Commander November 1, 2017 General Orders # 5 2017 2018 Series, published monthly by the VFW Department of Idaho. To be read at regular Post meetings, and placed in file for future reference. 1. I have rescinded my appointment of Bob Jones to the National VFW Programs Committee. My new appointment to the National VFW Programs Committee is Nate Suekel. Nate is a Life Member of Capitol City Post 63 and District 5 Commander. This committee will formally meet at the National Convention in Kansas City, MO in July 2018. Thank you, Nate for your commitment to serve. 2. Membership 2017-2018: With 4 months behind us District 8 is still in the lead with 90.27%. The new addition to the 100% club is Montpelier in District 7. District and Post membership chairpersons please continue to encourage our yearly pay members to extend their membership early. Let s make 100% by December 31 st. Sr. Vice Commander Rockey Davis has put together a letter that can easily be adapted to your post. It encourages your yearly pay members to extend their membership early or, better yet, convert to life and receive no more dues notices. 3. District and Post Commanders: Now is the time to be looking at the All State and All American Requirements for your District and Post. There are differences. Pull up the SOP s on the Department website and read them again. 4. Western Conference will be November 3 4 in San Diego. Senior Vice Commander Rockey Davis and I will be attending. Chief of Staff / PSC George Peacock will be in charge while I am gone. 5. Veterans Day Programs and Buddy Poppy distribution: Remember every Post is to distribute the VFW Buddy Poppy. Poppies grew across the war-torn battlefields of Europe in World War I, and this year marks the 100 th anniversary of the U.S. entering that war. Be prepared to help our Veterans in need with a Post Relief fund. 6. Community Activities: We still have Posts not reporting to the State Junior Vice Commander. If Bill had any hair, he would be pulling it out. Get those reports in please. That is how we maintain our nonprofit status with the IRS. And, please, send them directly to Bill - NOT to Department Headquarters.
7. Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention: The Blue Tear Drop Pin with the gold combat boots has received a lot of attention across the state. This is worn to remind people of our Veterans with mental health issues and those lost to suicide. Auxiliary President Marilyn Neal, Department Surgeon Dareld Hazeltine and myself are bringing this message to people across the state. If you see an opportunity in your community to present a program and need assistance, please contact one of us. The pin is quite eye catching and wearing it will give you the opportunity to tell the story. We want to get more of the pins out and if your group wants a quantity to distribute, the order form is attached. You may also contact Marilyn Neal at her email address: marilynneal@yahoo.com if you have questions. 8. Thank You District 2 for the hospitability shown to Marilyn and I at your meeting in Kendrick. It was great to see all Posts represented. 9. Thank you, Chief of Staff George Peacock, for presenting the All American awards to Jerome, Burley and Buhl in District 6 while I was in District 2. 10. Meet your Legislators Thursday Evening beginning at 5:00 p.m. on January 11 at the Red Lion Downtowner Boise. This is an annual Legislative Reception and an opportunity for veterans service organizations and individual veterans to meet and converse with their State Legislators. Come a day early for Mid-Winter and put on your social face as your State Legislators prepare for the 2018 session. This is a great opportunity to inform them about veterans issues in the state. 11. Mid-Winter Conference and Homecoming. January 12-14 Make plans to attend. Thank you, PSC Terry Thomas and wife, Lori for Chairing this important Department Meeting. 12. Dates to remember in November: November 7 Election Day November 11 Veterans Day November 23 Thanksgiving Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Commitment. I am asking each and every one to be committed to the good works of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Let us put meaning into the national phrase No One does more for Veterans than the Veterans of Foreign Wars Commitment By order of the Commander Attested to: Dan R. Neal Thomas E. Black Dan R. Neal Thomas E. Black Commander Adjutant/Quartermaster
Adjutant/Quartermaster October 2, 2017 1. State Quartermaster Tom Black: Comrades, The list of Posts that are late with the Quarterly Audit or Post Bond is pleasantly small. We just need to get the last few Posts taken care of and we will continue to demonstrate the sheer excellence that is the Department of Idaho. When your Post sends their Buddy Poppy order to Department Headquarters, I then order them from National. This process can take a month or more depending on how much/many they are processing. There are poppies available at our Headquarters office. Shipping poppies to your Post is very cost-prohibitive; however any Post that wants them can pick them up at the office. Please remember that I am always here to assist any member or Post with anything needed. I am available at the other end of an email or phone call. 2. The following Posts need to send missing Audit Reports to Department Quartermaster: 2909, 2905, 10300, 6232, 173 3. The following Posts/Districts need Bonds for the year. Applications were due August 31. Post 2453 4. District Meetings for November are: None are scheduled. 