VFW BERT FULLER POST 9578 ALPINE CALIFORNIA February 2016

VFW BERT FULLER POST 9578
ALPINE CALIFORNIA
February 2016
Commander’s Message
Post Officer Roster: 2015-2016
Commander: Bill Frazer
Email: frazerwv@cox.net
Senior Vice: Bob Minton
Junior Vice: Kevin K
Quartermaster: Carl Silva
Chaplain: Theo Bazdorf
Adjutant: Kerry Parsons
Judge Advocate: Rick Storms
Service Officer: John Rizzo
TRUSTEES
1ST Year: Jack Gauthier
2ND Year: Jerry White
3rd Year: James Abercrombie
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844 Tavern Road,
Alpine CA, 91901
Email to : vfw9578alpine@vfw9578alpine.org
Hi Comrades and Members, I hope everybody's doing well!
2016 is off to a good start, I love seeing all the volunteers who
took their me to donate food and cook for our members,
Thank you! The food is great! The Post is looking good, membership is up to 98%, thanks to Carl, Theo and Rick. If you haven't renewed your membership, the Post can help you out, plus
we are always looking for new members. Remember be proud
and show your VFW Card. If you or your friend is looking a
great place to hold a meeng, party, wedding or special event,
the Post is the prefect place, with a great deck, and the pao
with a bar. If you haven't heard the County of San Diego has
approved money to expand the Wall of Honor at the Alpine
Community Center for our Veterans. Don't forget tax season is
upon us and our government wants your hard earn money!
Super bowl Broncos vs. Panthers, with the Post hosng a Super
Bowl Pot Luck Party on the 7th. Don't forget the Post meeng
is on the 13th at 11am and we will need to start planning our
events for the year. Also, elecons are just around the corner.
We start taking nominaons in March and elect new members
in April. We will need to elect a new Commander and a few
officers could use a break. Don't forget your sweetheart on Valenne's Day, the 14th! We now have 5 Post members cerfied
in CPR Pro and AED, special thanks goes out to Mr. Kirkpatrick
(KP) geEng a member of his Border Patrol Unit to give the
training free of charge. If you need help with your VA benefits
or know anyone who needs help, go see John Rizzo, he's been
doing a great job as our Service Officer. To the entertainment commiee, keep up the great job, fun, comedy, bands,
games, karaoke, and more! Seriously, if you haven't been to
the Greatest Post in San Diego lately, you are missing out! Til
next month your Post Commander Bill Frazer
The new website at www.vfw9578.com is sll open for suggesons.
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Men’s Auxiliary Officers: 2015-2016
President: David Verdugo
Vice President: Kevin Casey
Jr VP: Joel R. Murrillo
Chaplain: John Snyder
Treasurer: Steve Abercrombie
Guard: Vince Roussel
TRUSTEES
1st Year: Jim Dymond
2nd Year: Mark Merriman
3rd Year: John Kehrli
Men’s Aux. Message
First some Post business: Please remember to carry you membership card (Current) since it will be
asked for at the canteen. This is not a new policy,
just one that the Post has to enforce. Your guests
are welcome as always, but please remember to
sign them in and when you leave they must as well
unless another member will take responsibility for
their conduct. Remember it is a privilege and not a right. We have a new event that
JR is heading up with the entertainment commiee. It’s a chili cook off. All you need
to do is make your best chili you would like judged, put it in a crock pot, and bring it
to the Post to be judged by your peers. To taste and vote for the best chili you pay
$5.00 and go to work trying and vong. The event is planned for Sat. 27 February.
The event begins at 3:30, tasng at around 4:00, and the judging results at 6:00.
Thanks to J.R. for puEng this event together. There is also a friendly game of bar/
canteen poker on Wed. from 4:30 to 5:00 weekly. We voted our volunteers for the
third and fourth quarters and I’m proud to congratulate Fernando for the third and
JR for the fourth. Again congratulaons guys and thanks for the help and hard work.
A special thanks to John our Chaplin for really bringing the posion up to another
level. I personally am moved by his messages and guidance for our meengs and
events. We have a lot of volunteers to thank for all their efforts over the past month.
Jim D, John K, and Steve A, for the burger burn the first Sat of the month and Fernando, Brian, and Joe doing the second Sat. Also thanks to Carolyn and Theo filling in at
the BBQ while our meeng are going on. Thanks also to Steve C, Bobbie C, Carolyn V,
and myself for providing the Wild boy’s and Girl’s breakfast. Thanks to Mark M. for
taking care of the recycling on a regular basis. Marshall thanks for your support.
The Men’s Aux. will serve lunch on Sat. 6 Feb. and Sat. 13 Feb. from 11:00AM to
2:00PM. The “Wild Boys and Girls” will serve our tradional breakfast on Sun. 7 Feb.
from 9:00AM to 12:00PM. Our next monthly meeng will held the first Saturday of
the month at 11:00AM. Don’t forget to buy a burger or a dog aSer the meeng.
