Post 7327, Springfield, Virginia Volume 15-4 By Post Commander Joe “Hoss” Byrnes SERVING VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, and the COMMUNITY April 2016 Our Business is Taking Care of Veterans The Camaraderie Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Hello and welcome to Spring. It has been a very busy year and I wanted to take this time to thank everyone who has helped by volunteering and tak- ing time away from their families just to help our local veterans. Without all of you this Post would not be here. The 2016 Community Award Ceremony was a hit and I would like to thank Comrade Kelch and his committee for everything they did in preparation. The program was out- standing and the folks who spoke to me afterwards appreciat- ed everything that we did for them. Again folks, you all did an outstanding job! As we move along through the VFW year the focus now is on membership. Each year we as a Post in the Depart- ment of Virginia compete for different state level awards. These are given out each year at the Department Convention in June. The award I would like to tell you about is the “All State”. We have met all of the qualifications except for our membership. As of this writing we are holding at 96% and we need to be at 100%, 101% would be best. I am asking all an- nual members to take a look and see if your membership has lapsed or if it will be expiring in the next few months and to please renew. This will allow our Post to be included in this year’s competition. The All State award is only awarded to thirty Posts statewide. If you are not sure how to renew or would like assistance, feel free and give me a call 703-732- 7609 (cell). I will walk you through everything to bring your membership current. Also, if you are expired and need help finding you membership number, I can help you find that as well. Housekeeping—Last month I announced that we will be holding our annual Post elections for the 2016-17 offices this April. The nominations committee reported back a slate of individuals who were interested in running. All of the cur- rent open positions are unopposed. All this means is that no (Continued on page 2) NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK APRIL 10-16 Community Service The VFW knows how important communi- ty service is to America, with volunteerism benefit- ing education, the environment, health sciences and civic projects. That's why the VFW works closely with other national organizations, such as Boy Scouts of America, Citizen Corps, March of Dimes, and America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth, among others. USO provides VFW members with addi- tional opportunities to volunteer in their communi- ties and give back to our troops and their families. Each year members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries donate more than 11 million volunteer hours and $50 million to community service projects. The Post and Auxiliary hosted our Annual Community Award Ceremony March 12. It was our honor to recognize those in the community who demonstrated great patriotism and furthered the mission of the VFW through their support for Vet- erans and the Military. Supporting business donors for the Military Family Adoption included: Wegmans, Alexandria; Slugg & Associates, Springfield; The Pink Ele- phant Thrift Shop, Springfield; Jerry’s Paints, Fair- fax Station; Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Company; Northern Virginia Surgery Center, Fair- fax; ADT Security Services, Springfield; Spring- field Evening Optimist Club; and NATI Group – College Park, MD. Two businesses were recognized for their Community Patriotism: Interstate Moving, Reloca- tion, and Logistics of Springfield and The Forge Brew Works, Lorton. Please see page six for pictures of the event. Thank you to all our Post, Auxiliary, and commu- nity volunteers. You are appreciated!
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Post 7327, Spr ingf ie ld , Virginia
Volume 15-4
By Post Commander Joe “Hoss” Byrnes
SERVING VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, and the COMMUNITY
April 2016
Our Business is Taking Care of Veterans
The Camaraderie
Veterans of Fore ign Wars of the United States
Hello and welcome to Spring. It has
been a very busy year and I wanted to
take this time to thank everyone who
has helped by volunteering and tak-
ing time away from their families just
to help our local veterans. Without all
of you this Post would not be here.
The 2016 Community Award Ceremony was a hit and I
would like to thank Comrade Kelch and his committee for
everything they did in preparation. The program was out-
standing and the folks who spoke to me afterwards appreciat-
ed everything that we did for them. Again folks, you all did
an outstanding job!
As we move along through the VFW year the focus
now is on membership. Each year we as a Post in the Depart-
ment of Virginia compete for different state level awards.
