Chapter Commander Comments HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
J hope you enjoyed the holiday season and that 2009 is filled with good health and happiness for us all. I'd like to start this newsletter with a very sincere thank you to all of the members that made 2008 a great success; from the ones that handed out door prizes at meetings, to the ones who collected donations for our Forget-Me-Not Benevolence Fund which helps so many of our local veterans in need throughout the year. I met a lot of members at the Military Appreciation Day at Golden Corral. I really enjoyed answering your questions and listening to your ideas. With over 1,450 members in Chapter #003, we hear from and do a lot for this community. If you are retiring from a 2nd job and/or are looking for something worthwhile to fill your time, please come to one of our meetings and get to know your comrades and get involved. If we don't continue to do our part and learn from the past, we won't be able to keep our organizations strong, and we will lose the benefits our past leaders fought so hard for. And believe me, there are those who are working against us; so we must continue to fight to keep what is ours.
Our
chapter has been very active in the community. We recently participated in the
Veteran's Day Parade; thanks to Norman McCoy who drove the DAV van. Our Auxiliary
Commander: Mildred Brown, State Chaplain: Doris Jamison, and I really enjoyed
seeing the streets lined with people waving flags.We were led by our state commander: Greg Dearborn , and followed by followed by life member Norman Watts , who sported two of his fine clasic cars.It was a really great day enjoyed by all . Also in November , we worked with our DAV mobile service officer . In that one day , we were able to assist 32 veterans and their dependents with their VA claims , Thank you Harley Heroes for sponsoring this event .Most reciently , our chaplan :Mose Polk and his assistant chaplans :Eddie Gilmore,Chuck Wiley , Bob Crawley,Charles Edlin and Charles Wheeler delivered 150 fruit baskets to our shutins and veterans and nursing homes and rehab homes..Thanks to a verry generous donation in Radcliff,Chaplan Polk also had the pleasure of delivering 40 hand made lap blankets.to keep the veteran's legs warm this
winter . Our auxilliary attended their fall conference in Cincinnati and the have been busy every sinse the auxillary play an important roll in the DAV.We can never thank them enough for the work they do for the chapter and the comunnity . It takes a lot of dedication and team work to accomplish as much as our unit and chapter does . It is nice to belong to a group with so much pride and "CAN - DO" attitude . I am grateful for everyone of you ! Our next chapter meeting is Jan 8th . Make your news years resolution to join us in making a difference May God Bless and keep us all safe .
Commander Gary L. Rice
474 Gray Rd . Hodgenville Ky 42748 ( 270) 769 -1083 glrice@windstream.net
site. Due the cost of bulk mail, we a re trying to have members access the newsletter on line on the DAV web
site . There will be weekly changes to this online letter that cannot be done with our bulk mail.This will be one way to help keep down the cost to our Chapter, which is going up constantly. We appreciate any comments that will help our online newsletter.
Greetings to each of you ,
I pray everyone enjoyed the Christmas Holidays and stayed warm and safe.
As we begin the new year ,may we all be a little kinder,a little bit more loving to friends and neighbors, remember to keep God in our hearts as he is in control .
A bit of good news ; The state auxiliary Commander,Veronica Munley , had one of her fund raisers this year, a $300.00 gift card from Wal-mart . Unit # 300 was the winner.The money will come in handy for our anual gifts to VA hospitals
Our prayers go out to the sick and shut-ins, and the families who have lost loved ones.
The 13th NEC meeting is soon approaching, so we need to make plans to attend. I believe it is January 24,2009 and will be held at the holiday inn in Clarksville, Ind. May there be peace on earth and bring our troops home safely l
Respectfully submitted Doris Jameson Adjutant DAVA 03
Greetings !
As we end 2008 please know what a pleasure it has been for me to serve as your Chaplan these past months.But it has only been with the help of many of you that i have been able to,hopefully ,meet your needs.Thanks to those that keep me informed when needs arise. As i continue to serve as your chaplain ,I continue to ask for your help.If i can be of assistance to you , Please don't hesitate to call me at 769-2182..
Looking Forward to 2009 and a blessed new year,
Mose Polk ,Chaplan,DAV chapter #003
