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VFW Post 4309 Meetings and Events

Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 04:54 PM

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VFW Post 4309 Float in 2007 Christmas Parade

We participated in both the Brevard and Rosman parades. We won Brevard's Chamber of Commerce Award. We had veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kuwait on the float.

Meetings and Get Togethers

Our regular Post and Auxiliary meetings are held once a month on the second Monday. Complimentary dinner is served at 6:00 PM and the meeting begins promptly at 7:00 PM.  Please join us.

The Junior Girls' Unit meets the 1st Friday of every month at 6:30 PM (with some exceptions).

Every Friday, dinner is served at 6:00 PM and there is a dart tournament that starts at 7:30 PM.  We usually play 2 rounds of games with monetary awards to the 1st and 2nd place winners.

The Ladies Auxiliary will hold a "Sunday Tea" meeting at 1 PM on the 3rd Sunday of each month.  This meeting is for all members who would like to be more involved, but who do not go out at night or cannot make the Monday night meetings.

This is a photo of Lane and Judy Bagwell. Their son, Charlie Bagwell was KIA in Afghanistan this past summer (2007). She is a Gold Star Mother and received the Gold Star Flag plus a life membership in the Ladies Auxiliary. Lane is a Vietnam veteran. He received a bible from the Post encased in a beautifully handcrafted wooden box. It was dedicated in his son's name. 

 

2008 Dates
February 8 - 10th Council of Administration meeting in Greensboro
 
February 12 - regular monthly meeting. Dinner 6PM and meet 7PM. Will announce results/news of Council meeting
 
March 8 - Auxiliary bingo to raise money for Easter Wonderland. Early birds 6:30, regular games at 7PM, food will be sold.
 
March 15 - Easter Wonderland 12 to 3 PM. 10,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and prize slips will be hidden in 3 fields. Hunts will begin at 12 noon for age 1 to 3; 1PM for ages 4 - 6 and 2PM for ages 7 - 10. Police, Sheriff, Fire and Rescue exhibitors will be on hand with giveaways, safety materials and free Polaroid photos with the Easter Bunny. Moonwalk for kids to play in while they wait their turn. Food will be sold.
 
March 31st deadline for Patriotic Art entries to the Auxiliary. Judging to follow within one week to get 1st place winner to state by April 15.
 
Year End reports due April 1, 2008 to Department Chairman.
 
April 8 - monthly meeting. Dinner 6 PM and meet 7PM. Announce winners of Patriotic Art contest
 
April 12 - Bingo to raise funds for community projects
 
April 28 - 30 - National Auxiliary President Visits Western North Carolina.
 
April 29 - conducting a Bingo at the Charles George VA Medical Center Nursing Home in Asheville. Meet at 5:30 PM at Post. We're bringing sandwiches, snacks, beverages and of course, money for the winners.
 
May - District meeting to be determined
 
May 10 - Bingo to raise funds for community projects
 
May 13 - monthly meeting. Dinner 6PM and meet 7PM. Announce scholarship winners and elections of new officers.
 
May 24-we are planning to be in a parade that ends at 11AM.  Meeting place and time to be determined.

May 24 - place American Flags on graves of Veterans buried in Pisgah Gardens cemetery. Time to be determined.

May 25 - 9AM meet and participate in Memorial Day event conducted by American Legion/Auxiliary, VFW/Auxiliary and Daughters of American Revolution. Held at Evergreen-Gillespie Cemetery on Country Club Road in Brevard.
 
May 26 - hold Memorial Day service at Pisgah Gardens Cemetery on Hendersonville Highway (US 64) in Pisgah Forest - time to be determined. This is a new event. Be sure to fly your American Flag on this day.
 
June 7 - Ladies Auxiliary annual Membership Appreciation Day. Held 2 PM to 5PM. Planned theme and activity are a surprise.
 
June 10 - monthly meeting. Dinner 6PM and meet 7PM. Install new officers.
 
June 12 - 15 - Department Convention - Greensboro, NC
 
 
Below is a photo of our members presenting wreaths at Veterans Monument at Court house on Memorial Day, 2007.

Scholarships

The Junior Girls Scholarship is a national scholarship award program that awards a $10,000 First Place and a $5,000 Second Place Scholarship. It is available to girls ages 13 to 16 who have been active in the Junior Girls Unit of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW for one year and have held an office.

The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program is a national program open to students in the 9th through 12th grades. They compete for $143,500 in national college scholarships including a $25,000 first prize.

The "Patriot’s Pen" is a nationally conducted youth essay competition. This competition awards in US Savings Bonds a national first place prize of a $10,000, 2nd $7,000, 3rd $5,500, 4th $5,000, 5th $4,000, 6th $3,500, 7th - 8th $3,000, 9th $2,500, 10th $2,000 and 12th – 19th place $1,000 each. Patriot’s Pen is open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

The Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest is a national scholarship program that will award a $10,000 first place, $5,000 second place, and $2,500 third place prize. Students in grades 9th through 12th are eligible to compete.

The Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year Award is a national program available to 12 to 15 year olds. The National winner will receive a $5,000.00 U.S. Savings Bond.

