AMVETS Just to keep everyone informed of my activities as your Department Commander here is where I was at on behalf of Amvets since the last report dated 29Jul2017. To Date I have trav- elled in excess of 6000 mile represent- ing Amvets Department of Indiana. July 4 th : Went to Montezuma, Ind. For Quilts of Honor Ceremony at 11:00 AM, then returned to Montezuma for their July 4 th Parade at 6:00 PM. July 6 th : Went to Big 4 Meeting at Indianapolis Department Headquarters. July 8 th : Hartford City Post 23 for Dis- trict II Meeting. July 15 th : Addressed American Legion State Convention in Indianapolis. July 16 th : IVH Picnic Lafayette, Indi- ana. July 19 th : Department Headquarters. July 21 st : Department Headquarters. July 27 th : Went to Opening Ceremonies for Traveling Wall at Columbus, Ind. Aug. 2 nd : Soldiers Circle Indianapolis, Ind. For Dedication & Department Headquarters. Aug. 3 rd : Monticello Post 91 Meeting. Aug 5 th : Car show Amvets Post 222, Terre Haute, Ind. Aug. 8 th – 13 th : National Convention Norfolk, Va. Aug 16 th : Department Headquarters. Aug 17 th : Rockville Post 61 Meeting. Aug. 18 th : Department Headquarters. Aug. 23 rd : Department Headquar- Aug. 25 th : Meeting with new Chairperson on the Com- mission and Department Headquarters. Aug 26 th : Rockville Post 61 State Golf Tournament. Don’t forget about our Fall Conferrence at the new location the Wyndham Sept. 22,23,24. Yours in Amvets; Kenny Burton, Commander Volume 1, Issue 2 2017
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AMVETSJust to keep everyone informed
of my activities as your DepartmentCommander here is where I was at onbehalf of Amvets since the last reportdated 29Jul2017. To Date I have trav-elled in excess of 6000 mile represent-ing Amvets Department of Indiana. July 4th: Went to Montezuma, Ind.For Quilts of Honor Ceremony at 11:00AM, then returned to Montezuma fortheir July 4th Parade at 6:00 PM. July 6th: Went to Big 4 Meeting atIndianapolis Department Headquarters.July 8th: Hartford City Post 23 for Dis-trict II Meeting.July 15th: Addressed American LegionState Convention in Indianapolis.July 16th: IVH Picnic Lafayette, Indi-ana.July 19th: Department Headquarters.July 21st: Department Headquarters.July 27th: Went to Opening Ceremoniesfor Traveling Wall at Columbus, Ind.Aug. 2nd: Soldiers Circle Indianapolis,Ind. For Dedication & DepartmentHeadquarters.Aug. 3rd: Monticello Post 91 Meeting.Aug 5th: Car show Amvets Post 222,Terre Haute, Ind.Aug. 8th – 13th : National ConventionNorfolk, Va.Aug 16th: Department Headquarters.Aug 17th: Rockville Post 61 Meeting.Aug. 18th: Department Headquarters.
Aug. 23rd: Department Headquar-
Aug. 25th: Meeting with new Chairperson on the Com-mission and Department Headquarters.Aug 26th: Rockville Post 61 State Golf Tournament. Don’t forget about our Fall Conferrence at the newlocation the Wyndham Sept. 22,23,24.
Yours in Amvets;Kenny Burton, Commander
Volume 1, Issue 2 2017
AMVETS
Auxiliary President Debra Gass
What can I say? INDIANA ROCKS! Twenty-Nine Ladiesfrom the Hoosier state ( Twenty-Six Voting Delegates) attended the71st National Convention held in Norfolk, VA. Twelve of our lovelyladies were PDP’s (Past Department Presidents) and Three PNP’s(Past National Presidents) Our Department also received NationalRecognition for the Highest percentage increase in Membership!Pretty outstanding, don’t you think? Keep up the good work ladies.Remember - Membership is the lifeline to our organization.
Congratulations to the new incoming National Officers, espe-cially, Madam President Marvel Ruppel of Wisconsin! Green BayPacker Fans are elated! Her Project is Freedom Foundation, “Light-ing the Path to Freedom. Her challenge is to raise money for lamppoles down the paths from one dorm to another.
Reporting Department Officers should soon receive a packetfrom National Reporting Officers introducing themselves and theirprojects. Please pass this information along to your local ReportingOfficers. Thank you.
Aside from a fabulous time at Convention, I have been prettybusy the last several weeks serving our Veterans and Community .Details will be read on my President’s Report at Fall SEC.
Speaking of Fall Conference, the dates are September 22 -24. Training Segment starts at 1 p.m., Saturday Sept 23. Should beover around 4 p.m. Business Meeting on Sunday, Sept 24, starts 9a.m.. Casual dress on Saturday, UNIFORMS for Department Offi-cers on Sunday. For anyone who has a uniform and wants to wear itat the Business session on Sunday, feel free to do so.
Please read articles from Kandi Jaeger and Dawn Dennie inthis newsletter regarding training etc. Its going to be a fun, excitingand of course very informative - you DON’T want to miss it! Learn-ing, Laughter, and Prizes too!
Now, as you may recall the Department had a Car Show inJune to raise money to entice Auxiliaries to come and attend ourtraining conference. This was set up for those Auxiliaries/Ladieswho have never or haven’t in a long time been in attendance. Forfurther information, contact Carol Riley , Department Secretary forqualification and details at (765) 621-4067 .
