District 1 will be having their Convention on May 5th at the Lynnwood Boys and Girls Club. Lunch is at noon and the Convention begins at 1:00PM. District officers will be elected for the 2012-13 year. All members are invited to attend the meeting. #8870 usually has a good representation at these meetings and it is a good opportunity to meet folks from other Posts in the District. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the structure of VFW, the state (called Department) has 16 Districts. Our District encompasses the 8 Posts located in Snohomish County. The District is charged with several tasks including providing at least one meeting devoted to the School of Instruction for Post officers and inspecting the books and records of each Post within the District in accordance with the Department By-Laws. The District isn’t in the business of running a Post’s operations, but to insure that each Post is complying with the laws and usages of the VFW. Our District, under Ron Haley’s command this year, has achieved 100% membership. This is, in large part, due to three very active Posts; our Post, 1040 in Lynnwood, and 1561 in Arlington.
