VFW WI District 8

What a Conference!

Posted at 04:02 PM on Monday, February 8, 2010 by Arlene

This Mid-Winter Conference took on a new face in how the format of the conference was set.  More information and business was conducted on Friday.  It made for a busy day if you attended all meetings, but the information was great and all still had time in the evening to relax and mill around.

The business session on Saturday concluded at 12 Noon.  It was a tight schedule, but the information was passed on, some rewards and acknowledgments were handed out and we were given a roaring and uplifting speech by our National Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Richard Eubank.

This was followed by a well attended VOD/Patriots Pen/Teacher of the Year Luncheon.  Bruce Sorenson did an excellent job of running these programs and executing a wonderful awards luncheon.

After the luncheon it was back to business, but the comrades had choices!  Training workshops were held from 1:30-4PM.  Dave Goeldner offered a Service Officer class that held about 30 members.  What a great showing!  I hope those 30 comrades walked away knowing enough to enhance their Post Service Officer roles.  By all accounts, I heard it was a great class. 

In a nearby location, I conducted a membership forum.  Many ideas were exchanged and solution finding was achieved through think tank suggestions to problems in attaining and retaining post membership.  It must have been ok, because I ran over in time! 

The last workshop was the Women's Forum.  Renee Simpson presented to the Wisconsin women comrades highlights of the National 'She Serves' program.  Goals were then established by the forum to move forward in a state level campaign to increase the female population within our VFW roles and provide better information to eligible female veterans through Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.  We will also have a Weblog on the Wisconsin VFW Webcom.

The really sweet part of the afternoon was you didn't have to attend any workshops if you didn't want to.  Instead, many comrades took advantage of some quality social time.  This allowed them to do a little networking, connecting with old friends and meet new fellow comrades.

The Conference concluded with the traditional banquet.  Now, if you did not attend this, you actually missed out this year.  The food was good and the program ran smoothly and quickly.  Laughter rolled from the banquet crowd like I have not heard in a long time.  We were even done by 8:30!  I would like to extend a huge 'Thank You' to Carla Stockel, my counterpart MC.

Another special "THANKS" must be extended to the Convention Committee.  Their task is a daunting one and their job will not get any easier in the next few years.  They do work hard at trying to bring us a well prepared convention and their successes were most evident at this  Mid-Winter.

We are already in the works to make positive changes in the State Convention.  The business sessions will be shorter each day and there will be additional workshops to attend.  We will change the face of  the awards program slightly and much much more...so take a new look at our conventions if you have stopped coming because you lost interest.  I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised!

VFW "Fortune Raffle" Winners Drawn

Posted at 02:27 PM on Monday, February 8, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

The winning tickets in the 2009/2010 Wisconsin VFW "Fortune Raffle" were drawn as scheduled Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Winter Conference in Appleton. Prize  winners will receive official notification and their prizes direct from State Headquarters in Madison later this week. Congratulations to all, and thanks for all the hard work that went in to making this year's raffle a great success.

Place	Prize	Name	City
1st	$10,000	Alice Parker	Viola, WI
2nd	$7,000	Mike Casper	De Forest, WI
3rd	$3,000	Jeremy Spike	Janesville, WI
4th	$2,000	VFW Post 7591	Madison, WI
5th	$1,000	David Kluz	Beavr Dam, WI
6th	$1,000	Richard Weber	Marshall, WI
7th	$500	RobertC. Wicka	Independence, WI
8th	$500	Roger Lunde	Westby, WI

VFW "Fortune Raffle" Winners Drawn!

Posted at 08:28 AM on Sunday, February 7, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

The winning tickets in the 2009/2010 Wisconsin VFW "Fortune Raffle" were drawn as scheduled Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Winter Conference in Appleton. Prize  winners will receive official notification and their prizes direct from State Headquarters in Madison later this week. Congratulations to all, and thanks for all the hard work that went in to making this year's raffle a great success.

Place	Prize	Name	City
1st	$19,000	Alice Parker	Viola, WI
2nd	$7,000	Mike Casper	De Forest, WI
3rd	$3,000	Jeremy Spike	Janesville, WI
4th	$2,000	VFW Post 7591	Madison, WI
5th	$1,000	David Kluz	Beavr Dam, WI
6th	$1,000	Richard Weber	Marshall, WI
7th	$500	RobertC. Wicka	Independence, WI
8th	$500	Roger Lunde	Westby, WI