“See You in September”!(Debra Gass
We, at Special Olympics Indianawant to personally THANK YOU for yourpart in making the 2017 Plane Pull an ex-traordinary success. We had over 100 vol-unteers, 70 teams pulling, and hundreds ofathletes from around the state of Indianaparticipating this year. With the help of youand many others, a grand total of over$185,000 was raised for the more than13,000 Special Olympics Indiana athletesthat train and compete year-round through-out the state.
Whether you helped with staging,Bubble Soccer, the Car Show, parking, reg-istration, sold souvenirs, helped in the car-nival area, and any other position you mayhave filled, you played a valuable role in theweekend's success. We could not havedone it without you!
We THANK YOU once again for vol-unteering your time last Saturday! Wehope to see you at a future event againsoon! For future events, be sure to visit:www.soindiana.org
All the best, Tracy Mortensen
AMVETS
Fall Conference, September 22nd.,23rd., 24th. 2017.
Friday Sept. 22nd. Help needed setting up hospi-
tality room. 4:00-5:00p.m.Hospitality room opens at 5:00 p.m. Help needed in hospitality
room. Saturday Sept. 23rd. Sons E-Board meeting: 9:00 a.m. Sons general meeting: 10:30 a.m. Help needed in hospitality room
Saturday evening. See James Keirstead. Sunday Sept. 24th. Help needed to clean up hospi-
tality room and to reload Sons trailer. Time? To be announced. We had eleven (11) Sons attend
the National Convention in Norfolk, Virginia.Our own immediate past Commander, MichaelMcDarrah was elected to National ProvostMarshall. CONGRATULATIONS MIKE!
As I mentioned in the previousnewsletter, my project for the year is the Yel-low Ribbon Support Center (www.yellowribbonsupportcenter.com ) Pleasetake time to check this out. Any donations tothis project will be greatly appreciated. I willhave more information available at confer-ence.
See you all at conference.
Sons serving Veterans,
Dave Myers
Sons Department, Commander
Message from SONS Commander
Conferences and Convention
Fall '17 September 22, 23, 24Winter '17 December 1,2,3Spring '18 March 16, 17, 18Convention '18 June 1, 2, 3Fall '18 September 28, 29, 30Winter '18 December 7, 8, 9
This year for the fall we areWhyndam at 2544 Executive Drive,Indianapolis, IN 46241+1-317-248-2481
For the winter we are at the Lexing-ton at 2500 S High School Rd, Indi-anapolis, IN, 46241 866-238-4218
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MEETINGS
AMVETSVeteran Town Hall SeriesA Veteran Town Hall Series has been planned by the Big Four. The American Legion, Disabled American Veter-ans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and AMVETS have formed an Alliance in Indiana to unify the veteran voice. ThisVeteran Town Hall Series came about as a follow up to an event over the summer that had only one veteran inattendance because know one knew about the event. We plan to change that and let our legislators hear our vet-eran voices. This Town Hall Series gives you an opportunity to meet with local, county, state and federal officials.The kickoff event will be held at AMVETS, Post 222, West Terre Haute, IN 47885 from 6:30-8:30 PM on Tuesday,September 12th. Future events are planned for locations around the state with a final event, Military and VeteranDay at that Indiana State House on January, 9th, 2018. Information will be posted on Department website andFacebook. Come join the conversation about what we can all do to move Indiana forward and let your voice beheard.
Calling all Women Veterans!Would you like to attend a women veteran retreat? Need a few days away with someone else doing the cooking and beingable to take a long shower and relax with your coffee? Need a little rejuvenation? This is the event for you. The retreat con-sists of a Friday night arrival, overnight stay on Friday and Saturday with departure by noon on Sunday. During the eventyou will meet other women veterans from around the state that are active in veteran issues. You will provide a service in thelocal area to a veteran in need and then learn about women veteran benefits and programs and spirituality in women veter-ans. In the evening we will enjoy some good food and celebrate our service and learn “What One Voice Can Do.” Planned
date for the Hoosier Women Veteran Retreat is November 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The location will be announced at Fall Confer-ence and registration forms will be available then. Participants will be notified via email. Space is limited; participants areonly responsible for their transportation to the retreat site. Lodging provided. Meals furnished Saturday and Breakfast onSunday. A light snack with be available upon arrival Friday evening. Carpooling is generally available.
SAD SACKS
It official at National Convention if you are a member of the Auxilia-ry or Sons you can become a Sad Sacks member. So, this will allow fornew membership, new ideas and new Units.
If you would like to become a Sad Sack please contact Tim Tuttle,Mike Davis or Roger Williams for information or an application.
Sad Sacks dues are $11.01 FOR YOUR 2018. Remember thateverything we raise go to nursing scholarships.
AMVETS Department of Indiana2840 Lafayette Road, Suite A, Indianapolis, Indiana46222, Tel: (317) 923-4320, Fax: (317) 923-4354Email: [email protected]
AMVETSMembership Application
Membership Application Yes, I want to join AMVETS! I certify that I have served honorably since December 15, 1940, or thatI am currently serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States (Active, Reserve or National Guard)Membership Type: Annual ($30.00) Life ($250.00)
Signature of Sponsor ____________________________________ Date: ________/_______/20____ Provide your sponsor with a copy of your DD-214 or current active or reserve military ID and your payment: Mail To: AMVETS Department of Indiana, 2840 Lafayette Road Suite A, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222
