WOMEN VETERANS of AMERICA - WordPress.comWOMEN VETERANS of AMERICA Chapter 48 - Denton, Texas 76201 USA Newsletter 2018 Summer, Issue Number 2 Saturday, June 9, 2018: Our local gathering

From the Commander’s Desk . . .

WVA 48 Sisters,

June 6, 2018 was a special day: the firstanniversary of Women Veterans ofAmerica, Chapter 48. Early on, ourChapter set some lofty goals and thanksto our hard work and communityleadership we were able to accomplisheach goal with great success. It isamazing to think how far we have comein this inaugural year, and we can allstand proud for the roles we played.

Today though, I am thinking much moreabout the future. I believe the need forwomen veterans to be connected and in

service to their community will be greater in the next 10 years than everbefore. We already know that women veterans are the fastest growing subsetof American veterans. We must meet their need for gender specific resourcesand care. We are better positioned than most to lead these advances with ourresources and commitment to solve tough problems. Among partnerorganizations and within our community we have a deeper commitment towomen veterans because we have been in those boots. In my role as yourCommander, I am impressed by the vision and talent I see already at workaccomplishing great things. In the coming years, Chapter 48 can continue tobroaden our impact and make a difference for many women who do not yetrecognize themselves as veterans of merit, veterans who deserve theconnection, resources, and camaraderie we can provide. I hope you will thinkabout what we can all do to make the benefit of membership in this Chapteraccessible to all women who have served--bringing veterans of diverse erastogether, and, creating ways we can assist transitioning veterans to receivethe services, benefits, honor, and respect they deserve.

What matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping makeChapter 48 a fantastic organization now and for years to come.

Let’s “Stand Up, Stand Out, Be There!”

Respectfully,

Camilla Zimbal, Commander, WVA Chapter 48

In this Issue: Women Veterans Day in Texas © Copyright 2018 WVA Chapter 48

Chapter 48 Officers

Camilla ZimbalCommander

[email protected]

Suzie DrakeVice Commander

[email protected]

Joyce AndersonAdjutant

[email protected]

Bel SmallFinance

[email protected]

Eva FultonChaplain

[email protected]

Gina SmithSergeant-at-Arms

[email protected]

Newsletter Committee- quarterly / 1st week -

January, April, July, October

Lynn JobChair / Editor

[email protected] (voice)

Laura NewmanCorrespondent

[email protected]

[incoming news]

Diane FraserLogistics

[email protected]

Lots of ways for you to serve.

Call our commander.

Upcoming Events

Monthly ChapterMeetings

7:00 p.m.(6:00 p.m.on special evenings)2nd Monday/month

9 July 201813 August 2018

10 September 20188 October 2018

12 November 201810 December 2018

July 4th YankeeDoodle Parade,

Downtown Denton

SPECIAL in 2018

- celebrating -Women Veterans

Day in Texassee photos inside

Check Social media forour fund raisers, charities,

outreach missions, andchanges - we are active!

Submissions:

- Soon after your event,send photos and narrative(a brief after-action report)

- Last submissionsreceived by the 15th of

December, March, June,September.

Your news will be editedto fit.

Call for guidelines.

WOMEN VETERANS of AMERICAChapter 48 - Denton, Texas 76201 USA

Newsletter – “Stand Up, Stand Out, Be There!” –

2018 Summer, Issue Number 2- archival copies are named by issue, current is below - A Quarterly Publication

Chapter 48, Est. June 6, 2017 ( www.buckthornstudios.com/CurrentIssue.pdf ) – Special Event Issue –

Meetings at - Veteran’s Center, 400 S. Carroll Blvd, Denton Texas 76201 | Page 1 of 8Video archive = “WVA Chapter 48" on YouTube.com | www.Facebook.com/dentonwva | www.TexVet.org


Newsletter 2018 Summer, Issue Number 2

June 9th 70th

anniversaryof the

Women’sArmed

ServicesIntegration

ActLocal NorthTexas areacelebration

Speakers/Dignitaries:Erik With for

CongressmanMichael

Burgess, Rep.Ron Simmons, Rep. Tony Dale, Hon. Ron Marchant, Hon.

