DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

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1 DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS GENERAL ORDERS #2 AUGUST 2011 General Orders are to be read at each Post Meeting and placed on file For the benefit of newly elected and appointed officers, the General Orders are designed to keep you and your membership informed of activities at National and State levels and to provide answers to questions you may be asked during your year. They are prepared and e- mailed to reach you the first week of each month. Best wishes for a most successful year. 1.) REGISTRATION VFW NATIONAL CONVENTION: In accordance with the requirements of Section 222 of the By-Laws, Posts are urged to complete and mail the registration forms and payment of delegate fees to National for the National Convention in San Antonio, Texas; August 27-Sept. 1, NATIONAL CONVENTION POST AND DELEGATE REGISTRATION: Section 222 of the National By-Laws states "Each Post will pay, in advance, a National Convention registration fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) which shall entitle the Post to a packet of convention information and materials and one identified registered delegate for the National Convention. Each additional delegate attending the National Convention will pay a ten dollar ($10) delegate fee. " Each Post is encouraged to register at least one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate for each thirty 30) members or fraction thereof. Delegates and alternates shall be elected in accordance with the Manual of Procedure. 2.) MESSAGE FROM STATE COMMANDER PAUL LLOYD: 1) Thank you everyone that attended the Department outing, a record (in recent years) turn out. Thanks also to John Lilly and The Franklin Post for doing an outstanding job on the meals. Thanks to Winchester VFW Post, Ladies and Men's Auxiliaries for the support and allowing us to hold our events there. 2) Trustee Audits: In past years an acceptable practice was to allow only 2 trustees to sign the reports, no where is that allowed in the bylaws, starting with the June audit the trustee reports will have all 3 trustee signatures, plus the Commanders signature and the QM's information before they will be accepted at the Department QM's office, if not they will be returned. 3) It is the responsibility of all duly elected and appointed Department Officers and Chairmen to attend required meetings, if you absent yourself from 2 consecutive meetings you can be removed as per National Bylaws. District Commanders if you cannot make the Council meetings please ensure that your Sr or Jr will be there. If anyone can not attend a meeting please notify myself and/or the Department Adjutant. 3.) HOMECOMING "RICHARD DENOYER : The Department of Massachusetts, welcomes you and sincerely hopes you will join "The Homecoming Celebration" they have planned for National Commander-In-Chief Richard Denoyer, on September 15-18, 2011 in Quincy, Mass. Contact State Adjutant Dana Hussey for further information.

2 4.) HOMECOMING "GWEN RANKIN : The Department of California welcomes you and sincerely hopes you will join "The Homecoming Celebration" they have planned to honor National President Gwen Rankin, on September 22-25, 2011 in Sacramento, CA. Contact State Adjutant Dana Hussey for further information. 5) REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: Request for a Department Representative for a special event, must be submitted in writing to the Department Adjutant, PO Box 6025, East Rochester, NH or stateheadquarters@nh.vfwwebmail.com 6) STATE COMMANDER S SPECIAL PROJECT: New Hampshire National Guard Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund State Commander Paul Lloyd has chosen the New Hampshire National Guard Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund as his special project. It is the Commander s goal to Raise as much money as possible this year in support of New Hampshire active duty and their families. Please help the Commander honor and support our military and their families. Please send all donations to State Quartermaster Bill Champagne if you wish to get credit. 7) FALL CONFERENCE/ PROGRAM REVIEW AND COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION: The Fall Conference/Program Review will be at the Laconia VFW on October 22, Registration at 8:30 AM Conference starts at 9:00 AM. Council of Administration meeting will be October 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Laconia VFW Post Home in Laconia, NH. Finance and Budget Committee meetings will be at 1:00 PM on October 22, 2011 Veterans Service Committees will be at 1:00 PM on October 22, ) REPORTS: All reports will be filed On Line starting this year. State Adjutant Dana Hussey will be in every District providing training for anyone having a hard time with this concept. So far the State Adjutant has done training in District One and District Four. We have had a good turn out and the training is well received. On-Line Training will be August 7, 2011 in Kingston at 9:00 am for District Seven, August 14, 2011 in Nashua at 1:00 pm for District Six and October 16, 2011 in Union at 2:00 pm for District Three. This does not mean that you have to wait until the Adjutant is in your area if you need help. You can attend any one of the training sessions or, if urgent, call me and I will come to your post. The topics we train on are: On-Line Program Reporting for New Hampshire, The new web mail system for all Commanders, Adjutants, Quartermasters, Service Officers Department Officers and Chairman and how to use the On Line Membership System effectively with National. 9) DISTRICT MEETING ASSIGNMENTS: AUGUST District 5 Winchester 10:00 AM Jr. Vice, James Golden SEPTEMBER 2011: 25 District 4 Bristol 10:00 AM State Chaplain, Bruce Carbone 25 District 7 Hampstead 10:00 AM State Sr. Vice, Greg Lynch

