At the May 21st District 1 meeting, VFW Post #8870 was recognized for the large number of members who participated in area school Veterans’ Day assembly as speakers. Former Department Commander, Fred Green, presented Commander Jim Blossey with certificates of appreciation for those Post members who volunteered to be members of our speaker’s bureau. For the past two years, Commander Blossey has coordinated our speaker’s program, assigning Post members to the Edmonds and Mukilteo School District schools requesting such assistance. In recent years, we have gratefully noted an increase in the number of such requests, which provide our members with the opportunity to share some of their life experiences with our nation’s youth. It is a gratifying and most positive experience, and members who have not done so in the past, are urged to volunteer for the Post’s speaker’s bureau.