Bobbie Mitchell, Little Elm Mayor David Hillock, FriscoMayor Jeff Cheney, Chaplain Craig Combs, VVA 920

Chaplain Tom Silva. Keynote Speaker Mary Dale. Mistressof Ceremonies Carrie Sconza. National Anthem: StephanieMason Lembo. “Freedom Fighter” by Rhonda McCullough.

. First official Women Veterans Day declared by the

Governor of Texas = Tuesday, June 12th www.womenveteransday.com

At just a year old now!,we have assisted women

in: • VA hospitals, • VAclinics, • Veteran Peer

Network classes, • counseling, • homeless

toiletries, • clothing, • arranged free retreats,

• weekly TexasWorkforce Commission

employment searchassistance on site in

Denton, • led parades, and • sentout our only all-womenveteran’s color/honor

guard that exists in thestate of Texas.

Reports from our committees . . .(contact info on page 7)

Membership and RecruitmentChair: Suzie Drake

• 19 new membersthis Spring bringing

the total membershipat press time to 73!

• 16 joined during theWomen VeteransDay event at Little

Elm Park on June 9th.

FundraisingChair: Bel Small

• May 19th with DentonCounty Jeep Club,Sanger, Texas ourHonor/Color Guardfund raiser wentgreat! It waschaired by BeckaShelton, and held atBoliver BBQ. Over$1,500 was raised to go towards much-neededequipment. Uniforms and gear now procured! See more photos, pages 3-6.

Care and Social ServicesChair: Eva Fulton, Chaplain

Don’t forget to lean into your faith during both the goodtimes and bad. God shows us that He is with us all the time

but are we with Him all thetime? That is the question . . .

• Email prayer requests or concerns to:[email protected]

• Chapter Members: Belinda Mehlhaffis working diligently on ournew membership directory,please send in your personaldirectory page. Thanks.




Saturday, June 9, 2018: Our local gathering for Women Veteran’s Day in Texas (Little Elm Park) . . . News articles featured our personnel: Lewisville Leader (6/10 & 6/14), The Dentonite.com (6/15)

Women Veteran’s Day in Texasnews featured our WVA Chapter 48,June 12th, on NBC 5, CBS 11, Fox4“Good Day”

We were on TV News, in print and digital Newspapers, and covered events with our own Facebook Live.




A big thank-you to our co-presenter: Denton County Military Veteran Peer Network (June 9th photo credits)

More on June 9, 2018 – Displays by our Frisco members, pavilion events, music, speeches, presentations

Song “Freedom Fighter”written and performed byRhonda McCullough

Frisco City BrassEnsemble Band --Darrell Mundy, Dir.(Upper Left)National Anthem,S.M.Lembo (Left)




– Standing up, Standing out, Being there – Our personnel officiated at several North Texas City Council meetings where Women Veteran’s Day was proclaimed in their

municipalities, signed by the mayors, supporting the state-wide June 12th Texas Governor’s proclamation: Coppell (May 22); Double Oak/Flower Mound (June 4); Lewisville (June 4); Frisco (June 5) (Mayor Cheney beside Shenna

Lawless, R middle); Denton (June 6) (top L, Mayor Watts listening to Sgt-at-Arms Gina Smith); Corinth (June 7);Carrollton (June 7) (Mayor Falconer beside Joyce Anderson, L middle); Little Elm (June 9).

Our Commander received: 1) the US flag which flew over the capital in Washington, DC (R below, from the Office of Congressman Michael Burgess), and, 2) the Commander Starfish Award from Texas Veterans (bottom)

Logo byCristieCampo




As training and fund raising got us ready for our Color/Honor Guard debut on Memorial Day 2018, many assignmentsfollowed quickly for Women Veterans Day. We look forward to serving women veterans with special honors on request.

