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POST &
AUXILIARY
MEETINGS
3RD Thursday,
both 7 p.m.
Benson VFW Post 2503 NOVEMBER 2017 www.VFWPost2503.org
POST 2503 OFFICERS 2017-2018
Commander: Ricky Johnson Sr. Vice Commander: Duke Humphrey
Jr. Vice Commander: Ross Winn Quartermaster: Ryan Sudbeck
Chaplain: Dennis Kerr Surgeon: Terrence White
Judge Advocate: Tom Penke Officer of the Day: Bill Fead
Adjutant: Tom Penke Guard: Ron Karm
AUXILIARY OFFICERS 2017-2018 President: Lynn Krause
Sr. Vice President: Pat Dembowski
Jr. Vice President: Judy Erb
Treasurer: Sue Stark
Secretary: Pat Dembowski
Chaplain: Nora Van Cleave
Conductress: Jan Brown
Guard: Linda Humphrey
Patriotic Instructor: Geri Brown
From the Commander
Greetings!
A BIG THANK YOU to those who turned out
on the last Saturday in September for the Post
Clean-Up Day. The participants were Ross
Winn, Sharon Cooper, Don Hansen, Jan and
Randy Davis, Ron Karm, Leigh Freeman, Jim
Sorensen and his hired help Dan Harrell.
Another BIG THANKS, also, to the Auxiliary
for donating $300 for the needed plane repair.
A reminder to all veterans, the Post will have a
spaghetti dinner on Veterans Day, Saturday,
November 11, from noon to 7 pm. Also, the
Auxiliary will be selling desserts. And we
could sure use some kitchen volunteers for that
special day for veterans. The Post will be
closed on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, No-
vember 23rd.
Don’t forget to patronize the Freddy’s Frozen
Custard and Steakburgers at 7419 Dodge Street
because the money its customers put in the
donation box for veterans goes to VFW Post
2503. The Post is still in need of kitchen vol-
unteers for Hamburger Night and Taco Night.
Also, check out our Special Menu Hamburger
Night on November 15th.
And we are still in need of
volunteers to become Honor
Guard members. Any VFW
Post 2503 member who
would like to join the Post Honor and Color
Guard, please contact Tom Penke at 402-330-
6860.
Ricky L. Johnson, Post Commander
Honor Guard
Meeting
2nd Thursday
every month
7:00 pm
From the Auxiliary President
Hello Auxiliary Members, First I would like to mention that some of you still have not received
your new membership cards. As of now, National is printing the sec-
ond round of cards because, as I mentioned before, the Auxiliary has
changed. We now are VFW Auxiliary, not Ladies Auxiliary. This
means if your spouse is a VFW member, you, as her husband, can be-
come a member of the Auxiliary. The same goes for veterans who are
sons and daughters and grandfathers or grandmothers, if any of these
are VFW members you can join the Auxiliary. Our membership level
is currently at 83%.
To the life members: You are going to receive a new Life card.
There were several complaints about the recently issued cards not
being sturdy enough. So National is re-issuing Life cards.
Important information to look for: Be sure when you receive cor -
respondence from National that you look carefully at it. Some folks
think it’s junk mail when it is actually your new card inside. Again, I
ask for your patience. The membership cards come from National. If
you have sent in your dues, the treasurer has noted that you have paid,
and the card you now carry is good until you receive your new one.
The Auxiliary is looking to fill some of the officer positions for next
year. If these offices are not filled, the Auxiliary will have to fold.
We are the largest Auxiliary in the state, and we need new and young
members to keep this Auxiliary going. By being the largest Auxiliary,
that means we have the most voices to our Senators and Congressmen,
pertaining to the issues of our Veterans. So please don’t let our Auxil-
iary and Veterans down.
The Auxiliary will be having its annual bake sale along with the Post
2503 Veterans Day spaghetti dinner at noon to 7 pm. So if you want to
donate goodies for the bake sale, GREAT! Then stay for a good dinner.
The Craft Fair is November 18. Lunch will be available for a small
charge. See the bake sale information for that day, too. Come out for
some Christmas shopping and have a good time.
Loyally submitted,
Lynn Krause
President Zeta Anderson Auxiliary
ANNOUNCEMENT
Please place any paper
suggestions for the
Newsletter in the
Post Newsletter Box on the
south wall on the canteen
bar-top or in the Suggestion Box by the
front door. For those with email access,
please email suggestions to the Newsletter
Editor at
LADIES OF THE AFTERNOON The Post 2503 Sewing Ladies always welcome new members to
create items to be distributed to the Eastern Nebraska Veterans
Home, the VA Hospital, Lutheran Family Service, and other nursing
homes and hospitals.
