funding from this grant program may be combined with other grants but the total of the funding received cannot exceed actual costs and the amount received from this grant may be reduced accordingly.

12) Only one grant per year will be provided to an individual Post or Auxiliary, regardless of who applies for the grant.


Official Grant Application

(All questions must be answered in full) NAME AND NUMBER OF THE POST/AUXILIARY:

MAILING ADDRESS: _

PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THE EVENT:

COMMANDER/PRESIDENT NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS:

Quartermaster/Treasurer name, phone number, and email address:

Description of the project to be completed:

Estimated cost of the project:

How will labor be provided?:

By signing below, you acknowledge the requirements of the grant program. Furthermore, you acknowledge that you have provided all needed documents and that the decision on this grant application rests solely with the Virginia Veterans Foundation. Finally, you agree to provide all needed receipts for the project and to cooperate with the Virginia Veterans Foundation and the VFW Department of Virginia in promoting the project and grant.

Commander/President: QM/Treasure





VFW AUXILIARY DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA Banner Report, August 31, 2019

VFW Veterans & Military Support

ProgramPres Special

Project

Auxiliary6-30-19 Totals

08-31-19 Totals

%AMOUNT

OWEDAMOUNT PAID

OTHERHealth &

HappinessAMOUNT PAID

AMT PAIDFirst Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarte

District 1176

4830

62.50%21.60

X

82430

2996.67%

13.50X

3219182

13775.27%

81.9081.90

45.50X

District 1260

19675.38%

117.0081.90

0.0045.50

0.000.00

X

District 2392

455424

93.19%204.75

205.00112.00

525.00X

99385

5564.71%

38.2535.25

21.25X

289429

1965.52%

13.0513.05

7.2550.00

X

3160299

26086.96%

134.55134.55

74.75X

4411108

5450.00%

48.6049.00

27.00X

4809305

22573.77%

137.2576.25

X

854558

4781.03%

26.1014.50

X

938236

2980.56%

16.20X

District 21375

111380.95%

618.75436.85

0.00333.00

0.00575.00

District 3622

3523

65.71%15.75

X

637268

19673.13%

120.60120.60

67.00X

223998

6263.27%

44.1044.10

24.5025.00

X

463947

2144.68%

21.15X

6364157

11271.34%

70.65X

716762

4674.19%

27.90X

804658

2339.66%

26.10X

835625

936.00%

11.256.25

X

852947

2757.45%

21.1511.75

X

950150

1224.00%

22.50X

9808201

14170.15%

90.4590.45

50.25X

1038744

1636.36%

19.3510.75

X

1065434

2367.65%

15.3015.30

8.50X

1065737

2772.97%

16.659.25

X

District 31163

73863.46%

522.90270.45

0.00188.25

0.0025.00

MembershipVA Medical Centers

X = Audit Received by Department Treasurer




ProgramPres Special

ProjectAuxiliary

6-30-19 Totals

08-31-19 Totals

%AMOUNT

OWEDAMOUNT PAID

OTHERHealth &

HappinessAMOUNT PAID


Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

District 47059

7661

80.26%34.20

34.20X

716647

3063.83%

21.15AUG

816354

2750.00%

24.30X

875941

1229.27%

18.4510.25

X

985531

2683.87%

13.9525.75

X

9954147

11074.83%

66.15X

District 4396

26667.17%

178.2034.20

0.0036.00

0.000.00

District 5647

7236

50.00%32.40

32.8518.25

200.0025.00

X

463729

1551.72%

13.05X

785426

1453.85%

11.70Aug

824333

1854.55%

14.85X

District 5160

8351.88%

72.0032.85

0.0018.25

200.0025.00

X

District 6250.00

77614

535.71%

6.30X

103366

2943.94%

29.7029.70

16.50X

126467

4668.66%

30.15X

184132

2062.50%

14.4014.40

8.00X

492032