These are given out each year at the Department Convention
in June. The award I would like to tell you about is the “All
State”. We have met all of the qualifications except for our
membership. As of this writing we are holding at 96% and we
need to be at 100%, 101% would be best. I am asking all an-
nual members to take a look and see if your membership has
lapsed or if it will be expiring in the next few months and to
please renew. This will allow our Post to be included in this
year’s competition. The All State award is only awarded to
thirty Posts statewide. If you are not sure how to renew or
would like assistance, feel free and give me a call 703-732-
7609 (cell). I will walk you through everything to bring your
membership current. Also, if you are expired and need help
finding you membership number, I can help you find that as
well.
Housekeeping—Last month I announced that we will
be holding our annual Post elections for the 2016-17 offices
this April. The nominations committee reported back a slate
of individuals who were interested in running. All of the cur-
rent open positions are unopposed. All this means is that no
(Continued on page 2)
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
APRIL 10-16
Community Service
The VFW knows how important communi-
ty service is to America, with volunteerism benefit-
ing education, the environment, health sciences and
civic projects.
That's why the VFW works closely with
other national organizations, such as Boy Scouts of
America, Citizen Corps, March of Dimes, and
America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth, among
others. USO provides VFW members with addi-
tional opportunities to volunteer in their communi-
ties and give back to our troops and their families.
VFW Members, Family, and Friends Buy, Sell, or Lease a home with me, Alice Gehl and 10% of my proceeds from each com-pleted transaction will be donated to the
building fund at VFW Post 7327.
I am a Life Member of Post 7327 Auxiliary.
Alice E. Gehl, Realtor, Weichert, Realtors, Burke Office
Email: [email protected] Cell: 571-426-4073 Licensed in theCommonwealth of Virginia
other member of the Post has announced to the commit-
tee their intentions to run. All members in good stand-
ing are allowed to run for any of the positions listed
below. With that said, if you would like to challenge
anyone for the position, you will need to attend the
April general membership meeting on the 24th and
state your intentions to run. We will hold all elections
on that date.
Post Commander Joseph Byrnes (i)
Sr. Vice Commander Dorian Brunson
Jr Vice Commander Rajesh Lobrecht(i)
Quartermaster Milan Sturgis
Chaplin Wayne Yancy(i)
3-yr Trustee Terri Andreoni
(i) Incumbent
In the March newsletter I mentioned that if you
wanted to receive the American Vietnam War lapel pin
that I would send it to you or I would be honored to
present it to you in person. Good news, I was able to
get the pins in last week and I will be sending them out
to the folks who requested them. If any other comrade
would like this pin, please let me know, I have more.
I said this last month and will continue to say it
to our Bingo volunteers; all of you should be sainted for
the work you do each week. Again, I am putting a plea
out to our members in the local area to consider giving
us a night of your time on a Thursday or Friday. The
volunteer program is what keeps Bingo going and Bin-
go is what keeps our ability to help our fellow veterans.
We as a Post are very lucky to have the Bingo program.
Many Posts in the area do not have this avenue and are
forced to find many different ways to raise money, for
this we are blessed. Please be a part of this and contact
Linda Bond and let her know you are willing to help.
We suggest you bring the following items: Boat shoes or sneakers, rain gear, a jacket, sunglasses, sunblock, ziplock bags and a lunch and beverag-es. Please no glass containers. Medication for motion sickness should be taken the evening before the trip and one hour before departure.
Web Site:
www.post7327
.org
Post Hours of Operation
Monday / Tuesday – Closed (except for meetings)
Wednesday / Thursday–10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday – 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday / Sunday – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Post may be open other than these hours as events require and personnel are available.
Upcoming Events and Activities
April 10-16 National Volunteer Week
April 12—VA Hospital Visit, Meet at Post at 6:00 pm
April 13—Auxiliary General Membership Meeting, 7:00 pm
April 26—Post General Membership Meeting, 7:30 pm
May 14—Chesapeake Bay Fishing Trip aboard the North Star Charter
May 30—VFW/American Legion Joint Memorial Day Service
Come early to meetings and join us for drinks and camaraderie!
BINGO - EVERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY evening beginning at 7:00 pm at