Assistance is welcomed for various sewing projects: Lap
Robes, Bibs, Fleece Cancer Hats, and Neck pillows.
Donations of cotton cloth materials are appreciated as
well as financial assistance to support the purchase of
needed sewing materials.
Please contact Nora Van Cleve at 402-571-5213 to join
in on the fun. It really is!
PLEASE DONATE
YOUR EXTRA
FOLDING CHAIRS TO VFW POST 2503
Just drop them off at the Post THANK YOU!
ADDRESS or EMAIL
CHANGE LATELY?
If so, please send the new
information to VFW Post
2503 by letter or email to
editorvfwpost 2503@
gmail.com titled Attn: Post
Membership or Attn:
Auxiliary Membership.
Please provide full name and new address
and new email.
TACO THURSDAY
IS BACK!
NEW RECIPE
STILL ONLY $2.50
PER TACO
November 9th
5:30 PM
More from the Auxiliary President
Get ready for our annual
AUXILIARY CRAFT SHOW!
Saturday November 18, 2017
9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
For more information please
contact
Geri at 402-943-9067 OR Linda at [email protected]
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH:
NORA VAN CLEVE
A tireless volunteer
for Post 2503,
Nora can always
be seen volunteer-
ing her time in the
kitchen and other
areas where assis-
tance is needed.
For anyone wishing to have the Post’s Newsletter
emailed to a specific email address, please contact
Tom Risinger at [email protected]. Please include
your phone number in case there is trouble with
your email.
Also, please state if you are a Post member or non-
member. Lastly, do not reply to the email address
the newsletter originates from. It is not monitored.
Can you name these four Honor Guard members?
Please submit your
answer to Tom Penke
WINNING ENTRIES
JUDGED UPON
NEATNESS AND
ORIGINALITY.
Thank you to all the dedicated Honor
Guard members for their participa-
tion. We are still looking for more
members for the Honor Guard.
All Post members should be signed
up with the VA. This is a benefit we
have all earned.
If you need information on how to
sign up, ask one of the Honor Guard
members. We will help you.
Thank You for your service.
Ricky Johnson
Honor Guard Captain
HONOR GUARD
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
UP YOUR LADDER OF
COMMITMENT
JOIN THE
HONOR GUARD
Call Tom Penke
at 402-330-6860
AMVETS
is looking for new members.
To join, please contact
Commander Beverly Butcher
At
402-250-2159
Remember VFW Post 2503
In your will
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gain
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help
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the sale o
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Budd
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e are sure y
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ould
like to
contrib
ute to
this w
orth
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se. Donatio
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m th
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opp
ies are used
to h
elp n
eedy v
eterans an
d th
eir families.
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PIES, CAKES, BREADS, CUPCAKES, and
COOKIES are needed for the 11th Annual
Auxiliary Craft Show and Bake Sale on Satur-
day, November 18th. Please drop off on Friday
after 4 pm or very early Saturday morning.
Please support your Auxiliary. Questions?
Call Nora at 402-571-5213
Like to Play Poker?
Post 2503 hosts a group of people, men and
women, who play every Tuesday from
4:30—9:30 pm.
Please call Mary Ryder,
(402) 614-5111 (Cell ) or
(402)-332-6086 (Home)
VETERANS DAY
NOVEMBER
11th
PLEASE FLY YOUR FLAG
AUXILIARY MEMBERS!
If you have any news regarding an Auxiliary
member’s illness or death, please notify the Auxiliary
Chaplain, Nora Van Cleave at 402-571-5213
OR Lynn Krause at 402-553-7562. Thank you.
From Vivian Parrish
A BIG THANK YOU TO
Everybody for your attendance at my
90th Birthday Party.
Thank you for the balloons and candy and
for helping me celebrate.
Every child deserves a happy family.
WHO WE HELP:
Military Families: Families of active duty military
during deployment.
Veteran Families: A veteran and her or his family
during a difficult time.
VFW Descendants: Families of VFW or VFW Auxil-
iary descendants. Consider an automatic monthly gift. It's a simple, secure
and convenient way to help military and veteran
families. You can call 866-483-9642 or email us-
www.vfwnationalhome.org/give
The National Home community is open to families of
active-duty military personnel, veterans and – recognizing
that the effects of war can last for generations - descend-
ants of members of the VFW and its Auxiliary. The family
can be one or both parents with one or more children.
