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NEWSLETTER
UNITED WE STAND TO WIN, DIVIDED WE FALL - AND ARE FORGOTTEN
May 2011 Vol. 56 No. 2 P.O. Box 361986Birmingham, AL 35236 Editor Corinna Gibson-Ashmead
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.
A nonprofit national military widows service organization chartered by the United States Congress
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
2011 Goldstar Wives National Ballot .........Page 13
Around The Country ........................... Page 17
Board Chairmans Report ..................... Page 2
Candidates for National Officers .............Page 10
Candidates for Board of Directors ............Page 11
From the Editor ................................ Page 2
From Your Supply Officer ......................Page 23
Government Relations Report ................ Page 3
Parliamentarians Chat Room .................Page 20
Meet Me in St. Louis ........................... Page 9
Region Updates ................................. Page 18
Service Officer ..................................Page 15
Special Events ...................................Page 21
Thank You ........................................Page 23
VAVS Notes ...................................... Page 22
Widow to Widow ................................Page 16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
This is my last letter to you as National President. My term
PURPOSES
nation.
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BOARD CHAIRMANS
REPORT
FROM THE EDITOR
ATTENTIONALL
TREASURERS
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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
COMMITTEE REPORTVivianne Wersel, Au.D.
Gold Star Wives Day:
th
th
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HEARINGS
Color the Hill Gold:
th
DIC:
SBP/DIC Offset
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The purpose of DI
is an indemnity payable to survivors when a milita
member dies as a result of a service-connected cause
The purpose of SBP is to insure that a portion
the military members retirement will be provided to th
surviving widow after the military members death.
Two different plans, two very different purposes, on
paid by retiree premiums or an active duty milita
members life and the other paid by the Department
Veterans Affairs.
military member has died.
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than death.
EDUCATION BENEFITS
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REMARRIAGE AT AGE 55
CHAMPVA DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE
PLANS
OTHER ISSUES
death.
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Meet Me in St Louis
Have you sent in your registration for National Convention in St Louis Augu
3 7 yet? If not, here is some more information for your choices.
Wednesday evening at the Welcome Hospitality, Gladys Coggswell, Missourimaster storyteller will perform at 7:00 p.m. Her stories are drawn from her life experience and those sh
has met throughout Missouri and her home state of New Jersey. The cost for the hospitality is $18.00 an
requires a ticket to attend. You wont want to miss one of the stars of our convention.
On Friday evening, August 5, we have an optional evening. You can chose to go on the Skyline Dinner Cruis
Experience the beauty of the St. Louis skyline as you can cruise and dine on the Mississippi River aboar
a replica of a 19th century paddle-wheeler, from 6pm-10pm. The fee includes bus transportation, cruis
and dinner at a cost of $62 per person adult, $41 for children age 3 12. To make plans for this event vis
http://discover-stlouis.com/GoldStarWives.html or call 1-800-628-3093.
Post Convention Tours: Interested in one, two or three days of post-convention tours? We have an afternoo
evening tour of St. Louis on Sunday, August 7; Hannibal and Clarksville on Monday, August 8; and Kimmswic
on Tuesday, August 9. Discover St Louis is hosting the tours. Their contact information is http://discove
stlouis.com/GoldStarWives.html or 1-800-628-3093. Be sure to extend your hotel reservations if you a
planning on going on the tours.
Child care is being offered by Seeking Sitters in the hotel. We are asking for registration by July 10 to he
in planning. We want to provide the best possible care for children attending the convention. Contact Jam
Tomek (below) if you have questions, etc.
Saturday evening will include entertainment by musician Steve Sanderson, our own Ruth Miller and th
installation of officers for the upcoming year.
The St. Louis Lambert Airport is operating at 100% after being hit by a tornado on Good Friday. There
plywood in the windows, but the runway and gates are operational. The hotel for our convention is ful
intact. There was a glitch with hotel reservations because more of us are staying over Sunday night than ha
been anticipated. If you have had trouble with reservations, please try again. http://www.starwoodmeetin
com/Book/goldstarwives or call 314-878-1500. Dont forget to mention Gold Star Wives for our special rat
$99 per night. Our hotel is located in the Westport Plaza area of St. Louis. Those attending convention ma
enjoy over 18 restaurants, entertainment venues and specialty retail businesses. westportstl.com The Sherato
Westport Chalet Hotel offers airport shuttles every half hour during normal airport hours. Go to the shuttstop exit for hotels in either airport terminal to meet them. Look for the Sheraton van. If you are driving t
St. Louis, the convention hotel is located just off Interstate-270 at Page. Follow the signs to Westport Plaz
The address is 191 Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO.
If you have questions or problems, please contact Jamie Tomek, convention chair at [email protected]
or 573-324-3668.
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CANDIDATESFORNATIONALOFFICE
,VietnameraArmy
Widow,KIA-1969;JoinedGSW
1974;Remarried;LifeMember;
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2007
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,Vietnamwidow
(1969).Remarried,widowedand
member.
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1969Vietnamwidow.Joined
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2001.
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Lifemember11/2002.Remarried
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andVP.
Memberof
Airborne,Viet-
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CANDIDATESFORBOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Orangein1996andjoinedGSWin
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ary1969.Sheandanotherwidow
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2011 GOLD STARWIVES
NATIONALBALLOT
National Officers
Board of Directors
Deadline: Postmark by July 22, 2011
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian
Historian
Chaplain
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SERVICEOFFICER
What Should I Shred and When?
ID Cards.
: http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/ or
1-800-538-9552.
1-800-260-3274
Protect Yourself.
to rise.
ID
in the mail.
sits unattended.
mail until you return.
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WIDOWTOWIDOW
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AROUNDTHECOUNTRY
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PARLIAMENTARIANSCHAT ROOM
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SPECIALEVENTS
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VAVS NOTES
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FROM YOUR
SUPPLY OFFICER
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