The Erline Mayberry, Otis Brown, and Billy Ray Cameron Scholarships are Department of North Carolina scholarships offered by both the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary. The Erline Mayberry Scholarship is a one time $1,000 scholarship whereas the Otis Brown and Billy Ray Cameron Scholarships are $1,000 a year for up to 4 years. Each of the scholarships require the student to be a graduating senior in high school, a child, stepchild or grandchild of a current VFW or Ladies Auxiliary member and is enrolling in a North Carolina junior or senior college.

There are two memorial scholarships offered exclusively by VFW Post 4309 each year – the George Wegner and Joe Fisher Memorial Scholarships. The requirement is that the student must be a Transylvania County graduating high school senior who is the child, step-child or grandchild of either a living or deceased member of the VFW and intends to attend college in North Carolina. The amount of each scholarship will be announced at a later date.

$1,000 Auxiliary Scholarship from National.: Offered to spouse, daughter, son and member but member had to be a member one year prior to application. Used for continuing education, college degree or technical school.

Below are the 2007 Rosman VOD winners along with 2 active duty soldiers who served in Afghanistan and are graduates of Rosman High School, and the Bagwells. Their History Teacher and Principal were also present.

Frequently Asked Questions About the VFW

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Calendar of Events

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Wisconsin VFW Feeds 3,400 Troops at Fort McCoy

Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 08:39 PM

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To read more about the event, visit the Department of Wisconsin.

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Department VFW Canopy Available

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 06:58 AM

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The Department's canopy is available to posts and districts for use at recruiting events. To reserve the canopy contact State Membership Chairman Jason Schoolcraft at (910) 642-7105 or jschoolcraft@embarqmail.com

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September Survey

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 11:01 AM

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Many Veterans Still Eligible for Stimulus Payment

Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 11:22 AM

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One in four veterans are still eligible to receive their economic stimulus payments.  In July, the IRS estimated that 5.2 million of the 20 million American veterans and Social Security beneficiaries eligible to receive stimulus checks had not yet filed for the stimulus payment.



Basic Eligibility Requirements

  • You have, or your family has, at least $3,000 in qualifying income from, or in combination with, Social Security benefits, certain Veterans Affairs benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits and earned income. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) does not count as qualifying income for the stimulus payment.

  • You and any family members listed on your tax return have valid Social Security numbers.

  • You are not a dependent or eligible to be a dependent on someone else's federal tax return. (The same must be true of any family members claimed on your return.)

For those who do not normally file a tax return, the IRS has prepared an 8-page informational package that includes instructions, a sample Form 1040A and a blank Form 1040A — everything needed to file a tax form today.  Package 1040A-3

The agency also reminded people that it has more than 400 local Taxpayer Assistance Centers operating normal business hours Monday through Friday. These centers can provide assistance to retirees and veterans trying to receive their payments. A list of addresses and office hours can be found at Contact My Local Office. 

Payments are based on 2007 tax returns being filed this year. People must file by Oct. 15 in order to receive a payment in 2008. Those who do not file a tax return to obtain their stimulus payment this year may still receive their stimulus payments by filing a 2008 tax return next spring, but then their stimulus payment would be based on their 2008 qualifying income.

(Information compiled from IRS.gov Press Releases)

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2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 01:15 PM

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North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony
Raleigh, North Carolina
8 November 2008
by
Wake County Council of Veterans Organization, Inc.



Greetings,

This is an invitation to participate in the 2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony. The Parade will be held Saturday, 8 November 2008 in Raleigh and proceed down Fayetteville Street beginning at Davie Street and circle the North Carolina State Capitol. The ceremonies will be held on the Capitol grounds immediately following the parade.

The 2007 Parade had over 100 organizations participating, and we are expecting that amount or more for the 2008 parade. Your participation is very important to the continuing success and growth of The North Carolina Veterans Parade.

The Parade will start at 9:15 and should be finished no later than 10:50, as the ceremony will begin at 11:00. We look forward to your organizations participation.
In order to plan for timing, spacing and line up would you please respond to this invitation with how you would like your organization announced, the approximate number of participants and any vehicles that you may be using. Please submit this information by October 15, 2008 to allow for planning.

The units line up positions will be posted on www.ncveteransparade.com along with other line up information by November 1st.

If you have any questions or comments or we can assist you in any way please contact: Bill Dixon, Chairman 2008 Veterans Parade: Phone 919-434-7345, email ncveteran@nc.rr.com or fax 1-866-511-8130. Please include your contact name and information.

Sincerely,

Bill Dixon
Chairman 2008 Veterans parade and Ceremony
Wake County Council of VeteransG

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Convention 08: Video of New Commander-In-Chief

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 04:10 AM

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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 21,008--America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Glen Gardner, a resident of Round Rock, Texas, was elected national commander August 21 during the VFW’s national convention, held August 16-21 in Orlando, Fla. Gardner is the fourth Texan to head the 109-year-old veterans’ service organization.

Read more here or watch the video below.

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About this Site and Network

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM

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Welcome to Departments of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' VFW WebCOM Network. This Network is comprised of close to 10,000 pre-built, established sites for each of the 54 state and international Departments, their Districts and all 8,500 VFW Posts. 

