The Sacramento Veteran

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1 The Sacramento Veteran ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF POST 67 S PEACEMEAL KITCHEN Post 67 has a long history of serving Sunday Breakfast to our members, friends and community. For decades volunteers and staff have provided comfort food at great prices. We are pleased to announce that our longheld tradition now has a name: The PeaceMeal Kitchen. In becoming the PeaceMeal Kitchen we will to continue to improve our service. Of course, that means that you ll be greeted with a smile, but it also means that we re working hard behind the scenes. Please see our Service Above Self goals outlining our vision next time you visit. We invite you to take part in making the PeaceMeal Kitchen a success by: Join us for breakfast this Sunday, January 7, Our special is Chicken Fried Steak! Bring your ideas! Let EVERY voice be heard! What would YOU do to make our Sunday Breakfast better? Volunteer at the kitchen. We hope you ll commit to just one Sunday a month. Duties include everything from greeting customers to prepping in the kitchen. Right now we re looking for volunteer wait staff. See you this Sunday! Our challenge to ourselves requires consistent support from you, our customers.

2 COMMANDER S MESSAGE Dear Comrades and Sisters, 2014 wrapped up with our annual Children s Christmas Party. As you can see to the right, kids of all ages came down to the post for holiday fun and treats. Daniel Johnson served as chair this year and did a great job. Thank you Daniel and the many volunteers who made the Children s Christmas Party a success. With the start of the new year, I d like to remind our continuous members that the deadline for paying your dues was on January 1st. To keep from loosing your benefits you can renew your membership at the post or with National. We are sending well-wishes to Gilbert Gamino who has faithfully served as the Newsletter Publisher. Gilbert is facing health issues that keep him from continuing in this position. And, I d like to welcome our new Newsletter Publisher, Tricia Hedahl. Tricia is an Auxiliary member and has a background in non-profit communications. Finally, I hope your holiday was enjoyable and your new year is prosperous. Loyally, Chris Anderson Commander, VFW Post 67 QUARTERMASTER S MESSAGE Hello Comrades, I ve been in office six months now and I m happy to report that the Post is financially sound and we have been able to start a couple of much needed repairs on the building. We recently had a new heater/ac unit installed for the canteen and admin. offices. My main goal as your Quartermaster is to have sufficient financial reserves to support the Post while ensuring that we have the funding to support our programs and maintain our Building. In this regard, we are doing fantastic. My secondary goal is to enrich the Post with programs that provide support to all veterans. 2 The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015 With that in mind, I am looking for a volunteer or two to help me with a Veterans History Project ( at our Post. As a volunteer, you ll help me collect and document stories from our members. These stories will be cataloged and sent to the Library of Congress where they will be stored for posterity. If you are interested, please stop by my office or me at quartermaster@vfwpost67.org. Thank you, Kevin Hedahl

3 Children s Christmas Party brings big smiles Many thanks to the volunteers and donors who made it happen! Mike Andrade Dave Butler Michael Castillo Aubrey Cripe Jared Cripe Ed Hall Kaitlyn Jenkins Daniel Johnson Marina Maldonado Zenzi Moore Robert Ortiz Craig Peach Armando Sanchez Hank Torres Ruth Torres 3 The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015