8th District's Patriot's Pen Final Program Results - District Mid-Winter Meeting

Posted at 02:03 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

Place	Name	Address	City	State	Zip	Post/Aux
1	Peter L. Davis	2973 Finger Road	Green Bay	WI	54311	7534
2	Noah J. Draxler	24549 Fur Farm Road	Kiel	WI	53042	6707
3	Liz A. Kolarik	6975 Hwy X	Denmark	WI	54208	6705
	Kayla C. Niccum	1803 Noblemen Ct.	Green Bay	WI	54313	10244
	Cadell D. VanDen Heuvel	2370 Old Ivy Court	DePere	WI	54115	2113
	Grace K. Schuette	135 S. 3rd St.	Kiel	WI	53042	6707
	Laura A. Duescher	10619 Hidden Valley Rd.	Maribel	WI	54227	6705
	Jacob R. Gause	1614 Zita Street	DePere	WI	54115	2113
	Colin M. Ehlert	W4651 County Road G	Black Creek	WI	54106	2778
	Nicholas J. Jensen	1343 Franco Ct.	DePere	WI	54115	2113
	Monica Depies	1158 W. Maple St.	Sturgeon Bay	WI	54235	3088
	Amanda M. Kaminski	N3739 Sharon Rose Ct.	Appleton	WI	54913	7692
	Elise M. Ott	521 River Terrace	Kiel	WI	53042	6707
	Melinda R. Novy	3727 S. 15th Street	Manitowoc	WI	54220	659
	Zachary G. Berres	3632 Birchview Court	Cato	WI	54230	6179
	Jon P. Shimon	11006 Viebahn Rd.	Manitowoc	WI	54220	6179
	David J. Safranski	421 W. Walnut St.	Sturgeon Bay	WI	54235	3088
	Jasmine M. Noel	903 Alabama Pl. #6	Sturgeon Bay	WI	54235	3088
	Alissa Gill	4173 River Street	Wabeno	WI	54566	8314
	Olivia L. Duffy	W4883 Deer Run Dr.	Black Creek	WI	54106	7692
	Elizabeth R. Glabe	2125 Scandia Rd.	Sister Bay	WI	54234	8337
	Easton W. Bricco	2395 W. Capitol Dr.	Appleton	WI	54914	10544
	Sam Salamone	521 E. kimberly Ave.	Kimberly	WI	54136	10544
	Leah N.Comins	W6462 Lakeview Rd.	Menasha	WI	54952	10544
	Lainey Catherine Braun	5621 Gass Lake Road	Manitowoc	WI	54220	659
	Alexandria Jo Bursiek	311 St. John St.	Kimberly	WI	54136	10544
	Cassie Lynn Miller	2042 Elvira Way	Green Bay	WI	54313	10244
	Tekoa R. Wittman	1720 Vandenbroek Rd.	Little Chute	WI	54140	10544
	Bethany L. Johnson	1212 Lark St.	Green Bay	WI	54303	10244
	Caitlin J. Schumacher	230 Ryan St.	Combined Locks	WI	54113	10544
	Luke J. Lana	481 Watermolen Ave.	Green Bay	WI	54304	10244
	David C Marnocha	926 W. Commercial St.	Appleton	WI	54914	10544
	Katie R. Van Groll	W3261 Garvey Rd.	Kaukauna	WI	54130	7692
	Blake P Whitney		Kaukauna	WI	54130	10544
	Kelly Herzog	8421 Hwy 147	Maribel	WI	54227	6705
	Luke M. Anholzer	W3324 Equestrian Trail	Appleton	WI	54913	10544
	Brooke Kittell	9620 Radtke Road	Maribel	WI	54227	6705
	Connor J. Olson	W 5907 Sweet William Dr.	Appleton	WI	54915	10544
	Samantha Marie Moeller	51 N. 8th Ave.	Sturgeon Bay	WI	54235	3088
	Ryley C. Schetter	9834 Parkway Ln.	Whitelaw	WI	54247	6705
	Kevin J. Kilgas	W2574 Ridgefield Ct.	Appleton	WI	54915	10544
	Kayla Nicole Dorschner	1040 E. Florida Ave.	Appleton	WI	54911	2778
	Alex F. Jones	1820 East Marquette St.	Appleton	WI	54911	10544
	Zeb J. Kielar	648 Hwy 42	Sturgeon Bay	WI	54235	3088
	Kordell Schmoll	W2352 Block Rd.	Appleton	WI	54915	10544
	Abigail R. Enright	519 E. Parkway Blvd.	Appleton	WI	54911	10544
	John Mendoza Jr.	1347 Liberty St.	Green Bay	WI	54304	10244
	Julia L. Englebert	9821 Cty N	Brussels	WI	54204	3088
	Emma E. Alberts	10573 S. Highland Rd.	Sister Bay	WI	54234	9290
	Eric Klister	700 Ausloos St.	Lena	WI	54139	8314

