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NEWS / HEADLINES: VFW POST 10208 NEWSLETTER... Although not formatted the same as the print version, you will find the content of the bi-monthly Charles Whiteacre Memorial VFW Post 10208 Newletter noted below. Please select from the following editions: MAY/JUNE 2010 JULY/AUG 2010 SEPT/OCT 2010 NOV/DEC 2010
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COMMANDER'S MESSAGE ~ Greetings, I hope this message finds you doing well and in good spirits. I would like to start this off by telling you that I chose not to seek election as your Commander for the term 2010-2011. I have held this position for seven years, and I have enjoyed serving you over that period. We have accomplished a lot together, and we have made the Post a fun place to be-having fun in the Canteen, serving delicious meals, and a great Bingo. We have totally upgraded the Post property both outside and inside. I am very proud of what has been accomplished over the last seven years. I want to thank everyone who helped and supported me to make this time so rewarding. As of July 1, 2010, Wayne Crawford will be our new Commander. Wayne is a fine man and a dedicated VFW member. I feel that Wayne will do a very good job as our Commander. I will remind you that no one person can do this job alone. So let us all step up to the plate and assist him to insure that our Post continues to be a place and an organization of which we can be proud. Once again, I want to thank you for a rewarding seven years. ~ Jim Beeler, Commander
VFW MEN'S AUXILIARY NEWS ~ We've gone from winter to summerlike weather in just a couple of weeks as we've said goodbyes to our many winter visitors. We appreciate your support of our Sunday dinners and look forward to your return this fall. Our dinners will resume the first Sunday in November. Bible studies will continue through the summer months on the first, second and third Sundays at 8 AM. Coffee and pastries are served as we study the Book of Matthew, and this is open to the public. We are now averaging 18 attendees, so please join us!
NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICERS FOR THE 2010-11 YEAR ~ Johnny Cato - President, Don Stagmer - Sr. Vice President, Scott Heatherdale - Jr. Vice President, Joe Massey - Chaplain/Secretary, John Paskey - Treasurer, Wayne Swearingen - 3rd Year Trustee, Mike Sellers - 2nd Year Trustee, Jack Stackman - 1st Year Trustee ~ Joe Massey, Secretary
VFW LADIES AUXILIARY NEWS ~ Welcome to all our new members! Hope to see you at our monthly meetings held the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7PM. We held nominations and elections in April for our new officers-thank you to all the ladies who stepped up and took an office for next year. A list of our new officers will be in our next newsletter. I'm very proud to tell you that we won ALL STATE for the 2nd year in a row! A big THANK YOU for all the hard work and reporting. Reporting everything you do is very important not just for our Post but for the VFW as a whole. We had a great Easter Party for the kids-a good time was had by all. We also provided goody bags for the kids at the Christian Church, and treats and decorated eggs for the seniors at Senior Meals. The Ladies will be holding their annual Memorial Day breakfast at 8AM followed by services at the Rocket, then on to place flags on the graves of our deceased Veterans. ~ Loretta Beilstein, President
FROM THE CANTEEN ~ Hi everyone! Well, here it is May and a lot of our snowbirds are gone. Already we will miss them. We want to thank each and every one of them for their support. I would like to invite everyone to come in on Tuesday nights with Ed doing Karaoke from 7 PM til; also, Saturday nights with Billy doing Karaoke from 7 PM til? On Sunday, we have our Draft Beer for $1.00 and Bloody Marys for $1.50, so come in and get a cool drink-summer is here! We have darts on Wednesdays at 1 PM, come have some fun. Friday nights we have Wii Bowling from 7 PM til? Come join Shawn and Tammy. Thanks to all our local people for their support of our Post. ~ Glenda Guess, Canteen Manager
POST HAPPENINGS FOR MAY/JUNE 2010 ~ SUNDAY: Ham Dinner on May 2nd and June 6th from 3-6pm (Spaghetti resumes 1st Sunday in November) MONDAY: Chef's Choice Dinner from 4-7pm ~ Bingo at 630pm TUEDSAY: Tacos from 4-7pm ~ Karaoke in the Canteen at 7pm WEDNSEDAY: Dining Hall Closed ~ Darts in the Canteen at 1pm THURSDAY: Pizza from 4-7pm (2nd Thursday of month we close at 630pm) FRIDAY: Hamburgers from 4-7pm ~ Bingo at 630pm ~ Wii Bowling in the Canteen at 7pm SATURDAY: Roast Beef Dinner May 1st and June 5th from 4-7pm ~ Fish Dinner May 8th, May 22nd, June 12th and June26th from 4-7pm ~ Pork Dinner May 15th and June 19th from 4-7pm ~ Spaghetti May 29th from 4-7pm ~ Karaoke in the Canteen at 7pm SUNDAY: Bible Study the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month at 8am ADDITIONAL ITEMS: -- Mother's Day Breakfast - The AMVETs LAdies will have their Annual Mother's Day Breakfast on May 9th from 8am-1pm. Mothre's eat free! Come join us! -- Memorial Day Breakfast - Breakfast will be served Memorial Day, May 31st, at 8am, followed by services at the Rocket, then to place flags on the graves of our deceased Veterants! -- Senior Meals - Lunch is served by the Marion County Senior Services, Monday thru Friday. The cost of the lunch is on a donation basis. They open at 9am, so come on down and meet some new friends, or visit with some old friends. If you'd like you can play games or do some arts & crafts until lunch is served at 12noon. POST MEETINGS: -- VFW Post and Ladies Auxiliary Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7pm. -- VFW Men's Auxiliary Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS ~ We've been busy providing for our adopted Army Unit in Afghanistan. So far, we've sent them games, food, fly swatters, a mini-fridge, bug zappers, books, and goody bags for Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. They have been thrilled with everything we've sent, according to a telephone call we received from our contact solider in Afghanistan. They are now in need of AAA batteries for their helmet headlights. These have been ordered and will be shipped as soon as we receive them. Thank you to all who have been so generous with donations to help us supply these items.
REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS ~ As reported in the Palatka Daily News on April 3rd, through the combined efforts of Loretta Beilstein, Joanne Crawford, Jaye Beeler, Non Rasmusses, Mary Gates, and Clara Sheffield, the wishes of 90-year-old WASP Marquerite Bernhardt were fulfilled. On March 9th, these Ladies Auxiliary members took Marquerite to lunch and then to a private airfield for a flight in a Lake L-4 Amphihan plane. The pilot let Marquerite fly the plane for a while. Her wishes to fly and be in a plane one more time before she passes were realized, and the smile you see in the picture shows how much it meant to her - "A Patriotic Flight and the Gift of a Lifetime." Thanks ladies for all your hard work and efforts for this and every project we undertake.
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