Renee Fulk
2018-2019 National "Buddy"® Poppy/VFW National Home for Children Ambassador
Display Contest Results & Kitchen Remodel
“Buddy”® Poppy
Congratulations to all the entries of the VFW “Buddy”® Poppy display contest. There were some very creative and beautiful entries in all three categories. Results of the 2018 contest are listed below:
Category 1 (Public Promotion of Poppy Campaign)
- First Place: VFW Auxiliary to the James G. Lee Post No. 1685 (Anchorage, Alaska)
- Second Place: VFW Auxiliary to the John Carnine – James Wiseman Post No. 3280 (Clovis, New Mexico)
- Third Place: Hometown Murray Post No. 9773 and its VFW Auxiliary (Hometown, Illinois)
- Honorable Mention: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Post No. 3279 and its VFW Auxiliary (Abilene, Kansas)
- Directors Award: Hershel “Woody” William Post No. 7048 (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Category 2 (Memorial or Inspiration Displays)
- First Place: Wichita Memorial Post No. 3115 and its VFW Auxiliary (Wichita, Kansas)
- Second Place: VFW Auxiliary to the Ernest K. Gerhardt Post No. 5923 (Camdenton, Missouri)
- Third Place: VFW Auxiliary to the Sensing Brothers Post No. 4641 (Dixon, Tennessee)
- Honorable Mention: Gandy-Brown Post No. 4588 and its VFW Auxiliary (Bossier City, Louisiana)
Category 3 (Artistic or Decorative Use of Poppies)
- First Place: Simi Valley Post No. 10049 and its VFW Auxiliary (Simi Valley, California)
- Second Place: Cheyenne Mountain Post 3917 and its VFW Auxiliary (Security, Colorado)
- Third Place: VFW Auxiliary to the Francis Cannon Post No. 7589 (Manassas, Virginia)
- Honorable Mention: VFW Auxiliary to the Fort Butler Post No. 826 (Kingwood, West Virginia)
VFW National Home for Children
I am so excited that our National President Sandi Kriebel has selected her special project for the year and guess what program it is? It’s the VFW National Home for Children! While Sandi was conducting a meeting last year at the National Home, she and members of her committee noticed that the Guest Lodge kitchen was outdated and very cold (this meeting occurred in the winter). She decided it was time for a kitchen remodel. It is now my honor to ask you to work a little harder to make this happen. The kitchen is a vital room at the guest lodge. It is a commercial kitchen and is used when visitors stay at the National Home and many Departments use the kitchen when they have their activities at the National Home. The kitchen is in desperate need of the following new items:
- commercial stove/oven
- dishwasher
- countertops
- cabinets
- backsplash
- windows
- inspection and/or update to the HVAC system.
Please contact Sue Alverson at 800-424-8360 to discuss ways your Auxiliary and/or Department can help raise funds for this project. Earmark checks “National President’s Special Project” and send monetary donations to:
VFW National Home
3573 S. Waverly Road
Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
FUNdraiser Idea
How about a scavenger hunt on the VFW National Home website? Select 10-20 different pieces of information that can be found on the website such as, “Who is the President of the Board of Trustees?” Type it up, determine an entry fee, set a deadline and distribute to participants. Have a small prize for the first return and 100 percent correct. Raise money and have an educational game. It’s a win-win!
Don’t Forget! National Home Life Member fees increase from $35.00 to $50.00 on January 1, 2019. Become a Life Member of the National Home today! Applications can be found on the National Home website.
