From the Auxiliary President

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1 Volume #7 Issue #11 November 2016 Hello Comrades & Ladies, Everything has been running fairly well at the Post/Canteen. As some of you have seen, we split the wall and moved 6 feet to the opposite side. This really opens the entire room. We will move the pool table into the area on the other side of the wall soon. This will enable us to add seating in front of the bar and allow the pool players un-interrupted playing. On Oct 29 th we are having a Halloween costume party, Benny will be entertaining. This should be fun and interesting! We will be paying off our $207,000 mortgage in Nov., only 5 years after our Grand Opening. We are having a Mortgage burning party on Nov. 11 th. We are having steaks on a reserved seat basis because of limited seating. I m sorry to say all the reservations (60) are filled. Normal bar food service will not be available until after 7 PM. The bar and coin bar will be available for seating of those not eating. Nov. 12 th is the Marine Corp. birthday with meatloaf dinner at 5 PM and festivities at 7. On Thanksgiving we ll open at Noon and have a free turkey dinner for Veterans and their family at 2 PM. Tanks for supporting the VFW and we ll see you there. Be safe. Jim From the Commander From the Auxiliary President In This Issue From the Commander From the Auxiliary President From the Canteen Manager Officers Auxiliary Officers Event Flyers Adjutant s Report November Calendar Canteen Menus The Back Page Well it's that time again for Turkey and all of the fixings. Cannot wait. I love this Holiday. Since our regular meeting is on the fourth Thursday and Thanksgiving is on that day our meeting will be held on November 17th at 7pm. Wanted to make sure that all members are aware of this if you were not at the meeting in October. Reminder that November 19th from 8am-4pm is our Bake Sale and Bizarre. This will be the first time at the new Post that we are going to have a Holiday Bizarre. So, anyone that is wanting a table to sell their product the price is $10.00 for one table and $15.00 for two tables. Please let me know if you are interested in having a table. I believe that we have four vendors coming in so there is plenty of tables left. We will also be having lots of Baked Goods from our wonderful bakers of the Auxiliary. This will be a fund raiser for our Veterans Relief. So, make sure you come early to stock up on all of the wonderful goodies. Last month our Auxiliary bought ball caps for the low-income Veterans that are living at the apartments near the college and it went very well. We also donated toilet paper from our last meeting and I thank everyone that participated. I will look into seeing if these Veterans are in need of other items and will let you all know at out next meeting. Also, we were informed that the Fisher House is in need of K-cups of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and apple cider. So, when you are out and about and come across a sale please pick some up and bring them to the Post. We will then take them to the Fisher House. Again, I want to thank all of you for your volunteer hours and assistance in helping out our Veterans and their families. If you have any issues, questions or request to please contact me. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Jenifer Harris

2 Officers Commander: Jim Vanderhieden Sr. Vice Commander: Glen Fisher Jr. Vice Commander: Herb Lavin Quartermaster: Terry Clark Adjutant: Bruce Maas Chaplain: Richard Yeates Service Officer: Larry Ross Canteen Manager: Michelle Rex Scuttlebutt Editor: Nelson Copeland Post Address: Vancouver VFW Post N Andresen Rd Vancouver, WA General Meeting Thursday November 10 Auxiliary Meeting Thursday November 17 AMVET Meeting Tuesday November 8 National Home National home lifetime memberships only cost $35. This is a GREAT cause so please sign up today. You may have noticed the little blue house banks sitting on some of the tables at the post. These are for the National Home. Any spare change, dollar bills, 5 s or whatever you want to donate is greatly appreciated. Thank you to all who donated to this most worth while cause. Thanks to your donations, I have sent over $100 to the National Home so far Auxiliary Officers President: Sr. Vice President: Jr. Vice President: Cootie Meeting Sunday November 13 Jenifer Harris LaVonne Eggen Mary Jordan VFW Website: Treasurer: Conductor: Chaplain: Guard: Trustees: Secretary: Pam Vanderheiden George Fich Carolyn Myers Janelle Brossard Pam Hutcheson 3rd yr. JoAnn Wisner 2nd yr. Debbie Andrew 1st yr. MJ Moran - appointed

