VFW Messenger. Commander s Message. Queensbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6196 and Auxiliary QVFWP6196.org. Loyalty, Honor, Service

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1 VFW Messenger Queensbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6196 and Auxiliary QVFWP6196.org Commander s Message Hello Brothers and Sisters: Volume 24. Issue 9 March 2018 Gary Kaiser, Commander Kelly Sweet, Editor Loyalty, Honor, Service Well we are past the half way mark of winter and we are all looking forward to spring. We still have some bad weather coming because Mother Nature always keeps on our toes. We celebrated our 51 st Anniversary with a pot luck style dinner enjoying all the favorite recipes of the members that attended. These events are planned for the upcoming months so keep these dates: May 1 st will be a Bike raffle by the Auxiliary to benefit the VFW National Children s Home to supply bikes for the children to enjoy. Contact the Auxiliary for tickets $5.oo each or a book of 5 for $20.00 May 26 th is our annual Commanders Project fundraiser. Elvis will be making an appearance at 2 & 6 pm. See the flyer inside. Advanced tickets are available. Tickets are at post or contact me at I attended the HMCC meeting and will attend the District 3 meeting and Chevron Ball. Both are concentrating on new membership and retention. The post need to obtain new members to continue the good work we provide to our local community. With the passing and aging of our founding members we need to interest the younger members of our military. If you have a brother, sister, son, grandson, daughter, granddaughter, nephew or niece that have served in combat zone and are eligible, Surprise them with an annual membership or purchase a Lifetime Membership to get them all the additional national benefits and discounts now available thru the VFW. I am still planning on a full spring cleaning both of the basement and the area around the post. The signs have taken a beating with the weather the last couple of years and need some TLC. Last by always, HELP is need at Bingo. Just a few hours each week to help sell cards or call back winners. Bingo provides the funds needed to help our local vets. That was the reason we joined to help our brothers and sisters. ONCE A VET ALWAYS A VET. God Bless our Troops. Commander Gary Kaiser

2 Auxiliary President s Message Anchored to Serve Our Veterans And Their Families Dear Comrades & Sisters- Wow! It seems like the year is flying by! March is here! And that means this year is coming to end. Yearend reports will have to be mailed in by the end of the month and now it s time to think about elections of officers. We will hold nominations and elections on April 16 at our regular meeting which starts at 6 pm. Please, if you are interested in an office or know someone is interested please come and make your nominations and vote! I encourage everyone to attend to the monthly meeting this month. Not only for elections, but for new information and would like your input as well! The organization is changing with the times and we will have more in the near future, about the dues process as well as new scholarships and programs for the coming year. I am very proud of our Auxiliary, as we have accomplished much this year. Winter is still here. The weather is unpredictable so stay prepared. Check in on your friends and neighbors. We are doing well with the kitchen for bingo, but as the weather improves, so does the crowd at bingo, and we are still in need of volunteers to help out in the kitchen. We are getting by with the handful of people that are willing to volunteer a couple of hours on Tuesday nights, so the people that are working it are getting very tired. Please consider giving a couple of hours of your time to help our VFW! I will be attending the District Gold Chevron Ball in Saratoga, and then on to Syracuse for the Auxiliary Spring Conference. It is my pleasure to represent you at these events, but I am hoping that more of our members take an interest in our mission to help not only our own VFW Post, but to help all our Veterans who have to fight for every benefit they can get and deserve. In order to help our Veterans, we must participate, and encourage other eligible members to join in with all we do. It is great to receive all the thank you notes from the schools, and charitable organizations that we donate to, and it gives us a great fuzzy feeling inside, but we need to continue to raise money in order to accomplish this. April 21, we have are hosting a Mother s Day Vendor Event and Craft show! Please come down and support us! We are still looking for a few vendors if you know any. Also donated baked goods would also be appreciated to help raise money and of course Anyone that wants to come down and help out is always appreciated. Also for those who have not paid their dues for Please do so as soon as possible. According to Section 104 in Bylaws and Ritual, The membership year of the Auxiliary is from January 1 to December 31. A member who has paid their dues to December 31 is in good standing. Loyally yours, Our meetings are the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 pm, and I hope that more of you can come and give us your input... For the March meeting which will be March 19, we are ordering delicious pizza and wings to have after our meeting and have invited the VFW to join us! So, if you can come and indulge please do! Kelli Anne Kennedy, President kelliannekennedy@hotmail.com

