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MONROE COUNTY VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND AUXILIARY
NOW HEAR THIS
County Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 7:00 PM at County Headquarters, 200 West Ave. Rochester, NY..
County Council Auxiliary will meet at 12:00 Noon, on March 4, 2008 at the County Headquarters, 200 West Ave. Rochester, NY.
COMMANDER’S MESSAGE
Commander Richard Gross
7:00 PM
NEW MEETING TIME
Comrades, hopefully, this new meeting time will allow everyone to meet and get back home at a more reasonable hour of the night. We will see how it works and go from there.
On February 17th, the Commanders, Presidents and Quartermasters Dinner will be held at the Wishing Well Party House. All of you have received a notice with your Reservation forms and Ad Blanks, so don’t wait to long to respond.
The Diner will be Buffet Style including Steamship Round of Beef and one other meat, vegetables and dessert. The tickets are $25 per person including gratuity.
Well, it’s Buddy Poppy time again. Please order your poppies now. If you wait to long, you may not receive them in time for your poppy drive in the month of May. Remember, as one of the requirements for All State Commander, you must purchase at least 500 poppies from the Department of New York. Filling out and sending in all your reports, Trustees, 2 Community Activity Reports should be included
Membership for the county is doing very well, there are 7 posts that need from 1 to 4 members to reach 100%. So, have your membership Chairman get on the phone now, don’t wait until the last minute. You may find out that they need help in paying their dues, Hey, you never know until you ask.
The Voice of Democracy Program for the Department of New York is over and the State winner is from District 2 and 2nd place went to District 8, Danielle Wolber, from Fairport High School. Thanks again to Chairman, Mike Lucci and Auxiliary Chairperson, Claudia Allevato for a job well done. Give State Chairman, George Whitfield a pat on the back when you see him.
VFW Post #16, Thomas F. Healy is doing an outstanding job on the Life Membership Program. They took the list of At-Large members in the state and wrote them a letter asking them to sign up with their post as life members. The results were great. They signed up 22 new members, thanks to Tony, Hy, Frank and Don for all the work that went into this undertaking. I know as a result of their hard work that they will be an All State Post and may be in the running for All American. Good work guys.
The Legislative Conference will be in Albany in February. Hope to see as many of you as possible there.
Thanks to all that responded to the call to pay their District dues. It will allow the County and the District to vote the full strength of each post that is in good standing.
Sincerely;
Richard
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Sisters;
Our Spring Conference will be held with the Department VFW Legislative Conference at the Albany Marriott in Albany, New York on February 23-25. I hope many Auxiliary sisters will be attending.
We are asked to donate a Poppy display. It should be an Inspirational, Decorative or Memorial display. Only one from each auxiliary. Please attach a note as to how many poppies were used and how many hours spent to complete the display.
Everyone is asked to wear a Poppy Corsage at the conference, our Cancer Chairman is asking each auxiliary to bring a “Teddy Bear” for a raffle.
On February 17, 2008, we will have our Annual Dinner Honoring Post Commanders and Auxiliary Presidents at the Wishing Well Party House at 2:00 PM-$25 per person. It would be great to see many attending.
Don’t forget sisters, we will be having a Monroe County Auxiliary meeting on March 4, 2008 at the County Headquarters, 200 West Ave., Rochester. 12:00 noon.
Loyally,
Grace Pulver
TONY’S REPORT
Listed below are a new law enacted by the New York State Legislature of interest to veterans and their families.
Chapter 665, NYS LAWS OF Yr, 2007
This bill would allow municipalities to grant a real property tax exemption to Cold War veterans. A Cold War veteran is identified as a person who served on active duty for a period of more than three hundred sixty-days in the United States Armed Forces from September second, nineteen hundred forty-five to December twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred ninety-one, was discharged under honorable conditions, and has been awarded Cold War recognition certificate authorized under Public Law 105-85, the 1998 National Defense Authorization Act. The measure provides for 10-year limitation on exemptions beginning on January 3, 2008, or the date of acquisition of property, whichever is later.
Thanks to all posts that responded to the call for District Dues. The remainder should reconsider and make good on your obligations to the County and District.