5. Directory Changes: a. Post 4900 has changed their meeting date in November from November 7 th to November 14 at 7:00 pm due to a conflict with the Emmett Election Day. The Post is a polling place. b. Caldwell Post 3886 has changed their meeting date and time to the 2 nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. c. Moscow Post 2095 has combined the offices of Adjutant and Quartermaster. Current QM George Stockton has assumed both offices. 6. Reminder from Programs Chairman Bob Jones: the deadline for entries to the Post for both Voice of Democracy and Patriot s Pen Programs was October 31, 2017. In addition, the deadline for completion of Post judging is November 15 th. Thanks for your support of these important youth programs. Contact Bob Jones at 208-356-0255 for questions. 7. Reminder: Please send all RAFFLE ticket stubs and monies to Raffle Chairman John Crotinger, 450 Whitetail Drive, Grangeville ID 83530. The drawing will be held at Midwinter Conference so everything needs to be to him prior to that time! 8. The Veterans of Foreign Wars is joining the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission in announcing the WWI Poppy Program to raise awareness about World War I and generate funds for local VSO chapters all over the country. The VFW is proud to share with you the WWI Poppy Program; an opportunity to generate resources for your Post while helping to honor the 4.7 million Americans who wore the uniform during WWI. Poppies grew across the war-torn battlefields of Europe after World War I, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering that war. From 2017 to 2019, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission will tell the story of those American veterans, through events, exhibits, and memorial efforts, and the VFW is proud to be a partner in this important commemoration.
Go to the following link to learn about the WWI Poppy Program and how your purchase of a Poppy Kit helps build the new National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., while also helping to raise money for your Post. Link: ww1cc.org/poppy There is a video that can help people understand why it is so important that we honor those who served during World War I. It is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_y4l49mzso. 9. November is Veterans in the Classroom Month. VFW and VFW Auxiliary members are encouraged to volunteer in their schools to talk about their military and home front experiences to students. Invite your local military recruiter to join you to talk about military service today. Additional information can be found in the 2017 18 VFW Community Activities and Citizenship Education VFW Chairman s Manual. Participate in this activity as part of National Veterans Awareness week, November 5-11, as designated by Congress. 10. Safety Awards Program Information from Commander Dan Neal: It s time for our Posts to be looking at our community Public Service Personnel. These are our local heroes that oftentimes get overlooked. Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive VFW Public Servant Awards. Submit your Post candidate for these awards to Department Headquarters by January 1, 2018, so the Department can forward them to National by their February 1, 2018 deadline. A. VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Citation: Any individual, who actively gives emergency medical treatment, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care, provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to our nation s citizens. B. VFW National Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation: Any individual who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. This award does not apply to individual employed by private companies or security services. C. VFW National Firefighters Public Servant Citation: Any individual who actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and give assistance to our nation s citizens. Criteria for these awards Candidates must have demonstrated: 1) Recognition by their colleagues or those they serve. 2) Consistent excellence in the performance of their duties 3) Consistent dedication to their official responsibilities over a period of years and continuous growth in responsibilities and skills within their profession Documentation required for all Candidates 1) Nomination letter containing the candidate s name, title, address, telephone and identifying the award for which the individual should be considered. 2) One (1) page resume of the candidate s overall background. 3) One (1) page resume of the candidate s background in their field. 4) One (1) page listing of the candidate s accomplishment and awards in their field. 5) Photograph (preferably a head shot) of the candidate. VFW Programs will create citations for the following awards in each Department: VFW National Law Enforcement Award VFW National Firefighter Award VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Award Each Department will receive their three awards and contact their recipients to arrange a presentation.
