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Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Post 10147 Apopka/Altamonte Springs

P. O. Box 912. Apopka, Fl. 32704

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

J U L Y 2013 N e w s l e t t e r

Dear Comrades and friends.

The VFW year 2013-2014 will start in July. I would like to thank all my officers,

members, friends and especially my wife and daughter for voting and supporting

me for another year as Commander. My 17th! While it is not easy being Com-

mander as there is a lot of time, work and administrative responsibilities required

I look forward to the coming year.

I would like you to be aware of the following dates.

MEETINGS

Europian 6-15-13

Brisket/Beef 7-20-13

Booster D.D 8-10-13

Poker night 9-14-13

Oktoberfest 10-19-13

Poppies 11-7/8/9/10-13

Wal-Mart V.D 11-11-13

Christmas Pty 12-15-13

Please support your Post in all it’s functions. Poppie monies collected are re-

turned primarily to the community, and when you come to the Post please bring

can goods or food of any kind to give to Loaves and Fishes, they need food prod-

ucts every day for the needy.

In closing, keep our troops in your prayers till they are all home with their loved

ones. GOD BLESS AMERICA

UNITED WE STAND

Artie Vecchio. Commander

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J U L Y N e w s l e t t e r Web: www.vfwpost10147.com Email: vfwpost10147@yahoo.com

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the deadline for information and articles to be published

in the Sound off Newsletter has been changed to: the 5th of each month.

VFW MEETING DAYS for 2013 All meeting times start at 7:30 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm

MARCH 14 JULY 11 OCTOBER 10

APRIL 11 AUGUST 8 NOVEMBER 14

JUNE 13 SEPT 12 DECEMBER 12

Commander Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Sr. Vice Commander Don Mix (Janice) 407-324-7380

Jr. Vice Commander Edgardo Velazquez (Diane) 407-886-1258

Adjutant Marc Dell (Anne) 407-889-8551

Quartermaster Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-410-7245

Judge Advocate Marv Suriff 407-889-5885

Surgeon Steve Sterner 407-772-2497

Chaplain Ron Allen (Carol) 407-369-8645

Service Officer Nick Dini 407-886-6829

Chief of Staff Steve Deviese (Lorene) 407-886-4331

TRUSTEES

Three Year Jack Terman (Arline) 407-782-3944

Two Year Steve Milford 407-701-2342

One Year Roger Capper (Renate) 407-886-6133

Public Relations Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Historian Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-464-7324

GOING GREEN NEXT ISSUE

Effective with the August issue of our monthly

Newsletter we will NOT be mailing any future news-

letters.

NEWSLETTER WILL BE EMAILED ONLY

If you have an Email address that we are not aware

of please send it via Email to:

vfwpost10147@yahoo.com or send a note to:

P.O.Box 912, Apopka, Fl. 32704

Mailing the newsletter has become cost prohibitive.

POST OFFICERS. Year 2013- 2014 Email: officers@vfwpost10147.com

Post 10147 Ph: 407-889-8266

If you can volunteer a few

hours a week to help with

Post events, please contact

us or visit on a Wednesday or

Saturday morning 8:00 AM

to 12:00 PM.

DONATIONS

WANTED

If you have any military items

you would like to donate to the

Post museum such as: Uniforms,

guns, knives, patches, insignias,

etc, please bring items to the

Post or call and we will arrange

a pickup date. All donated items

will be displayed with the name

of the donor.

Soap, shampoo, etc from hotels,

for the VA Nursing home and for

poor children.

Glasses for the needy .

Tabs from aluminum cans for

the tots of the Arnold Palmer

Hospital.

