Department of Missouri

VFW National Home for Children Helps Active-Duty Military Families

Posted at 12:17 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2009 by Missouri

Eaton Rapids, Mich. – In light of recent news about pressing family care needs of our nation’s active-military, these families should know there is help at the VFW National Home for Children.  In addition to other programs, the National Home assists American servicemen and women by providing help and resources for their families.

Recently, a servicewoman made national headlines for having a deployment issue because she had no one to care for her infant child.  The National Home has a program designed to provide help in situations such as this.

The National Home’s Military Family Program assists the children, or spouse with children of active-duty military, National Guard and Reserves during a period of deployment.  If the “family plan” falls through, the National Home for Children can provide a temporary safe, secure and loving home for children or spouses with children on its village-like campus of homes during the deployment.

To learn more about the Military Family program or any of the other programs please visithttp://www.vfwnationalhome.org/programs_and_services/index.shtml

. For help please call the National Home Helpline at (800) 312-4200.

Located in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and serving the entire country, the VFW National Home for Children has been a safety net for the families of our nation’s veterans and active duty military since 1925.

Brett Mangold

VFW National Home for Children
Public Relations Specialist
1-517-663-7012
bmangold@vfwnationalhome.org

Veteran Service Officer Fund Ranking - by District

Posted at 07:49 PM on Friday, November 20, 2009 by Missouri

Ranked by District Contribution per Member

As of 11/20/09

1^st:  District 12: $3.14

2^nd:  District 15:  $3.02

3^rd:  District 3:  $2.48

4^th:  District 18:  $1.73

5^th:  District 9:  $1.59

6^th:  District 8:  $1.44

7^th:  District 17:  $1.35

8^th:  District 1:  $1.05

9^th:  District 2:  $0.89

10^th:  District 6:  $0.84

11^th District 5:  $0.83

12^th District 7:  $0.75

13^th:  District 11:  $0.61

14^th:  District 14:  $0.59

VFW Washington Weekly, November 20, 2009

Posted at 06:12 PM on Friday, November 20, 2009 by Missouri

This Issue:

1. VA Spending Bill Passes Senate

2. Vet Health Care Bill Clears Senate

3.  Senate Talks Veterans Employment

4.  Adaptive Grants Topic of House VA Hearing

5. VA-DOD Disability Evaluation Pilot Expanded

Full text can be found at: Mo Legislative Updates

SURVEY

Posted at 02:00 PM on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Missouri

    To all members VFW, Ladies Auxiliary, and Men Auxiliary. If your VFW Foundation was to enter a Shopping on Line program that could return money back to you the member and also help the Foundation, WOULD YOU USE IT? There is chance that could happen, with some out of pocket expense. That is why the question is being posed to you the membership. If there is no interest or support than no reason to move forward with it.The program has some 800 stores nation wide participating.It is a shop on line by credit card program. You will be able to purchase appliance's furniture clothes sporting goods anything from A to Z. All I am asking is YES I would use this or NO not interested.
    Please send a short e-mail to me at mofoundationchrm@mo.vfwwebmail.com Thanks look forward to hearing from you.

VFW MO.FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN

Sr-Vice Wonnell Speaks at Farmington

Posted at 08:50 AM on Monday, November 16, 2009 by Missouri in VFW Mo Events

    Dept of Mo SR-Vice Commander speaks at the Veterans Day Ceremony at Farmington MO.  Go to Farmington VFW for the full story with photos.

Dept CDR, Jr-Vice CDR, ADJ/QM, Mem Dir and Dept Ladies Aux Sr-Vice President travel.

Posted at 10:10 AM on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by Missouri in VFW Mo Events

    Dept Commander Dave Morgan, Dept Jr-Vice Commander Olin Parks, Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones, Dept Membership Director Michael Orchard and Dept Ladies Auxiliary Sr-Vice President Charlotte Jones traveled to Isabella, Mo VFW Post 5366 to attend the quarterly meeting of the 18th District on November 7, 2009.  Photos and story can be found on the District 18 WebLog.

Sr-Vice Wonnell in Action

Posted at 08:08 PM on Friday, November 13, 2009 by Missouri

     State Senior Vice Commander Bob Wonnell and VFW Post 1894 Ladies Auxiliary Membership Chairman, Corlene Wilson teamed up on November 12th at the Clinton Senior Center with a VFW Membership and Veterans Service Information booth to have a Post Service Officer Event.  The Clinton Senior Center provided a free meal to all veterans.  Clinton Senior Center Director, Daphane Dyer joined us with WWII Navy Veteran Jim Plumlee.  Over 100 veterans were present.  New members and several Service Officer referral forms were accomplished.  Thank you to Clinton Senior Center for your
courtesy to the community veterans.
    Clinton Senior Center Director Dyer has also teamed up with the Department of Missouri Veterans of Foreign Wars to present a Veterans Benefit Fair on December 10th at the Clinton Senior Center from 10:30 am till 2:00 pm. Several representatives of the Veterans Administration, the Missouri Veterans Commission and the VFW will be on hand to help veterans with their earned benefits.

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