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POST & AUXILIARY MEETINGS
3RD Thursday both 7 p.m.
Benson VFW Post 2503 APRIL 2018
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
Service Officer: Robert Brown
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: Geri Brown
Guard: Linda Humphrey
Patriotic Instructor: Geri Brown
From the Commander Greetings!
Thanks to all the VFW Post 2503 members and Auxiliary members
and the Canteen crew who all went the extra-mile to pull off a very
successful Saint Patrick’s Day at the Post. And another BIG THANKS
goes to Linda Humphrey and her crew of volunteers who cooked and
served the city’s best corned beef and cabbage. However, the Post
is in need of a new Kitchen Manager. Call Tom Penke at 402-330-6860
for more information if you are interested. Hours and pay are
negotiable. The District 10 Award Banquet and Ceremony for the
Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen winners will be April 8th at
12:30 pm. Following the Banquet, the District 10 meeting will be
held. Saturday, April 21st is Post clean-up day. The list of the
cleaning projects to be done can be seen at 10 am that Saturday
morning. Then you can volunteer to help out on the one of your
choice. If you can’t make it to the Post by 10 am, you are welcome
to help out at any time you can get here. Finally, don’t forget
about the new construction at the VA Hospital. It will eliminate
almost half of the available parking spots. So plan to arrive
extra-early at your future VA Hospital appointments in order to
have enough time to find parking.
Ricky L. Johnson, Post Commander
Honor Guard Meeting
2nd Thursday every month
7:00 pm
From the Auxiliary President
Hello Auxiliary Members
Another month has passed and the April meeting is just around
the corner. And with the April meeting I know I have said it before
but it is nomination and election of officers for the Auxiliary. It
is very important that we have officers for the ensuing year. The
meeting is April 19th and
a very important one. Please plan to attend.
Also District 10 is holding a meeting April 8th at the Post. At
that meeting will be the Voice of Democracy and
Patriotic Pen winners.
The meeting is at 12:30. There will be a potluck dinner with
District 10 supplying chicken, and we ask members to bring a side
dish. And yes there will be nominations for elections of officers
also. Yes April is the month that all elections are on the agenda.
Please plan to attend. I would like to have a good showing of 2503
Auxiliary
members.
Okay, enough of election info. I saw this and thought it
would be a little bit of info to write about.
According to some sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in
America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in
Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare
called “Osterhase” or ”Oschter Haws.” Their children made nests in
which this creature could lay its colored eggs.
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VFW POST 2503
CLEAN-UP DAY
Please donate an hour or two
of your time on Saturday,
April 21st, at VFW Post 2503 to do a little
Spring Cleaning. The fun begins at 10 AM.
If you come after 10 AM, that’s okay, too.
All the help the Post can get is appreciated.
FROM THE
KITCHEN St. Patrick’s Day was a
BIG, BIG SUCCESS! This was accomplished
with the help of 36 volunteers who put in many hours throughout
the week. And a BIG THANK
YOU to the Scouts from Troop 412 for their help busing tables.
An event like this needs many hands. VFW Post 2503 thanks you
all.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Please place any paper
suggestions or articles for the Post News-
letter 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 or ideas to the Newsletter Editor at
[email protected]
SEWING LADIES The VFW 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!
ADDRESS or EMAIL CHANGE LATELY? If so, please send the new
information to VFW
by letter to Post 2503 or by email to editor at
[email protected]
Titled Attn: Post Membership or
Attn: Auxiliary Membership.
Please provide full name and new address and new email.
TACO THURSDAY
is April 12th
5:30 PM
STILL ONLY $2.50
PER TACO
What a steal
for a meal!
AMVETS
is looking for new members.
To join, please contact Commander Beverly
Butcher at 402-250-2159
Thank you to all the dedicated Honor Guard members for their
participation. The Honor Guard Banquet had installa-tion of new
Officers. Chuck Wolf, Cap-tain; Ross Winn, 1st LT; Bryan Vercoe,
2nd LT; Sharon Cooper, 2nd LT; and Danny Lang, 1st SGT.
Congratulations to Sharon Cooper who was also voted Member of the
Year. We are looking forward to representing VFW Post 2503 for the
rest of the year. We still are in a need for new members for the
Honor Guard.
Thanks,
Capt. Chuck Wolf.