Jr. Vice Commander’s Corner: Ed Velazquez

According to an AP report, the Senate may soon have the chance to vote on whether or not to re-

move the time limit for GI Bill benefits. Currently veterans have 10 years to use their Montgom-

ery GI BIll (or 15 years to use their Post-9/11 GI Bill). the so-called delimiting date is determined

by the veterans last discharged date. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced his new bill on

Tuesday, May 28, saying the new bill would repeal the "unfair and arbitrary time lim-

its." Blumenthal said more than 2 million veterans who missed the 10 year expiration date have

been denied the benefits despite paying the required Montgomery GI Bill enrollment fee of

$1200. While the bill would not have an immediate effect on Post 9/11 vets, it would restore the

GI Bill for many Vietnam, Cold-War, and Gulf era veterans who were unable to take advantage of

their benefits within the 10 years after discharge

YOUR NEXT PARTY OR SPECIAL

EVENT AT THE VFW Hall, Apopka.

Call: 407-889-8266 for details

weddings

Christmas Parties…...Anniversaries…...Birthday Parties…...Celebrations…...Super bowl Party

2014 VFW Officer Installation dinner

As always these dates are subject to Change

JUNE 15 European.

JULY 20 Brisket dinner.

AUGUST 10 Famous Boosters dinner/dance.

SEPTEMBER 14 Poker night.

OCTOBER 19 Oktoberfest.

NOVEMBER 7-11 Poppies

NOVEMBER 11 Wal-Mart Veterans Day

DECEMBER 15 Post 10147 Christmas party.

