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Membership Report by Sr-Vice Wonnell
Posted at 10:55 AM on Friday, March 19, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
District 1 you need 73 to be 100%, you are at 94.04District 2 you need 229 to be 100% you are at 94.9%
District 3 you need 24 to be 100% you are at 99.17%
District 5 you need 50 to be 100% you are at 98.44%
District 6 you need 140 to be 100% you are at 95.8%
District 7 you need 0 to be 100% but you have 9 Posts that are not 100%
District 8 you need 190 to be 100% you are at 96.34%
District 9 you need 200 to be 100% you are at 95.33%
District 11 you need 33 to be 100% you are at 94.45%
District 12 you need 0 to be 100% but you have 7 Posts that are not 100%
District 14 you need 79 to be 100% you are at 95.73%
District 15 you need 0 to be 100% but you have 8 Posts that are not 100%
District 17 you need 62 to be 100% you are at 96.73%
District 18 you need 39 to be 100% you are at 97.12%
Department of Missouri needs 1227 to be 100% we are at 96.91%
If your Post is 100% help another Post get there. Work as a team!
The end of our membership year is closing in on us. It’s time to load up with a full magazine, bring a few extra mags with you and a bandolier or two just in case. Fix bayonets and grab a couple of frags. It’s battle time! All District Commanders, we need to really put the push on and get this thing done by the end of March. Now is the time to contact ALL Post Commanders, and other Post Officers and get them saddled up and moving.
One Post Commander told me he was sending in 21 applications. That was over a month ago. None have showed up at National. No need to talk the talk, it’s time to walk the walk. We should be increasing our totals and reversing our losses. Instead we are doing the same old thing.
Rattle the sabers Comrades. Now is the time to get fired up! Membership! Membership! Membership!
OK, sit there and complain about me pushing. Are you over it? Good, now let’s get going!
We’re finding Posts with active duty members now in Iraq and Afghanistan on the unpaid lists. Relief funds comrades. Veterans helping veterans, that’s what we do!
Bob Wonnell
Membership Chairman
VFW WASHINGTON WEEKLY, March 19, 2010
Posted at 10:51 AM on Friday, March 19, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
In This Issue:
1. VA to Ease Gulf War Benefits
2. Claims Summit Draws a Crowd
3. Vietnam MIA Identified
Full report can be accessed at:
Mo Legislative Updates
PLAN A SUCCESSFUL BUDDY POPPY CAMPAIGN.
Posted at 06:55 AM on Friday, March 19, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
ONE LAST CHANCE TO ORDER BUDDY POPPIES BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.
BUDDY POPPY ORDER FORM IS IN YOUR GREEN OR BEIGE BOOK OR CALL DEPARTMENT FOR FORM (6-8 WEEKS DELIVERY).
NO BUDDY POPPY QUOTA, NO ALL-STATE (5 PER MEMBER).
NO ALL-AMERICAN DISTRICT COMMANDER UNLESS ALL POST IN YOUR DISTRICT ORDER QUOTA, GO TO WORK NOW.
IT IS RECOMMENDED 200 BUDDY POPPIES PER VOLUNTEER FOR AN EVENT. REMIND YOUR VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY ARE NOT "SELLING" BUDDY POPPIES, BUT "DISTRIBUTING" THEM WITH THE HOPE OF GETTING A DONATION AND TO SMILE AND BE ENTHUSIASTIC DURING DISTRIBUTION. FURTHERMORE, MAKE SURE THEY WEAR THEIR VFW CAPS.
ALSO KEEP IN MIND THE BUDDY POPPY DISPLAY CONTEST WILL BE HELD AT STATE CONVENTION, TWO ENTRIES PER CATEGORY WILL ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
1. PUBLIC PROMOTION.
2. MEMORIAL OR INSPIRATIONAL.
3. ARTISTIC OR DECORATIVE.
4. JUNIOR GIRLS UNITS/SONS OF THE VFW.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT SPRING.
JIM RIPPY, BUDDY POPPY CHAIRMAN.
Operation Unified Response vets now eligible for VFW membership
Posted at 07:08 AM on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
Imminent Danger Pay awarded for soldiers serving in Haiti
US soldiers and marines who have served in Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010, qualify for imminent danger pay. Some 5,500 troops are eligible for an extra $225 per month for duty in Operation Unified Response.
Imminent Danger Pay is a qualifier for VFW eligibility, and can be verified by a soldier's LES (Leave and Earnings Statement) or military travel orders showing the dates of their service in Haiti.
Imminent Danger Pay is a qualifier for VFW eligibility, and can be verified by a soldier's LES (Leave and Earnings Statement) or military travel orders showing the dates of their service in Haiti.
VSO Donation
Posted at 07:53 AM on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW

Robert "Bob" Clawson,member of VFW Post 3118, Pleasant Hill, Mo. presents a check to Lyle Seelinger, District 6 VSIO Chairman, for the Missori VFW Department VSO Progragm in appreciation for the assistance of the service officers in obtaining his benefits. Robert served in the Battle of the Bulge and after reading an article in the local newspaper about the SO Progragm asked for assistance in filing for benefits
National Convention!
Posted at 07:45 AM on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
National Convention!
All Conference Reception
INDIANA WAR MEMORIAL - AMERICAN LEGION MALL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 7:00P.M. - 9:30P.M.
431 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN
All Conference Reception
INDIANA WAR MEMORIAL - AMERICAN LEGION MALL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 7:00P.M. - 9:30P.M.
431 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN
Volunteers needed to work the Missouri Booth. Please contact Randy Bartholome if you can assist. 1-816-455-0790
Immediate Job Opening
Posted at 02:49 PM on Sunday, March 14, 2010 by Dept MO-VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Missouri
has an immediate job opening for
an Assistant Service Officer
in the Kansas City VA Medical facility.
Applicant must be eligible for membership
in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and reside in
or be willing to re-locate to the Kansas City area.
Successful applicant must pass
background checks as required for access to VA files.
Send resume to: Attn: Adjutant/Quartermaster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Missouri
P. O. Box 26
Jefferson City MO 65102
No emails or phone calls please
has an immediate job opening for
an Assistant Service Officer
in the Kansas City VA Medical facility.
Applicant must be eligible for membership
in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and reside in
or be willing to re-locate to the Kansas City area.
Successful applicant must pass
background checks as required for access to VA files.
Send resume to: Attn: Adjutant/Quartermaster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Missouri
P. O. Box 26
Jefferson City MO 65102
No emails or phone calls please