3 WE HAVE BINGO TUESDAYS!!!! Regular Tuesday night Bingo For 6:30 pm 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Food and Snacks available Come and enjoy yourself! VFW MOTTO Honor the dead by helping the living VFW POST DONATIONS February Total - $ Troop Support Items $ Postage Packages for Troop Support $ AUXILIARY DONATIONS February Total - $ South High Marathon Dance $ Post 6196 Support the Troops $ Dist 3 Ways & Means Donation $ Stratton VA Dist Easter Project $ National Officers Fund Raffle Donation $ Dept Ways & Means Vacation Raffle $ All Members, CHAPLAINS CORNER Richard Lee is our Post Chaplain and you can reach Dick at He is working hard to heal form some serious health issues. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he heals. The Auxiliary Chaplain is Stephanie Franck who can be reached at Please remember those of our members who reside in area Nursing facilities. Keep our ill comrades and sisters in your prayers. Please keep Paul Crossman as he is recovering from heart surgery. If you know of any member in distress or that needs cheering, you can always leave a message at the Post by calling If you hear about anyone who is having health problems (VFW or AUX) please use one of the above numbers or the Chaplains box to let us know. There is a very good chance that we do not know about it. Our Chaplain will be glad to send a get well card to a member or a sympathy card to the families.

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5 Warren County Veterans Service Officer s Report for March State Route 9, Lake George, NY * Phone: Fax: Denise A. Di Resta, Director/CVSO at direstad@warrencountyny.gov website: ~The Colmery Act (also known as the Forever GI Bill) includes significant education benefit changes that may affect you. Did you lose your VA education benefits due to a school closure or disapproval? You may be able to restore your benefits. Learn more and apply here. In addition to assistance with school closings, new legislation: Eliminates the 15-year time limit for those who left active duty on or after January 1, Provides up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to eligible individuals who are enrolled in a program of education in a STEM field. Allows Veterans who had eligibility under the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) and lost it due to the sunset of the program to have that service credited toward the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program. Find out more about benefits you may qualify for by visiting Explore.VA.gov. ~Pension Benefits - If you re a wartime Veteran who meets certain age or disability requirements, and your income and net worth are within certain limits, you may qualify for monthly payments through our Veterans Pension program. If you re a survivor of a wartime Veteran, you may also qualify for monthly payments if your income and net worth are within certain limits. Find out if you can get this tax-free benefit. Call us! ~Burials and Memorials - We can help Servicemembers, Veterans, and family members plan a burial or memorial service. Find out how to get burial benefits. Eligibility Find out if you or a family member can be buried in a VA national cemetery or get other burial honors. Pre-Need Eligibility Determination for Burial in a VA National Cemetery Find out ahead of time if you can be buried in a VA national cemetery and make the process of planning your burial easier for your family members in the event of your death. Plan a Burial for a Family Member Find out the steps you'll need to take to arrange for a family member's burial. Honor the Deceased with Memorial Items Find out how to honor the military service of a deceased Servicemember or Veteran with memorial items such as a headstone, medallion, flag, or Presidential Memorial Certificate. Spouses and other family members may qualify for certain memorial items as well. Learn about Burial Allowances and Survivor Compensation Find out if you can get help paying for funeral costs or other tax-free monetary benefits. Bereavement Counseling Find out if you qualify for assistance and support to help you through the emotional and psychological stress of a loved one s death. ~Life Insurance - If you re a Servicemember or Veteran or the spouse or dependent child of a Servicemember you may be able to get life insurance through VA. Life insurance options and eligibility, benefits for policyholders who are totally disabled or terminally ill, and managing your policy.

6 Larry Lambert Fan Club 12pm - 6pm Queensbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6196 and Auxiliary 32 Luzerne Road Queensbury, New York qvfwp6196.org March 2018 Pray for our troops at home and overseas God Bless America S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t RGLB Fan Club 12-6 pm Troop Support B WIC PROGRAM I 4 5 N Joe Ramsey G Elvis Show O American Legion Post pm 6: P M VFW & Aux Meeting 6 pm Bass Club! 25 26!!

7 CONTACT INFORMATION Commander Gary Kaiser Qmstr. Barry Cronkhite (post) (home) Service Off. Denise DiResta Adjutant Melissa Lopez-Bello (home) President Kelli Kennedy (cell) Sec/Treas Terry McGarr (cell)

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