3 10) DEADLINE: The deadline for information going into the General Orders is the 20 th of each month. Send all requests to State Adjutant - Dana Hussey, PO Box 6025, East Rochester, NH Adjutant contact info is: Phone: , Fax: and Cell: ) ROSTER BOOK CHANGES: The roster book was given out at the Council meeting on July 23, 2011 to the Post and District Officers that were in attendance. The rest are being mailed to Post Commanders for Commanders, Adjutants and Quartermasters. Please let the Department Adjutant know if you find any errors. Page 8. All State Judges I have Darwin Beeman listed twice, one of those should read Ron Miller. Page 31. Post Commander reads James Thompson, should read Donald Thompson. 12) VOICE OF DEMOCRACY, PATRIOTS PEN & TEACHER AWARDS: Voice of Democracy, Patriots Pen and Teachers awards will be done together this year. The Deadlines will be the same for all programs. Midnight, November 1, Entries to the Post November 15, Completion of Post judging December 12, Completion of District judging December 19, District participation reports to Department Chairmen January 7, Completion of Department judging January 15, Department winners to National January 31, Department reports to National Please forward any questions to Dana Hussey/Tina Greenlaw. State Adjutant State Commander Dana Hussey Paul J. Lloyd Standing Up For Veteran and Families

4 7/25/2011 QUARTERMASTER REPORT POST CANT- DELG. POPPY POppy POPPY CHARTER MENSAUX AUDITS AUDITS AUDITS AUDITS POST LOCATION BONDS INSPECT.AUX HOME TEEN NAT'L VFW 11-12AUX 11-12MENAUX MENSAUX BOND JUNE SEPT DEC MARCH DISTRICT#5 NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO 799 KEENE NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO 3968 WINCHESTER NO NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO 4234 HINSDALE NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 5613 JAFFREY NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 8268 BENNINGTON NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO FITZWILLIAM NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO 4354 ALSTEAD NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO DISTIRCTI#6 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 483 NASHUA NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 4368 MILFORD NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 5791 HUDSON NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 8214 MANCHESTER NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 8401 BEDFORD NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO 8641 MERRIMACK NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 9347 N.MANCHESTER NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO PELHAM NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO HOLLIS NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO DISTRICT#7 NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO 168 PORTSMOUTH NO NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO 1088 KINGSTON NO NO YES YES YES NO 5000 YES YES NO NO NO 1617 DERRY NO NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO 2181 EXETER NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 4479 RAYMOND NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO 7217 NORTHWOOD NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 8179 LONDONDERRY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 8546 SALEM NO NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO LEE NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO HAMPSTEAD NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO REVISED7/20/11 Page 2

5 7/25/2011 QUARTERMASTER REPORT POST POST CANT- DELG. POppy POppy POPPY CHARTER MENSAUX AUDITS AUDITS AUDITS AUDITS I POST LOCATION BONDS INSPECT.AUX HOME TEEN NAT'L VFW 11-12AUX 11-12MENSAUX MENSAUX BOND JUNE SEPT DEC MARCH AMOUNT AMOUNT DISTRICT#1 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 816 LITTLETON NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 2520 BERLIN NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 3041 LANCASTER NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 5243 N.STRATFORD NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 5386 BARTLETT NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 6808 GROVETON NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO WHITEFIELD NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO DISTRICT#2 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 808 CLAREMONT NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 4483 PLYMOUTH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 5245 N.HAVERHILL NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 8497 CHARLESTOWN NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 9552 W. LEBANON NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DISTRICT#3 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 1772 ROCHESTER NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 4485 SOMERSWORTH NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 7663 UNION NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO 8270 OSSIPEE NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO 8393 MILTON NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DOVER NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ALBANY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DISTRICT#4 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 1631 CONCORD NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO 1670 LACONIA NO NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO 1698 FRANKLIN NO NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO 2860 SUNCOOK NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO BRISTOL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CONTOOCOOK NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Page 1