4 News from : LAX PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Ethel landsdale Auxiliary 67 I hope everyone had a great holiday! The new year has now begun and we need to roll up our sleeves and finish the good work we ve started on our programs. As we continue with our hard work, please share with the people around you what we do as auxiliary members. To keep our auxiliary running smoothly I plan on using the new Healthy Auxiliary Tool Kit. We will work on keeping our meetings short and focused, so we can get business taken care of in a timely manner. We re also creating a phone text tree to communicate important information and we will be giving out Good Job Certificates to show our thanks to members for their hard work. UPCOMING EVENTS January Membership Meeting Thursday, January 8 at 6:00pm Black Oak Casino Bus Trip Friday, February 6, 8:00am-5:30pm District 17 Quarterly Meeting Saturday, February 7, 9:30am Lunch available following meeting VFW Post 1487, 110 Park Drive, Roseville February Membership Meeting Thursday, February 12 4 The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015 Our CA Department is running a calendar raffle in 2015 with a cash winner every day. To buy the $50 ticket call the Department Office at (916) Many thanks to all the auxiliary members who participated in filling Christmas stockings for veterans at the Sacramento Mather VA Medical Center and the Christmas Children's Party. Your help and energy made these events fun and successful. Loyally yours, Gloria Tarin-Gamino President, LAVFW 67 Time to Start Recruiting! Knock Out Recruiter Award Pin Available Each Ladies Auxiliary or VFW Post member who secures 5 or more new or reinstated members will receive this special pin. To receive your pin fill out the official form and send to National Headquarters for verification. Forms will be accepted until May 31, Those members who wear their Knock Out Recruiter Pin to national events during may be eligible for special awards and prizes. Apply at today!

5 News from Dear Sisters, : LAX TREASURER S MESSAGE After some much needed rain, we are embarking on a new year. We are mid-way into our membership year and hope to continue to accomplish more supportive work for our veterans. All our program chairs are new and we have had so much to learn and more learning to come. We have been working diligently to get our annual member dues paid by 12/31/14. If you did not pay your dues you are NO longer a continuous member in good standing as of January 1, Please take care of this as soon as possible. We need your help and support. Respectfully, Ruth Torres Treasurer, LAVFW 67 Ethel landsdale Join us for our next fundraiser! Just 50 seats are available for the Casino Bus Trip on Friday, February 6th to Black Oak Casino. The cost is $30 per person. Auxiliary 67 Our Members At Work Members keep the Auxiliary moving Auxiliary members have been busy making donations to support important programs aimed to help veterans and support our community. Tabs from aluminum cans have been collected and donated to the nearby Ronald McDonald House. These easy donations support programming at the Ronal McDonald House as well as our Jr. Girls Program. More than 500 cards have already been donated to the Sacramento Mather VA Hospital program. Cards are distributed to inpatient veterans so that they can keep in touch with their family and friends during what can often be a difficult time. Soup can labels have also been collected and sent to the VFW National Home for Children supporting their mission to opportunities for growth and development in a nurturing community, and by doing so, will serve as a living memorial to all veterans. Auxiliary members donated 400 bars of soap for our most recent Stand Down. The Stand Down event brings many resources for homeless veterans in one place, providing them with basic supplies, health care, and other essential services. Keep up the great work! With your continued help we'll do even more in The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015

6 J A N U A R Y POST 67 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T Sunday 12: Ladies Aux Mtg 9 10 Am. Legion #391 7pm 11 Sunday 12:30 Chicken Fried Steak Officers Mtg. 5pm House Mtg Sunday 12:30 Huevos Rancheros Post & LAX #85 Mtg 22 Post 67 Mtg 7pm Sunday 12:30 NY Strip Steak The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015

7 F E B R U A R Y POST 67 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T Sunday 12:30pm Posole and Chile Rojo VAC Casino Bus Trip 8-5:30pm District 17 Quarterly Meeting Sunday 12:30pm Chorizo Ladies Aux Mtg Am. Legion #391 7pm Sunday 12:30pm Waffles & Fruit Post 85 Mtg. Officer s Mtg 5pm House Comm. Mtg Sunday 12:30pm Post 67 Mtg. 7pm Chicken Fried Steak The Sacramento Veteran is published bi-monthly for the Veteran s of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary 67. To receive an electronic version please newsletter@vfwpost67.org. To submit an article or help produce the newsletter please or call Tricia Hedahl (916) / tricia.hedahl@gmail.com 7 The Sacramento Veteran January/February 2015

8 The Sacramento Veteran VFW LT. LANSDLATE POST #67, INC STOCKTON BLVD. SACRAMENTO CA NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sacramento, CA Permit No. 328 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FOLD LINE