VFW MO District 18

District 18 Meeting at Isabella Post 5366 - 11-7-09

Posted at 09:20 AM on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by District 18 in District Meetings

    The meeting started promptly at 10:00 a. m. with 36 District 18 members and 4 guests from the Dept of Mo.


    Opening Ceremonies by District 18 Commander LaMont.

    CDR LaMont introduced the 4 guests, Dept CDR Dave Morgan, Dept Jr-Vice CDR Olin Parks, Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones and Dept Membership Director Michael Orchard;  and Roll Call was taken. There were 11 posts represented and 8 Post Commanders present. 2 District Trustees were absent (both had resigned and moved) all other District Officers were present.


    Previous minutes were read by ADJ Kelley and approved followed by a detailed Quartermaster Report citing all receipts and expenditures (as per sec. 218, page 72, para.k. of the Manual of Procedure) by District Quartermaster ED Hawley. Said QM report was also accepted.
    Following the Quartermaster Report the Post Commanders Reports and Committee Reports were given.  The National Home was then remembered and since there was no Old Business, New Business was began by the election of 2 new Trustees. Allen Dodds Jr, Post 3770 was elelcted 3 year Trustee and Shannon Willhaus, Post 5993 was elected 2 year Trustee.  They were immediately sworn into office.


    Post 3770 QM, Post 5366 CDR, and Post 5993 CDR make donations to  Department Commander Dave Morgan for the Dept Veteran Service Officer Fund.


     Dept Membership Director Michael Orchard speaks on membership and the "Honor Flight" program.


    Dept Jr-Vice Olin Parks talks to the gathered membership about membership.


    District CDR LaMont speaks on membership and that November is "Membership Month".
   
   
    District 18 Sr-Vice CDR and Youth Chairman Chris Johnston addresses the members about the "Voice of Democracy" and "Patriot's Pen" programs.

  
     Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones informed the membership about the need to send the "Articles of Incorporation" papers from the Secretary of State's Office to Dept HQ and then Dept HQ will send to National HQ to get signed by the C-I-C and returned to the posts.

   
    Dept Commander Dave Morgan addresses the members about the mission & purpose of the VFW, the Veteran Service officer program, the importance of retaining members and the need to get former members re-instated.

    The following table of photos are various taken during the District 18 meeting.

    The following table of photos were taken during the dinner and joint meeting.


    To view the photos in the tables in a larger size, 'right click' on your mouse and then choose 'view image' from the pop-up menu.  To view the next photo,  hit the back button on top and then repeat on the next desired photo.


    Dept of Mo Ladies Auxiliary Sr-Vice President Charlotte Jones and her husband Dept ADJ/QM Jessie Jones.

Photos provided by Comrades Kelley and Hawley.

District Commander and Mrs LaMont Travel to Mtn Grove Post 3770

Posted at 04:27 PM on Sunday, November 1, 2009 by District 18

    District 18 Commander Vernon "Butch" LaMont and his gracious wife Sue attended the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Mtn Grove Post 3770 on October 31, 2009.


    District 18 Commander Vernon "Butch" LaMont and Dept of Missouri Commander Dave Morgan.
    A complete story with lots more photos can be found at VFW Post 3770.

Summersville Post 7222

Posted at 08:58 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2009 by District 18

Dept of Mo November General Orders

Posted at 08:32 PM on Friday, October 23, 2009 by District 18

Mo November General Orders -

VFW WASHINGTON WEEKLY, October 23, 2009

Posted at 01:35 PM on Friday, October 23, 2009 by District 18

In This Issue:
1. President Signs Advanced Funding Bill
2. Retroactive Stop Loss Payments Begin 
3. VFW Urges Russia to Support POW/MIA Commission
4. FY11 IB Critical Issues Now Online
5. VFW Testifies on Key Senate Bills
6. House VA Subcommittee Action

To read the full text go to: Mo Legislative Updates

District 18 VSIO attends West Plains "Listening Post"

Posted at 04:19 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by District 18 in Dist 18 Events

    The Missouri Veterans Commission along with AMVETS, American Legion, DAV, and the VFW held a "Listening Post" at AMVETS Post 98 in West Plains, Missouri on Oct 20,2009.  Approximately 60 people attended.  The "Listening Posts" are aimed at assessing the needs of Missouri veterans.
    Three members of the 18th District VFW attended;  District 18 VSIO Ed Hawley (Post 3770),  Post 3009 Service Officer Bill Moriarty and Post 5993 Commander Jerry Garrison.

Poplar Bluff Va Hospital Team	Col. Gary Gilmore spoke on "Community Support"
Larry Kay, Executive Director of the MVC, spoke on the VA Hospitals int he state.	Pat Rowe Ker, State Veterans Ombudsmanand Director of "Operation Outreach"
Post 3009 Service Officer Bill Moriarty	Post 5993 Commander Jerry Garrison

Photos and story provided through the courtesy of Ed Hawley, District 18 VSIO

District 18 Veteran Benefit Days in Douglas County.

Posted at 07:35 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2009 by District 18

    Ava Post 5993 and Mountain Grove Post 3770 worked together to hold a Veterans Benefit Day event during the 1st Annual Mo Fox Trotters Heritage Days.  It was a two day event.  Dist 18 VSIO Ed Hawley worked both days.  Ava Post 5993 helped Comrade Hawley set up and stayed and assisted on Friday and Mtn Grove Post 3770 joined him on Saturday.  There were lots of veterans spoken with and Ava Post was able to recruit two new members and garnered three referrals and the Mtn Grove Post gathered four referrals.  It was a overcast windy cold day on Saturday and the crowd was very small.  It was quite an accomplishment to get the seven referrals since it was such a small crowd.
    Below are some photos that were taken on Saturday.


    Both Posts are looking forward to trying again next year. Maybe the weather will be more cooperative.

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