SEPTEMBER 08 GENERAL ORDERS
Monday, September 1, 2008 at 02:43 PM
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GENERAL ORDERS # 3 SEPTEMBER 2008
General Orders are to be read at each Post Meeting and placed on file
1) COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION MEETING: The next Council of Administration Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the Kingston VFW in Kingston, N.H. beginning at 10:00 AM. All members are welcome to attend.
Finance and Veterans Service Committee meetings at 9:00 AM.
2) PATRIOT DAY: Per Presidential Proclamation, September 11, 2008, is designated as “Patriot Day.” The President requests that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff (sunrise to sunset) and a moment of silence be observed in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on that day due to terrorist attacks on the US.
3) ATTENDANCE AT DISTRICT MEETINGS: Post Commanders are reminded to look at Sec. 218 of the Constitution and By-Laws and Manual of Procedure, District Meetings: The Post Commander or his representative shall attend all regularly called District meetings. Failure without just cause to perform this duty shall result in removal from office.
4) RESOLUTIONS: A resume of resolutions adopted at the 109th National Convention, Orlando, Florida, will be printed in the October VFW Magazine.
5.) LIFE MEMBERSHIP: The Board of Trustees of the Life Membership Fund are pleased to announce Life Member dues payments for all Life Member plans effective with the 2008 dues year for Posts will be issued on or about September 15, 2008, for all Life Members recorded by Aug. 31, 2008.
6.) LIFE MEMBERSHIP FORMS: Forms used for life membership are in the Post Quartermaster Direct Dues Manual. These forms are the Life Membership Transmittal (Form LMT) and the National Life Membership Installment Payment Plan (Form LMI-101). Use the Member Change Request (Form MCR) to report a life member transfer, request a replacement life member card, or to report the death of a life member.
7.) QUARTERMASTER'S BONDS: Post Commanders shall see that the office of the Post Quartermaster is bonded in accordance with Section 703, National Constitution and By-Laws and Manual of Procedure. He or she shall also see that the Trustees Report of Audits are properly prepared and submitted each quarter as required by the National Constitution and By-Laws.
8.) POST OFFICERS: Attention of incoming Post Officers is directed to Section 218, Manual of Procedure, which outlines the duties of their various offices.
9.) REQUEST FOR STATE OFFICERS: Invitations to State Officers must be forwarded through channels to State Adjutant Dana Hussey. For the record, verbal invitations extended to State Officers must also be backed up by a written request. Unless formally requested through channels, invitations will not be considered. As a matter of courtesy, please give the State Headquarters a minimum of two weeks to make the requested assignments.
10 ATTENTION DEPUTY INSPECTORS: The job of the Deputy Inspector is very important. To perform it properly, you must know the VFW rules and regulations, be familiar with the VFW programs, understand the accounting and reporting procedures; and have the time and dedication to do the job right. PLAN YOUR INSPECTIONS, and notify the Post Commander, Adjutant, and Quartermaster in advance of your inspection. Prepare a schedule and give each Post ample warning as to when you will be present so that the specified Post books and records will be available.
“Please make it your ‘Goal’ to be 100% inspected by December 2008.”
11 VOICE OF DEMOCRACY THEME: The 2008-2009 theme for the Voice of Democracy program has been selected by Commander-in-Chief Glen Gardner. The theme is:
"Sacrifice and Service by America’s Veterans benefits todays youth by...." Note: Remember, the deadline for receipt by Posts from contestants is November 1, 2008.
12.) PATRIOTS PEN THEME: The 2008-2009 theme for the Patriots Pen Program has been selected by Commander-in-Chief Glen Gardner. The theme is:
“Why America’s Veterans should be honored.” Note: Remember, the deadline for receipt by Posts from contestants is November 1, 2008.
13.) WHY DID VFW FORM A PAC: The VFW Political Action Committee (PAC) was established to help keep friends of the veterans in the US Congress and to promote the VFW’s point of view with Congressional members who do not fully appreciate the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Your VFW is in constant competition with sophisticated lobbying groups dedicated to their own interests. We stand alone in opposition to those groups actively seeking to curtail veteran’s benefits and national security programs. Resultantly, the delegates to the 80th VFW National Convention formed PAC. This decisive action has now given our VFW members a more effective means to combat the anti-veteran and anti-defense mentality to which we have been exposed.
14.) POST SERVICE OFFICERS: Please remember that the VFW will represent
ANY VETERAN OR DEPENDENT, regardless of membership or eligibility to this organization.
"The Department Veterans Service Committee will award recognition to an outstanding Post Service Officer at our 2009 State Convention. To be considered for this award, Post Service Officers must keep a record of their actions in the line of service to our veterans or their dependent(s). Actions such as providing transportation for hospital appointments, hospital visits, assistance rendered in filling out paper work for VA benefits, or like item services rendered. This Post Service Officer report shall be signed by the Post Commander and submitted to the Department Veterans Service Committee NLT April 15, 2009. Questions on this award should be directed to the Department Veterans Service Committee Chairman, Billy Joe Floyd.” or Department Service Officer, John Barrett.