Look for ourfloat in the 4th ofJuly Parade inDenton. Thankyou JRB FortWorth JROTCand GuyerAFJROTC fordrill andceremonytraining.

Sanger,Texas,fund raiser(left and farright).

On 20 May 2018, the VFW Post 2205 graciously included WVA Chapter 48 in the Denton Memorial Day Service atRoselawn Cemetery (top R). We were honored to be represented among other local veteran organizations and humbled aswe remembered those who have died fighting for our country. Our Color/Honor Guard Members are: Amanda SearsFarmer, Charity Fay Wright, Christi Bristol, Cristie Campo, Diane Fraser, Jessi Fox, Larci Robertson, Lyndie Lytle, Norma Cabanas, and Norma Hutchins, led by Gina Smith, Sgt-at-Arms. (Photos training and on duty)




Thanks to all our sponsors this spring, named and unnamed . . .

-We have a busy summer coming up: communityservice, public celebrations and memorials, training,socials, and supporting health and wellness for ourwomen veterans. We are fishing for some morefine recruits, how about you? Join us! - - - - -

Women Veterans of America is a non-profit veterans service organization 501(c)19 open to womenwho have honorably served in any branch during any era. The WVA National Headquarters is locatedin Nashville, Tennessee.

WVA Chapter 48Committees

Public Relations/OutreachChair: Camilla Zimbal, [email protected]

Membership/RecruitmentChair: Suzie Drake, Vice [email protected]

Audit/Fund Raising EventsChair: Bel Small, Finance [email protected]

Care and Social ServicesChair: Eva Fulton, [email protected]

Community Events/Honor GuardChair: Gina Smith, [email protected]

Celebrations (new!)Chair: Joyce Anderson, [email protected]

Community Partnership (new!)Chair: Belinda [email protected]

Associate Memberships available fornon-veteran supporters. Inquire.

How can YOU become a fullmember?

(1) - Female US Armed ForcesVeteran (or currentlyserving)

(2) - Documentary proof of currentservice, or, honorabledischarge: active or reservestatus, US Federal ArmedForces

(3) - $20 annual dues (fee waiversavailable periodically)

(4) - Complete and file our simpleWVA Chapter 48 Form withour recruitment officer

(5) - Provide the Proof, Fee, and Form(items 2-4 above) inperson, or, send in bymail. Must be complete.

Mail Address: Women Veterans ofAmerica - Denton, 111 E. UniversityDrive, Suite 105 PMB 192, Denton,Texas 76209

Printing our digital PDF 4-page (8.5x11) Newsletter? Best outcome = 11x17 paper, booklet, color,fold in half, vertical edge. Mailing it? Fold over again as marked on back page, then tack the 3sides, address, affix one first class stamp, and mail. Thank you for sharing, we have no massmailing account.

Editor’s Note: Your feedback is valued, and member submissions (to ourCorrespondent) are vital. Please let our newsletter committee (p.1) know how we canbetter serve you.

Lynn Job, Editor, WVA Chapter 48 Newsletter




Did you know? . . .• (You may request more instructions) Live feed video/audio conferencing during chapter

meetings = (1) Audio: dial 563.999.1380, WVA access code, follow by #, (ID) wvachapter48,or; (2) Video: Download app at FreeConferenceCall.com, click Join, enter: name, email, (ID)wvachapter48. Missed it? Watch YouTube channel = “WVA Chapter 48,” later

• Our monthly meetings are family friendly and a back-of-room kid’s table/corner is available.• WVA Chapter 48 is the first and only chapter in Texas. Help us expand into other Texas

counties. We have veteran members from every branch of service! Join us.• Several members work with other government and veteran’s groups, even full time. Our

veteran expertise is rich and deep. Our heart is philanthropic and targeted to meet the specialneeds of the female veterans.

• The State of Texas offers free specialty car and truck tags for women veterans – contact theDMV in your county, and drive with distinction!

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