6 Is there pride in serving our military? Are you proud of your country?

7 Student entries: November 1, 2011 Complete Post Judging: November 15, 2011 Winner to District: No Later than December 5, 2011 District Winner to Department: December 12, 2011 Achievement Awards banquet: January 21, 2012 Sheraton Harbor Side, Portsmouth, NH Dana Hussey, State Chairman Tina Greenlaw, State Chairman

8 Recent CERF Activity cases $9, 900 in grants cases $12, 000 in grants cases $19, 400 in grants cases $68, 000 in grants cases $93, 000 in grants cases $62, 000 in grants cases $62, 222 in grants cases $105, 000 in grants cases $58, 408 in grants The CHAPLAIN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND is a 501c3 Tax Exempt entity; IRS ID Number It is also listed with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC); CFC ID Number 6006 For more information or to make a tax-deductible contribution to our Heroes In Uniform, write to: Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund P.O. Box 3448 Concord, NH Your check may be made payable to: Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund or CERF CHAPLAIN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND New Hampshire National Guard Most Significant Needs Housing 44% Utilities 21 % Auto repairs 12 % Medical expenses 5 % Miscellaneous 8 % April 2010 Bringing financial relief to New Hampshire s Military Families since 1990

9 What is the Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund? The fund ( CERF for short) was created to provide quick, temporary financial help for military members and their families who are facing unexpected financial needs. Managed by volunteer trustees, who are military chaplains from various branches, CERF was created in 1990 as a private, non-profit, tax-exempt entity registered with the IRS. It s express purpose is to assist military families with emergency financial needs such as rent and mortgage payments, heating fuel and other utilities, car repairs and insurance, medical bills, prescriptions, and the like. It is intended to be treated as an emergency safety net and not an additional source of income. Grants are normally given once per family per calendar year but may be given more than once if the sum of the requested amounts does not exceed the current yearly limit in effect. Grants are considered a gift and not a loan and are not required to be repaid. Where does the money come from? The fund is supported and sustained entirely by the generosity of members of the military community and the community at large. Donations come from a variety of sources such as civic groups, churches, individuals, military unit Family Readiness Groups, and fund raisers by a variety of organizations. Local corporations and businesses are also valued partners in supporting our military families through CERF. Where does the money go? Eligibility requirements are simple: any participating service member of the military, regardless of branch, who resides in or drills in New Hampshire, is eligible to receive these benefits. With the exception of sundry expenses such as stationary, stamps, and fees, 100% of contributions flow directly to the needs of military families. There are no salary or overhead expenses. How are the funds dispersed? The funds are dispersed to the individual in the form of a check that is made out to the creditor(s) and mailed directly to the applicant requesting help. How do Service Members Apply? Following a few simple steps brings relief from financial stressors. 1. Get an application. CERF resources may be accessed from multiple starting points. Application forms are available from : Deployment Cycle Support Care Coordinator NH American Red Cross. Call or visit your local office. Military Family Assistance Center. NHNG Chaplain s Office. Phone numbers and closest locations are available through your unit. 2. Complete application form. Follow the simple instructions on the form.. 3. Provide Copies. Bill(s) 4. Submit packet. Mail application to the address on the application. 5. Wait for check to arrive. Allow at least a week to process the application.

10 CHAPLAIN S EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND Pledge Form The fund ( CERF for short) was created to provide quick, temporary financial help for military members and their families who are facing unexpected financial needs. Donor Information (please print or type) Name Billing address City State ZIP Code Telephone (home) Telephone (business) Fax Pledge Information I (we) pledge a total of $ to be paid: now monthly quarterly yearly. I (we) plan to make this contribution in the form of: cash check credit card other. Gift will be matched by (company/family/foundation). form enclosed form will be forwarded Acknowledgement Information Please use the following name(s) in all acknowledgements: I (we) wish to have our gift remain anonymous. Signature(s) Date Please make checks, corporate matches, or other gifts payable to: CERF, NHNG c/o FUND TRUSTEES 279 Shaker Road Concord, NH 03301