3 From the Canteen Manager Well it is officially here, the Holiday Season has arrived. As we all know November has always been a very busy month at the Post. With Veterans Day, the Honor Guard has many details on the books. We also have the Veterans Day Parade the morning of the 5th.We welcome any members that would like to be a part of this fun to arrive at the Post at 8am. I was informed that we will have the Deuce and a half available to transport and deliver members that would like to participate in the parade. This is rain or shine, dress appropriately... Our next event of the month is Friday Nov11th. Most everyone was informed by either or via Facebook about our "Mortgage Burning Party". We are serving a reservation only dinner that evening and that was sold out in 2 days. We will have seating at the bar for those that are not having dinner. Our reason for limited dinners is the seating that we lack. We do not get table turnover here as you all already know. I will be placing names on tables for the dinner service and also an estimated time that your table will be served. If you were not able to get on the list we are starting waiting list that we will utilize in the event of someone canceling. Please understand just because you are on the wait list, it does not mean you will be called. We will go down the list by first to last. The real celebration/ ceremony will begin at 8pm that evening. There are so many of you that have had a hand in either the building process of this great Post and/ or supporting it in every way possible. THANKS TO YOU ALL!!! I hope you can be here on the 5th anniversary of this Posts new location and the final payoff of our mortgage note. Saturday November 12th we will be celebrating the Marine Corp Birthday. Dinner will be 5-7pm as usual with the ceremonies beginning at 7pm. I hope you will join us on this day and evening of great fun. starting the 2nd Tuesday this month we will be having Trivia Night in the Canteen! It's free to play and starts at 630. If this goes well,which I hope it will. Every Tuesday will be Trivia Night. I would like to thank Amy and Rob D for making this happen. So come check it out!! Of course we cant over look Thanksgiving... The Post will be open at noon and serving a meal at no cost to Veterans and their families. If you would like to share a side dish there will be a list behind the bar to fill out. The Post will provide the turkeys, potatoes, stuffing and rolls. I hope you will join us. The following day the 25th we will open one hour late, at 11am. On the business side, I would like to mention a few recent changes. Tina is now working Mon-Fri days and no longer cooking our Sunday breakfasts. With change there is always friction of some sort. I have heard some of the "complaints" and I promise we/i are addressing them. I am proud of the people that we have here as a support team of hard working individuals. and also of the way they respond to tasks as they arise. Thank you for your feed back. Remember we cant fix it if we don't know your feelings. I am also aware that pleasing everyone is next to impossible. I will do my very best to see to it that everything goes forward with success. I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season. Stay healthy and well. God Bless and thank you for your service!!! Michelle Rex

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8 From the Adjutant Fellow Comrades, Our post has come a long way in the last five years. Every member should be proud of the accomplishments we have made. As we say in the Navy, Brave Zulu to all. Once again our post honor guard will be busy from Nov 1st to the 10th, visiting local area schools and community events for Veteran's Day. If you can help out please see Richard Alvarez. Don't forget the Veterans Parade on Nov 5. Voice of Democracy/Patriot's Pen needs judges, please see Bob Myers. Youth Essay event will be held at the post Dec 8. Open meeting night for all members. Our Events Committee is hard at work with post events. In Nov/ Dec., every comrade is asked to volunteer where you can to help make these events successful for our post and your fellow veterans. Calendar of Events Breakfast is served at the post Sun Sunday Big Screen Football Queen of Hearts Drawing Sun (1730 Drawing) Taco Night on Wed Friday/Saturday Night Dinner and Music 1700-Closing Nov 05 - Veterans Day Parade (Fort Vancouver) 1100 Nov 05 - VFW Bingo (Vancouver VA) 1800 Nov 06 - House Committee Meeting (Monthly Only) 1600 Nov 08 - Election Day Nov 08 - AMVETS Meeting 1900 Nov 09 - Vancouver Barracks Cemetery Flag Placement 1600 Nov 10 - Clark Co. Vets Board (Downtown) 1400 Nov 10 - Post Membership Meeting 1900 Nov 11 - Veteran's Day Ceremony (Reserve Ctr) 1100 Nov 12 - Marine Corp Birthday Party 1700 Nov 13 - Cooties Meeting 1400 Nov 14 - Vancouver Barracks Cemetery Flag Removal 1600 Nov 14 - DAV Chapter Meeting (GracePoint Church) 1900 Nov 17 - Auxiliary Meeting 1900 (One Week Early) Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Day (Post Open) Dec 03 - VFW Bingo (Vancouver VA) 1830 Dec 04 - House Committee 1800 Dec 08 - Post Open Meeting For VOD 1800 Dec 11 - Cooties Meeting 1400 Dec 17 - Start of Winter Break Dec 22 - Auxiliary Meeting 1900 (Subject to Change) Dec 25 - Christmas Day (Post to Open after 1300) Dec 31 - New Years Eve Party at Post

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11 VFW 7824 Scuttlebutt 400 N Andresen Rd Vancouver, WA USA PLACE POSTAGE HERE The Back Page with Nelson Greeting all! Wow, can you say time flying? I can t believe how quickly this years is going. We have Thanksgiving coming up, the post will be open after noon and we will be serving a Turkey dinner at 2. Come down and help out or just have dinner.. I don t want to repeat all the goings on this month here, it has been stated by others in this newsletter. However, check out all the flyers and come down and support your post. Speaking of supporting your post, we all owe a huge Thank You to our officers and committees that we have had since opening up 5 years ago. Can you believe that we will be paying off our mortgage on our 5th anniversary? That is totally awesome!! Well done everyone. As we come into the last two months of the year, this means that we are into the biggest holiday time of the year. I would ask that you don t forget the less fortunate as you plan your holiday season. There are a lot of opportunities to help, not only at your post, but also at the VA hospital as well as other organizations around the city and county. Nelson Contact Us Give us a call for more information about our organization or your membership. Vancouver VFW Post N Andresen Rd Vancouver, WA (360) info@vfw7824.org Visit us on the web at: Facebook Group Page Join the VFW and help our Veterans!