The next district meeting will be held January 8, 2012 at Rutland Post 648. The ladies next
meet TBA.
Officers of District 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 1 Officers
Commander: Catherine DeMarco of 771, Springfield
Sr. Vice: Brian Wilson of 1034, Brattleboro
Jr. Vice: Dennis Backus of 2571, White River
Quartermaster: Steve Leach of 6471, Manchester
Adjutant: Vito DeMarco of 771, Springfield
Chaplain: Cindy Osuna of 771, Springfield
Judge Advocate: Robert Pixley of 771, Springfield
Surgeon: Thomas Meehan of 1332, Bennington
Trustee 3 year: Jim Doin of 1332, Bennington
Trustee 2 year: Bill Jones of 6471, Manchester
Trustee 1 year: James Deering of 765, Hancock
Service Officer: Steve Leach of 6471, Manchester
District 1 Ladies Auxiliary Officers
President: Rosemary Haselton of 1034, Brattleboro
Sr. Vice: Marjorie Dean of 2571, White River
Jr. Vice: Lorraine F. Wilkins of 6471, Manchester
Treasurer: Nancy Buckley-Howard of 1034, Brattleboro
Secretary: Diane L. Cottrell of 1332, Bennington
Chaplain: Beverly Davidson of 1034, Brattleboro
Conductress: Sandra Tisdale of 2571, White River
Guard: Deborah Christmas of 6471, Manchester
Patriotic Instructor: Darlene Nebelski of 1034,
Brattleboro
Trustee #3: Nina Dimick of 771, Springfield
Trustee #2: Sandra Hamilton of 1332, Bennington
Trustee #1: Louise Clarino of 648, Rutland
VFW District 1 Updates and Information
July 2011
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW DISTRICT COMMANDER &
PRESIDENT
Program Deadlines
Nominations of Citizenship Education Teacher Award
to the post is November 1st. Also the Patriots Pen
and Voice of Democracy entries need to be at the
Post by November 1st. This year’s themes are "Is
There Pride in Serving in Our Military?" for VOD and
"Are You Proud of Your Country?” for Patriots Pen.
VFW on the Web
Need to pay your annual membership dues, change your
membership information or get a duplicate card?
Under the MY VFW tab of VFW.org tab you can:
Register for eMembership, Renew Annual Membership
Dues, Request a Duplicate Membership Card (Annual
and Life), Change Member Information (Home Address)
or Convert to Life Membership Online.
Note to members: If you wish to change your Post
affiliation, please contact the Post quartermaster.
On this page you can also find Chairman Guides as
well as the Leadership Reference Guide which can
come in handy. It even has information on the
National Convention. Check it out and if you haven’t
yet set up an account yet, it is easy. You need an
email address and your membership number which is
found on your card.
Take a few moments to see what is online. This is
where you can find the most up-to-date information
concerning the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Helping Guardsmen & their Families
Family Assistance Centers (FACs) are designed to
assist the families of military service members
during peacetime and during training or
mobilization. A FAC is open to all branches of the
military (Air Guard, Army Guard, Active Duty Army,
Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and all
Reserve Components).
Check with the local FAC and see what you can do to
help out. There is always a need.
Camp Johnson, Colchester, 802-338-3076
158th Fighter wing (Air Guard), 802-652-8035
Swanton Armory, Swanton -802-868-7927
Lyndonville Armory, Lyndonville - 802-626-8130
Berlin Armory, Berlin - 802-223-2975
Rutland Armory, Rutland - 802-775-0194
UPCOMING POSTS EVENTS
See the enclosed calendar of events. Let’s support
each other in upcoming events.
Your District Commander
Catherine DeMarco
5 Royal Street
Springfield VT 05156 802-885-3974 or 802-558-0346
cell vcd@vermontel.net