Please keep our acve service members that are in harm’s way in your thoughts and
prayers as well as our veterans that have sacrificed so much to protect our freedoms
and the life we all enjoy. God Bless America! David Verdugo, Men’s Auxiliary President
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Auxiliary Officers:
2015 – 2016
President:
Sheila Snyder
(619) 990-0536
Senior Vice: Nancy Hauer
Junior Vice: Be?y Rabell
Treasurer: Linda Pipkin
Secretary: Janice Simmons
Chaplain: Donna Lowell
Guard: Elvira Storms
Conductress: Vikki Hemmen
TRUSTEES
1st Year: Kimberley Rivera
2nd Year: KaAe Abercrombie
3rd Year: Bea Conklin
KITCHEN MANAGER
Mary Sabol
POST HOURS
MONDAY – THRU FRIDAY
12:00 Noon to Closing
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
9:00AM Till Closing
Post Phone Number:
(619) 445-6040
Fax Number: (619) 4458740
SCHEDULED MEETING
DAYS
VFW AUXILIARY
1st SATURDAY OF THE
MONTH
0930
MEMBER’S MEETINGS
2ND SATURDAY OF THE
MONTH
HOUSE COMMITTEE
1000
GENERAL MEETING
1100
House Committee
RICK STORMS
DAN CHRISTENSEN
HANS LUDWIG
DENNIS FOREMAN
BENNY COPE
Aux. Message
Hello, everyone and welcome to February! I am waing on confirmaon
regarding a Valenne’s Day event at the VAMC in La Jolla, and as soon as I
have the informaon, I will submit that in an e-blast for any volunteers
and/or parcipaon. We were also presented with our most updated
Charter for our Auxiliary, which is now ready to place on the wall of our
meeng room on Feb. 6. I also aended the District/Department official
visit dinner, receiving an award for our 100% membership from Department President, Kathy W. I did receive an email from my other VAMC LJ
contact. The informaon is as follows: We are requesng the VFW Auxiliary once again to please sponsor the refreshments for the yearly paent/
Veteran Art Show & Compeon. The date is Wednesday March 2 2016 me commitment: arrive at VA by 1030 & ready to serve from 1100am to
300pm. We will leave a large metal cart outside the Spinal Cord Unit entrance to help with unloading. We usually have around 300 aend the
show (inpaents, outpaents, volunteers and staff/Veterans). Donaons
and contribuons requested please. VFW Aux. supplies: 3 large Costco
cakes, 3 large veggie trays, Finger sandwiches, Fresh fruit trays, Warm
foods: lile meatballs and/or weenies, Fruit punch or iced tea or soda
(please also have some diet drink opons!), all plates, cups, napkins, utensils (forks). VAMC will supply: Coffee & coffee pot, punch bowl and the
large knives to cut cakes. I am requesng Auxiliary members and Post
comrades to assist with the donaons and to aend this event to show
our support for the folks at the VAMC. Please let me know if you will be
able to assist with this funcon. I would like to nofy my contact of how
many people will be in aendance. Thank you in advance for your contribuons, donaons, volunteering and all things great for our Veterans.
Let’s keep that support and dedicaon going, always.
RespecUully, Sheila Jo, President/Aux 9578
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VFW BERT FULLER POST 9578
ALPINE CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 2016
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CHAPLAIN’S
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and is recovering at Sharp Hospital.
land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful
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many kindreds and tongues. Endow with thy spirit of wisdom those whom in thy name we entrust the
authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to
thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In time of prosperity fill our
hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail . . . Amen.
Abraham Lincoln -- A Prayer for Peace (1865): Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this
mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continues... until every drop of
blood drawn with the lash shall be paid another drawn with the sword... so still it must be said that the
judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. With malice toward none, with charity for
all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind
up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his
orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with
all nations.
John F. Kennedy -- A Prayer of Gratitude (1963): Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings--let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals--and let us resolve to
share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world. On that
day let us gather in sanctuaries dedicated to worship and in homes blessed by family affection to express our gratitude for the glorious gifts of God; and let us earnestly and humbly pray that he will
continue to guide and sustain us in the great unfinished tasks of achieving peace, justice, and understanding among all men and nations and of ending misery and suffering wherever they exist.
George H. W. Bush -- A Prayer to Help Others (1989): Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and
thank you for your love. Accept our thanks for the peace that yields this day and the shared faith that
makes its continuance likely. Make us strong to do your work, willing to heed and hear your will, and
write on our hearts these words: "Use power to help people." For we are given power not to advance
our own purposes, nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of
power, and it is to serve people. Help us to remember it, Lord. The Lord our God be with us, as he was
with our fathers; may he not leave us or forsake us; so that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk
in all his ways... that all peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other.
Theodore Bazdorf, Chaplain
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Quartermaster’s Message
The first month of the new year is over with
nothing but good news. The Post recently had
our annual inspecon from District and we
passed with flying colors. The Post building and
grounds have received full aenon and we have
a good financial outlook for 2016. I must remind
all annual members that dues for 2016 should be
paid to help keep our membership strong. Your
Quartermaster is always available 24/7 to take
care of post business or just answer quesons.