As always these dates are subject to Change

MARCH 19 Police & Fireman Awards

MAY 1 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

MAY 17 Officer Installation

JUNE 14 European dinner/dance

AUGUST 16 Turkey Feaderal

AUGUST 23 Booster Dinner Dance

DECEMBER 6 Walgreen Christmas Party

DECEMBER 14 Post 10147 Christmas party,

Morrison II. James 6/14

Mulrine. Debbie 6/14

Murray. Joan 6/13

Nelson. Bryan & Debbie 1/14

Nelsen. Brett & Jeannine 9/13

Normandin. Norm & Elaine 12/13

Piggott. Leon & Arlene 6/14

Pocius. Steve 6/14

Popp. Bob & Kathy 12/13

Richardson. Gerald & Amanda 1/14

Risser. Rich & Shirley 6/13

Roman. Walter & Helen 6/13

Rosen. Capt. Bob & Connie 6/14

Rossi. Anthony & Palma 6/13

Rossi-Killeen, Anita 8/13

Sarra. Maryann 1/14

Schaffer. Jim & Margaret 11/13

Smart. Robert & Anna May 6/13

Spurlock. Wm. “Greg” 6/13

Sterner. Steve 6/14

Sterner. John Phillip & Jean 8/13

Stroehlin. Dorothea 7/13

Stromwall. Dean 6/13

Sutton. Carol 6/14

Tabron. Alfred & Magdalena 6/13

Terman. Jack & Arlene 8/13

Turner. Tom & Debbie 6/13

Unetich Jr. Tony & Peggy 6/13

Vecchio. Art & Evelyn 1/13

Vecchio. Marianne 1/13

Velazquez. Ed & Diane 2/14

Walker. Jim 3/13

Walsh. Jim & Mary 12/13

Wardell. John & Wanda 6/14

Wardell. Stacy 6/14

Weber, Jerry 12/13

Weekley. Bob & Judith 6/14

Weiss. Jerry & Trudy 6/14

Wing. Jack & Mary 12/13

Yeager. Ken & Nancy 7/13

Zakszewski, Barbara 4/13

Ziolkowski. Robert 1/14

Galo. Anne 6/13

Greene. James & Nancy 6/14

Hall. Ellis & Sandra 6/13

Harshman. Ken & Marilyn 6/14

Heaton. Sam & Modean 6/13

Heisey. George & Carol 6/13

Highfield. Glen & Jacquelyn 6/13

Hooper. Eric 6/14

Isidoro. Lucille 6/14

Jones. Tom & Betty 6/14

Kara. Joe & Liz 6/14

Keightley, Alan 6/13

Kelley. George 1/14

Kelsey. Joseph 6/14

Kline. Jerry & Pauline 1/14

Kloth. Jan 1/14

Knox. George & Neoma 6/13

Labo. Father Tim 1/14

Land. Mayor John 6/14

Laurendeau. Linda 1/14

Lee. Carl 8/13

Leigh. Kathryn 8/13

Linz. Robert & June 6/14

Lisle. Tom & Eva 6/14

Lochridge. Mick & Lisa 6/13

Lockeby. Ed & Mary Ann 6/13

Loomis Funeral Home 6/14

Loso. Maurice 6/14

Lowry. Frank & Elaine 6/13

Maleski. Michael & Mary 6/14

Mancuso. Mary F 9/13

Mancuso. Tony 9/13

Marsh. Catherine 6/13

Mathis. Jim 9/13

Mathius. Pauline 8/13

May. Frank & Josephine 6/14

McDonnell. Kerry T 6/13

McFadden. Michael & Sharyn 6/14

McGuffin. W.R 6/13

McKeon. John & Hannah 8/13

Meisel. Bill & Ellen 6/13

Mizel. Coz & Brenda 6/14

Mix. Don & Jan 6/14

Morrison. Jim & Valerie 6/14

INDIVIDUAL BOOSTERS 2013

Acerra. Steve & Denise 8/13

Adams. Wally & Nina 1/14

Alfano. Frank & Fran 6/14

Allen, Ron & Carol 6/14

Armador. Jessica A 6/14

Anderson. Richard 6/14

Anthony, Pat & Peggy 6/13

Apopka Chamber of Commerce. Paul 3/14

Bankson. Pastor Doug 6/14

Boria. Lou & Julie 6/14

Bornmann, Susan C 8/13

Boucher, Rita 1/14

Bourdon. Hubert & Ginny 6/13

Bove. Russ & Sandy 9/13

Boyd. William & Joan 6/14

Braun. Mary 1/14

Brillant. Mark & Pat 6/14

Broadhurst. Ken & Jeanne 1/14

Brocker. Joyce 6/13

Brown, Brad & Barbara 4/13

Bunka. Bill & Evelyn 1/14

Burkholder. Mary Ann 1/14

Butler. Sam & Joyce Echon 6/13

Capper. Roger & Renate 6/14

Capper. Rolf 6/14

Carter, Rich 4/13

Cass. Norman & Sandy 12/13

Cifers. Doug 6/14

Collins. Friend E 1/14

Collins. Irene 1/14

Collins. Jim & Karen 1/14

Crane. Mary Lou 6/14

Day. Charles & Sylvia 9/13

Dershimer, Sandra 3/13

Deviese. Steve & Lorene 1/14

Dini. Greg & Barbara 1/14

Dini. Nick 1/14

Doggett. Dwight & Mabel 6/14

Doll. Beverly 6/14

Dombrowski. Tony 10/13

Dougherty. Thomas & Roberta 12/13

Douglas, Jr. Jack & Cherlyn 6/14

Echon. John & Lil 6/14

Fagg. William 6/14

Franqui. Bea 6/14

Franko. Dennis & Lynda 6/14

Gagnon. Marie 1/13

If you would like to be a Booster for the year 2013 please mail a check in the

amount of $25.00 to the VFW Post 10147

In memory of:

Lucille Swanner. Burt Burns. Bob-Erma Kloth. Leroy-Irene Lang.

Jack Collins. Bob Meade, Robert Boylon.

BUSINESS BOOSTERS These businesses are supporting the VFW Post 10147. Let us support them when we need a service

APOPKA / ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

V.F.W Post # 10147

P.O.Box 912

Apopka, FL. 32704

CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: July 13, 2013

Call: 407-889-8266 OR MAIL COUPON TO:

VFW Post 10147. P.O.Box 912, Apopka. Florida, 32704

Name:________________________No.Guests___________

BRISKET OF BEEF DINNER/DANCE

July 20, 2013

Cash Bar 6:00 pm

Dinner/dance 7:00 pm

$15.00 Per Person

Brisket of Beef with

Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans

Salad

Rolls & Butter