11. November Check List Review state incorporation paperwork for your post. You should get a card from the Secretary of State that must be signed and filled out and returned no later than 60 days from the date on the card. Posts need monthly Audit Reports. Posts need monthly Community Activity Reports sent to the JVC by the 26 th of the month. Posts should have received their entries for VOD & Patriots Pen. Remember due dates for VOD & Pat Pen is 1 st of November to the posts and the 15 th of November to the districts. Membership on Nov 11 should be at 85%, and Mid Winter Conference 95%. Work the continuous and unpaid members. Recruit new members and see if you can sign all up as life members. District Commanders Post inspection dates should be set by now. Be sure to call your posts before the inspection to insure their meeting is still taking place. Posts this is the time to review last years inspection report and to insure that you have everything necessary before the inspection. Posts and Districts your IRS form 990 is due to the IRS no later than 15 November each year. Remember Wreaths across America the 2 nd week of December.
VFW Department of Idaho Community Service Report October 2017 Total Activities # Members # Hrs # Miles Total Monies Donated Div # Post # Location DISTRICT ONE 2 889 Coeur d'alene 47 174 1092 4806 $4,473.34 9 1473 Spirit Lake 18 27 71 580 $81.20 4 1675 Osburn 37 89 424 791 $8,210.74 7 2453 Sandpoint 200 286 2008 3834 $2,812.76 9 2909 Priest River 0 0 0 0 $0.00 6 3603 Post Falls 0 0 0 0 $0.00 9 3622 Bonners Ferry 69 78 150 670 $4,574.80 8 10320 Clark Fork 60 186 786 7088 $1,207.32 TOTALS 431 840 4531 17769 $21,360.16 DISTRICT TWO 7 2905 Moscow 0 0 0 0 $0.00 4 3296 Orofino 25 53 368 1314 $573.96 7 3520 Grangeville 10 42 701 718 $600.52 8 3913 Kendrick 43 141 137 2627 $447.78 6 4902 Cottonwood 7 37 228 756 $171.43 6 5407 Kamiah 15 150 286 1768 $807.52 8 8311 Elk City 5 22 1554 920 $1,045.74 3 10043 Lewiston 71 164 1405 5701 $4,017.14 8 10300 Potlatch 20 35 80 160 $3,222.40 TOTALS 196 644 4759 13964 $10,886.49 DISTRICT FOUR 3 2738 Payette 11 33 542 1334 $371.76 4 4900 Emmett 11 31 107 92 $65.88 10 6232 Midvale 1 1 4 4 $0.56 8 9036 New Plymouth 63 136 2107 9114 $4,090.96 8 11065 Wilder 13 36 144 516 $1,827.24 TOTALS 99 237 2904 11060 $6,356.40 DISTRICT FIVE 1 63 Boise 58 169 1789 5155 $11,491.85 9 142 Idaho City 32 76 183 2550 $1,327.00 4 1173 Boise 0 0 0 0 $0.00 8 3465 Nampa 46 233 1498 5438 $4,553.32 7 3886 Caldwell 0 0 0 0 $0.00 7 4000 Meridian 28 60 194 1394 $1,218.01 7 5423 Mt. Home AFB 7 8 34 445 $175.30 10 7019 Kuna 6 14 18 258 $36.12 TOTALS 177 560 3716 15240 $18,801.60 Page 1 Date Printed 10/31/2017
