Waverly Area Veterans Post

www.waverlyvets.us

Four service organizations under one roof

• Where all servicemen and women can come together

• Where individual charters remain intact.

• History of each organization is honored

• Memories are forever preserved

• Tomorrow's veterans and their families will be welcomed and supported.

Our Vision

“Where Patriots Gather”

Our Mission“To Create a Veterans Service Center

For Those Who Served”

Board of DirectorsChair Darrell Blasberg

Vice Chairs Carl Benning/Terry Goro

Secretary Rich Miller

Treasurer Lee Schissel

Immediate Past Chair Jim Beam

Members

Marvin Behrens Jim Brandau Robert Davidson

Mike Kukral Roger Metzger Jim Smith

A Service Center

For today's soldiers... tomorrow's veterans• Communication and Career Center

• Internet/Skype for families to connect with service members

• Allow Veterans to research and apply for benefits

• Allow Veterans to pursue careers upon completion of service

• Allow Veterans to continue their education

• Information center and Library of Veteran publications

• Potential contact point for Bremer County Veterans Affairs

Today’s Military

• Reserve and National Guard used much more.

• Unit demographics can have families a long distance from their base.

• Support for Service Members, Veterans & their Families is necessary.

• Our new Veteran’s facility will help fill that void –for their families during deployment and as a pillar of support and understanding upon return.

• This facility will be a model in the U. S. with its ability to meet ever-changing veteran needs.

Fully Accessible Facility

• Meeting space for Veterans, Auxiliary and Sons meetings

• Monthly membership, District, State meetings/conferences

• Museum - preserving memorabilia to honor our Veterans’ sacrifices

• Armory - safe storage of weapon arsenal used for military rites, parades and special events

• Storage - Avenue of Saints flags, poles, name plaques, & uniforms

• Easy access for the physically challenged

• ‘Green’ building standards

• Fully functional kitchen

Space for:• Funerals with full military rites and post funeral receptions

• Private and Community receptions

• Pre-deployment and post-deployment gatherings

• Family gatherings and celebrations

• Civic celebrations Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day

• Post membership & Auxiliary fund raisers, & special projects

• Socialization with other Veterans and Veteran organizations

Lower Level 7,952 sq. ft $ 1,168,944

Upper Level 8,130 sq. ft $ 1,300,800

Total 16,082 sq. ft. $ 2,469,744

Cost per sq. ft $ 153 – in line with today’s new commercial construction

Getting Construction Started

• PHASE I Building the facility - $2.5 million (est)

• PHASE IIGrading, paving, landscaping, furniture, fixtures, fees, other - $1.0 million (est)

Use of Funds – proposed for PHASE INew Construction $2,469,744

Source of funds – proposed for Phase I

Potential for CAT State of Iowa Grant: $ 500,000 (cannot apply until 50% in donations are raised)

Pledges/Donations: $ 1,725,744

In-Kind: $ 200,000

Other Grants: $ 24,000

Fundraisers: $ 20,000

Total: $ 2,469,744

Community Events

Parades

Honoring service members

Veterans Concert

in Kohlman Park

Celebrating Community

Wall of Honor

Levels of GivingTheatre $ 200,000 & up

Fleet $ 100,000 to $ 199,999

Division $ 75,000 to $ 99,999

Regiment $ 50,000 to $ 74,999

Battalion $ 25,000 to $ 49,999

Company $ 10,000 to $ 24,999

Platoon $ 5,000 to $ 9,999

Squadron $ 1,000 to $ 4,999

Patrol $ 1 to $ 999

Wall of Honor

Acker Mathias Post 653

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary No. 49

Guy W. Iversen Amvets Post 49

Amvets Riders Chapter 49

Richard Arends

Charles & Linda Austin

M.C. and Oline Austin

Hank & Jo Bagelmann

Ed & Rose Bahlmann

Alvin Bahlmann

Alice Barkhausen

Don & Sherrill Barr

Jim & Yvonne Beam

Donald & Charlene Beck

John & Judy Behne

Carl & Wanda Benning

Donald & Marlys Berg

Leo & Diana Beschorner

Bev C. Besh

Larry & Deanne Biddison

Darrell & Joann Blasberg

Roger Bluhm

Burton & Delores Boevers

Jerry Boevers

Mark A. Boevers

Terry Bollman

Roger & Nancy Bonorden

James & Mary Ellen Brandau

Bremer County Comm Foundation

Bremer County Peace Officers

Charles Brown

Bob & Irva Bruns

Virgil Bruns

Larry & Mary Buchholz

Roger and Darlene Buchholz

Don Buck

Robert J. Burns

Leland & Glenda Busching

William Buss

Elsie Busse

Butler County Mutual

Judy & Denny Button

Richard & Sandra Cain

Bill & Mary Jean Camlin

Carl & Gloria Campbell

Kevan Campbell

Lyman Campbell & Cindy Ecker

Gordon Carolus

Harvey & Grace Carolus

Kristi Cave

Edwin & Maralyn Chesnut

Lee & Lorraine Chester

Chrome Cruisers

Roland & Erma Clausing

Bob & Dee Coonradt

Cal & Karen Corson

Richard Cousin

Florence J. Crandall

Ellen Crayne

Terry & Sandra Dahlquist

Dales Service

Steve Darrah

Jim & Deanna Darrah

Loretta Davidson

Robert & Donna Davidson

Robert Degelau

Dean & Dianne Deike

Carl & Sheila Dentler

William & Theresa DePuew

Robert J. & Mary Dorpinghaus

Charles & Annette Ebaugh

Edward Ebert

Cheri & Shan Egan

John & Nancy Egts

William & Mary Sue Ellinger

Julia Engelbrecht

Farmers Savings Bank

Virgil & Marlene Fasse

Jim & Veronica Fink

Arlo & Marilyn Flege

Ken & Jody Franzen

Raymond Fredrick

Tedi Fredrick

Everette & Sharon Funk

Ardis Gaylor

GMT Corporation

Melvin & Catherine Gonnerman Sr.