War takes a terrible toll on American military and veteran
families.
Emotional wounds, financial stress, fractured family rela-
tionships, hopelessness and more can often be the outcome
for families with a parent serving our country – now, re-
cently or from earlier generations.
Families are welcomed to our small-town community
where they may live for up to 4 years. They work to identi-
fy what they need and want to accomplish, during which
time they are provided:
HOUSING
A single family home in our community for up to four
years with no cost.
EDUCATION
Tutoring, classes, secondary financial assistance and more
to help
accomplish goals.
DAYCARE
Licensed childcare while at work, school or for respite .
BASIC NEEDS
Food, health care and clothing, if needed.
RECREATION
Opportunities to help with becoming whole and healthy.
CASE MANAGEMENT
A caring professional dedicated to providing the expertise,
compassion, support and guidance needed for the family to
succeed.
MILITARY AND VETERAN HELPLINE
A free service that offers information, creates connec-tions and gives hope to struggling military and veter-an families. Call 800-313-4200 to speak with one of our experi-enced problem-solvers who care deeply about veterans and their families.
VETERANS DAY
AUXILIARY BAKE SALE
Pies and Cakes Only
are needed. Please drop off at the Post on
Friday November 10th
after 4 pm
Or Saturday November 11
after 9 am.
Please support your Auxiliary
Call Nora at 402-571-5213
ACTION
NEEDED!
Volunteers are needed for the
kitchen crews
to assist in the kitchen and the
dining room
for a few hours each month.
To volunteer please contact
Tom Penke
at
402-330-6860
KEYSTONE CITIZEN PATROL
ANNUAL BREAKFAST
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5TH
AT VFW POST 2503 9 AM TO 1 PM
ALL YOU CAN EAT!
Adults: $6; Kids under 12: $3
Pancakes, Sausage, Scrambled
Eggs, Coffee & Milk
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Money goes to the annual
scholarship program
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Non-Profit Org
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit #610
Omaha, NE
V.F.W. Post 2503
8904 Military Road
Omaha, NE 68134
NOTICE:
All articles should be in the Newsletter Box, IN WRITING, at the Post no later than November 23rd, for the November newslet-ter. If articles are not submitted by the dead-line, they will have to wait for the next news-letter.
From Your Honor Guard Captain
Ricky Johnson
MILITARY RITES: September, 2017
Military Members
Deceased Cemetery # Hours
09/01/2017 Dennis Collins Forest Lawn 13 39
09/05/2017 Jeremiah Loye Hillcrest 12 36
09/06/2017 James McShea Omaha National 12 36
09/06/2017 Robert Griffin Omaha National 12 36
09/07/2017 Richard Reynolds Forest Lawn 8 24
09/12/2017 Daniel Mastel Omaha National 9 27
09/15/2017 Charles Cromling Forest Lawn 9 27
09/19/2017 Glenn Criss Cedar Dale 10 30
09/22/2017 Steven Kaslon Resurrection 12 36
*Post Member
Month Total: 9 Funerals, 97Member Participation, 291 Hours
CANTEEN HOURS
Monday Closed
Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 pm—10:00 pm
Friday 4:00 pm—10:00 pm
Saturday Noon—10:00 pm
Sunday Noon—8:00 pm
PHONE: 402-571-8397
Name_____________________________________________ Phone # ________________________________________
WORDS ON BRICK
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Checks Only—No Cash Return this form to the Post
The Post is selling Memorial Bricks around the
memorial walk and flag. Memorial Bricks are being sold by Post 2503 to be
put around the outside of the Memorial flag pole.
These bricks will cost $60.00 each. They will be for
VFW, Auxiliary, AMVET & Auxiliary members,
their families, and people they sponsor. They will be
memorials for living or deceased people. They will
be ordered once a year on April 1st, for installation
by Memorial Day each year. Max 16 spaces per line,
3 lines, and cost $60.00 per brick.
SEE INSIDE FOR:
Veterans Day Dinner
Auxiliary Craft Show
Taco Night
ROOM RENTALS Please keep in mind that the Post is available for your
meeting/party plans, Monday through Friday during
the day. Contact Geri Brown at 402-943-9067 to
reserve your date. Spread the word to your friends
and family. The Post looks great decorated for
weddings, birthdays, and graduation parties, too.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP UP YOUR LADDER OF
COMMITMENT. . . . . JOIN THE HONOR GUARD
Call Tom Penke at 402-330-6860
