VFW to Answer VA Claims Questions During Live Town Hall on Facebook, April 24, 2014

When:  Thursday, April 24 at 2 p.m. (CDT).

Veterans nationwide are encouraged to participate.

One of the biggest challenges VFW members face is the timely and accurate processing of their VA claims. That’s why the VFW will host a Facebook town hall meeting on Thursday, April 24 at 2 p.m. (CDT) to discuss the claims process and veterans’ benefits, as well as how VFW Service Officers can assist with filing claims – a service the VFW offers free of charge.

A VFW Service Officer will answer questions for one hour during the town hall, providing you with useful and accurate information and resources.

Any Facebook user can participate by visiting the Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Facebook page at the time of the event. You can simply present a question in the comments section of the VFW’s post announcing the town hall has begun. It is possible that not all questions will be answered in the given time frame, so be sure to vote for the questions you think are most important by giving them a “Like.”

Don’t forget to join us LIVE on April 24.

http://www.vfw.org/News-and-Events/Articles/2014-Articles/VFW-to-Answer-VA-Claims-Questions-During-Live-Town-Hall-on-Facebook/

Celebration of Life for comrade Dennis Espinoza

Services have been announced for Comrade Dennis Espinoza.

Celebration of Life:  Saturday, March 8th, at 3 p.m. located at the VFW Post 9211, 255 Historic Lane, Reno, Nevada.

Funeral:  Sunday, March 9th, at 1 p.m. at the Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery, 14 Veterans Way, Fernley, Nevada.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to VFW Post 3396, P.O. Box 3659, Sparks, Nevada 89432.  Make checks to VFW Post 3396, in not section write “Memorial for Espinoza”

Dennis Espinoza

Ladies,

With regret and heavy heart I have to announce the passing of Dennis Espinoza the evening of Sunday, February 9, 2014.

Dennis was the Commander of VFW Department of Nevada, District 3, to which the Fernley VFW Post is assigned, and has very active in assisting our Post, and especially me, meet our core goals in becoming an All-State Post by the end of the year.

Regretfully,

Douglas Stout
Commander
VFW Post 10247

VFW Women’s Auxiliary Christmas in April Raffle Drawing

The Washoe-Lyon Memorial Ladies Auxiliary Post #10247 will be hold a raffle drawing on April 12, 2014.  Raffle tickets will become available for purchase In January 2014.

Below is a link to the flyer for some of the items that will be raffled off.

LAVFW-Christmas in April

Thank you for your continued support!

VFW Post 10247 Announces Essay Contest Winner

Fernley, NV, November 22, 2013

The VFW Post 10247 and Ladies Auxiliary of Fernley, NV is pleased to announce that Kacie Meisner, a 6th Grade student at Fernley Intermediate School, is the Post’s First-place winner of the VFW 2013 – 2014 Patriot’s Pen essay contest.  Kacie wrote her winning essay based on this year’s theme, “What Patriotism Means to Me”.   The Post commander also announced the Second and Third Place winner in the essay contest, Lars Dars and Hazin Bennett respectively, also 6th graders at the Fernley Intermediate School.

Left to Right: Front Row: Lars Dars – 2nd place, Hazin Bennett – 3rd Place, Kacie Meisner – 1st Place.  Back Row:  Douglas Stout – Post Commander VFW #10247, Cathy Wardell – Ladies Aux. #10247 representative.

Sixty-eight students participated in the local competition this year.  The essays of the three winners have been forwarded to the District level.  If successful at the District and Department Levels, one of these students could be one of the 54 finalists world-wide: one from each of the 51 VFW Departments and one from each of the three overseas VFW Departments (Pacific Areas, Latin America/Caribbean and Europe), to compete at the National level for individual awards, ranging from $500 to $5,000.

The youth essay writing contest is a worldwide competition that gives students in grades 6, 7, and 8 the opportunity to write a 300-400 word theme-based essay expressing their views on democracy.

 

Douglas Stout, Commander, VFW Post 10247

Wreaths Across America

The Wreaths Across America program is being organized in our area for the Northern Nevada Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nevada.

http://www.supportnnvc.org/wreaths

If you wish to have a wreath placed, fill out the form on the linked page and mail in.  You are able to place orders through the NNVC for other cemeteries, they need the name of the person, and the cemetery I.D. number where they are interred.

The deadline for the wreath orders is December 7th, 2013.  There will be NNVC members of the and volunteers in and around Fallon and Fernley areas in the next few weeks taking order for wreaths.

If you have any questions, please follow the link above.

Thank you for your continued support of our Veterans.

VFW Nevada Department Convention: Buddy Poppy Display Winners 2013

It is with absolute giddy pleasure that I announce that VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 10247 in Fernley, NV will be representing the Department of Nevada at the National Convention with it’s winning poppy display, “Flanders Field”

Designed by Post 10247 member and embroidery artist, Bobbi Smith, and assembled by the busy hands of several hard working post members our Buddy Poppy entry was a labour of love.  The display includes hundreds Buddy Poppy flowers individually affixed to an intricately embroidered cotton background.

The 2013 VFW Nevada Department Convention winner: Buddy Poppy display, inspired by the John McCrae poem written during the First World War, by VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 10247, Fernley, NV

Several hours, many minds and busy hands went into creating this award winning piece and to say that we are excited to represent the VFW Department of Nevada at the National Convention with our tribute to Veterans and the Buddy Poppy would be putting it mildly.

A very hearty congratulations to all participants!  To learn more about the Buddy Poppy and this contest, click here for the VFW Buddy Poppy Chairman’s Guide (opens in new window, .pdf format).

We can’t wait to see you at nationals!

VFW Ladies Auxiliary Nevada Department 3 President Visits Fernley!

Judy McDonald is the President of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Nevada District 3 and it’s her job to visit as many posts as possible within her district during her tenure in office.  Sometimes these road trips can take her far from her native post of 9211 in Reno, NV.  Imagine our pleasure at the chance to host her as the guest of honour during our April meeting!

Not only was Judy the guest of honor but we were delighted to be joined by VFW Post 10247 Commander, Doug Stout and Post 10247 Quartermaster, Jason Clark.

After much merriment at lunch it was time to get down to business, including the presentation of some very fancy scented soy candles to Judy as thanks for her visit!

Post President, Faye Bunce presents District 3 President Judy McDonald (of Post 9211) a gift on behalf of Ladies Aux. Post 10247 during her visit in April. Fernley, Nevada

Thank you Judy, Doug and Jason for visiting our lunch and meeting!  We had a great time hosting you and you are welcome back anytime (especially if you bring chocolate…just kidding.).

VFW Ladies Auxillary Post 10247 is Online!

So there I was, sitting hiddled by a portable heat tower under a side awning in front of the local Wal-Mart trying to avoid the blistering wind and keep hundreds of poppies from blowing all over the parking lot.

My name is Jamie, my husband, Jason is a veteran of the war in Iraq and the Quartermaster of the Fernley VFW Post, and I had volunteered to help his post with their Buddy Poppy Drive.

As I sat there collecting donations and attempting to mitigate the weather an amazing thing happened.  Veteran after veteran came up to the table, introduced themselves and then proceeded to mention how they had no idea the VFW, even existed in Fernley.

A typical story went like this, “Well we googled it and nothing came up!”

The decision to go online was a simple one.  How could we possibly do our best to support community veterans if they didn’t know we existed!