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Commanders Column Mar - Apr 2010

Sunday, 28 February 2010 18:29 | Written by Joe Barbosa |

Greetings Comrades,

March is an important month at our Post because nominations for new officers will be made, then in April elections will take place. What this means is that all nominees will be made public immediately following our General Membership meeting on 9 Mar 2010. We wouldn't want anyone to be surprised prior to the elections in April so look for the chalk board at the Post with the nominees. It is extremely important that as many of you plan to attend the Mar/Apr meetings. As the old saying goes...if you don't vote, then you really don't have a right to complain. The VFW is here for all veterans, both living as well as those that have gone before us, and it's important that we get the right people elected for the right job. So, please consider running for a Post Officer position, we need all the help and ideas we can get!

I need to make a last ditch effort to get all members that have not yet renewed their 2009-2010 membership to do so as soon as possible and/or help us recruit more new members. Our current membership stands at 94.06% which means we are still 45 members short from achieving our goal of 100%.

For those of you that were not able to attend the Super bowl party...you missed out! We had a grand old time watching the New Orlean Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts on our new BIG SCREEN TV...yes; it's really starting to look like a sports bar in the canteen.

In our last newsletter, I mentioned our Voice of Democracy winner for Post 3917, Robert Wilson. It is my privilege and honor to let everyone know that he also won the District and State levels. So, he will be representing Colorado at the National level in Washington D.C. We wish him the best of luck!

During our Jan 2010 meeting, the membership approved starting a new Men's Auxiliary. The Men's Auxiliary will be its separate association, similar to our Ladies Auxiliary but yet subordinate to VFW Post 3917. If you know of someone who is not a veteran but is related to a veteran such as husbands, widowers, fathers, sons, grandsons, grandfathers, and brothers of qualified foreign war veterans then they are eligible. The Men's Auxiliary will be a great addition to our family and we look forward to working side by side with them in all future endeavors. Please help us get the word out.

A friendly reminder: Don't forget we have breakfast every Sunday, Bingo every Wednesday & Saturday and our canteen is almost always open for business....we need your support! And, as always take a look at our monthly calendar for March and April for upcoming events. Our next bi-monthly newsletter will be in May 2010.

Yours in Service,

JOE BARBOSA
Commander
Cheyenne Mountain VFW Post 3917
Security, Colorado
Phone: 719-502-1167

TAPS:

Leroy Lewis

Roscoe Waldon

Last Updated (Sunday, 28 February 2010 18:35)

House Chairman Mar - Apr

Sunday, 28 February 2010 18:41 | Written by Daryl Otwell |

Hi to all again, hope everyone is staying warm and you had a great Valentine's weekend. We are going to start getting busy again at the Post as you can see from the events listed below. Now is the time to get involved to make this a better Post. If you have ideas for some good changes please bring them forward. Our prayers go out to Susan Haven for a speedy recovery. We miss her at the Post. The rooms with water damage are about done. It's looking better than before.

March

2 March House and Finance meeting
9 March Post and Auxiliary meeting Nominations for office 2010-2011
13 March Post Inventory 0900
12 March St Patrick's Day supper (Post serving corn beef and cabbage) Price to be posted later
14 March day light saving time begins (set clocks ahead one hour)
17 March St Patrick's Day
15 March Is cutoff date for National Veterans Wheelchair games volunteer sign up
25 March Service Officer 0800-1400
27 - 28 March Counsel meeting Fort Morgan
28 March Palm Sunday

April

3 April Kids Easter Egg Hunt at Post 1300 (Ladies Auxiliary will organize it) Get with Gloria Otwell or Kathy Boatman
4 April Easter Brunch (Hours will be posted at the Post with prices)
6 April House and Finance Meeting
13 April Post and Auxiliary Election for new Officers
18 April District 5 meeting Post 4051, Elections for District Officers
19 April News Letter inputs due for May/June to Bob Kidd
22 April Service Officer 0800-1400

May

May 1 Post Relief Fund Dinner and Dance will need volunteers to help organize; Time and Price will be posted later at the Post
May 1 Loyal Day Parade at Calhan

Sincerely yours

Daryl Otwell
719-392-6782

1,000 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 17:57 | Written by Carol Anderson |

The 2010 National Veterans Wheelchair Games are being held in Denver. A minimum of one thousand volunteers will be needed to support all the events associated with the games. If you are interested, please print the attached documents, fill it out and forward the completed information to either Warren Tellgren or Carol Anderson. Any additional information you may need can be found on the attachement (phone numbers and e-mail addresses) as well. Let's show the nation how unselfish Coloradons can be with their time when Veterans are in need.

Attachments:
2010 Wheelchair Games.pdf	1684 Kb

Last Updated (Wednesday, 04 November 2009 18:21)

Fountain Valley Veterans Memorial

Saturday, 02 May 2009 21:38 | Written by Administrator |

The Fountain Valley is honoring its Veterans, past, present and future with the fountain Valley Veterans Memorial. You can honor your personal veteran/ hero with a Memorial Marker Brick

Attachments:
Mountain of Memories Brick Order Form	940 Kb

Last Updated (Saturday, 02 May 2009 22:43)