nd Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33709

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1 nd Street N Saint Petersburg, FL VFW Post nd Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33709

2 Frank Lafferty - Post Service Officer VFW Commander...Ed Moody Sr. Vice.tom Gordon Jr. Vice.Frank Lafferty Quartermaster...Bob Henderson Adjutant..Tim Blankley Chaplain.Bernie Bos Surgeon...Tom Gordon Judge Advocate...Tim Blankley Service Officer...Frank Lafferty Trustee 3... Marvin Koonz Trustee 2...Al Mueller Trustee 1..WILLIAM ESTELLE Meeting 1 st Wednesday of the Month 7:00PM Annual Membership Dues: Renewal $43 New Member $45 House Committee Meeting Last Sunday of Each Month Following Joint LADIES AUXILIARY President Janet Moody Sr. Vice Cindy Estell Jr. Vice.Jackie Blankley Treasurer Marie Williams Secretary.. Guard B.J. O Brien Chaplin Loretta Maroonick Conductress.Stefanie Thompson Patriotic Instr Vickie Wing Historian Dottie Sullivan Trustee 3 Cindy Estell Trustee 2 Mary Rhodes Trustee 1...Dottie Sullivan MEN S AUXILIARY President...Rick Stroud Sr. Vice..Don Rimel Jr. Vice...Dan Rhodes Sec/Treas..Jason Estell Chaplin..Dennis Doutt Trustee 3 Mark Carver Trustee 2 Chuck Danks Trustee 1.Paul Herrick Guard Roger McLendon I will be available for general benefit questions or to set up future appointment dates: Mondays (2-4) or Wednesdays (3 6) at the Post. All benefit sessions will be by appointment only in order that I can devote my full attention to your issues. The summer issue of VETERANS HEALTH MATTERS, VISN 8 s quarterly wellness magazine for Veterans, is now in the main hospital and clinics system-wide. It s also available on-line. Please pick up an issue and take it home. You can also read it online. English version: Bay Pines Update: The Scheduling Pilot Program is supposed to continue. The program where you used to receive reminder cards to make an appointment will no longer be used. Now, when you leave an appointment, you should receive a slip with your next scheduled appointment (if within 390 days). Audiology and Optometry direct scheduling pilot program has ended. The VA will be reviewing the program results to make further recommendations. I have not received official word but I assume you go back to going through your primary for future appointments. If I hear differently I will let you know. Bay Pines News NEW Enhancement to the VetLink Kiosk System - Health Care Access Questionnaire To increase awareness of Veterans satisfaction to health care access, the National Leadership Council s Veteran Experience Committee (VEC) will utilize the VetLink kiosk system as a short term solution for capturing real-time feedback. -- After the Veteran has completed all check-in requirements at the kiosk, a one page questionnaire will be displayed to the Veteran as follows: "How satisfied are you that you got today s appointment when you wanted it?" Completely Satisfied; Satisfied; Neutral; Dissatisfied; Completely Dissatisfied Target date for system-wide activation of the questionnaire is the week of August 17, Data collected from the questionnaire will be used to improve the Veteran experience. An educational document with screen shots of the check-in process and questionnaire can be accessed by clicking here. Frank Lafferty Junior Vice Commander BUDDY POPPY Drive: A volunteer sheet has been posted on the Post Activities and Announcements board in the Canteen. The event will take place the weekend before Veterans Day which falls on a Wednesday. The poppy drive will be held on Saturday November 7 and Sunday November 8. We will have the same locations as last year (Winn Dixie and Walmart). Looking for volunteers for the 10:00 AM-12: 00 PM slots and the 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM slots. Meeting 1 st Monday of the Month 7:00PM Annual Dues Renewal $30 New $35 Meeting 2nd Wed. of the Month 7:00PM Annual Dues Renewal $30 New $33 I can also be contacted by via phone or . Franklafferty@live.com Cell: (call or text)

3 Every Saturday With Tela 6:00 10:00pm Post Monthly Birthday Party Last Saturday of the Month Starting at 6pm Come on Down & Let s Celebrate Free Drink for Oldest and Youngest 2nd & 4th Saturday every month Noon??? Full menu not available during Cookout VFW Steak Night 1st & 3rd Saturday 4 7pm $10 per person Includes steak (cooked to order), baked potato, salad & dinner roll Full menu not available after 2:00pm My Fellow Comrades I would like to thank everyone who helped with the painting of the canteen. It looks very nice. The roof has been repaired and our next big project will be the back hall. We are also working on getting the air conditioner replaced and new smoke eaters for the back hall. Steak dinners will start back up in October and we have several functions planned for this winter that will be FUN for everyone. Thank you members for all your support. The members are the ones who make our Post a success! Sincerely Yours, Ed Moody Commander Post 4364