1856.25%

14.40X

District 6211

11855.92%

94.9544.10

0.0024.50

0.00250.00

X



** RECEIVED BUT RETURNED




ProgramPres Special

ProjectAuxiliary

6-30-19 Totals

08-31-19 Totals

%AMOUNT

OWED

AMOUNT PAIDOTHER

HEALTH & HAPPINESS

AMOUNT PAIDAMT PAID

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

District 762191

3134.07%

40.9540.95

22.75X

2447276

14151.09%

124.20X

8613102

4443.14%

45.90X

929217

423.53%

7.65X

966045

2248.89%

20.25X

9760393

21554.71%

176.85176.85

98.25X

District 7924

45749.46%

415.80217.80

0.00121.00

0.000.00

X

District 8252431

1341.94%

13.9513.95

7.7525.00

X

310362

3150.00%

27.90

Aug

758994

8388.30%

42.3023.50

X

983537

2670.27%

16.6510.00

X

District 8224

15368.30%

100.8013.95

0.0041.25

0.0025.00

District 9 1115

266176

66.17%119.70

X

118429

2172.41%

13.05X

4667131

10177.10%

58.95X

600063

1625.40%

28.35X

713629

1448.28%

13.057726

12874

57.81%57.60

X

796931

1961.29%

13.95Aug

969684

4985.00%

45.00X

District 9761

47061.76%

349.650.00

0.000.00

0.00

District 1060941

3278.05%

18.4518.45

14.3550.00

X

117733

1854.55%

14.851503

858778

90.68%386.10

X

3150162

15595.68%

72.9072.90

40.50X

7327164

14085.37%

73.8073.80

X

7916159

13383.65%

71.55X

824142

4095.24%

18.90X

846928

2796.43%

12.60X

District 101487

132388.97%

669.15165.15

54.8550.00

0.00


X = Audit Received by Departm

ent Treasurer ** RECEIVED BUT RETURNED




ProgramPres Special

Project


08-31-19 Totals

%AMOUNT

OWEDAMOUNT PAID

OTHERHEALTH &

HAPPINESSAMOUNT PAID


Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

District 11632

218103

47.25%98.10

Aug

149955

2443.64%

24.75Aux

313618

738.89%

8.10X

420435

2880.00%

15.75X

781426

1973.08%

11.708644

6865

95.59%30.60

30.6017.00

X

District 11420

24658.57%

189.0030.60

0.0017.00

0.000.00

District 1225.00

199435

3291.43%

15.7515.75

10.0025.00

X

697531

42135.48%

13.9514.00

20.0025.00

X

865227

2592.59%

12.1512.15

6.75X

960043

818.60%

19.35X

District 12136

10778.68%

61.2041.90

0.0036.75

0.0075.00

X



** RECEIVED BUT RETURNED



VFW Veterans &

Military Support

ProgramPres Special

Project


08-31-19 Totals

%AMOUNT

OWED

AMOUNT PAIDOTHER

HEALTH & HAPPINESS

AMOUNT PAIDAMT PAID

First QuarterSecond Quarter

Third Quarterq

Fourth Quarter

District 131827

230103

44.78%103.50

57.50X

816939

2461.54%

17.55X

894770

5781.43%

31.5031.50

17.50X

10574166

7343.98%

74.70X

District 13505

25750.89%

227.2531.50

0.0075.00

0.000.00

X

Mem

bers at Large514

46891.05%

Health & Happiness

VFW Veterans &

Military Support

ProgramPres Special

Project6-30-19 Totals

08-31-19 Total

%AMOUNT

OWED

AMOUNT PAIDOTHER

AMOUNT PAID

AMOUNT PAIDAMT PAID

Total - VIRGINIA8536

599570.23%

3616.651401.25

0.00991.35

250.00975.00

District6-30-19 Totals

08-31-19 Totals

%Place

1260

19675.38%

4th Place2

13751113

80.95%2nd Place

31163

73863.46%

7th Place4

396266

67.17%6th Place

5160

8351.88%

11th Place6

211118

55.92%10th Place

7924

45749.46%

13th Place8

224153

68.30%5th Place

9761

47061.76%

8th Place10

14871323

88.97%1st Place

11420

24658.57%

9th Place12

136107

78.68%3rd Place

13505

25750.89%

12th Place

514468

91.05%

8,5355,995

70.23%

District Percentages

Mem

bers At Large

Department' s Total

Mem

bershipVa M

edical Centers

Mem

bershipVA M

edical Centers X = Audit Received

by Department Treasurer

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