I have a calendar with every weekend in August marked with a VFW event. If it was anything else, other than fishing with my buddies, I would roll my eyes and complain. However, its pretty darn hard complaining when it’s a BBQ with the Boy Scouts, an evening with my Post members and those from 1040 at a ballgame, or attending the National Convention. And August is just the lead-up to when we really get busy with Voice of Democracy contests, Teacher of the Year, etc., Buddy Poppies, speaking in schools about Veterans Day, etc. An active Post like ours participates in all these events and that requires getting off your duff and making things happen. I can say without any hesitation, we don’t allow any moss to grow on our backsides, although if this rain doesn’t stop sooner or later, it will. We have folks stepping up and volunteering for anything that is coming up and I want to thank each and everyone who does take part in Post activities. As busy as we are, we can do more for our veteran community and we are investigating ways to do so. I ask you to please attend Post meetings and, if you can’t, drop an email to us and let us know where and when you can participate after reviewing the Post’s calendar.
