VFW Post N. 5 th St., Prescott Valley, AZ (928)

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1 VFW Post N. 5 th St., Prescott Valley, AZ (928) Volume 2, Issue 5 May 2016 A NOTE FROM COMMANDER DUNN Comrades, Now that the Post elections are over, I would l like to take the time to thank my team for all the work and dedication they have shown throughout the year. I really appreciate all they have done. The Friday night dinners, dinner meetings, fund raisers and special projects, all a success, all due to their dedication. They have shown what it takes to make our Post a success. I wish to congratulate John Stuczinsky and his new team and wish them success in the coming year. I and my team will do everything possible to help them get off to a good start. In closing, I wish to thank all the people who have come to the Post and purchased dinners on Friday evenings, made donations, and volunteered all year long. You are true patriots. Best regards, Bill Dunn Commander A NOTE FROM QUARTERMASTER BILL HALPIN First off, I would like to congratulate the newly elected officers for the upcoming term of The transition should be smooth during the coming weeks. I know the new team will need volunteers for various positions at the Post so please. Business at the Canteen during the day has been somewhat sporadic and our Friday night dinner business is starting to fall off to a dangerous breakeven level. We need more participation at the Post from the Membership. Our books are financially good but with this continued decline in business, we can easily fall back to the November/December 2015 time period which was a near financial disaster for the Post. It s your Post so participate in it.

2 Tickets are available at the Post for the upcoming May 20th USO Tribute Dinner/Show and they are available for Will Call purchase by using your credit card at Do not wait until the last minute to purchase your tickets. We re only allowing 400 tickets to be sold and if you wait until the last week to purchase your tickets, just like our New Year s Eve dinner event, you will be disappointed to find out we re sold out. Get them while you can. The Ruger LC-9 pistol raffle is going good and we only have about 70 raffle tickets left. I was hoping to raffle the pistol off by at least the Friday, 4/29 dinner, but because we didn t serve dinner last week due to the Prescott Valley Days beer garden and the lack of sales, I m afraid that will not happen. Sales should pick up and the Pistol will be raffled off soon. Bill Halpin Post Quartermaster A NOTE FROM THE AUXILIARY We re recovering from hosting a large District 2 meeting lots of guests and elections. The Auxiliary has elected new District officers who will take their positions at the Department Convention in June. Our Auxiliary officers will also take their positions at Department. We re finding ways to raise funds for our treasury. Please spare a thought for Starr Campbell, our Treasurer and Chief Bingo Caller. She s begun a tough series of chemo treatments. Respectfully Submitted Linda Thuringer, President C.A.R.S. Come in and try your luck on our new C.A.R.S. (Computer Aided Raffle System) Raffle Machines. Wagers are in 5 and 10 cent increments. You can win up to $500 cash! EVENTS Our Post sponsors Boy Scout troop This troop is in conjunction with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization. We still need volunteers for this project.

3 COMMENTS The Post Bar is temporarily closed on Saturdays due to lack of member participation. We NEED OUR MEMBERS to participate in our Post activities. That includes our lunches, Friday dinners and participation in our daily, weekly and monthly fund raisers. Without your participation, we cannot succeed. We cannot really solely on non-members to keep the Post afloat. PLEASE bring YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. The Post MEALS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! In order to ensure prompt seating, please call for reservations for parties of 4 or more for lunch or dinner. DONATIONS Donations to the Post are tax deductible from both state and federal taxes. You may want to check with your tax preparer to see if donations to the Post are eligible for a direct tax credit in the State of Arizona. You get a chance to lower your taxes and help the Post. Post has a GoFundMe account to help pay off its MORTGAGE. The fund now stands at $ Please get the word out so that we can get this burden out of the way and free up funds to help our veterans, their families and widows. GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money. The company is based in San Diego, California and was founded in To contribute: $ $ $ $ THIS IS A WIN-WIN ~ FOR YOU & THE POST $ $ $ $ We NEED EVERYONE that lives in the Quad-City area that has a Fry s VIP card, to also SIGN UP for the COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM. ANYONE can sign up. Encourage your family, friends and neighbors to do so. This DOES NOT take away from any of your POINTS and DOES NOT COST you anything. Fry s will donate a percentage of your purchase totals (gift card purchases excluded) to OUR POST when you link your VIP account to OUR POST, via the COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM. The Post will receive a quarterly check from Fry s IF the total amount is $25.00 or more in earnings. If you do not have access to a computer, please go to the Customer Service Desk in your local Fry s store and ask them to link you to ORG. # (or VFW Post #10227).

4 If you have a computer, go to and log in. You can SEARCH by the Org #94503 or VFW). When you see the results, click on Post and SAVE. NOTE: Everyone NEEDS to RE-ENROLL EVERY AUGUST in the Fry s Community Rewards Program, so be sure to mark your calendars! Gift Certificates Available (At the Post Only) Gift Certificates for VFW Post Looking for the ideal gift for someone special? How about treating them to a meal at the Post? Lunch or Dinner $10.00 per certificate

5 Special Events for May 2016 May 3: Auxiliary Meeting - 5:00 PM May 3: Monthly General Meeting - 6:30 PM May 5: Line Dancing - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM May 5: VFW Honor Guard Practice - 4:00 PM May 6: Tri-tip Dinner 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM -- $12.00 May 10: Bingo at the DOM - 6:30 PM May 11: 82 nd Airborne 7:00 PM May 12: Viet Nam Veterans of America Meeting - 6:30 PM May 13: Fish & Chips Dinner 4:30 to 7:00 PM -- $10.00 May 15: Combat Veterans Meeting - 1:00 PM May 18: Bunco 2:00 PM May 19: Line Dancing - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM May 19: VFW Honor Guard Practice - 4:00 PM May 20: NO FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AT THE POST (see next event below) May 20: USO Show at The Heights Church Doors open 4:30 pm May 21: Submariner s Meeting 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM May 27: BBQ Ribs Dinner 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM -- $10.00 *** SEE DETAILS/FLYERS ON OUR WEBSITE - - CALENDAR & EVENTS PAGE *** Post Officers Commander: Bill Dunn Sr. Vice Commander: Lewis Shedd Jr. Vice Commander: Richard Marley Quartermaster: Bill Halpin Judge Advocate: Skip Rains Chaplin: Jesse Christie Surgeon: (open) Adjutant: Ed Brooks 1 Yr. Trustee: Richard Guaracha 2 Yr. Trustee: Lee Wurz 3 Yr. Trustee: Richard Werner Sergeant-at-Arms: Nate Campbell Monthly meetings are held the First Tuesday of each Month. Next meeting is May 3, 2016 at 6:30 PM (1830 hours)

6 Other groups meeting at Post 10227: Post Ladies Auxiliary: First Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM Combat Veterans Association: Third Sunday of each 1:00 PM Submarine Veterans Association: Third Saturday of each 2:00 PM Viet Nam Veterans of America: Second Thursday of each 6:30 PM 82 nd Airborne: Second Wednesday of each 7:00 PM Tri City Singles Board Meeting: Second Tuesday of each 10:00 AM