4 Hello Members, I would like to thank the auxiliary for all your support. As a TEAM, we will have a great year. I am hoping to see more members coming to the meetings and getting involved as we begin accepting male members to the auxiliary. There will be nominations and elections at our September meeting for Chaplain & Trustee. Our Marathon Bingo is scheduled for October 18. Please come and join us. It is an honor to serve our Veterans. Janet Moody VFW 4364 Auxiliary President Hello Members, The Men s Auxiliary has continued to do the cookouts on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month through the summer. We hope to have everyone join us on these days. It is a fun time and we try not to let the heat and rain stop us. For Halloween we will be raffling an ipad. Please see one the Men s Auxiliary members for your tickets. As we move through this year we look forward to working with everyone. Rick Stroud MAUX 4364 President Always remember The goodness of the LORD Bernie Bos Chaplain, Post 4364 Frank Lafferty Service Officer Available for questions and benefits help every Monday 2-4pm & Wednesday 3-6pm You can also contact Frank to arrange an appointment at: (call or text) Franklafferty@live.com Every 7:00pm Speed Bingo $250 Coverall Guaranteed each week least 30 players playing large pack MEAT-O 1st and 3rd It s a Blast!! Come Check It Out You Could Win Some Meat!! *** $1 per game 12 Games for $12 By the pack of 12 games at the beginning and receive a door prize ticket for a drawing at the end for a special prize! ***

5 Full menu available 7 days a week 11:00am til 7:00pm NOTE: Full menu is not available on the 2nd & 4th Saturday (Cookout), after 2pm on VFW Steak Night and the kitchen closes at 6pm on meeting nights. 6pm to 9pm Does NOT include: Water, Soda and $1 Drafts Your Bartenders are Volunteers. Please take care of them when you visit the canteen! with Ed Moody 2pm to 5pm In Memory Of Roy Taylor Jean Flattery Al Disken Ida Disken Sam King Col. Dee Anderson, USAF Norma Gordon James Snyder Marilyn Grant Eric S Haley, Past Commander Robert Keseleski Donald W Krieter, Past Commander Donald J Krieter, Past Commander Phillip McCollam, USAF Alexander Nedzynski, Past Commander Marietta Nedynski, Past LA President Denny Swickheimer Glenn Peoples, AKA Thumper Larry Land Gene Barrs, Past Dist.9 & Post Commander Marge Swickheimer Billy Hammer Tony R. Horsemon Connie Fries BOOSTERS Lifetime Boosters Jerry Fish James R Gilbert Gail Haley, Past LA President Christian M Krieter Earl D Lochner Sr Mildred McCollam William Pringle Charles & Shirley Scott Paul & Deb Herrick Miles Jones Marilyn McNight Hillard Land Dottie Sullivan Ann Holt Wendell & Cindy Estell Al Mueller BECOME A BOOSTER $5.00 Annually or $25 Lifetime Booster In Memory of : Mail in this form with your check to: Pinellas Park VFW Post nd Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33709

6 Visit the Post Website VFW Post 4364 is now on Facebook! Check us vfwveteransvillage.org

7 Pinellas Park VFW 4364 Auxiliary Fundraiser Living Memory Lockets Choose from various styles and charms Visit our website at To print an order form or contact Tela Harbold at Pricing: 30mm Lockets with up to 6 charms $ mm Lockets with up to 5 charms $ mm Lockets with up to 3 charms $15.00 Bangle Watch with up to 5 charms $20.00 Necklace watch NO charms $20.00 Locket Watches with up to 5 charms $20.00 Addi onal charms can be purchased $1 to $2 per charm. Come see all the changes at the Post! Meet the officers! Join in and have some fun!!

8 September 2015 October 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat VFW Steak Night Will return in October 1 2 VFW 3 Meat-O Bingo 4 5 w/ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Meat-O Bingo 2 3 w/ VFW Steak Night 4-7pm 6 7 LABOR DAY PICNIC 8 9 MAUX w/ MAUX Cookout 12 -?? AUX 7pm 7 VFW w/ Ed 2-5pm w/ MAUX Cookout 12 -?? 13 Game Day 1pm AUX 7pm Chicken Noodle Casserole & garlic toast $ Meat-O Bingo w/ 26 w/ MAUX Cookout 12 -?? Sept B-Day 13 Game Day 1pm MAUX w/ Ed 2-5pm 21 5p to Close w/ Ed 2-5pm 15 Ham Salad Sandwich w/chips & Pickle $4.00 Meat-O Bingo w/ VFW Steak Night 4-7pm District 9 Post MAUX Cookout 12 -?? w/ 27 Joint Meeting 11AM to Close 25 Joint Meeting 11AM w/ Ed 2-5pm w/ Oct. B-Day Party Labor Day Picnic Noon to 5pm $3 plate