In support of the Network, we have added Department toolbars, a video-sharing platform, instant WebCHAT, a Membership Forum and pre-built 31,000 VFW Department-specific Officer e-mail accounts which are transferable to the next person filling the position. E-commerce storefronts for each post, online calendars, online forms and much more are in the works.

Each Department, District and Post now has an integrated internal and external communications system at their disposal for consideration of universal deployment in support of existing and planned communication protocols.

All identified product and services are provided at zero cost to the organization with the understanding that costs are to be covered through a revenue sharing agreements through the Departments. The organization retains 100% control of all branding, 100% editorial control of your message on all levels of the Network and final approval authority on all sonsorship and e-commerce opportunities. If the Network should fail to generate enough revenue to cover our service and product-provider partners' cost of doing business, there is no cost liability to organization.

The Network has not been formally recognized by the National level of the organization at this time but is being aggressively rolled out through the eight VFW Departments of North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Alabama, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Several other Departments are in various stages of consideration and implementation.

The network provides the organization the ability to push a button and broadcast, or syndicate, the same piece of information, whether it’s text, pictures, video or audio, across every site.  Departments also have the ability to push a button and accomplish the same thing across just the District and Post sites within their Department. Most importantly it enables a VFW Post or District to directly manage and publish information to the Internet for their local community and their organization as a whole.

Over 5 years in the making and built with the oversight and to the specifications of VFW Department and Post leadership and membership, its objectives are to foster:
  • More efficient organizational communication to your members and potential members.
  • More efficient organizational communication to your communities.
  • More efficient organizational communication to your legislators.
  • Generate revenue and resources for the organization.

While you are here take a moment to take a closer look at how you can support these efforts.

1) Do you have a website or a weblog that you could add a link to a local VFW or State site?  Do you have a few minutes to write about us and let people know what we are doing?

You can find a list of the 54 VFW Departments here:
 http://vfwwebcom.org/departments

You can find a local VFW Post close to you here:
http://vfwwebcom.org/postdirectory

2) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can download your Department toolbar. The toolbar has lots of neat features; all the RSS (syndication) feeds for every site in the Network run through them, keeping you instantly connected to all the information moving through the Network.

You can go here to download your toolbar:
http://vfwwebcom.org/toolbars/

3) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can join the conversations in the VFW Membership Forum and instant WebCHAT. There’s lots of good information and opportunities to meet new friends there.

You can go to the Forum here:
http://www.vfwwebcom.org/forum

4) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can view and start sharing videos at VFW WebCOM Video Network.

You can check out the videos here:
http://video.vfwwebcom.org/

5) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, do you know of a business that may be interested in supporting your local VFW Posts or Department by sponsoring their site?  Prices start at $2.00 a day for one site and scale from there with opportunities to Sponsor all sites in a Department.  (At this time advertising and e-commerce opportunities are only available for the eight aforementioned Departments.)

You can go here to browse sponsorship opportunities:
http://www.admemex.com/vfwwebcom/

The invitation is open for all Posts and Districts to claim their VFW WebCOM Network site. If your Post or District already has a web presence this would be a great way to expand it. If your Post or District does not have a web presence this is a no cost way for you to establish one and start sharing with the world what your Post does in the community and Organization and if your Post is in a Departmental Partner Network you could even generate revenue with it...up to and even beyond $3,000.00 per year.

Go here to test drive how easy it is to manage. It's our Demo site, it works the same way yours would:
http://vfwwebcom.org/Demo/

As you can see, there's plenty to see and do on the VFW WebCOM Network with more still to come.  We thank you for stopping by and invite you back regularly to support and stay connected with your Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Reminder: Posts Need to File IRS Income Statement

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 10:40 PM

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(Modified for general release from information posted on VFW North Carolina.)

The U S Internal Revenue Service  (IRS) now requires, under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, that all tax-exempt organizations file income statements each year .

1- If your post earns over $25,000 in gross income during your fiscal year, you must file an IRS Form 990 (which you should already have been doing, anyway!). Keep the same fiscal year you have been using in the past, be it the calendar year, the VFW accounting year (1 July-30 June) or the Department's fiscal year (1 June-31 May).

2 - If your post earns $25,000 or less each year, and you have access to the Internet, go to www.epostcard.form990.org/default.asp  where you will find instructions on how to login and file your own post Form 990N Electronic Postcard. You may use whatever fiscal year you want, but for simplicity purposes, we suggest 1 July-31 June, because 1 July is the date that you transfer your Post Dues Reserve each year to the Post General Fund, and that will remind you to file. The IRS Internet site will not let you file the Form 990N until after the end of your fiscal year.

3 - If your post earns $25,000 or less each year and you do not have access to the Internet, contact your District or Department to determine the proper procedure. There is no paper form that you can file with the IRS.  If you do not file a Form 990 or 990N each year, your post will lose its tax-exempt status!!!

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Convention 08: Thank You Troops

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 03:16 PM

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During the recent National VFW Convention, UAW and GM offered convention attendees a chance to thank our troops:



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