Note: Post Service Officers are reminded that Power of Attorney forms made out in the name of the VFW MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICER. Post Service Officers shall not send such forms directly to the Veterans Administration.
15.) PROGRAM REPORTING: All Program reports need to be reported directly to their respective chairmen, not the State Adjutant. Once reported, the Chairman will send you a confirmation card and the Chairman should give the Adjutant a list of Posts that have been reported so they can be recognized in the General Orders and be tracked for award purposes.
16.) POW / MIA DAY: POW/MIA day September 13, 2008. Recognition day will be on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the State Capital, Concord, NH 11-12:30 PM. We are looking forward to an exceptional turnout. This day is in honor of all former POW/MIA and to commemorate those that are still missing.
17.) HOMECOMING "GLEN M. GARDNER”: The Department of Texas, welcomes you and sincerely hopes you will join "The Homecoming Celebration" they have planned for National Commander-In-Chief Glen M. Gardner, on September 4-7, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. Contact State Adjutant Dana Hussey for further information.
18.) HOMECOMING "DIXIE HILD”: The Department of Nebraska, welcomes you and sincerely hopes you will join "The Homecoming Celebration" they have planned to honor National President Dixie Hild, on September 25-28, 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska. Contact State Adjutant Dana Hussey for further information.
19.) STATE COMMANDER’S TRAVEL SCHEDULE:
09/02/08 7217 Northwood 7pm
09/08/08 4234 Hinsdale 7pm
09/09/08 8268 Bennington 7pm
09/10/08 4483 Plymouth 7pm
09/14/08 5243 North Stratford 1pm
09/15/08 11163 Alton Bay 7:30pm
09/17/08 1698 Franklin 7:30pm
09/18/08 9552 W. Lebannon 7pm
09/22/08 8393 Milton 7pm
09/23/08 483 Nashua 7pm
10/06/08 10675 Lee Memorial 7:30pm
10/08/08 1088 Kingston 7:30pm
10/09/08 11254 Hampstead 7:30pm
10/13/08 5791 Hudson 7:30pm
10/14/08 7663 Union 7pm
10/15/08 12060 Dover 7pm
10/16/08 1670 Laconia 7pm
10/20/08 2860 Suncook 7:30pm
10/21/08 808 Claremont 7pm
20. NEW HAMPSHIRE VFW WEB SITE: As announced in the last General Orders, we have a new web site and our New Web Master is Charles Ringleben out of the Nashua VFW. Many of you were still going to the old web site and finding old information. I have arranged with our former web master to use that old web site: www.vfwnh.org because it is easier to remember and use and more familiar. When you go to that web site it will call up our new web site automatically. I am also working with our Web Master to convert our Program forms to put them on the web so you will be able to down load them.
21. EASTERN STATES CONFERENCE: November 21-23, 2008 the Eastern States Conference will be held in Burlington, Mass. at the Marriott Burlington. Room reservations may be made by calling the Hotel toll free (1-800-228-9290) or dialing direct 1-781-229-6565. Room rates are $105.00 plus 9% tax. Banquet tickets are $45.00 per person and should be ordered through Department of NH VFW Quartermaster, Pro-tem, Dana Hussey, make checks payable to the Department of NH-VFW. Meal is grilled chicken and Boston Scrod, you get both. Deadline for tickets is October 10, 2008. This is the Conference where Richard DeNoyer is confirmed as our next Junior Vice Commander in Chief.
22. STATE PRESIDENT’S HOMECOMING: We will be honoring our State President on October 25, 2008 with a gala event at the Elks Lodge on Rte. 302 in Littleton, NH. If you would like to show your appreciation for our Presidents leadership, send donations to Sue Clement, 35 Mansion Road, Dunbarton, NH 03045. Make checks payable to Tina Greenlaw. See the enclosed flyer for hotel and banquet information. For more info call Beth Kimball at 603-652-9780 or e-mail: beth.kimball.lavfw@verizon.net.
23. ROSTER BOOK CHANGES: Pg.15, Change Service Officer post 2520 to Robert Mitchell, 832, 6th Avenue, Berlin, NH 03570. Phone: 603-326-3648. Pg.29, Change meeting time for post 11490 from 7:30PM to 7PM. Pg.33, Change Address for Commander post 8268 Peter Martel to 6 Aiken St., Apt. 323, Antrim, NH 03440. New Phone numbers for State Chaplain Paul Lloyd, Phone: 603-715-5431, Fax: 603-715-5402.
24.) DISTRICT MEETING ASSIGNMENTS:
SEPTEMBER:
21: District #4 Concord 10:00 am State Commander, John Rubery
OCTOBER:
12: District #5 Fitzwilliam 10:00 am State Jr. Vice Commander, Dave Ouellette
19: District #3 Union 10:00 am State Sr. Vice Commander, Ron Miller
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