Participation Comparison Results of Years 2009/2010 & 2008/2009 

			2009-2010
Post/Aux	# To Dist	#Students	Schools	$ Awards	$ Expense	$ Donation
659	2	59	2	$      225.00	$       135.00
2113	3	72	2	$      175.00	$         35.00	$         25.00
2119						$         10.00
2778	2	25	2	$      225.00	$       149.50
3088	6	85	3	$      300.00
6179	2	30	1	$        70.00
6705	5	72	2	$      235.00	$         85.00
6707	3	38	1	$      225.00
7534	1	4	4	$      300.00	$       100.00	$         25.00
7692	3	46	2	$      200.00	$         50.00
8314	2	2	2
8337	1	6	1	$      120.00	$         50.00	$         25.00
8642						$         50.00
9290	1	5	1	$        75.00	$         50.00
10244	5	62	1	$      875.00
10544	14	720	2	$      500.00	$         25.00
15	50	1226	26	$   3,525.00	$       679.50	$       135.00
					Grand Total =	$    4,339.50
			2008-2009
Post/Aux	# To Dist	#Students	#Schools	$ Awards	$ Expense	$ Donation
Dist Aux						$       187.50
659	2	40	2	$      225.00	$       135.00
2113						$         25.00
2119						$         10.00
2778	1	13	1	$      225.00	$       148.00	$       100.00
3088	9	152	2	$      300.00
3319						$         25.00
6705	3	70	3	$      205.50	$         46.00
6707	1	6	1	$      225.00
7534	1	2	2	$      250.00	$         30.00
7692	3	38	2	$        25.00	$         20.00	$         25.00
8314	1	1	1
8337	1	10	1	$      350.00	$       119.00	$         25.00
9290	1	10	1	$      350.00
10244						$         25.00
10544	3	96	2	$      325.00
14	26	438	18	$   2,480.50	$       498.00	$       422.50
					Grand Total =	$    3,401.00

District Mid-Winter Conference Set for Sunday January 31, 2010

Posted at 03:30 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

Site of This Year's

District Mid-Winter Conference

Sunday Jan 31, 2010

Ashwaubenon Coummunity Center,

936 Anderson Drive

Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 

 

Hosted by:

Ashwaubenon VFW Post 10244 Ashwaubenon

Meeting Start: at 1:00 P.M.

Dinner : 11:00 A.M.

Note: Our Department Representative will be "Tommy " Lemmer

Department - Sr. Vice Commander

 

Lets have a good turn out to honor our VOD, Patriot Pen and Teacher of the Year Award winners, who will join us for dinner .

Dinner Cost: $5.00

Reservations: Please contact Post 10244 Commander Steve Kidd at 920-499-3388

Checks Payable To: VFW Post 10244, and forwarded to Steve Kidd at 1574 W. Marhill Rd, Green Bay, WI 54313, Ph. # 920-499-3388.

Important Notes:

District Commander "Steve" Conto, has request if any Post or Member of the District wishes to have their issues placed on the meeting agenda, please contact Steve  Conto at 920-810-7907 or email at sconto@new.rr.com .

Also, at the VFW Dept of Wisconsin, Mid-Winter Conference in Appleton at the Radisson Hotal, on Saturday February 6, 2010, there will be a Post Service Officer's training from 1:30 - 4 pm conducted by Dave Goeldner, Asst. State Service Officer. It is highly recommended that all Post Service Officers who did not attend the O.T.I training come to this training. This training is a requirement in order for your Post & Commander to be considered for All-State honors this year. Your Service Officer does not have to pay the Mid-Winter registration fee to attend this training.

Commander Steve, hopes to see you all at the District Meeting and that Post Commanders ensure that their Service Officer attends this vital training as stated above.

Hope to see all of you in Ashwaubenon

Additional Note:  Hwy 172 Construction has been completed  & an alternate routes are not required.

Directions:

From the South on I - 43 or US 41 take Rt. 172 to Oneida Street Exit. At the lights turn left on Oneida Street and then to Anderson Drive (Burger King is on the corner) turn left about 1/2 block to Ashwaubenon Community Center.

From the North on US 41 take Lombardi Street Exit to Oneida Street. Turn right on Oneida Street to Anderson Drive. Turn right on Anderson about 1/2 block to Ashwaubenon Community Community Center (Behind Burger King).

Follow Hwy 41 to Lombardie Ave Exit # 167. Turn Left onto Lombardi Ave continue past the Stadium to Oneida Street. Turn Right on Oneida Street continue on to Anderson Drive (Burger King on Corner). Turn Right onto Anderson Drive about 1/2 block to Ashwaubenon Community Center. (just behind Burger King)

Going through DePere - take either Hwy 41 or Hwy 32. On Hwy 41 north, take the Oneida St, exit and turn right, follow it to the Mall and turn left onto Anderson Drive. On Hwy 32 north turn left on Pilgrim Way then right on Oneida St, then left on Anderson Drive. Coming from the south on Hwy 41 take the Oneida St, exit. Hwy 172 east ramp is closed. Coming from the north on Hwy 41, no change to the directions.               

I hope one of these directions will work for you!

Posted By:

District Cmdr. Steve Conto & Q.M: Mike Borg

Past 6th District Commander Virgil Olson

Posted at 12:02 AM on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

Past Sixth District Commander Virgil O. Olson has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.

He was born in Strum, WI to the late Victor and Olga (Moe) Olson on July 15, 1930.

Virgil was a Korean War Veteran, having served with the U.S. Marines there in 1950. His service spanned the years from 1947 to 1951.

Following his stint in the Marines, Virgil returned to his native Wisconsin and, in 1957, married Doris Dodge. They had three daughters and one son.

Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert Mourned

Posted at 01:20 PM on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Mike Borg, District QM

Gubernatorial Executive Orders pertaining to special flag display are binding only on state office buildings and facilities. Individuals and other organizations are invited to join the state in this display of respect at their own volition. VFW Posts are encouraged to participate in honoring our war dead in like manner.

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