NEWSLETTER
MORGANTON CHAPTER 43 DAV
& AUXILIARY
NOVEMBER 2006
DAV TRANSPORTATION REPORT:
In September
the DAV Van traveled 625 miles .transporting 9 veterans to and from the VA
Medical Center in
DAV 43 & AUX. MEETING:
October 26th the DAV and Aux. will hold
their regular scheduled meetings after a joint meal at 6:00 PM. Our fundraiser drawing for the Husqvarna Back Pack Leaf Blower, will be held after the meetings. I hope you sold lots of tickets at the Burke
County Fair last week. Thanks for all your hard work and support
for this fundraiser.
A special thank you to Sam
Young and Betty Anderson for the
donation of $200.00 for the purchase the
Husqvarna Back Pack Leaf Blower for our fundraiser
this fall, and to Glenn England for the $100.00 donation to be used for our
chapter transportation program..
DAV
& AUX. FALL cONFERENCE:
October 27-29, The DAV & Aux. will hold
their annual Fall Conference at the North Raleigh Hilton. Bob and Charlie will leave for
On October
30th the Patients at Asheville VAMC will take part in the annual Casino
Night Program sponsored by various organizations, and individuals. This is a fun time for all who
participate. Tickets are given to each
patient as they enter the Casino; the tickets are used to play various games of
chance. As they win they keep their
ticket and are paid in quarters, if they loose their ticket is taken and they
must play another ticket or go to another gamming table and start over. All and all we spend $100.00 or better, not
to mention food cost and the other organizations expenditures...Van will leave
at 5:PM.
VOLUNTEER ORENTATION:
On November
6th, normally the first Monday of the month, the
volunteer orientation will be held
at 12 noon. Volunteers are required to have the orientation each
year, written, or oral, in order to remain on the roles as a volunteer at
Asheville VAMC. If you are only a DAV
Van Driver you are not required to take this orientation, but there is an
orientation for drivers and you must take it, see Eric Dillingham.
VETERANS
DAY ACTIVITIES
The annual Veterans Day Breakfast will be held at the DAV on Saturday, November 11, from 7-9 AM. FREE for any & all veterans. The meal will consist of Scrambled Eggs,
Grits, Sausage Gravy, Hot Biscuits, Jelly and Butter, Juice and plenty of Hot
Coffee. The Veterans Day service will begin
with music at 10: AM at the Court House, and the regular program will be at 11:00
AM, conducted by Nancy Duckworth, County Veterans Service Officer. Please try to attend the service to show your
support for the veterans of our country.
DAV & Aux. Bingo:
November 21st the DAV and
Auxiliary will hold our regular scheduled Bingo program at Asheville VAMC in
the ECRC (nursing home) Unit. We plan
for the musical group to be there with us again. We need workers and food for about 25
patients. The van will leave DAV at 10:AM.
DAV
& AUX. MEETINGS:
NO meetings on
November 23rd this is Thanksgiving Day, also no meetings on December 28th. Our Christmas dinner will be December 16th at 6:PM. Remember to
bring a $5.00 gift suitable for a man or women. Freshen up on your Christmas carols you may
need it.
CHRISTMAS
ACTIVITIES AT AVAMC:
On December
18th volunteers will gather at the VAMC to wrap and pack Christmas Gifts for the patients at Asheville
VAMC. Each year workers from all over
the western part of NC come to wrap and pack gifts for our hospitalized
veterans. If you haven’t had the chance
to do this, now is the time. It is a fun
filled time. The Van will leave 10:AM
On December
20th all these gifts will be distributed throughout the
DAV CHAPTER
43 MEMBERSHIP:
We need your help to secure new member for Our
Chapter and Auxiliary. Your wife,
mother, daughters, sisters, and granddaughters are eligible for the DAV
Auxiliary, and now your sons and grandsons are eligible to join as well. Remember if you know any veteran, or spouse,
80 years or older who is eligible for membership
please sign them up for free life
membership. At the time of this
newsletter we are 18 short of quota. The Auxiliary is also participating in this program, and
they are 4 short of quota at this time.
IMPORTANT
CONTACT NUMBERS:
DAV 43 Chapter Commander 828
874 3491
DAV 43 Chapter Adjutant 828
437 5527, davadj@bellsouth.net
Department Headquarters 919
833 5567 or 1888 432 8838
National Service Office 336
631 5481 fax 336 724 2101
Eric Dillingham
Dave Young
Kenneth Joy Fayetteville 910
488 2120 or 1800 771 6106 Ex. 7458
Ada Whitten Salisbury 704
638 9000 or 1800 469 8262 Ex. 3904
UP
COMING EVENTS:
October 26 DAV and Auxiliary
Meeting, & Drawing
October 27-29 DAV
& Aux. Fall Conference,
October 30 Las Vegas Casino
Night,
November 11 Veterans Day, Breakfast
at
November
21 DAV
& Auxiliary Bingo Program Asheville VAMC
November 23 Thanks Giving Day, NO DAV MEETING
December 16 DAV
& Aux 43 Christmas Party
December 18 Christmas Gift Wrap Day at
Asheville VAMC
December 20 Christmas Gift
Distribution Day at AVAMC
December 25 Christmas Day, Remember
the reason for the season
December 28 NO DAV & Aux. Meeting
Now it’s time to get to work.