VFW Post 1223 2015 1st Quarter Newsletter

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VFW POST 1223 NEWS January March 2015FromTomFigliuzziVeteransService

OfficerofClayCounty

VSOReportJanuary2015

MensAuxiliary ALBERT E. JOHNSONENTERS PINEWOOD DERBY!

I have sent out follow up letters to the

various Posts and Chapters in Clay County,

regardingour request fora commitment to

theVeteransGapFund,andso farwith the

exceptionof

the

DAV,

&

The

American

Legion Barnesville, I have not heard of any

response.This isacriticalprogram,andone

thathasbeenbriefed to the leadersof the

Clay Countys various Posts, andwewould

surelyhopefortheneededsupporttoit.

Abitofnotsogoodnews.Aspredictedwith

theVAs actionof creating FullyDeveloped

Claims (FDC),thishascreatedthereduction

in the claims backlog that was once at a

feverish pitch in the media; but what has

happened is thatmostof those FDC claims

arebeingdenied.Ispoketothis lastyearat

the US Senatorial Frankens roundtable. I

warned that it would create a system of

denials. Now what has happened; is that

those who are being denied are appealing

and itnowhascreatedabacklogofappeals

that was far worse than the backlog of

claims.

TheCassCountyVeteransServiceOfficerhas

beenannounced,heisDanThorstad.Hehas

alotofVeteransworkexperience.

Our front receptionist/admin person has

been away for a few days, and I want to

thankourwonderfulvolunteersthatcamein

anddonatedtheirtimetohelpusoutduring

thattime.

I especially want to Thank, Bonnie

Christopherson, Joann Lien, and the Ladies

Auxiliary of the VFW Post in Dilworth;

becauseoftheirworkandtheirsupportand

theircontributions;theyhavebroughtTVto

ourwaiting veterans& their families. The

veteransseemmuchhappierwaiting inour

areahavingsomethingtowatch.ThankYOU

Ladies!!!!!

Asalways; thankyouall foryourcontinued

support.

Greetings:

Wearegettingdeepintothe

Winterseason,

but

with

that

it also means Spring is just

thatmuchcloser. Comingup

on February21st,wewillbe

supporting the Fargo Air

Force Junior ROTC with a

pancake breakfast with all

money going towards their

needs. If you canhelpout,

we will take it. The last

breakfastwehelpedwithwe

servedover

300

people

in

3

hours! Thankyoutoallthat

came out and supported

them!

With the new year also

comestheinitialplanningfor

MensAuxiliaryDayand the

Cowboy Up Kickoff in May.

As always we will need

volunteers, auction items,

andpeople

to

get

donations

toward this great cause.

Therewillbemore to come

inthenextletter.

As always, please keep our

service members and their

familiesinyourthoughtsand

prayers, shake a Veterans

handwhengiventhechance,

and always remember our

freedom comes from their

sacrifices.

RespectfullySubmitted,

TroyD.Winter

Post 1223 Mens Auxiliary

President

Fargo, ND January 29, 2015

Albert E. Johnson has thrown

down the gauntlet and entered the2015 Pinewood Derby at Post762 in Fargo. The Derby will beheld on February 28, 2015.

The Official Weigh-In is at 12noon and the races begin at 1pm.

When asked what his expectedoutcome would be all he couldsay was Well do it.

Competition is expected to befearsome with many racers beingprofessionals.___________________________

Valentines Prime Rib

This year the Club is havingPrime Rib on Valentines Dayfrom 4-8pm. The cost is $25 for

each couple and $15 forindividuals.

Make your reservations now!!The places are going fast..218-233-6100

St. Patricks DayCorned Beef & Cabbage

$6Dont miss out on this one!


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Post News February & March 2015Comrades,

Winter is half way done and

it has been a nice one. I

hope all are staying warmand comfortable. I know we

are at the post because we

just put three brand newheating/cooling units on our

roof. Weve had some

issues with the old units

throughout the summer andinto the winter, but now that

problem is behind us. We

have a few things comingup on the radar; Valentines

day we will be serving

prime rib (see the add in

this circular for details), thestate Bantam Hockey

Tournament will be held

March 27th-29th, we willbe doing corned beef and

cabbage for St. Patricks

Day (also see the add), andMay 4, 2013 is the 4th

Annual Cruising For The

Cure Motorcycle Run. Ihope you can join us for

these fun events or stop bythe club and say hi.

Thank you,

Joe Butler, Commander

Dear Auxiliary Sisters,

Hope everyone had a great Holiday.

Last year was a great year and we look

forward to another good one. A lot ofyou showed up for the Christmas party

this year. We had a short meeting and

then played games with prizes and apotluck; it was nice to see so many

faces there.

The Post and Auxiliary has the Mid

Winter conference in Minneapolis.These meetings are always very

informative. The Junior Girls

Auxiliary will be joining us again thisyear. They made crafts that they will

be selling after the convention to fund

some of their expenses on helping the

local Veterans.Our membership is steadily going

down so if you know of anyone that

would like to join please have themcontact us and we can give them some

information on what we do. The

Auxiliary is a great way to give backto our local Veterans and we have

shown our commitment to them this

past year. We are always open forsuggestions on any ideas you may

have to improve the lives of ourVeterans and invite you to join us inour meetings which are the first

Mondays of every month at 6:00 PM.

Just as a reminder your 2015 Dues

should be turned in and if you have notyou should have received a reminder

in the mail with a stamped returned

envelope for your convenience. If youhave any questions on this please

contact me at 701-388-1563.

Thank you and can't to see what theNew Year bring.

Sincerely,

Joann Lien, President

Junior Girls News

The Jr Girls have been busy.

They have been up to the Fargo

VA to help the ladies of 1223with bingo the last two months

and they helped the VFWLA of

District 9 with bingo on Jan. 1st.For Christmas they came in and

baked and decorated sugar

cookies and made Christmas

decorations for all the patients atthe Fargo VA.

This Friday we head to

Minneapolis for the VFW Mid-Winter conference. Five of the

Jr Girls are planning to come.

This is a great time for them to

meet the members of the otherunits around the state. They

share ideas, laugh together and

have some fun. They met someof the girls two years ago at

camp, and they continue to be

friends and look forward to theopportunity to get together.

The Girls made a very nice

Poppy Display that went to thelast District meeting and will be

going to Mid-Winter to competein the contest. It is titledRemember the Forgotten, be

sure to look for it at the club, it

will be down there in a couple of

weeks.If you know any one that would

be interested in joining the Unit,

please give them my phonenumber.

Karen Haugen, Advisor701.367.1518

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