Please make every effort this year to sign new
members and come to the Post to visit our great
facility. It is an honor to be your Quartermaster
and I look forward to working with members,
officers and employees to improve our operaon. Carl
VFW ANNOUNCES LANDMARK SEMESTER
FOR VFW’S ‘SPORT CLIPS HELP A HERO
SCHOLARSHIP’
PROGRAM NAMES 133 STUDENT VETERAN RECIPIENTS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States (VFW) is pleased to announce 133 service
members and veterans have been named recipients of the
VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship,” making the
2016 spring semester the highest award period since the
program’s inception in 2013. These student veterans will
receive over $563,500 in combined aid.
For many student veterans, military educational benefits are
often exhausted before the full costs of a college education
are accounted for, leaving many without a completed degree
or burdened with excessive student loans.
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A LIFESAVING EXPERIENCE FOR A STRUGGLING
VETERAN
A VFW UNMET NEEDS GRANT COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME
January 27, 2016
“After returning from Kuwait in 2014, I was diagnosed with PostTraumatic Stress Disorder. My first few months home were filled with
suicidal thoughts and severe depression,” said Kyle Orian, an Army and
Air Force veteran.
Orian served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Desert Storm. After
nearly 15 years in the military, he also suffers from nerve damage in his
hands, chronic back pain and a traumatic brain injury.
“My psychiatrist recommended I do a year-long treatment, but I wasn’t
comfortable being gone that long. But I did end up going away for a few
months,” said Orian.
Orian applied for Line of Duty benefits to help cover his expenses while
he was unable to work. He is currently waiting on word back about his
case. In the meantime, his brother takes care of him while his wife Sarah works full-time to pay the bills.
“While I was away in treatment, my wife did a lot of research and came
across the VFW Unmet Needs program. When I came home, we applied
for it,” says Orian.
“We needed a reliable car to get me back and forth to the VA Medical
Center for my almost daily appointments. Within the last three months,
I’ve had surgery on both hands.”
Orian and his wife applied for a $1,400 grant to cover repairs on their
car. They were approved and got the money in just two weeks.
“The VFW keeps their promises, and we were blown away by how
smooth and immediate the process was,” said Orian.
“This experience has been a lifesaver. We also received a $500 gift card
to Wal-Mart—which was unexpected and so beneficial!” says Orian.
“Hats off to the VFW supporters. They’re angels in our eyes.”
The VFW Unmet Needs program assists service members and veterans
who have been deployed in the last six years and have run into unexpected financial difficulties as a result of deployment or other militaryrelated activity.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1 Home made
Clam Chowder
with fresh crusty
French bread
2 Groundhog
Day Baked
Potato Bar
3 Beef and
potato tacos
rice and beans
salsa $5- margaritas $2.50 by
Gloria and Clarence
4 Sloppy Joes & 5 Fish Fry,
Chips
5pm -7pm.
Karaoke with
Karaoke with
Ricky, 6pm to
Fred-6pm to
10pm
10pm
6 Rib Eye
Steak, Au
Gran Potatoes and corn
Live music by
Kemo Sabe
7 Wild boys & girls
breakfast9am-noon $7.00
Super Bowl Pot Luck
8 Roasted
drumscks
9 Potato &
leek soup
10 Meatloaf
parsley potato
vegetables $5
by Darla and Jo
11 Sloppy Joes
& Chips
Karaoke with
Fred-6pm to
10pm
12 Lincoln’s
Birthday Fish
Fry, 5pm -7pm.
Karaoke with
Ricky, 6pm to
10pm
13 Valennes
Day Party!
14 Valenne’s Day
Eggs to order, bacon,
sausage, O' Brian
potatoes, biscuits &
gravy-$7
15 Chicken
and rice
18 Sloppy Joes
& Chips
Karaoke with
Fred-6pm to
10pm
19 Fish Fry,
5pm -7pm.
Karaoke with
Ricky, 6pm to
10pm
20 Rib-eye
steak, au
gran potatoes & veggie5pm 7pm
Jodi's 50th
birthday party,
& karaoke
21 Eggs to order,
bacon, sausage,
O' Brian potatoes,
biscuits & gravy $7
add pork chops $10
22 Beef Strog- 23 Taco salad
anoff, 5pm unl
gone.
25 Sloppy Joes
& Chips. Karaoke with Fred6pm to 10pm
26 Fish Fry,
5pm -7pm.
Karaoke with
Ricky, 6pm to
10pm
27 Baby back
ribs, baked
potatoes and
corn
Washington’s
Birthday
16 Beef Strog- 17 Barbecue
anoff with
pork sandwich
Fresh Crusty
and chips $5
French bread
and dessert5pm unl gone$5.00
24 SpagheE
and garlic
bread $5
Friday
28 Eggs to order, ba- 29 Beef pot
con, sausage, O' Brian roast & mashed
potatoes, biscuits &
potatoes 5pm
gravy-$7
add pork chops $10
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Saturday
Prime Rib
Live band
Sidekicks
VFW Post 9578
844 Tavern Road
Alpine, CA 91901