VFW Department of Idaho Community Service Report October 2017 Total Activities # Members # Hrs # Miles Total Monies Donated Cat # Post # Location DISTRICT SIX 4 2136 Twin Falls 67 314 2149 6734 $2,515.96 9 2974 Wendell 12 20 37 180 $50.20 7 3001 Jerome 87 380 2125 11805 $3,265.90 8 3043 Burley 6 27 174 1730 $1,167.20 10 3078 Gooding 0 0 0 0 $0.00 9 3604 Buhl 104 67 739 4249 $2,602.86 5 3646 Glenns Ferry 178 339 1606 5608 $3,803.12 TOTALS 454 1147 6830 30306 $13,405.24 DISTRICT SEVEN 5 735 Pocatello 63 26 252 1302 $195.28 10 3884 Montpelier 12 68 17 56 $44.84 9 9141 Soda Springs 99 126 308 3164 $893.46 10 9443 Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 $0.00 10 10323 Preston 4 13 22 70 $29.80 TOTALS 178 233 599 4592 $1,163.38 DISTRICT EIGHT 4 1004 Rigby 29 143 647 4711 $659.54 3 2146 Idaho Falls 32 107 1324 5207 $1,413.98 6 3012 Rexburg 37 261 156 640 $2,442.60 8 5840 Salmon 2 11 12 80 $311.20 9 7137 Arco 8 52 25 209 $2,774.26 10 8893 Mud Lake 0 0 0 0 $0.00 5 9425 St. Anthony 18 100 151 1040 $2,003.60 TOTALS 126 674 2315 11887 $9,605.18 DEPT TOTALS 1661 4335 25654 104818 $81,578.45 Activities to be reported: Community Activities can fall in several categories, including community involvement, cooperation with other organizations, aid to others, school; and church assistance, safety, Americanism, and youth activities. The reporting date deadline to be included in the next General Orders is the 26th day of each month. Standardized forms are located on the state website under Department >"forms & reports" Bill Heyob Jr. Vice Commander - Idaho Community Activities Chairman jr.vice.commander@vfwidaho.org Page 2 Date Printed 10/31/2017
IDAHO VFW MEMBERSHIP REPORT PERCENT 84.05% AS OF November 1, 2017 LOCATION N/R LM LIFE NEW R-NEW CONT TOTAL 889 Coeur d'alene 1 289 9 2 40 340 433 78.52% 93 114.65 1473 Spirit Lake 0 39 2 0 8 49 57 85.96% 8 10.85 1675 Osburn 1 134 1 0 22 157 205 76.59% 48 58.25 2453 Sandpoint 0 70 0 0 10 80 107 74.77% 27 32.35 2909 Priest River 0 42 0 0 3 45 54 83.33% 9 11.7 3603 Post Falls 0 80 0 0 7 87 118 73.73% 31 36.9 3622 Bonners Ferry 1 31 1 0 4 36 51 70.59% 15 17.55 10320 Clark Fork 0 49 2 1 22 74 84 88.10% 10 14.2 Dist #1 TOT 3 734 15 3 116 868 1115 77.85% 247 302.75 2905 Moscow 0 54 0 0 8 62 93 66.67% 31 35.65 3296 Orofino 1 147 1 1 25 174 227 76.65% 53 64.35 3520 Grangeville 2 92 2 0 1 95 106 89.62% 11 16.3 3913 Kendrick 0 47 2 0 12 61 79 77.22% 18 21.95 4902 Cottonwood 0 68 0 0 30 98 113 86.73% 15 20.65 5407 Kamiah 0 84 0 0 6 90 116 77.59% 26 31.8 8311 Elk City 0 51 0 0 9 60 86 69.77% 26 30.3 10043 Lewiston 0 223 2 0 30 255 341 74.78% 86 103.05 10300 Potlatch 0 44 0 0 11 55 85 64.71% 30 34.25 1248 