Terru & Cynthia Goro

Dan & Mary Graeser

Alice Grawe

Ruth Grawe

Perry Groen

Tom & Cheri Gronoski

Diane Hanson

Vernon Happel

Robert & Jane Harrison

Ardith Hartman

Matt & Miranda Haugan

Jeff & Dianna Hay

Martin & Dorothy Heering

Frittz & Connie Heine

Ray & Mary Heinrich

Larry & Cindy Helmers

Don & Karen Henniges

Tom & June Hicks

Harold Hinz

Floyd & Sheryl Hobson

Darwin & Lois Hoffman

Rosamond Hoffman

Paul Homeister

Bob & Mary Hough

Don & Carol Huston

Hy-Vee

John & Wilma Ingersoll

Jodie Iserman

Joe & Carol Jahnke

Mike Jahnke Family

Jahnke Family

John Johnson

Linda Judas

Jon & Patty Kaiser

Richard L. Kemming

David Klamfoth

Donald Koehn

Alvin & Carol Koeneman

Darrol Kohagen

Leroy Kramer

Douglas Krause

Judi Krizek

John & Susan Kroenecke

Rick & Sue Kromminga

Dennis Kruckenberg

Donald Kueker

Bonnie Kukral

Mike & Lisa Kukral

Audrey Lage

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lahr

Claudia Lampe

Lavern Lampe

Roger Lampe

Ted & Jean Lanske

Arlan & Diane Laube

Deloris Laube

Roger Lampe

Ted & Jean Lanske

Arlan & Diane Laube

Deloris Laube

Audrey Leisinger

Paul & Geneva Liebau

Dennis & Sandra Liekweg Sr

Larry Lohmann

Beth Lovejoy

Dick Luloff

Charles & Betty Mac Learn

Jim Mango

Jerry & Ethel Manross

Marine Corps League #1241

Marine Corps League Auxiliary

Marines of BEEEST 9-11

Dale & Lorraine Maupin

Charles B. McCready

Bill & Jolene McCurdy

Loren & Lavon McEnany

ME&V

Alvin & Lucinda Meier

Charles & Le Ann Meier

Roger & Judy Metzger

Harley Meyer

B. E. Mick

Kenneth Miller

Richard & Janell Miller

Marlys Minnaert

Karl & Jan Moe

Gerald Monaghan

Raymond Monaghan

Bernice Mundt

Eleanor Munson

NE Iowa Marine Corps Aux

Dave & Betty Nelson

Terry & Janet Noel

Marvin (Bud) & Dorothy Nolte

Patrick & Dianne Norton

Robert & Sally O'Hare

Scott Owen

Bernita Pace

The Pace Family

Steven D. Palmquist

Beryl Peck

Gary Peddle

Duane Peterson

Gary & Charlene Peterson

Lloyd Peterson

Loren & Joanne Peterson

Richard & Marilyn Pinkley

Harlan & Helen Platte

Sylvia Poehler

Betty Porter

Ivan and Barbara Price

Joseph Pudwell

Bob & Sue Quinlan

Darwin & Connie Ramker

Robert Rasmussen

Tom Rasmussen

Elso Reints

Frank Reints

James Reints

Ron Roelfs

Mary Rose

Evalyne Rosenau

Mike Rottinghaus

Jim & Karen Rottinghaus

Carl Roxberg

Rick & Karen Rubendall

Robert & Jean Sable

Mildred Sanders

Marieta K. Sargeant

Stan & Cindy Sassmann

William & Kathty Scharnhorst

Galen Schellhorn

Lee & Laurie Schissel

Larry & Joyce Schmidt

“Ott Kids” – Schrage

Ned Seebach

Bill & Marq Shaffer

Paul Shonka

Signature Realty LC

Lois Slater

Sam & Peggy Smith

Doug & Anita Snook

Wayne & Arlys Soeder

Dave & Cherie Souhrada

Frank & Judy Spinler

Dennis & Beverly Stansell

Darrel & Diane Steege

Barth Steere

Mary J & Sandy Shinn Steinbach

Jerry Stoll

Paul & Tina Sturges

Danny Syhre

Elmon & Barbara Tatroe

Helen Thompson

Tom & Shirlee Thompson

Richard Thomsen

Dixie Thurm

Francis & Anne Tompkins

Melvin & Melva Trimble

2 Guys Home Interiors

Tyrrell Lodge No 116

Union Members of WL&P

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Earl and Madeline Vierow

David & Janett Vobr

Howard Vogel

Arne & Marianne Waldstein

Shirley Walker

Wartburg College

Waverly Fire Protection Assn

Waverly Tire Company

E.W. "Bill“ & Myra Webster

William & Genevieve Weisbrodt

Marlene Wellner

Arlin & Janice Wente

Wenzel-Showalter LLC

Dennis & Dianne Westendorf

Stanley Whelchel

Dale L. White

John R. Wild

Lee Wilhelms

Larry & Marianne Williamson

Rodney Wittenburg

Kendall Wittenburg

Jerry & EaVon Woodin

Robert & Jolene Wyatt

Duane Wylam

Lester Zelle

Nancy Zimmerman

Thank you for your support

How can you help?

• Consider a donation and/or

pledge to the Waverly Area Veterans Post new facility.

• All donations are tax deductible.

• Your participation is vital to make this project happen: volunteer, donate, promote.

Thank You!

Visit us at: www.waverlyvets.us

Waverly Area Veterans Post

www.waverlyvets.us

“Serving the Veterans Who Served For You”