HONOR GUARD
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
UP YOUR LADDER OF
COMMITMENT.
JOIN THE
HONOR GUARD.
Call Tom Penke
at 402-330-6860
Remember VFW Post 2503
In your will
ANNOUNCEMENT from the PICKLE COMMITTEE:
Whenever you’re at the Post, please support the Post
by dropping a dollar into the
PICKLE MACHINE.
NOT ONLY can you win $500,
BUT more importantly, you can
provide income for the Post’s
maintenance and projects.
WANTED
Dark colored (black or blue)
stocking caps for the homeless
and veterans in need.
If you crochet, get those fingers working!
Goal? 100 stocking caps!
Call Connie for information
at 402-391-2292
From the Auxiliary President —continued from page 1—
Rabbits usually give birth to a big litter of babies (called
kittens), so they became the symbol of new life. Legend has it that
the Easter bunny lays, decorates, and hides eggs as they are also a
symbol of new life.
Another bit of info, the egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the
Earth in pre-Christian celebrations of spring. However, the Easter
egg itself was defined by early Christians as an Easter symbol of
the resurrection of Jesus: the egg symbol
was likened to the tomb from which Christ arose.
I had always wondered about the tradition of the Easter egg.
Well if the computer had it right, now I guess I know.
Remember elections of Auxiliary officers April 19th at 7 p.m.
Lynn Krause President Zeta Anderson Auxiliary
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Get a FREE Accu-Chek Blood Sugar meter, testing strips,
and Softclix Lancets
The widow of a deceased VFW Post 2503 Life member has
the above items available to anyone who wants them
Additionally, she has two walker carts and a cane for anyone
who can use them.
Please call Carol Crouse at 402-573-0984.
WINNERS of the VFW POST 2503
ST. PATRICK’S DAY DRAWINGS:
$200—Duke Humphrey
$100—Chuck Wolfe
$75—-Blanche Ferree
*ALL THE CASH PRIZE WINNERS DONATED THEIR PRIZES BACK
TO THE POST
AFGHAN BLANKET WINNERS:
Candy Becker and Don Eades
JEWELRY TRAVEL CASE WINNER:
Linda Humphrey
VFW POST 2503 CITY HEALTH
INSPECTION GRADE for
March 2018:
EXCELLENT
CONGRATULATIONS
TO LINDA HUMPHREY AND HER
KITCHEN CREW
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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.
VA HOSPITAL PARKING CHANGES
April 2 road closures and parking adjustments on Omaha VA
Medical Center campus to prepare for
construction of Ambulatory Care Center.
The road closures impact Nimitz Drive, the road that connects
Woolworth Avenue to the hospital’s main
entrance and parking lots, and Puller Drive, the road that
connects Center Street to the main entrance.
The closures will be permanent.
The Post is in need of a new Kitchen Manager. See Tom
Penke for more information if you are interested
at 402-330-6860
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Permit #610
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 April 21st, for the May
newsletter. If articles are not submitted by the deadline, they
will have to wait for the next newsletter. Thank you.
From Your Honor Guard Captain Chuck Wolf
MILITARY RITES: February, 2018 Military Members Deceased
Cemetery # Hours 02/05/2018 William Smith Omaha National 8 24
02/06/2018 James Becker Calvary 8 24 02/09/2018 Joe Rogers
Forest Lawn 9 27
02/10/2018 *Jack Schaeffer Holy Name 14 42 02/13/2018 Frances
Greise Calvary 7 21
02/15/2018 John Nebrigich Calvary 7 21 02/19/2018 Duane Blair
Forest Lawn 7 21 02/20/2018 Richard Delapoer Evergreen 9 27
02/23/2018 Ernest Robinson Forest Lawn 6 18
02/24/2018 Edward Cohen St Andrew’s Church 9 27
*Post Member Month Total: 10 Funerals, 84 Member Participation,
252 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
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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:
POST CLEAN-UP DAY Auxiliary Elections
New Honor Guard Officers
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.
AUXILIARY NEWS The Auxiliary thanks everyone who baked items for
the St.
Patrick’s Day pies and cakes sale. The Raffle was a success,
too. A thank you to Garland Grau and Mary O’Dea for
donating the Afghans.
This was one of the best bake sales we’ve had at The Post.
Nora Van Cleave
Chairperson