Dist #2 TOT 3 810 7 1 132 950 76.12% 298 360.4 AREA 1 TOT 6 1544 22 4 248 1818 2363 76.94% 545 663.15 2738 Payette 1 236 15 0 33 284 322 88.20% 38 54.1 4900 Emmett 0 87 7 0 20 114 234 48.72% 120 131.7 6232 Midvale 0 42 1 1 6 50 47 106.38% -3-0.65 9036 New Plymouth 0 56 4 0 4 64 70 91.43% 6 9.5 11065 Wilder 0 46 2 0 6 54 86 62.79% 32 36.3 Dist 4 TOT 1 467 29 1 69 566 760 74.47% 194 232 63 Boise 3 1048 22 0 106 1176 1411 83.35% 235 305.55 142 Idaho City 1 36 1 0 8 45 66 68.18% 21 24.3 1173 Boise 0 52 0 0 7 59 193 30.57% 134 143.65 3465 Nampa 0 66 2 0 6 74 87 85.06% 13 17.35 3886 Caldwell 0 55 0 0 8 63 96 65.63% 33 37.8 4000 Meridian 1 72 9 0 9 90 97 92.78% 7 11.85 5423 Mt. Home 0 73 1 0 12 86 104 82.69% 18 23.2 7019 Kuna 0 39 5 1 3 48 41 117.07% -7-4.95 Dist 5 TOT 5 1441 40 1 159 1641 2096 78.29% 455 559.8 AREA 2 TOT 6 1908 69 2 228 2207 2856 77.28% 649 791.8
2136 Twin Falls 0 111 0 0 19 130 207 62.80% 77 87.35 2974 Wendell 0 26 0 0 10 36 51 70.59% 15 17.55 3001 Jerome 1 57 6 0 22 85 93 91.40% 8 12.65 3043 Burley 1 55 7 0 9 71 73 97.26% 2 5.65 3078 Gooding 0 10 0 0 5 15 25 60.00% 10 11.25 3604 Buhl 0 42 1 1 6 50 56 89.29% 6 8.8 3646 Glenns Ferry 0 123 5 1 26 155 178 87.08% 23 31.9 Dist 6 TOT 2 424 19 2 97 542 685 79.12% 143 177.25 735 Pocatello 0 123 1 0 14 138 172 80.23% 34 42.6 3884 Montpelier 0 22 1 0 9 32 40 80.00% 8 10 9141 Soda Springs 0 31 0 0 11 42 56 75.00% 14 16.8 9443 Blackfoot 0 23 3 0 3 29 44 65.91% 15 17.2 10323 Preston 0 24 1 0 5 30 41 73.17% 11 13.05 Dist 7 TOT 0 223 6 0 42 271 353 76.77% 82 99.65 1004 Rigby 0 194 1 0 1 196 217 90.32% 21 31.85 2146 Idaho Falls 1 185 5 0 40 230 250 92.00% 20 32.5 3012 Rexburg 0 74 0 0 9 83 141 58.87% 58 65.05 5840 Salmon 0 52 0 0 7 59 70 84.29% 11 14.5 7137 Arco 1 52 0 0 4 56 60 93.33% 4 7 8893 Mud Lake 2 28 0 0 1 29 34 85.29% 5 6.7 9425 Saint Anthony 1 163 0 0 1 164 183 89.62% 19 28.15 Dist 8 TOT 5 748 6 0 63 817 956 85.46% 139 186.8 AREA 3 TOT 7 1395 31 2 202 1630 1994 81.75% 364 463.7 327 PERCENT FOR 100% FOR 105% 15013 AT LARGE 2 194 12 0 15 221 327 67.58% 106 122.35 17 PERCENT FOR 100% FOR 105% STATE NEAL 0 5041 134 8 693 5876 6991 84.05% 1115 1464.55 AREA 1 DAVIS 6 1544 22 4 248 1818 2362 76.97% 544 662.1 AREA 2 HEYOB 6 1908 69 2 228 2207 2851 77.41% 644 786.55 AREA 3 NEAL 7 1395 31 2 202 1630 1911 85.30% 281 376.55 DIST 1 Hartz 3 734 15 3 116 868 1034 83.95% 166 217.7 DIST 2 Roane 3 810 7 1 132 950 1128 84.22% 178 234.4 DIST 4 Petrie 1 467 29 1 69 566 650 87.08% 84 116.5 DIST 5 Suekel 5 1441 40 1 159 1641 1956 83.90% 315 412.8 DIST 6 Foster 2 424 19 2 97 542 688 78.78% 146 180.4 DIST 7 Woolsey 0 223 6 0 42 271 318 85.22% 47 62.9 DIST 8 Akins 5 748 6 0 63 817 905 90.28% 88 133.25