Special KWVA "W in Your Dream Vacation Fund-Raiser" Information ...
Special KWVA "W in Your Dream Vacation Fund-Raiser" Information ...
Special KWVA "W in Your Dream Vacation Fund-Raiser" Information ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
289 MOUNTAIN EMPIRE [TN]<br />
On Thursday, 26 March 2009 we held our semi-annual B<strong>in</strong>go<br />
Party at the Mounta<strong>in</strong> Home VA Hospital nurs<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Johnson City, TN.<br />
We also presented certificates and medallions at ten local high<br />
school JROTC Awards Events for the fifth straight year<br />
cshelton37663@yahoo.com<br />
Bob Joy, Don Hall, Jim Newman ,<br />
Jeff Brodeur, and Bob Wagner of<br />
CID 299 at KVA fundraiser <strong>in</strong><br />
Wareham, MA<br />
B<strong>in</strong>go night at the<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> Home VA<br />
Hospital nurs<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Johnson City, TN (L-R)<br />
Fred Himelwright,<br />
Commander Jim<br />
Simerly, Past<br />
Commander Bob<br />
Shelton of CID 289<br />
Henry Clifford and Art<br />
Griffith at CID 299’s<br />
fundraiser at Shaw’s<br />
Market <strong>in</strong> Leom<strong>in</strong>ster,<br />
MA<br />
Otis Mangrum, Al<br />
McCarthy (commander)<br />
and Charlie Morris<br />
of CID 299 at Shaw’s<br />
fundraiser. (Photos by<br />
Ken McKenna)<br />
Members participated <strong>in</strong> fundraisers at the Wal-Mart store <strong>in</strong><br />
Wareham, MA and Shaw’s Supermarket <strong>in</strong> Leom<strong>in</strong>ster, MA.<br />
Ken McKenna<br />
kenneth.mckenna@verizon.net<br />
Past Commander of CID 289 Bob Shelton presents awards at Sullivan<br />
South High School (TN)<br />
299 KOREA VETERANS OF AMERICA [MA]<br />
We held our meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Worcester, MA on 4 April 2009. It was<br />
well attended.<br />
Members of CID 299<br />
at their April 2009<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
314 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA [NC]<br />
The chapter received its <strong>KWVA</strong> charter recently. Mark Ross,<br />
Commander of VFW Post 5206, presented the charter to chapter<br />
President James Jean.<br />
Also present at the ceremony were chapter officers Frank Enos<br />
(Treasurer), Giueseppe Novella (Chapla<strong>in</strong>), Bernie Nagel (1st Vice<br />
Commander), Jack Hallberg (2nd Vice Commander), and Barbara<br />
Gove (Secretary/Public Relations Officer.)<br />
The local Times-News carried an account of the event (which<br />
we cannot repr<strong>in</strong>t because of copyright restrictions).<br />
Barbara (“Bobbie”) Gove, 240 River Oak Circle<br />
Mills River, NC 28759, (828) 890-0404<br />
GBegove@yahoo.com<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
FLORIDA<br />
46<br />
The 14th Annual Department of Florida Convention was held<br />
May 8-10 at the Plantation Inn Golf Resort and Spa, Crystal River,<br />
Florida. Chapter 192 (Citrus County) and its President, Hank<br />
Butler, hosted the affair that honored our Purple Heart recipients:<br />
May – June 2009<br />
The Graybeards